On 14 January 1492, compeared Thomas Vaus, burgess of Aberdeen, and presented his kinsman Robert Vaus, to the chaplainry of the altar of St Martin, in the parish church of St Nicholas, and to an annual rent of 40 s from his land in the Castlegate, granted by the said Thomas' uncle Master Thomas Vaus, precentor of Moray, to a chaplain to serve at the said altar, the said sir Robert to continue to serve in the cathedral of Aberdeen till Pentecost next, and to be guided in all things by the advice of his uncle Master Martin Vaus, dean of Ross. Further, the said Thomas willed that an annual rent of 13 s 4 d, founded by sir David Vaus, vicar of Banff, for celebrating an anniversary at the same altar for the souls of the said David and Master Thomas be administered by the said Robert.

{. . .} personaliter constitutus prouidus vir Thomas waus burgensis de Abirdene verus et indubitatus patronus cuiusdam annui redditus quadraginta solidorum . . . de illa sua terra quam inhabitat jacente in vico castri burgi de Abirdene {. . .} quemquidem annuum redditum quondam bone memorie magister Thomas waus precentor morauiensis patruus dicti thome fundauit . . . vni capellano infra ecclesiam parochialem beati Nicholai de Aberdene ad altare sancti Martini in eadem perpetualiter celebraturo . . . dilectum consanguineum suum dominum Robertum Waus ad dictum altare quoadiunxerit seruiturum presentauit et dictum annuum redditum . . . dicto domino Roberto . . . assignauit traditionem sui vireti dicto domino Roberto in signum possessionis . . . conferendo Indulsitque dictus Thomas prefato domino roberto suo presentato . . . usque ad festum penthecostes proxime future apud ecclesiam cathedralem Aberdonensem cum suo seruitio incepto et nondum finito . . . remanere et quoquidem termino penthecostes aduenerit Vlterius de consilio carissimi patrui sui magistri Martini waus decani Rossensis pollicitus est in omnibus se facturum volens Animas suorum predicessorum fundatorum missarum et orationum dicendarum de suffragio ad dictum altare minime decipi vel postponi Preterea voluit dictus Thomas quendam annuum redditum tresdecim solidorum et quatuor denariorum nonnuper fundatum per quondam dominum dauid waus vicarium de banf et relictum Capellanie ecclesie beati nicholaii de Aberdene pro anniuersario annuatim celebrando ad altare beati martini in eadem pro animabus dicti quondam dauid et recolende memorie magistri thome waus precentoris antedicti . . . distribui per dictum dominum Robertum suum admissum ad dictum Altare beati Martini sicut ipse coram supremo judice fuerit responsurus {. . .}