The xix dai" of the moneth~ of (j)unij {(Anno d(omi)ni & c(etera)(}
and sextee {,} comperit {\} befor the Ald(er)man of the burgh~
of ab(er)dene and certane othir(e) p(er)sounes of {\} Counsaile {,}
simon±brass(s) and (j)oh(n)±hayne burge(z) of Edynburgh~ on that\±a partie
{,} and (j)ohn~±wright~ maist(er) {<AND sleich~ awy(n)nar(e)<} (j)oh(n) of
petty(n)dreich~ {\} awy(n)nar(is) of a keilschip now p(re)sent with~in
the havin of this burgh~ {\} on that±othir(e) partie anence the
debat(is) movit betuex thai(m) bath~ anence {\} the frachti(n)g of the
said schip {,} and anence the licence that the said {\} Simon
{<ALLEGIT<} and (j)oh(n)±hayne allegit that the said (j)oh(n)±wright~
& {\} (j)oh(n) of pettyndreich~ had grauntit thai(m) to lay on land
in ab(er)dene {\} vj chald(er) of salt {,} the said parties su(m)myttit
thai(m) to the ordinance {\} of the said Ald(er)ma(n) and p(er)sounes
of counsaile {,} And syne becaus(s) the chart(er)\party of thair(e)
frachting was noght~ p(re)sent {>} the±quhilk ald(er)ma(n) & counsaile
{>} {<WE<} {>} {=in lh margin=} [?]th~ {[with[} consent of bath~
the {\} [?]d {[said[} parties has {>} remyttit the endi(n)g {\} of
al the said debat(is) to thair(e) (j)ug(is) ordinar(e) at hame {,} {<TO
BE<} and thai haue {\} {<H<} ordanit that now in the menetyme
the forsaid(is) simon and (j)oh(n)±hayne {\} sal pay to the said (j)oh(n)±wright~
and (j)oh(n)±petty(n)dreich~ vij lib~ x s~ in parte {\} of payment of
the fracht~ of the salt {>} but p(re)iudice of ony party {>} and
the remanand of the fracht~ {\} eft(er) as it sal# #be (j)ugit at
hame thai" sal pay" as affeir(is) for the±quhilk {\} payment the
m(er)chand(is) sal lay sufficient gud(is) apon the schippis bothu(m) {\\}