Sir John Rutherford, alderman, in time of pestilence arranges protection for his family as he has to pass to Berwick to bring home lead for St Nicholas church.

The xv. day of Merche the yer forsaide Sir Johne Rutherfurd alderman Schew and declarit how he was to pass for the hambringing of Sanct Nicholes led to beruik and the countray was dangerfull throw this plage of pestlence for the uscheuing of perell that his wyf and his bairns be no{ch}t skaitit in tyme to cum that ther was in handis thre scoir pundis of the watter malys of the yer immediatlie bigane Ande Johne of Mar grantit the samyn and that he had xxxvli. of the saide yeris maile in his handis for the quhilkis he suld ansuer to the tone befor thir witnes Gilbert Menzeis and Thomas Leslie.