Andrew Alanson, burgess of Aberdeen, and Christiana Cadzow his spouse, for the increase of divine worship, and in honour of Almighty God and the glorious Virgin Mary etc, grant to God and the altar of St Mary Magdalene in the parish church of St Nicholas, and to sir Robert Roull, chaplain, their land lying between the land of the late Robert Fraser's heirs on the north, Alexander Blinseil's on the south, and the king's highways on east and west; also two crofts within the zone of crofts; also an annual rent of 21 s 8 d from the late John Blinseil's lands in the Green, with an annual rent of 5 s from another of the late John Blinseil's lands in Footdee; said land, crofts, and annual rents amounting to 15 merks, less 2 merks of annual rent from said crofts sold by the said late John Blinseil to Master Duncan Lichton, chancellor of Aberdeen. To be held in alms from the granters, offering up the usual prayers. The granters further direct the chaplain to perform yearly a trental with Placebo and Dirige for the foresaid souls on Sunday and Saturday following the feast of Corpus Christi; the patronage of the said chaplainry to remain with the heirs of the granter.

Omnibus hanc Cartam visuris . . . Andreas Alanson burgensis burgi de Abirden et Cristiana Cadiou sponsa sua Salutem . . . Noueritis nos . . . pro augmentatione cultus diuini . . . in honore et veneratione omnipotentis dei et gloriose virginis marie . . . dedisse . . . deo et altari beate marie magdalene cituato in ecclesia parochiali beati nicholaii de Abirden et domino roberto roull capellano . . . totam et integram illam terram nostram burgagiam inter terram heredum quondam roberti fraser ex boriali parte ex una et terram Alexandri blindsel ex australi partibus ex altera et duas vias regias versus oriens et occidens necnon duo crofta jacentia infra territorium croftorum dicti burgi {. . .} necnon unum annuum redditum viginti unius solidorum et octo denariorum exeuntem annuatim de terris quondam Johannis blindsele jacentibus in vico viridi {. . .} cum uno annuo redditu quinque solidorum alterius terre ipsius quondam Johannis blindsele jacentis in fotino {. . .} quequidem terra supradicta cum croftis et annuis redditibus se extendunt ad summam quindecim marcarum exceptis dictis duabus marcatis annui redditus que ordinantur ad releuanda et warantizanda illa duo crofta supradicta de duabus marcis annnui redditus quas prefatus quondam Johannes blindsele vendidit . . . magistro duncano lichtoun Cancellario Abirdonensi Tenendos . . . in pura et perpetua elimosina . . . a nobis . . . Faciendo . . . orationum suffragia . . . Insuper volumus . . . quod dictus capellanus et sui successores capellani dicti altaris celebrari facient annuatim ad dictum altare unum trigintale cum placebo et dirige solempniter per capellanos dicte ecclesie generaliter ad numerum triginta capellanorum habitis honestis et hominaribus decentibus pro animabus nostris supradictis eourm sumptibus . . . in dominica et sabbato festum corporis Christi immediate sequentibus et Incipiendo in proximo festo datam presentium immediate sequenti et abhinc continuando . . . Volumus Insuper quod Jus patronatus dicte Capellanie . . . heredibus meis dicti Andree Alani . . . remaneat {. . .}