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Language modernised.
Imprimis, I charge myself
with one hundred merks, left over when the shoemakers gave in the money to
the minister and me a little after Martinmas *83, viz., S00 merks Scots, of
which there was lent to John Lowson, of Balunie, and to Alexander Watt in
Brechin, his cautioner, 200 merks; the other 100 merks was ordered by the
minister to be keeped for the repairing of the little steeple-head, and
other work in the kirk, in regard I was exhausted in my last accompt, which
it will clear itself according to my discharge.
Disbursements concerning the
Steeple-Head, on the 16th of May '84.
Item, to Bailie James Allan
for seventeen fathoms of towes, at 2s. 6d. fathom, is, . . .£226 Item, to
John Shirras for his workmanship, and drink money to his man, . . . 31 0 0
Item, for leading the
scaffolding to and again from James Moug’s house, with two great stones to
the steeple-head, is, . . . 1 2 10
Item, for peats for melting
of lead to the steeple-head, 0 6 8 Item, to James Young for five load of
sand to the steeple-head, . . . . .068 Item, to David Brand for his help at
the work at the steeple-head, . . 2 16 10
Item, to James Kinnear for
his (help) to the work foresaid, .368
Item, at the whole occasion
for meat and drink to the work, . . 6 16 10
Item, to James Low, smith,
for the whole iron work to the steeple-head, , 8 12 0 £56 11 0
James Moug refers his payment
for his workmanship done at the steeple-head, till he receives his answer
from the session, for the room for ane desk begging (erecting a pew) under
the stool of repentance, that was desired by him.
[In the margin of the Record
there is this marking:]—Remember this is the last to the steeple-head by
James Moug.
Extracts from Discharge at
Martinmas 1083.
Item, to George Skinner and
Thomas Langlands, by order from the session, on the* 5th July '83, 1 boll 2
firlots of oatmeal, at six lib the boll, is, .£900
Item, to John Forrest for the
Broad in the session-house, 13 6 8
Note.—Suppose that in
addition to the disbursements above given, of . . . . £56 11 0
James Moug*s account, for
which the favour of a pew was expected, had been equal to John Shirras, or a
trifle more, say . . . 31 9 0
Then we have in all, . . £88
0 0
Or equal to 14§ bolls of
meal, at £6 the boll, the price as shown above in 1683; so after allowing
for scaffolding and iron work, the mason work of the repairs had not
extended much above the “two great stones" brought from James Moug’s house. |
