Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem tercio die marcij

Coupar mydiltone Waus and Waus The saide day Alexander coupar grantit he ehde ane Siluire spvne of Johne of mydiltonis' in wede of xiiij d' quhilkis the balyeis chargit him to deliuir to the saide Johne within terme of law and Androw Waus grantit he hed' ther saide spvn' quhilkis the balyeis chargit him to deliuir to the saide Alexander within terme of law and the saide Androw laid' the saide Spvne in wede to thomas Waus and the balyeis chargit the said' thomas to deliuir the saide Spvne within terme of law to the saide Androw he payand' him samekile' as he cane prewe It aving to him

Quarto die marcij anno Domini Mo quinquagesimo secundo

thar office of commone clerkschip to gilbert menyeis for ale the dais of his liwe vacande be decess' of vmquhile William' chamer last possessor of the Samyn being at thar disposicioun with ale and Sindrie fredomes Commoditeis asiamentis and profitis Ande with the perpetuale and annual porcioun of tuelff markis ande wirh ale vthir deuyteis and vsuale consuetudinis pertening to the saide office or ony wyss' may pertene tharto als' frelie quietlie wale and pece in ale thingis and be aw thingis as ony of his predecessoris Josit or brukit the said' office ony tymes bigane et cetera The saide gilbert or his substitutis or deputis ane or may doing and excerceing the said' office of commone clerkschipe deulie as efferis / alanerlie to the quhilkis the saide gilbert war Suorne the gret bodely aithe And' Incontinent thareftir the said gilbert with express' Consent and assent of the aldirman balyeis Counsale and Communite of the saide burghe ale in ane vote concordande maid' constituit and ordanit sere Johne Stirueling notar publicis Dauid liell his Cosin and vthiris seruitoris and writaris to the saide sere Johne his deputis and substitutis Clerkis of the said' bughe coniunctle and Seueralie gevande and grantand to the saide sere Johne and Dauid and vthir writaris being with him for the tyme his fule fre laychfule and plane pouer expres' mandment' and charge tile excerce do and vys' the said' Office of Clerkschipe for ale the dais of the said sere Jonhes' lywe the saide sere Johne vndirliing the dew seruice of the samyn as efferis siclik as his predecessoris has done tymes bigane Ande keping' the bukis concerning the saide Office Ande atour the saide gilbert presentit the saide sere Johne and Dauid to the saidez aldirman balyeis Counsale and communite quhilkis thai resauit admittit and entirit lauchfullie to the said' office for ale the dais of his liwe Ande the saide sere Johne and Dauid was suorne the gret aitht' tile excers' the said' Office lelelie and treulie but fraude or gile Ande subscriuit with the handis of the said' notar for the graunt of the tone to the said' gilbert And' with the hande of the said' gilbert for witnesing of his substitutioun Nocht withstanding the said sere Johne and his substitutis ar' dischargit at the wile of the said' gilbert of the said' Office thai being thrys' conuict' for non dew seruic' and excerceing of the said' Office Gilbert menyis Manu propria Johannes Stirueling Notaris Manu propria et cetera

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