{~ p33 ~} {= Statutes =} {( subsc(ri)pta statuta f(ac)ta t(em)p(o)re itin(er)is
cam(er)ar(ii) tent(i) infra burgu(m) de ab(er)dene in mense febr[(urarii)]
\ Anno d(omi)ni mill(es)i(m)o quad(ri)ngen(tesi)mo t(ri)cesimoq(ua)rto de c(ommun)i
consilio p(ro) vtili(ta)te d(ic)ti burgi ordinata \ fueru(n)t s(er)uari
& custodiri infra burgu(m) p(re)d(ic)t(u)m saltem vsq(ue) p(ro)xi(mum) it(er)
cam(er)ar(ii) ibid(em) tene(n)d(um) (} (j)t is ordanit be ye cham(er)layn ye
Aldirman ye baillie(z) and ye consail of ye burgh~ {\} of Ab(er)dene
{.} yat na man na woman brew na sell~ ale fra yis hour(e) furth
derrar(e) {\} yan four or sex penys(s) as it sal# #be prisit be ye
cu(n)nar(is) vndir ye payn of out±takyng {\} of yair(e) ledis and excludyng
fra y^t craft for (z)er(e) and day and eschet of ye ale {\\} (j)t(em)
(j)t is ordanit y^t na baxstar(e) brek ye pais(s) y^t is giffin or sal#
#be giffin hym be ye {\} baillie(z) {.} And quha±sa dois for ye
first defaut he sal pay viij s(s) {.} at ye next {\} tyme xvj {.}
s(s) {.} And at ye thrid tyme ye brede to be eschet and he to be
putt on {\} ye pillary and to be excludit fra his craft for (z)er(e)
and day {.} And yar±atour(e) {\} ilk baxst(er) sal haf on his lafe
{.} his awn takyne {.} y^t it may be ke(n)nyt by {.} quha {\} aw
ye lafe and quhat baxst(er) be (con)uict(e) yarof sal pay viij s(s) als
oft as he t(re)spass(s) {\\} (j)t(em) y^t quhat fleschar(e) y^t beis co(n)uict(e)
for brekyng of p(ri)ce or y^t sellis flesch~ or it {\} be prisit
at ye first tyme sal pay {.} viij s(s) Als# #mykil at ye±tuthir
tyme And {\} ye thrid tyme {.} ye flesch to be eschet and he
to be excludit fra ye craft for (z)er(e) {\} and day And y^t na fleschar(e)
blaw flesch vndir ye payn of eschetyng of it {.} {\\} (j)t(em) y^t
na hukstar(e) by thing to sel agayn before xj hour(is) of ye day {.}
vndir ye {\} payn of eschete of ye thing yat scho bijs {.} {\\}
(j)t(em) y^t na man na woman pas out of ye port(is) to by ony thing
quhil it be {\} brocht in ye market vndir payn of ane vnlaw and
eschet of ye thing bocht {\\} (j)t(em) y^t na bakar(e) of kak(is) bake
cak(is) to sell~ vndir ye payn of eschete of ye brede {\} and banysyng
out of ye toun for (z)er(e) and day~ {.} (j)t(em) y^t na fischar(e) of sawmou(n)d(is)
sel fisch~ quhill~ he p(re)sent yai(m) to ye market {\} vndir ye payn
of {.} viij s(s) and y^t he house nane bot yai be tane vndir nycht
{\} and on ye morn brocht to ye markete vndir ye samyn payn {.}
And quhar(e) ye baillie(z) gerr(is) nocht ye poynt(is) beforesaid be
kepit and beis n^eglige(n)t {\} in ye execucion~ hereof and punys(s)
nocht t(re)spassour(is) as is beforesaid {.} ye baillie(z) beand tayntit
yar(e)±apon {.} yai sal# #be ordanit to ye king(is) p(ri)son~ and ilkane
of ye {\} baillie(z) be yai(m)±self in ten pou(n)d to ye kyng but remyssion~
{\\}