# 1562
Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House B58/8/1, f. 119r - f. 122v (6)
Sort date: 4770203
Location: 325 640 E
s(er) laurens(s)-(j)onson~
(j)t is to reme(m)b(er) y^t a±pon~ y^e monwu(n)nday y^e thrid
day of y^e moneth of februar y^e (z)eir of god M±CCCC"
sewynti and vj (z)eir(is) comperit georg(e) of elpynston~ of hen(er)ston~
be±for y^e bal(z)eis wyl(z)am~±dickyson~ and (j)hon~±morthoson~ and
y^e hayll co(mon)ite gad(er)it at yar cowrt (j)n y^e tolbuth of
y^e burgh of peblis And maid raquest for y^e s(er)uic of sanc#
#(j)ames alt(er) (j)n y^e he kyrk of y^e forsaid burgh y^e±qwhylk alter
had no^t s(er)uic to wp hald a chaplan~ yar±apon y^e said georg(e)
askyt at y^e bal(z)eis and y^e co(mon)ite gyf yai tho^t it was
speidfull tyll anext y^e malis of y^e comon~ strud(er) and dawletho
to y^e forsaid s(er)uic to mend it w^t (z)eirly to pray for y^e
bal(z)eis and y^e co(mon)ite and for y^e weilfar of y^e burgh of peblis
for±eu(er)mar And yan y^e bal(z)eis weill awysit and y^e hayl
co(mon)ite tho^t is was spedfull and merytabyll to
be don~ And grantit w^t hayl consent yarto ilk man~ be his
aw(i)n woc~ and neu(er)an~ ganstandand y^t y^e malys of y^e comon~
strud(er) and dawletho how±eu(er) yai may be set for mar or for
les(s) At y^e wyll of y^e town~ (j)ndurand to sanc# #(j)ames alt(er) And alswa y^e forsaid s(er)uic(e) was
gyfyn~ to s(er) lawrenc"-(j)ohn~son~ sclumast(er) of y^e
said burgh for al y^e dayis of his lyf And qwhat tym~ it
hapy(n)nis y^e forsaid s(er)uic(e) ta wac (j)t is ordanit and
seyn~ spedfull y^t y^e forsaid s(er)uic(e) sal be gyfyn~ to y^e
mast abyl chaplan~ of y^e town~ or qwhar\eu(er) he may be getty(n)
at has mast knawlag(e) to be sculmast(er) and to tech barnis