Inspection of letter dated 20 August 1376 in which it is stipulated that after the death of John Ednam, prebendary of Methlick, his successor has to pay annually to the vicars choral of Aberdeen cathedral 10 s sterling at the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for an anniversary for John.

{. . .} et volumus statuimus et ordinamus de consensu et assensu et ordinatione capituli nostri quod quicunque predicto domino Johanni de Edname in prebenda de Methelyk successerit soluat annuatim vicariis chori cathedralis ecclesie de Aberdon decem solidos sterlingorum vsualis monete ad festum assumptionis beate Marie Virginis pro anniuersario dicti domini Johannis quolibet anno in commemoratione obitus sui solempniter celebrando {. . .}