{~f63r~} {(Curea burg(i) de ar i(n) p(re)torio te(n)t(a) cora(m) p(re)postito
& ballis =(sic)= eiusd(em) xij^o die me(n)s(is) m(ar)tij Anno \ d(omi)ni
mile(si)mo cccc^m^o l s(e)c(und)o Sect(is) uo(ca)t(is) & c(e)t(era)(} {\\} {(quo
die(} {<IS<} it was statut^t & ordin^t be ane~ worthy inquest
of y^e best & {\} y^e worthiast y(ir) four men q(ua)rtar(is)±maist(er)is
of ye watt(er) Alex~±ott(er)burn~ {\} {~f63v~} Tho(m)±wil(z)a(m)son~ {\}
{<WIL of dregarn~<} mechel±mason~ & wil of ble(n)canop & to by al
gud(z) cu(m)and {\} (j)n be se to y^e (com)mon~ p(ro)fet(z) of y^e fremen~
of y^e town~ for a (z)er nest folowand {\} y^e date of y(ir) p(rese)nt(is)
And gif y(ir) men~ can~ nocht by y(ar) gud(z) worth silu(er) yai {\}
sal ask counsel & be avisit w^t a part of y^e best & y^e worthiast
of y^e sta(n)dand {\} (com)niss(on) {=sic=} & wirk w^t counsel of yai(m)
And gif ony oy(er)is men~ byis ony gud(z) oy(er) {\} ya(n) yir q(ua)rtar(is)maist(er)
to yar(is) aw(i)ne p(ro)fet(z) i(n) fraud of ye town~ yai sal be arest^t
{\} & byde y^e dynt {"force"} of y^e (com)mon~ law for yar(is) bying"
And ilke q(ua)rtar(is)maist(er) sal {\} haf tyl his fe of ilke bate
a skar tyl his fe toged(er) w^t his aw(i)n skar {\} And y^e refus(s)
of y^e gud(z) sal be boch to y^e p(ro)fet(z) of y^e fre±men~ [?]nd {=first
letter blotted out=} naman~ {\} out dwelland w^tout y^e town~
sal haf a skar of y(ir) gud(z) bot yai y^t ar {\} in# #duell#and al±an(er)ly
i(n) tyme~ cu(m)ing And nowy(er) man~ na wif in# #duell#and na w^t\out
sal haf a skar bot yai y^t walk(is) & ward(is) w^t y^e town~ al±an(er)ly
& paiis {\} y^e chalm(er)lan~ (z)eld & kepis ye charg(is) of y^e town~
(j)t(e)m yai haf ordanit y^t {\} na man~ haf a skar na wif bot yai
cu(m) in p(ro)p(er) p(er)son~ or yar(is) wif for yai(m) {\} (j)n tyme~ cu(m)ing
(j)t(e)m y^e co(mon)ite has gratt^t {=sic=} to (j)oh(n)±mure of caldwel
y^e land {\} lyand next apon~ his aw(i)n land w^t±in his dyk y^e±qwhilk
he made i(n) {\} y^e said gate y^t (j)oh(n)±q^t clam^t to [?] {=word
illeg=} y^e as y^e sand [?] {=illeg=} set apon~ ke(n)dy hil & about
sanc" (j)oh(n)is kirk to ye fre±men~ of y^e town~ And gif ony {\}
oy(er) man~ ya(n) yir men~ byis ony gud(z) to yar(is) aw(i)n behuf i(n) fraud
of y^e {\} town~ ye gud(z) sal be eschet to y^e fre±men~ of y^e
town~ & delt amang {\} yai(m) & y^e p(er)son~is chalang^t & abyde
(com)mon~ law & na gud(z) hows^t quhil it be {\} bocht bot abide i(n)
y^e bate vnd(er) y^e samy(n) payn~ of ye gud(z) & it be howsit {\\}