{~p288~} {(xv^t^o die me(n)s(is) decembr(is) Anno d(omi)ni & c(etera) lvj^t^o(}
The Ald(er)man and counsaile has {\} ordanit {<THAT<} and deliu(er)it
that for the ame(n)d(is) maki(n)g be dauid±dun {<S<} {\} forthir(e)liar(e)
to be made {<AND<} til thomas±quelp {,} {<THAT<} as is befor writtin
{\} {<IT is<} Noght~±agaynstanding the ame(n)d(is) p(er)offerit and
done be the said {\} dauid {,} it is i(n)ionyt til him be v(er)tu
of his ath~ that in al tyme to# #cu(m) {\} the sa(m)myn dauid sal
keip gude hartli frendschip and kyndenes to the {\} said thomas
in al his Rightwiss(s) and honest querale(z) {,} as til his {\} carnale
brothir(e) for al the daijs of his {>} live {>} And he sal off(er)
his bonate {\} to the sa(m)myn thomas in name of xl lib~ to be Raisit
at the ordinance {\} and will of the Ald(er)man and counsaile forsaid
{,} thar(e)±of the sa(m)myn {\} dauid sal pay now to the dene of Ab(er)dene
{<RO<} maist(er) richard of forbes {\} x lib~ to the vs(s) of the
said thomas {,} or ell(is) iiij lib~ g(ret) at the owr# #cu(m)m#y(n)g
{\} of his schip in flaundr(is) {,} and give his obligac(i)on thar(e)apon
{,} and the {\} said dene sal (con)tent the said thomas of the said
soume p(ro)porc(i)onali at {\} the feest(is) of {<PU<} the purificac(i)on
of our(e) ladi and pasch~ next±tocu(m) but {\} dilai" {.} {<} And
the said thomas±quelp sal be sou(er)te {<} And the said thomas
{\} sal keip frendschip and hartli kyndenes to the said dauid
{<*AND G<} in {\} tyme to# #cu(m) {,} And give it sal happy"n thai(m)
to brek and keip noght~ this {\} frendschip in hartlynes(s) as is
befor writtin the Ald(er)man and counsaile {\} sal send thai(m) bath~
or at the lest him that brek(is) {,} to the king and his {\} {~p289~}
counsaile to be punyst as brekar(is) of law±borowe(z) and co(m)moune
{>} ma(n)sworn {>} distrub(i)lar(is) {\} of this burgh~ {,} that kan
noght~ be stancheit {,} And give thai keip this {\} frendschip
weil {,} the deen and the Ald(er)ma(n) and counsaile sal labour(e)
swa {\} that thai" sal haue na scath~ of the king for ony" thing
bi# #gane {,} And the said thom {\} and (j)ohn~±wod ar becu(m)myn
sou(er)te and lach~±borowe(z) that the said dauid±dun sal# #be {\}
vnhurt and vndistrub(i)lit be the said thomas brethir(e) that warr(e)
noght~ heir(e) {\} othir(e)±waijs than be the cours(s) of co(m)moune law
And at thai" sal ent(er) thai(m) {\} on viij {[days[} {=omitted=}
warnyng befor the ald(er)ma(n) and counsaile {,} to {<TA<} mak and
tak {\} ame(n)d(is) for the distrublance made betuex thai(m) and dauid±dun
forsaid {\\}