Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirde tenta In pretorio eiusdem xv die Septembris anno quo supra

mar' chamer The saide day Comperit Jok of mar' ane of the Clerkis of Abirdene with Alexander mar' and Johne of mar' his fadir and brothir and schew how the tovne hede licencit him to pass to the sculis and that the childe cristy Narne quhilk he diuisit to haue put in hisseruice was passit fra the Sangscule to the gramarscule and has maide nay seruice in the queir' as yet he being within the tone for him quharfor he presumis that he sal mak litill gude seruice for him in his absence sene he falyeit in his presence that he entirit Thome chamer to the aldirman and ballieis and substitut him vndir him in his saide Office of clerkschip to mak gude seruice and ministracion' in the samyn to his agane Cumin to the plesour of gode and the tone Ande the saide thome sal gif termlie and yerlie to the saide Alexander or johne the half of al profitis that he gettis of the said' office be his avne aithe for the quhilkis sere Androu chamer is becumin Souerte bath for his gude seruice and pament Ande gif the saide thome happinnis to falye In the saide seruice or pament of the half of the profitis of the saide clarkschip as said' Is thane It salbe lesum to the saide Alexander or Johne to Input ane vthir childe in the said' Clerkschip at thar plesour It being knavin' that he falyeis in his seruice Ande the aldirman and balyeis diuers' of the consal and communite Resauit and admittit the saide thomas to the seruice of the saide Clerkschip ande atour Alexander mar' and Johne of Mar' oblist tham fathtfullie be thar handis vphaldin coniunctlie and Seueralie to pay sere Androw chamer tene Schillingis Scottis money gif the said' thomas happinnis to be put fra the seruing of the said clerkschip or he get samekile profit of the saide Office

plegij legales inter mercatores de montros' Eodem die michael de baldevy deuenit plegius legalis quos Willelmus scot erit Indempnis pro thoma Scot patre suo aliter quam per viam Juris Et dictus thomas deuenit plegius legalis quod dictus Wilellmus erit Indempnis pro dicto michaele aliter quam per viam Juris Dauid Steuart deuenit plegius legalis quod dictus Willelmus erit Indempnis pro Johanne broys' aliter quam per viam Juris michael baldevy deuenit plegius legalis quod dictus Willelmus erit Indempnis pro Waltero chamer aliter quam per viam Juris Johannes nydry deuenit plegius legalis quod dictus Willelmus erit Indempnis pro michaele Suenton' aliter quam per viam Juris Et gilbertus menyes deuenit plegius legalis quod dicte persone erunt Indempnes pro dicto Wilellmo aliter quam per viam Juris Et dictarum parcium obligatur ad conseruandum suos plegios Indempnes de huismodi fideiussione per manuum suarum dexterarum ostendem

Androw logy and thomas towy quhitfischearis The saide day the ballieis chargit and ordanit Androu logy quhitfiscear to Reman with thome towy his mastir and mak him seruice for hale ane yer' immediate eftir the date of this court the tenor his his avne gravnt

penes mercatores de monstros' The said' day the aldirman ballieis offerit thame reddy to minister Justice equaly as efferis to the merchandis of montros' in the debatis betuix thame one that ane part Ande Williame Scot one that vthir part