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

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ACCOUNTS OF COLLECTORS
Stewarte of Mynto (Striveling, Lanark, Dumbertane and
Ramfrew), £1311, 3s. 9d. ; Eustace Creichtoun (Kyle,
Carrik and Cunninghame), £110 ; Mr. Robert Creichtoun,
parson of Sanquhair (Wigtoun, Kirkcudbrycht, Dumfreis
and Annandardaill), £614, 9s. 5£d.; John Murray (Ber¬
wick, Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peblis), £398, 19s. 5^d. ;
Duncan Levingstoun (Edinburgh, Lynlythgow and Hading-
toun), £573.
The third of the abbey of Kilwynning, given up by the
collector of Kyle, Carrik and Cunynghame as ‘ restand
. . . because the terme of payment thairof wes nocht than
cum and sensyne the same is pait to the comptare,’
£466, 13s. 4d.; the rest of the third of the abbey of Paislay,
£666, 13s. 4d., common kirk of Welstoun, £40, third of
parsonage and vicarage of Govane, £66, 13s. 4d., part of
the third (£58, 7s. 6d.) of St. Thomas’s and St. Ninian’s
chaplainries pertaining to Mr. Alexander Chalmer,
£11, 15s. 6d., all given up ‘ restand ’ by the collector of
Stirling etc. and since the making of his account paid to
and received by the compter, £785, 2s. 2d.
Total of charge, £13,705, 2s. l£d.
DISCHARGE
To Alexander Durehame, argentare to the king and
queen, part of payment of the expenses of their houses
and avery from 1 October 1565, when the compter entered
on his office, until the date of the present account,
£4833, 6s. 8d. ‘ by and attoure ’ £23,351, 13s. 4d. of which
the compter took allowance in his last account; to James
Merschell, ‘ furnessare ’ of the king’s house, in part pay¬
ment of the expenses thereof since 1 August 1567, £620 ;
to William Fairbarne, in part payment of the coals supplied
by him to the king’s house since same date, £40 ; to James
Dempstartoun, ‘ furnessare ’ of the queen’s house in Loch-
levin, in part payment of her expenses thereof since
her entry therein on 18 June 1567, £520; to Walter
Cokburne, ‘ furnessar ’ of the regent’s house, in part pay¬
ment of the expenses thereof, £260; to Sir William