Copia littere assedacionis Dauid steuart vnacum commission eiusdem Be It kend till all mene be thir present lettrez ws prouost bailyeis Counsaill and communite of aberdene our awaill in that part seine considerit and vndirstandin tilhaue set and' to formaill lattin And' be thir present lettrez settis and to formaill lattis till our traist nychtbour Dauid stewart burges' of the said burgh all and haill the half of our landis of hessilhed with thar pertinence lyand within the fredome of the said burgh for all the termes of nyntene yeris for ane certane sowme vsuall money of Scotland pait till ws thankfully in nvmerite money in tyme of the making of this lettrez to the furnesing payment and' prouisioun' of the honorabill costis expens' and chargis maid and to be maid' in the rasawyng of our souerane lady the queyne at hir first passage throcht the realme to the plesour of hir gud grace and' for common' proffit and weill of the said toun' Of the quhilkis sovme of money in full and haill contentacioun' and payment of the formaill and girssome of the said' half landis of hessilhed with the pertinence for all the termes of Nyntene yeris we hald ws weill content and fullely payit and dischargis and quietclames the said' Dauid his ayris executouris and assignais tharof for ws our successouris ayris executouris and' assignais now and foreuir To be haldin and hed all and haill the said half landis of hessilhed with the pertinence to the said Dauid' his ayris and assignais ane or may Induellaris within the said burgh with all ane sindrie pastouris lesouris fredomes commoditeis asiamentis and proffitis pertening or may pertein tharto The entre of the said Dauid his ayris or assignais ane or may salbe in and witht the said half landis of hessilhed with thar pertinence at the fest of Witsounday nixt and immediat eftir following the dait of thir lettrez And frathinfurtht to continew in peciall Josin and breukyne the samyne quhill all the termes of nyntene yeris haill and to giddyr be fullely compleit and runnyne but ony interrupcioun' or brek of termes or yeris questioun Impediment or demand' of ws our successouris ayres or assignais or ony othiris in our names to be maid' in the contrar And we the saides prouost bailyeis counsell and communite obliss' ws and our successouris lelely and treuly to warrand keipe and defend' all and haill the said' half landis of hessilhed with thar pertinence to the said Dauid his ayris and assignais maill and girssom fre for all the termes of Nyntene yeris as said Is be all our landis and gudis agane all dedly all fraud' and gill away put In witnessing of the quhilkis the common' Seill of the said burgh Is appensit to thir lettrez' at the samyne The threttene day of the monetht of maij The yeir of god JM fyw hundretht and Alevin yeris

Andirsone chamer The said' day It was fundin and deliuerit be ane Suorne assis' patry Red' forspekar that Sandy andirsone hed' done wrang in the haldin of ane frauche fra thomas chamer

Curia balliuorum de Aberdene tenta In pretorio eiusdem vicesimotercio die mensis Junij Anno Dominj et cetera quingentesimo vndecimo

Curia balliuoum burgi de abirdene tenta in pretorio eiusdem xxj die mensis Junij anno quo supra

anderson' colisone The said day comperit Johnne colisone burges of the said burgh' and schew to the prouost and bailyeis how he had complenit to thame