Series 3 > Accounts of the collectors of thirds of benefices, 1561-1572

OF THIRDS OF BENEFICES 153
the occasioun of my lord Arranis leaving of the said abbay
in the meyntyme quha payed him of befoir,’ £40 ; paid to
Mr. Alexander Allardess, minister at Kirkcudbrycht, ‘ mair
nor is contened in the buke of modificatioun for the 61 yeir
and alsmekle for the 62 at command of a deliverance gevin
be the quenis majestic and lordis of secreit counsall thair-
upoun,’ £40 ; paid to [blank], reader at Newbyrne, for
1561 and 1562, £40.
Total, £23,920, 3s. 2fd.
Friars’ and Nuns’ Wages 1
To John Blynscheill, Francis Wrycht, Antony Stronoch,
Robert Keith, John Robertsoun, James Ramsay, Alex¬
ander Kay, William Symsoun and John Thomsoun, black
and grey friars of Elgin and Inverness, £144 ; to John
Cristesoun, John Adamsoun, Robert Jaksoun, John Doddis,
John Browne, John Fergussoun and William Gibsoun,
friars of Montrose and Dundee, £112 ; to John Greirsoun,
Thomas Lystoun and Henry Masoun, black friars of
Sanctandrois, £48 ; to David Alesoun, sometime a black
friar of Air, £16 ; to John Dennevall, Charles Home, Her¬
bert Stewart, James Cant, Mark Hammiltoun, David
Dawsoun, John Lethame, George Law, James Carrutheris,
James Fothringhame, John Leverance, Moreis Allane,
Thomas Wrycht, Thomas Lawtye, John Holland and John
Law, friars of Striveling, Glasgow, Lanark, Air, Drumfreis
and Kirkcudbrycht, £256 ; William Hendersoun, sometime
prior of the black friars of Striveling, £26 ; Hugh Cant and
John Furrow, friars of Roxburgh, £32 ; Bernard Stewart,
James Stevinsoun, James Richartsoun, Andrew Leyis,
James Hoppare, [blank] Blyth, ‘ Hopparis marrow,’ 2 John
Chapman and James Johnnestoun, eight friars of Edin¬
burgh, £128; Robert Riche, David Camroun, George
Eviott, John Johnnestoun, Robert Aitkin, Patrick Eilsoun,
1 Unless otherwise stated, the payment to each individual was £16.
2 ‘ Marrow ' means a companion, either male or female, or an * opposite
number.’