Curia Balliuorum de abirdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem decimo quarto die mensis februarij Anno quingentesimo decimo

The said day Comperit Richerd hennerson' litster befor the prouost and bailyeis of the said burgh' sittand in Jugment within the tolbutht of the samyne and producit this writ eftir folloving I richerd hennersone burges of Aberdene complenis to your mastirschip apone a certane of personis and thir ar the Names Johnne of mar' Johnne colisone Duncan Wandy and normond of lesly Androw naughtie Johnne I cuk the quhilk I meyne to your mastirschip at Johnne of mar tuk me mastirfully and put me in the corvy hoill and tuk foure elnys of blak and gef it to Duncan Wandy for maill and I aw him nane' / and' caus hyme befor and se gif I tuk ane hous' fra him the quhilk eftir my clayth was tane thai put me in the tolbutht and causit me to tyne iij fattis of wad that cost me xij pund' I complene mar' to your mastirship apone Normon of lesly at he come and brak my dur and has restit all my gudes and I wait nocht quharfor and' he has done me gret skatyh the quhilk I besek you of Remed And gif ye will nocht I man sek quhar I may get Remed I complene apoun' Johne colisonis wif at scho haldis fra me ij merkis for the lyttin of tua stane of woll and cane nocht get pament Quhilk beand' red' herd' sene and vnderstandin the said prouost and bailyeis gert call the said personys befor thame And accusit the said Johnne of mar for the wranguis and mastir full Inputting of the said Richerd in corbeis hoill and takin of foure eln' o blak clatht fra him and giffin of It to Duncan for maill The saidez' Jonne of mar Johne colisone Duncan Wandy ormond lesly Androw naughtie and Johne cuk for the wranguis' causing of the said Richerd' to tyne thre fattis of wad quhilk cost xij li Andethe said ormond of lesly for the wranguis' brekin of the said Richerdis durris and arresting of his gudis And the said Johnne colisone In the name of his wif as he that comperit and ansuerit for hir for the wrnaguis' withalding fra the said Richerd Duncan of tua markis for the litting of tua stanys of woll And the said Duncan Wandy for the doing and foretefeing of all the said wrangis Alsua thai accusit the said Ormond of lesly for the breking of the said Richerdis durris now laitly of an land pertening to frer' Johnne Arnot minister of the triniteis quhilkis wrangis actionis and tribulance the said personis opinlie denyit referrand' thame till vnderlie the decisioun' of ane assis' of the best and wortheast of the nychtbouris of the said burgh' to be chosin be the said richerd and nain beand' except' and in continent thareftir the said actionis with the express' consent and assent of baitht the said partiis was put to the decisioun' of thir personis that is to say Dauid andersone Johnne Andersone patry reid' Wilyeam rolland Wilyeame Wormet mathou branche patry chernsid' Dauid fynne Androu meldrum alexander blynseill thomas Watsone Johnne craik Alexander burnat cuthberd Johnnstoun' Androu brabnire Johnne of murray and Wilyeame cheshame Quhilkis riplie auisit the Rightis ressonis allegacionis witnes and preiffis of bath the said partiies herd sene considerit and vnder standin fand and deliuerit all and In ane voce concordand' all the said personis quyt and free of the said wrangis and actionis befor expremissit Reseruand' to the said Richerd priuilege and fredome with his avin consent and assent and desir' to preve befor thame within the tolbutht of the said burgh' this day xv dais that the said Johnne of mar' and John' colisone' had skathtit him thre fattis of wad quhilk cost xij li' Quhilk beand' prefit lauchfully as efferis the said Johnne' of mar and Johnne colisoun' sall recompens to the said Richerd' the said xij li' and gif he falyeis in his preif thai ar' quyt of his chalang And atour thai fynd them said Johnn colisone In the name of his wif awing to the said richerd vj s' viij d' for litting of woll to be pait within terme of law

The said day henry Reid' lauchfullie callit warnit and nocht comperit till haue ansuerit to the borgh' fundin one him be mathou branche and Johnne craik for the releving of thame of vj stanis of woll and ane half at the handis of Symone Ellone tharfor the bailyeis chargit Wilyam scrimgeour officiar to pas' and tak ane stres' of the said henry and lat it to borgh' agane gif It be askit and warne him agane monunday to ansuer to the said borgh' as secund' day of process'

the said ormond of lesly for the wranguis' brekin of the said Richerdis durris and arresting of his gudis And the said Johnne colisone In the name of his wif as he that comperit and ansuerit for hir for the wrnaguis' withalding fra the said Richerd Duncan of tua markis for the litting of tua stanys of woll And the said Duncan Wandy for the doing and foretefeing of all the said wrangis Alsua thai accusit the said Ormond of lesly for the breking of the said Richerdis durris now laitly of an land pertening to frer' Johnne Arnot minister of the triniteis quhilkis wrangis actionis and tribulance the said personis opinlie denyit referrand' thame till vnderlie the decisioun' of ane assis' of the best and wortheast of the nychtbouris of the said burgh' to be chosin be the said richerd and nain beand' except' and in continent thareftir the said actionis with the express' consent and assent of baitht the said partiis was put to the decisioun' of thir personis that is to say Dauid andersone Johnne Andersone patry reid' Wilyeam rolland Wilyeame Wormet mathou branche patry chernsid' Dauid fynne Androu meldrum alexander blynseill thomas Watsone Johnne craik Alexander burnat cuthberd Johnnstoun' Androu brabnire Johnne of murray and Wilyeame cheshame Quhilkis riplie auisit the Rightis ressonis allegacionis witnes and preiffis of bath the said partiies herd sene considerit and vnder standin fand and deliuerit all and In ane voce concordand' all the said personis quyt and free of the said wrangis and actionis befor expremissit Reseruand' to the said Richerd priuilege and fredome with his avin consent and assent and desir' to preve befor thame within the tolbutht of the said burgh' this day xv dais that the said Johnne of mar' and John' colisone' had skathtit him thre fattis of wad quhilk cost xij li' Quhilk beand' prefit lauchfully as efferis the said Johnne' of mar and Johnne colisoun' sall recompens to the said Richerd' the said xij li' and gif he falyeis in his preif thai ar' quyt of his chalang And atour thai fynd them said Johnn colisone In the name of his wif awing to the said richerd vj s' viij d' for litting of woll to be pait within terme of law

Inquisicio Katherine litster et margarete litster Eodem die compertum fuit per Inquisicionem curie quod Katherina litster et margareta litster filie quondam Johannis litster burgensis dicti burgj commorantis in le grene sunt legitimi et propinquiores heredes quondam dicti patris de quadam le werkhous vocatus Jacente in eodem vico inter terram domini Willelmi philpsone ex australi et communionem viam regiam ex boreali Et de quadam domo Jacente inter terram alexandri roche versus oriens et terram quondam Johannis Durvard' versus occidens