Copia regia pro Dauid colp presentata James be the grace of god king of Scottis To the aldirman and ballies of the burgh' of Abirdene greting fforsamekle' as It is humlie menit and schevin tile ws be oure louittis William colp and' Dauid colp his sone quhilk optenit our d lettres direct' be deliuerance of the lordis of our counsale to certan sereffis in that part Chargeing yowe to haue ministerit Justice to thaim in the actioun and' caus' movit betuix thaim and' robert guthre with his complicis anent the spulye fra the said Dauid of Isabell buchane furtht of his fadiris hous' in abirdene or scho was of lauchfull aig quhilk spulye the sad Williame and' Dauid' offerit y to haue preuit befor yowe as ane attentik Instrument takin tharapone proportis as Is allegit And' nocht withstanding that ye war chargit of befor to haue ministrat Justice tharinand to haue admittit thar resonable' excepcionis in the matir with certificacioun and' ye did nocht we and the lordis of oure counsal wald aduocat the said' matir to ws and' tak the samyne fra yowe and proceid tharin eftir the forme of our said vthiris lettrez ye haue done nocht tharto as yeit bot deferris to do Justice tharin and sufferis the said robert to Intromitt with the said Isabellis malys contrar' equite and' Justice and' sabe Oure will Is herfor and' we charge yow stratlie and' commandis that Incontinent thir oure lettrez sene ye decist and cess' fra ale proceding in ony matir depending be summond' befor the said' lordis of oure counsale betuix the said partiis vnto the tyme the said matir be decidit be thame as ye wile ansuer to ws vpone execucioun of your office and vndir ale pane and' charge that eftir may folowe delieruing thir our lettrez be yowe deulie execut sene and vndirstandin agane to the berar' gevyne vndir our Signet at Edinburgh' the xij day of august and of oure Regne the xxj yer' /

of the pament of the said' money quhilk cowe was takin fray Johnne of gordoun in sclaty as be ane callit sande Keth as in the akis of the buk mair fullelie Is contenit

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and to haue admittit thar resonable' excepcionis in the matir with certificacioun and' ye did nocht we and the lordis of oure counsal wald aduocat the said' matir to ws and' tak the samyne fra yowe and proceid tharin eftir the forme of our said vthiris lettrez ye haue done nocht tharto as yeit bot deferris to do Justice tharin and sufferis the said robert to Intromitt with the said Isabellis malys contrar' equite and' Justice and' sabe Oure will Is herfor and' we charge yow stratlie and' commandis that Incontinent thir oure lettrez sene ye decist and cess' fra ale proceding in ony matir depending be summond' befor the said' lordis of oure counsale betuix the said partiis vnto the tyme the said matir be decidit be thame as ye wile ansuer to ws vpone execucioun of your office and vndir ale pane and' charge that eftir may folowe delieruing thir our lettrez be yowe deulie execut sene and vndirstandin agane to the berar' gevyne vndir our Signet at Edinburgh' the xij day of august and of oure Regne the xxj yer' /

The thrid day of Nouember The yer' within writin ws thomas leslie thomas Waus thomas Wode and' Duncan colisone bailyeis of the burgh' of Abirdene ressaue thir oure Souerane lordis lettrez within writin fra Dauid colp quhilkis rede hard and vndirstandin be ws we desistit amd seissit fra ale proceding in ony mater within writin depending befor the lordis of our Souerane lordis counsaile betuix the partiis within writin vnto the tyme the said matir be decidit And' atour we chargit the four officiaris of the said burgh' to desist fra ale Intrometting with the' samyne eftir the tenor of thir our Souerane lordis lettrez within writin In witnes of the quhilkis to this our execucioun we the saidez' thomas Waus and thomas leslie has affixt our Selys for ws and remanent of the said baillies day and place forsaid'