Item, in this money their was a dollar of ill money.

The nixt money I brok upon was 52 dollars (wheirof 31 of them ware legs[686]), which I had receaved at sundrie tymes from severall parties in consultation money, conforme to a particular accompt of their receipt besyde me.

    [686] See Introduction, Money.

Out of which payed Imprimis to Mr. Ja.  Hendersone for Ja.  Sinclar of Roslin in the begining of Dec’r 1673 to compleit the payment of the bill drawen by Sir Androw Ramsay upon me of 789 lb. 4 shillings Scots money conforme to Roslin’s receipt of the haill bill. 185 mks. in 42 legged dollars,[687] so that their remains behind of that consultation money receaved by me before December 1673 about 9 rix dollars and some more, out of which For Loydes Warning to a careles world from T. Broun, 15 pence.  For seing Marriage a la mode acted, for my selfe
  and Mr. J. Wood, a leg dollar. 
For M.A.  Antoninus his Meditations on himselfe, 30 pence.

The nixt money I made use of was 32 lb.  Scots in ij rix dollars[688] receaved by me from George Patersone the wright for his house maill before Whitsonday last 1673, the other aught lb. of the 40 lb. being allowed to him in ane accompt of work.

    [687] This works out at about 4s. 10 3/4 d. for each leg dollar.

    [688] Dollar 58 2/11d.

To on Lilias Darling in charity, 12 pence. 
Given to my wife on the 3 of Januar 1674, 6 merks. 
Payed in Ja.  Haliburtons with Mr. Gabriell Semple, 21 shiling. 
Item, on the 5 of January 1674 to give in hansell
  being hansell Monday, 21 marks. 
Item, with Mr. Robert Lauder, clerk at Dumfries, 25 shiling. 
To Mr. Peirsone for writing the Observes out of the
  old books of parl. secret councell and sederunt, 4 merks. 
To criple Robin, a 6 pence. 
To him who copied Mckeinzies Criminalls 1 tome in
  compleat payment to him, 2 merks. 
Item, for a book anent the education of young
  gentlemen, 33 shiling. 
In Sandy Bryson’s, 9 pence. 
To the contribution for the prisoners amongs the
  Turks, a mark. 
To Will Sutherland, 7 pence. 
Given to Walter Cunyghame for keiping our gounes, a dollar. 
Given to my wife on the 23 of february 1674, the 50 mk.
                                               in ij dollars and a halfe. 
For Lucas speech, the votes and adresses of the
  house of commons and the relation of the