Extracts from the Accounts: Deans of Guild, 1554-5

Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557. Originally published by Scottish Burgh Records Society, Edinburgh, 1871.

'Extracts from the Accounts: Deans of Guild, 1554-5', in Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557, (Edinburgh, 1871) pp. 352-361. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1528-57/pp352-361 [accessed 24 April 2024]

Deans of Guild, 1554-5

1554-55.

Heir followis the Onoratioun of the Dene of Gyldis Comptis, that he is to be chargit with in anno 1554, and his entres in [blank] Octobris 1554 to October 1555:—



[James Carmichael, Dean of Guild.]
The Pece Silver gottin by procuratioun in the kirk.
[The usual details are given under this head. Under "Februar" is this entry:— "Item, Sonday, the thrid day, ressavit fra William Bauchop, becaus Johne Cunnynghame wes put in waird for wyne the samyn day." Under September, "Item, Sonday, the first day, quhilk wes Sanct Geillis day."]
Summa of the haill charge of the pece of this instant yeir extends to			lxxvj^li	xvij^s
Item, I am to be chairgit with the nomer of the Schippis of this instant yeir, quhilk extendis, as the buke beiris, to the nomer of foure scoir fyve schippis.
Summa of the money of the haill schippis, extends to			lix^li	x^s
Heir efter followis my charge of the Burgesses and Gylds, bayth togidder becaus thai are in the lokkit buke.
[Forty-one burgesses and guild brethren are entered.]
Summa of the burgesses and gylds bayth togidder extendis to, this instant yeir,	j^c	xl^li	vj^s	viij^d
I am to be chargit with the Choippis of the kirk, and at the fute of the kirkyard, of this instant yeir.
[Twenty-two entries, amounting to 24 lib.]
I am to be chargit with the Lairs of the kirk this instant yeir.
[Six entries, amounting to 1 lib. 6s.]
I am to be chargit with the foure greit Candilsteiks of this instant yeir.
[Twenty-two entries, amounting to 4 lib. 16s. 8d.]
I am to be chargit with the Silver Chandilsteiks this instant yeir.
[Thirty-two entries, amounting to 18s. 4d. Among the names are "the fraternite of Sanct Chowbart," " the fraternite of .Sanct Johne," " the fraternite of Sanct Crispiniani."]
I am to be chargit with Sanct Geillis arme this instant yeir,
Item, upoun Relict Sonday and Sanct Geillis day,				vij½^d
Summa of the haill chaige,	iij^c	vij^li	xvj^s	v½^d

The Exonoratioun of the Dene of Gyld of this instant yeir, x° Octobris 1554 to x of October 1555.



In primis, the xj day of October, upon the north syde of the quier, put up ane pannall of new glass, contenand xviij fut, price of the fate xviij^d; summa			xxvij^s
Item, the xij day to Mungo Hunter, for ane loke and ane pair of bands, and mending of ane uther loke and ane new key to it, to the sang scole dur,		xj^s	vj^d
Item, the xxviij day of October, put up upoun south syde of the queir ane pannell of new glass, contenand xvj fute, price of the fute xviij^d; summa			xxiiij^d
Item, that samyn day, to the dur at the nether end of the queir, ane loke with ane ourelyar and foure keyis till it, and als vj cleiks and ane sloit under the dur; summa of all togidder,		xviij^s	iiij^d
Item, to ane wrycht for putting on of the said loke,			ij^s
Item, for clengging of the kirk about at Alhallomess,			iij^s
Item, for clengging of the eirle of Irgyllis clois, that my lord of Irgyle mycht haif entres thairto,			viij^s
Item, to Robert Finder for mending of the greit trene chandelars,			x^s
Item, for naillis to thame,			xviij^d
Item, for Dochter Smith's Martimes fie,			x^s
Item, to Thomas Home for his Martimes fie for keipping of the kirk,			xx^s
Item, to Sir Eduard Henrisoun, as ane act and his discharge beirris,		xj^li	xxiij^d
Item, to Alexander Stewinsoun, at the command of the counsale, be ane act and his discharge thairupon,			v^li
Item, to Andro Mansioun for his Martimes pentioun, conforme to his act and his discharge thairupon,			v^mks
Item, for paymenting of the south kirk dur, quhair the bairnis ar babtist, to Gilbert Cleuth and Johne Andersoun, masonis,	iij^li	vj^s	viij^d
Item, for lyme and sand and watter thairto,		xviij^s	vj^d
Item, to ane warkman fyve dayis to serve upon, ilk day xvj^d; summa		vj^s	viij^d
Item, to thair servands for drinksilver			ij^s
Item, coft and laid in to the luge, to poynt the kirk windois and uther necessars thairto, xviij laid lyme, the dosone cost xvj^s; summa			xxiiij^s
Item, coft iij dosone ½ sand, the dosone v^s; summa		xvij^s	vj^d
Item, for iij dosone watter,			xxx^d
Item, for reiddeling and drauking of it, to ane warkman,			iiij^s
Item, to Thomas Henslie for ringing of the bellis on Salmes evin,			ij^s
Item, for ane pair of greit bands to the nether dur of the kirkyaird, and naillis to it,		vj^s	viij^d
Item, for mending of ane lok to the west kirk dur,		ij^s	iiij^d
Item, for the making of ane geirth to the funt, and making of ane prike of irne, with thre flowrs to beir the candillis about the funt,		vij	vj^d
Item, the xxviij day of November, for ane pannell of new glass in Sanct Thomas' ile, contenand xij fute, the price of the fute xviij^d; summa,			xviij^s
Item, the samyn day, in Walter Cheipmannis ile, ane pannell of glass of vj futt of new glass and xij fute of auld glass, sett in new leid, price of the fute of the new glass xviij^d, and the fute of the auld glass vj^d; summa, bayth,			xv^s
Item, for clenging of the kirk about, at Yule, and within,			v^s
Item, coft twa eistland burds to be crownall and mullars to the nether queir dur, cost		xiij^s	iiij^d
Item, to Andro Mansioun, for his warkmanschip thairof,			xxx^s
Item, to Walter Binnyng for the payntting of the mannikin and the beirrar of the townis armes,			v^s
Item, for hewing of thre thak stanis to the rufe aboun the revestre dur, to Gilbert Cleuth and Johne Andersoun,			xxx^s
Item, delyverit to Johne Symsoun, auld dene of gyld, the first day of Februar anno [J^mv^c] liiij, as ane act proportts maid thairupon, the sowme of	xxxiiij^li	viij^s	x^d
Item, the xxj day of Februar, put up ane greit windo on the north syde of the croce kirk, aboun the heid of Sanct Johnis ile, contenand of new glass xxxij fute, price of the fute xviij; and of auld glass xxj fute, price of the fute vj^d; summa		lviij^s	vj^d
Item, for thre lokketts and xxj small bands to it,		xij^s	viij^d
Item, to the peyor of the Blakfreirs for the rest of the compleit payment of the commoun bell, as ane act and his discharge beirris,			xx^li
Item, in Walter Cheipmannis ile, ane pannell of new glass, contenand xij fute, price of the fute xviij^d; summa			xviij^s
Item, ane uther pannell of auld glass in new leid, contenand xvj fute, at vj^d the fute; summa			viij^s
Item, to Mongo Hunter, for mending of the loke to the loft dure in the revestre,			ij^s
Item, to ane warkman to put away the rede of the kirkyard bray, and making of it levall,			ij^s
Item, coft ane sand glass to sett besyde the freir in the polpet, cost			iiij^s
Item, gevin to mend the silver candilsteiks vij grotts, at xviij^dthe pece; summa		x^s	vj^d
Item, gevin to glassinwrycht's servands, in driuksilver, for poynting of the windois,			v^s
Item, xxj Marche[J^mV^c]liiij^to [1554-55], for mending of the curfor bell, warkmanschip, irnewark, pynor's feis, and utherisexpensis, as followis:—
Item, to David Rowane,			xl^s
Item, Gilbert Bannawis and Clouss, his servands,			xviij^s
Item, to Johne Ahannay, for irnewark, viz., scheirs, bands, wageis, keyis, and nallis,		xiij^s	vj^d
Item, to Robert Findar, and ane servand with him, thre dayis and ane half,		xviij^s	viij^d
Item, to xxij warkmen to draw up the bell and down, for thair waigis,			xxij^s
Item, for fecheing of ane bloke furth of the castell, and ane uther furth of the abbay, and haifing hame of thame agane,			xvj^d
Item, in David Rowanis hous and efter the upputting of the bell, Robert Finder, Gilbert Banawis, Clouss, and utheris, thair servands' disjione,		vj^s	viij^d
Item, for twa pair of bands to the durs to the heid of the stepill,			vij^s
Item, for nallis to lay part of the fluring of the stepill,			xxviij^d
Item, coft to poynt the haill kirk with, iiij dosone of lyme, price of the dosone xviij^s; summa		iij^li	xij^s
Item, vj dosone of sand, cost the dosone v^s; summa			xxx^s
Item, v dosone of watter, the dosone x^d; summa		iiij^s	ij^d
Item, to Peter Baxter, sklater, for poyntting of the haill kirk, contenand xiiij housis; summa			iij^li
Item, for drinksilver to his servands,			iij^s
Item, coft to the south kirk dur ane hingand loke and ane cleke of irne, cost		vj^s	viij^d
Item, in the Passioun oulk, at Sanct Nicolus' alter, vj pannellis glass, and twa greit heid pannellis in ane lang windo, quhilk wes all brokin, contenand of new glass xxvij fute,½, the fute at xviij^d; summa		xlj^s	iij^d
Item, xxxij futt of auld glass set in new leid, at vj^d the fute; summa			xvj^s
Item, for ix small bands to it,		vj^s	iij^d
Item, for ane loket,			ij^s
Item, the samyn day, in Lawsonis ile, ane pannell of glass contenand vj fute of new glass and vj fute of auld glass; summa			xij^s
Item, in the Consistorie ile, quhair the thevis com in and brak the kirk, for twa pannell of glass, contenand xvij fute, at xviij^d the fute; summa		xxv^s	vj^d
Item, for vj small bands to thame,			iiij^s
Item, in Prestonis ile, for ane pannell contenand iij fute and ane half of new glass and iij fute of auld glass; summa		vj^s	xj^d
Item, aboun the heid of the queir, ane heid pannell contenand iiij fute ½ of new glass; summa		vj^s	ix^d
Item, the xxviij day of Marche, anno [J^m v^c]lv^to, coft vj laids of lyme, cost			vij^s
Item, ane dosone of sand, cost			v^s
Item, and dosone watter,			x^d
Item, coft ane boist fra James Symnis wyfe to keip the lettres that wes producit befoir the lords, cost			xij^d
Item, coft, the xxij day of Aprile, fra Mr Johne Prestoun, thesurar, to be serking to ane new rufe upon the north syde of the kirk, aboun the Consistorie ile, two dosone ½ of dallis, price of the dosone xxxij^s; summa			iiij^li
Item, for beirring of thame fra the Brigend of Leyth to the King's Wark,			xviij^d
Item, for furth beirring and carying of thame,			viij^d
Item, for cart hyre,		vj^s	iij^d
Item, for inbeirring in the kirk-yaird,			xij^d
Item, for ane key to the revestre dur,			xviij^d
Item, for xviij faddome of ane tow to the pann,			xxviij^d
Item, for tauch candill to the pann in the myds of the kirk all the winter,			xxxiij^s
Item, the xxviij day of Aprile, coft to theik the hous aboun the Consistorie ile ij^m sklait, cost the j^m, xj crownis; summa			xj^li
Item, for lossing of thame and walking ij nychts,			vj^s
Item, for carying of thame furth of Leyth to the kirkyaird,			xxiij^s
Item, for inlaying of thame in the luge,			ij^s
Item, for ane key to the box of the commoun seill,			ij^s
Item, the xij day of Aprile, anno ut supra, iij pannellis of glass in Prestonis ile, contenand of new glass xj fute and ½, and of auld glass v fute ½; summa			xix^s
Item, borrowit twa lang leddars, ane of the college and ane uther of the abbay, to twa warkmen that awatit about the lifting of thame the tyme of the wourking of the windois,			vj^s
Item, to the doctor for his Wotsonday fie,			x^s
Item, to Thomas Home for his Wotsonday fie for keipping of the kirk,			xx^s
Item, to the sawars for sawing of xxx daillis, the dosone at x^s; summa			xxv^s
Item, for clenging of the kirk without and in, and skowering of the freir and letteroun,			v^s
Item, the vj day of Julij, coft fra Sir William M'Dowgall, to be pairte of the rufe in the Consistorie ile, x geistis, price of the pece x^s; summa			v^li
Item, for cart hyre and pynor fe in Leyth,			vj^s
Item, for laying in of thame in the kirkyaird,			xij^d
Item, for the raissing of ane syre in the Cowgait aboun the soutaris choppis, and for thre flaggis stanis, laying and calsaying efter the flagis, and clenging of the syars, all togidder,		x^s	viij^d
Item, for clenging of the styllis at the eist end and west end of the kirkyaird under the irne flailks,			x^s
Item, coft fra ane Duscheman xij greit geistis to be ane pairte of the rufe of the Consistorie ile, price of the pece xij^s; summa		vij^li	iiij^s
Item, for pynor fie in Leyth,			ij^s
Item, for cart hyre,			x^s
Item, for beirring of thame to the kirkyaird fra the croce,			ij^s
Item, for ij^c greit garroun naillis dowbill, cost the hundreth x^s; summa			xx^s
Item, for iij^c½ planscheor naillis, cost the j^c, xxx^d; summa		viij^s	ix^d
Item, coft v^c dur naillis, price of the j^c, xvj^d; summa		vj^s	viij^d
Item, for thre warkmen to beir the rufe, and to draw it up in the kirk rigging, thre dayis, ilk day iiij^s; summa,			xij^s
Item, to Robert Findar and twa servands with him, viij dayis, for thair laubors.			l^s
Item, for drinksilver to thame,			iij^s
Item, to ane masoun for fitting of the rufe to the kippillis, iiij dayis,			xij^s
Item, coft fra Mr Johne Prestoun ane tre to compleit the wark,		xj^s	vij^d
Item, the xxj day of Julij, ij dosone lyme, cost the dosone xvj^s; summa			xxxij^s
Item, coft iiij dosone sand, the dosone v^s; summa			xx^s
Item, for watter to it,			xxx^d
Item, coft ane hundreth and ½ plancheor nallis, cost the j^c, xxx^d; summa		iij^s	ix^d
Item, ij^c½ dur naillis, the j^c, xvj^d; summa		iij^s	iiij^d
Item, gevin to the sklater, Peter Baxter, for his warkmanschip, contenand ane rude iij quarteris and ½, the rude xl^s; summa		iij^li	xv^s
Item, for the clenging of the waist behind Sanct Johnis ile,			ij^s
Item, for the clenging of the kirk about quhen my lord Sanct Androis wesyit,			v^s
Item, coft to mend the best goldin caip, ane greit hank of gold, cost			xxviij^s
Item, for ane unce of yallow silk,		vj^s	viij^d
Item, for ane fyne breist to it,			vj^s
Item, to the broudstar for his laubors in mending of the faltis of the said best caip,			xxxvj^s
Item, to lyne it with, x quarteris of blak serge, the eln x^s; summa,			xxv^s
Item, to Alexander Robesoun, tailyeor, for lynnyng of it,			viij^s
Item, for viij elnis of rubanis grene sylk to it, the eln cost ix^d; summa			vj^s
Item, for paynting of Sanct Geill, to Walter Bynning,			vj^s
Item, for deichting of the kirk, about and within, and skowerring of the lettron and the freir,			v^s
Item, to Sir Johne Fietie, at the command of the counsale, for tonying of the organis at Sanct Geillis day,			xxiiij^s
Item, to ane wrycht to big ane litill hous at the back of Sanct Johnis alter, iiij dayis, ilk day iij^s; summa		xiij^s	vj^d
Item, coft vj laids lyme, cost			vij^s
Item, for vj laids sand,			xxx^d
Item, coft ij^c ½ dur naillis, cost the j^c, xvj^d; summa			iiij^s
Item, coft j dosone garroun nallis, cost			xij^d
Item, ½^c planscheor nallis,			xv^d
Item, coft ij dallis to be ane dur and ane gutter to it, cost the pece iij^s; summa,			vj^s
Item, for ane loke and ane pair of bands to it,			xj^s
Item, for bussumis to deycht the kirk with, the haill yeir,		vj^s	viij^d
Item, to ane masoun thre dayis and ane half to big up Sanct Johnis windois, and the dur cheiks of it, ilk day iij^s; summa,		x^s	vj^d
Item, coft laith to theik it with, cost		viij^s	vj^d
Item, to ane sklater to theik it,			xiiij^s
Item, to mak twa mortcaippis, xj elnis ½ Lyllis worsat, the eln xiij^s iiij^d; summa	vij^li	xiij^s	iiij^d
Item, to be orphenis to thame and huds, x quarteris blak welvet, the eln iij^li xij^s; summa			ix^li
Item, for x elnis bukrem to lyne thame with, the eln iiij^s; summa			xl^s
Item, coft xiiij elnis greit sylk rubanis, the eln ix^d; summa		ix^s	ix^d
Item, coft ij unce ½ blak sylk to be freinzeis to thame, cost the unce vij^s; summa		xvij^s	vj^d
Item, for weving of the frenzeis,			iij^s
Item, for half ane quarter quhit sating to be the mort heids,			iiij^s
Item, to the broudstar for wourking of the mort heids,			vj^s
Item, to Alexander Robesoun for his laubors of the saids twa caippis, and finding of silk to sew thame with,		xiij^s	vj^d
Item, to the childer in drinksilver,			xviij^d
Item, gevin to Alexander Robesoun for mending of the kirk geir ane yeir, that is to say, frontellis, tynnakellis, caippis, westments, be secht of Patrik Tod, for his contentatioun thairof,			xij^s
Item, to Andro Mantioun, for his Witsondayis pentioun, as his discharge beirris thairupon, in anno [J^m V^c] 1 quinto [1555],			v^mks
Item, ressavit fra Mr Johne Prestoun, thesurar, ane litill dur of the nether thevis' hoill, contenit in wecht, weyit in Johne Ahannayis, vij stane xj punds.
Item, mair to be the charterhous, ane dur, to compleit the samyn, of irne, xviij stane ½, the stane at viij^s; summa		vij^li	viij^s
Item, to John Ahannay, for his warkmanschip of the said dur,		iij^li	xv^s
Item, for drinksilver to the childer,			xviij^d
Item, to Thomas Pettigru for twa loks and twa keyis with thair putstoppis,			iiij^li
Item, for drinksilver to his servands that makis thame			iij^s
Item, for pynor fie of the said dur to the said loksmyth, and beirring to the kirk, and heissing up of it to the charterhous in towis,			xxx^d
Item, for ane tre to be cheikis, lintell, and soill to the inner dur of the charterhous,			x^s
Item, to Robert Finder, for making and hinging of the said dur of the charterhous,			viij^s
Item, for ane pair of greit bands, and iiij irne botts and naillis to the samyn,		xv^s	vj^d
Item, to ane masoun for wourking of the bott hollis,			iiij^s
Item, for vij punds leid to yett the saids botts, the pund vij^d; summa		iiij^s	j^d
Item, coft foure stanis in Cragmillar to be the irne dur cheikis, cost			iij^s
Item, for cart hyre of thame,			x^s
Item, for pyner fie to thre warkmen to beir thame to the charterhous dur,		iiij^s	vj^d
Item, to Gilbert Cleuth for his warkmanschip of the said stane wark, and hinging of the said dur,			xxxv^s
Item, in drinksilver to his servands,			ij^s
Item, coft fra Johne Weir, powderar, to yet the gret botts xvij^li leid, the pund vij^d; summa		ix^s	xj^d
Item, to the warkmen to serve Gilbert Cleuth, and the uther masonis, iij days, ilk day xvj^d; summa			iiij^s
Item, for watter to drauke the lyme,			xij^d
Item, for mending of the thre choippis at the west end of the fute of the kirkyaird, for stray,		xvj^s	iiij^d
Item, for scheratts and devatts,			ix^s
Item, to ane wrycht to wirk the rufe spair thairof,		vij^s	vj^d
Item, to ane thekar to theik the thre choippis,			xij^s
Item, for garroun naillis and plancheor nallis,		v^s	iiij^d
Item, for oley to the knok all yeir,			xiij^s
Item, for keipping of the silver candilstikks, to Patrik Tod,			x^s
Item, to Gorge Johnestoun, all the yeir, for walks to the greit candilsteikis,			xxxiiij^s
Item, to Patrik Gowan, for deichting of the guttars aboun the kirk all the yeir, for his fie,			xxx^s
Item, for my awin fie, and my chaiplannis,	x^li	xiij^s	iiij^d
Item, to Rechard Trowp, at the command of the counsale,			v^li
Item, to James Henrisoun,			xl^s
Item, to Rechard Plummer,			xl^s
Item, to David Windiyetts,			xl^s
Item, to Patrik Wechtman,			xxx^s
Item, to Alane Purves,			xl^s
Item, to James Andersoun,			xl^s
Item, to William Cowtts,			xl^s
Item, to Thomas Todrik,			xl^s
Item, to Johne Wauchlat,			xl^s
Item, to Mr Alexander Logy,			xl^s
Item, to Gorge Gourlay,			xl^s
Item, to William Nicoll,			xl^s
Item, to Gorge Cranstoun,			xl^s
Item, to Thomas Hall,			xl^s
Item, to Patrik Govan, for walx to the powpet all the yeir,		xxviij^s	viij^d
Item, to Thomas Watsoun, glassin wrycht, for his yeirlie fie,			iiij^li
Summa of the haill discharge,	ij^clxxxvj^li	xv^s	v^d

At Edinburgh, the vj day of Marche, the yeir of God, J^m v^c lv yeirs. The auditors of comptis under writtin, convenit in the tolbuith of Edinburgh, for heirring of the compt foirsaid of James Carmichaell, dene of gyld in the yeir bygane, findis, be the compt foirsaid, the charge thairof extends to iij^c vij^li xvj^s v½ and the discharge to ij^c lxxxvj^li xv^s v^d; and sua the compter restis awand to the town, xxj^li xij^d obolus [halfpenny], de claro.

[The Report is not subscribed by the auditors. There is on the margin the following note by Mr Alexander Guthrie, town-clerk:—]

The comptar hes chargit him heirwith in his next compt, maid in anno lvj^to
Guthre.

[James Carmichael, who was dean of guild in 1552–53 and 1554–55, filled the same office in 1556–57 and 1557–58.]