| Description | Aberdeen Universities, King's College, Instrument Magistrates of Aberdein contra Principall & regents of the old toune Colledge … 20 Dec 1668. Notarial Instrument taken after the riot by King's students who attacked the house of Donald Munro, Stablier, in New Aberdeen. The students were looking for Marischal students who were boarding at the house at the time.
'Notarial Instrument taken on behalf of Gilbert Mollison, baillie of Aberdeen. Magistrates of Aberdeen contra the principal Alexander Middleton, sub-principal Patrick Sandilands and regents of the old toune College: William Johnstoune, Robert Forbes and Andrew Massie and Patrick, Bishop of Aberdeen. Regarding the brawl between the students of King's and Marischal Colleges, 20th December 1668, signed Jacobus Kennedy Notary Public; See C. McLaren's article 'Affrichment and Riot: Student Violence in Aberdeen, 1659 - 1669', Northern Scotland, Volume 10, 1990; FRAGILE |