The said day the bailyeis assignit this day xv dais to meg Ramsay till ansuer peremptourlie to the borgh' fundin one hir be Jonhne nicholsone for the wranguis' withhaldin fra him of a pair of schetis

Statut' for gude of the mercat and mercat spillaris The said' day It was statut and ordanit be the prouest balyeis ande Counsale for the commone weile of the toune and the landmene that It salbe lesum tile ale personis havande wittal' to Sell to bring thar' wittalis to the mercat dalie and tile oppyne thar sekis and sele ale tyme of day thar wittalis Ande that nay persone by ony wittale eftir thre houris eftir nowne vndir the pane of eschet of the wittale and xl s' to be pait tile Sanct nicholes werk vnforgevin

Curia Balliuorum de Aberdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem vicesimoquarto die mensis Anno Dominj et cetera quingentesimo octauo

hay The said day gilbert menyeis Prouost complenit to thomas leslie and thomas Waus tua of the bailyheis sittand' In jugment / that alexander hay burges of the said burgh' thane present had gretlie strublit him / quhilk strublance he wald' nocht suffir not vnderly for fyve hundretht markis besekand' the said bailyeis for remed of law And in continent the said thomas lesly bailye accusit the said alexander for the said strublance / quhilk wald' nocht ansuer nor obey bot contempnandlie passit out of the said court and' of the tolbutht And' androw nauchtie ane of the officiaris at command of the said balye passit and warnit the said alexander to Returne and entir again to the said court and ansuer for the said strublance / quhilk dissobeit the said Androw officiar' he beand' requirit anys tuys' thris' and tuechit with his wande of office thareftir the said officiar' brek his wand of office one the alexander quhilk was sufficientlie previt be diuers' famous personis the greit aitht suorne ffor the quhilkis the said alexander was in amerciament of the court for dissobeing of the said officiar and' till amend' as law will and fober in tyme to cum And that was gevin for dome be the moutht of Williame fynne dempstar of the said court And thareftir the said alexander comprehendit andbroucht agane befor the said bailyeis In jugment accusit for the said strublance wald' nocht obey nor ansuer for the said strublance And Willeame Scrimgeour ane of the officiaris of the burgh' at command' of the said bailye chargit the said alexander anys tuys' thris' tuechit to ansuer in our Souerane lordis name' and his for the said offens and strublance bot quhilk wald' mak nain ansuer' bot contemnandly dissobeit the said officiar in the execucioun' of his / quhilk brek his wand of office one him / for the quhilkis he was in amerciament of the court for the said dissobedience and till amend as law will and forbeir in tyme tocum And that was gevin for dome And thareftir the said alexander comperit and entirit again in the said court / was Instantlie requirit tile ansuer for the said strublance quhilk oppynlie and de contempnandlie ansuerit and said that he wald' nocht obey to thame and thai wald' brek ane bunche of wandis one him And thareftir the said Willeame scrimgeour officiar at command' of the said bailye chargit the said alexander anys' tuys' thris' and tuechit him with his wand' of office till ansuer for the said strublance and offens quhilk wald' mak na ansuer nor obey to thame And the said Willeame brek his wand' of office one the said alexander ffor the quhilk dissobeing of the said offiiar the said alexander was in amerciament of the court and till amend' as law will and forbeir in tyme tocum And that was gevin for dome be the moutht of the said dempstar And in continent thareftir the said Alexander complenit to the said bailyeis that the said gilbert hed strublit him strikin him and drawin him be the hair / quhilkis the said gilbert denyit offering him reddy till vnderlie the decisoun' of ane assis' And thareftir with consent of baitht the said partijs the said actioun' was put to the decisioun' of ane assis' of thir personis vnder writin that is to say Alexander gray Dauid andirsone William colp Dauid kintor Johne of murray Duncan fif Androw stevinsone James strathachin Dauid straloche Alexander Kintor alexander nory Johnne of crag Willeame stile William rollan' Duncan craik Androw stratone William Kintor and Dauid grig / quhilkis riplie auisit the greitht aitht suorne' the richtis ressonis and allegacionis of baitht the said partijs heid' sene considerit and vndirstandin fand' and deliuerit all in ane voice concordand' the said gilbert quyt of all strublance strikin and offens done to the said Alexanderis

broucht agane befor the said bailyeis In jugment accusit for the said strublance wald' nocht obey nor ansuer for the said strublance And Willeame Scrimgeour ane of the officiaris of the burgh' at command' of the said bailye chargit the said alexander anys tuys' thris' tuechit to ansuer in our Souerane lordis name' and his for the said offens and strublance bot quhilk wald' mak nain ansuer' bot contemnandly dissobeit the said officiar in the execucioun' of his / quhilk brek his wand of office one him / for the quhilkis he was in amerciament of the court for the said dissobedience and till amend as law will and forbeir in tyme tocum And that was gevin for dome And thareftir the said alexander comperit and entirit again in the said court / was Instantlie requirit tile ansuer for the said strublance quhilk oppynlie and de contempnandlie ansuerit and said that he wald' nocht obey to thame and thai wald' brek ane bunche of wandis one him And thareftir the said Willeame scrimgeour officiar at command' of the said bailye chargit the said alexander anys' tuys' thris' and tuechit him with his wand' of office till ansuer for the said strublance and offens quhilk wald' mak na ansuer nor obey to thame And the said Willeame brek his wand' of office one the said alexander ffor the quhilk dissobeing of the said offiiar the said alexander was in amerciament of the court and till amend' as law will and forbeir in tyme tocum And that was gevin for dome be the moutht of the said dempstar And in continent thareftir the said Alexander complenit to the said bailyeis that the said gilbert hed strublit him strikin him and drawin him be the hair / quhilkis the said gilbert denyit offering him reddy till vnderlie the decisoun' of ane assis' And thareftir with consent of baitht the said partijs the said actioun' was put to the decisioun' of ane assis' of thir personis vnder writin that is to say Alexander gray Dauid andirsone William colp Dauid kintor Johne of murray Duncan fif Androw stevinsone James strathachin Dauid straloche Alexander Kintor alexander nory Johnne of crag Willeame stile William rollan' Duncan craik Androw stratone William Kintor and Dauid grig / quhilkis riplie auisit the greitht aitht suorne' the richtis ressonis and allegacionis of baitht the said partijs heid' sene considerit and vndirstandin fand' and deliuerit all in ane voice concordand' the said gilbert quyt of all strublance strikin and offens done to the said Alexanderis