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.