ension ▁of ▁twenty ▁sh ill ings . ▁He ▁held ▁various ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁king ' s ▁household . ▁In ▁ 1 3 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁aud itors ▁of ▁ex che quer ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 3 7 3 ▁a ▁cl erk ▁of ▁aud it . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁bi ographical ▁evidence ▁for ▁his ▁closing ▁years ▁is ▁his ▁signature ▁as ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁sind ry ▁de eds ▁in ▁the ▁" Register ▁of ▁Aber de en " ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 2 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ob it - book ▁of ▁St ▁Mach ar ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Aber de en ▁he ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 3 9 5 ▁and ▁state ▁records ▁show ▁that ▁his ▁life - p ension ▁was ▁not ▁paid ▁after ▁that ▁date . ▁Bar bour ▁made ▁provision ▁for ▁a ▁mass ▁to ▁be ▁s ung ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁parents , ▁an ▁instruction ▁that ▁was ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁Kirk ▁of ▁St ▁Mach ar ▁until ▁the ▁Re formation . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁The ▁Br us ▁ ▁The ▁Br us , ▁Bar bour ' s ▁major ▁surv iving ▁work , ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁narr ative ▁poem ▁written ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁king ' s ▁household ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 7 0 s . ▁Its ▁subject ▁is ▁the ▁ult imate ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁War ▁of ▁Scottish ▁Independ ence . ▁Its ▁principal ▁focus ▁is ▁Robert ▁the ▁Bruce ▁and ▁Sir ▁James ▁Douglas , ▁but ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of