The said day It was sufficientlie previt be diuers' famous personis that the barkit hiddis extending to v pecis and half ane hid fundin In Johnne' symmyris hous' quhen' the balyeis serseit' the towne' was thome bridyis and pertenit to him quhilk hiddis the bailyeis deliuerit to the said thomas as his avin propir gudis

The said day the balyeis assignit friday that nixt cummis to Dauid' Duncan fif till ansuer at the Instance of Dauid colp for the strublance done to him be the said Duncan

The said day Johnne' andirsone cristofor prat and Androw litstar lauchfullie callit warnit and nocht comperit ilkan of thame in amerciament of the court in defalt of perance et cetera

Baxtaris The said day the baxtaris of the said burgh' all warnit comperit and comperit except gilbert tulidef absent for breking of common' ordinance in kepin of the pais' and for wanting of bred' to serue the towne' et cetera was conuict' be ane suorne' assis' ser Johnne' ruthirfurd' forspekar / for the quhilkis ilkane' of thame' was in amerciament of the court for the contempcion' done agane the towne' and till amend' as law will and forber in tyme tocum

Curia balliuorum burgi de abirdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem xv die nouembris anno quo supra