Vniuersis pateat per presentes nos balliuos burgenses et communitatem burgi burgi de Abirdene vnano consensu et assensu fecisse constituisse nominasse et ordinasse tenorem quod presencium facere constituere nominare et ordinare nostros predilictos conburgenses gilbertum menyes tunc nostrum prepositum Dauid menyes patrem suum Johannem ruthirfurde militem Johanne cullan et andream Cullan nostros veros legittimos et Indubitatos commissarios dantes et concedentes eisdem nostram plenariam et ominodam potestatem mandatum speciale pro nobis et nomine nostro ad assedandum firmamque dimittendum Dauid Colp nostro vicesimo totas et Integras ab pistarias nostras dimidij rethis de mydchingile super aquam de Dee pro terminis quinque annuorum Inmediate complendorum post finem et terminum generalis assedacionis nostre dictj burgj Instants Ceteraque omnia et singula faciendum et excercendum In premisse que facere possemus si personaliter interessemus Promittens nos Ratum gratum firmum et stabile habens et habiturum totum et quicquid dictj commissarij nostri in premisse nomine nostro rite duxerint faciendum In cuius rej testimonium presentibus sigillum nostrum communem appensum est apud dictum burgum vicesimo die mensis Decembris Anno Domini Millesimo quingentesimo Septimo

Be It kend' Tile ale mene be thir present lettres ws aldirman bailyes counsale and communite of abirdene to haue set ande to maile lattin Ande be thir present lettres settis and to maile lattis to Dauid Colp our conburges ale and' haile our fichingis of ane half neth' of the mydchingile one wattir of Dee for ale the termes of fiwe yeris becaus the said Dauid hed' ane half nettis fisching of the said wattir of mydchingile of ws in tak be for this last generale assedacioun' of the said' burgh' instant To be haldin and' hed' ale and' haile our said hald nettis fisching with the pertinence to the said Dauid his ayris and' assignais nay gritar of pouer thane him self induellaris of the said' burgh' with ale and sindrie fredomes commodities asiamentis and proffitis pertening or may pertene tharto quhil the sid fiwe yeris be runnyne The entray of the said Dauid his ayris or assignez' ane or may nay gritar than him self induellaris of the said burgh' salbe in and with the said half nettis fisching with the pertinence one the vigile of Sanctandrois in the yer' of god ane thowsand' fiwe hundreth' and alevin yeris quhilk sawe the end' and wsche of the generale assedacioun' of this burgh' instant And' frathinfurtht to continew in peciabile Josin and breukin the samyn quhile ale the termes of fiwe yeris haile and to gyddir be fullely complet and runnyn but ony Interrupcioun or brek of termes of yeris questione' Impediment ordenannd' of ws or our successouris to be maid' in the contrar' The said Dauid his ayris or assignez ane or may nay gritar of pouer than him self Induellaris of the said burgh' payand till ws and our successouris maile girssome and vthir dewities as vthiris our nychtbouris payis for siclik ane half nethis fisching at the termes vsuale within the said burgh' alanerly for ale vthir thingis that may be askit or requirit tharof Induring the said fiwe yeris And we the saide aldirman baillies consaile and communite and our successouris sale warand' keip and defend' ale and haile the said half nethis fisching with the pertinence to the said Dauid his ayris and assignez ane or may nay gritar pouer than him self Induellaris of the said burgh' for ale the termes of fiwe yeris in maner and forme as said is be ale our landis and gudis ale fraud' and gile awayput In witnessing of the quhilkis our commone Seile of the said burgh' is appensit to thir lettres at the said burgh' the tuenty day of the monetht of December the yeir of god' ane thousand' fiwe hundretht and Sevin yeris

assedandum firmamque dimittendum Dauid Colp nostro vicesimo totas et Integras ab pistarias nostras dimidij rethis de mydchingile super aquam de Dee pro terminis quinque annuorum Inmediate complendorum post finem et terminum generalis assedacionis nostre dictj burgj Instants Ceteraque omnia et singula faciendum et excercendum In premisse que facere possemus si personaliter interessemus Promittens nos Ratum gratum firmum et stabile habens et habiturum totum et quicquid dictj commissarij nostri in premisse nomine nostro rite duxerint faciendum In cuius rej testimonium presentibus sigillum nostrum communem appensum est apud dictum burgum vicesimo die mensis Decembris Anno Domini Millesimo quingentesimo Septimo

processus fratrum predicatorum Eodem die accedens ad barram Religiosus vir frater Johannes spens procurator prioris et conuentus domus predicatorum dicti burgi et protestabatur in forma Juris pro vno annuo redditu vj s' et viij d' monete scocie sibi et dicto loco a longo tempore debito et non soluto de quadam terra vasta anteriore quondam robertj club Jacente in vico superiore ecclesie ex australi parte eiusdem vicj inter terram Robertj Waus ex orientali ex vna et terram quondam henricj tulideff ex occidentali partibus ab altera et terram interiorem domini Johannis ruthirfurd versus austrum et communionem viam regiam versus boream Ad quam terram accedens nichil reperit distringibile preter terram et lapides quos balliuis in sacculo presentauit in curia tanquam secundo die huius procesus testibus alexandro Roche Andrea bawne et ormando lesly seriando

processus fratrum predicatorum Eodem die accedens ad barram prefatus frater Johannes spens procurator ut supra et protestatus fuit in forma Juris pro vno annuo redditu quinque solidorum monete scocie dicto loco a longo tempore debito et non soluto de quadam terra vasta Jacente infra dictum burgum in vico Nauium ex orientali parte eiusdem vicj inter terram alexandrj malisone ex orientali ex vna et communionem viam regiam ex occidentali partibus ab altera et terram quondam andree lammyntone versus austrum et communionem viam regiam versus boream Ad quam terram accedens nichil reperit distringibile preter terram et lapides quos balliuis in sacculo presentauit in curia tanquam secundo die huius processus vt supra