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Expand 1 - Aberdeen City: Minutes of Meetings1 - Aberdeen City: Minutes of Meetings
Expand 2 - Aberdeen City: Deeds and Sasines2 - Aberdeen City: Deeds and Sasines
Collapse 3 - Aberdeen City: Town Charters3 - Aberdeen City: Town Charters
Collapse A1 - Aberdeen City: Town Charters, First SeriesA1 - Aberdeen City: Town Charters, First Series
1 - Aberdeen City: Charter granted by William I granting Free Guild to burgesses of Aberdeen, Moray, and north of the Mounth
2 - Aberdeen City: Charter granted by William I granting exemption from tolls on goods to Burgesses of Aberdeen
3 - Aberdeen City: Copy of Charter granted by William I granting exemption from tolls on goods to Burgesses of Aberdeen
4 - Aberdeen City: Charter granted by Alexander II concerning rights & privileges of Burgh of Aberdeen
5 - Aberdeen City: Charter granted by Alexander III granting right to annual fair to the Burgh of Aberdeen
6 - Aberdeen City: Charter granted by Alexander III taking the burgesses of Aberdeen under his peace and protection
7 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by the Keepers of Scotland appointing a commission to settle dispute between Burghs of Aberdeen and Montrose
8 - Aberdeen Burgh: Letter of complaint from the Prepositi and Burgesses of Banff to the Keepers of Scotland concerning the holding of markets
9 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I granting the forest of Stocket to the Burgesses and community of Aberdeen
10 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I confirming right of Burgh of Aberdeen to a fair on two weeks following Holy Trinity
11 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I granting perpetual feu of Burgh of Aberdeen and forest of Stocket to Burgesses of Aberdeen
12 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I to Burgh of Aberdeen concerning transfer of right of assize upon ale and fish
13 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I to Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen confirming all liberties, laws, and rights formerly possessed and allowing punishment those who walk armed in the Burgh against the Statutes of the King
14 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert I freeing the Burgesses within and without Aberdeen Burgh of assizes on ale and red and white fish at all times
15 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by David II confirming the rights of Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen
16 - Aberdeen Burgh: Remission of Emnity by David II to Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen
17 - Aberdeen Burgh: Letters of reprisal of David II against Flemish merchants and tradesmen in the Kingdom of Scotland
18 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by David II concerning Scottish mercantile interest in Middleburgh, Zealand
19 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Alexander Called Ysaac, Burgess, to John de Edynhame, Burgess, of an annual feu duty of 20 shillings sterling for a piece of land in the Castlegate
20 - Aberdeen Burgh: Attested copy by John, Bishop of Moray, of a Charter of WIlliam I granting five crofts to the church of the Holy Mary of Kinloss
21 - Aberdeen Burgh: Transumpt from the Books of Council and Session of Charter of Confirmation by David II granting to Burgesses in Scotland exclusive rights to buy and sell within Freedom of respective burghs
22 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by Robert II granting to Andrew de Inchestur of the Lands of Rubislaw formerly resigned by John de Inchestur
23 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by Robert II granting to the Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen the lands of Rubislaw previously owned by Andrew de Inchestur
24 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by Robert III to the Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen concerning construction of a Court House in the Burgh
25 - Aberdeen Burgh: Obligation by James I that the Burghs of Edinburgh, Perth, Dundee, and Aberdeen be held scathless of payment of 50,000 merks for his ransom
26 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by James II relieving all lieges from Perth northwards of all customs on English goods excepting those on Cloth, victuals, and salmon
27 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by James II to the Merchants, Burgesses and Community of Aberdeen, relieving them of payment of all customs on salts and skins
28 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by James II altering commencement of the Aberdeen fair to the feast of St. Michael de Monte Tumba
29 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by James II empowering the Provost, baillies, and burgesses of Aberdeen to escheat wool, skins, and hides exported outwith the sheriffdom of Aberdeen without payment of the great custom
30 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by John Bannerman of Elsick to his Uncle John Bannerman of the lands of Cruives
31 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by John Bannerman of Elsick to the provost, baillies, and community of Aberdeen, of the lands of Cruives
32 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James III confirming an earlier charter of 1440
33 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James III granting to the Provost, baillies, councillors and community of Aberdeen the lands of Cruives resigned by John Bannerman of Elsick, in fee and heritage
34 - Aberdeen Burgh: Instrument of Sasine concerning the Lands of Cruives
35 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter granted by James III relieving the Provost, baillies, councillors, and community of Aberdeen of all customs on salmon caught in the Dee or Don, save those payable by strangers and unfree men
36 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James III appointing Andrew Wood of Overblairtoun, for his lifetime, Keeper of the Weigh House of the burgh of Aberdeen
37 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James IV confirming a decree of the Lords of Council concerning the rights of a charter granted by King Robert I in 1319
38 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James IV appointing Andrew Wood of Overblairtoun and his male heirs perpetual Keepers of the Weigh House of the Burgh of Aberdeen
39 - Aberdeen Burgh: Charter by James IV confirming privileges granted by James II in 1458
40 - Aberdeen Burgh: Copy of Charter granted by James IV creating the town of Torry a free burgh of Barony
41 - Aberdeen Burgh: Copy of Charter by James IV confirming lifetime appointment of Andrew Wood as Keeper of the Weigh House at Aberdeen
Expand A2 - Aberdeen Burgh: Town Charters, Second SeriesA2 - Aberdeen Burgh: Town Charters, Second Series
Expand A3 - Aberdeen Burgh: Town Charters, Third SeriesA3 - Aberdeen Burgh: Town Charters, Third Series
Expand K1 - Aberdeen City: Kinmundy ChartersK1 - Aberdeen City: Kinmundy Charters
Expand 4 - Aberdeen City: Chartularies and Feu Registers4 - Aberdeen City: Chartularies and Feu Registers
Expand 5 - Aberdeen City: Legal and Court Records5 - Aberdeen City: Legal and Court Records
Expand 6 - Aberdeen City: Financial Records6 - Aberdeen City: Financial Records
Expand 7 - Aberdeen City: Guildry Records7 - Aberdeen City: Guildry Records
Expand 8 - Aberdeen City: Letter Books and Correspondence8 - Aberdeen City: Letter Books and Correspondence
Expand 9 - Aberdeen City: Records of the Police Commissioners9 - Aberdeen City: Records of the Police Commissioners
Expand 10 - Aberdeen City: Maps and Plans10 - Aberdeen City: Maps and Plans
Expand 12 - Aberdeen City: Proclamations, Advertisements, and Notices12 - Aberdeen City: Proclamations, Advertisements, and Notices
Expand 13 - Aberdeen City: New Street Trustees 13 - Aberdeen City: New Street Trustees
Expand 14 - Aberdeen City: Harbour Records14 - Aberdeen City: Harbour Records
Expand 16 - Aberdeen City: Mortification Fund Records16 - Aberdeen City: Mortification Fund Records
Expand 17 - Commutation Road Assessment Books 17 - Commutation Road Assessment Books
Expand 18 - Aberdeen City: Rentals and Taxation18 - Aberdeen City: Rentals and Taxation
Expand 19 - Aberdeen City Electoral Registers and Poll Books 19 - Aberdeen City Electoral Registers and Poll Books
Expand 20 - Aberdeen Burgh: Feu Duties20 - Aberdeen Burgh: Feu Duties
21 - Aberdeen Burgh & Corporation: Register of Leases
Expand 22 - Tack Books of Mills & Customs 22 - Tack Books of Mills & Customs
24 - Aberdeen Burgh: Abstract of Dispositions granted by the Town's Trustees
Expand 25 - Aberdeen City: Education Records25 - Aberdeen City: Education Records
Expand 26 - Aberdeen City: Children's/Social Work Department Records26 - Aberdeen City: Children's/Social Work Department Records
Expand 27 - Aberdeen City: Tramways/Transport Department27 - Aberdeen City: Tramways/Transport Department
28 - Aberdeen City: Regulations and Conditions of Employment
Expand 29 - Aberdeen City: Burgh Surveyor's/City Engineer's Department Records (cataloguing in progress)29 - Aberdeen City: Burgh Surveyor's/City Engineer's Department Records (cataloguing in progress)
Expand 30 - Aberdeen City: Town Planning Department Records (cataloguing in progress)30 - Aberdeen City: Town Planning Department Records (cataloguing in progress)
Expand 32 - Corporation of the City of Aberdeen Public Health records32 - Corporation of the City of Aberdeen Public Health records

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