To my wife,
a dollar.
Given also to hir on the 18 of June 1674 to buy a
suite of french stripped hangings with,
which
stood 10 pounds sterling in pairt of payment
of
the same, 6 lb. sterling,
6 lb. sterl. or 110 mks.
At the well besyde Comiston,
24 pence.
For my horse hyre to Bervick,
ij shill. ster.
To Mr. Duncan Forbes for doubling[695] my Lord Hadington’s
reduction of Athelstanford,
halfe a dollar.
Given to Comisar Monro for reading the bill about
the minister of Athelstanford’s
pershuit, a dollar.
For the post of a letter from S.A.R. of Waughton,
10 pence.
To Ja. Broun’s lad for brushing my hat,
40 pennies.
Given in with Knocks bill to the Lo.s of Thesaury
for seing Skelmurlyes signator,
a dollar.
To the woman who keiped my niece Mary Campbell,
a dollar.
For raising and signeting the summonds of reduction
in my Lord Abotshall’s name, against
the
minister of Athelstanford,
a dollar and a halfe.
Spent with James Carnegie,
21 pence.
With Mr. Wm. Morray and others,
20 pence.
For black mourning gloves,
28 pence.
Given to my wife,
a dollar.
Given hir to pay the harne[696] with which she lined
hir hangings and for threid and cords
to them, 6 rix dollars.
With Walter Pringle,
a mark.
For a triple letter from S.A.R.,
15 pence.
With Ja. Inglis and others,
4 pence.
With Mr. John Eleis,
16 pence.
[695] Copying.
[696] Coarse cloth.
Item, on the 10 of Julie 1674, paye a Monsieur Le Bois treize thalers Imperiales in compleit payment de ces cent marks, this being joyned to the dix thalers paye a lui in the beginning of June last, 13 dollars.
Given to David Coilzear when he went out to the
Rendevous of the Eist Lothian militia
regiment
to defray his charge their,
halfe a croun.
At a collation with Sir David Falconer when I informed
him anent the reduction against the
minister of Athelstaneford,
4 lb. 4 shilling.
Given to my wife to pay for 40 load of coalls at
10 p. the load, and for other uses,
8 dollars.
For Ziegleri dissertationes de laesione ultra dimid.
de jure clavium, etc.,