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,