Series 3 > Ayr Burgh accounts, 1534-1624

Master of
Work,
1549-50.
(42U.)
Treasurer,
1550-51.
(43f.)
(43^.)
110 AYR BURGH ACCOUNTS
Alexander Kennedy, Master of Work, 1549-50
(audited Jan. 6, 1562/3)
Charge
Received from Treasurer MacMillane, £26, 13s. 4d.
Discharge
For redding the great slop at the quay, and digging clay, £5, 8s.
For water-scoops and carrying clay, 6s. 8d. To James Masone,
for building up the slop and for his bounty, £14, 10s. 8d. For
sand, lime and clay, £2, 7s. 4d. A riddle for the sand, Is. For
one mattock, two shovels and two spades, £l, 12s. A stone-barrow,
6s. 8d. An iron bar to the Tolbooth door, £l, 6s. 8d. Timber to
mend it, 2s. For 3 fetter-locks for the Tolbooth, 15s. Mending the
firlot, 2s. Other odd jobs, 7s. 4d. The Master of Work’s fee, £l,
6s. 8d. Total, £30, 12s. ed.1
Credit balance, £3 IQs. 2d.
Robert MacMillane, Treasurer, 1550-51
(audited Jan. 6, 1562/3)
Charge
The town’s rental, £185, 5s. lOd. 15 burgess-entries at 5 merks,
£50. Total, £235, 5s. lOd.
Discharge
Fees. Mr. Neill Or (schoolmaster), £16, 13s. 4d. Mr. Wilham
Nedry (schoolmaster), for a half-year’s fee, £6, 13s. 4d. Alexander
Henderson, £5, 6s. 8d. Nicholas Scherer, £10. Thomas Cranstoun,
£8. Schir Alexander Kar, £ll, 13s. 4d. Schir Richard Miller,
£5, 6s. 8d. Mr. Gavin Ross, £10. The Provost, £5. Stephen
Prestoun, £4. More for his support, £2,13s. 4d. George Gude, £3.
The Treasurer, £2. Total, £90, 6s. 8d.
Annuals. The Black Friars’ alms, £ll. For wine to the Grey
Friars, £6, 4s. The Cruives of Cree, £8, 19s. Total, £26, 3s.
Commissioners’ and Travelling Expenses. Bailie John Kirk-
patrik and Thomas Nicol, for riding to Edinburgh when the town
was summoned for intercommuning with rebels, £18. To pur¬
suivants, £l, 5s. Running twice to Edinburgh, £l, 10s. Taking
afeld the Friars’ discharge from Exchequer, 6s. Messenger-boys, 8d.
Total, £21, Is. 8d.
Should be £28,