No. III. EXTRACTS FROM DOCUMENTS PRESERVED IN THE GENERAL REGISTER HOUSE AT EDINBURGH. I. EXTRACTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF THE LORDS HIGH TREASURERS OF SCOTLAND RELATIVE TO MUSIC. 1474. Item, gevin at the kingis command iij° Septembris, to John Broun, lutare, at his passage our sey to leue his craft, Item, to the trumpates, vj. eln of blew for their gownes, price of the elne xvj. 5. v. ti. Item, x. elnes of blak holmefs fustian to the trumpatis doublats, iij. s. the eln. Item, gevin to Ando. Balfour xi. Junij, to by lyning and smale grath to the kingis litle lutare, vj. š. viij. đ. 1489. Jun.-Item, to Cunnynghame the singar, at the kingis commande, a demy, xiij. s. x. ti. Apr. 19-To Martin Clareschaw, and ye toder ersche clareschaw, at ye kingis command, xviij. s. May. Till ane ersche harper, at ye kingis command, xviij. š. April.-Giffin to James Mytson the harpar, at the kingis command, xiij. s. iiij. đ. July 17-To John of Wardlaw, the lutar, Aug. 1.-Item, that same day, giffin to the harpar with the a hand, Mar. 14.-Item, that samyn day, to a man that playit on the clarscha to the king, vij. š. xviij. s. ix. s. 1497. Apr. 10.—Item, to John Hert, for bering a pare of monicordis of the kingis fra Abirdene to Strivelin, ix. s. Apr. 19. Item, to the tua fithelaris that sang Graysteil to ze king, ix. s. July 21. To the pyonouris to gang to the castill to help with Mons doun,* x.s. xiiij. s. 1500. Mar. 1.-Item, to Jacob, lutar, to lowse his lute that lay in wed, 1502. Aug. 30.-Item, for xx. elnis franch tanne to the foure Italien menstrales, 1503. xxxij. s. xiij.li. vj. s. viij. đ. Aug. 13.-Item, to viij. Inglis menstrales, be the kingis command, xl. french crownis, Item, to the trumpetis of Ingland, Item, to the Quenis four menstralis that remanit with hir, Item, to the Erle of Oxfurdis tua menstrales, Item, to the five lowd menstrales, The famous piece of ordnance called "Mons Meg." xxviij. t. xxviij. t. vij. t. v.1. xij. 5. xxviij. t. Aug. 21.-Item, that nycht to the cartis to the king, and syne giffin to the Inglis harparis, iij. ti. x. s. Sept. 10.-Item, to the four Italien menstrales to fe thaim hors to Linlithqw, and to red thaim of the toun, lvj. š. Sept. 29.-Item, to Bountas, that playit on the cornut in the Quenis chamer, xxviij. š. Item, to four Italien menstralis, lvj. s. Sept. 30.-Item, to ane of the menstrales, to pas to Edinburgh, to by him ane schalme, be the Kingis command, xxviij. s. Oct. 2.-Item, to the cornut, to by him quhissillis, be the kingis command, xlij. š. Item, the first day of Januar giffin to thir menstralis vndervrittin, that is to say, Thomas Hopringill, John Hopringill, Alex'. Caslaw, Pete, Johne, and Johne, trumpet, ilk ane, xiiij. s. iij. ti. x. š. Item, to Alex'. Harper, Pate Harper, Pate Harper clarscha, Hew Brabanar, and the blind harper, harperis, ilk ane, xiiij. š. iij. ti. x š. Item, to Robert Rudman, Cuddy the Inglis boy, Sowtar lutar, Adam Dikesoun, and Craik, lutaris, ilk ane, xiiij.§. iij. ti. x.s. Item, to Ansle Guilliam Portuous and Quhynbore, taubroneris, lvi. s. xlij. š. Feb. 24.-Item, that samyn nycht in Bigar to ane pipar and ane fithelar, be the Kingis command, Item, to the Countes of Craufurdis harper, xiiij. s. xiiij. s. 1504. Aug. 21.-Item, to tua Inglise wemen that sang in the Kingis pailzeoune, Item, that samyn nycht (15 Oct.) in Dunnottir to the cheild playit on the monocordis, be the Kingis command, xxiij. s. xviij. š. 1505. Item, the xiiij. day of Aprile pasch tis day to thir menstralis underwrittin. to Thomas Hopringill, &c., trumpetis, In the first, liiij. s. Item, to the four Schawmeris and ther iiij. childer, Item, to the More taubroner, guilliam taubroner, &c., ilk man, ix. §. Item, to Adam Dikeson, lutair, the Countes of Craufurdis lutair, Robert Rudman, the sowtar lutar, &c., ilk man, ix. š. iij.ti. xij. š. liiij. s. liiij. s. Item, to Alexander harper, Pate Harper clarscha, his son, the ersch clarscha, &c., &c., ilk man, ix. s. iij.ti. xii. §. Item, to Sir George Lawederis fit helar, ane fithelar of Strivelin, &c., ilk man, ix. s. xlv. s. Item, to the tua piparis of Edinburgh, the franch quhissalar, the Inglis pipar with the drone, ilk man, ix. s. xxxvj. s. 1507. Jan. 1.-Item, that day giffin to divers menstrales, schawmeris, trumpetis, taubroneris, fithelaris, lutaris, harparis, clarscharis, piparis, extending to lxix. persons, x. fi. xj. s. Jan. 12.-Item, to the chanoun of Halyrudhous that mendit the organis in Strivelin and Edinburgh, vij. ti. Sep. 17-Item, to the crukit vicar of Dumfreise that sang to the king in Lochmabane, be the kingis command, . xiiij. s. Deo. 31.-Item, to xxx dosane of bellis for dansaris delyverit to Thomas Boswell, Feb. 16.-Item, to Wantonnes that the king fechit and gert hir sing in the quenis chamner, Mar. 6.-Item, to Wantones and her tua marrowes that sang with hir, xiij. s. xiij. s. 1511. Item, to Gilleam, organist, makar of the Kingis organis, for expensis maid be him on the said organis in gait skynnis, and parchment for the belles, in naillis and sprentis of irne, in glew, papir, candill, coill, &c., viij.ti. iiij. s. Sept. 20.-Item, in the new havyne to Gilleam taberner, and to the Scottis and Italiane trumpatis in drinksilver, xiiij. s. 1512. Mar. 27-Item, to foure scolaris, menstralis, be the Kingis command, to by thame instrumentis in Flandris, vij. fi. gret, answerand in Scottis money to xxi. fi.; and help thair expensis and fraucht, lvj. s. And therefter, becaus thai plenyeit thai gat our litill expens and fraucht, deliveret uther lvj., xxxvj. ti. xij. š. Jan. 1.-Item, gevin to the menstralis, that is to say, Italianis, Franche men, Scottis trumpettis, lutaris, harparis, and uther Scottis menstralis, to the nowmer of xxv. personis, to euerilk ane of thame xiiij. S., xvij. t. x š. Item, the third day of Januar. gevin till ane barde wife callit Agnes Carkill, at the Kingis command, xlij.š. Mar. 17-Item, the said day to the curat of the Canongait for the tyrement of ane Italiane trumpet, xiiij. s. Jul. 11-Item, to Odonelis, (Ireland man,) harpar, quhilk past away with him, at the kingis command, vij. ti. Item, to xiiij. menstralis, Italianis, Franchemen, trumpettis, schawmeris, t tawbrouneris, to thair clathis, ilk man for his goune, doublattis, and hois, vj. t. x. §., lxxxxj. ti. Item, ye x. day of November, to Juliane Drummond and his vij. complicis, Italiane menstrallis and trumpettis, for the monethis of December instant and Januar to cum, to ilk ane of thame iiij. 1. vij. š. vj. đ. be the said tyme. Item, the said day to James davencourt, boncruss, and thair complicis, menstrallis, Franchemen, quhilk ar vj. personis in the haile, for thair wagis of the saidis monethis of November, December, and Januar, to ilkane of thame, iiij.ti. vij. š. vj. đ. 1513. Aug. 6.-Item, to the Italiane menstralis, for thame and the franche taberneris, fidlaris, organeris, trumpettis, extending to the nowmer of xj. personis, to every ane of thame iiij.ti. vij.š. vj.đ., for thair termis wagis of lamis last bypast, xlviij. fi. ij. s. vj. đ. 1515. Dec. 30.Item, to Bountans franche menstrall, at my Lord governouris command, in part of payment of his wagis, xl. s. Item, to v. Italiane menstrallis, viz. Vincent Auld, Juliane Younger, Juliane, Anthone, and Bestiane Drummonth, and George Forest, Scottisman, with them makand vj. personis, lxxviij. ti. xv. š. Item, the samyn day, be my Lord Governours command, to Bestiane Drummonth, ane of the said menstrallis, becaus he past with licence to vesy his frendis in Itale, to help his expens, by his wagis abuff written, x. ti.. 1516. Aug. 8.—Item, to James Cabban, now the Kingis menstrale in Striveling, at the Lordis deliverans, for his goun, dowblat, and hois,. iiij.li. xviiij.§. |