The provost, bailies and council assigned and ordered that 8 d of St Nicholas' board be delivered to sir John Cuming thair chorister and organ player every Sunday and 16 d on every principal feast (such as Yule, Pasch, their patron's day, Whitsunday etc), as used to be given to his predecessor, sir Andrew Couper.

The said day the prouest bailzeis and counseill assignit and ordanit to be deliuerit to Schir Johne Cuming thair chorister and player on thair organis aucht d. of Sanct Nicholes braid every Sonday and every principall fest likas yuill pasche thair patronnis day Witsonday and sicklike sextene d. in likwiss as vse uas to be gevin to Sir Andrew Cuper his predecessour.