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,