{~p278~} {(Curia balliuor(um) burgi de Ab(er)dene~ tent(a) p(er) balliuos
i(n) p(re)torio eiusd(em) p(ri)mo die \ mens(is) octobris Anno d(omi)ni millesimo
quadri(n)gen(tesim)o qui(n)quage(simo) sexto & c(etera)(} {\\} {=two entries
in Latin, one of which relates to the entry following it, written
in Scots=} {(Eod(em) die det(er)mi(n)atu(m) fuit p(er) assi(s)am q(uod) si
will(el)m(us) ryne belly stevenson~ & thomas \ harpar(e) prtueru(n)t p(ro)bare
leg(i)time q(uod) Alex(ande)r blendseil dedit illis licen[?] \ & bona(m)
volu(n)tate(m) se cond(ition)e alienj quiet(e) eru(n)t de suo s(er)uicio Sui
aute(m) no(n) p(ro)bau(er)[unt] \ s(er)uerint d(i)c(t)o Alex(and)ro ad t(er)miniu(m)
a(nnu)m toc(ius) conc(ur)ent(is) & ad hoc p(ro)ducend(um) (j)udex \ assigna(u)it
hora(m) t(er)cia(m) p(ost) meridie(m) isti(us) diei cu(m) (con)sensu & asse(n)su
vt(ri)us(que) p(ar)t(ium)(} The±quhilk hour(e) forsaide Alex(ande)r {<*ALI<}
blendseill comperyt in the tolbuth ande {\} the said p(ar)tyis will
of ryne belly±stevinson~ & thomas±harpar(e) to p(ro)duce lach[?] {\}
{>} {=in lh margin=} witnes {>} at he had giffin thai(m) licens
& leve to pas(s) quhar(e) thai walde as the act" thar(e)\vpon~ ber(is)
witnes {,} the±quhilk p(er)son~is fail(z)eit in thar(e) previs p(ro)dusyng
bot tha {\} askit at the said Alex(ande)r±blendseil wald suer(e)
at he gef thai(m) na leve [an]d {\} thai suld s(er)ve hym til thar(e)
t(er)me±dai {,} the±quhilk Alex(ande)r denyit & said {\} wald {=sic=}
no^t suer(e) in his awyn~ caus(s) And than dauid±meignes forspekar(e)
to w[?] {\} ryne {>} askit hym {>} to borch~ {"asked him to find
a security"} to do {<TL<} til Alex(ande)r±blendeseil at {"that
which"} law wald {,} the±quhilk(e) was {\} giffin hym be malcome~
of forbas {<jUD<} (j)uge in the said caus(s) {\\}