_Item_, We think expedient, that the Universiteis be doted with
temporall landis, with rentis and revenewis of the Bischopriks
temporalitie, and of the Kirkis Collegiat, sa far as thair ordinarie
chargeis shall require; and thairfore, that it wald please your
Honouris, be advise of your Honouris Counsall and voit of Parliament,
to do the samin. And to the effect the same may be schortlie expediat,
we have recollected the soumes we think necessarie for the samin.
_Imprimis_, For the ordinarie Stipend of the Dialecticiane Reidar, the
Mathematiciane, Phisitiane, and Morall Philosophie, we think
sufficient ane hundreth pundis for everie ane of thame.
_Item_, For the Stipend of everie Reader in Medicine and Lawis, ane
hundreth threttie thre pundis, vi s. viij d.
_Item_, To everie Reidar in Hebrew, Greik, and Divinitie, twa hundreth
pundis.
_Item_, To everie Principall of a Colledge, ij lb.
_Item_, To everie Stewart, sextene pundis of fie.
_Item_, To everie Gardnar, to everie Cuke, and Portar, ilkane, ten
markis.
_Item_, To the Burde of everie Bursar, without the Classes of
Theologie and Medicine,[486] twenty pundis.
_Item_, [To every Bursar] in the Classe of Theologie, whiche
will be onlie twelf personis in Sanctandrois, 24 lib.
Summa of yeirlie and ordinarie expensses in
the Universitie of Sanctandrois, extendis to 3796 lib.
Summa of yearlie and ordinarie expensis of
Glasgow,[487] 2922 lib.
Abirdene, alsmekill, 2922 lib.
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Summa of the Ordinarie Chargis of the hoill, 9640 lib.
[486] In edit. 1621, the words, "and Medicine" are omitted.
[487] The Editor in 1722, remarks, "The ordinary expenses of Glasgow
or Aberdeen extend only to 2722 Pounds and one Merk, so that probably
it was designed that these two Universities should have had each of
them a Professor of Greek, whose salary was to have been 200 Pounds."
_Item_, the Beddellis Stipend shalbe of everie entrant and suppost of
the Universitie, ii. schillingis; off everie ane graduat in
Philosophie, thre schillingis; off everie ane graduat in Medicine or
Lawis, 4 schillingis; in Theologie, 5 schillingis; all Bursis being
exceptit.
_Item_, We have thocht gude for building and uphald of the placis, ane
general collect be maid; and that everie Erlis sone, at his entre to
the Universitie, shall gif fourtye schillingis, and sicklike at everie
graduatioun, 40 schillingis. _Item_, Everie Lordis sone sicklike at
ilk tyme, 30 schillingis; ilk fre halding Baronis sone, twentye
schillingis: everie Fewar and substantious Gentilmannis sone, ane
mark. _Item_, Everie substantious Husband and Burges sone, at ilk
tyme, ten schillingis: _Item_, Everie ane of the rest, (excepting[488]
the Bursaris,) 5 schillingis at ilk tyme.
[488] In edit. 1621, "not excepting."
And that this be gathered in ane commoun box, put in keiping to the
Principall of the Theologeanes, everie Principall havand ane key
thairof, to be comptit ilk yeare anis, with the relictis of the
Principallis to be layed into the samin, about the fivetene day of
November, in presence of the Superintendent, Rectour, and the hoill
Principallis; and, at thair hoill consent, or at the least the most
part thairof, reservit and employit onlie upoun the building and
uphalding of the placis, and repairing of the same, as ever necessitie
shall require. And thairfore, the Rectour with his assistance shall be
haldin to visite the placis ilk yeir anis, incontinent efter he be
promoted, upoun the last of October, or thairby.