Volume 36 — APPENDIX I

EXTRACTS FROM ACCOUNTS 1670 to 1675

§ 1

On the 8 of July 1670, I receaved 168 lb. in 55 dollars,[636] which compleited one halfe a year's annuel rent,[637] vid., 900 m., wheirof first given out to my wife 8 dollars to defray sundrie debts, vid., 5 lb. to mistris Guthrie for 2 elle and a quarter of borders, 4 lb. 10s. to George Reidpeth, 7 lb. 4s. for 2 chandellers, 2s. for a pint of win, 3 lb. given to the wright with some other lesser things; then I gave une dalle Imperiale a mon serviteur pour acheter les saintes ecritures, 8 pence for a quaire of paper. Then on the ij of July 1670, I gave my wife 10 dollars for keiping the familie: 4 dollars given to my wife to buy wooll with. This makes a 100 merk. Then I gave a dollar to buy covers for the chaires, 8s. and 8 p. for a pair of shoes, 2 lb. at a collation with Mr. Hamilton, 24s. at a collation with Mr. Thomas Bell, 5s. for a mutchin of wine.[638] Halfe a dollar to Walter Cunyghame, 12s. for paper and ink, 10 lb. for 20 leads of coalls at 10s. the load, 3 dollars given to my wife, a dollar given for a french croune to my wife, 5 p. for a mutching of win,[638] 24 p. in Caddells with Mr. Hendersone. Item, 2s. sterling given to my wife. Item, 4 dollars given to hir, a groat to the barber, 5s. sterling for a new board, a mark in the contribution for the burgh of Dundie, a shiling to the keiper of my goun, 3 dollars given to my wife, halfe a dollar at a collation in Cuthbertsones, 18 pence at a collation with Balmayne. Out of the last 3 dollars given to my wife, she bought a chamberpot for 3 shillings, a board cloath for 3 shillings and 10 p., then I gave hir 2 dollars: this is another 100 merks, then 20 lb. payed for 40 load of coalls, 10 pence given in drink money to the cawer,[639] 12 pence at a collation with Colinton, 7 pence at on with Sir George Lauder, 3 lb. at a collation with Mr. Falconer, 12 p. for wine, a dollar to my wife, then 2 dollars given hir for the familie, so this is the account of the other 9 dollars remaining of the 55 dollars, togither with 5 other dollars pris de l'argent donné a la nourrice.

[636] The dollar is here equal to 5s. 1d. sterling.

[637] From his father secured on the lands of Carington, settled in his marriage-contract.

[638] The shilling Scots and penny sterling are here used for the same value.

[639] 'Cawer,' driver, carter.

Then on the 16 of August 1670, I received from my father 20 dollars, the accompt wheirof follows:—

Item, payed for my press making and colouring, etc., 9 lb. 10s. For the glasses footgang, 2s. For seing the Duke's Berge at Leith, 2 lb. 10s. Given to my wife, 2 dollars. Given to the nurse to buy a bible with, one dollar. With Kilmundie, 10 pence. For the articles of Regulations, 10 pence. Then given to my wife, 2 doll. and a shilling. Then given hir to buy shoes, linnen, and other things with, 5 dollars. For 2 quaires of paper, 18 pence. At Hadoe's man's wedding, a dollar. For seck with Thomas Robertsone, 10 pence. For wine with my landlord, 5 pence. Given for the houses use, 2 dollars. For a coatch, 2 shillings.

Summa is 19 dollars and a halfe.

Then on the thrid of September 1670, I received my years annuel rent from Thomas Robertsone, vid., 300 merks, the count wheirof follows:—

Imprimis, given to my wife when she went to Wauchton, 2 dollars. Given to the barber, halfe a mark. Given to a poor boy, halfe a mark. Given in drinkmoney to my goodfather's nurse, a dollar. Given to Huntar, my goodfather's man, a 6 pence. A dollar to Jo. Scots nourrice, a dollar. Given to the woman Margaret, 2 dollars. Spent on Rhenish wine at Hadingtoun, 30 shilling. For my breakfast at Lintoun bridges, 22 shiling. To Idingtoun's men bigging the hay rick, 20 shiling. To his gairdner, halfe a dollar. To the kirkbroad, 10 shiling. To Idington's serving woman, a dollar. To his hielandman, 15 shilling. To my goodbrother's man Lambe, a mark. For the horse meat at Hadingtoun, 10 pence. To the tailzeor for mending my cloaths, a shilling. To my father's man Arthur, 45 shilling. To Wodstone's man Florie, a shilling. To the kirk broad at Abbotshall, a 6 pence. For Rhenish in Kirkealdy, 55 shiling. Then given to my wife for the house, 10 dollars. For binding Durie's 2'd volume, 2 lb. 2 shil.

This makes one 100 merks of the 300 merks.

Then gave for the acts of the 2'd session of parliament, 10 pence. Then for a pair of shoes, 1 lb. 19s. Then for Androw Young's nurse for my selfe, a dollar. Given then by my wife, halfe a dollar. Given then for a pint of wine, 20 shiling. Given to my wife to buy some slips with, a dollar. Given to Grissell Ramsayes mother for drink furnisht by hir to us by the space of 10 weeks, 3 dollars. Payed for wine, 7 pence. Payed for 2 horse hires to Preston, 3 shilings and 6 pence. Payed for wine in Daniel Rosses, 3 shilings st. For a quaire of paper, 9 pence. For ink, 2 pence. Given to my wife, 4 shilings s. Payed for causing intimat the assignation to H. Sinclar at Binny, 6 shil. st. Given to my wife, 6 pence. To the barber, 6 pence. 10 of October given to my wife for the house, 8 dollars. Given to Pitmedden's nurse, a dollar. Sent to a poor persone, a mark. Payed for Heylin's Cosmographie, 22 sh. and 6 pence. Given to the provest's woman, 6 pence. Given for paper, 9 pence.

This makes another 100 mks. and 2 dollars more.

Then payed at a collation with Mrs. Wood and Bell, a dollar. Payed to John Nicoll for a great bible, 17 shillings. Payed again to Grissel's mother for drink, 2 dollars. Given to my wife, halfe a dollar. Given also to my wife, a dollar. Given for a paper book by my brother for me, 12 p. Given to my brother William at that tyme, 6 pence. Given to my wife, 2 shil. 9 pence. Given to the woman in part of hir fie, a dollar. Given for 2 quaire of paper etc., 18 pence. Expended farder on the intimating Hew Sinclar's assignation, a shilling. For binding the reschinded acts of parl., halfe a crowne. At a collation with the Laird of Grange, 33 shiling. On win with Ja. Lauds, 5 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. Item given to hir, halfe a mark. Given to the barber, a 6 pence. Given in Pentherer's, 8 pence. Given to my wife for my …[640] a dollar. Item given to my wife for the house, a dollar. Given for new wine, a shilling. Given to my wife, 29 shilling. Given againe to my wife, a dollar. Given for the house, a dollar. Given to my wife, 3 dollars.

[640] Word interlined illegible, like 'manninie.'

This is the account of the wholle 300 mks. all till about a dollar which I remember not of.

Then towards the end of November I received from my father about 200 mks. and 3 dollars which with all the former made 1200 mks. wheirof imprimis.[641]

[641] In the first of these entries the value of the dollar comes out about 4s. 11d., in the second at 5s.

A dollar and a halfe given to a man for teaching my wife writing and arithmetick, 4 lb. 8s. Then a dollar for the serving woman's halfe fie, 3lb. Item in drinkmoney to the bedell and others, halfe a croun. Item to my wife, a dollar. Item at Geo. Lauder's penny wedding, a dollar. Item to the fidlers, a 6 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. Item, given hir for the use of the house on the 2'd of December, 10 dollars. To the barber, 10 pence. Upon win and at cards, 13 pence. To my wife, a mark. For a pair of shoes and gallasches[642] to them, 5s. and 10 p. To my wife, 6 pence. Given to my wife to buy to hir nurse a wastcoat with and shoes, etc., 2 dollars. At a collation with Rot. Bell in Pentherer's, 34 shiling. To Mr. Thomas Hay that he might give up the papers, 2 dolars. For Broun's Vulgar errors, 6 shilings 6 p. For the Present State of England, halfe a croun. For the moral state of it, 2 shilings. Then given at the kirk door, halfe a dollar.

[642] Overshoes.

This is neir ane account of ane 100 mks. and the 3 dollars.

Then on the 21 of December 1670 was payed to the nurse as hir fee, 14 dolars. Item given hir as a pairt of the drinkmony she had receaved, 9 dollars. which two soumes make up the other 100 mks.[643]

[643] 23 dollars equal to 100 marks. Taking the mark at 13-1/2d. dollar equal to 4s. 10-1/4d.

Then I receaved from my father other 200 mks., which made 1400 mks. of all that I had received from him.

Wheirof first payed to the nurse to compleat hir drinkmoney, which amounted in all to 18 dollars, 9 dollars. At a collation with Idington and others, a dollar. Given to my wife to buy a plaid with, 3 dollars. Given to my wife to buy lace with to hir apron, a dollar. Then on the end of December 1670 given to my wife 4 dollars and a halfe to pay 8 barrell of ale furnished us at 32s. the barrel, 4 dolars and a halfe.[644] Item given to my wife, 18 pence. Item payed for another pair of shoes, 3 shilings 3 pence. Item for wine with Mr. G. Dickson in Caddell's, 16 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. Payed for wine, 10 pence. Given to my wife, halfe a dollar. Then given hir, a dollar. which makes up on hundred mks.

[644] Dollar equal to about 4s. 9d.

Then on the 2'd of January 1671 being hansell Monday I gave my wife to give out to people who expected handsel, 4 dollars. Then that same day I gave hir for the house, 8 dollars. Given for the Acts of G. Assembly 1638, 2 shillings. Given to my brother William, a dollar. Given to my wife, 2 mark. Also given to hir, a dollar. Then given to my wife to pay the waterman with, 30 shils. Then payed for Goodwin's Antiquities, etc., 7 shilings. Then given to my wife to buy linnen to make me shirts with, 2 dollars. Given at Mr. David Falconer's woman's brithell,[645] a dollar. Payed for a chopping of win, 10 pence. For a quaire of paper, 6 pence. For wine, 6 pence. At a collation with Idington, 23 shilings. Given to my wife to buy sugar with, 6 shilings st. Then given to Dr. Stevinson's nurse, a dollar.

[645] Bridal.

This is the other 100 mks. which makes in all the wholle 200 mks.

Then I receaved my pension, vid., 200 mks. from the toune of Edenburgh: out of which imprimis:

Given by my wife to Doctor Stevincon's nurse, a dollar. Given also to my wife, a dollar. Given to my wife, a dollar. Payed to John Jack for a pair of broatches to William Ramsay, 5 lb. Payed for wine, 15 pence. Payed for a quaire of paper, 8 pence. Payed to my man of depursements for me, 14 pence. Payed for Papon's arrests of Parliament, a dollar. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given to my wife, a shilling. Payed in a contribution for the poor out of money given me in consultation, 4 lb. Scots. Payed for a pair of gloves, 30 shil. Given on the 2d of Febr. to keep the house with, 7 dollars. Payed for horse hires when I went out and meit the provest, 6 shilings and 6 pence. Given to Rot. Lauder's man in Belhaven, a shiling. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given to Mr. Andro Wood's man in Dumbar, halfe a dolar. Given at Waughton to Darling and Pat. Quarrier, a dollar. Given at Gilmerton to the workmen their, a dollar. Given for 20 load of coalls furnisht to us, 10 Ib.

This is on 100 mks.

Then given 5 lb. to the nurse for hir child's halfe quarter, 5 lb. Then payed on the 15 of Febr. 1671 to my onckle 35 lb. in 12 dollars[646] for 6 bolls of meall, the first 3 bolls being at 5 lb. 12 s. the boll, the other 3 being at 6 lb. the boll, 12 dollars. Given to my wife, halfe a dolar. Given to Walt. Cunyghame, halfe a dolar. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given to my wife also, a dollar. Given for the use of the house, 3 dollars. Spent upon wine, 18 pence. Given to the macer's man, a mark. Given to my wife, 2 dollars. Given to the under keiper of our gounes, a mark. Given to the barber, a mark.

[646] 1 Dollar equal to 4 s. 10-1/2d.

This is the count of the other 100 mks. of the 200 given me in pension.

Then I received from Wm Binning thesaurer 10 dollars, 4 of them consultation money, and 6 of them to make the 12 lb. st. or 150 lb. Scots,[647] of pension to me, out of which:

[647] 150 l. Scots ought to have been equal to £12, 10s. This shows that the Scots money was not at the time at par with the English.

Imprimis, given at a collation with Mr. Wm Lauder, 30 shils. Given to the bedell at Leith, 6 pence. Given to my wife, 2 shilings. For sweit pouder, 2 shilings. For wine, 5 pence. Given to my wife, 6 pence. Given for wine, 16 pence. Given to my wife to buy shoes with and lint, a dollar. Given for the use of the house, a dollar. Payed for wine in Lieth, 20 shil. Given at Hew Boyde's contribution, a shiling. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given to buy lint with, a dollar. Given for a drinking glasse, 6 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given for the State of England, 2d volume, 3 shilings. Spent on wine, 18 pence. Given for the use of the house, a dollar.

This is all the 10 dollars.

Then I receaved on the 17 of March 1671 from my father 300 mks. which made in all of what I had receaved from him 1700 mks., out of which:

Imprimis, given for the use of the house, a dollar. Given to my wife to buy lace for a pinner, to buy holland for napkins and aprons, etc., 5 dollars and a halfe. Item, for a chopin of win, 10 pence. Item, given to my wife, 10 pence. Item, for the use of the house, a dollar. To my wife to buy lace for apron and napkins, a dolar and a halfe. Payed at a collation with collonell Ramsay, 42 shiling. Lent to James Lauder, 2 dollars. Given for the house, halfe a dolar. Given to the barber, a shiling. Payed to the baker conforme to his accompt, 13 lb. 5 s. Payed for halfe a quarter's fie with the nurse's child, 5 Ib. Given to my wife, 2 shilings. Payed at a collation with Mr. Charles Wardlaw, etc., 29 shil. Item, to buy figs with, 9 pence. Item, for Knox his History and Navarri Manuale, 2 dollars.

This is the accompt of one 100 mks.

Then of the rest.

Imprimis, given for the use of the house on the 1 of Aprile 1671, 7 dollars. On the 8 of Aprill given to the midwife, 5 dollars. Given to my wife to buy a litle silver dish with, which cost hir 33 shiling, a dollar. Given to my wife for sundry uses, 2 dollars. Spent upon wine, 24 shiling. Then given to my wife to buy turkies, etc., 2 dollars. Then given for ribbans to be garters, etc., 35 shil. Then on beir in Peter Wats at a morning drink, 5 shil. Then to Sir John Dalrymple's child's nurse, a dollar. To Mr. Archbald Camron for taking up[648] the child's name, a dollar. To the scavinger, 2 shilings. At the kirk door, a 6 pence. To the bedells, a dollar. Given to my wife for sundry uses, 3 lb. 15 shil.

[648] Registering.

This makes 200 mks.

Then given out of the other:

Imprimis, to my wife, a dollar. At a collation with Patrick Don, 43 shil. To my wife to pay a quarter for the nurse hir bairnes fie,[649] 2 dollars. Item for the houses use, 2 dollars. For a quaire of paper, 8 pence. Item given to my wife, 5 pound. Item given hir for buying meat to the gossips when they visit, 2 dollars. Given to pay the win and seck gotten out of Painston's, 4 dolars. Given to buy a coat to the bairne John, a dolar. Given to buy wool with, 2 dollars. Given to the poor, a shiling. Given for wine, 20 shiling. Given to the house, a dollar. Given by my wife and me to Sir Androw's nurse, 2 dollars. Waired on wine, 30 shiling. Given to my wife, 2 mark. On win with Mr. Alex'r Hamilton, 10 pence. Given for paper and ink, 12 pence. Given for wine, 10 pence. Given to the woman Margaret, 18 pence.

[649] Wages of nursemaid eight dollars, about £2.

Sie the rest of their accounts alibi. This is the accompt of the said 300 m. very neir. So that their is nothing resting to me to make up a compleit years rent: vid., from Lambes 1669 to Lambes 1670, but only one hundred merks, which I allowed to my father in respect he payed a compt of that value for me to John Scot: as also of his oune moneyes he was pleased to pay 90 lb. for me which I was addebted to the same John for 23 elle of cloath tane of for my bed and appertenances, at 4 lb. the elle and did not at all place it to my accompt.

§2

O Lord, teach me so to be counting my dayes, that I may apply my heart to thy wisdome.[650]

[650] These words stand as a motto at the head of MS. K.

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Sie my counts praeceiding this in a litle black skinned book alibi. [Supra, p. 239.]

On the 25 of May 1671, my father was debitor to me in the soume of 1800 mks., payable out of the lands of Carington, and that as my year's annuity from Lammas, in the yeir 1670, till Lambes coming in this instant year 1671; all preceidings are payed to me and discharged by me.

Of this 1800 mks., I receaved the formentioned day from him 200 mks., out of which I payed:

Imprimis, to the Janitor for 4 books, vid., the English laws, Polidorus Virgilius, Zosimus and aliorum Historiae, and Vimesius Theses, etc., 16 shil. st. Given to my wife for sundry uses, 3 dollars. For wine and seck in the Janitor's, 50 shil. To my father's skild nurse by myselfe and my wife given, 2 dollars. For 2 elle and a quarter scarlet ribban fra James Dick, 24 shil. For this paper book wheiron I write thir compts., 6 pence. Given to my wife, 6 pence. For wine in Pentherers, 16 pence. Given to the poor, a 6 pence. Given to my wife for the use of the house and other things, 4 dollars. Given to Joseph for shaving me, a shiling. Given to my wife for sundry uses, 4 shilings. On win, 6 pence. Item, to my wife, 9 pence. For a quaire of paper, a leather bag, and sundry small things, 14 pence. Item, given to my wife for the use of the house, 7 dollars.

This is 100 mks. laking on by halfe a dollar.

Then given to my wife for divers uses, 2 dollars. For a pair of shoes, 3 shil. and 6 pence. Upon win at Leith with Mr. Wood, etc., 16 pence. Since on win and otherwayes, 8 pence. Item, given since on beir, in Leith, for a velvet cod,[651] etc., 10 pence. On the 20 of June, given to my wife for the use of the house, 7 dolars. Item, for another pair of shoes, 42 shiling. Item, for wine, 12 pence. Item, for tent to my wife, a mark. Item, for wine to the landlord when I payed him 100 lb., 10 pence. Item, for sundry other adoes, 45 shiling. On win. with Doctor Steinson, 13 pence. Given to my wife to give hir wobster,[652] 3 shilings. For more tent, a shiling. Item, a dollar as a part of 6 lb. payed by me of annuity, a dolar. Item, on the 1 of July, given to my wife for the use of the house, 6 dolars. Item, at a collation with Kilmundy, 40 shil. Given to my wife, halfe a dollar. At a collation with Mr. Pat. Lyon, 50 shiling. Item, on sundrie other uses, a dollar.

This is the accompt of the saids 200 mks.

[651] Pillow.

[652] Weaver.

Then on the 10 of June 1671, I received from the Provest, Sir A. Ramsay, 100 lb. Scots as a termes annuel rent of the principal soume of 5000 mks.,[653] addebted by him to me, vid., from Candlemas 1670 to Lammas 1670. Which 100 lb. I payed to James Wilsone, my landlord, in part of my house maill, which was 160 lb.,[654] so that I remaine yet debitor to him on that accompt in 60 lb., afterwards payed and all discharged.

[653] Unpaid half of his wife's marriage portion. See page xli; 3 per cent., equal to 6 per cent. per annum.

[654] House rent, £13, 6s. 8d. half-yearly.

Then on the 15 of July, I receaved from my father 400 mks., which made up 600 mks., of the year 1671, received by me, out of which Imprimis, payed to my landlord to compleit his maill, 60 lb. Item, to his woman Nans, a dollar. Item, to William Borthwick, the apothecar, conforme to his accompt, 36 lb. Item, to William Mitchell, the Baker, conforme to his accompt, 26 lb. Item, to Rot. Mein, for sweteis, glasses, etc., conforme to his compt., 14 lb. Item, given to my man when he brought me my 12 lb. sterl. from Wm. Broun, the burrows agent, a dollar. Item, given to my wife, 2 dollars. Item, upon win with Guus Grein, 15 pence. Item, to my wife for the use of the house, on the 22 of July 1671, 9 dollars. Given to my wife when she went to Innerkeithing fair, 2 dollars. Item, given hir to pay the deing[655] of hir hangings, 4 dollars. Item, on the 4 of August, given to my wife to buy a goune and petticoat, and furniture, conforme, 100 lb.

[655] Dyeing, I presume.

And because the 400 mks. receaved last from my father did not reach so far as to compleit it, theirfor I took 10 dollars out of 200 mks. payed me in July by Wm. Broun, in name and be halfe of the borrows for my pension, 1670, and made up the 100 lb. I gave to my wife theirby.

Item, farder payed out of the said 200 mks. of pension for 25 barrells of aile furnisht to the house from the midst of January till August, at 32 shil. the barrell, 12 dollars and a halfe.[656]

[656] Here the dollar is equal to 5s. 4d.

This is near ane accompt of one 100 mks. of the 200 m. payed to me in pension.

Item, given to my wife, 3 dollars. Payed in R. Gilbert's when I was at Leith with the Lady Wauchton, a dollar. Item, payed for the coach hyre, a dollar. Item, given to my wife to help to buy black lace for hir goun, 2 dollars. Item, given hir to buy coalls with from Leith and elsewhere, 5 dolars. Item, in Painston's with Sir Andro, 27 shill. Item, given to my wife when she went to Waughton to sie hir sone, 2 dollars and a halfe. Item, in Painston's with Mr. Rot. Lauder and Rot. Bell for our supper, 38 shill. For 2 quaire of paper and ink, 18 pence. For ane 100 plumes, 8 pence. To Idington's Man when he come from Dundy with the cloath, 29 shil. To my man for sundrie depursements for me, 29 shil. To the woman Marion for buying meall to the house, a shilling. Item, in Peirson's with Rot. Bell, 27 shill. Item, for my dinner in Pentherer's with Rot. Bell, etc., 48 shill. Item, for a coach hyre out of Leith, 30 shiling. Item, to Grange's man, a shilling. Item, to my wife, halfe a dollar. Item, for a mutching of tent, a shilling. Item, given to the nurse to be compted in her fie, 2 dollars. Item, given to my wife, a dollar.

This is the full accompt of the said 200 mks.

Then about the 14 of August I receaved from my father 300 mks. which made with all the former 900 mks. of this year 1671.

Out of which imprimis:

Given to my wife to pay the making of her goune and other things, 4 dollars. In Painston's with Mr. Jo. Eleis, 29 shiling. To my wife, 50 shiling. For a choping of brandy, 14 pence. Item for a hat in Broun's, 7 shilings. Item, to my wife, a dollar. Item, to Grange's nurse, a dollar. Item, to the barber Henry Porrock, 6 pence. Item, to George Gairner, a mark. Item, to W'm Binning the thesaurer his nurse, a dollar. Item, to David Colyear, 36 shilling. Item, on the 5 of September given to my wife for the use of the house, ij dollars and a halfe.

This is one 100 merks.

Then on the same day given her farder for the same use, 11 dollars. Item, given hir, halfe a dollar. Item, for wax and soap, 7 pence. Payed to Henry Hope for ports of letters when I was in Holland, 5 lb. 10s. For the acts of parlia. in June 1649, 34s. For 6 dozen of gold strips to the hangings at 7s.[657] and 6 p. the dozen, 9 dollars. Upon seck, 5 pence.

[657] Sterling.

This is another 100 mks.

Then given to my wife, a shilling. For a quaire of paper, 9 pence. At a collation with Hary Grahame, 36 pence. To John Scots nurse, a dollar. On win their, 26 shill. In the Lady Home's yeards,[658] 6 pence. Payed for my man's horsehire to Wauchton, 46 shill. Payed of sundry depursements to my man, 20 shilling. Given to George Gairner, a shilling. Given to my wife, 10 dollars. Item, on win with Walter Pringle, 35 shill. Item, for a pair of botts, 17 shilings and sixpence. To Alex'r Todrig's nurse, a dollar. For a quaire of paper, 9 pence. For rasing[659] me at 2 severall tymes, 18 pence. Given at Coldinghame kirk, a 6 pence. Given to the foot boy their, a 6 pence. Upon sundrie other uses neir, a dollar. Item, given to my wife, twa dolars.

[658] Probably means gardens.

[659] Shaving.

This makes neir the other 100 mks.

And in wholle it makes up the 300 mks. receaved from my father on the 14 of August last.

Then on the 3 of Nov'r. I receaved other 300 mks. from him, which makes 1200 mks. of what I received of my annuity 1671, out of which, etc., etc.[660]

[660] This account is omitted as of no interest.

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On the 20 of february 1672 I receaved 300 mks. more from my father, which with the former made 1500 mks. of the 1800 mks. due to me of annuity from Lammes 1670 till Lambes last in 1671, out of which, etc., etc.

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Then on the 17 of Aprill 1672 I farder receaved from my father other 300 mks., which being joined with all the former makes up 1800 mks., which is a full years annuity owing to me by my father, vid., from Lambes 1670 till Lambes last in anno 1671: wheiron I retired all my partiall discharges and gave him a full discharge of that year's annuity and of all preceiding Lambes 1671.

Out of this last 300 mks.

Imprimis, payed to Margaret Neilsone in part of 2 years fie owing hir (it being 23 lb. Scots by year)[661] at Whitsonday approching, 34 lb. So that their yet rests to hir of thesse 2 years fie 12 lb. Scots. Item, payed to Bailyie Drummond for the cloath of my wife's black goune, 46 lb. Item, for Auctores Linguæ Latinæ, vid., Warre, Isidorus, etc., 40 shiling. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Item, given hir to buy worsted stockings for me, 3 shillings. Given at a collation with Eleiston, 30 shilling. Item, for a quaire of paper, 9 pence. Given to my wife for the use of the house on the 27 of Aprill, 15 dollars.

All which depursements make 200 mks. of the last 300 received from my father.

[661] Women servants wages, nearly £2 sterling.

Item, for the Covenanters Plea, a shilling. Given for a new quarter with the nurse hir bairne, 3 dollars and a halfe. For the Informations about the Firing of London, 6 pence. At a collation, 30 pence. For a quaire of paper, 8 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. At a collation with Wm. Aickman, 26 shil. Item, given to the nurse in part of hir fie, 4 dollars. Item, for G. Burnet's letter to Jus populi and for the Tragi comedy of Marciano, 9 pence. For a book against the commonly received tennents of witchcraft, 8 pence. Given to my wife, tua dollars. Given to my unckle Andrew in compleit payment of his meall, 9 dollars. Given for the Seasonable Case and the Survey of Naphthali, 50 pence. Given for Milton's Traity anent Marriages, 2 shillings. Item, upon win, 2 shillings. Item, for a pair of shoes, 40 pence.

This is the accompt of the haill 300 mks. last received by me from my father on the 17 of Aprill 1672.

Then on the 1 of June 1672 I receaved from Thomas Robertsone 350 lb. Scots: 200 lb. of it was a years interest of my 5000 mks. he hes in his bond, vid., from Lambes 1670 till Lambes 1671: the other 150 lb. was my pension fra the toune of Edr for the year 1672. Given out of the 300 mks.

Imprimis, to my wife, 20 rix dollars. Item, for Petryes History of the Church, 15 shills. sterl. This is one 100 merks.[662] Item, for Taylor's Cases of Conscience or Ductor, etc., 22 shillings. Item, for Baker's Chronicle of England and Blunt's Animadversions on it, 20 shillings. Item, for Plinius 2dus his Epistles cum notis variorum, 6 shillings. Item, for Cromwell's Proclamations and other Acts of his Counsell from Septr. 1653 till Decr. 1654, 4 shillings. For a pair of silk stockings, ij shills: 6 p. Given to the nurse's husband, a dollar. Given for Tyrannick love and the Impertinents, tuo comoedies, 40 pence. Given for Reflections upon the Eloquence of this tyme, 18 pence. Given for the Mystery of Iniquity unvailled by G.B., 9 pence. Given for the accompt of the sea fight betuixt E. and D. in 1665,[663] and are answer of our Commissioners to England in 1647, 4 pence. Given for ane answer to Salmasius Def. Regia,. 7 pence. Item, for my dinner and other charges at Leith, the race day, 3 shillings stg. Given for Holland to be a halfe shirt, 5 shillings. Given to my wife for the house, a dollar. Given for the life of the Duck D'Espernon, 15 shillings.

This is another 100 mks.

[662] This makes the dollar about 4s. 9-1/2d.

[663] English and Dutch.

Item, given to my wife for the use of the house, 18 dollars. Item, at Halbert Gledstans woman's marriage, a dollar. Item, at the comoedy, halfe a dollar. Item, that night in Rot. Meins for wine, halfe a dollar. Item, in James Dean's the consecration day, 23 shillings. Item, payed to Jonet's nurse and hir husband,[664] For hir fie drink money, bounty and all, 24 dollars. which absorbed all the 300 mks. received by me from Thomas Robertsone as my annuel rent and put me to take 21 dollars out of the money given me in pension. Hence of the 150 lb. given me in pension I payed to the said nurse as already is got doune, 21 dolars. Item, given to my wife, 2 dollars. Item, given hir for the use of the house on the 1 of August 21 dollars.

[664] Amount torn off.

This is 128 lb. of the 150 receaved by me in pension, so that their remains with me 23 lb. of that money, out of which 23 lb.

Imprimis on the first of September 1672 given the said haill 23 lb. to my wife for the use of the house.

Then on the 24 of August I had received from Thomas Robertsone the other year's interest of my 5000 mks. in his hands (being 300 mks.) vid., from Lambes 1671 till Lambes immediately bypast in 1672.

Out of which imprimis:

Given to my wife the forsaid 1 of September for the use of the house, 5 dollars. [Item lent to Eleiston, 3 dollars.[665]] repayed. Item, at a collation with Pat. Waus, a dollar. Item, on the 16 of September 1672, given to the midwife, 6 dollars. Payed in annuity from Whitsonday 1671 till Whytsonday 1672 in 3 dollars and a halfe, 10 lb. and a groat.[666] Item, at a collation, a mark. For a letter from France, 14 pence. To my father's man, a mark. For paper, vid., a quaire, 8 pence. Item, given to Grissell Ramsay for the use of my house, a dollar. Item, given at Gosfoord, 20 shiling. Item, to St Germain's nurse, a dollar. Item, to Mr. James Fausyde's man, 30 shill. Item, for win at Cokeny,

[665] Erased in MS.

[666] Apparently the last groat coined in Scotland was the copper twelvepenny groat of Francis and Mary in 1558. James V. coined a silver groat in 1525 worth 18d Scots. The groat here is an English groat, which was worth 4d.

This is more then one 100 mks. of the 300.

Item, given to my wife on the 28 of Septr. 1672, for providing things to the christning, 22 dollars. Item, to Doctor Stevinson's nurse, a dollar.

This is 200 mks. of the 300 received from T. Robertsone.

Item, for registration of my daughter's name to Mr. Archbald Camron, a dollar. Item, to Thomas Crawfurd, kirk treasurer because not christned at sermon tyme, a dollar. To the kirk bedell, 42 shilling. For a letter from France, 14 pence. On win in Rot. Meins, a mark. For a coatch hyre to Ja. Dean's house, a shilling. For a pair of shoes, 3 shillings. Given in with a letter to Paris, a shilling. For a quaire of paper and for ink, 10 pence. For a mutching of seck with Mr. William Beaton, 9 pence. Item, on the 13 of October, given to my wife, 9 dollars and a mark. Item, for win., 10 pence. Item, given to Pitmedden's man, a mark. Item, to William Broun's man when he payed me my pension, a dollar. Item, on the 22 of October, given to my wife, 7 dollars. Item, on incident charges, a dollar.

This is the 300 mks. of annuel rent received by me from Thomas Robertsone on the 24 of August last.

Item, on the 22 of October 1672, I receaved from William Broun, agent for the borrows, 12 pounds sterling, being my pension as their assessor for the year 1671, of which:

Imprimis, for a pair of shoes, 40 shiling. Item, in charity to Ja. Hog, 29 pence. Item, for 4 quare of paper, 30 pence. Item, for a letter from France, 14 pence. Item, at a collation in James Halyburton's, 50 shiling. To Robert Boumaker, a dollar. On coffee and other things, 16 pence. Item, given to my wife, two dollars. Item, given to my wife, dollars 21.

So then their remains of the said 12 lb. st. given me by William Broun only 22 dollars.

With the which 21 dollars given to my wife, she payed first to Rot. Mein, for confections, wine, etc., to the christening, 28 lb. Item, to William Mitchell for baken meit at the same tyme, 18 lb. Item, for sundrie other accompts, 15 lb.

Which is the haill 21 dollars.[667]

[667] This brings out the dollar at about 4s. 10d.

Item, of the 22 dollars remaining to me of the foresaid money given me in pension,

Imprimis, given to my wife for the use of the house on the 5 of November 1672, 14 dollars. Item, at a collation or on win in Grissel Ramsay's house, 2 shillings. Item, for seing the comedy called the Silent Woman, halfe a dollar. Item, at a collation after it, 14 pence. Item, on some other charges, 2 shillings. Item, at a collation, 35 shillings. Item, given on the 13 of Nov. to my wife for the use of the house, 6 dollars.

This is all the 12 lb. of pension.

Then at a consultation of the Toune of Edrs, I receaved 23 dollars, of which:

Imprimis, given to my wife the tyme aforsaid, 2 dollars. Item, for sundry books, vid.: Barronius Annals compendized, 2 tomes,. \ Summa conciliorum, Tyrius Maximus, Danaei Antiquitates, | Benzonis Historia Americae, Demosthenis | 15 shillings Olynthiaca, | and 6 pence. Apulei opera omnia, Bucholzeri Chronologia, | S.G. M'Keinzies Plaidings, / Item, for myselfe and my wife at the comedy called Love and Honor, a dollar. Item, on win after I came home, 18 pence. Item, given to my wife for the use of the house on the 20 of November, 16 dollars. Item, upon win at sundry times, 40 shiling.

This is the haill 23 dollars.

Item,[668] at sundrie consultations, vid., on of George Homes, 4 dollars; on of Henry Lindsay's for the Laird of Guthry, 4 dollars. Item, from James Gibsone, 2 dollars; on of Mr. P. Hamilton of Dalserfes, 4 dollars; from Mr. Alex. Seaton in name of my Lord Winton, 10 dollars. Item, at a consultation with the toune of Edr., 10 dollars, making in all 34 dolars, wheirof upon sundry occasions which do not now occurre, I spent 8 dollars long ago. So then their remains 26 dollars, out of which Imprimis:

[668] Example of counsel's fees.

Given or lent to Margaret Ramsay at the hilhead, 3 dollars. Given in charity to on Anna Gordon upon hir testificats, a shilling. Item, at Jo. Meggets relicts brithle, a dollar. Item, at collations since, a dollar. Item, upon other affairs, tuo dollars. For seing the comedy called the Siege of Granada, 2d part, for my selfe, my wife, and Grissell Ramsay, a dollar and a halfe. Item, to the bassin at the church door, halfe a dollar. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Given to G. Patersone, the wright, his woman or nurse, a dollar. Item, at a collation with Charl. Oliphant about Touch, 24 pence. Item, at the comoedy, being the first part of Granada's seige, for my selfe, my wife, Rachel, and Grissell Ramsayes, 2 dollars. Item, given to my wife for the use of the house, 8 dollars. Item, for the acts of parlia., session 1672, etc., 30 shiling. Item, for binding Hadington's Praitiques, 42 shilling. For a quaire of paper, 6 pence. Item, upon other uses, 40 shilling. Item, to my wife, 2 dollars.

This is the accompt of the haill 26 dollars.

Item, receaved at 2 sundry consultations 6 dollars, out of which:

Imprimis, given to my wife, 2 dollars. Item, on win at Aberdour, a mark. Item, for sieng the house and yairds of Dunybirsell, a mark. To G. Kirkcaldie's servante, a dollar. To my wife, halfe a croun. For the New art of wying vanity against Mr. G. Sinclar, 15 pence. Item, to my wife for the use of the house on the last of Decr. 1672, 8 dollars.

Which was out of other money I had besyde me, which 8 dollars with what I gave formerly makes up 14 dollars and 3 shillings sterl. of the money due to hir for the moneth of January 1673.

Item, again to my wife, a dollar and 4 merks. Item, given hir, 2 merks. As also given to hir, two dollars. Item, given to hir again, a dollar. Item, given hir, thrie dollars and 2 shillings. Item, given hir, 2 dollars.

Then on the 19 of february 1673, I receaved from Rot. Govan, gairdner, 20 lb. in payment of his tack duety for all termes preceiding Martinmas 1672, out of which Imprimis:

Payed for my selfe and Mr. John Wood for seing the comoedy called Sir Martin Mar-all, a dollar. Item, to my wife, 3 dollars. Given in with the trades bill, a dollar. Item, at a collation, l6 pence. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Item, waired upon sundrie things, 40 shil.

This is the accompt of the 20 lb.

Then upon the 5't day of March 1673 I receaved from my father 400 merks, the first monie I lifted furth of the annuity payable to me from Lambes 1671 till Lambes 1672 last bypast: all preceiding Lambes 1671 being payed to me by my father as I have already marked, out of which:

Imprimis, given to my wife, 23 dollars. to pay hir ale compt which was 9 dollars: hir baxter compt, 5 dollars, hir wobster, 2 dollars; hir coalman, 3 dollars. Hir nurse for the bairne Jonets quarter, 4 dollars.[669] Item, given my wife for the use of the house during this moneth of March, 10 dollars. Item, for a pair of gloves, halfe a dollar. Item, at a collation and on other uses, 3 shilings. Item, spent upon the race day, 3 shillings. Item, at a collation, 26 shiling. Item, sent to Calderwood's man's wedding, a dollar. Item, at a collation in Heriot's yards, 18 pence. Item, for seck with A. Todrigde, ij pence. To the Lady Pitmedden's nurse, a dollar. Item, in Ja. Haliburton's, tua merks. Item, to a poor woman, a mark. Item, for a quair of paper, 6 pence. Item, to the barber, 6 pence. Item, to the kirk basin, 6 pence. Item, given to my wife, a dollar and a halfe. Item, given hir, tua dollars and 2 mark. Item, spent in Ja. Haliburton's, 2 marks. Given to my wife, tua dollars. Given to the barber, a 6 pence. Given for a timber comb, 8 pence. Given on other uses, 8 pence. Item, in the taverne, 20 pence. Item, to my wife,. 20 pence. Item, on the 1 of April given to my wife for the use of the house that moneth, 12 dollars. Upon win at sundry tymes, 40 shilling. Item, to the barber, 6 pence. Upon other uses, 9 pence. Item to the kirk deacon for a year's contribution 2 dollars.

[669] Wages of a nurse sixteen dollars, or about £4 yearly, double the wages of an ordinary woman servant.

[Sidenote: [This money is repayed me.][670]]

[Item, payed out for my Lord Provest's use and by his vreits[670] a hundred merks and 8 dollars to Marie Hamilton in pairt of payment of the right she had upon Popill][671] which being joyned with the former makes up exactly the haill 400 mks. receaved by me from my father on the 5't of March last.

[Sidenote: [Which money is yet owing me.][671]]

[670] Writs.

[671] Erased in MS.

Then out of 4 dollars receaved in a consultation, I gave first To the maid at Dudingstone, a mark. To the kirk broad their, a mark. Item, to Rot. Craw, a shilling. Item, for confections at Bervick, 2 shillings. Item, to Idington's man, a mark. Item, at Pople for shoing the horse, item at Auldcambus for brandy to the Dutchmen, a shilling. Item, to a barber at Hadinton, 6 pence. Item, given to my wife, 31 shiling. Item, to the kirk broads, a shilling. Item, given to my wife, 2 shillings. Item, spent at Leith and else wheir, 50 shilling.

In the beginning of May 1673, my father and I having made our accompts he was debitor to me in the soume of 1400 merks as resting of 1800 mks. of my annuity from Lambes 1671 till Lambes 1672 (for on the 5 of March last I got from him 400 mks. of the 1800, hence rested only 1400 mks. of that years annuity) and I was found resting to him the soume of 40 pounds sterling or 720 merks[672] as tuo years maill of my dwelling-house[673] videlizet-from Witsonday 1671 (at which I entered to it) till Whitsonday nixt approaching 1673, which being deducted and retained by my father in his oun hand, of the 1400 mks. their remained 680 merks; wheirof I receaved at the said tyme from my father 380 merks in money, wheirupon their rested to me behind of my annuity preceiding Lambes 1672 just 300 mks: and I gave my father a discharge of the said 720 mks. of house maill, and of the said 380 mks. receaved by me in money, making togithir ij00 mks, which with the preceiding 400 mks. gotten by me on the 5 of March last makes up 1500 merks in all.

[672] This is normal. £1 equal to eighteen marks.

[673] His house rent was £20 a year.

Out of this 380 mks. receaved from my father on the 8 of May 1673,

Imprimis, given to my wife for paying hir meal and hir children's quarters, etc., 6 dollars. Item, for 2 quaire of paper, 18 pence. Item, for my decreit and charging Rot. Johnston, 18 pence. Item, on other uses, tua shillings. Item, on win with Mr. Pat. Hamilton, a shilling. Given to my wife on the 10 of May for the use of the house, ij dollars.

Which making up 18 dollars and more compleit the 80 merks, so their remains 300 mks. behind, out of which imprimis: In Haliburton's with Sam. Cheisley, 40 shiling. Item, to the kirk broad at Dudiston, 6 pence. Item, to the barber, halfe a mark. Item, in Masterton's with G. Gibson, 31 shilling. Item, to Will. Sutherland, a mark. For G. Burnet's reply and conferences, 3 shillings. To Mr. Mathew Ramsay's nurse, a dollar. For a pint of win their, 24 shilings. For copieng a paper, 40 shiling. Item, for mum and walnuts, 9 pence. Item, at the kirk door, 6 pence. Item, for win and sugar, 7 pence. Given to my wife for furniture to my cloaths and hir oune goune, 5 dollars. Item, in Haliburton's for mum, 22 shiling. Item, upon seck, 9 shiling. Item, in James Haliburton's, 18 pence. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Item, at the kirk door and on other uses, 13 pence. Item, to Jo. Steinsone, gairdner, 14 pence. Item, to my wife to be given to hir washer and other uses, 2 dollars. Item, to Lancelot Ker for copieng a book to me first, a dollar. Item, given to my wife, 6 dollars. Upon other use I remember not, 2 dolars.

This is on 100 mks.

Item, on coffee, the poor and other uses, 3 shillings. Item, given to my wife to pay hir servants fies on the 31 of May 1673, ij dollars. [Lent to Mr. Jo. W.][674] repayed me [3 dollars.][674] Item, upon mum, 12 pence. Item, for the provests last act, to Jo. Trotter in his Improbation, 30 shilling. For a quaire of paper, 9 pence. Given to my wife on the 4 of June, 1673, 5 dollars. In James Haliburton's, 14 pence. Payed for 2 pair of shoes, 6 shillings and a groat. On a quaire of paper and other uses, a mark.

[674] Erased in MS.

This is near another 100 merks.

Item, given to my wife on the 9 day of June 1673, 6 dollars. To Joseph the barber, a shilling. Item, in Ja. Haliburton's, 18 pence. Item, for a timber chair, 18 pence. Item, on Leith on the race day, 3 shillings. Item, at the kirk door, 6 pence. For the post of a letter from my goodbrother, 14 pence. Item, in Maistertons with young Idington when he went away, 32 shiling. At dinner in Haliburton's, 20 pence. Item, to the barber, 6 pence. Item, upon other uses, 6 pence. Item, to my father's woman who keips the child George, given by myself and my wife, 2 dollars. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Payed to the coallman, 10 lb.[675] Item, upon paper and ink, 10 pence. Item, in Ja. Haliburtons, 10 pence. Item, given to my wife for buying a scarfe, hood, 10 pence. fan, gloves, shoes, linnen for bands, etc., 7 dollars.

[675] This is one of the few instances in which an item of expenditure is stated in pounds.

This is another 100 merks. And which compleits the haill 380 merks receaved from my father on the 8 of may 1673.

Upon the 20 of June 1673 I receaved from William Binning a years salarie as tounes assessor which he was owing me for the year 1671 wheirin he was tresurer, being 150 lb. Scots, which is about 229 merks, out of which:

Imprimis, for a pair of net leather shoes, 3 shillings. Item, in Painston's with Mr. Todridge, 48 shill. Item, given to my wife partly to pay Margaret Neilsons fie and partly for other uses, 3 dollars. For a triple letter its post for Rome, 15 pence. Item, for seing the play called the Spanish Curate, halfe a dollar. Item, for cherries to Kate Chancellor their, halfe a dollar. Item, theirafter in Aikman's, 14 pence. Item, at the kirk door, halfe a mark. Item, spent when I was at Liberton kirk, 2 shillings. Item, for Thomas the Rymer's Prophecies, 4 pence. For the Lords answer in Fairlies case, a dollar. Item, given to my wife to compleit Margaret Neilsons fie during the haill tyme of hir service besides what was payed hir formerly, 6 dollars and a mark. Given to my wife for sundry uses, 10 dollars. To my sone John's nurse, 10 merks. Item, to buy paper etc. to him who copied me Mckeinzies Criminals, 29 shiling. Item, payed at sundrie tymes in the taverne, 30 pence. Item, for a dozen of silver spoons wying tuo onces the peice in all 24 onces at 5 shillings and 6 pence per once, making each spoon to be ellevin shillings sterling,[676] 47 lb. for I gave them in exchange 6 old silver spoons, which fell short of 6 new ons in 10 shillings sterl. upon the want of weight, and the accompt of the workmanship, so they stood me in all as I said before 47 pounds Scots. Item, payed to the ailman for are accompt of aill furnished, 24 lb.

[676] Price of silver.

This makes near the 150 lb. receaved from Bailzie Binnie.

Item, in the end of June 1673 1 receaved from William Broun, agent for the borrows, in their name and behalfe, my pension of 12 lb. sterl., being for the year praeceiding Whitsonday 1673; out of which:

Imprimis, given to my man when he brought it to me, a dollar. Item, to the barber, a 6 pence. To the kirk broad, halfe a mark. Item, on coffee, 3 pence. Item, for Reusneri Symbola Imperatoria to the Janitor, 18 pence. Item, to him for the particular carts[677] of Lothian, Fyffe, Orknay and Shetland, Murray, Cathanes, and Sutherland, at 10 p. the peice, 3 pound. Item, at Pitmeddens woman's marriage, given by my selfe and my wife, 2 dollars and a shil. Item, on halfe a dozen of acornie[678] spoons, 2 shillings. Item, payed to Adam Scot for a mulct in being absent from a meiting of the advocats, 28 shiling. Item, payed to Edward Gilespie for my seat maill[679] from Whitsonday 1672 to Whitsonday 1673, 12 lb. Item, to the copier of Mckeinzies Criminalls, a mark. Item, to the barber, halfe a mark. To the kirk basin, halfe a mark. Given to my wife, a mark. Item, on brandee, 3 shilling. Given to M'ris Mawer in charity, 29 shiling. Item, payed in Pat Steills, a mark. Item, on the 15 of July 1673 given to my wife, 10 rix dollars. Upon win in Rot. Bell's house, 2 shillings. Item, at the Presidents man's penny brithell, a dollar and a 6 pence. In H. Gourlay's with D. Stevinson, 38 shiling. [Given to my wife to buy me a pair of worsted stockings, 4 shillings.][680] Item to the barber, a 6 pence. Item, Tom Gairdner for bringing cheerries from Abbotshall, a shiling. To the kirk broad, 6 pence. Item, for mounting my suit of cloaths with callico, buttons, pockets, etc., 3 dollars. Item, to the taylor for making them, a dollar. Item, to Walter Cunyghame for keiping our gounes, a dollar. Item, upon cherries, 6 pence. Item, in Painstons, a shilling. Item, to the copier of Mckeinzies Criminalls, 2 mark. Item, for seing the Maidens tragaedy for my selfe and Mr. William Ramsay,[681] a dollar. At the kirk door, 6 pence. To the barber, halfe a mark. In Aickmans after the comedy, a mark. In Ja. Haliburtons, a mark. Item, at a collation also their, 28 shiling. Item, at collations theirafter, 7 shillings st. Upon the 1 of August 1673 given to my wife for the use of the house that moneth, 18 dollars and a halfe.

[677] Price of maps.

[678] This word, distinctly written, looks at first like acomie, but is no doubt the word acornie (French, acorné, horned), which Jamieson defines as a substantive, meaning 'apparently a drinking vessel with ears or handles.' He quotes from Depredations on the Clan Campbell, p. 80: 'Item, a silver cup with silver acornie, and horn spoons and trenchers.' It seems more probable that the word in both passages is an adjective, applicable to spoons, and descriptive of the pattern.

[679] Seat rent in church.

[680] Erased in MS.

[681] Price of theatre.

Which makes up the full 12 lb. sterling received by me from the borrows.

The nixt money I brok was some given me in consultation this summer session, or in payment ather by the gairdner or Rot. Johnston, who had the loft,[682] Mr. Jo. Wood or other, making in all as I have every particular set doune in writing beside me about 280 merks and upwards, out of which Imprimis the said 1 of August given farder to my wife for the use of the house, 4 dolars. Item, to Samuel Colvill for his Grand Impostor discovered, 3 dollars. Item, to him who brought home my session goune, a mark. To Rot. Meins man when he brought me the confections the nixt day after the tounes cherry feast to the exchequer, 15 pence. For the new help to discourse, 20 pence. To the barber, halfe a mark. To the kirk basin, halfe a mark. For 2 quaire of paper, 14 pence. For 4 quaire of great paper for copieng the statutes of the toune of Edr. theiron, 32 shilling. To Grange[683] his man, a mark. To the barber, 6 pence. To the kirk bason, 6 pence. To Will Sutherland, a mark. Given to my wife, a shilling. Upon win with Rot. Hamilton the clerk, a mark. For Evelins Publick employment against Mckeinzies Solitude, 9 pence. Spent in Arthur Somervells, a mark. Spent in Ja. Haliburtons on night, 2 mark. For carieng a book to Hamilton, 6 pence. To the barber, 6 pence. For a quaire of paper, 9 pence. To the kirk basin, 6 pence. For a double letter from my good-brother Sir Androw R., 28 shilings. To my nurse when she came to sie me on the 20 of August 1673, a dollar. Item, given to my man, a mark. Item, upon sundry other uses not weill remembred by me because small, 29 shil. To the barber, 6 pence. Upon seck with Mr. Innes my Lo. Lyons clerk for Granges armes, 13 pence. Upon pears and plumes, 5 pence. To the kirk bason, 6 pence. Item, upon seck, 8 pence. Item, in Mary Peirs's with Stow and John Joussie, 27 shiling.

[682] Parts of his house sublet.

[683] William Dick of Grange, son of William Dick, a younger son of Sir William Dick of Braid. His grand-daughter and heiress, Isobel Dick, was married to Sir Andrew Lauder, Fountainhall's grandson and successor.

[After this portion of the MS. only selections have been made.]

For the Gentleman's calling, a shilling. For the Guide to Gentlewomen, 2 mark. For the colledge of fools, 4 pence. Item, for a letter from Sir Androw R. from Paris, 14 pence. For Donning's Vindication of England against the Hollanders, 16 pence. For le tombeau des controverses, 7 pence. For 4 comoedies, viz. Love in a Nunnery, Marriage a la mode, Epsom Wells, and Mcbeth's tragedie at 16 p. the peice, 5 shils. and a groat. Upon morning drinks for sundry dayes, 6 pence. To Joseph Chamberlayne for trimming my hair, 6 pence. To Thomas Broun for Howell's Familiar letters, 5 shilings stg. For every man his oun doctor, 2 shillings. For the journall of the war with Holland in 1672, 2 shillings. For the Mercury Gallant, 2 shillings. For the Rehearsall transprosd, 18 pence. For the Transproser rehears't, 18 pence. On morning drinks and other uses, a mark. For Stubs Non justification of the present war with Holland, 4 marks. For the Present State of Holland, 34 shiling. For halfe a mutskin of malaga with Pat. Wause, 6 pence.

To Samuell Borthwick for letting blood of my wife, 3 mark. To Ja. Borthwick's other prentise that was with him, a mark. For a mutskin of sack in Ja. Deans at the Cannogate foot, 14 pence.

I had receaved from Thomas Robertsone thesaurer to the good toune on the 21 of August 1673 first 12 Ib. sterling for a years pension due to me by the toune from Lambes 1672 till Lambes 1673: as also I got at the same tyme ane years annuel rent of the principall soume of 5000 merks he is owing me by bond being from Lambes 1672 till Lambes last 1673, which was only 263 merks, because he retained 37 mks. and a halfe or 25 Ib. Scots of the ordinar annuelrent of 6 per cent. for 3 quarters of a year, vid., from Mertinmas 1672 till Lambes last 1673, conforme to the act of parlia. made in 1672,[684] and first out of the said 12 lb. sterling (being 220/219 merks) of pension given:

[684] See note, p. 273.

Imprimis to Granges man when he brought over the apples and pears, a mark. Item, on the 10 of October 1673 to my wife to buy hir great chimley with over and above hir old one, which she gave them in, 8 dollars. In Guynes with Mr. Wood, Mr. C. Lumsdean, and others, 20 pence. For taking out the extract of Granges blazoning, first to the Lyon himselfe, [10 merks.][685] this is repayed me. Then to Mr. Rot. Innes his clerk, [6 merks.][685] this also. To Wil. Sutherland when he went to Grange with his patent of his bearing, a mark. At dinner in Ja. Haliburtons with Mr. Gray the converted papist, 22 shiling. At Jo. Mitchells with Mr. Pollock the merchand and Mr. Gilbert, 52 shiling. To J. Mitchell's man who lighted me home, 3 pence. Given to Wm Sim for copieng to me the compend of the Statutes of Edenbrugh being. 6 rix dollars. just 5 quaire of paper, which 6 rix dollars makes just 3 pence the sheit; its only a shilling lesse.

[685] Erased in MS.

Item for a mutsking of sack with Mr. Garshoires, a shilling. In Mr. Rot. Lauder's when we saw his wife, a dollar. To my man Androw Bell to buy a bible and a knife with to himselfe, a rix dolar. On the 10 of Nov'r, the day the comissioner came in, spent with Mr. Thomas Patersone, 52 shiling. On the ij of Nov'r given to my wife more then hir monethes silver to perfit the price of hir black fringes to hir goune, which stood hir 36 lb., tua dollars. For Temple's Observations, 35 shiling. To the parsone of Dyserts woman when she brought over the ham, a mark. At Mr. David Dinmuires woman's brithell, a dollar and a groat. For Quean Margaret of France hir Memorialls, 16 pence. For a black muff to my wife, ij shillings. For buttons to my shag coat, 29 shiling. For the kings letter to the parl. of Scotland, 2 pence. Casten in at my servant John Nasmith's wedding on the 5 of Dec'r, 5 rix dolars. Item, to the music, a mark. Given to my wife to cast in, 3 rix dolars. Given in charity to on Christian Cranston, a dollar. Item, given to my wife, a dollar. Item, on the 8 of Dec'r given hir, 5 dollars.

Item, in this money their was a dollar of ill money.

The nixt money I brok upon was 52 dollars (wheirof 31 of them ware legs[686]), which I had receaved at sundrie tymes from severall parties in consultation money, conforme to a particular accompt of their receipt besyde me.

[686] See Introduction, Money.

Out of which payed Imprimis to Mr. Ja. Hendersone for Ja. Sinclar of Roslin in the begining of Dec'r 1673 to compleit the payment of the bill drawen by Sir Androw Ramsay upon me of 789 lb. 4 shillings Scots money conforme to Roslin's receipt of the haill bill. 185 mks. in 42 legged dollars,[687] so that their remains behind of that consultation money receaved by me before December 1673 about 9 rix dollars and some more, out of which For Loydes Warning to a careles world from T. Broun, 15 pence. For seing Marriage a la mode acted, for my selfe and Mr. J. Wood, a leg dollar. For M.A. Antoninus his Meditations on himselfe, 30 pence.

The nixt money I made use of was 32 lb. Scots in ij rix dollars[688] receaved by me from George Patersone the wright for his house maill before Whitsonday last 1673, the other aught lb. of the 40 lb. being allowed to him in ane accompt of work.

[687] This works out at about 4s. 10 3/4 d. for each leg dollar.

[688] Dollar 58 2/11d.

To on Lilias Darling in charity, 12 pence. Given to my wife on the 3 of Januar 1674, 6 merks. Payed in Ja. Haliburtons with Mr. Gabriell Semple, 21 shiling. Item, on the 5 of January 1674 to give in hansell being hansell Monday, 21 marks. Item, with Mr. Robert Lauder, clerk at Dumfries, 25 shiling. To Mr. Peirsone for writing the Observes out of the old books of parl. secret councell and sederunt, 4 merks. To criple Robin, a 6 pence. To him who copied Mckeinzies Criminalls 1 tome in compleat payment to him, 2 merks. Item, for a book anent the education of young gentlemen, 33 shiling. In Sandy Bryson's, 9 pence. To the contribution for the prisoners amongs the Turks, a mark. To Will Sutherland, 7 pence. Given to Walter Cunyghame for keiping our gounes, a dollar. Given to my wife on the 23 of february 1674, the 50 mk. in ij dollars and a halfe. For Lucas speech, the votes and adresses of the house of commons and the relation of the engagements of the fleets in 1673, 14 pence. To Thomas Broun for Parkers Reprooff to the Rehearsall transp., 6 shillings stg. To him for the Rehearsall transprosed. 2d part, 28 shilling. On mum with Mr. R. Forrest, 21 pence. Upon sweities, 4 pence. On win at Rot. Gilbert's bairnes christning, 24 pence. For Fergusone against Parker about Grace and morall vertue, 32 shilings. For the Art of complaisance, 16 shil. For the Articles of Peace, 2 shil. Item, with Mr. Rot. Wemyss, 12 shiling. To the Kirk Deacon for a yeirs contribution in March 1674, 2 rix dollars. Spent with Mr. William Ramsay, 5 pence. For the Proclamations against duells, and that about the E. of Loudon's annuity, and upon sundrie other uses, a mark. With Muire of Park, 9 pence. Given to hir, my wife, to give to Arthur Temple ane English croun which belonged to Mr. John Wood. To my wife to buy a petticoat of cesunt[689] taffety, 4 dollars. For Gudelinus and Zoesius deffendis, 29 pence. Upon win with Mr. Mathew Ramsay, a mark. Given to my wife on the 13 of April 1674, 13 Ib. 10 sh.

[689] Query, 'seasoned.'

To my wife to help to buy hir cow, for which she gave 20 Ib. Scots,[690] and which 13 Ib. 10s. Scots just compleited and exhausted the 450, 13 Ib. 10 shil. merks receaved by me from my father on the 20 of februar last 1674. As for the other 6 Ib. 10 shillings that rested to perfit the price of the cow, I gave that out of the other money I had besyde me.

[690] Price of a cow.

A dollar and a halfe that was owing me by Rot. Craw, and was repayed by him to me, was given to my wife to buy lyning for my new black cloath breatches.

Payed for 4 limons, 16 pence. For the pamphlet called the Spirit of the Hat, 6 pence. In drinkmoney for making my new cloaths, a mark. Given to my wife, tua dollars. Given to hir to pay for linnen bed sheits bought by hir, a dollar. Given in the contribution anent the burnt houses, a dollar. For the book of rates of the custome house of Rome, 8 pence.

The nixt money I made use of was 6 dollars given me in consultation by the toune Threasurer of Edr., on the 23 of Aprill 1674, when we consulted with my Lord Advocat about the rebuilding of brunt and ruinous houses with stone. Out of which For a discourse by L'Estrange upon the Fischery, 6 pence. Of boull maill, 6 pence. For my dinner on sunday with Mr. Wm. Patersone in Guines, 2 shillings.

Au commencement du mois de May j'avois cent marks d'argent en vingt et trois thalers Imperiaux deposez chez moi par Monsieur Le Bois quand il alloit hors cette ville-cy, a fin les lui rendre a son retour [je les rendu.][691] De cette monnoye je pris premierement.

[691] Interlined.

For a sword belt, 22 pence. To Jo. Nasmith for morning drinks, etc., 15 pence. Of boull maill, 6 pence. In W. Cunyghames at the Linktoun of Abbotshall, a groat. To my Lord Abbotshall, and given by him to Tom Gairdner, 6 pence. For a quart of win in Mr. George Ogilbies of Kirkcaldy, 40 pence. To David Colyear, a groat.[692] With Mr. Lundy, Minister at Dysert, and others, 33 shill. To the beggers, 3 pence. To Tom Gairdner, a groat. To George Gairdner, 6 pence. For 2 oranges, a groat. For Lentuli Dubia Decisa, a dollar. To the beggers at sundry tymes, 6 pence. With Androw Young, halfe a mark. With Rot. Campbell, apothecar., 6 pence. To Hary Wood, Mr. W.R.'s man, 20 pence. With Mr. Wm. Ramsay in James Haliburtons, 12 pence. For my part of the dinner on Sunday at the West Kirk, 16 pence. For a horne comb, 6 pence. For Andrews morning drinks 19 dayes and some other things, 25 pence. To Comisar Aikenhead's masons, a shilling.

[692] See note, p. 255.

Woila comment je depencay ces cent marks pour quelles je demeure debtour an Monsieur Le Bois.[693]

[693] In margin: Cette monnoye lui est payé comment il apparoistra cy dessous.

Then on the 13 of June 1674 my father and I compted, and we found I had receaved all my annuities due præceeding Martinmas 1672, and that the last money I got was 450 merks on the 20 of february last 1674, and which compleited that quarter of my annuity which ran from Lambes 1672 till the Martinmas theirafter; then we considered that I was owing him ane years rent and maill of my house, viz. 20 pounds sterling from Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday last past in 1674 (all the former years maill being payed to him, as is marked supra). Then we proposed the deduction of on of 6 of the annuel rents imposed by the act of parliament made in 1672[694] for the space of a year, viz., from Mertinmas 1672 till Mertinmas 1673, which tuo particulars of the maill and the retention being deducted, viz., 20 lb. sterling for a years maill being 240 lb. Scots or 360 merks being allowed my father and 150 merks being retained by him as the deduction due off 900 merks, which is the halfe years annuity from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673, which tuo particulars makes 510 merks of my 900 merks; wheirupon their rested to be given me of the said 900 merks 390 merks, which soume I only receaved the forsaid 13 day of June in money and gave my father a discharge of the haill 900 merks due to me by him as half a years annuity from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673, bearing alwayes that deduction was given him conforme to the act 1672, and in regard he seimed unwilling to give me any discharge in writing of my house maill to be in my custody, he shewed me in his minute book of receipt that he had marked he had such a day got payed him by me 240 lb. Scots as a year maill of my house fra Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday 1674, as also in another place wheir he hes written doun the receipt from me of 480 lb. Scots as being 2 years maill of my house, viz. from Whitsonday 1671, which was my entry, till Whitsonday 1673; and which memorandum is all I have for a discharge to show my payment: only he affirmed their was no hazard in regard he was to name me on of his executors with the rest of my brothers. But in regard thesse 3 years I had possest I had never given him in any accompt of my debursements on the said house, in glasse windows, broads or others, he ordered me to give him in the compt theirof that he might pay it me.

[694] In granting a supply of 864,000 lbs. Scots to Charles II., assessed on the land rent according to the valuations, the Parliament, 'considering it just that personall estates of money should beir some proportion of the burden,' enacted 'that every debtor owing money in the kingdom' should for one year, in payment of their annual-rents (interest) for that year 'have reduction in their own hands of one sixt pairt thereof,' and pay only the other five parts. The legal rate of interest was six per cent.

To my wife, a dollar. Given also to hir on the 18 of June 1674 to buy a suite of french stripped hangings with, which stood 10 pounds sterling in pairt of payment of the same, 6 lb. sterling, 6 lb. sterl. or 110 mks. At the well besyde Comiston, 24 pence. For my horse hyre to Bervick, ij shill. ster. To Mr. Duncan Forbes for doubling[695] my Lord Hadington's reduction of Athelstanford, halfe a dollar. Given to Comisar Monro for reading the bill about the minister of Athelstanford's pershuit, a dollar. For the post of a letter from S.A.R. of Waughton, 10 pence. To Ja. Broun's lad for brushing my hat, 40 pennies. Given in with Knocks bill to the Lo.s of Thesaury for seing Skelmurlyes signator, a dollar. To the woman who keiped my niece Mary Campbell, a dollar. For raising and signeting the summonds of reduction in my Lord Abotshall's name, against the minister of Athelstanford, a dollar and a halfe. Spent with James Carnegie, 21 pence. With Mr. Wm. Morray and others, 20 pence. For black mourning gloves, 28 pence. Given to my wife, a dollar. Given hir to pay the harne[696] with which she lined hir hangings and for threid and cords to them, 6 rix dollars. With Walter Pringle, a mark. For a triple letter from S.A.R., 15 pence. With Ja. Inglis and others, 4 pence. With Mr. John Eleis, 16 pence.

[695] Copying.

[696] Coarse cloth.

Item, on the 10 of Julie 1674, payé a Monsieur Le Bois treize thalers Imperiales in compleit payment de ces cent marks, this being joyned to the dix thalers payé à lui in the beginning of June last, 13 dollars.

Given to David Coilzear when he went out to the Rendevous of the Eist Lothian militia regiment to defray his charge their, halfe a croun. At a collation with Sir David Falconer when I informed him anent the reduction against the minister of Athelstaneford, 4 lb. 4 shilling. Given to my wife to pay for 40 load of coalls at 10 p. the load, and for other uses, 8 dollars. For Ziegleri dissertationes de læsione ultra dimid. de jure clavium, etc., 32 pence. To Comisar Monro for calling and marking the reduction against the minister of Athelstainfurd on the 22 of July 1674, a dollar. Item, the same day given to him for reading a bill desiring our reduction might be considered and tane in presently and to stop the said minister's report in the menu tyme, a dollar. Item, on the 23 of July 1674, given by my wife and my selfe, at Mary Scot, my fathers serving woman, hir pennie wedding, 2 dollars. Item, to the fidlers, 6 pence.

The nixt money I spent was some 7 dollars given me in 3 sundrie consultations as is marked besyde me in a paper apart.

With Merchinston at Dairymilnes, 2 shilings. For the Empresse of Morocco, 18 pence. For Shutles[697] Observations upon the said farce revised against Dryden, 18 pence. At Arthur Somervells, 10 pence. Le 29 de Juillet 1674, je empruntée de Monsieur le Bois cent marques en vingt et trois thalers Imperiaux de quoy premierement.

[697] Settle's. See p. 288.

Donneé to William Stevinson, merchand, for compleiting to him the price of my French hangings which my wife bought from him at 10 lb. sterling, and wheirof he receaved 6 lb. st. before on the 18 of June, as is marked. I say payed to him, 4 lb. sterling. For my dinner on a sunday, 15 pence. Spent at the fountaine, 20 pence. Item, spent at Tom Hayes and elsewheir by my selfe, 16 pence. On the 15 of August given to my wife to pay of hir women Jonet Nicolsones fee when she went away from hir, 6 dolars. For Sir David Lindsayes poems, 7 pence. For the Baron D'Isola his Buckler of state and justice, 28 pence. For the Interest of the United Provinces being a defence of the Zeelander choice rather to be under England then France, 20 pence. Item, given in of the change of that 300 lb. sent me in from Patrick Lesly of my Lord Abbotshalls rents, 2 pence. To the penny wedding at Gogar, 29 pence. On 3 botles of botle ale, 9 pence. On the 31 of August 1674 given to Joan Chalmers the midwife when my wife was brought to bed of hir 4 child and 2'd sone, 6 rix dollars. To David Coilzear for to put tuo shoes on the horse, a mark. 5 Septembre 1674 donnée et payé à Henry le Bois an nom et sur le epistre de Monsieur Jean Du Bois, son frere dix thalers Imperiaux et dequoy ledit Hendry on'a donné une quitance, 10 rix dollars. On the 17 of September 1674 payed to Mr. Archbald Camron for registrating my sone Androws name with some of the witnesses, a dollar. On the 18 of Septr. payed for a new razor, 2 shillings. Payed to Thomas Wilsone kirk thresurer because my sone was not baptised the tyme of sermon, a rix dollar. Payed for a collation I gave to S.G. Lockhart, W. Murray, W. Pringle, etc., 8 lb. ij shill. Scots. Item, payed to Edward Gilespie for a years maill of my seat in the church, viz., from Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday last, and got his discharge of it, 12 lb. Scots.

The nixt money I made use of was 287 merks I receaved on the 28 of September 1674 from Thomas Robertsone, being a years annuel rent of the principall summe of 5000 mks. owing by the said Thomas to me by bond, viz., from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674 (which interest is indeed at 6 per cent. 300 merks), but in regard by the act of parliament 1672 their was deduction of on of 6 to be allowed for the quarter from Lambes to Martinmas 1673, theirfor 13 merks was abated of the full annuel rent upon the said accompt, and I receaved only the forsaid 287 mks. and discharged him of a years annuel rent including the deduction per expressum.

Item, on the 29 of September 1674, payed to John Cheisley of Dalry, younger, in presence of his brother James 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars for the maill of the 2 chambers I possest from him in Brunsfield,[698] by the space of 4 moneths in the last summer, 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars. Item, spent that 6 of October 1674, that I quite Edenbrugh on the kings proclamation of banishment against the debarred advocats, 29 pence.

[698] Summer quarters.

In October 1674 my wife counted with George Patersone, wright, who had possest the low roume[699] of our house from Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday last 1674, and thairupon was owing me 40 lb. Scots of maill, and receaved in from him onlie 24 lb. Scots, the other 16 lb. being allowed him for a compt of work furnished by him to us, and wheiron shee gave him up my discharge to him of the wholle 40 lb. as a years maill of the said house. This 24 lb. Scots was waired out and employed upon my house.

[699] Part of house sublet at 40 l. Scots.

On the 20 of January 1675 I receaved from my father 400 merks Scots, which compleited all my annuityes due by him to me by vertue of my contract of marriage preceeding Candlemas 1674, and I gave him a discharge accordingly: for on the 13 of June last 1674 I discharged all preceiding Whitsonday 1673 (having only received from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673 for that halfe years annuitie instead of 900 merks only 750 merks because of the retention of on per cent.[700] by the act of parliament) and receaved then 100 mks. in part of payment of the halfe years annuity betuen Whitsonday and Martinmas 1673.

[700] One per cent., i.e. on the capital sum of 30,000 merks for which his father had given him a bond, bearing interest at the legal rate of 6 per cent., equal to 1800 merks per annum. See Note, p. 273.

On a butridge[701] to my hat, etc., 4 pence.

[701] A form of spelling buttress. See Murray's New English Dictionary, s.v. Compare Jamieson, s. vv. Rig and Butt. It may mean the lace or band tying up the fold of a cocked hat.

Item, on the 25 of Januar 1675 when I returned back to Hadinton[702] I took with me 13 dollars, which keip't me till the 8 of Februar theirafter. The particulars whow I spent and gave out the same is in a compt apart beside me. On the forsaid 25 day of Januar I left behind with my wife the remanent of the 400 merks I had receaved from my father, taking of the foresaid 20 dollars, viz., 300 merks and 3 rix dollars. Of which money on the 8 of february I find she hath debursed first a hundred merks, item, fyve dollars more, so their is now only resting of the money I left with hir about 190 merks.

[702] He had retired to Haddington when 'debarred.'

Out of the forsaid 100 merks and 5 dollars, I find shee had payed 38 lb. Scots to Patrick Ramsay for 5 moneth and a halfes ale, furnished by him.

Item, on accounts in the creams[703] to John Nasmith, to the Baxters for win, etc., above 20 lb. Scots. And the rest is given out upon other necessar uses.

[703] Krames, the shops round St. Giles Church.

For S.G. Mck's[704] Observations on the act of p. 1621, anent Bankrupts, 16 pence. For binding the book of Cragie's collections and some other papers, 4 shills. stg. For fourbishing my sword and giving it a new Scabbord, 4 shils. st. For a candebec hat, 8 shils. st. For 6 quarters of ribban to it, 9 pence. On oranges, 6 pence. For the share of my dinner in Leith, the race day, a dollar. Item, for my part of the supper in Caddells when the advocats all met togither, 4 lb. Scots.

[704] Sir George Mackenzie.

On the 16 of March 1675 I receaved from James Sutherland, thresaurer of the good toune of Ed'r. 12 lb. sterling as a years pension or salary owing to me by the good toune as their assessor, from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674, wheirof and all years preceiding I gave him a discharge.

For the articles of war, 3 pence. For halfe a pound of sweit pouder, 2 shils, sterl.

On the 20 of March 1675 I receaved from Andrew Young in name of my Lord Abbotshall, 600 mks. Scots (their was 4 rix dollars of it ill money which my Lord took in and promised to give me other 4 instead of them) wheirupon I discharged the said A.Y. and Lord Abbotshall of the said summe of 600 merks in payment and satisfaction to me in the first place of 89 lb. 17s. and 2 p. owing to me by the said L. Abotshall, as being payed out by me at his direction and order in Aprill 1673 (sie it marked their) to Mary Hamilton for 1200 merks, and hir papers being in Mr. John Sinclar minister at Ormiston his hands, he alledged their was 89 lb. 17s. and 2 p. owing him and would not give them up till he ware payed, wheirupon I at my Lord A's and hir order gave his sone Mr. James 100 merks and 8 rix dollars and retired them: item, for the remanent of the 600 mks. I accepted it in satisfaction and partiall payment and contentation to me of the bygane annuelrents (in so far as it would extend) of the principall summe of 5000 mks, yet resting by the said Lord Abbots: of 10,000 mks. of tocher contained in my contract of marriage and which annuelrents ware all resting owing to me from the terme of Lambes 1670, so that it will in compting pay me a yeir and a halfes annuelrent, viz., from the said Lambes 1670 till Candlemas 1672, and about 10 lb. Scots more in part of payment of the termes annuelrent from Candlemas to Lambes 1672: so that I may reckon that their is more then 3 years annuelrent of that principall summe of 5000 merks owing me, compting to the midle of this present moneth of March.

With Mr. W'm. Murray and Blackbarrony, 16 pence. For my fraught to Bruntiland, 8 pence. For my supper and breakfast at James Angus's their, 37 shill. For 2 horses from thence to the Linkton, 16 pence. To Jo. Nasmith to carry him over from Fyffe to Ed'r with, a mark. To William Cunyghame's wife the tyme I staid at his house, 5 shills. st. Item, for 8 elles of drogat at 16 pence per elle, 2 dollars. In Jo. Blacks with Mr. A. M'cGill and Alexander Gay, 20 pence. Item, on the 24 or 25 of March last spent by my wife over and above the 48 lb. Scots, 8 rix dollars.

I left with hir to pay out all hir compts she or I ware owing, and to bring over the plenishing, so that we ware owing nothing to any person preceeding that tyme.

All which expenses being cast up they just make up and amount to 300 merks and 19 rix dollars, to which adde the 4 rix dollars of the wholle 600 mks. that ware not payed, their is spent 400 mks., and their rests behind 200 mks.

Out of which Imprimis:

On the 4 of May 1674 when I went to Ed'r., and stayed their till the 14 of May, during all that tyme spent according to the accompt of it particularly set doune in another paper besyde me, 10 dollars. Item, payed for a cow,[705] 34 lb. Scots. Donné a ma femme et emprunté d'elle de Rot. Craw, a dollar. Item, spent with Mr. Alex'r. McGil and Captain Crawfurd in Kirkcaldy, 3 lb. ij shil. Scots. Item, payed to the woman Mary[2] for hir years fie when she went away on the 24 of May 1675, 8 rix dollars. For seing the lionness and other beasts at Kirkcaldy, 12 pence. Donné a ma femme, 29 pence. Item, given hir more to pay the other woman's fee,[706] 3 dollars and a halfe.

[705] Price of a cow.

[706] Apparently his maidservants.

Receaved from John Broun, elder, wool seller, 40 lb. Scots on the 12 of June 1675, and that for a years maill of the low chamber and sellar possest by him from me, viz., from Witsonday 1674 till Whitsonday last 1675, and wheirof I gave him a discharge.

For 2 proclamations, 3 pence. To Henry Mensen for cutting my hair, 30 shil. For a quarter's payment with my man[707] begun on the 22 of June 1675 to the Master and doctor of Kirkcaldy scooll for learning him to wryte better, to read Latin, etc., 32 shilings Scots. On the 19 of July 1675 given a la servante Joannette Smith qui alloit avecque mon fils 100 merks ainez a Londres par mer pour leur d'espences and 9 shill. du voiage, six livres sterling, ings sterling. Donné a la dite servante pour ellememe, a dollar. To Mr. Tennent, skipper of the ship pour leur fraughts,[708] 35 shillings sterling. Spent at Kirkcaldy on Rhenish with Rot. Fothringhame that day, 44 shilings. Payed for fraught from Kingborne, 8 pence. Spent with Sir Ja. Stainfeild and Sam. Moncreiff, 39 pence. For the 3'd tome of Alciats Commentar on the Digests, 48 pence. For the Governement of the tongue, 12 pence. For botle aill, 4 pence. For a solen goose, 29 pence. Upon a mutskin of seck with Raploch and Camnetham, 10 pence. For 4 fraughts from Leith to Kingb., 16 pence.

[707] His clerk.

[708] Cost of passage to London.

In the beginning of July 1675, their being a convention of the burrows to meet at Glasgow, and I finding their was tuo years pension then owing by them to me as their assessor, I gave W'm. Broun their agent alongs with him a discharge of the said 2 years pension under trust and upon this consideration that if neid ware he might make use of it for facilitating the passing of his accompts as to that article. In the said meiting and convention they ordered and warranded him to pay all the arrears of my said pension. At his returne back I still suffered the said discharge to remaine in his custody, and in regard I was owing to Thomas Broun, stationer, 84 lb. Scots or 7 lb. sterling for the price and binding of Prosperi Farinacij Jurisconsulti opera omnia, 9 volumes in folio which I had bought from him, … I assigned the said Thomas Broun over with his oune consent to William Broun for the said summe of 7 lb. sterling, wheiron Thomas B. gave me on the 23 of July a discharge of the price of the said books, and William B. became oblidged to pay him the said summe, and he was to be allowed it in the foirend of the accompt betuixt him and me.

Upon sweities to be tane to my brother George at Idington, a mark. For a horse hyre from Hadington to Idington, a dollar. To obtaine the copie of the king's letter reponing S.A.R.[709] to the Secret Councell, 6 pence.

[709] Sir A. Ramsay.

Then on the ij of August 1675 I was repayed the 2 rix dollars I had given out in the end of July last pour Monsieur Le Bois presse[710] which I gave a ma femme.

[710] Query for pressé.

Item, on the 13 of August 1675 Monsieur de la Cloche m'a repayé les douze thalers Imperiaux qu'il a empruntée de moy (as vous verrez ci devant on the 28 of fevrier 1674) and I gave them to my wife.

The rest of my accompts of depursements given out by me since the 14 of August 1675 are to be found in another book like unto this.