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Item, the viij day of September, payit to Andro Aytoun for xxv pund of allum to

Maister Alexr Ogilvy, and quinta essencia.

xiiijs. vijd.

Item, to the said Andro, he laid doun for ane mortair of metall, weyand thre stane

xi pund, for Maister Alexr Ogilvy, and quinta essencia

iij lib. ixs.

Item, for colis to quinta essencia, xi owkis efter Pascli

iij lib. xvijs.

Item [xxiiij October], to Andro Aytoun, that he gaif for chercole to quinta

essencia in Striuelin ijijs.

1507.

Item [September xxix], for aqua vite to the quinta essencia

vijs.

Item [xxx Sep.], to the boy that kepis the quinta essencia

iijs.

Item, the xxvj day of November, for certane irne graith to the quinta essencia,

maid be the smyth of Cainbuskinneth xviijs.

Item [xxij Dec.] to the smyth of Cambuskinneth for making of ane irne kist for

quinta essencia xiiijs.

Item [xxxj Dec.], payit to Andro Aytoun quhilk lie laid doun for wod, colis, and

Caldwellis wage for quinta essencia, v li. xixs. xd.

1507-1508.

Item, the penult day of Januar, to Johne Mosman for stuf to the quinta essencia .

xli. vjs.

Item [vij Februar], to Andro Aytoun for lvij laid coles to quinta essencia sen Yule,

ilk laid vd. Summa xxiijs. ixd.

Item, for xviij laid wod to the samyn ixs.

Item to Caidwellis wage xxviijs.

Item [xxiiij Februar], for iiij pycharis to quinta essencia

vs.

Item [V March], for ii pund sal aramoniak to quinta essencia

iii ii. xs.

Item, for vj pund quyk siluer xxiiijs.

Item, for coles and wod for the quinta essencia in Striuelin,

iij li. iijs. vjd.

Item to Caldwell, ane monethis wage, xxviijs.

On the 13th October 1507 the King’s Treasurer paid £6 for a puncheon
of wine to the Abbot of Tungland to make quinta essentia.

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