{(curia tenta p(er) p(re)positu(m) et balliuos h(uius) burgi xv die (j)unij
Anno & c(etera) xlviij^o \ quo die d(omin)us Nicholai(us) de blar(e)
Rector ecc(les)ie p(er)ro(chia)^l^i^s Du(n)ottir(e) ?p(rese)ntauit \ &(lt);lras~
Re&(lt); eisd(em) p(re)posito et balliuis l(itte)ras Regnis sub signeto
huio(rum) sub tenore(} {\\} (j)ames be the grace of god king of Scottis
til the Ald(er)ma(n) {>} and the {>} balyheis of {\} our(e) burgh~
of Ab(er)dene greting for als# #mykil as we ar infourmyt be {\}
our(e) lovid cosyng" williame lord haya our(e) Constable of Scotland
that {\} thar(e) was a {<DOY<} Sclaund(er) put to a chaplayne of
his callit Nichole of {\} blar(e) p(ar)soune&(lt);s&(lt); {=last letter scored
through=} of Du(n)ottir(e) of the sclacht(er) of a man {,} and his
soite at {\} was borne {"alleged"} at yhour(e) cors(s) of Aberdene
{,} Our(e) will is and we straitly {\} charg(is) yhou and co(m)maund(is)
{,} that in al haste thir(e) l(ett)res sene yhe gerr(e) {\} (j)nquir(e)
be a Diligent (j)nqueste of the best and the worthiast of yhour(e)
{\} burgh~ {,} and at best knawis quha warr(e) the berar(eis) and
folowar(is) of {\} the said soite {,} and p(ri)ncipal~ {,} sendyng
thair(e) names to our(e) said constable {\} vnd(er) yhour(e) Co(m)moune
Seel as yhe will stand for {,} And this yhe do {\} vnd(er) al
payne and charge at eft(er) may" folow {,} And thir(e) our(e) l(ett)res
be {\} yhou Dewly execute togidd(er) with~ the (j)nquisic(i)on and
yhour(e) Deliuerance {\} gevis to the berar(e) {,} Gevin vnd(er) our(e)
signet at faucland the vj dai" {\} of (j)unij {,} And of our(e) Regne
the twelft yher(e) {,} And eft(er) the Redyng {\} of the said l(ett)res
{,} the said s(er) Nichole Requirit instantly the fors(s) ald(er)ma(n)
{\} and balyheis that {<} that {<} thai" wald p(ro)cede to the inqueste
and execuc(i)on {\} of the said l(ett)res eft(er) the tenour(e) and effecte
of thai(m) {,} the±quhilk(e) eft(er) {\} his Right~wis(s) desir(e) chesit
to the said (j)nqueste thir(e) p(er)sounes vndir {\} writtin that is
to say {,} Gilbert±meignes Ric"±vaus Andr(o)±tulidef {\} {~p9~}
(j)ohn~±Scrogs {(p(ate)r(} Du(n)cane of clat Andr(o)±ayncroft th(om)±blyndseil
(j)oh(n)±voket thom±kintor {\} will~±cadiou pat(ri)ke±badenach~ (j)ohn~±blyndseil
Dauid±meignes ada(m)±nicholson~ Dauid\±lichtoune henric(us)±levington~
{<ET<} and (j)ohn~±tulidef {,} The±quhilk(is) sworne the g^ete {\}
ath~ said and deponit that s(er)^r Androu±Murison~ chaplane and
pat(ri)k his brothir(e) {\} p(ri)ncipale(z) and (j)ames of forbes son~ and
air(e) apperand to s(er)^r Alexr" lord forbes {\} and s(er)^r (j)ohn~
of forbes of cullquhon knyght~ in thair(e) helpyng and supple with~
{\} thair(e) {=deletion=} inherdance warr(e) folowar(is) and makar(is)
of the said soite at the {\} cors(s) of the said burgh~ of Ab(er)dene
{(& c(etera)(} {\\} The sa(m)myn Dai" (j)ohn~±voket the son~ ane of
the balyheis of the said burgh~ {\} avisitly oute of Courte yheide
to the m(er)kate cors(s) and opynly p(ro)clamyt {\} the land that quhilu(m)
Roger±willia(m)son~ duelt in {,} and ane±othir(e) litil sclate {\}
hous(s) liand in the chekar(e) quhilk(is) warr(e) the said Roger(is) {,}
to be sald as {\} movable gude {del} for {end} til ony" that wald
by thai(m) and gife maste for thai(m) {,} {\} be±cause of xv±lib~
g(ret) xij±s~ g(ret) aucht~ of alde be the said Roger(e) of {\} the
Reste of the king (j)amys finance quhom god assolyhe {,} and this
{\} was done befor the hale multitude in the m(er)kate {,} as for
the firste {\} Dai" of this p(ro)cess {.} witnes {=partly erased;
no names=} {\\} {=three entries in Latin with different dates=}