The nixt money I made use of was 6 dollars given me in consultation by the
toune Threasurer of Edr., on the 23 of Aprill 1674, when we consulted with
my Lord Advocat about the rebuilding of brunt and ruinous houses
with stone.  Out of which
For a discourse by L’Estrange upon the Fischery,                 6 pence. 
Of boull maill,                                                  6 pence. 
For my dinner on sunday with Mr. Wm. Patersone in Guines,    2 shillings.

Au commencement du mois de May j’avois cent marks d’argent en vingt et trois thalers Imperiaux deposez chez moi par Monsieur Le Bois quand il alloit hors cette ville-cy, a fin les lui rendre a son retour [je les rendu.][691] De cette monnoye je pris premierement.

    [691] Interlined.

For a sword belt, 22 pence. 
To Jo.  Nasmith for morning drinks, etc., 15 pence. 
Of boull maill, 6 pence. 
In W. Cunyghames at the Linktoun of Abbotshall, a groat. 
To my Lord Abbotshall, and given by him to Tom Gairdner, 6 pence. 
For a quart of win in Mr. George Ogilbies of Kirkcaldy, 40 pence. 
To David Colyear, a groat.[692]
With Mr. Lundy, Minister at Dysert, and others, 33 shill. 
To the beggers, 3 pence. 
To Tom Gairdner, a groat. 
To George Gairdner, 6 pence. 
For 2 oranges, a groat. 
For Lentuli Dubia Decisa, a dollar. 
To the beggers at sundry tymes, 6 pence. 
With Androw Young, halfe a mark. 
With Rot.  Campbell, apothecar., 6 pence. 
To Hary Wood, Mr. W.R.’s man, 20 pence. 
With Mr. Wm. Ramsay in James Haliburtons, 12 pence. 
For my part of the dinner on Sunday at the West Kirk, 16 pence. 
For a horne comb, 6 pence. 
For Andrews morning drinks 19 dayes and some other things, 25 pence. 
To Comisar Aikenhead’s masons, a shilling.

    [692] See note, p. 255.

Woila comment je depencay ces cent marks pour quelles je demeure debtour an Monsieur Le Bois.[693]

    [693] In margin:  Cette monnoye lui est paye comment il apparoistra cy
        dessous.