Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

AYR BURGH ACCOUNTS
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Whit. 1541, £5. Schir Alexander Kar (same term), £2, 14s. 4d. Treasurer,
Stephen Prestoun, clerk (same term), £2. George Gude (same I54°-4i-
term), £l, 10s. The Provost, £5. The Treasurer, £5. Alexander
Mortoun (for keeping the knock, Whit. 1541), £l. For keeping the
hills, 6s. 8d. For keeping the hills and sands at midsummer, 2s.
Total, £37, 13s.
Annuals. A hogshead of wine to the Grey Friars, £3, 15s. To
the Black Friars, for Whit. 1541, £5, 12s. 6d. To the Cruives of
Cree, for Whit. 1541, £4, 9s. 6d. Total, £13, 17s.
Messengers, etc. To messengers, bringing precepts, king’s
letters, and the letters anent the wapinschawing, 8s. To send a
boy to Edinburgh with writings against the men of Wigtown, 4s.
To keep the last Exchequer compt, 6s. Total, 18s.
Common Work. To the Master of Work, £3, 6s. For timber
(including £15 to John Fallisdale), £16, 3s. 4d. Sawing timber for
the haven-work, £5, 10s. Mending firlots, 12s. Sewing the town’s
Arras, 5d. Total, £25, 11s. 9d.
Wine and Festivities. For powder at the birth of the prince, 6s.
Expenses at clerk-plays, £l, 6s. 8d. Bread and wine for them,
15s. 2d. For 2 quarts of wine to the Egiptianis quhen thai dansit to the
haillies, 3s. 4d. For a hogshead of wine that William Huchoun refusit,
£3,16s. 8d. For wine to the Queen, £5. Total, £ll, 7s. lOd.
Office Expenses. Candles at the last Compt, 2d. 2 quires of
paper and 4d. worth of ink_/or to mak sang bukis, Is. 8d. A quire
of paper for the Court-book of Alloway, 8d. The copy of a
summons, 2s. Total, 4s. 6d.
Credit Balance (from preceding Compt), £27, 11s. lid.
Grand Total, £114, 2s. 2d.1
Balance, £126, 5s. Id. Arrears, £121, Os. 2d., of which £8, 2s. 8d. (27m.)
ar takin of the comptar and dischargitfor evirfor poverte. Balance due,
£5, 4s. lid. Net arrears, £112, 17s. 6d.
Alexander Lokhart, Dean of Guild, 1540-41 Dean of Guild,
(audited Feb. 6, 1541/2) I54°'41’
Charge
Guild-entries—2 at 10 merks, 2 at 5 merks, 3 at 5s.—£20, 15s. (2811.)
The Pasche fines, £4. The offerings (to the day of the Compt),
£17,17s. The lairs (same period), £2, 0s. 8d. Receipts for 11 willis
and 8 unlaws, £6, 15s. 4d. Total, £51, Is. 4d.2
1 Should be £117, 4s. 2 Should be ^51, 8s.
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