Statut for brovsteris The said' day It was statut ande ordanit be the prouest bailyeis and' cownsel that na aile be saulde in this toun' but for viij d' the galloun' be fre folkis and vj d' the galloun' be onfre folkis for this Instant yeir vndir the pane of breking of Comone ordinancis
Commissio Balliuorum in burgo Vniuersis pateat per presentes nos burgenses et Communitatem burgj de Abirdene fecisse constituisse et ordinasse Necnon tenorem presencium facere constituere et ordinare nostras dilectos conburgenses Johannem mar Johannem Colisone patricium lesly et Alexandrum menyeis balliuos supremj domini nostri regis et nostros dantes et concedentes eisdem ac eorum cuilibet Insolidem coniunctim et diuisim nostram plenariam potestatem et mandatum speciale Curia nostras Incipiendum tenendum et delinquendum amerciamenta earundem leuandum modificandum Justiciam conquerens ministrandum cum consensu amerciamento et deliberacione prepositi et communis consilij nostri burgj terras redditus et possessionis dictj burgj assedandum firmas et fractus earundem petendum exigendum et recipiendum et leuandum Ac pro eisdem si necesse fuerit distringendum Nostros conburgenses stallangiatores et eorum seruientes omnesque alios libertari dictj burgj adherentis eorum bona et catalla ad curia nostras forum crucem et libertatem dictj burgj vbicumque per quescumque et coram quibuscumque Judicibus Justiciariis Camerariis aut balijs placitatj seu arrestati fuerint replegiandum et reducendum Ac omnia alia et singula faciendum gerendum et excercendum que ad officium balliuorum seu balliuj coniunctim et diuisim in hac parte de Jure pertinens Ratum gratum firmum et stabile habens et habiturum tocium et quicquid dictj balliuj nostri aut eorum aliquis in premisse aut premissorum aliquo nomine nostro Rite duxerint faciendum sub ypotheca et obligacione omnium bonorum nostrorum In cuius Rei testimonj Sigillum nostrum Communem presentibus pro vno Anno duraturum est appensum apud dictum burgum primo die mensis octobris Anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nono
Curia Balliuorum de Aberdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem sexto die mensis octobris Anno Dominj et cetera quingentesimo nono
The said day Androw nachtj sergeand' at command of Johnne' colisone bailye chargit Elizibeth linthoris to remain within the tolbutht or ellis find' souerte to pay Wilyeam his fraucht for xj bollis of malt within thre Tidis
The said day Dauid steuart followit Wilyeame boll skipper with the strintht of ane borghe for the wranguis' withhaldin fra him of certane malt quhilk come hame in the barg out of Danskin quhilk Wilyeame beand' accusit be Johnne' colisone ane of the bailyeis of the said burgh' sittand' in iugment for the wranguis' withhaldin of the said malt fra the said Dauid / denyit that he had done ony wrang to the said Dauid in the halding of the said malt and in continent 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 thomas Waus Androw fif Wilyeame Wormet mathou branche malcum crag Johnne arthour Johnne Kintor Johnne murray Androw litster androu stratoun' Duncan fif robert hil Alexander Kintor androw lousone and thomas quhilkis being riplie auisit the greit aitht the richtis ressonis and allegacionis of bath the said partijs herd sene and vndirstandin deliuerit and fand be the moutht of the said thomas Waus forspekar that the said Wilyeame boll hed' done na wrang to the said Dauid in the haldin of the said malt And atour ordanit the said Dauid to ressaue his said malt and pay the said Wilyeame his fraucht as vthiris merchand'men' did quhilk fracht the said bailye chargit the said Dauid to pay within terme of lawe