that the said thrie hundreth merkis is granted onlie to the said Mr Patrick during his seruice and remaining in the said office allanerlie and to na successour eftir him And with conditioun lykwayis that the said Mr Patrick out of this rent and stipend belonging to him be vertew of the fundatioun of the said college sall giwe a 3eirlie stipend to the fourt regent quha teaches the hie class of the said college be resone the said fourt regent disburdeinis the said Mr Patrick of teacheing the said hie class, quhilk be the fundatioun is appointit to be teached be the principall

From the Town Council Register, Vol. 1., p. 48.

XXVII.

The Town Council promise to build an entry to the College, and a stationer's shop thereat. 11th June, 1623.

The said day The Prowest baillies and Counsall haweand considderatioune That Maister Williame Guild minister at the kirk of Kingeduard sone lauchfull to Mathow Guild armourar burges of this burghe hes bocht and conquest on his awin proper charges a foirhous frome Johne Merser saidler befoir the grayfrier kirk of this burghe quhilk hous the said Mr Williame declairis he will mortifie and dedicat frielie to the toune in all convenient diligence to the effect that they mack a fair and commodious entrie to the college of this burghe and to the grayfrier kirk Thairfoir in regaird of the said Mr Williame his liberall and charitabill dispositioune in macking conquess of the said foirhous to be mortifiet to the toune for the vse aboue specifeit The Prouest baillies and Counsall to animat wtheris to the lyik charitie and liberalitie to the college promittis to the said Mr. Williame within the space of yearis That they

sall big the said entrie on the tounes charges with aisler wark and to big a stationaris chop at the said entrie The maill quhairof the said Mr Wï dedicatis to the toune perpetuallie in tyme comeing for defraying of the charges in bigging the said entrie sa far as the same may extend to

From the Town Council Register, Vol. li., p. 49. The charter by Guild of 11th March, 1633, will be found under that date, infra.

XXVIII.

William Keith, sixth Earl Marischal, ratifies his father's Foundation of a "Gymnasium" in Aberdeen, and of new grants for the same purposes

the same lands excepting those belonging to the chaplainries of Bervie and Cowie. 7th October, 1623.

GULIELMUS COMES MARISCALLUS Dominus Keythe et Altrie Omnibus et Singulis vere Christianis Salutem in Domino sempiternam Sciatis nos in honorem Dei omnipotentis Ecclesiæ propagationem et Reipublicæ emolumentum RATIFICASSE approbasse et hac presenti carta nostra confirmasse tenoreque præsentium ratificare approbare et hac præsenti carta nostra perpetuo confirmare FUNDATIONEM et erectionem publici Gymnasij fundati et instituti in burgo de Aberdein quæ nova dicitur Abredonia per quondam nobilem et potentem dominum Georgium Mariscalli comitem patrem nostrum charissimum Virtute eius cartæ seu fundationis de data apud Aberdein secundo die mensis Aprilis Anno Domini Millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo tertio Vna cum donatione et mortificatione facta virtute eiusdem fundationis per dictum quondam nobilem Comitem præceptoribus et studiosis cæterisque ordinarijs dictæ academiæ membris legitime constitutis et constituendis De omnibus et singulis terris croftis ruddis rigis pomarijs horreis columbarijs tenementis domibus ædificijs hortis acris annuis redditibus feudifirmis vstrinis maneribus alijsque quibuscunque ad fratres prædicatores et carmelitanos de Aberdein vulgo blak and quhyt freiris olim spectantibus In omnibus punctis articulis conditionibus et circumstantijs dictæ fundationis forma pariter et effectu in eadem late expressis Et hanc nostram confirmationem tanti volumus esse roboris et momenti ac si dicta fundatio et erectio per nos ac cum nostro consensu facta data et concessa fuisset ac si eadem hic ad verbum inserta esset Non obstante quod hic non inseratur neque per nos et cum nostro consensu prius facta et concessa fuit penes quos omnesque alios defectus inde sequentes Nos pro nobis hæredibus et successoribus nostris per præsentes dispensavimus PRETEREA propter maiorem securitatem preceptorum et membrorum dictæ accademiæ et acumulando jura juribus ex certa scientia et proprio motu De Novo