Robert Rattray, younger, resigns the holy day's fishing of Dee and the assise boll which he had in tack of the said town, in favour of Alexander Rutherford, burgess of Aberdeen. Alexander is admitted to these for term of 10 years. He is to pay yearly to the town's master of kirk work 3 barrels of salmon at the Latter Mary day, or else 9 li Scots each year, at the said term.

The said day, the haill tovnn beyng as if afor writin, comperit in iugment Robert Ratray yovngar, and thair puirlie and simpillie resignit and our gaif in the prouestis handis, in name of the haill tovnn, the haly dais fische of Dee, and syise boll, with the pertinence vse and wont, quhilk he had afor in tak of the said tovne, and all rycht, and titile of rycht, he had, or mycht haue, thairto, in fauoris of Alexander Ruderfurd, burges of the said burgh, hes ares and assignais; and thairefter, the haill tovnn beyng conuenit, as said is, and circularie inquirit be Andro Menzeis, bailze, admittit and ressauit the said Alexander Ruderfurd thair tennent and takisman to the said haly dais fische and syise boll, vse and wont; and ordanit ane assedatioun to be maid to him, his ares and assignais, malis, burgessis, and actuale induellaris the said burgh thairupoun, for all the dais and termes of tene yeris nixt, and immediatlie following his enteres thairwith, quhilk enteres salbe at the day and dait heirof; the said Alexander, his ares or assignais forsaid, payand thairfor yeirlie to the tovnis maister of kirkwark for the tyme thre barrellis of salmond, full reid and sueit, sufficient merchand guid of the richtus bind of Abirdene yeirlie, at the letter Mary day, or ellis nyne lib. Scottis mone ilk yeir for the same, at the said terme; and als ordanit the keiparis of thair commend seill to seill him ane assedatioun thairupoun {. . .}