Extracts from the Accounts: Deans of Guild, 1555-6

Pages 362-369

Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557. Originally published by Scottish Burgh Records Society, Edinburgh, 1871.

Citation:

Deans of Guild, 1555-6

THE COMPT of James Barroun, Dene of Gild in the Towne of Edinburgh, in the yeir of God ane thowsand fyve hundredth fyftie and sex yeirs, randart to the auditors undirwrittin, the xxiiij day of Februar, the yeir of God Jm vc lvij yeirs, in the tolbuyth of the samin.

Auditores.

Mr Jhone Spens, presedent.
Mr Jhone Spens, baillie.
David Forrestar.
Edward Howpe.
James Curie.
Jhone Dowgall.
Adam Fullertoun.
Robert Henry soun.
Thomas Reidpeth.

CHARGE.



Item, in primis, I am to be chargit with Sanct Gelis peice, on Sunday, the vj day of October, rassavit fra Robert Cuninghame and his marro,			xxxiij^s	vj^a
[The " Peice Silver " was received on every Sunday throughout the year, on " Yuill day," and, in September, " on the first day quhilk was Sanct Gelis day."]
Summa of the haill charge of the peice, of this instant yeir, is		lxix^li	ij^s	xji½^d
Item, I am to be chargit with the nomer of the Schippis, this instant yeir, quhilk extends, as the buik beris, to the nomer of the lxxvj schippis:—
Summa of the money of the haill schippis extendis to			liijⁱⁱ	iiij^s
Heir eftir followis James Barronis charge of Burgess and Gild, contenit in the lokit buik:—
[The dues of entry varied from 6s. 8d. to 15 lib., and were received from twentysix burgesses and guild brethren.]
Summa of the burgess and gild, baith togidder, extendis to, this instant yeir	j^c	ij^li	vj^s	viij^d
Item, I am to be chargit with the Choppis of the kirk, and at the fute of the kirk yaird of this yeir:—
[Twenty-two entries, as in the previous year.
Summa of the choppis,				xxvj^ll
Item, I am to be chargit with the Layers of this instant yeir:—
[Eleven entries, amounting to 59s 4d.]
I am to be chargit with the four greit Goldin Canduilsteiks of this instant yeir:—
[Twenty three entries, amounting to 6 lib. 12d.]
Item, I am to be chargit with the Silver Candelsteiks this instant yeir:—
[Amongst the entries, fifty two in number, occur the names of the "fraternities" of "Sanct Anna,Crispiniani," "Sanct Loye," "Sanct Jhone," "Sanct Cowbart," "Sanct Anna," and "Sanct Cristell." The total is 33s. 6d.]
The charge of Sanct Gelis arme this yeir:—
Item, upone Relict Sonday and Sanct Gelis day,				ij^s

Unlawis:—



Item, fra Jhone Mosye, for bying of malt in the mercat,				xl^s
Item, James Cranstoun, for breikin of the act maid for nychtborheid,				xx^s
Summa,				iij^li
Summa totallis is	ij^c	lxiiij^li	ix^s	v½^d

DISCHARGE.

The Exoneratioun of the Dene of Gild, of this instant yeir, vj° Octobris, anno 1555, to the fourt day of October, anno 1556:—



Item, in primis, on the xij day of October to ane warkman, and for hadder to burne Inglische buiks on the mercat croce,			xviij^d
Item, to Henslie, for rynging of the bellis on Salmes evin,			ij^s
Item, to ane maisoun to hew the blew sliddry throuch at Sanct Salvator dure,			ij^s
Item, for ane daill and ane half to the stepill dure,			vj^s
Item, for maikne of ane dur to the steippill,			iij^s
Item, for bands, nalis, loks, and twa keyis to it,		xij^s	viij^d
Item, for translaitting of the lok of the nether dur of the stepill,			ij^s
Item, for ane lok stapill, and redding of the nether kirk yaird yeitt,			viij^s
Item, to warkmen to clenge round about the kirk agane Yuill,		vj^s	x^d
Item, to Peit, belman, and the doctor,			[blank]
Item, for skowring of the brass laterne agane Yuill,			xij^d
Item, coft vij jestis to be ane tirleis to the deid banis at the south kirk dur, and to mend the maissoun luge that was decay it,		iiij^ll	xvj^s
Item, to iiij workmen to bring thame to the kirk dur,			iij^s
Item, for yj dalis, to be sarkin to the massoun luge,			xxiiij^s
for the peice warning, to Pait and the doctor,			ij^s
Item, for sawing of iiij of thame, to be sarkine,		iij^s	iiij^d
Item, for sawing of iiij jestis, to be the tirleis, and to mend the massoun luge,			iiij^s
Item, to Hennislie to cast the deid banis in the west teirleis,			iij^s
Item, for iij^c sclait to mend the massoun luge,			xxxvj^s
Item, for carrage of thame to the luge,			vj^s
Item, for making of the holls in the kirk wall to the terleis,			iij^s
Item, for leid to yeit it,			ij^s
Item, to ane wrycht for making of the teirleis, and mending of the massoun luge, ij oulks,			xxxvj^s
Item, for garroun nalis, plantior nalis and durnalis to the sarkin, and ane bot irne to the terleis,			xiiij^s
Item, to Thomas Barnat, sklater, for tyrring and theikin of the masoun luge,			l^s
Item, for vj leid lyme and xxiiij leid sand to it,			xviij^s
Item, for watter to it,			xij^d
Item, for ane chyst of eistland buird to the provest seitts,			ij^svj^d
Item, to the glaissinwrycht to tak down pannells of glass on Candilmes day, and putting up of thame,			ij^s
Item, for ane act rasit out of the buiks of counsale anents the weychtis and mesors, be the command of Picbart Carmichaell, bailye,			jj^s
Item, for taikin doun and mending of glass pannells in Sanct Salvator yll, contenand xx fute new glass, pryce of the fute xviij^d; sunmma			xxx^s
Item, in the same yle, xxviij fut aid glass, pryce of the fute yj^d; summa			ix
Item, in the jowall hous, ix fut of new glass and ix fute aid glass,			xviij^s
Item, in Sanct Antonis ile, vj fut of new glass, with xxxv fute aid glass,		xxvj^s	vj^d
Item, in the same yle, ij fute new with v fute auld glass,		v^s	vj^d
Item, in Sanct Thomas yle, xv fut new glass in the heich round, and ix fut auld,		iiij^s	vj^d
Item, iij pannellis auld glass, contenand xiiij fute,			xij^s
Item, above the queire, iiij panells, mending and setting in new leid, contenand xxxvj fute, and vj fute new glass,			xxvij^s
Item, the windo above the ravestre, iij pannells contenand xxiij fute new glass, and vij fute auld,			xxxviij^s
Item, in the Consistre yle xvj pannells, v^xx xij fute new glass, and the O in the heid of the said windo, contenand xxx fute new glass; summa of the haill new glass in the said windo,		x^li	xiij
Item, in the said yle xij pannells aid, contenand iii^xx xvj fute, and the west windo, contenand xiiij panualls ald, contenand lvj fute, all set in new leid; summa		iij^l	xvj^s
Item, in the Halyblude yle, xxxiij fute new glass,		xlix^s	vj^d
and vj fute new glass,			ix^s
Item, in the same ile, iij^xx xiij fute aid glass,			xxxvij^s
Item, in the queir, above the organis, xviij fute aid glass and ane fute new,		x^s	vj^d
Item, ane pannell above Sanct Paull's altar, contenand viij fute new glass and ij fute ald,			xii^s
Item, in Sanct Gabriall's yle, viij fute new glass, xxvj fute auld,			^s
Item, in Sanct Johne yle, iiij fute new glass,			vj^s
Item, above the quier, ix fute new glass and xx fute ald glass,		xxiij^s	vj^d
Item, above the knok, ane pannall, contenand vj fute, ij syndrye tymes mendit,			vj^s
Item, for Ivijⁱⁱ weycht of glass bands, price of the pund, ix^d; summa		xiij^s	ix^d
Item, for bringing of ane standart and ledders, and changein of thame to the glaissinwrycht sindry tymes,			xv^s
Item, for mending of the paill that hingis befoir the hye altar,			ij^s
Item, for mending of the powpat,			ij^s
Item, to ane warkman to cleinge the luge,			iij^s
Item, to Sir Jhone Symsoun, on Palme Sonday, for singing of the Passioun,		ij^s	vj^d
Item, to Sir Thomas Reith, ane elne of blak stemming, for the coppye of the gild lawis,			xxxvj^s
Item, to Howme to buy bussomis to swepe the kirk at Yuill, Paische, and Witsonday,			xviij^s
Item, to Pait and the doctor on Paische-day for [blank]			ij^s
Item, for the irnis at the kirk dur, meill merkat, flesche merkat, and workmanschip,		iiij^li	xviij^s
Item, for skowring of the brasin lettron at Paische and Witsonday,		iiij^s	ij^d
Item, to Pait and the doctor on "Witsonday, for keiping of the kirk,			iiij^s
Item, for tawch candils, all winter, in the windois of the kirk,		xxxij^s	iiij^d
Item, for cords to the skallet bells, this yeir,		vij^s	ix^d
Item, for keiping of the sepulcur at Paische, viij dayis and viij nychtis,			viij^s
Item, for v half punds candills to the pane befoir the hye altar,			x^s
Iem, to George Jhonstoun for xj punds and ane half walx to the greit candilsteiks this yeir,		xxxiij^s	iij^d
Item, for thre ellin of lynning to the fount,		V^s	vj^d
Item, at Witsonday, for geirss, watter haids, and dow,			xviij^d
Item, for ane cord to the lamp of the queir,			vj^d
Item, for uly to the knok,			xij^s
Item, for keiping of the font at Witsonday,			ij^s
Item, for dychting of the guitters in the yeir,			xxx^s
Item, for ane key to the eist kirk dur,			xxx^d
Item, for ij hingand loks to the irnis at the kirk dur,			ij^s
Item, for iij^m ix^c Dundie sklaytts to the body of the kirk, fra the stepill west to the west kirk dur, price of the j^m, v lib.,		xix^li	x^s
Item, for careage of thame to the town, ilk thowsand xij^s		xlvj^s	viij^d
Item, for bering of thame to the wark abone the kirk,			ix^s
Item, for thre dozone viij daillis to the gutters of leid and [blank] of the work,		viij^li	xvj^s
Item, for bringin of thame to the work,			ij^s
Item, for twa aikne treis to be clatts to the new thak,			xxvj^s
Item, for aucht firne sparris to be clattis,			viij^s
Item, for dowbill garroun nalis to the wark,			v^s
Item, for ane mast to lay under the leid, and bringing up of it out of Leyth,		lvij^s	vj^d
for sawin of it,		ij^s	vj^d
Item, for sawin of twa gestis to be clattis, and xxxij dalis to be serkne,		xlij^s	viij^d
Item for singill garroun nalis to the clattis,		xij^s	vj^d
Item, for plantiour nalis, lidne nalis, and dur nalis to the lacht, and uther wark,		iij^li	iij^s
Item for ane wricht iiij oulkis,		iij^li	iiij^s
Item, to ane warkman to red the kepill feit, and uther labour, iij oulks,			xxvij^s
Item, for v dozone viij laidis of lyme,		iiij^li	xvj^s
Item, for iij dozone sand andiiij ladis,	iij^li	vj^s	viij^d
Item, for waiter to the wark,			xxij^s
Item, for the slatters for thikne of iiij rud xxiiij eln new thak,		ix^li	viij^s
Item, for pointing of the haill kirk, and beting of the faltis of it,			iiij^li
Item, to Jhone Werre, powdermaker, for casting of the lidne gutters, and mending of thame,	iij^li	vj^s	viij^d
Item, to ane masoun for rasing of the turnepyk heid, and rasing of ane gavill wall,			lv^s
Item for ane eistland buird, and bringing out of Leyth and sawing of it to mak ane new dur besyde the jowell-hous,		x^s	iiij^j
Item, for aucht burdis to the thre west new windokis and new dur and crukis, iij slottis, with stapillis to the windois and dur, and ij crukis to the font,			xlvij^s
Item, to ane masoun to mak cruke holis, slott holis to the windois, dur, and font,			v^s
Item for twa stane leid to the cruik holis,			xvj^s
Item, for ane lok to the new dur,			x^s
Item, to the slaters' drinksilver,			iij^s
Item, for sowping of the kirkyard [blank], wattering of it in somer to Sanct Gelis day,			xvj^s
Item, for clenging about the kirk at Sanct Gelis day,			ij^s
Item, for scowring of the brasin laternis,			ij^s
Item, for painting of Sanct Geill,			vj^s
Item, for baring of him to the painter, and fra,			vj^d
Item, for mending and polesing of Sanct Gelis arme,			xij^d
Item, to Pait and the doctor, on Sanct Gelis day, for the keping of the kirk,			iiij^s
Item, coft viij laid lyme to paint Sanct Marye Chapel],			xviij^s
Item, for xxiiij laid sand,			viij^s
Item, for waiter to it,			xij^d
Item, for ijc slatis, and bringing up of thame to Sanct Marye Wynd,			xxiij^s
Item, for ane daill to be laucht to it,			iiij^s
Ietm, for sawing and quartering of it,			xviij^d
Item, to Alexander Robesoun, tailyeour, for mending of Sanct Gelis capis,			x^s
Item, for dichting and mending of the glassin windoks in the ravestre,			vj^s
Item, deliverit to Thomas Todrik, officiar, the xij day of November, as ane act proportis, maid thairupoun, the sowme of			v^li
Itsert, to Maister Alexander Logye, the xvj day of Februar, as ane act proportis,			xl^s
Item, for painting of the bred of Sanct Mary Wynd,		vij^s	viij^d
Item, to Doctor Drummond, for his yer's fie,			xx^li
Item, to Howme, that kepis the kirk, his yer's fie,			xl^s
The officers' feis:—
Item, to Richard Trollop, at command of the counsell,			v^li
Item, to Alexander M'Gachane,			iij^li
Item, to David Windiyettis,			iij^li
Item, to George Cranstoun,			iij^li
Item, to George Gourlay,			iij^li
Item, to "William Nicoll,			iij^li
Item, to William Couttis,			iij^li
Item, to Patrik Barroun,			iij^li
Item, to James Henderson,			iij^li
Item, to Jhone Wachlop,			iij^li
Item, to Richard Plumbar,			iij^li
Item to Maister Alexander Logy,			iij^li
Item, to Allane Purves,			iij^li
Item, to Thomas Hall,			xl^s
Item, to Thomas Watsoun, glassinwricht, for his yeris fie,			iiij^li
Item, for my awin fie and my chapellres,	x^li	xiij^s	iiij^d
Summa of the haill discharge, is		ij^c	xxij^lib

The xxvij day of Februar, the yeir of God J^m v^c lvij yeris.James Barroun's compt foresaid, dene of gild in the yeir of God Jm vc Ivj yeris, beand maid baith charge and discharge, had and considerat, the auditouris underwrettin chosin be the presidentis and counsall thairto, findis the said comptar restand awand to the gude town the sowme of fourtie twa pundis nyne^s v^d and ½. In witness of th quhilk the said comptar hes subscryvit this present before the saidis auditors day, yier, and place foresaidis.

[This report is not subscribed by the auditors, nor by the "comptar" The following addition to the report is signed by Mr Alexander 'Guthrie, town clerk:—]



Item, allowit to the compter quhilk he .forzet out of his present compt throu negligence, the ordinar fee of Andro Mansioun, extending to	x^mks

And sua restis the compter awand to the gude town the sowme of threttye fvye pund sextene shillings j^d ob^s; quhilk sowme wes ordanet to be deliverit and payit to James Carmichaell be ane act maid be the counsall thairupon, in part of payment of ane mair sowme restand awin to him be the gude town, as the act, maid the xxvj day of Marche 1557 yers, proportis.
Guthre.

[The "mair sowme restand awin" to James Carmichael appears to refer to the balance of 101 lib. 15s. 8d. due to him on his account for the year 1552-53, for which he did not take credit in his subsequent accounts. There was a balance of 21 lib. Is. ½d. due by him on hia account for 1554-55, with which he charged himself, along with the " Pece silver," in his account for 1556-57; and in 1557-58 he charged himself with the balance of 35 lib. 16s. l½d., due by James Barron on the account for 1555-56, which, the above report bears, " wes Arpanet to be deliver and pay-it" to him. It was not until February 1561 (see page 343) that James Carmichael got a settlement of the balance on his account for the year 1552-53.]