At a court held in the tolbooth of the burgh of Aberdeen on 22 June 1480, David Hill, burgess, was found guilty of inobedience to Philip Drumbreck, one of the sergeants, and for the breaking of a silver dish belonging to Master John Hay, rector of Crudan. He was ordered to give a pound of wax to the Holy Blood Mass.

Curia tenta in pretorio burgi de Aberdene per balliuos eiusdem xxii die mensis et anni predictorum quo die Dauid Hil burgen. dicti burgi accusatus de inobedientia et iniusta perturbatione Philippi de Drumbrek unius serjiendorum faciendi officium suum et de iniusta fractione unius crathere argentee venerabili viro magistro Johanni Hay rectori de Crowdan pertinentis negauit dictam calumpniam Unde leuata fuit assisa proborum burgen. infrascriptorum viz.: Alexandri Rede Alexandri Howisoun Dauid Symsoun Gilberti Waus Johannis Wormot Willelmi Hay Alexandri Nachti Andree Murray senioris Edmundi Hay Johannis Litstar Willelmi Andree Dauid Galychtlie et Jacobi Kennerty Qui jurati et diligenter ac mature auisati dixerunt quod Dauid Hil reus erat et conuictus de actionibus prenotatis Et pro perturbio serjiendi et fractione crathere adiudicatur in duobus amerciamentis curie et emendare dampnum ut jura volunt Et in parte emendere assisa ordinauit quod dictus Dauid dabit unam petram cere ad missam sancti sanguinis.