The provost, bailies and council appoint commissaries to set all their fishings and tacks, now vacant, to burgesses and indwellars of the burgh for five years immediately following the vigil of St Andrew coming.

The said day, the prowest, ballies, and counsell, with consent and assent of all the haill communite, thei beand circualie inquirit be the officiaris, na maner of person opponand nor sayand in the contrar, maid, creat, and ordanit rycht honourable men, that is to say, Thomas Menzes of Pitfoddellis, thar prowest for the tyme, Gilbert Menzes of Fyndoun, Sir Iohnne Rutherford, Andro Cullan, and William Rolland, thair verie lauchfull and undoutit commissaris, to set and prolong all and syndrie their fischings and takis, baitht to burgh and to land, now waikind and beand in thair handis, to burges and induellars the said burgh now actuallie, and to nane uthers {. . .} with power to the saids commissaris to set the said tacks and fisching for five years immediat followand the vigill of Sanct Androw nixt to cum {. . .}