[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.