The provost, bailies, council and community, for upholding of divine service, decoring of Holy Kirk and pleasure of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Nicholas their patron, and all saints, grant that all their perpetual chaplainries, and St Thomas hospital, which are in their gift and presentation shall be given to sangsters that can sing plain song and prick song at the least and especially to boys who are burgess' sons and native men born of the town, before all others.

The said day the prouest balzheis counsaile and communite present for the tyme for wphaldin of diuine seruice decoring of haly kirk and plesour of Gode the blissed virgine Mare Sanct Nicholace thare patrone and ale Sanctis ale in ane voce concordand grantit and consentit that ale thare perpetuale chaplanreis and Sanct Thomas hospital being at thare gift donatioune and presentatioun salbe gevin perpetualie tile sangstaris that can syng plane sang ande prik sang at the lest ande speciale to barnis burges sonnys and native menne borne of the toune before ale uthiris ande ordanit one autentyve writ to be maide tharapone and selit with thare commone sele perpetualie till endur.