Curia balliuorum burgj de Abirdene Tenta In pretorio eiusdem xxixo die mensis Januarij anno quo supra
The saide day the borgh' fundin be Johnne reid' one William Walcar dekin of the Walcaris for the wranguis' withhaldin fra him of ij d' to the furnising of thar part of candilmes play was fundin awaile for the quhilkis the said William was in ane amerciament of the court et cetera be ane suorn' assis' thomas lesly forspekar
The said day alexander hay menit him to the aldirman and' ballies that patry reid' and Johne crak hed castin in the sey vxx and x skynnis ande xv selche skynnis and' the aldirman and bailyeis inquerit at the said alexander gif he was plantius' one the said patry and Johnne or gif he wald' persew thame or wald' preiwe ony skatht done to thame be the said patry ande Johne thai suld' minister Justice ande mak him be content safer as he mycht preif that thai hed' skathit him or yit war fundin be the law and the said patry and Johne offerit thame rady tile vndirly the law befor the said aldirman and' balyeis thar Jug ordinar in ony thingis that the said alexander hed' to say to thame Ande the said alexander refusit to follou thim thar sayand he hed thaim summond befor our souerane lord and his counsaile
The said day the borgh' fundin one Johnne reid' be William Walcar for the wranguis' withhaldin fra him of xij s' to compt and raknyn' was fundin of nane awaile be ane suorn' assis' thomas lesly forspekar for the quhilkis the said William was in ane amerciament of the court et cetera
Satut for broustaris The said day it was statut and ordanit be the prouest and' bailyes and' diuers' of the counsaile present for the tyme that nay broustaris within this burgh' sale brewe aill derrar than' viij d' the gallone as is contenit in the actis of the buk maid obefor And gif ony that is conuict' sene michaelmes bigane for selling of xij penny aill and brewis hereftir and' brekis the said statut' and beis conuict' tharof thar caldron' or leid' sale be brocht to the mercat croice and' strukin furtht the bodome of It and' thai to tbe secludit fra brewing for an' yeir' and' to pay the amerciament of the court vneforgevin et cetera