Extracts from the Accounts: Deans of Guild, 1553-4

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, 1553-4', in Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557, (Edinburgh, 1871) pp. 343-352. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1528-57/pp343-352 [accessed 21 April 2024]

Deans of Guild, 1553-4

1553-54.

Heirefter followis the Compt of Johne Symsoun, Dene of Gild, of his Charge in the yeir of God Jm vc fifty foure yers; his entres beand the viij of October the yeir of God Jm ve and liij yers precedand:—

CHARGE.

In primis, I am to be chargit with the Silver of the Pece of procuratoun:—

[Details are set forth, similar to those in the previous year's accounts. In the collections for that year, no special mention is made of Yule, the 25th of December 1552 having been a " Sonday;" but in this year there is entered:—"On Yule Day, the xxv day [of December], ressavit fra James Lyndesay and Alexander King, iiij^li. viij^s iij^d."]



Summa of the haill charge of the pece of this yeir,	j^cvj^li iijv^d

Dean oi Guild's Account 1553-54,

Item, I am to be chargit this instant yeir with the nowmer of the Schippis quhilk the buke bers, iiij^xx xij schippis at xiiij^s the pece.



Summa,	lxiiij^li viij

Item, I am to be chargit with the Burgesses and Gilds this instant yeir as the buke bers:—

[The names of fourteen burgesses and guild-brethren are entered, and the sums received vary from 6s. 8d. to 10 lib.]



Summa of the burgesses and gilds,	iij^xx xij^li

Item, I am to be chargit with the Cordiners' Choppis of the kirkyard:—



In primis, thre of the eistmost of thame yeirlie, giffand ilk chop ij merks, and xv of thame ilk pece giffand yeirlie xx^s; and the westmost, quhilk is callit Johne Mitchellis chope, giffand x^s yeir, becaus it is at the erd and nocht bet, quhilk extends in the haill to	xix^li x^li

Item, I am to be chargit with the Choppis of the kirk:—



In primis, Johne Gilbert's chope yeirlie,	xxx^s
Item, George Tumour's chope,	xxx^s
Summa,	iij^li

I am to be chargit with the Layers of the kirk for this yeir as Patrik Govynnis compt bers:—

[These accounts give the names of fifteen adult persons buried within the church of St Giles, and there are four entries of " barnis " layers.]



Summa of the layres	v^li viij^s

I am to be chargit with the foure Grete Candilstiks in this instant yeir:—

[Twenty-five names are set down under this head, among which are, " for the lard of Rosling," the lard of Kynfawnis," "Lazarus CoqueL"]



Summa of the grete candilstiks,	vii^li

I am to be chargit with the foure Silver Candilstiks and the Croce:—



In primis, I haif ressavit fra Patrik Guvane, for the foirsaids candilstiks and the silver croce, the sowme of	xlviij^s iiij^d
Item, gottin on Sanct Gelis day, and Eelict Sonday for Sanct Gelis day, in fre money,	vij^d
The haill sowme of my charge this instant yeir extends to	ij^ciij^xxxix^li xviij^siiij^d

Heir followis the Discharge of the Dene of Gild's compt above writtin, the yeir foirsaid, 1554:—



In primis, I am to be dischargit at the hands of Andro Mansion, wrycht, for the rest of the completing of the sowme of the stallis of the queir, the sowme of	viij^xx x^li
Item, to James Nicoll, for vj dozone and ½ eistland burd, price of the pece vj^s viij^d: summa	xxvj^li
Item, to Richard Trowp, with the vij serjands, and Thomas Hall, for thair feyis pertenyng to the dene of gild,	xxiij^li
Item, for ane dosone of knaphald,	xxvj^s
Item, for the carying of thame fra Leyth,	xij^s
For the out taking of all the stallis furthe of the queir,	iij^s
Item, the expenssis maid of the calffotting of Sanct John's isle, Sanct Anthoni's isle, with pik, tar, coffing hards, olie, collis, and warkmanschip thairof,	xxxj^s viij^d
Item, for xiiij faddome of corde to hing the pan in the meids of the kirk,	iiij^s iiij^d
Item, ane greit loke to the wolt dure of Sanct Thomas ile,	v^s vj^d
Item, bocht the xij day of October, foure laids of Cousland lyme,	v^s iiij^d
Item, vij laids sand,	xxx^d
Item, Johne Broune and his marrowis, sawars, for foure draucht of geistis, ilk draucht x^d,	xl^d
Item, for xxiiij quarter drauchtis of eistland burds, ilk draucht ij^d, summa of the saids drauchtis,	vij^s iiij^d
Item, for ane geist, to Johne Westoun, and carying of it,	xix^s

Heir followis the viij dayis expensis, precedand the xviij day of November, of the raising of the Throuchis and Payment of the Queir, of this instant yeir:—



In primis, Gilbert Cleuth, Nicoll Andersoun, maissonis, ane oulks waigeis,	xl^s
Item, ane barroman with thame, this oulk,	viij^s
Item, thre uther barromen redand and beirand eird to the quieir, waigeis ilk man on the day xvj^d; summa	xx^s
Item, for ane riddill and ane schoule with ane irne to it,	xxviij^d
Item, for candill to the barromen and maissonis this oulk,	xxxviij^d
Item, for naillis to the wrichtis,	xxxij^d
Item, to Maister Johne Prestoun for ane hundreith tylde,	xv^s
Item, to young Johne Auchmowtie for twa hundreith and ane half tylde,	xxxij^s iiij^d
Item, for carying of thame fra Leith,	ij^s
Item, to Johne Broun, sawar, and his marrow, sawars, for twa dayis wark,	xij^s
Item, for drinksilver to the warkmen this oulk,	iij^s
Summa of this oulk,	vij^li x^d

Item, this viij dayis expenseis, precedand the xxv day of the said moneith of November:—



Item, for viij laids Cousland lyme,	x^s
Item, for twa dosone sand,	viij^s
Item, for ane aikin spair,	xxx^d
Item, to Gilbert Cleuch and Nicoll Andersoun, maisonis, thre dayis waigeis,	xx^s
Item, ane barroman with thame and with the wrichtis this oulk,	viij^s
Item, thre uther barromen feit to plane the throuchis and payment of the queir this oulk,	vj^s viij^d
Item, for candill to the maisonis this oulk,	xiiij^d
Item, for xij elnis of new payment to the queir, and carying of thame,	xxxij^s
Item, for ane hundreith planscheor naillis and ane hundreith dur nallis,	iiij^s
Item, for carying of the greit ledder to the glassin-wricht to the windok of the eist gavill,	viij^d
Item, for drinksilver this oulk,	iij^s
Summa of this oulk,	iiij^li xvj^s

Item, this viij dayis precedand the second day of December of this instant yeir:—



Item, to Gilbert Cleuch and Nicoll Andersoun, maisonis, thre dayis waigeis,	xx^s
Item, to ane barroman with them thre dayis,	iiij^s
Item, for candill to thame,	xiiij^d
Item, for sawing of thre quarter drauchtis of eistland burd,	ix^d
Item, for ane hundreith planchoure naillis and ane hundreith dur naillis,	iiij^s
Summa of this oulk,	xxix^s xj^d

Item, this viij dayis expensis precedand the ix day of December:—



Item, to Johne Banks, smyth, for twa quhit plait lokks, with thair bands, ryngs, roissis, and quhit nellis to the buke almoreis of the queir,	xij^s
Item, to him for xij irne boltis to the stallis,	iiij^s
Iteni, for half ane hundreith planscheour naillis,	iiij^s viij^d
Item, to Johne Ahannay, smyth, for xij irne boltis to the stallis, ij^cgreit planscheor naillis, with mending of the loke to Sanct Thomas isle,	xiij^s
Item, to Nicoll Andersoun, twa dayis waigeis,	v^s iiij^d
Item, to ane borroman with him twa dayis,	xxxij^d
Item, for viij faddome of corde to the ledderis,	ij^s iiij^d
Item, for ane pund of glew,	xviij^d
Item, for caring of the greit standart,	vj^d
Summa of this viij dayis,	xlvj^s

Item, this viij dayis precedand the xvij day of December,as ut supra:—



In primis, to Peter Baxter, sklater, for poynting of the haill kirk with the illis, afoir Youle,	xxviij^s
Item, for foure laids of lyme, viij laids sand, with watter,	vij^s viij^d
Item, to Mungo Hunter, smyth, for ane bar loke with thre keyis to the south dure of the queir, and mending of the lok of the organe loft,	xij^s
Item, to him for xxvj stobbis of irne for the transs of the queir,	iiij^s
Item, for skowring of the braissin wark afoir Youle, and clainging of the gutteris laith about the kirk and redding of the queir, and drinksilver to the glassin wrichtis cheilder,	v^s iiij^d
Item, for foure quarter drauchtis of daillis and naillis to the wrichtis,	iij^s
Summa of this oulk,	lvj^s

Item, this viij dayis precedand the xxiiij day of December:—



Item, to Thomas Watsoun, glassinwricht, for ane pannell of ane glassin windoke aboun the queir, contenane of new glass xij futtis and ane half, price of the fute xviij^d; and to him for ane pannell of glass to the Halyblude ile contenand vij fute of new glass, and in Sanct Gabriellis ile ane pannell contenand vj futtis and ane half of new glass, price of ilk fute of new glass xviij^d; item for viij futtis of auld glass new set in leid, price of ilk fut setting vj^d; summa of all this glass,	xliij^s
Item, for xviij laids of Cousland lyme,	xix^s iiij^d
Item, for fyve dosone sand,	xx^s
Item, for iiij dosone watter to this lyme,	xxxij^d
Item, to James Reidheid, sawar, and his marro, for xiiij brond draucht of eistland burd, price of ilk draucht vj^d; and to him and his marro for xviij quarter draucht of eistland burds, ilk draucht iij^d; and twa draucht of aikin tymmer xij^d; summa of this tymmer,	xij^s vj^d
Item, for xv punds of glew,	xvj^s vj^d
Item, for mending of the wrichtis watter tube,	vj^d
Item, to Andro Mansion's childer at Fantronis even in drinksilver,	vj^s
Item, for thekin of Johne Michellis choip in the kirkyaird, and betting of the samyn,	vj^s
Item, for twa eistland burds,	xiij^s iiij^d
Item, to Johne Ahannay, smyth, for iij^csmall brind naillis, price of ilk hundreith xvj^d; and ane hundreith dur naill, price of the hundreith xvj^d, and twa hundreith of dure nail schank, price of the hundreith xviij^d; and for ane hundreith planscheor naillis xxx^d; item, for xl greit naillis to the wreichtis and vj greit irne stappillis iiij^siiij^d; item, for iij dosone of small naillis xxxij^d; summa of the smyth,	xviij^s x^d
Item, the beitment of the Hospitall of Sanct Mary Wynd, for iij laids lyme, viij laids sand, ane dosone of water,	vij^s iiij^d
Item, to ane sklater for his laboris of the saids chaippell,	xiij^s
Item, for ane hundreith sklaittis,	x^s

Item, this viij dayis precedand the xiiij day of Marche:—



Item, to Walter Bynnyng, paynter, for paynting of xviij pannallis of the queir, and the twa greit pannallis of the north gavill of the queir, with osure, and furnesing of all uther stufe to thame,	xxviij^s
Item, for mending of the ledder and runging of it,	xij^d
Item, to the preists for singing of the Passioun on Palme Sonday,	xxx^d
Item, to Thomas Watsoun, glassinwricht, for ane pannell in Our Ladey ile, contendand vj futts of new glass, price of ilk fute xviij^d; ane uther pannell of new glass in Sanct Gabriellis ile, contenand ij futtis, price of the fute xviij; and vj futtis of auld glas new sett in leid in the samyn ile, price of ilk fute setting vj^d; item, twa pannellis in Sanct Thomas ile, callit Prestonis ile, with vj futtis and ane half of new glass, price of ilk fut xviij^d; and in that samyn ile viij futtis auld glass new set in leid, price of ilk fut setting vj^d; and drinksilver till his servand for poynting of the glassin windokis on the haill south syde of the kirk afoir Pasche, ij^s; summa of this glass,	xxx^s ix^d
Item, to Johne Broun, sawar, and his marro, for ten braid drauchtis of eistland burd, price of ilk draucht v^d; and to him for xxxij quarter drauchtis of eistland burd, price of ilk draucht ij^d; summa of the sawars,	ix^s vj^d
Item, to Johne Ahannay, smyth, for vj^c dur naillis, price of ilk hundreith xvj^d; summa	viij^s
Item, to Patrik Bikkartoun, maisoun, and his servands, for laying of the stane greifs in Sanct Thomas ile,	vj^s
Item, for beiring of reid in the said ile, and the reding of tymmer furth of the samyn, and clenging of the samyn,	xxx^d
Item, to Patrik Govane and Doctor Smyth at Pasche,	ij^s
Item, for beiring of xxxj barrois of erd in Prestonis ile, and filling of the hollis of the samyn,	xx^d
Item, to Thomas Home for dichting of the gutteris at Pasche,	ij^s
Item, for vj laids of Cousland lyme and ane dosone sand,	xj^s viij^d
Item, to Peter Baxter, sklater, for poynting of the haill bodey of the queir, quhilk contenis viij ruds of wark, price of ilk rude poynting work ij^siiij^d; item, Sanct Johnis ile, quhilk contenis ane rude thre elnis, price of the rude poynting wark ij^siiij^d; item, the bodey of the kirk betwix the stepil and the west gavill thairof, quhilk contenis nyne rude of wark, price of ilk rude poynting ij^siiij^d; item, in the myde ile betwix Sanct Katharenis and Sanct Stevin's ile, contenis vij rude worke, price of ilk rude poynting ij^siiij^d; item, Sanct Ninianis to Sanct James' ile, quhilk contenis foure rude and twenty aucht elnis, price of ilk rude poynting wark ij^siiij^d; item, betwix Sanct Thomas ile and Sanct Gabriellis ile, quhilk contenis twa rudis of wark, price of ilk rude poynting wark ij^siiij^d; item, Prestoun's ile, contenis fyve rude of poynting wark, price of ilk rude xxviij^d; summa totalis of poynting wark,	iiij^li vj^s iiij^d

Item, the expenssis maid on the Cordineris Choippis in the kirk yaird:—



Item, for viij laids of Cousland lyme, ane dosone sand, and watter furnist to it,	xij^s x^d
Item, to Peter Baxter, sklater, for poynting of the haill saids cordineris choippis,	ix^s
Item, drinksilver to the sklatar's childer,	ij^s
Item, for scowring of the braissin wark of the queir at Pasche,	xij^d
Item, for viij dosone watter furnisit to the sklatars and to the poynting of the haill kirk, price of ilk dosone viij^d; summa	v^s iiij^d
Item, for beirring of foure scoir xij sklaitts fra the porter luge to the choippis of the kirk yaird,	vj^d
Item, to the said Peter Baxter, for the poynting of the haill ilering of the aislars of the haill kirk,	vj^s
Item, to Thomas Home for scowring and wattering of the haill kirk the tyme of the parliament,	ij^s
Item, to Mungo Hunter for ane quhit bar loke, with ane pair of quhit bands with ane ring and rois to the south-west queir dur, with ane stok loke to the west queir dur, and sex pinnis of irne,	xiiij^s
Item, for runging of the kirk ledder,	xxx^d
Item, for vij laids of Cousland lyme and xviij laids of sand, with twa dosone watter to the poynting and alaring of the aislars of the kirk,	xj^s viij^d
Item, for half ane eistland burd for making of ane lettroun to the queir,	iiij^s viij^d
Item, for beirring of the aislar stanis of the Walkar's alter to the maisoun luge,	vj^d
Item, to Thomas Home for wattering and deichting of the kirk on the Sacrament day,	ij^s
Item, to Walter Bynnyng for paynting of the foure greit armis, with the twa small armis of the queir, with oly coloris and gold,	v^li
Item, for ane mess buke to the hie alter,	xxxiij^s iiij^d
Item, to Johne Rynd for ane tyne stoip for the watter to the mess,	xxiij^s
Item, for scouring of the brassin wark on Sanct Geillis day, and wattering and soupping of the kirk,	iij^s

Item, the expenssis maid on the west queir dur, to sawars and pyoneris:—



Item, thre eistland burds xxxj^s; iiij irue botts iij^s; to Mungo Hunter for thre pair [blank] bands of quhit wark with thair nallis xxx^s; to ane maisoun vj^s; to the wricht for making of the samyn dur xl^s; summa of the expenssis of the dur,	v^li vj^s vij^d
Item, for twa laids of Cousland lyme,	iij^s
Item, to Thomas Watsoun, glassinwricht, for beitment of ane pannell of glass to Sanct Salvator's ile, quhilk contenis of new glass v fute and ½ price of ilk fute new glass xviij^d, and in the samyn pannell iiij futts auld glass new set in leid, price of ilk fut new set vj^d; item, to him for ane pannell in the heich windo in the queir in the south side, quhilk contenis vj fute new glass, price of ilk fute xviij^d, and vij fut and ane half auld glass new sett in leid, price of ilk fut of setting vj^d; summa of the glass,	xxiij^s j^d
Item, to the said Thomas Watsoun for his fie,	iiij^li
Item, to Johne Young, candilmakar, for viij stanis of candill to the warkmen of the kirk,	iiij^li v^s iiij^d
Item, to Alexander Robesoun for mending of the kaippis of the kirk,	v^s
Item, to Andro Auldmale, wricht, quha beand at the begynnyng of the stallis to the ending,	v^li
Item, gevin to Alexander Ahannay for ryngin of the bellis on Salmes evin,	ij^s
Item, to Thomas Home for his yeir's fie,	xl^s
Item, to Doctor Smyth for his yeir's fie,	xx^s
Item, for bussomis to dicht the kirk with at Youle, Candilmess, Pasche, Whitsonday, and Sanct Geillis day, with the laif of the Sundayis of symmer,	v^s vj^d
Item, for oley to the knok,	viij^s
Item, for dichting of the gutteris and spowtis above the kirk,	xxx^s
Item, to George Johnestoun for walx furnissing to the foure grete candilstiks this yeir,	xxxj^s
Item, to Patrick Tod, for his fe for keiping of the croce and silver candilstiks,	x^s
Item, for twa stanis of candil to the pann in the mydds of the kirk, and keiping of it,	xxv^s iiij^d
Item, to Mungo Huntar for ane patill to patill the kirk with,	vj^s
Item, for the keping of the sepulture at Pasche, viij dayis, day and nycht,	viij^s
Item, for mending of the lok of the revestry dure,	xvj^d
Item, for girs, watter, fyre, and ane dow at Witsonday,	xviij^d
Item, for keiping of the funt at Witsonday,	ij^s
Item, for the paynting of Sanct Geil,	x^s
Item, for my fe and my chaplainis fe,	x^li xiij^s iiij^d
Summa of my haill discharge of this instant yeir extends to,	iij^c xiiij^li viij^s ij^d
Sua am I superexpendit this instant yeir above my charge,	xxxiiij^li viij^s x^d

The ferd day of Januar, the yeir of God j^mv^cliiij yers, the compt of Johne Symsoun, dene of gild, in the yeir bygane, hard, sene, red, and ryplie avisit on be the auditors of comptis undirwrittin, in presence of the provest and baillies in the tolbuith thairof, the charge thairof beand laid extendit to ij^clxxx^lixviij^siij^d, and the discharge to iij^cxiiij^liviij^sij^d, and sua finds that the gude towne restis awing to the said Johne, comptar, the sowme of xxxiiij^liviij^six^d. In witnes heirof all the saids auditors and jugis hes subscrivit thir presents.



Mr James Lindesay, bailie.	Kynspindye, prowest of Edr.
Edward Hoipe, baillie.	James Barron.
	William Car.