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{Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland Adv. MS 34.4.3, f. 60r - f. 60v, item 213}
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{Arbroath Abbey, "Registrum Nigrum'} {(OBLICACiO jOHAnNIS *FYFE
DE QUInQue LIBRIS AnNUI REDDITus IN ABBerDEN~ .)} {hand F} {item
213} {Begins in Latin} {Notarial dating clause = 12 March 1465
66. Agreement between (i)} {Malcolm abbot of Arbroath and the
convent and (ii) John of Fife, burgess} {of Aberdeen, concerning
nonpayment by (ii) of an annual rent of 100 s.} {Scots. (ii) undertakes
to pay it, obliging himself in "letters', the} {tenor of which
is given in Scots, beginning f60v ln 7.} *TIL AL & SINDRY QUHAYIS
KANAULAGe {.} Yir PreseNT LettRES SAL CUM {.} jOHNE~ OF FYF BURGESs
OF THE {\} BURGH OF AbBerDEN~ GRETHYNG" In GOD EUerLESTAND {.}
*zOURe VNIUerSITE SAL WIT ME TO BE OBLIST & {\} BUNDYN~ & BE YE
TENORe OF Yir PreseNT LettRES LELELY & TREULY BYNDIS & OBLISs
ME BE THE FATHT OFF MY BODY MYN~ AYRis & MYN~ ASSIGnaIS TIL A
VENerABiLE FADer In CriST *MALCOLME ABBOT OF ABerBRothoc AND {\}
TO YE conUEnT OF YAT ILK TO PAY conTENT & ASYTHT TO YAIm OR YARe
ASSIGnaIS MInSTeris ORe DEPUTis FYIF {.} {\} PUNDIS OF YE VSUALE
MONEY OF SCOTLAND AWAND TO YAIm OF TWA TerMYS BY GANE OF YE AN\NUALE
RENTis OF MY TUA LANDis LYAND W^TIN THE SAID BURGH~ {.} & AL OYer
TerMYS BEAND VNPAYT {\} OF THE zERis FOR-TO CUm QUHAT *SOMYS Y^T
EUer YAI DRAW TO {.} OF THE-QUHILKis {.} j NORe YAI CAn SCHAW
{\} NA QUHYTTANCE OR DOCUMEnT OF TO-GYDDer WITH YE HALDE AnNUALE
RENT OF THE FYRST FEFT\MENT AUTHT YAIm OF-BEFORe YE-QUHILKis AnNUALE
RENTis & SOmMESs QWHATSUmEUer BY PASSYT AND {\} FOR-TO CUm VNPAYT
BATHT OF YE ALDE & OF YE NEV TO BE EKYT & SOMYT & ADDIT TO THE
RE\UerSION~ THE-QUHILK j HAF OF THE SAID ABBOT & conUENT & TO
BE PAYT TO YAIm OR YAIRe ASSIGnaIS W^T {\} THE PriNCIPALE SOWM~
conTENYT In YE SAID REUerSION OR EUer YAI RESYNG" & GYF OURe THE
SAID AnNUALE OFF {\} MY FORSAID LANDIS TO ME MYN~ AYRis OR MYN~
ASSIGnaIS NO^TWYTH-STANDYNG" THE FORSAID ABBOT & {\} conUENT &
YAIRe DEPUTis MInSTERis & OFFICIARis {.} HAFAND FRE LICENCE FACULTE
& FREDOM~ TIL WSs {\} YAIRe RYCHT TO PUNDE & DESTRESs MY FORSAID
LANDIS W^T THE PerTINENC" & THE InHabITANTis OFF {\} YAIm FORe
YAIRe AnNUALE RENTis FORSAID ALS OFT AS MAY BE SEYN~ EXPEDIENT
TO YAIm {.} jN WITNESs {\} OF THE-QUIHYLK-THYNG" {sic} TO THYRe
PreseNT LettRES MY SEIL IS AFFIXIT AT AbBerDEN~ THE {.} XIJ {.}
DAY OF MARCH YE zERe OF GOD {.} M^C {.} CCCC^O {.} SEXTY & FYF
zERis {.} {\\} {resumes in Latin} {(.. *ACTA ERANT HEC InFRA BURGUm
DE \ *AbBerDEN~ . In CAMerA)} {(WILLiaMI ANDRE ..)} {Witnesses:
Mr William Nobile, monk; Mr Johne Lewyn~ston~, vicar of Inn<er>vgy;
Mr Alex^r fyf; Mr Andrea Writht, chaplain; Adam Craufurd, burgess
of Ab<er>d<ee>n; William Andree; Findlai Dauison~} {Notary: Robert

Leis, Aberdeen diocese}