The council orders John Chalmer to be stopped from building on the lane and passage that goes to St Katherine's hill.

The said day, the haill consell, present for the tyme, ordanis John Chalmer to be stoppyt of the bigging of the Vennell and passage that gangis to Sanct Katherenis hill; and ordanis the prowest, baillies, and thair officiaris charge hym to desyst and ceyse fra bygging thairupoun quhill thai be forther awysytt, nocht the les thai lycent the said Johnn to byg alse heycht as the calsay, for saifty of his land of his nychtbouris land, swa the passage be nocht stoppyt; and protestit that this lycens hurt nocht the townis rycht.