John Collison, burgess of Aberdeen, in honour of Almighty God, of his unspotted mother Mary and of all saints, for the welfare of the souls of himself, of Elizabeth Leslie, his spouse, of his parents, etc, grants to the curate and chaplains of the choir of St Nicholas an annual rent of 20 s from his lands on the west of the Gallowgate. In return they are to celebrate at the altar of St Michael an anniversary, viz: placebo and dirige on the vigil of the feast succeeding the day of my burial, and a Mass 'de nota' on the same feast, with other Masses during the ensuing week. And the collector of the chaplains shall cause a crier with a hand bell to go through the town inviting all people to pray for the souls aforesaid, and shall place a table with a proper cover over the granter's tomb, and shall furnish wax lights, and shall cause the sacrist to ring the church bells thrice at the anniversary and at the Mass, and shall do all other things customary at anniversaries.

Omnibus hanc Cartam visuris . . . Johannes Colisone burgensis de Abirdene Eternam in domino Salutem . . . Noueritis me in honorem dei omnipotentis eiusdemque intemerate genitricis marie omniumque sanctorum pro salute anime mee anime elezabeth leslie sponse mee animabus patris matris mee proliumque parentum et benefactorum moeurm eorumque . . . dedisse prouidis et discretis viris Curato et capellanis chori ecclesie parrochialis diui Nicholaij de Abirdene vnum annuum Redditum vigenti solidorum annuatim . . . de totis et integris terris meis Jacentibus infra burgum de Abirdene in vico furcarum ex occidentali parte eiusdem {. . .} dicti curatus capellani et eorum successores annuatim celebrabunt ad altare diui michaelis infra dictam ecclesiam vnum anniuersarium siue exequias defunctorum viz placebo et dirige prima vigilia proximi festi diem sepulture mee immediate sequentis ac missam de nota in eodem festo cum ceteris missis trigintalibus per ebdomadam sequentem et moris est pro salute animarum predictarum . . . Et demum collector dictorum capellanorum qui pro tempore fuerit proconem cum campana manuali totum opidum preire faciet in dicta vigilia vt incitetur populus ad orandum pro anima mea et pro animabus predictis tabulam super monumentum meum ponet quod pallio decente cooperiet luminaria cerea inueniet sacristam dicte ecclesie companas trina vice ad hujusmodi exequias et similiter ad missam pulsare faciet ceteraque omni alia et singula in similibus anniuersariis vsitata et consueta adimplebit {. . .}