doctors of medicine, shall have twenty merks yearly, with the above garden and buildings; that the Subprincipal, who is to read in Philosophy and Arts every reading day, after the manner of the Parisian regents, to instruct the students, not only in the sciences, but also in morals and virtue, to correct delinquents, to preside, along with the other regents, at the meetings and disputations of the Students in Arts, and to mark and punish the Students of Arts and Theology who are absent from religious offices and public Acts, shall have twenty merks yearly, with a chamber and other conveniences within the College; that the grammarian, who is to hold a Grammar School in his manse, and to instruct the scholars in grammar, poetry, rhetoric, virtue, and manners, and to punish delinquents, shall have twenty merks yearly, with his manse, garden, houses, and buildings; that each of the six Masters of Arts, Students of Theology, whose duty it shall be to study Theology, and to celebrate religious services in certain vestments, as therein set down, shall have ten pounds yearly from the lands therein mentioned, whose names they shall bear, and shall also have chambers assigned them within the College by the Principal, with the advice of the Subprincipal and regents; that the first Bachelor or Student in Civil Law shall have the chaplainry founded by Thomas, Bishop of Aberdeen, with chambers and other conveniences within the manse of the Civilist; that the other shall have the chaplainry of St. Mary Magdalene, and the Bachelor in Canon Law the chaplainry founded by Duncan Scherar, rector of Clat, the office of the three being to read publicly in each faculty, as is the custom of bachelors, and to celebrate masses for the founders and other religious services, the first student in Civil Law and the student in Canon Law celebrating these offices within the College, and the second student in Civil Law in the parish Church of St. Nicholas; that twelve of the thirteen Students in Arts shall have twelve merks yearly, with chambers and other conveniences within the College, and the thirteenth five pounds yearly from the foundation of Duncan Scherar, all keeping the gates by turns, and performing the services and bearing the character prescribed by the first foundation; that six of the eight prebendaries, celebrating the religious services and duties therein mentioned, shall have each sixteen merks yearly, with six shillings and eightpence for vestments, but the first, to be called the Cantor, shall have twenty merks and thirteen shillings and fourpence for vestments, and the second, to be called the Sacrist, shall have the same salary and allowance for vestments as the Cantor, besides twenty-six shillings and eightpence for performance of the other duties therein mentioned; and that every one of them shall choose one of the faculties, to the study of which he shall betake himself diligently, and that they shall have the ground lying beside the Church of St Mary ad nives, and beyond Powis Brig and the manse of the Civilist, for building manses and laying out gardens in the order and proportions therein mentioned, so that they may not have occasion to wander beyond the walls of the College, especially during the night; that the six Choristers shall have each four merks yearly, and one to be appointed to assist the Sacrist in ringing the bells, to have, besides, two merks yearly; that one of the Prebendaries, to be elected by the principal, subprincipal, cantor, and sacrist, to play the organ, shall have two merks of additional salary; that out of the foundation of James Reidheuch twenty shillings shall be paid to the regents and prebendaries for celebrating the religious services therein mentioned, the remaining funds of that foundation being apportioned to two poor scholars in grammar, until they are promoted in arts, for the discharge of the duties therein set down; that the prebends in the College shall be incompatible with benefices in the Cathedral of Aberdeen, but compatible with benefices elsewhere; that forty pounds shall be set apart for the repair of the buildings and vestments of the College, and five pounds for the repair of the manses of the civilist, mediciner, and grammarian; that the Principal shall be elected by the rector, four procurators of the nations, the canonist, civilist, mediciner, subprincipal, regent in arts, grammarian, six students of theology, cantor and sacrist; the Canonist by the rector, four procurators of the nations, principal, subprincipal, civilist, mediciner, and grammarian; the Civilist and Bachelors or Students in Laws, by the rector, procurators of the nations, principal, subprincipal, canonist, mediciner, and grammarian; the Mediciner by the rector, procurators of the nations, principal, subprincipal, canonist, civilist, and grammarian; the Subprincipal by the rector, procurators of the nations, the doctors of each faculty, the grammarian, the regents in arts, and the other students of theology; the Grammarian by the rector, procurators of the nations, principal, the doctors of laws, mediciner, subprincipal, regents in arts, students of theology, cantor and sacrist; and the Cantor and Sacrist by the principal, subprincipal, canonist, civilist, mediciner, grammarian and regents in arts; all, however, being admitted by the Chancellor the Students of Theology and Arts shall be elected by the subprincipal, regents in arts, grammarian, canonist, civilist, and mediciner; the six Choristers by the subprincipal, regents in arts, grammarian, cantor and sacrist; and the other six Prebendaries by the rector, subprincipal, canonist, civilist, grammarian, mediciner, cantor and sacrist; all being admitted by the Principal, who, in all these elections, is to have a conclusive vote; that all shall wear the garments, and conduct themselves in the manner therein prescribed, the bursars in arts being bound to speak either Latin or French; that twice every reading day in arts there shall be questions and meetings, and disputations once every Saturday among the regents and students in theology and arts; that the Rector, whether belonging to the College or not, shall be an actual resident within the University, and that he, if not a member of the College (otherwise the official of Aberdeen) along with four worthy masters of the University to be elected by it, shall visit the College once a year, and correct all abuses. The confirmation took place on the 18 December, 1529, but the Notary's docquet bears that the deed was not completed till the 13 and 14 June, 1531. (Orig.) 69. Oath of an entrant to the College. (From the preceding foundation.) p. 80. p. 108. 70. Charter by Gavin, Bishop of Aberdeen, in favour of the Principal and inhabitants of the College, of a piece of waste land to the north of the Mediciner's manse. 15 November, 1531. (Orig.) p. 108. 71. Bull of Pope Paul III., granting to William, Bishop of Aberdeen, the power of extending the period of six years, during which the students of theology are bound to study in that faculty, to such time as he shall consider them fit for promotion. 11 October, 1538. (Orig.) p. 109. 72. William, Bishop of Aberdeen, gives possession to the chaplains of the Choir of the College of a piece of ground, bounded by the College property, the Tile Burn, and the high road, they celebrating certain religious services. 16 December, 1538. (Orig.) p. 111. 73. Charter by John Wood of Bawbegno, in favour of the members of the College, of an annual rent of four pounds Scots from his lands of Uverblairtoun or Colpno in the barony of Balhelvy, in warrandice of the like annual rent out of his lands of Wattertoun, Eister Ellon, and Creheid. 17 April, 1539. (Orig.) P. 112. 74. Precept of Sasine thereon of the same date. (Orig.) p. 112. 75. Obligation by the prebendaries and chaplains of the choir of the Collegiate Church of the University to celebrate the anniversaria therein mentioned, in return for the gift made them by Alexander Kyd, subchantor of Aberdeen, of an annual rent of twenty shillings and four pence Scots out of crofts in Inverury, to be divided among them as therein specified. 21 December, 1541. (Orig.) p. 113. 76. Charter by Thomas Menzies of Pitfoddellis, provost of Aberdeen, in favour of the members of the King's College within the University, of an annual rent of twenty merks Scots furth of his lands of Middle Pitfoddellis, in warrandice of the Greathead and Collatioun crofts and a rig in Aberdeen sold by him to them. 11 May, 1542. (Orig.) 77. Instrument of Sasine thereon, of the same date. (Orig.) p. 115. p. 116 78. Obligation by the members of the College to celebrate the suffragia therein narrated, in return for the sum of two hundred merks Scots paid them by Barnard Carngyll, vicar of Bamf and Inuerbwndye, to purchase an annual rent of ten merks, to be divided among the chaplains of the choir and their 17 May, 1542. successors. (Orig.) p. 116. 79. Precept of Sasine by Walter, Lord of St. John, preceptor of Torphichin, in favour of the principal and subprincipal of the College, of a templar croft next to the Denburn of Aberdeen. 22 May, 1542. (Orig.) p. 119. 80. Feu charter by the chaplains of the new King's College of the University, with consent of the Chancellor and other members, in favour of Thomas Stradauchin and his spouse, of a piece of ground given them by the bishop, and lying on the west side of the lands of Spittal, for an annual feu-duty of three pounds Scots. February, 1544-5. (Orig.) p. 119. 81. Bull of Pope Paul III., presenting William Cranstoun, M.A., to the principalship of the Church of the College of St. Mary of Aberdeen, vacant by the resignation of John Bissait, the last principal. 26 February, 1546. (Orig.) p. 120. 82. Precept by the chaplains of the choir of the King's College to infeft Thomas Seres, one of their number, in feu-farm in a piece of ground on the south side of Powes Burn, and in another piece of ground lying immediately west of the above beside the cemetery of St. Mary ad nives. 30 April, 1546. (Orig.) 83. Instrument of Sasine thereon. 28 July, 1547. (Orig.) p. 121. p. 122. 84. Charter by Sir Patrick Cheyn of Essillmontht, with consent of Thomas Cheyn his elder son and heir, to the eight chaplains of the choir of the King's College, of an annual rent of eleven merks furth of his lands of Nether Fortree, or Graye Fortree, or Fairley, in the barony of Ellain. 1 December, 1550. (Orig.) p. 122. 85. Bull of collation by Pope Julius III. in favour of Alexander Anderson, clerk of the diocese of Aberdeen and licentiate in theology, to the principalship of the church of the Virgin Mary in the College of the University of Aberdeen, vacant by the resignation of John Bissat the late principal, with its revenues not exceeding six pounds sterling yearly. 17 February, 1553. (Orig.) p. 123. 86. Thomas Seres resigns a piece of arable ground, lying within the University and next to the Church of St. Mary ad nives, in favour of the foresaid eight chaplains. 8 November, 1554. (Orig.) p. 125. 87. Decreet by George, Earl of Huntly, sheriff of Aberdeen, against Alexander Bannerman and Andrew Umphray, the possessor and tenants of Watter |