The council decree that every neighbour of this good town who happens to be warned by their sacristan to go with St Nicholas' (their patron) board, and does not do so, shall pay as much to St Nicholas' work as the board was on the Sunday immediately preceding the Sunday he is warned to do so.

The said day, it is statut and ordinit be the said counsale, that euery nychtbour of this guid tounn, that hapnis to be varnit be thair secrestar lauchtfully to pas with Sanct Nicholace braid, thair patroun, and passis nocht with the same the day he is varnit to pas thairwith, [nocht] haiffand lauchfull impediment, that he sall pay als mekle to Sanct Nicholace verk as the braid was on the Sonday immediat preceden the Sonday he beis varnit to pas thairwith, vnforgevin.