hiː wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə dɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv kˈeɪθnəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, bˈɜːdʒɛs ʌv dˈɪŋwɔːl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, tɹˈɛʒɚɹɚ tə dʒˈɑːn ʌv ˈaɪlə, ˈɜːl ʌv ɹˈɔs ænd lˈɔːɹd ʌvðɪ ˈaɪəlz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ænd tʃˈeɪmbɚlˌɪn tə ðɪ ˈɜːl ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː.
He was also Treasurer of the Diocese of Caithness in 1488, burgess of Dingwall in 1456, Treasurer to John of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles in 1462 and Chamberlain to the Earl in 1463.