engagements
  of the fleets in 1673, 14 pence. 
To Thomas Broun for Parkers Reprooff to the
  Rehearsall transp., 6 shillings stg. 
To him for the Rehearsall transprosed. 2d part, 28 shilling. 
On mum with Mr. R. Forrest, 21 pence. 
Upon sweities, 4 pence. 
On win at Rot.  Gilbert’s bairnes christning, 24 pence. 
For Fergusone against Parker about Grace and
  morall vertue, 32 shilings. 
For the Art of complaisance, 16 shil. 
For the Articles of Peace, 2 shil. 
Item, with Mr. Rot.  Wemyss, 12 shiling. 
To the Kirk Deacon for a yeirs contribution in
  March 1674, 2 rix dollars. 
Spent with Mr. William Ramsay, 5 pence. 
For the Proclamations against duells, and that
  about the E. of Loudon’s annuity, and upon
  sundrie other uses, a mark. 
With Muire of Park, 9 pence. 
Given to hir, my wife, to give to Arthur Temple ane
  English croun which belonged to Mr. John Wood. 
To my wife to buy a petticoat of cesunt[689] taffety, 4 dollars. 
For Gudelinus and Zoesius deffendis, 29 pence. 
Upon win with Mr. Mathew Ramsay, a mark. 
Given to my wife on the 13 of April 1674, 13 Ib. 10 sh.

    [689] Query, ‘seasoned.’

To my wife to help to buy hir cow, for which she gave 20 Ib.  Scots,[690] and which 13 Ib. 10s.  Scots just compleited and exhausted the 450, 13 Ib. 10 shil. merks receaved by me from my father on the 20 of februar last 1674.  As for the other 6 Ib. 10 shillings that rested to perfit the price of the cow, I gave that out of the other money I had besyde me.

    [690] Price of a cow.

A dollar and a halfe that was owing me by Rot.  Craw, and was repayed by him to me, was given to my wife to buy lyning for my new black cloath breatches.

Payed for 4 limons, 16 pence. 
For the pamphlet called the Spirit of the Hat, 6 pence. 
In drinkmoney for making my new cloaths, a mark. 
Given to my wife, tua dollars. 
Given to hir to pay for linnen bed sheits bought by hir, a dollar. 
Given in the contribution anent the burnt houses, a dollar. 
For the book of rates of the custome house of Rome, 8 pence.