On 3 November 1505, compeared John 'Patre', bailie, special mandatory of Alexander Reid, burgess, and did infeft sir John Reid, chaplain, in an annual rent of 26 s 8 d from the late Walter Aitken's land in the Chequer Row, and in another annual rent of 13 s 4 d from the late Patrick Nicholson's land on the west side of the Gallowgate. This done for the celebration of services for the souls of the said Alexander, his late spouse Marjory Cullen etc, at the altar of St Christopher within the parish church.

{. . .} personaliter constitutus Iohannes Patre vnus balliuorum burgi de Abirdene de speciali mandato Alexandri Red burgensis dicti burgi sasinam successoriam vnius annui redditus viginti sex solidorum et octo denariorum annuatim leuandi de tota et integra terra tam subteriore quam superiore quondam Walteri atkin Iacenti infra dictum burgum in le chakaraw {. . .} Et alterius annui Redditus trisdecim solidorum et quatuor denariorum vsualis monete scocie annuatim percipiendi de quadam terra quondam patricii nicholsoun pistoris Iacenti infra dictum burgum in vico furcarum ex occidentali parte eiusdem vici {. . .} domino Iohanni Reid capellano . . . deliberauit ad celebranda diuina suffragia pro salute anime dicti Alexandri anime quondam mariore cullan sponse sue parentum suorum benefactorum ac omni fidelium defunctorum ad altare sancti cristofori infra ecclesiam perrochialem dicti burgi situati {. . .}