Extracts from the Accounts: Town Treasurer, 1555-6

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, 1555-6', in Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, 1528-1557, ed. J D Marwick (Edinburgh, 1871), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/edinburgh-burgh-records/1528-57/pp315-327 [accessed 3 April 2025].

Town Treasurer, 1555-6

Town Treasurer's Accounts, 1555-56.

THE COMPT of Maister Archibald Grahame, Thesaurer to the Towne of Edinburgh, burgh, in the yeir of God ane thousand fyve hundreth fiftye and sex yeris; and his entres to the said office begynnand at Mychaelmes in the yeir of God j^m v^c fiftye and fyve yeris, and endis at Mychaelmes in the yeir of God J^m v^c lvj, as said is.

CHARGE.

[The five Common Mills were let this year to Maister James Lyndsay for 1750 merks, the Wyld Aventors to James Cranstoun for 850 merks, and the Petty Customs to John Weir for 445 merks. The other ordinary items of revenue are the same as in the previous year, with the exception of the first entry here given:—]



Item, the compter chargis him with the malis of the aucht over north buithis under the tolbuyth, viz., Williame Boithwellis, Johne Realtounis, Isobell Litillis, Isobell Flemyngis, Johne Youngis, Jonet Ryndis, Maister Johne Prestounis, and Williame Andersonis wyff, in the yeir iiij^lib; summa	xxxij^li
Item, the compter chargis him with vij^s vj^d gottin for the dewteis of Kathering Purdy as air to Jhone Purdy, hir fader, for her entre to ane half on thre aker on the mure,	vij^s vj^d
Item, the compter chargis him with xxx^s gottin fra Adame Purves for his entre to thre akers of the mure be resignatioun of James Nicolsoun and Kathering Purdy,	xxx^s
Summa of the haill charge, is twa thousand ane hundreth	xxxvj^li xiiij^s ij^d

DISCHARGE.

Heir followis the said Maister Archibald Grahame's discharge ordinar:—

[As in the previous years, the ordinary discharge consists of the annual fees to the Provost, Bailies, and Councillors, and their officials, and of the annuals to churches and churchmen. There are set down 40 lib. "to the thre assissors as thair fee;" 20 lib."to Johne Barroun for his pensioun for singing in the queir;" 5 lib. "to Sir Patrik Dowglas, prebendar of Sanct Salvator's alter for his annuell;" and 10 lib. 13s. 4d. "to Johne Young for the clerk's chalmer." The whole ordinary discharge is stated at 373 lib. 6s. 8d.:—]

Discharge be preceptis:—

[A few only of the entries of payments under precepts are here given:—]



Item, to Williame Kar, custumar, be ane precept datit xiij Decembris,	iiij^xxxiij^li vj^s viij^d
Item, to the provest, be ane precept datit the xvj Decembris,	v^xx xiij^li
Item, to the Quenis grace Monsieur Dossall, be ane precept datit xvj Decembris,	v^xxli
Item, to the Quenis grace, be ane precept datit septimo Februarij,	xvj^l
Item, allowit to the comptar, be ane precept datit septimo Februarij,	xxvij^li viij^s
Item, to the firmorars of the wyld aventurs, be ane precept datit xx° Februarij,	x^li
Item, to Jaques Hog, trumpitor, be ane precept datit penultimo Februarij,	v^s
Item, to Jaques, Frencheman, be ane precept datit xvij Aprilis, anno, &c., lvj^to,	xx^s
Item, to Jacques, Frenscheman, be ane precept datit xv^c Maij,	x^s
Item, to him and his twa sonis, be ane precept datit xv Maij,	xx^s
Item, payit to four serjands that convoyit the Holand men to the sheref of Fyf, be ane precept datit xix Junij,	vj^li
Item, to Walter Dawlin, kepar of the New Well, be ane precept dated xviij Augusti,	xx^s
Item, the foure menstrallis that playit on Sanct Jelis day, be ane precept datit xj Septembris,	xl^s
Item, to Alexander Guthre, be ane precept datit tertio Novembris,	xxv^li
Item, to Maister James Lyndsay for the biging of the new myln, be ane precept datit secundo Decembris,	iiij^xxli
Item, to him for expenssis maid on the mylnis, be ane precept datit secundo Decembris,	xlj^li xiiij^s viij^d
Item, to Jaques, Frenscheman and his twa sonis, be ane precept datit xvj Decembris,	iij^li
Summa of the haill preceptis,	vj^cxxvij^li xiij^s

Heir followis the compteris discharge extraordinar:—



Item, on Mairtinmes evin the x day of November anno, &c., lv yeris at the rowping of the commoun gude, for four gret torchis and candill,	xxx^s
Item, to ane boy to pas to Kylspindy to the provest, with ane wreting of the Quenis,	v^s
Item, to the warkmen in drinksilver on Hallow evin,	xxiiij^s
Item, for ane chymnay to the counsall hous weyand four stane iij quartars, price of the stane x^s; summa	xlvij^s vj^d
Item, to the lokman for towis, the secund day of November,	x^d
Item, to Robert Scott for ane wreting concernyng the Cannogait,	vj^s viij^d
Item, the xv day of November for ane coit, ane pair of hois, dowblet, ane bonet, ane pair of schone, to the lokman,	iij^li x^s
Item, the penult day of November, for busumis and towis to the lokman,	xiiij^d
Item, the xvj day of November, to the masseris for ane decreit for deliverance of ane man maid the trublane in Leyth,	x^s
Item, for ane discheione in Archibald Pennicukis hous in Leyth at the halding of ane curt, to the provest and counsall, payit	xxiiij^s
Item, for the fluring of the over irnehous,	xviij^s
Item, to the Blackfreris, at the townis command, quhen thair cheptor wes halden,	v^li
Item, to Homill quhen he wes stekit up for clenging of the pest geir,	x^s
Item, to the lokman for towis, the first day of Januar,	xiiij^d
Item, to James Nicholl for ane halbart quhilk wes gevin to James Hendersoun, officer,	xx^s
Item, to Louk Moresoun for the keping of the Cowgait Port,	xxx^s
Item, xxij Januar, quhen the commissars of burrowis convenit in the tolbuyth, twa quartis wyne and twa mainschottis, price	v^s iiij^d
Item, on the morne efter, als mekill,	v^s viij^d
Item, for twa punsionis to be scaffalding to the tolbuyth,	vj^s
Item, the penult day of Januar, gefin to ane officiar for ane precept of parliament,	ij^s
Item, for ane boy to ryn to Striviling to adverteis the Quenis grace of the cuming of the Burdious flet,	vj^s
Item, for the pointing of the south-west pairt of the fleschehous, for sclatis, lyme, and sarkin, and warkmanscip,	iij^li
Item, the fourt day of Februar, for dichting of the closet of the tolbuith,	xij^s
Item, for making of futegangis in the tolbuyth at the parliament, and ane daill to mak thame,	x^s
Item, for ane new greit lok to the Port of Sanct Marie Wynd,	xviij^s
Item, for ane greit band to the samin poirt, weyand xviij pund, price of the stane xij^s; summa	xiij^s vj^d
Item, to the lokman, the fourt day of Junij, for towis,	xiiij^d
Item, the xxj day of Junij, to ane officer for twa preceptis of chaker,	iiij^s
Item, the secund day of Julij, gevin to the lokman for towis,	xiiij^d
Item, the aucht day of Julij, for thre hingand lokis to the new well, price of the pece iiij^s; summa	xij^s
Item, to Johne Hammiltoun for ryding to Fastcastell with ane charge to the lard of Restalrige,	xxiiij^s
Item, for dichting of the closet at the tolbuyth stair futt, the nyntene day of August,	viij^s
Item, for cordis to the bull on Sanct Jelis day,	xij^s
Item, for ane cairt to cary Portus throw the towne,	vj^s
Item, for towis to bind hir in the cart,	ij^s
Item, for ane cart to cary the fallow that brak his leg furth of the tolbuyth throw the town, quhen he wes scurgit,	iiij^s
Item, for towis to him,	xiiij^d
Item, for my expensis and Jhone Litillis quhen we raid to the Quenis grace to the Glammis, concerning the Frencheman that brocht in the first wyne, at the townis command,	v^li
Item, to the Blackfreris and the Gray, for thair preching yeirlie, xij barralis beir, price thairof	xviij^li
Item, to Archibald Betoun for the maill of the grammer scole,	viij^li
Item, for the officeris expensis watand upoun the man of Leyth that wes tane for the slauchter of the man in Leyth,	xvj^s
Item, to Sir Johne Cammell iiij gallonis wyne viij sindry dayis, and to the Bischop of Galloway ane galloun; summa of wyne	xl^s
Item, to the officiars that gef the chargis to the baillies of Leyth,	vj^s viij^d
Item, for the Lordis of the Chekker discharge at the paying of burrow malis,	xlvj^s
Item, for the burrow malis,	iij^li
Item, to Johne Wallace and Williame Foullis,	xxij^s
Item, to Thomas Teuch,	xviij^d
Item, for torchis and candill this last Martymes evin, in the thesaurar's absence,	xxx^s
Item, for the making of thre rude and ane half of calsay at the Borrow Loche, price of the rude xxxviij^s; summa	vj^lixiij^s
Item, for mending of the lok of the Watter Yet.	iij^s
Item, for thre eln and ane quarter of grein to be ane burd-claith to the counsallhous, price of the eln xvj^s; summa	lij^s
Item, for ane dusoun of greit cussionis,	xxxvj^s
Item, for steking up of the loch dyk, twa horss ane day to leid feill to stop the watter,	vj^s
Item, for casting of faill,	v^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun, a day,	iij^s
Item, for sex laid lyme,	vj^s
Item, for twelf laid sand,	vj^s
Item, for making of ane pulpet to Maister Alexander Sym in the Magdelin Chapell:—
Item, for ane greit jeist to be standeris to the samin,	xx^s
Item, for sawing of it,	ij^s
Item, for thre eistland burdis, the price of the pece viij^s; summa	xxiiij^s
Item, for sawin of the samin,	ij^svj^d
Item, to Johne Reid, twa ulkis wirkand on the samin,	xl^s
Item, to Johne Purves, wricht, wirkand sicklyk twa oulkis on the samin,	xxxvj^s
Item, for nalis to it,	ij^s
Item, for ane gibbet that Curle wes hangit on at the Corss,	iiij^s
Item, for nalis to it,	xiiij^d
Item, for making of the gavil of the tolbuith stair,	x^s
Item, for nalis to it,	xxij^d
Item, for twa eistland burdis,	xvj^s
Item, for sawing of thame,	xviij^d
Item, for carting and bringing up of ane toun of wyne fra the Abay for the Quenis grace, gottin fra Alexander Guthre,	iij^svj^d
The auclit dayis expensis in the bakking of bulwark in Leyth, precedand the first of December 1555:—
Item, to xij barrowmen in this oulk, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	v^li viij^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun, to wyn the stanis with ane gavillok,	xx^s
Summa of this oulk,	vj^li viij^s
The aucht dayis expensis to dyk up the bulwart quhen it sandit, preceding the xiiij day of December 1555:—
Item, for xiiij mennis wagis this oulk, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	vjⁱⁱ vj^s
Item, for ane rude and ane half of schip-tymmer to be baking to the bulwart, price of the rude and nalis iiijlib; summa	vjⁱⁱ
Item, for bering of the schip-tymmer fra the brig to the bulwart,	vⁱⁱ
Item, to Sir Johne, maister werk, this oulk,	x^li
The expensis maid of the cutting and outlatting of the watter in the Play-feild:—
Item, for twa men ane oulk, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	xviij^s
Item, to the calsay maker to flag it,	vj^s
Item, gevin to Jhone Sym, at the townis command, be ane act datit secundo Novembris, for making of the last twa pannellis of the Newhevin,	xx^li
Item, to Maister Jhone Prestoun, that wes restand awing him of his compt that yeir he wes thesaurar, as his compt beris,	jcxliijⁱⁱ iij^d
Item, the comptar is to be dischargit of the sowme of xijⁱⁱ as for the malis of thre of the over buiths on the north syd of the tolbuith, viz., [blank] quhilkis are annalut and wedset,	xijⁱⁱ
Item, the comptar is to be dischargit of v merkis pay it yeirlie of annuall furth of Isobell Litillis buyth to the airis of umquhill Jhone Jhonestoun, for the fische merkat,	iij^li vj^s viij^d
Item, the comptar is to be dischargit of four flesche stokkis mallis extending to iiij^li, becaus samony stud waist the yeir of the comptaris office,	iiij^li
Item, the comptar is to be dischargeit of the sowme of vj^li xiij^s iiij^d, becaus he lent to the baillies, at Lambes in the yeir of his office, the sowme of twa hundreth and fiffcie merkis to pay the townis pairt of ane extent, quhiJk wes rasit in July nixt prececland, to pay the men of weir on the West Bordors, and the comptar gat allanerlie fra the four baillies of this yeir instant, viz., Williame Kar, Alexander Barroun, Maister Jhone Prestoun, and Alane Dikkesoun j^clx^li; summa restand	vj^li xiij^s iiij^d
Summa of the haill extraordinar, and uther dewties foresayd, is	iij^c iij^li xij^s iij^d
Heir begynnis the expensis on the Gret Yet of the Tolbuith, with the Barris of the over Tolbuiyth:—
The expensis of the first oulk, quhilk wes the viij day is precedand the xx day of December, J^m v^c lv yeris:—
Item, for twa dozane pend	vij^s
Item, for brynging up of ane dosone esler fra Maister Johne Prestoun's wark to the tolbuith	iij^s
Item, for uplaying of thame in the tolbuith,	xij^d
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Item, for uplaying of iij dosoun daillis in the tolbuith that come fra the Newhevin,	xij^d
Summa of this oulk,	[xxxij^s]
The aucht dayis expensis precedand the xxvij day of December:—
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Summa of this oulk,	xx^s
The aucht dayis expensis precedand the fourt day of Januar:—
Item, to Adame Purves, wricht,	xx^s
Item, to Johne Reid, wricht,	xx^s
Item, to Adame Purves's servand,	xvj^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Item, twa pund Frenche glew,	iiij^s
Item, for twa pund of candill,	xx^d
Item, for killing soundis,	vj^d
Item, for thre draucht of estland burd,	xij^d
Item, for ane dozone of estland burd,	iiij¹ⁱ xvj^s
Item, for twa lang jestis to be the soill and the lintell to be the bar of the over tolbuyth,	xl^s
Item, for the wrychtis and maisteris collatioun,	v^s
Summa of this oulk,	[xj^li iiij^s ij^d]

[There follow the details of five other weeks', or " aucht days,' " expenses, of which a few only are here given:—]



Item, for brynging up of the greit Unteli, to the warkmen of the trone,	x^s
Item, for xix^xx of grait tynd nalis to the greit yat of the tolbuith, price of the j^c, xl^s; summa	vj^li vj^s viij^d
Item, for sex bandis with crukis afferand thairto, to the greit yet, wyeand sex stane and ane half, price of the stane xj^s; summa,	iii^li vi^s
Item, for helping up of the greit tymmer yet,	xij^d
Item, for ane dosoun and ane half of half dallis to the bynkis to the over tolbuith, price of the dosone xvj^s; summa	xxiiij^li
Summa of the yet of the tolbuith and the barris,	Ivj^li ij^s iiij^d
Heir follo wis the expensis maid be Maister Archibald Grahame, comptar, the yeir of his onice, in the biggyng of the Newhevin, quhilk began in the moneth of November, the yeir of God 1555 yeiris, particularlie as efter followis:—
The expensis of the first oulk, quhilk wes the aucht dayis precednd the xix day of November:—
Item, for xvj pece tymmer, price of the pece xiiij^s; summa	xj^li iiij^s
Item, for cart hyre of thame to the Newhevin,	viij^s
Item, wrocht to Jhone Hannay, smyth, [blank] of irne in carvell nalis, xij stane, priceof the stane xijs; summa	vij^li iiij^s
Item, to xxiiij borrowmen, ilk man in the oulk ix8; summa,	x^li xvj^s
Item, toJohne Cunynghame, masoun,	xiiij^s
Item, to Williame Bawmanno,	xiiij^s
Item, to James Ramsay,	xij^s
Item, to James Hammiltoun,	xij^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Item, to the wrichtis to mak the outmest pannell gude and to set up twa pannallis nixt the land,	xj^li
Item, to the warkmen of Leyth to help to sett up the pannell,	xxiiij^s
Item, for the carying down of the nalis to the Newhevin,	v^d
Item, to Sir Johne, the maister wark, twa oulkis the wrichtis wrocht task,	xl⁸
Item, for small to wis to haill the tymmer,	xx^s
Summa of this oulk,	xlix^li ij^s v^d
The expensis of this oulk quhilk wes the viij dayis precedand the xxviij day of November:—
Item, to xxviij barrowmen, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	xij^li xij^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Summa of this oulk,	xiij^li xij^s
The expensis of this oulk, quhilk wes viij dayis precedand the v day of December:—
Item, to xxviij barrowmen, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	xij^li xij^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Item, gevin to xxviij men for ane Soundayis wark at the tid, at xij^dthe man; summa	xxviij^s
Summa of this oulk,	xv^li
The expensis maid this oulk, quhilk wes the aucht dayis precedand the xiij day of December:—
Item, to xxviij barrowmen, ilk man in the oulk ix^s; summa	xiij^li xij^s
Item, to David Grahame, masoun,	xx^s
Item, for taiking up of the cran, to wrichtis and smyths in drinksilver,	xx^s
Item, for cart hyre of vj cartis to bring up the brokin tymmer that left of the Newhevin to the nether tolbuith, ilk cairt byre at iiij^s; summa	xxiiij^s
Summa of this oulk,	xv^li xvj^s
Summa of the first bigyng of the Newhevin,	lxxxxij^lixvj^sv^d

Heir followis the expensis maid be Maister Archibald Grahame, compter, the yeir of his office, of the Newhevin, quhilk beginith agane in the moneth of Aprile in the yeir of God J^mv^cand fyftie sex yeris, particularij as efter followis, as the compt thairof deliverit to him be Sir Jhone Wilsoun, maister of wark to the said Newhevin, purportis:—

[The works at Newhaven, which were commenced in August 1555 under John Preston as treasurer, were continued by Archibald Grahame till the middle of December, when they were suspended for the winter, and were resumed in the spring of 1556, as the immediately preceding entries show. The weekly expenses, for twenty–nine weeks, from the middle of April till the end of October 1556, and the outlay for iron work and timber, occupy sixteen pages of the accounts. Such of the entries are here given as serve to show the nature of the expenses:—]

The expensis of the first oulk, quhilk wes the aucht dayis precedand the xviij day of Aprile:—



Item, to xx barrowmen ane oulkis wages, ilk man in the ouk x^s; summa	x^li
Item, to Sir Jhone Wilsoun, [maister] of wark,	xx^s
Item, for ane hundreth plencher nalis to the barrowis,	xvj^d
Summa of this oulk,	xj^lixvj^s

The expensis of this oulk, quhilk wes viij dayis precedand the xxv day of Aprill:—



Item, to xxj barrowmen in the oulk x^s; summa	x^lix^s
Item, to Sir Jhone Wilsoun,	xx^s
Item, bocht fra Williame Fosteris wyff in Leyth viij garronis to be barrowis, price of the pece xx^d; summa,	xiij^siiij^d
Item, bocht from the said William Fosteris wyff vj rauchteris to be clething to the barrowis, the price of thame,	viij^s
Item, for vj roungis to the said barrowis,	ix^d
Item, for ane hundreth plenchor nalis to the barrowis, bocht fra George Bennet, price	ij^sviij^d
Item, for twa mattok schaftis to twa new mattokis,	x^d
Summa of this oulk,	xij^lixv^svij^d

The expensis of this oulk, quhilk wes the aucht dayis precedand the secund day of Maij:—



Item, to xxj barrowmen, ilk man in the oulk x^s; summa	x^lix^s
Item, to twa quariors in this oulk, and to ilk quarrior xvj^s: summa	xxxij^s
Item, to Sir Jhone Wilsoun, in the oulk,	xx^s
Item, for twa dosone of new schoullis, price of thame,	xvj^s
Item, for twa dosone of schole irnis,	xvj^s
Item, for half ane hundreth singill garoun nalis to the barrowis, price of thame,	iij^siiij^d
Item, for vj pund vj unce of steill to the pikkis and mattokis, bocht fra James Josse, price of the pund xiiij^d; summa	vij^svj^d
Item, to James Wilsoun, quarior, for ane steill mell in wod of xvj^s; the mell to be uphaldin als gude at the end of the wark as we gat it; summa	xvj^s
Item, for thre faddome of ane greit coird to barro the stanis with, price thairof	xviij^d
Summa of this oulk,	xvj^lixviij^siiij^d
Item, bocht fra Martine Uddart ane dosone garronis to be barrowis, price of thame,	xviij^s
Item, bocht fra the said Martyne twa cliftis of ane tre, to be mattok achaftis, price of thame,	iij^svj^d
Item, to the warkmen in drinksilver,	vj^s
Item, for twa laid of brume to mend the sande housis, price thairof	iij^s
Item, for ane pund of kintellis to kint the samin brome on the housis,	vj^d
Item, gevin to ane boit of Leyth to bring xxvj pece of tymmer furth of Leyth to the Newhevin, and to warkmen that put it in and furth in the boit,	xj^s
Item, gevin to ane boit to bring twa lang treis furth of Leyth to the Newhevin, to be lintallis to the land pannell,	ij^svj^d
Item, gevin to John Cunynghame, wrycht, for himself in the oulk,	xxvj^s
Item, for his servand in the oulk,	xviij^s
Item, to Thomas Lyndsay, ilk oulk	xxiiij^s
Item, to his servand, ilk oulk,	xvj^s
Item, in drinksilver to the wrychtis,	v^s
Item, for ane bow stoup,	iij^svj^d
Item, for xxvij faddome of cordis, at the upsetting of the first pannell on the weist syde, to be gylomys, price of the faddome viij^d; summa	xviij^s
Item, for ane cabill tow to the waindes, coft from Petir Carmichaell, price thairof,	xl^s
Item, for stra to stop the mortis of the sollis,	vj^d
Item, for ane quart of tar to the nalis,	ij^s
Item, for ane bott that ramanit ane tyde upone the wrychtis at the uplifting of this said pannell,	iij^s
Item, to the warkmen efter the setting up of the secund pannell on the west syde, in drinksilver, at the provestis command,	xij^s
Item, payit to the foirsaid boitmen that carit the tymmer, for ane cord of thair awing quhilk wes brokin with the carying of this tymmer, as thai maid thair fayth wes wrocht	vj^s
Item, for calk to the wrychtis to strik the lynis on the tymmer,	vij^d
Item, to Gilbert baqlfour for ane hous maill to keip the warklumes,	iij^li
Heir begynnis the comptis of the irne wark of the Newhevin, the yeir of God J^m v^c lvj yers; the xviij day of Maij:—
Item, in the first, wrocht be George Bennet, twa new mattokis weyand and stane v lib and ane half, price of the stane xij^s; summa	xv^s xj½^d
Item, wrocht be George Bennet on ane quarrior;s new mell, half ane stane of irne, price of the stane xij^s; summa	vj^s
Item, on Friday, the xix day of Junij, wrocht ane stane and ane half of carvell nalis, price of the stane xij^s; summa	vj^s
Item, wrocht ane auld pik new, and put on it sevin pund of irne, price of the stane xij^s; summa	v^s iij^d
Item, upoun Wednisday the ix day of September, wrocht iiij stane viij pund and half of irne in carvell nalis, price of the stane xij^s; summa	liiij^s iiij½^d
Item, laid upoun ane greit gavellok iij quarteris of irin, price of the stane xij^s; summa	ix^s
Item, upon Wednisday, the iiij day of November, wrocht on the quariors' pikis, irne waigis, to maik them als gude as thai come to the wark, vj stane ix pound wecht and half, price of the stane xijix^s; summa	iij^li xix^s j½
Item, to Gorge Bennet for scharping of the pikkis and gaifloks all this yeir,	xl^s
Heir begynnis the comptis of the tymmer bocht to the Newhevin, the yeir of my office, quhilk is the yeir of God J^m v^c lvj yeris:—
Item, upoun fryday, the xix day of Junij, coft xxvj treis to the land pannell, price of the xiij iiij^d; summa	xvij^li vj^s viij^d
Item, upoun Fryday the x day of Julij, bocht twa lang treis from George Clerksonis freind, price of the pece xxx^s; summa	iij^li
Item, upoun Fryday the xxiiij day of Julij, bocht from Blasse Mowbray viij treis, price of the pece xviij^s; summa	vij^liiiij^s
Item, bocht fra Thomas Wilsoun iij^xx xiiij pece of tymmer, price of the pece xiiij^s;summa	lj^li xvj^s
Item, for ane frie lawing, at the bying of this tymmer, to Sir William Magdowall, as his tiket beris thairupoun,	vj^s viij^d
Item, mair, the said compter is to be dischargit with viij^lipayit be him to Jhoun Dalmahoy, serjand of the Port of Leyth, as for his fe thairof; summa	viij^li
Summa of the hale expensis maid last upoun the Newhevin, and tymmer thairto,	viij^cxxij^lixvj^sv½^d
Summa of the haill discharge is twa thousand twa hundred thre scoir sextene pundis	vij^sij^d
Sua restis, awing to the comptar, ane hundreth threttie nyne pundis,	xiij^s

At Edinburgh, the second day of Junij, the yeir of God J^mv^cand fiftie–sevin yeris The auditors of comptis underwretin convenit for hering and examinying of the said comptis of Maister Archibald Grahme, thesaurare, in the yeir bygane, preced– Michalmes last bypast, findis that the charge extendis to the sowme of twa thousand ane hundreth xxxvj^li xiiij^s ij^d and the discharge thairof exten thousand twa hundreth thre scoir xvj pundis vij^s ij^d, and sua findis the said comptar supere the sowme of ane hundreth xxxix^li xiij^s quhilk the towne is awing to him, be thir presentis subscryvit with our handis.

[The Report is unsigned. The following note is on the margin:—]

This rest payit be Alexander Park, theasurer.

[Alexander Park, who was treasurer in 1552–53, was also treasurer for the year 1556–57]