{~p201~} On sonday ye xxiiij day of Aprile ye (z)er(e) of g(ra)ce
&c~ xl {,} Williame of {\} Cadiou fand law±borowes to compeir(e)
in ye tolbuth~ of ab(er)dene on ye morn {\} on monounday as ye said
sonday withouty(n) fraude or gile for ye hurtyng {\} of Robert
of Cullace {,} ye±quhilk monounday ye {<} coute {<} courte affermyt
{\} ye said Will~ comperit {,} and ane Noble and mychti lord
ye Erle of {\} Avandale and ye constable on ye behalf of ye
said Robert (com)perit {\} and askit ye law {=superscript '+' =}
And ya(n) s(er) alex(ande)r of (j)rwyne kny^t forspekar(e) {\} to ye said
Williame p(er)off(er)it yat ye said Williame suld acquite hi(m) {\}
be him±self and othir(is) diu(er)s(s) p(er)son~es yat he wist nocht yat
ye said {\} Robert was man to ye said erle na to ye said constable
{,} na yat {\} he come to yis toun in yair(e) {<} co~pay {<} co(m)pany
And attour(e) for ye defaute {\} yat ye said Will~ had made to
ye said(is) lord(is) Erle & constable he {\} put him in yair(e) grace
{,} apon ye±quhilk(is) ye said lord erle & co(n)stable {\} sen ye
thing was greus tuke to be avisit apon his p(er)offer(is) {,} and
{\} with~ consent of partie it was differrit be ye said(is) lord(is)
Erle & {\} counstable apon four(e) dayes warnyng {,} ye said williame
to co(m)peir(e) {\} yan befor ye ald(er)ma(n) and ball(z)eis {<} as {<}
in like man(er) as he co(m)perit {\} yis monounday {,} havand ye force
and effecte yat day as yis day {\} but fraude or gile And at
yis suld be fulfillit be ye said Williame and ye p(ar)tie skathlace
in ye me(n)tyme s(er) alex(ande)r of (j)rwyne {\} is cu(m)myn {<} to ye
{<} a borch~ to ye ald(er)man and ball(z)eis {,} And at ye said(is)
{\} Williame and (j)oh(n) of Cadiou his cosyne sal be skathles of
ye said(is) {\} lord Erle and of ye said constable and of ye said
Robert {,} and of yair(e) {\} p(ar)tie but fraude or gile ye said(is)
lord Erle and constable arr(e) {\} becu(m)myn borrowes {,} to ye
said(is) ald(er)man and ball(z)eis {\} {)(j)amys of douglas of avaidale")}
{=in a different hand=}