procuratorium nicholaij elphinstone Eodem die nicholaius elphinstone de glak fecit constituit creauit et nominauit magistrum Johannem marschele suum legittimum et Indubitatem procuratorem actorem et factorem dans et concedens eidem ac suis substitutis pluribus aut vni suam liberum potestatem mandatum Speciale ad ad comperendum coram prepositus et balliuis dicti burgj respondendum que plegio super eum porrecto per Robertum Jofray quod Ipse releuaret eum de octo petris lane ad manus Dauid Coupar et cetera Agendum defendendum et cetera promittens de Rato et grato in vberiore forma procuratorij cum ceteris terminis necessariis et oportunis et cetera

The said day the Prouest ballies counsaile ande communite of the said burgh' warnit opinly be the hand bell throue ale the toune gatherit and circualy Inquerit be Johnne of mar ane of the bailyeis and Williame Scrimgeour officiar grantit and consentit ale in ane voce concordande to pas' ande defend ane summonce of oure Souerane lordis maid vpoun the haile toune anent the custome of the Salmone of xx yeris bigane et cetera Ande chesit thir personis gilbert menyeis prouest Dauid menyheis his fadir ser Johnne ruthirfurde Johnne of cullane Androu cullane Johnne colisone James colisone Johne' of mar ande alexander gray thar procuratouris to pas' ande defend the said Summonce and ordanit ande consentit to rais' ane taxt of jC merkis to be takin and rasit of of ale thame that Intromettis with salmonde fische' and of thame that garris haue thame vteuth' the realme' Ande chesit ordanit and nemmit Johnne of cullane Androu cullane James colisone thomas Waus Alexander gray and george bisset taxtoris to extent the samyne quhilkis deponit the gret aitht tile extent taxt and sett the said Some eftir thar conscience and knawleg'

The said day gilbert menyheis Prouost perofferit the beir bocht fra the almaris at command' of the townn' to the nychboures and Induellaris of the burgh' reddy at the key to be deliuerit to thame besekand' thaim to cum and ressaue samekle' as euery man wald' tak of the pris' bocht at thar command protestand' gif thai ressauit bocht the said beir that he and his frendis mycht ressaue It

The said day the prouost and baillies with awis' of the Counsaill ordand' and chargit Niniane blinseill to red' and devoid' the chamer quhilkis he Inhabitis till Elizibetht leslie the Relict' of Dauid blinseill and cuthberd' Jhonnstoun' hir spous moderne eftir the tenour of hir Instrument of coniunctfeftment producit in Jugment vndir the Seill of thomas Waus bailye for the tyme and ser Johnne' Stirueling notar

Curia balliuorum burgj de Abirdene tenta In pretorio Eiusdem xxiijo die mensis Junij Anno quo supra