{Facsimile: <Charters, Writs and Public Documents of the Royal
Burgh of Dundee> no. 22, p. 18; whence transcribed} we Robert
duc of Albanye Erle of Fyf and of Menteth chambirlayn of Scotland
{,} makys it kennyt til al men {\} yat question~ and debate beand
movit of±before bytwene ye Burowys of Perth~ on ye±ta# #p(ar)t
{,} and of Du(n)de on ye±toyir# #p(ar)t {\} allegant and p(re)tendant
a sp(eci)ale f[?]dome {,} yat is to say {,} yat na shipp~ of auenture
in ye watyr of Taye wythin drumbay {?} {\} aucht to breke bulk"
or loss(s) {.} qwhil yai come to ye bryg(e) of Perth~ {,} ye burges
of ye burgh of Dunde sayand ye cont(ra)r(e) {\} yat is to say {,}
y^t yai had & hafe fre havyn to by al shippis comand on Auenture
wythin ye watir of Taye {,} ye saide(z) p(ar)ties {\} s(u)bmyttit yai(m)
of fre wil in c(er)tane fo(ur)me & man(er)e {,} til vs & til oure consaillie
vnsuspecc" apon~ ye saide cause {,} & heicht for {,} {\} yai(m)
& yair successour(e)s til haue ferme & stable for±eu(er)e±mare qwhat
we & oure said consaillie determynt dempt & decr(e)tit {\} yareapon~
{,} And yare±eftir ye nynetende day of maij ye yhere of g(ra)ce
mill~ foure# #hu(n)dreth and ye seconde~ in ye Frer(e)\kyrk" of Edynburgh~
{,} ye p(ro)curatour(e)s of ye burowys forsaide(z) {,} hauand full~
& plen(er)e co(m)mission~s vndir ye co(mon)e selys of ye {\} forsaide(z)
burowys {,} callit & app(er)and" before vs and oure consaillie vndir#
#wryt#in {,} yat is to say {,} Reu(er)ent(z) fadr(e)s in Cryst {\}
matheu Bysshape of glascu {,} and gilb(er)t bysshape of Abirdene
chanceller of Scotland willm {no abbr visible} ye grah(a)me lorde
of kyncardin {\} will(a)m of conyngh(a)me shirrave of Are {,} (j)ohn~
of levyngston~ lorde of ye Calentyr Rob(er)t of levyngston~ {,}
will(a)m of borthe\wyke will(a)m±Stewarde of Tevydalle (j)ohn~ of
daleyell~ knychtys {,} (j)ohn~±Rede (j)amys of Foulefurde of Edynburgh
{,} dauid\noble Thom(a)s of chilton~ of lythcu walt(er) of Tulach
{,} and Andreu±panter(e) of monross(s) [?]urge(z) {,} sene {,} herd
considerit {\} discussit & weyt al euident(z) reson~s & allegac(i)ons
p(ro)ponit on ye±ta# #p(ar)t and on ye±toyir [?] {[part]} we pr(ro)nu(n)ce
{,} det(er)myns & decretis {\} yat ye burch & ye burges of Du[n][?]
{[Dundee]} & yair successour(e)s [h]ase fredome to by ony schip
or schippis yat co(m)mys in ye watir {\} of Taye on auenture {,}
yat lykis to loss(s) at yair havyn nocht±agaynstandand o[n][?] [p](ri)[u]ilege
alleggit before vs in {\} ye cont(ra)r(e) thruch ye p(ro)curatos {sic;
ur or R omitted} of ye burch of p(er)th~ Qwharefore {,} we put
sylence to [?]ai(m) of p(er)th~ & to yair successo(ur)s {\} apon~ ye
saide question~ for±eu(er)e±mare {,} (j)n wytness(s) of ye±qwhilk±thinges
to yir pnte(z) {noabbrvisible} we haue gert set oure {\} Sele {,}
day yhere and at ye pl[?]e {[place]} forsaide(z) {\\}