Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 eBook

John Lauder
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 528 pages of information about Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36.

Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 eBook

John Lauder
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 528 pages of information about Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36.

    [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.

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