The double figures denote that the year 1343 was the 15th of David II.'s reign if reckoned from his first accession, 1329; the 2d if counted from his restoration, 1342.
a The 6th year of William and Mary began the 13th February 1694, and (on the queen's death) the 7th year of king William, on the 28th December in the same year.