Series 2 > Rentale Dunkeldense

MASTER OF WORK AT THE BRIDGE 285
labourers working at baling water (jactum aque) on the
south side of the river from March 18, 1511, to July 31,
1512, according to the book of Sir James Laudeir, super¬
intendent of that work, 31 lib. 13 s. 10 d.: David Gent
and his fellow masons with their servitors, constructing
a wall in the palace to retain lime, 9 s. 8 d.: Robert
Masone, mason, otherwise Cwnynghame, for his work at
squared stones, 158 feet at 4 d. each, 52 s. 8 d.: John
Brown in Dounde, master of the masons at the bridge-
work, at 12 merks in the year, from April 1, 1511, to
September 4, 1513, because too little progress was made
in the time, 10 lib.: the said John coming on one occasion
from Dunde to Dunkeld, in my Lord’s absence, and return¬
ing, in food and drink, 10 s.: John Cowtis, mason, for a
year from January 1, 1511, 18 merks, and for the year
from January 1, 1512, by reason of dearth (majorem
caristiam), 20 merks, in all, 25 lib. 6 s. 8 d.: James Masone,
mason, hired for 23 merks for 2 years from May 5, 1511,
30 lib. 13 s. 4 d. : and thereafter to November 11, 1513,
9 lib. 6 s. 8 d.: Alexander Murray and his servant, hired
permanently for the bridge-work, receiving 40 merks a
year for both, and as they had from the granitar 24 b.
barley and meal for 2 years from Martinmas, 1511, this
victual is deducted because allowed to the granitar at
half a merk the boll, 37 lib. 6 s. 8 d.: Andrew Marlzone,
mason, with his servant, for a year less certain days which
he is bound to put in, besides 2 b. meal given him, 18 lib.
5 s.: John Anderson, mason, in the quarry cutting stones
before he was hired, 24 s.: and for his labour for a year
from All Saints’ day, 1511, 10 lib.: and for a year there¬
after to Martinmas, 1513, 12 lib.: James Aysone, lie
prenteis, in clothes, fee, and other necessaries, and for
instruction in the craft from May 18, 1511, to Martinmas,
1513, receiving for clothes 20 s. annually, 3 lib. 4 s. 4 d. :
John Diykis, the other prenteis, as Aysoune, besides a
firlot of meal, in his fee from August 5, 1511, to Martin¬
mas, 1513, in complete payment, and for instruction in his
craft, 50 s. 8 d.: expenses involved in building lie Iwge
(casa) for the masons, 6 lib. 12 s. 7 d.: servants in the