William Strabrock, burgess of Aberdeen, with consent and assent of his son and heir William, for the salvation of his soul and those of his parents and friends, grants a quit claim to the altar of St James the apostle situated in the parish church of St Nicholas of Aberdeen, of an annual rent of 6 merks sterling . . . The charter is dated at Aberdeen on Saturday on the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the year 1340.

Vniuersis hanc cartam visuris vel audituris W . de Strabrok burgensis de Aberden eternam in Domino salutem . Noueritis me cum consensu et assensu Willelmi de Strabrok filij et heredis mei pensata vtilitate vite mee parentum et amicorum meorum et salute anime mee et animarum eorundem dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse nec non pro me et heredibus meis et assignatis quietum clamasse altari beati Jacobi apostoli in ecclesia parochiali beati Nicholai de Aberden situato sex marcas sterlingorum annualium reddituum perpetuo de terris subscriptis percipiendas {. . .} Actum datum et scriptum apud Aberden die Sabbati in festo annuntiationis beate Marie Virginis anno gratie millesimo trecentesimo quadragesimo