Extracts from the Accounts: Town Treasurer, 1554-5

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

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'Extracts from the Accounts: Town Treasurer, 1554-5', in Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557, ed. J D Marwick( Edinburgh, 1871), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1528-57/pp290-314 [accessed 3 December 2024].

Town Treasurer, 1554-5

Town Treasurer's Accounts, 1554-55.

THE COMPT of Maister Johne Prestoun, Thesurar to the Towne of Edinburgh, chesin at Michaelmes in the yeir of God J^m v^c liiij yers, his entres to the said office begynnand at Martinmes next efter his chesing.

THE CHARGE.

[The duties of the Common Mills were this year sett to James Cranstoun and his sureties, James Forrat and James Loch, for 1210 merks; William Ker and his sureties, Maister Archibald, Grahame and Alexander Purves, had the duties of the "wyld aventors" for 860 merks; the Petty Customs of the Burgh were sett to James Cranstoun and his sureties, Francis Bell and Thomas Mow, for 480 merks; and the Maills or Rents of the Flesh-house amounted to 34 lib., being 34 "stokks" at 20s. "ilk stok." These were the principal entries of ordinary revenue in 1554-55. The other ordinary entries are generally in similar terms to those in the two previous years; some, however, are fuller, and these are here given, along with the entries of a casual kind.]



Item, the compter chargis him with the maillis of the foure over north buithis under the tolbuith, the yeir of the comptis, viz., William Boithwellis buith, Johne Rentonis buith, Jonet Rynd's buith, and Mr Johne Preston's buith; ilk buith in the yeir iiij^li; summa	xvj^li
Item, the compter chargis him with the maillis of William Maillis and George Heriott's choippis, under the tolbuith stair; ilk choip in the yeir, xxv;^s; summa	l^s
Item, the compter chargis him with xxv^sgotten fra William Meil for rentelling of him in his choip in the place quhair his moder, Dame Meill, wes in of befoir; summa	xxv^s
Item, the compter chargis him with ane rest quhilk restit upon Johne Dowgallis heid, sen the tyme he wes last thesaurer to the towne, at the fute of his comptis of the said office, as the grete buke beirs, and ressavit be the compter fra the said Johne Dowgall; summa	xix^li viij^s
Item, the compter chargis him with the sowmes following ressavit be him fra the personis as efter followis, as thai that wer rest and samekle of the Gallowis Raid, viz., fra Robert Gray, iij,^lifra David Symmer xl,^s,fra Johne Hucheon xl,^s fra Andro Bartane xl,^s fra Johne Davidsoun iij^li and fra Alexander Morisoun iiij^li; summa	xvj^li
Item, the compter chargis him with the unlawis of thir personis followand, for selling of wyne of Angoaw for xiiij^d the pynt, viz., fra Maister Patrik Bissat, Johne Weycht, Andro Bartane, Alexander Sauchy, and Johne Cunynghame, ilk persone xl^s; summa	x^li
Item, the compter chargis him with twa lasts of escheit unzeonis fra Johne Pennycuke, youngar, and his marrowis, quhilk wes in the hands of Johne Watsoun and Paule Young; price of ilk last xiiij^li; summa	xxviij^li
Item, the compter chargis him with ix^li xij^sressavit be him fra Johne Rynd, Johne Weir, James Cranstoun, and Johne Wilsoun, pudermakkars, for the eschete chopinnis, viz., fra ilk persone xlviij^s; summa	ix^li xij^s
Item, the compter chargis him with the fute of Robert Grahamis compt, last thesaurer, the yeir of his office, quhilk wes lviij^li ij^s viij^d; quhairof thair wes allowit to the said Robert, to the provest, baillies and counsale, efter the subscryving of his comptis be the auditors of comptis, for Sir William Hammiltonis hous maill, beand provest the yeir of the said Robert's office, xxv^li vj^s viij^d; sua restis the sowme of xxxij^li xv^six^d; summa	xxxiiij^li xv^s ix^d.
Item, the compter chargis him with the sowme of four hundret merks fra Katharene Irland, the spous of Alexander Jossy, quhilk sowme the said Alexander ressavit fra the baillies, the yeir of the compteris office, to bring hame tymmer furth of Norrow to the Newhevin, quhilk he did nocht; summa	j^c xxxiiij^li iij^s iiij^d
Item, the compter chargis him with the sowme of foure hundreth merks ressavit be him fra the dekkinnis for the tyme, at the provest, baillies, and counsallis command, of the crafts parte of the extent rasit be the thre estats of the realm for bigging of sertane fortts, and als for bigging of the Newhevin, the rest of the compter's office; summa	ij^c lxvj^li xiij^s iiij^d
Summa of the haill charge is	ij^m iij^c viij^li vij^s v^d

Heir followis the compteris discharge, and first the ordinar discharge.

[The ordinary discharge consists as, in the two previous years, of fees, or salaries, pensions, and annuals. There are here given entries which differ in some respect from those in the previous years:—]



Item, to the thre procurators pentionars, [assessors], viz., Mr Thomas M'Calzeane, Mr Johne Spens, and Mr Robert Heriot, for their half yeire's fe,	xx^li
Item, for the clerk's chalmer maill,	x^li xiij^s iiij^d
Item, to the Blackfriers for thair annwell awin yeirlie to thame,	vj^li xiij^siiij^d
Item, to the Kirk of Corstorphin for thair yeirlie annwell awin to thame,	xx^li
Item, to the Abbay of Dunfernieling for thair annwell awing to thame,	v^li
Item, to Sir Walter Halyburtoun, Sir William Johnestoun, and Mr George Manderstoun, prebendars,	ix^li vj^s viij^d
Item, to the Blackfreirs and to the Grayfreirs for thair precheing yeirlie, ilk ane of thame self ane last of sownds beir; price of ilk boll xxviijs; summa	xvj^li xvj^s
Item, to Sir Nicoll Hutchesoun, prebender in the Kirk of Feild,. for his annwell,	vj^li xiij^s iiij^d
Item, to Sir Bartill Bauld, prebendar in the Kirk of Feild, for his annwell of the grammer skole awing to him,	xl^s
Summa of the haill ordinar is,	iije lxxiiij^li ij^s viij^d

Heir foliowis the compteris discharge be preceptis:—



Item, in primis for xij halbardis and xij schenne scheildis with the townis armis in thame to the xij officers viz., serjands; be ane precept of the dait the vj be day of November 1554, as the particular compt thairof beirs,	xxij^li xj^s vj^d
Item, ane precept of the xij day of December 1554, to gif to the provost,	lx^li
Item, payit for the Queenis propine, be ane precept of the dait the xxiiij day of December, and for the lokmanis leweray,	lxxxvij^li x^s viij^d
Item, payit to Oger Coqxiell of Lillo be ane precept of the dait the xxix day of December 1555 [1554], xvj crownis of the sone, and ane half; price of ilk crowne xxiiijs vjd; summa	xx^li iiij^s iiij^d
Item, payit for xviij cusschionis to the counsall hous, be ane precept the xviij day of Januar 1554 [1554-55],	vi^li
Item, payit to Johne Weir, keippar of the West Port, be ane precept the xiiij day of Marche 1554,	xl^s
Item, payit for x elnis of fyne cannay Lyllis worsatt to Richard Dowglas, masser, be ane precept the xxix day of Marche 1555,	vij^li x^s
Item, payit to John Gallowa, keiper of the Nether Bow, be ane precept the ix day of May 1555,	iij^l
Item, to James Dromond for blawing of the trumpett to the first walpinschawin, be ane precept the xiiij day of May 1555,	xiiij^s
Item, payit to Jaques Hog, Johne Thomsoun, and William Thomsoun, menstralis, be ane precept the xxviij day of May 1555,	xx^s
Item, payit to Alexander Bruce for dyking of the South Loch, to William Edmistoun for ane suesche to Walter Dennestoun, and allowit to the thesaurer self for ane handschenze, be ane precept the xiiij of Junij 1555,	xvij^li vj^d
Item, payit to Jaques Hog, William Thomsoun, and Johne Thomsoun, be ane precept the xxij day of Junij 1555,	xxx^s
Item, payit to Sir Johne Wilsoun, chaiplane to the provest, be ane precept the xxij day of Junij 1555,	xviij^li vj^s
Item, payit to Johne Sproit, serjand in the Cannogait, be ane precept the xxv day of Julij,	iiij^li
Item, allowit to William Ker, firmorar of the wyld aventors, be ane precept the xvj day of August 1555, and gevin be him to the provest,	xl^li
Item, payit to Patrik Boyman, in Leith, for ane dosone eistland burds to the Grayfreirs, be ane precept the xvj day of August 1555,	iiij^li xvj^s
Item, payit to James Dromond and his marrowis for playing on Sanct Geillis day, be ane precept the vj day of September 1555,	xl^s
Item, payit to John Roger, keippar of the Grayfreir Port, be ane precept the xiij day of September 1555,	xl^s
Item, allowit to the compter, be ane precept the xiij day of September 1555, for the King of Denmark's ambassador's bankat,	xxv^li xvij^s xj^d
Item, to ane punscioun wyne to the Blackfreirs, be ane precept the xxvij day of September 1555,	vj^li
Summa of the haill preceptis is	v^c lxxvj^li x^s ij^d

Heir follows the compteris discharge extrordinar:—



In primis, on the tent day of November 1554, for foure torcheis at the rowpping of the commoun gude,	xxvj^s viij^d
Item, for candill that nicht [to] Thomas Hall,	iij^s iiij^d
Item, the day of 1554, for takin of ane greit gebet furth of the nether tolbuith and beiring of it to the hecht of the Dow Crag, to haif hangit hommill Jok on, and down bringing of it agane to Sanct Paullis Wark,	xij^d
Item, for cords to bynd and hang him with,	viij^d
Item, the xvj day of November 1554, gevin to Eduard Hoip, baillie, quhilk he gaif for the signet of the Quenis lettres to poynd Johne Creith in Leith with,	v^s
Item, the xix day of November 1554, for cords to bind and hang ane theif quhilk wes convict befoir the shereff,	viij^d
Item, the xxj of November 1554, ane greit lang chenze of irne to the thevis hoill with foure armes gangand fra it, with foure loks and bolltis, weyand xj stanis thre quarteris, maid be Johne Ahannay, smyth; price ilk stane xj^s iiij^d; summa	vj^li xiij^s ij^d
Item, to bring it fra Johne Ahannayis buith and helping to fessin it,	viij^d
Item, drinksilver to Johne Ahannyis chelder,	xvj^d
Item, the xxvij day of November, for mending of the glass windoke in the counsalhous,	ij^s iij^s
Item, for candill foure nicht to the lords quhen thai sat lait at the justice courts,	ij^s
Item, the said xxvij day, for mending of the lok and key and ane new greit stapill to the Cowgat Port, to Mongo Hunter,	iiij^s vj^d
Item, the xxviij of November 1554, for ix snekkis with thair stapillis to the ix cordokkis of the tolbuith; ilk sneke xij^d, to Johne Ahannay; summa	ix^s
Item, the xij day of December 1554, gevin to William Hardy, messenger, at the provest's command, for the coppy of ane summonds with quhilk the provest, baillies and communite wes summonit with at the instance of the abbot of Halyroudhous and Cannogait,	iij^s
Item, the xiiij day of December 1554, gevin to the massers for the decrete gottin befoir the lords of counsale aganis the men of Leyth that wald nocht sell thair wynis of the prices maid be the Quenis grace and lords of the secrete counsale,	v^s
Item, the xx day of December 1555 [1554], gevin to Johne Ahannay, smyth, for making of twa bollts of irne of ane greit brokin bout, and eiking of the twa mair nor the ane wes in x punds of irne,	ix^s
Item, the xxij day of December 1554, for cords to have ane theif that brak ane buith and staw ane gad of irne,	viij^d
Item, on Yule evin for deichting and beiring away of ane meidding and reid under the coukestule,	xij^d
Item, on Uphaly day, the vj day of Januar 1554 [1554-55], for beiring of daillis, greit treis, and punschionis to mak ane skaffald in the tolbuith to play the clerk play on, and away bringing of it agane,	vj^s viij^d
Item, for towis to bind the twa men that slew George Dromond, quhen thai wer hedit,	viij^d
Item, the xij day of Januar 1554, gevin at the baillie Eduard Hoippis command to James Nicolsonis servands in drinksilver for coppying and indorsing of writtings,	xviij^d
Item, the xix day of Januar 1554, for dychting and cleirring away of muke and feilth fra the nether tolbuith dure,	vj^d
Item, the xx day of Januar 1554, given to Peter Thomsoun, als Yla herald, for the presenting of the precept of parliament to the provest and baillies, at the provest command,	v^s
Item, the xxiij day of Januar 1554, gevin for the writting of lettres and for the signet to thame, to discharge all unfremen within Leyth and utheris within the fredome and bounds of Edinburgh, to sell walx, wyne, and utheris stapill guds,	viij^s
Item, for cords to hang and bind Ton Greirson, and to bynd ane woman quhill sho wes brint on the cheik,	ij^s
Item, the xxix day of Januar, gevin for dowbill garroun naillis and mending of the eister bekin of Leyth,	v^s viij^d
Item, the feird day of Fabruar 1554, for cordis to bind Nicoll Ramsay quhill he wes hedit,	vj^d
Item, the ix day of Fabruar 1554, gevin, at the provest and baillies command, for twa decreits gevin be the lords of counsale, the ane aganis the laird of Restalrig that he suld haif no inspectioun of the townis evidents, the uthir aganis Mr Thomas Kincrag, pr. [procurator], that he suld answer and obay the provest and baillies and officeris of the town in all thair ordinances and statuts,	xx^s
Item, thesamyn day, for cords to hang the man that brint Lord James' cornis	viij^d
Item, the x day of Fabruar, for ij skenzeis of pak threid, to messur the Newhevin with,	viij^d
Item, gevin to Patrik Wychtmanis wyfe quhen he deit, at the provest and and baillies command, to eird him,	xx^s
Item, the xv day of Fabruar 1554, gevin for instruments pleyand aganis Walter Cant in Leyth,	viij^d
Item, that samyn day, for instruments pleyand aganis Patrik Boyman in Leyth for paking and peillin in Leyth,	iiij^d
Item, the xvj day of Februar 1554, payit, at the provest and baillies command, for ane disjune in Johne M'Dowgallis hous to all the masonis and wrychts quhilks wes had upon the consultatioun for remeid to the tolbuith, efter that the lords had tane ane effray and passit to the Blakfreirs to sit, and that samyn day the provest and baillies togidder with the saids warkman past to the lords agane and show thair opinnion, the falts and remeid thairof,	xiiij^s
Item, the xviij day of Fabruar 1554, gevin for ane uthir lawing in Sir Neill Layng's hous, to the saids workmen, viz., masonis and wrychts, and thair secund consultatioun, and wailling of the tymmer throut the town,	vj^s viij^d
Item, the first day of Marche 1554, gewin to Sir David Lawsoun, writter, at the command of Mr Robert Strang, procurator for the town, aganis Walter Cant and Patrik Boyman of Leyth, for writting of certain answers, peremptoris, and declarators in thair caussis,	v^s
Item, to James Carmichaell, dene of gyld, quhilk he gaif in the abbay to Mr Thomas M'Calzeane to mak protestationis befoir the Queen's grace and lords of secrete counsale aganis the abbot of Halyrudhous, Canno gate and Leyth,	xij^d
Item, gevin to James Barroun quhilk he gaif to Theodor's servand for writting of the answer to the lords of Campheir letters send to the provest and baillies,	v^s
Item, the xv day of Marche 1554, gevin to Thomas Hallis servand for paittelling and deichting of all the steppis of the turngryss of the tolbuith,	viij^d
Item, that samyn day, in ressonyng of Walter Cantt's mater, and als aganis the dekin of the tailzeors and thair seill of causs, for instruments,	viij^d
Item, the xxix of Marche 1555, for acks in the tolbuith aganis Andro Russall in Leyth,	viij^d
Item, the first day of Aprile 1555, gevin to James Harlaw for wrytting ane bill and ane lettre upon it, and for the signet to thame and twa indorsingis raissit at the comptrollar's instance aganis unfremen,	xj^s
Item, the secund day of Aprile 1555, gevxin to Mr Rechard Strang, procurator for the town, for instruments in the tailzeors and broudstars' matters,	viij^d
Item, the xxiiij day of Aprile 1555, gevin to ane marinar and ane uther warkman in Leyth, at the provest and baillies command, to beir twa fyrn spars to the Newhevin fra Leyth and to sett ane of thame at the full sey and the uthev at the law watter,	ij^s
Item, for the twa spars,	xviij^d
Item, the ferd day of May 1555, gevin to William Boy, messenger, at the provest's command, for the coppy of ane summonds at the instance of the abbot of Halyrudhous and Cannogait, to the ten day of May instant,	ij^li
Item, the nynt day of May, the yeir of God Jm vc lv, gevin to twa pyonars to bring furth ane lang ledder furth of the kirk to the cukstule to put up Connis wyfe, and to haif it agane to the kirk,	vj^d
Item, the xv day of Maij 1555, gevin for faill and stanis and to twa warkmen to stoip the Borrow Loch quhen it wes lettin furth,	v^s
Item, the xix day of Maij 1555, gevin for ane braid daill to be ane porpenwall to the litill hous of the portell in the counsall-hous,	iij^s iiij^d
Item, beiring of it and sawin,	xiiij^d
Item, for nallis,	x^d
Item, to Adam Purves to mak it,	iij^s iiij^d
Item, for furth bringing of the tymmer of the nether tolbuith to mak ane barress on the tolbuith stair at the parliament,	iiij^d
Item, to mak it and for naillis,	iij^s
Item, vij day of Junij, for drink and breid, efternone, in the counsal-hous,	xxd
Item, the xxvij day of Junij 1555, gevin to the pursewat, at the provest's command, that presentit the precept of the chekkar to him to mak his compt,	v^s
Item, that saymn day, to Mungo Hunter, smyth, for ane loke and ane key to the mercat croce,	iij^s
Item, the xxviij of Junij 1555, for cords to bynd Katharen Martine quhen scho wes brint on the cheke,	v^d
Item, the vj day of July 1555, for cords to bynd and hang the foure Inglismen at Leyth and Newhevin,	iij^e
Item, gevin to Gorge Tod, Adam Purves and ane servand to mak ane gebet at the Newhevin, in haist and evill wedder,	vj^s
Item, for garroun and plansheour nallis,	xx^d
Item, for drink to thame at the ISTewhevin,	vj^d
Item, to twa warkmen to beir the wrchytis lomis to the Newhevin and up agane, and to beir the wark and set up the gebet,	xx^d
Item, for ane laid lyme to mend the auld wallis in Leyth Wynd, quhilks war fallin doun,	xviij^d
Item, for twa laids sand,	vj^d
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	iij^d
Item, to ane warkman with him,	xvj^d
Item, ye xxix day of Junij 1555, gevin to Johne Banx, smyth, for ane pair of bands with ane loke and ane key to the innerhous of the laich tolbuith,	vj^s viij^d
Item, to the said Johne Banx, for making of ane chenze of irne with ane loke and ane key, with xj stapillis, to the overtrone, to fessin the weychts with,	viij^d
Item, for mending of fyve greit loks quhilks wer fylit and brokin with presoneris,	xxij^s
Item, for the mending of the key and the loke of the over heich tolbuith dure,	ij^s
Item, the xiij day of Julij 1555, for to wis to bind the fallow that wes skurgit and his lug nallit to the fcrone,	iiij^d
Item, the xv day of Julij, gevin to Mongo Hunter, smyth, for ane new greit hingand loke with ane key to the Cowgait Port, becaus the auld loke was first brokin and mendit that it could nocht be efter mendit,	xiiij^s
Item, for mending the greit bands of the Kirk of Fey Id Port with ane greit stapill to the sloit of the wikket thairof	iij^s iiij^d
Item, the xxix day Julij 1555, in expenssis to "William Crak, Alexander King, and the compteris, thair servands, cheldering and liorssis, with horssis hyrris, viij dayis in Sanct Johnestoun, beand commissionars of the town at the conventioun of borrowis,	x^li xvij^s
Item, for cords to hang and bind uthir vj Inglismen peratts on the gallows of the Borrow Mure,	iiij^s
Item, the viij of A.ugust, for cords to feynd twa men that wer skurgit through the town,	vi^d
Item, the xj day of August 1555, for cords to bynd the man that wes heiddit for the slauchter of the sister of the Sennis man,	iij^d
Item, for eirding of the saymn man,	ij^s
Item, the xiiij day of August 1555, for cords to hang and bynd Galbrayth and Wentoun,	xiiij^d
Item, the last day of August 1555, for cords to bynd ane man that wes skurgit through the town,	iij^d
Item, the fyft day of September 1555, makand compt in the chekker and payit for the rest of the borrow maillis of this town undispoint be procis bygane,	iij^li
Item, to the clerks of the chekker,	xij^s
Item, to William Foullis, isher of the chekker dur,	v^s
Item, to the keippar of the uter dur, viz., Thomas Cuith,	xviij^d
Item, the disjune to the lords of chekker and clerks; in primis, to the cuke,	xl^s
for breid,	iiij^s
for aill,	xvj^d
ffor wyne,	x^s
Item, the xv day of September 1555, gevin to Alexander M'Gauchane, officer, to ryde to Dunde to the conventioun of borrowis haldin thair, with ane writting,	xxxij^s
Item, the viij day of October, cords to hang and bynd ane theif and skurge ane uther theif,	x^d
Item, the xvj day of October 1555, for cords to bynd and mak ane lang ledder to James Wod quha wes hedit,	xij^d
Item, the last day of October 1555, gevin at the provest's command to Thomas Tabrinner ane quarter of blak taffateis and ane quarter of reid taffateis, baith of the foure threds; price of the eln xiiij^s; summa	vij^s
Item, gevin to ane man that maid the wechts of stane to the over trone at the baillie John Symnis command,	x^s
Item, the xxv day of Maij 1555, for half ane hundreth daillis,	viij^li
Item, for beirring of ilk dozone to the King's Wark, viij^d; summa	iij^s iiij^d
Item, for upbringing of thame fra Leyth,	xij^s vj^d
Item, for ane dozone of eistland burds,	iiij^li iiij^s
Item, for upbringing of thame fra Leyth,	ij^s vj^d
Item, for inlaying of the daillis and eistland burds in the nether tolbuith, to warkmen,	xij^d
Summa of the haill extraordinar discharge,	lv^li ix^s vj^d
Item, the compter is to be dischargit with the sowme of four hundreth merks tane be the baillies the yeir of the compteris office, viz., Mr James Lyndesay, Johne sym, James Adamsoun and Edward Hoip, fra James Cranstoun, firmorar of the common mylnis in the said yeir, and fra William Ker, firmorar of the wyld aventors, the samyn yeir, viz., fra ilk ane of the saids firmorars ij^c merks, to len to Monsieur Dosell in the sowm of the j^{m li} quhilk wes lent to him; summa	ij^c lxvj^li xiij^s iiij^d
Item, the compter dischargis him with the sowme of xxxiiij^li iij^s iiij^d tane up be Mr James Lyndesay, the yeir of the compter's office, fra the dekinnis of the crafts, of the iiij^c merks quhilk wes the said crafts' pairte of the extent rassit for bigging of the fortts and Newhevin, and assignit to the said compter, quhilk xxxiiij^liiij^siiij^d the said Mr James delyverit, togidder with uthir mony, to Alexander Jossy to bring hame tymmer furth of Norrowa to the Newhevin; summa	xxxiiij^li iij^s iiij^d
Summa of the craftis extent, this money delyverit to James Jossy be Mr James Lyndesay, is	iij^{c li} xvj^s viij^d

The expensis maid upon the mending of the Knok and half-hour, at the townis command, as efter followis particularlie:—



Item, thrid day of Fabruar 1554 [1554-55], gevin to ane writtar to writ the indentors betwix Robert Creith and the compter,	xviij^d
Item, the vj day of Fabruar 1555, gevin to thre men for down taking of the knok furth of the stepill to the cart,	iij^s
Item, for ane clois cart to cary down to Leyth the greit wark of hir,	iij^s iiij^d
Item, to ane man to beir down her small wark in ane clois creill to Leyth,	viij^d
Item, for twa faddom of ane greit cord to caus the greit bell streik the hours quhen the knok wes away,	viij^d
Item, gevin to Robert Creith for upputting of ane litill knok in the tolbuith befoir the lords, quhilk wes borrowit fra Maister Johne Stevinson,	v^s
Item, gevin to Robert Creith quhilk be debursit for ane cut of ane greit tre to tow the pais cords of the knok of the hour and half-hour,	ij^s
Item, the xxv day of Fabruar, gevin to twa men for down takin of the half [-hour] furth of the stepill and beirring of it to the cart,	ij^s
Item, for ane clois cart to carry all the wark of the half-hour to Leyth,	iij^s
Item, to ane man to beir down the vj hammeris to Leyth,	iiij^d
Item, the xviij day of Marche 1554, gevin for upbringing of the knok and half-hour agane fra Leyth, in twa clois carts, and to ane man to beir up the small wark of thame,	vj^s viij^d
Item, to twa pynors to beir up the haill wark agane to the stepill,	ij^s
Item, for xij faddome of ane greit cord to beir the pais of the haill hour, ilk faddome vj^d; summa	vj^s
Item, for xj faddome of ane uthir cord to beir the pais of the half-hour, ilk faddome iiij^d; summa	iij^s viij^d
Item, gevin to Sampsoun, the painter, to lay the haill knok and half-hour all ouer with reid leid to keip thame fra rousting,	xlv^s
Item, for twa daillis to be ane duir and fluring to that pairte of the stepill quhair the knok stands, to save it fra weit and wynd,	vj^s viij^d
Item, for sawin of twa daillis,	xx^d
Item, for nallis,	viij^d
Item, to ane wrycht for making of the dure and mending of the fluring,	ij^s viij^d
Item, for twa crukkis, twa bands, ane loke and ane key to the said dur, to Johne Banx,	iiij^s
Item, the xxv day of Marche 1555, payit to Robert Creith for his haill laubors of the knok and half-hour,	xxxiij^li
Item, to his servands in drinksilver,	v^s
The haill sowme of the expensis maid on the knok and half-houre is	xxxix^li v^s vj^d

The expensis maid on the Park Dyke, and twa greit Yetts to it, at the townis command:—



Item, in primis, the xxvj day of Marche 1555, gevin to William Stratoun, for vj dozone laids of lyme, price of ilk dozone laids vij^s vj^d; summa	xlv^s
Item, for viij dozone laids of sand, price of ilk dozone iij^s; summa	xxiiij^s
Item, twa masonis, twa oulks, to big the park dyke at the loch side of Duddingstoun and foiranent it agane on Preistifeild syde, ilk man in the oulk xv^s; summa	iij^li
Item, of twa barromen to serve them in mortor, wynning of stanis and bering of stanis to thame, ilk man ouklie viij^s; summa	xxxij^s
Item, for ane lang tre to put in the wall that lyis far in the loch for outganging of wyld beistis,	vj^s
Item, for xij rebatts stanis to the greit yet at the Preistifeild syde of the park, wyne in Cragmillar, for the wynning and ledding,	xiiij^s
Item, for ane lintell of nyne futtis of lenth to the said yet,	iij^s
Item, to Peter Fargussoun, carter in Leyfch, to leid the said lintell fra the querrell to the said yet,	v^s
Item, to twa masonis to brek the park dike, for making of the said yet, and hew and mak the said yet, quhilk wes twa oulks' laubor, ilk masoun in the oulk xvij^s; summa	iij^s viij^s
Item, for ane sole to the said yet, and leding,	iij^s viijd
Item, for ix laids of lyme, ilk laid vij½^d; summa	v^s vij½^d
Item, ten laids of sand,	ij^s vjd
Item, to ane barroman, ane oulk,	viij^s
Item, for vj greit cruks fra Johne Alhanny, fra [for] the said dowbill yet, weyand ane stane and ane half, ilk stane xj^s; summa	xvj^s vjd
Item, for ane stane of leid to yet thame with,	viij^s
Item, for viij daillis to mak the said yet of, oppinnand with twa levis, price of everilk dale iijs iiijd; summa	xxvj^s viijd
Item, for iij^s single garroun nallis, to Johne Ahannay, to the said yet, ilk hundreth vij^s; summa	xxj^s
Item, to Johne Ahannay, for vj bands to the said faldand yet, weyand ij stanis and iiij punds, ilk stane xj^s; summa	xxxj^s vij½^d
Item, for half ane hundreth single garroun naillis to the bands, price of the hundreth vij^s; summa	iij^s vjd
Item, to ane wrycht for making and hinging of the said yet,	ix^s
Item, for beirring of it fra Libertoun to the park dyke,	xvjd
Item, for twa cutts of treis to lay under the coping of the said yet,	vj^s
Item, for beirring of thame to the said yet,	xijd
Item, for ane catt band, for ane cruke, and ane stapill and ane hingand loke to steik the said yet with, and leid to yet the cruke with,	xij^s iiij^d
Item, to ane quarior to wyne ane lintale of xj futts of lenth to the park yet at the Abbay of Halyrudhous syde,	iij^s viijd
Item, to Peter Fargussoun,carter, to leid it furth of Cragmiller to the abbay, with vj horsis in his cart,	vj^s viij^d
Item, for twa greit rebatt stanis and leidin of thame fra the said querrell to the abbay,	iij^s iiij^d
Item, to ane masoun to hew the saids rabatts and lintale and to reforme the said yet and caip it, ane oulk's wage,	xviij^s
Item, for twa laids of Cousland lyme,	iij^s
Item, for foure laids of sand,	xx^d
Item, for twa cruks, to Johne Ahannay, wayand viij punds; summa	v^s vj^d
Item, for vj punds of leid to yet thame with,	iij^s
Item, for ane barromanis wage, iij dayis,	iiij^s
Item, to viij men, quhilk wes all warkmen in the abbay, to help on with the said lintale, ane picher of aill, cost	ij^s viij^d
Item, for outbringing and inbringing of trees, punscionis and daillis, to be skaffalds at the said yet,	xviij^d
Item, to ane wrycht to merchell the said yet,	iij^s
Item, for ane greit band to it and twa smaller bands to the wikket of it, weyand xiiij punds, price of the stane xj^s; summa	ix^s viij½^d
Item, for ane greit sloit and twa stappillis to it,	ij^s Vij^d
Item, to the said Johne Ahannay for ane greit braid bar of irne to steik the said yet with, weyand ane stane and ij punds, price of the stane xj^s; summa	xij^s v^d
Item, for xx greit garroun nallis to sett on the greit band and bar with, .	xvj^d
Item, for ane loke to the said yet,	vj^s viij^d
Summa of the haill expensis maid on the park dike and the twa yetts is	xxv^li j^s vj^d

The expensis maid on the bigging of Thomas Hallis Hous and the Sheriffis Sait, with the over foir stair, at the townis command, particularlie: —



Item, the xvij day of Januar 1554, coft fra Gorge Levell, of Dunde, xij lang treis, of the waill of his tymmer, to the said wark, price of the pece xv^s; summa,	ix^li
Item, gevin to foure carts to bring up fra Leyth the saids xij treis, ilk cart ij^s viij^d, summa	x^s viij^d
Item, for inlaying of thame in the nether tolbuith,	xij^d
Item, for uther twa geistis coft fra Andro Mailvill, price of the pece xviij^s; summa	xxxvj^s
Item, for twa corbellis fra him, price of the pece viij^s; summa	xvj^s
Item, for redding of the nether tolbuith, inlaying of thir treis, putting of all the altalzerie in the inner volt, and laying of the greit asyde,	iij^s
Item, coft fra Patrik Boyman, the xix day of Januar 1554, foure dozone eistland burds, price of the pece vij^s vj^d; summa	xviij^li
Item, for upbringing of thame fra Leyth, ilk dozone ij^s viij^d; summa	x^s viij^d
Item, for bylaying of thame in Leyth,	vj^d
Item, for inlaying of thame in the nether tolbuith,	viij^d
Item, for twa dozone and ane half daillis coft fra Donald Maxwell, price of the dozone, with the carying fra Leyth, xl^s; summa	v^li
Item, for beirring of thame fra the Rude Chapell in the Cowgait, quhair thai lay, to the nether tolbuith,	xx^d
Item, for ane lang fyrne spar [to] tak the messoris with,	xij^d
Item, for foure rufe spars coft fra Sir William,	xvj^s
Item, for beirring of thame fra Sanct Paullis Wark to the tolbuith,	iiij^d
Item, to Adam Purves, wrycht, Johne Reid and ane uther servand for this oulk's waige, begynnand on Monunday the xix day of Januar 1554, that is to say, to Adam xx^s, to Johne Reid xviij^s, and to his uther servand xvj^s; summa	liiij^s
Item, for candill to the wark this oulk,	xx^d
Summa of this precedand oulkis expenses is	xxxix^li xiij^s ij^d

The secund oulk beginnand on Monnday the xxvj day of Januar 1554:—



Item, for sawing of thre dozone and twa eistland burds, ilk burde twa draucht, price of ilk draucht vj^d; summa	xxxj^s viij^d
Item, for sawing of twa geistis and corbellis, ilk geist x^d and ilk corbell v^d; summa	ij^s vj^d
Item, for beirring of thame furth of the nether tolbuith to the kirk yaird to saw,	vj^d
Item, for sawing of xij draucht of uther small tymmer to the sait and foir stair, ilk draucht iij^d; summa	iij^s
Item, for candill this oulk,	xx^d
Item, to Adam Purves and his twa servands' oulks waige,	liiij^s
Summa of this oulk's expensis precedand,	iiij^li xiij^s iiij^d

The third oulk begynnand on Monnday the thrid day of Fabruar 1554:—



Item, to the warkmen to beir the tymmer to Thomas Hallis hous, furth of the nether tolbuith to the over, to bynd it and to help the lyftis in the bynding,	ij^s vj^d
Item, to xiij warkmen to rais the haill twa bund pannallis of the said hous be forss, ilk man x^d; summa	xj viij^d
Item, to Johne Ahannay for ane stane and xiiij punds wecht of greit irne wark, viz, crampetts, steirroppis, and botts price of ilk stane xj^s; summa	xx^s vij^d
Item, for xl greit garroun naillis to the said wark, price of the hundreth x^s summa	iij^s iiij^d
Item, for ane hundreth planscheor nallis	ij^s vij^d
Item, for foure hundreth dur nallis	v^s
Item, for thre hundreth stair nallis,	v^s
Item, to ane man to beir up the tymmer of the sait,	iiij^d
Item, for candill this oulk,	ij^s j^d
Item, to Adam Purves and his twa servands this oulk's wage,	liiij^s
Item, to his two servands in drinksilver, thir thre precedand oulkis,	v^s
Summa of the expensis this oulk precedad, is	v^li xij^s ij^d

The ferd oulk begynnand on Monnday the tent day of Fabruar 1554:—



Item, for ane air of bands Thomas Hall's dur	iij^d
Item, for ane loke and ane key to it,	vij^s
Item, to Johne Banx for thre pair of quhit bands, foure rings with roissis, twa slotts with stappillis to the caissit windo of the said hous,	viij^d
Item, for ane uther hundreth stair nallis,	xx^d
Item, for ane hundreth dur nallis,	xv^d
Item, for sawing of thre daillis to be sarkin,	xxx^d
Item, for twa laids of Cousland lyme,	iij^s
Item, for foure laids of sand,	xx^d
Item, to David Grahame, masoun, the thre dayis for outtaking of the auld brint corbellis of the foirstar, and putting in agane of the new and graiting of Thomas Hall's wido, ilk day iij^s iiij^d; summa	x^s
Item, for watter,	ij^d
Item, to ane warkman to serve David Grahame and to beir red the thrre dayis,	iiij^s
Item, for vij pund of leid,	iij^s vj^d
Item, to Gorge Wilke the sclatter, for sclaitting of the overstair, quhilk wes vj elnis ane half, quhilk Gorge fand sklatts, pinnis, and warkmanschip,	xxij^s vj^d
Item, for twa laids of lyme to him,	iij^s
Item, for foure laids of sand,	xx^d
Item, for watter,	ij^d
Item, for candill this oulk,	xx^d
Item, to Adam Purves and his twa servands this oulk's wage,	liiij^s
Item, for beirring of the rest of the red,	xviij^d
Summa of the expensis of this oulk precedand, is	vj^li xviij^s iij^d
Summa of the haill expensis maid on the hous, the sait, and the foirstair, is	lvj^li xvj^s xj^d
The expensis maid on the tresting, propping, and beitting of the Tolbuith, over and nether, at the townis command, the xvj day of Fabruar 1554:—

The tymmer coft in this town in haist:—



Item, in primis, coft fra Maister Abraham Creichtoun, xxviij small treis, price of the pece xviij^s; summa	xxv^li iiij^s
Item, to warkmen to beir the saids treis fra William Craik's dur, quhair thai lay, to the tolbuith, ilk tre iij^d; summa	vij^s
Item, coft fra William Murheid xj greit geistis, price of the pece xl^s; summa	xxij^li
Item, to the warkmen for beirring of thame furth of Francis Bellis cloiss, quhair thai lay, to the nether tolbuith, ilk tre vj^d; summa	v^s vj^d
Item, coft fra David Kinloch thre treis, price of the pece xl^s; summa	vj^li
Item, for beirring of thame fra the fute of the Bishop of Glasguis yaird to the tolbuith,	ij^s
Item, coft fra Robert Chapman vij treis, price of the pece xxiiij^s; summa	viij^li viij^s
Item, for beirring of thame fra Halkerstonis Wynd heid to the tolbuith, ilk tre iiij^d; summa	iiij^s iiij^d
Item, coft for Marioun Scot ix treis, price of the pece xxij^s; summa	ix^li xviij^s
Item, for beirring of thame furth of ane auld yaird in Connis Cloiss to the tolbuith, ilk tre vj^d; summa	iiij^s vj^d
Item, coft fra Robert Finder, wrycht, ane tre,	xxviij^s
Item, for beirring of it,	iiij^d
Item, coft fra Gorge Levall lxj treis of lang suake tymmer, price of the pece oure heid xj^s; summa	xxxiij^li xj^s
Item, for upbringing of the saids lxj treis fra Leyth, ilk ane vij^d; summa	xxvij^s vj^d
Item, for ane dozone of greit doubill firne spars,	xvj^s
Item, for beirring of thame fra Sanct Paullis Wark,	viij^d
Item, for uther thre garronis coft fra Robert Gray to be hand spaikkis,	vj^s
Item, gevin to viij warkmen to beir furth the vij greit treis furth of the volt and for stuling of thame and the rest of the standarts,	viij^s
Item, for thre skanzies of pakthreid to be lynnis, and calk to the wrychts,	xiiij^d
Summa of the haill tymmer, and expensis maid in beirring of it, is	j^c xj^li

The nams of the wrychts and masonis that enterit to this wark, followis, thair servands and oulkly wage, thair entres on Monnday the xvj day of Fabruar 1554:—



Adam Purves and his twa servands,	liiij^s
Johne Cunynghame and his servand,	xxxvj^s
Robert Finder and Johne Finder,	xl^s
Johne Stewart and his servand,	xxxvj^s
Virgell Cadra [Calder] and his servand,	xxxvj^s
Gorge Tod and his servand,	xxxvj^d
Thomas Lyndesay and his servand,	xxxvj^d
David Grahame, masoun, and ane man to mak servis to him,	xxix^s
Item, for viij laids of Cousland lyme, ilk laid xviij^d; summa	xij^s
Item, for xvj laids of sand, ilk laid iiij^d; summa	v^s iiij^s
Item, for watter,	vj^d
Item, gevin to ane man to clenge the allering of the tolbuith, and to beir the red of it away,	ij^s vj^d
Item, gevin to ane man to walk and keip the broken tymmer, nychtlie, in the oulk, xij^d; summa	vij^s
Item, on Wednisday the xviij day of Fabruar 1554, to thre warkmen to wait on the wrychts,	iij^s
Item, on Thurisday thairefter, to twa men to wait on thame,	ij^s
Item, on Fryday, to twa men half ane day,	xvj^d
Item, on Sattirday, to foure men half ane day with the wrychts,	ij^s viij^d
Item, the said day, befoir, to Johne Craufurd, Andrias Teboy and Roknay, with the maister wrychts to consult upon the manner and setting of the wark, in ane disjune to thame,	vj^s x^d
Item, to the childer at even in drinksilver,	vij^s
Summa of the expensis of the first oulk, by the tymmer,	xvij^li xiij^s ij^d

[A few of the entries are here given from the details of the expenses of the second and third weeks' work at the Tolbooth:—]



Item, for beirring of foure dozone ix daillis, quhilk wes borrowit fra Donald Maxwell to be skaffolding, fra the Rude Chapell to the tolbuith, ilk dozone, viij^d; summa	iij^s ij^d
Item, on the said Monnday, to viij pynoris to beir up to the nether tolbuith the soillis, lintallis, and standarts of the great braid draucht nixt the wall, and rasing of parte of the bund wark thairof, ilk man ane dayis wage, viz., xvj^d; summa	x^s viij^d
Item, for twa greit Danskin towis to draw up the tymner and rais the greit pannellis, ane of xvj faddome, coft fra Johne Rannald, the other xvij faddome coft fra Peter Turnet, price of ilk faddome ouer-head, vj^d; quhilks towis wes efter the compleitting of the said wark delyverit to the maisteris of wark of the Newhevin, for raissing of the greit stanis; summa	xv^s iiij^d
Item, on Thurisday, to viij warkmen to beir up the haill tymmer of the brandraucht of the heich tolbuith to the nether tolbuith, and to draw it all up throw ane hoill in the flure, and to beir and lift it to the innyng,	x^s viiij^d
Item, send to Leyth and borrowit thair thre greit schawis, for the lane of thame, xviij^d, and to the man that brocht thame fra Leyth,	ij^s
Item, for twa faddome and ane half of cords to fessin the shawis to the rufe of the tolbuith, to rais the greit brandrauth togidder,	vij^d
Item, to xxviij warkmen to raise the haill brandrauth in the over tolbuith be force at anis, ilk man vj^d; summa	xiiij^s
Item, that samyn day to thre men to await upoun the wrychts, in innyng and upsetting of the myde brandrauth,	iij^s
Item, to the childer in drinksilver at the ending of the wark,	v^s
Item, for wyne, aill, and breid to the haill wrychts and masouns and thair servands, all this time sen the begynning of this wark, to hald thame all togidder daylie, efter none, at thair lawbor,	xxxvj^s
Item, at thair departing and paying of thair wagis, to thame in wyne,	v^s
Summa of the haill wark of the tolbuith and expensis thairof, with the tymmer, is	j^c lxv^li v^s vj^d

The beitting and mending of the fyve Commoun Mylnis, making of thair haill watter wallis, scheitts and trouchtis, with thair uther standand grayth, the xv day of November 1554:—



Item, in primis, for twa greit bakis to be stullis to the malt myln and the quhit myln with hir, quhilk bawks the awneris for the tyme tuke and put in the ground at the dam for saiftie thairof, togidder with sax daillis quhair thai ly as yit, price of the pece fra David Kintor, xxij^s,	xliiij^s
Item, to pynoris of Leyth to beir thame furth of the clois, and carting of thame,	xij^d
Item, to twa carts to carry thame fra Leyth to the mylnis, ilk cart, iiij^s; summa	viij^s
Item, coft fra Gorge Levall vij treis to be nedillis to the mylnis, ilk tre xiiij^s; summa	iiij^li xviij^s
Item, to John Duncane for ane pair of new huppis to Mawar's myln,	l^s
Item, to ane sklater to fynd lyme, sand, and sklatts to poynt and mend all the fyve mylnis quhilk wes evin revin with the wynds,	iiij^li x^s
Item, for sawin of thre treis quhilk wes tane furth of the nether tolbuith and send to the mylnis to be scheitts, ilk tre x^d; summa	ij^s vj^d
Item, to the myln wrychts ane moneth's lawbor, to ilk man in the oulk xvj^s; summa	ix^li xij^s
Item, allowit to the firmorars of the mylnis for the tyme thai stude in mending of thair standing grayth, twa bollis malt, viij bollis quheit, price of the boll ouerhead xxx^s; summa	xv^li
Summa of the baill expensis of the beting of all the commoun mylnis, and payment to the firmorars for thair standing, is	lviij^li vij^s iiij^d

Heir followis the expensis maid upon the Newhevin, in stane wark and tymmer wark, at the command of the provest, baillies, and counsale:—

[The works at the Newhaven extended over about a quarter of this year, from August to November 1555. The first entry (for masons' wages) and the first week's outlay for timber work and wrights' wages are here given, in detail, with some of the entries in subsequent weeks. The expenditure consisted, to a large extent, of wages to the workmen,-the " item, on Saiterday at evin to thair supperis, v^s," being a regular weekly entry:—]



Item, in primis, the compter dischargis him with the mony delyverit oulklie to Robert Quhintane, maister of wark, to the stane wark and barromen to the Newhevin, fra the xj day of August inclusive to the xix day of November nixt followand in the yeir of God J^m v^c l^v, siclik inclusive, as the said Robert's particular compt hard be the auditors beirris, extendand to the sowme of j^clxxxxviij^li xvij^s iiij ½^d; summa	j^clxxxxiiij^li xvij^s iiij½^d

The tymmer wark and wrychtis oulklie wage, beginnand on Monnday the xij day of August 1555. The first oulk and names of the wrychts:—



Robert Finder and Rechard Tod, his servand,	xl^s
Adam Purves and David Murray, his servand,	xl^s
Johne Cunynghame and Gorge Finder, his servand,	xl^s
Gorge Tod and Donald Beid, his servand,	xl^s
Patrick Schang and Adam Rentoun his servand,	xl^s
Johne Tod and Gorge Purves, his servand,	xl^s
Schir Johne Wilsoun, maister of wark to the wrychtis,	xx^s
Item, on Saiterday at evin to all thair suppis,	v^s
Item, ye xiij day of August 1555, coft fra Johne Arduthy, in Leyth, vj greit geistis of xxxij futts of lenth, to be standarts to the foirface of the Newhevin, price of the pece xxij^s; summa	vj^li xij^s
Item, for cart hyre of thame fra the schoir to the Newhevin, beand fyve draucht,	x^s
Item for carting of thame,	xij^d
Item, the xvij day of August 1555, coft fra the said Johne Arduthy, vj^xx xvj treis of xxiiij futts, quhilks we causit to be lossat in the Newhaven; price of the pece xv^s; summa	j^cij^li
Summa of the expensis the first oulk,	j^cxxij^li viij^s
Item, the xxv day of August 1555, coft xviij faddome of ane great Danskin tow fra Peter Turnett's wyfe, to serve the crane, price of the faddome x^a; summa	xv^s
Item, for downbringing of it to the Newhevin,	vj^d
Item, for xij bollis of smedy collis, to Johne Ahannay and Gorge Bennat to weirk with, price of ilk boll ij^s; summa	xxiiij^s
Item, for carving of thame fra Leyth to the Newhevin, ilk boll iiij^d summa	iiij^s
Item, the last day of August 1555, coft fra David Rowane, thre schawis of brass to the cran, ilk schewe weyand xx pund wecht, price of ilk pund iij^s; summa.	ix^li
Item, send down to the Newhevin to Johne Ahannay and Gorge Bennet, smyths, to mak the wark to the Newhevin, to the cran, bulwark, and warklomes, xxiij stanes, xv punds of Danskin irne, price of the stane viij^s; summa	ix^li xj^s vj^d
Item, for fyve punds of steill to the quariours and stanemen, to lay thair warklomes with, price of the pund, xij^d; summa	v^s
Item, for foure punds of steill to lay the cleiks of the crepars of the cran,	iiij^s
Item, the xvij day of October [September] 1555, tane furth of the nether tolbuith and send down to the Newhevin iij dozone daillis, and for outtaking of thame,	xviij^d
Item, the thrid day of October, gevin to Johne Sym, baillie, quhilk he debursit to the pyoneris of Leyth and Edinburgh, at the upsetting of the pannallis that wes first set up,	xlviij^s
Item, mair, the feird day of October 1555, gevin to the said Johne Sym, quhilk he debursit in likmaner to the said warkmen aboun the xlviij^s	x^s
Item, the penult day of October 1555, send down to the Newhevin xxxj faddome of cords to fessan the cowpillis togdder of the greit pannell, to hald thame on-fleit in the sey, price of ilk faddome iiij^d; summa	x^s iiij^d
Item, send down to Gorge Bennet, smyth, to mend the crane quhen scho brak,anestaneixpundsirne,priceofthestane,viij^s;summa	xij^s vj^d
Item, gevin to the said Gorge for mending of the said crane,	xxiiij^s
Summa of the haill stane wark and tymmer wark, and on the Newhevin, thir xiij oxilks precedand, is	v^clxxvj^li x^s iij½^d
Item, by this said sowme, debursit be Sir Johne Wilsoun, maister of wark, small extraordinar expensis, as his compt, heir present to schaw, particularlie beirris,	xv^li ix^s x^d

Heir followis the expensis maid be Maister Johne Prestoun, thesaurar, on the Schoir of Leyth and the stane wark of the Bulwark, at the command of the pro vest, baillies, and counsale, particularlie as effcer followis:—

[The works at the shore and bulwark of Leyth were resumed in July and continued until October 1555. The stones were brought from Granton and the Burghmoor, and the lime from Cousland and Westhouses. The particulars of the first week's outlay is here given, with a few only of the entries in the other weeks:—]



Itern, in primis, begirmis this wark on Monnday the vij day of July 1555, and gevin to the laird of Carnebe, for querrell leif, ane eln of blak velvat,	iij^li xv^li
Item, mair to him, half an eln of fyne blak	xx^s
Item, for twa dosone of laids of Cousland lyme, price of the laid xviij^d summa	xxxvj^s
Itern, for xx peces stanes of hewin wark at Grantoun, price of the pece x^d summa	xxvj^s viij^d
Itern, gevin to Laurence Tod for fraucht of his bot laidin with the saids stanis	xviij^s
Itern, to twa barromen to boit the saids stanis,	iij^s
Itern, to said Laurence Tod for twa small boitful of wall stanis, price of the boit xiiij^s; summa	xxviij^s
Itern, to foure pyonars in Leyth to loiss the said hewin wark, and to beir the auld hewin wark eist upon the bulwark,	v^s
Itern, for naillis to mend the futtgang and barrowis,	xiiij^d
Itern, to ane wrycht for mending of the futgang and barrowis,	xviij^d
Item, to David Grahame, masoun, for his oulk's wage,	xxiiij^s
Item, to Laurence Patersoun, his servand,	viij^s
Item, to Robert Fairserviss,	xxij^s
Item, to Johne Henrisoun,	xix^s
Item, to Thomas Ra, James Wilsoun, Robert Coutts, ilk ane of thame oulklie, ix^s; summa	xxvij^s
Item, on Saiterday at evin, to all thair supperis,	v^s
Item, for ane greit bauk of ane schip to be ane upstandart within the wark for halding of schippis,	xij^s
Item, for beirring of it fra the fut of the hill to the wark,	viij^d
Item, for thre stanis of leid coft fra Johne Weir, powdermakar, ilk stane viij^s; summa	xxiiij^s
Summa of the expensis maid this first oulk,	xvij^li vj^s
Item, to James Warnok, quarior, for xxij pece of greit stanis furth of the Borrow Mure,	xij^s
Item, for vj lang stanis fra Denney, quarior on the Borrow Mure,	xiij^s
Item, to vj stingmen of the town to beir thir foirsaids stanis furth of the querrellis,	viij^s
Item, to James Law, Peter Fargesoun and lang David, carteris in Leyth, for xvj draucht of thair cartts fra the Borrow Mure to the schoir, with the foirsaids stanis, ilk draucht iiij^s; summa	iij^li iiij^s
Item, for ane hundreth laid sand, led fra be west Sanct Nicolus Chapell,	xx^s
Item, for ane dosone of Westhousis lyme,	xvj^s
Item, to Johne Kyle, smyth, for the schip tymmer to be fluring ouer the stair,	xxij^s
Item, to Nicoll Lyndesay, potter in the Potterraw, for ten stanis leid, price of the stane viij^s iiij^d; summa	iiij^li iij^s iiij^d
Item, to the greit boit to bring hame pece of hewn wark, and the twa greit lang stanis that ar sukkin to the greit ryngs,	xxiiijs viij^d
Item, for laidding of hir,	vj^s
Item, for David Grahamis chalmer maill in Leyth, to keip all the grayth and warklomes in,	xx^s
Summa of the haill expensis maid on the schoir of Leyth in all things, the yeir of the compteris office, is	ij^ciiij^li xv^s ½^d
Item, the compter is to be dischargit with the maillis of the foure flesheors' stokis quhilk stude waist the yeir of the compteris office; summa	iiij^li
Item, the compter is to be dischargit with the expensis maid upon the nether turngriss of the nether tolbuith, with the greit windo besyde, quhilk extends in all expensis, as the particular compt beiris, to the sowme	lij^s x^d
Item, for aill and breid to the Inglismen that wes tane in the schip, the tyme thai wer accusit,	vj^s
Summa of the haill discharge, is	ij^miiij^cliiij^li x^s ij½^d
Item, to be rebaittit heirof xxv^s gevin Sir Johne Wilsoun becaus he wes feyit for xviij^s oulklie, and thair is allowit to him xx^s oulklie be the space of xij oulkis, ½; summa	xxv^s
Item, to be rebaitit heirof lvij^s vj^d for fyve treis of the townis intromettit with be the said Johne,	lvij^s vj^d

At Edinburgh, the ferd day of Marche, the yeir of God J^m v^c fyfty-fyve yeirs. The Compt foirsaid of Maister Johne Prestoun, thesaurer of the burgh of Edinburgh of the yeir of his office; and finds the charge thairof extends [to] ij^m iij^c vij^li v^d, and the discharge extends to ij^m iiij^c fyfty^li vij^s viij½^d; sua is the compter superexpendit, and the town restand awand to him, the sowme of ane hundreth fourty-thre punds iij½^d.

[The Auditors' report is not subscribed. The following note is appended:—]

The rest above written, of Maister Johne Prestonis compt, is payit to him be Maister Archilbald Grahame, thesaurer in the yeir followand, and allowit to him in his comptis eftir writtin.