His account survives in a letter written to Raleigh as a report on their journey.
Only three contemporary or near-contemporary accounts of the games survive.
Various accounts have survived debating the manner of his death.
However Robert died in 1500 and his accounts, which would otherwise be an important source for Scottish history, do not survive.
It seems to have worked, from the veterans whose accounts survive.
No accounts of the events as seen from inside the city have survived to modern times.
The original drawings and accounts survive, telling us that it cost £1826-10s-6d, which was a large sum in those days.
Because of the tumultuous times, few firsthand accounts survive to this day.
No other written accounts of monastic life or ascents survive.
The royal accounts for the period survive, but are not always easy to interpret.