The provost, bailies, council and community of the burgh of Aberdeen, for the sustaining of divine service in honour of Almighty God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Nicholas and all saints have granted to our familiar chaplain, sir Andrew Couper, musician, an annual pension of 7 li 8 s of the usual money of Scotland for his faithful service and personal residence within the parish church of the burgh by celebrating divine service, as much in the choir of the church as at the organ.

Uniuersis pateat per presentes nos prepositum balliuos consules et communitatem burgi de Abirdene . . . pro diuini seruitii sustentatione in honorem Dei omnipotentis beatissime virginis marie beati nicholaij et omnium sanctorum dedisse . . . nostro dilecto familiari capellano domino Andree Couper musico unam annuam pensionem septem librarum et octo solidorum usualis monete Scotie . . . pro suo fideli seruicio et personali residentia infra ecclesiam parrochialem dicti burgi impendendo faciendo et continuando ad celebrationem matutinarum vesperarum completorum missarum ac aliarum horarum quorumcunque tam in choro ecclesie quam ad organa prout in eiisdem certis temporibus elapsis perseuerauit . . . faciendo et cantando inde dictus dominus Andreas diuina suffragia et seruitia in dictis choro et ecclesia solita et consueta prout alii conducti cantores in huiusmodi ecclesia in diuinis astringuntur . . . {. . .}