The whole council orders that the master of their grammar school shall have 4 s Scots from the poorest person that receives him and the {boy} bishop at St Nicholas day for his wage, at the least, and every other worthy man to give him money at their pleasure. If any worthy man of any reputation, either craftsman or others, holds back the bishop, he shall pay 4 s to the master and 8 s to the bailies.

The sayd day, the haill consell, present for the tyme, all in ane voce, ordanit that the maister of thair grammar scuyll sell haf iiij s. Scottis, of the sobirest persoun that resauis him and the bischop at Sanct Nicolace day till his vage, at the leyst, and euere vder honest men to gif him at thair plasour; and gif ony honest man of ony reputatioune, oder craftisman or vder, haldis furth the bischop and giffis hym nocht entres, he sell pay iiij s. to the maister, and viij s. to the baillies onforgewin for thair wnlaw, and ordanis the officiaris to pound and distrenze for the samin; and that because it ves considerit be thaim that he hes na vder fee to leif on, lyk as his predecessouris hed afor him, and vder maisteris of vder scuiles.