Smytht The said' day Duncane Smytht lauchfullie callit and nocht Comperit was in Amerciament of the court in defalt of presence as he that was oblist to the provest and balyeis to haue Comperit and brocht with him the ald' chartiris and evidencis of the lande of Duncan talyouris

The said' day thomas leslie and William rolland procuratoris for my lord of arbrothoc one that ane part Ande chesit Dauid menyeis and Johne mar' William Dalgarnow chesit the larde of phillortht and Johne fraser in ardglasse and gilbert menyeis prouest of Abirdene ourman to conuen' within the tolbutht of the burghe of Abirdene one the trinite evin next to cum tile and' and deliuer thar finale decret anent the clame of the ferybait of Dee destroit be the said William Dalgarnow as Is allegit and to bring thar witnes and preuis to the said' day Ande oblist thame be the fathtis of thar bodiis to stand' and abid' at thar deliuerance in the premiss' but fraude or gile

Curia balliuorum de Aberdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem decimoquarto die mensis Aprilis Anno Dominj et cetera quingentesimo octauo

Curia balliuorum burgi de Abirdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem quarto die mensis anno quo supra

Eodem die Andreas Skynner deuenit plegius legalis quod Jacobus smitht erit Indempnis pro Willelmo skynner aliter quam per viam Juris Et Robertus Waus deuenit plegius legalis quod dictus Willelmus erit Indempnes pro prefato Jacobo aliter quam per viam Juris et vtraque pars alligauit ad conseruandum suos plegios Indempnes de huiusmodi fideiussione et cetera