Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

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AYR BURGH ACCOUNTS
Treasurer,
1535-36.
7r.)1
Discharge
Fees. Schir William Reid (Mart. 1535 and Whit. 1536),
£4, 18s. 4d. Schir Alexander Ker (same two terms), £6, 13s. 4d.
To him, for keeping the books and vestments (same two terms), £2.
Stephen Prestoun (same two terms), £4. Schir John Bollok
(same two terms), £10. Mr. Peter Broune (same two terms),
£5, 6s. 8d. Robert Patersoun (same two terms), £20. Schir Thomas
Gylmeyn (same two terms), £l. Schir Thomas Rayth (same two
terms), £l. Mr. Gavin Ross (same two terms), £10. Given to him
at last compt, £l. Mr. Stephen Adamsoun, for Whit. 1536, £5.
Schir John Fayr, 17s. 6d. Schir Gavin Fullartoun, £20. Schir
George Blayr, £l. Alexander Mortoun, for keeping the knock
during Mart. 1535 and Whit. 1536, £l, 10s. Simon Lokart, for
keeping the sands at midsummer, 4s. Total, £94, 9s. 10d.
Annuals. For a hogshead of wine to the Grey Friars, £3,17s. 6d.
To the Black Friars, for Mart. 1535 and Whit. 1536, £7, 11s. lOd.
To the Cruives of Cree, for Mart. 1535 and Whit. 1536, £10, 19s.
Total, £22, 8s. 4d.
To Other Magistrates. The Provost, £l. Bailie Alexander
Lokart, £4, 3s. Total, £5, 3s.
Common Work. The Master of Work, £19, 13s. Murdoch
Neisbyt, for services to the town, 14s. 12 boards to the Grey Friars,
7s. A fetter-lock, Is. 6d. Jok Esdaill, for making the kirkyard
dyke, 8d. Total, £20, 16s. 2d.
Petty Expenses. Instruments, 12s. 4d. Sealing-wax, 6d.
Candles, Is. 4d. Making a seal, 2s. 8d. To arl a wine-ship, 4d.
Total, 17s. 2d.
Miscellaneous and Unexplained. Gevin tofillfurth ihe taxt send
into Franss, £22, 13s. To the Frenchmen who brought the wine
for the Grey Friars, £l, 11s. To a tinkler, 4d. For bread to some
thieves, 4d. Quentin Schaw, messenger, 10s. John Kessane,
flesher, 3s. James Taitt, 5s. Cuthbert George, 2s.
Total, £25, 4s. 8d.
Grand Total, £168, 19s. 2d.
Balance due, £25, 6s. 9d. And as for v li. of the samyn quhen he
prevys it sufficientlye payit to the monk of Kylmynning and he rvarnit
thairto the samyn to he defalkit to him and uthermayss nocht.2
Item the said Thomas is to he chargit at his nixt compt with v unce of
sewyn sylk for part of payment of Johnne Muris auld rest.3
1 The pages of this year’s accounts are bound up in wrong order.
2 Vide supra, pp. 28, 29.
8 Vide supra, p. 28.