lesly forspekar that thai culd nocht acquyt ale the said personis for the wranguis' Selling of fische at the schoir to the land men or thai be present to the mercat for the quhilkis Ilkane of thame was in ane amerciament of the court and' to amend as law wile and forbeir in tyme to cum et cetera

statut' of quhitfischeraris The said day It was statut and ordanit be the prouest bailyes and counsaill that nay quhit fische be sellit at the schoir nor batis quhile thai be presentit to the mercat to land men' in gret Item that the fischearis sale sell thair fische to the toune puyr and riche in penny worthis and tua penny worthis in smale and gret quhile the tone be seruit and to nay land men' quhile the toune be sted and that thai sale hous' nay fische quhile thai be presentit to the mercat obefor And' that the regratouris and tappatis by nay fische in gret bot to serue tham' self nor nan fischear nor fischearis wifis sell nay fische to tham in gret bot it that wile serue tham' self quhil thre eftir none / And that this fischearis and fischearis seruandis sale keipe the fische croice and cum nocht on the west part of the hoill of the common' gate And' quha that brekis ony poynt befor writin and beis conuict' tharof sale pay the amerciamentis of the court and' tene s' to sanct nicholes werk vneforgevin and' the amerciamentis bigane

The said day It was deliuerit be ane suorn' assis' thomas lesly forspekar that androu nauchtj ane of the officiaris of the said burgh' hed wrangit in the brekin of the ward' out passand' of the tolbutht of the said burgh' eftir that he was chargit be normond' lesly officiar at command' of the bailyes to reman within the tolbuth' of the samyn ay and quhile he deliuerit an' pot to William smitht eftir the tenour of ane act' maid obefor for the quhilkis he was in ane amerciament of the court et cetera

Curia balliuorum burgj de abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem penultimo die mensis februarij anno quo supra

Inquisicio Willelmum beuerlay Inquisicio facta coram honorabilibus virum gilberto menyes preposito Johanne mar Dauid mar et Willelmo portar tribus balliuorum burgj de abirdene In pretorio eiusdem protribunali sedenti penultimo die mensis februarij anno Domini millesimo quinto septimo subscripti valet alexandrum gray Dauid andirson' thomam Waus Willelmum futhes matheum branche patricium chernsid' patricium rede andream stratone Johannem arthour Willelmum murray Willelmum cheshame Johannem andirson' andream louson' henricium red' et andream steuinsone burgenses dictj burgj Qui Jurati dicunt quod quondam alexander beuerlay burgensis dicti burgj frater Willelmum beuirlay latoris presencium obijt vltimo vestitus et sasitus vt de feodo ad pacem et fidem domini nostri regis de quadam terra cum pertinenciis Jacente infra dictum burgum extra portam vicj furcarum ex orientali parte eiusdem vici inter terram alexandrum rolland ex australi ex vna et terram quondam Willelmi prat ex boreali patribus ab altera et communiones vias regias versus oriens et occidens Et quod dictus Willelmus est legittime et propinquior heres dicti quondam alexandri fratris suj de dicta terra cum petinenciis et quod est legittime etatis Et quod dicta terra valet nunc per annuum octo solidos et valuit iiijor solidos tempore pacis Et quod tenetur in capite de suppremo domino nostro rege per seriucium burgagium Et quod dicta terra nunc cum pertinenciji vale tenetur in captie de suppremo domino nostro rege per seruicium burgagium Et quod nunc existit In manibus domini nostri regis legittime per se ipsum ob decessum quondam Isabelle Donaldson' Relicte sponse ipsius alexandri coniunctam infeodacionem eiusdem terre habentis per spacium dimidij annj aut eocirca in defectu veri heredis Jus suum hucusque minime prosequentis datis et clausis sub Sigillo dicti balliuj et Sigillis quorunndam quj huic Inquisicionj Intererant faciendum Anno die mense et loco prenotatis