Refers to chapter meeting held on St Bartholomew's day when statutes of church were inspected. Declaration that the church of St Mary and St Machar will be a cathedral, baptismal and parochial church etc.

Omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filijs presens scriptum visuris vel audituris Ricardus miseratione diuina ecclesie Abbirdonensis minister humilis salutem in domino . Nouerit vniuersitas vestra quod cum anno domini millesimo ducentesimo sexagesimo sexto in festo sancti Bartholomei pontificatus nostri anno nono in capitulo nostro Abbirdonensi {. . .} statuimus et ordinamus de consensu decani et capituli supradicti quod ecclesia beate Marie et beati Machorij vna sit ecclesia et cathedralis baptismalis et parochialis {. . .}