Treasurer and Clerk to proceed to get the transference made with all convenient speed and if any unforeseen obstacle ocurr to call a meeting of the Committee for farther instruction. III 13. 1. Charter by Adam Bellenden, Bishop of Aberdeen, in favour of Bee It kend till all men be their pntis. Wee Adam bee the mercie of God bischope of Abd. with express consent and assent of the provest bayllzies and cōmunitie of the cittie of Old Abd. Doctor William Leslie princiepall of the kings coledg off the samen with express consent and assent of regants maisters memberes and conservitores of the sd. coledge The Commone weill of the samen in that pairt harde seen conseddered understand bee us but doce being ryplie advysed theirvpone To have grantit giwine and comittit and bee the tennor of their presence Gives and cōmitts to Our lovitts Williame Hay prin" wisitoure of the haill crafts of the said cittie and alswae the said William to be wisitour of the haill hamermen Thomas Angus wisitor of the haill weaveres John Andersone wisitour of the haill tayllziours James Andersone wisitour of the haill cordineres Alexander Wadie wisitour of the haill baxters Georg Challoner wisitour of the haill fleshers of the said cittie for the tym and to there successores wissitoures in all tymes to com full frie plaine Pour and authoritie vpon all and sundrie occupeires and excercisses of the saids crafts within the sd. cittie and colledge bounds and friedome of the samenes to correct and punish the trespasseres their onlawes amerciaments and echeats to be dewised and modiefied bee the saids wisitoures and their successores to vpetak and inbring to the cōmone weill and wtillitie of the saids crafts Blood and Blae excepted alsuae Wee ratieffie and affermes that nae friemane shall bee made of the saids crafts qhill hee bee examienat be the saids wisitours and their successores wisitoures of the sds crafts for the tyme and that hee be fundine be them ane sufficiant craftsmane and made his maisteres stike of work And that hee be provine wordye be his work to bee ane maister and admittit bee the 1 From a copy in the possession of the Hammermen Trade, Old Aberdeen. wisitoures of ilk craft for the tyme and present to ws ane able persone to [be] made freeman Sicklyk it sall be leesume to the saids wisitoures and their successores with the adwyse and councill of the prin" wisitoures of the saids crafts to mack statuts and ordienances for the cōmone weill of the saids crafts and good and honour of the said cittie And Sicklyk Bee their presence Gieves and grants full pour and commissione to the forsaids wisitoures and their successores to try the qualliefiecatioune abillitie substance and lautie of sick craftsmen as sall enter within the said cittie and Bounds of the sd. Coledge heirefter and sall report the samen to the provest and bayllzies of the said cittie princiepall and members of the said coledge for the tym that they may bee admittit according to the order of the sd. cittie Gievand and Grantand to the saids wisitoures and ilk ane of them wisitoures of the saids crafts and their successores ansuering to ws and our successores for all and sundrie their nighboures maisteres servants preintissis and occupieres at the sds. crafts for all faults that lyes wnder their correctione gin they leiw anie sick faults vnpunished or punish them vther wayes then they aught to doe of law and good conscience And that they doe Justice to all occupieres of the sds crafts at all tymes q" they ar required but feid or favore And giff anie occupeire of the saids crafts disobeyes or contemes the said wisitour or wisitoures for the tyme that they compleine to ws or our successores and wee cause them to be obeyed according to this pour Provyding allwayes that the saids crafts chuse nae wisitoures in tym coming but them that bee responsall to ans' to the toune conform to this pour and that they ans' to ws and our successors for the haill crafts and all things concerning them and their crafts when ewir they be requiered their too, And wee Bind and oblidge ws and our successores vith express consent and assent forsaid to warrant and defend all and sundrie the premiss to the saids wisitoures and their successores as said is contrare all most all as law will Prouyding all wayes that this present privieledges be nae wayes prejudieciall nor hurtfull to the full juriesdictione and bayllerie of the cittie of Old Abd. and old privieledges of the sd. Burgh and Vniewersitie of the said coledge payand theirfor yeirlie be the saids wisitoures and their successores to the present bayllzies of Old Abd. and their successores the sowm of twantie punds wsuall moe. at two termes in the yeir wittsunday and martiemass in winter be equall portiones with fywe punds in caice of fayllzie of anie termes payment in |