Occupation?

[1JC]

Hi.

Attached is a 1668 Dundee marriage record that I am having trouble transcribing.
What I have is...
David Abbat ______ and Barbra Stibles
being _____ gave up ye names _____  ____
_____.

I am mainly interested in the word after Abbat, hoping that it is an occupation.

[shanreagh]

I know nothing about 17thC writing but looking at it quickly it looks like Miller.

More skilled eyes yet to come.

[horselydown86]

David Abbat is a:  Sailler

ADDED:

...being (con)tracted* gave up y^(er)** names to be proclamed
And

*  I have interpreted the word contracted. 

Certainly this word ends with:  _tracted

In some other records it is written in full. 

He seems to be using a special character contraction for the:  con_

This can be seen more clearly in John Warden and Andrew wat's records.

**  y^(er) = their

[horselydown86]

The special character mentioned previously is similar to this (used in Court Hand), give or take an extra bend at the bottom.

[1JC]

That is great and it fits that he is a sailor.

Thank you very much.