EXTRACTS FROM ACCOUNTS.

CHARGE 1660-61.

From Jhon Irving for not Scotting and lotting wt the toune, 40s.

From Pa. Norvill for the samyne, 30s.

From Pa. Clerk for the samyne, 18s.

Resawed of the charter money colected for that vse be Vm Angus qlk is to be sent to Ed 82 lib. 13s. 4d.

DISCHARGE 1660-61.

To Tho Jhonstone for the rest of the Counsell hous glas, 2 lib. 13s. Item in Al. Murrays hous bringing him out of his sick bed to hold ane court anent our libertis, 128.

Item payit on the Kings Corination day, 4 lib.

Item in balze Forbes hous q" the newtone balzes cam to seik ane copie of the chartor, 8s.

Item on the corination day to pyper and drumer, 3 lib.

Item for copeing of the Chartor and at the sending of it away in balze Forbes hous, 3 lib 6s. 8d.

Item at the resawing of our charter q" it came home, 12s.

Item to Mr Pa. Gordone for ratefeing our charter that he debursit in Ed', 66 lib 13s. 4d.

Item to Ro Makiomes for careing ane letter to Ed and bringing ane 6s.

ansuer,

CHARGE 1661-62.

Onla mo

Robert Law for fals wyghts.

Wm Lind for dilepending the Magistratts and Counsall
Mage Thomson for the Cousdome

DISCHARGE 1661-62.

First to Drow Barker for ane lock to the box

Jo" Coutts for dresing the skooll

Thomas Angus for procleming our Market at Fyffie

Hendrie Adam for procleming our Market at Banchorie

Wm Jonstoun and the drowmer for procleming first our market at Kinkell and secondly at Trewell fair

For 4 elne of grayes to the drowmer

For steiching and threid and making.

For ane pair of shone to him

Robert Broune for ane skine to the drowm

Wm Lind for strangers in his hous

Wm Hay Skoollm' in pairt of his stipent

Jo" Johnstoun for condvying ane mad wyff

Androw Lindsay when he wynt to meit the bishope

Wm Jonstoun in pairt of payement of the mo that he lent
James Gordone q" he wynt to meit the bishop first

And to him the second tyme

Johne Coutts at the dresing of the bishopes hous
The accompt off what moneys wes receaved by James
Gordone for repairing of the Bishops house

Imprimis given to the sklaiter first and last
More given to the sklaiter for naills

.

More given to John Cowets for making the great yeat and yeard yeat.

Moir to John Johnston for biging the dyck and dressing the lum heads

Moir again to John Cowts for helping the forstairs dressing off the loft sylering and windowes

DISCHARGE 1663-4

Delyvered to John Reid Trumpiter

Delyvred to Bailie Gordone q" he went over to meit with

the Bishope of Rose

Delyvered to Alex' Sandisone for his clerke fie

Delyvered to Alex Irveinge for pepere and bindinge the

curt booke.

At the sendinge away of Baillie Gordone to solut the
Bishope

For pyps candle tobbaco drinke to them that roult the

marcat

For confectionis and aples and resens to Bishope

DISCHARGE 1664-65.

Iteme more for aill and tabbaco givene to Elspit Cunens at the cuntinuinge of the baillis

Item more for candle tabbaco peper sending away leters, drinke money, for Luks fair

Iteme more givene to John Forbes printere for insertinge

of the marcat in the prognousticaone .

Item for wyne and aill vpone the same accompt

Item more givene to Gilbert Mackie for wyting on the faire
Iteme more at the visiting of the Comone Moses

CHARGE 1665-66.

Mor for the coustom of luks fair '65 of fie money

Mor for the coustom of skier thursdays fair in '66 in lent Mor from James Gordon for the year of God '66 for the loch maill

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33 6 8

Mor from Alex' Orum for the small coustome for the year '66

DISCHARGE 1665-66.

More spent in John Mils house in Dubford at the visiting of the Mosse

Mor to the gaird and officers drumier and the pyper at the market for ther seruice

Mor at tuo metings wt Franses Iruing in Widow Forbes hous.

Mor spent in Dubford at ane meeting wt Hiltone and Balgovnie

Mor thre ston tualf pound of yrone for the crose

Mor giuen to Georg Cuming for working the yrone work to the crose and meting hous stair .

Mor spent at the making up of the last years compts and
sending south aboutt the bussines that fell out betuixt
John Lech him and me upon the tounes acompt.
DISCHARGE 1666-67.

Item in the first for charges to the watch the first night
that Elspet Muskie was put in prison.

Mor the second night to the watch for aill and candell
Mor the third night for peats and aill and candell

Mor the said night to Mettie Fackoner for atending upon

hir in the night tyme.

Mor the tent night to Metie Fackoner and candell

Item spent in Widow Forbes at the first meeting that the baylies and counsell mett this year

Item given to Androw Gray for four meall peks w ane quarter pek to the meall house.

Item given to John Lech which was risting him for bred
to the healenders that cam to tak doun the
Item spent upon the charges of thertine men and horse
besyd the horse hyre that went to turro to bring Patrick
Roay to Abd.

Item for working the timber work wt the shauing of the
dayles and sylling of the house and puting wp the
turned pillers wt ane turned passeg in the wast end of
the house w' the deask and seats round in the meting
house.

Mor spent be Thomas Anguse at the wpgatherine of the stent that was apoynted for repering of the metting house.

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DISCHARGE 1667-68.

To William Ker painter for the kings armes

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To Alex' Christal for backing and mulering of the said

armes.

Mor to the gward that night that John Fraser did abuse the baylzies and studants of the Kings Coledg for candle and tobacco

600

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To James Taylor that night for drink to the guard
More when the musick scooll was visited for 4 pound of

plumdemus to the bairnes.

Mor to the post Mr for sending south of the letters

Mor for ane horse hyre for overtaking the post being gone Mor for drink to the post to cause him hav a car of the letters to deliver them.

DISCHARGE 1670-71.

Item for ane sword and ane shulder belt and ane hat to
mount James Frost
Item spent in baily Forbes house desyring his advyse for
my saffitie from the Dein a gild and to tell the bishop

DISCHARGE 1671-73.

Item payed by ordure to the Shireffe Deput for the blew

coat

Item payed to M. William and M. George Heyes schoolmasters for their stipen the years of God 1671, 1672, 1673

Item payed for ane waluation book and for caring leters to our severall helpers for the blew coat .

Mor when I fied Williame Walker to serve for a Reed Coat
for the Toune
Mor when I fied John Robe to be a reed coat for the
townes service 4s to the said John as arles moneye
and 12s to the sergant and twentie shilling with the
Livtennant or he would except him or give him the
oath is in all

Mor depursed at the last privat randivoues with Livtennant
Ro'son when James Frost fled from his collors
Mor depursed in balizie Forbeses at Seatons ordure with
the Councell making a visit to his wiff he being absent
CHARGE 1673-74.

Item poyndit from Wm Andersone ane kist ane ambrie ane
brew fatt comprysed to 2 lib 13s. 4d. q'vpon he took
bak the goods and delyverit the moe

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