Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

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AYR BURGH ACCOUNTS
Treasurer,
1541-42.
(29V.)
Dean of Guild,
1541-42.
(3°r-)
Masters of
Work,
1541-42-
(29x1.)
(291)., sor.)
novellis of the weir, 6s. 8d. To George Andersoun, minstrel, for
passing with the toun to the raid of Lauder, £l, 5s. To run to the
bailies at Lauder to get advertisment gif the remanent of the toun suld
pas to the said army, 6s. 8d. To take an instrument when Bailie
Prestoun charged all persons to join the King’s army, 4-d.
^ Total, £4, 3s. 2d.
Grand Total, £288, Os. 4d.1
Balance, £70, 14s. Id. Arrears, £70, 7s. Balance of 7s. Id. paid
by the Treasurer who must answer for the arrears in his next compt.
Alexander Lokhart, Dean of Guild, 1541-42
(audited July 18, 1544)
Charge
Balance due at last Compt, £41, 2s. 2d. For the choir of Ayr at
Easter 1542, £4. The hand-bells for 1542, £l, 10s. Collections
from Feb. 6,1541/2, to Michaelmas 1542, £3, 10s. For three wilUs
in the guild-court, at 9s. each, £l, 7s. The lairs of the kirk, 7s.
Total, £51, 16s. 2d.
Discharge
Allowitfor Stevin Prestoun, £4. Allowed for John MacTeir, who
intromitted with the lairs of the kirk and could not pay through
poverty, £l, 5s. Mending the trance-door of the choir, and for iron
and lead to bolt it, 4s. 4d. The Dean of Guild’s fee, £2.
Total, £7, 19s. 10d.2
Balance due, £43, 16s. 4d.
Alexander and Thomas Kennedy, Masters of
Work, 1541-42
(audited July 18, 1544)
Charge
From Treasurer Wallace, £178, 2s. 5d.3 The price of 6 mill-stones
from the quarry, £2, 18s. 6d. Total, £181, Os. lid.
Discharge
The Haven-work. 27 chalders of lime, £9, 4s. Id. Carting it to
the haven and other expenses, including drinksilver, £4, 2s. 6d.
1 Should be ^281, 9s. 6d. 2 Should be £7, 19s. 4d.
1 There is no mention here of the other £5 given by Treasurer Wallace.