THE COMPT OF JAMES MURRAY OF KILBABERTOUN MAISTER OF WARK TO OUR SOVERANE LORD OF THE HAILL EXPENSSIS MAID UPOUN BUILDING AND REPARATIOUNES WITHIN AND ABOUT HIS MAJESTIES CASTELL OF STIRLING.

MDCXXVIII-MDCXXIX.

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EXTRACTS FROM THE COMPT OF JAMES MURRAY

MASTER OF WORK.*

Item to certane men for bringing out of the laich trance of the ftokis and quheillis of the artailyarie that the Maifter of Wark micht vifie thame ane galloun of aill ix š iiij đ

Item to Valentyne the Painter at the Maifter of Wark his command ane doler for coming to Stirling from Glasgow being fend for be the Mafter of Wark

Iviij š

Item payed to Willie Davie for bringing from Edinburgh to Stirling xiij ftane wecht of Calk oyle and Cullouris to Valentyne the Painter at iijs iiijd the ftane wecht Inde xliijs iiijd.

* These extracts are printed from one of a number of Volumes of the same description preserved in Her Majesty's General Register House.-Valentyne Jeinking the Painter seems to have been well known in his profession, and to have exercised his calling in Glasgow; as appears from the Records of that City. Thus on 20th October 1627, "the Provest Baillies and Counsall hes ordanit the Thesaurer to pay to

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Valentyne Ginking the sum of threttie pund for gilting the Cok and "thanis and culloring of the same yallow with the glob and standart "and stanes above the steiple heid:" and on the 17th July 1630, The Council" ordainis the Thesaurer to have ane warrand for threttie pund "debursit be him to Valentyne Ginking for gilting the Cok and als the

Item for the plaisterer uther twa staine of Nolt hair and ane half ftaine at x s the ftane Inde

xxv ß

Item come in this weik fra the Catcraig 23 kairt full of frie ftaine at x s the kairt is

xj lib. x š

Item mair for bringing hame fra Edinburgh of vj ftane wecht of Calk for Valentyne the Painter

Item for ane key to ane auld lok for the dore of Elphingstounis Tour

vj š. viij d

Item to Johne Smith for lenthning of the Taes of the cheane for the Lyoun and the dreffing thairof

xiij š iiij đ

Androw Home Painter entered to help Valentyne Jenkein on fryday the 20 of Feb. iij dayes

xl š

Robert Gourlay quariour and Archibald Ewing entered to lay fyre to the upstanding Craig at the greine 2 dayes Robert Gourlay ix s with day and Ard Ewing vj s with day Inde xxx s

Item for v gret burges laid of coillis for fyring the Craig at xlv š the boll and iiij burding of peittis at v ŝ iiij₫ Inde 1 š iiij d

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thrystell and Crown and Scheptor above the Kings armes and to gilt "the Tounes armes above the entrie to the gevel of the Tolbuith and to "culor the post of the black freir stepill." And in the Account of the Treasurer for the year 1629, "Item for gilting of the horolage brodis "and palmes to Valentyne Jenking vj ti xiij š iiij đ.”