Curia balliuorum de Abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdme vicesimo septimo die mensis Noumebris Anno Dominj et cetera quingentesimo octauo

The said day Richerd litstar come Souerte to the bailyeis be his hand vphaldin for Dauid Sowlis his sone in the law to keip and freitht thomas meldrum harmeles and skathtles of ane cow sauld' to him be ane sandy Keitht at all handis quhome It efferis for the quhilk cow the said Dauid come borght and hammald' to the said thomas

The said day the bailyeis assignit monday that nixt cummys to Johnne' brabner till ansuer to the borght fundin one him be thomas meldrum

The said day Johnne of gordon in sclaty tuk him to preyve one mononday this day viij dais that the cow sauld' be sandy Keitht to thomas meldrum quhilk Dauid soulis come borgh' and hammald' for to the said thomas was his avin propir cow and takin fra him out of my lord Abirdenis landis of sclaty

Dauy treis meldrum still The said day comperit Dauid treis befor the prouost and baillies sittand' In Jugement In presens of thomas meldrum and Willeame still and sat downe one his kne with his cap in his hand and renunsit and reuokit all langag that he had said one the saidez thomas and Willeame satand he knew nocht the said personis bot famous leill and trew me' men' and askand thaim forgevnes of all offens done be him to thame' And the saidez forgef the said Dauid at the request of the prouost bailyeis and gud men and tuk him in fauovris and tendirnes agane'