32 pence. 
To Comisar Monro for calling and marking the
  reduction against the minister of Athelstainfurd
  on the 22 of July 1674, a dollar. 
Item, the same day given to him for reading a bill
  desiring our reduction might be considered and
  tane in presently and to stop the said minister’s
  report in the menu tyme, a dollar. 
Item, on the 23 of July 1674, given by my wife and
  my selfe, at Mary Scot, my fathers serving woman,
  hir pennie wedding, 2 dollars. 
Item, to the fidlers, 6 pence.

The nixt money I spent was some 7 dollars given me in 3 sundrie consultations as is marked besyde me in a paper apart.

With Merchinston at Dairymilnes, 2 shilings. 
For the Empresse of Morocco, 18 pence. 
For Shutles[697] Observations upon the said farce revised
  against Dryden, 18 pence. 
At Arthur Somervells, 10 pence. 
Le 29 de Juillet 1674, je empruntee de Monsieur
  le Bois cent marques en vingt et trois thalers
  Imperiaux de quoy premierement.

    [697] Settle’s.  See p. 288.

Donnee to William Stevinson, merchand, for compleiting
  to him the price of my French hangings
  which my wife bought from him at 10 lb. sterling,
  and wheirof he receaved 6 lb. st. before on the
  18 of June, as is marked.  I say payed to him, 4 lb. sterling. 
For my dinner on a sunday, 15 pence. 
Spent at the fountaine, 20 pence. 
Item, spent at Tom Hayes and elsewheir by my selfe, 16 pence. 
On the 15 of August given to my wife to pay of hir
  women Jonet Nicolsones fee when she went
  away from hir, 6 dolars. 
For Sir David Lindsayes poems, 7 pence. 
For the Baron D’Isola his Buckler of state and justice, 28 pence. 
For the Interest of the United Provinces being a
  defence of the Zeelander choice rather to be
  under England then France, 20 pence. 
Item, given in of the change of that 300 lb. sent
  me in from Patrick Lesly of my Lord Abbotshalls
  rents, 2 pence. 
To the penny wedding at Gogar, 29 pence. 
On 3 botles of botle ale, 9 pence. 
On the 31 of August 1674 given to Joan Chalmers
  the midwife when my wife was brought to bed
  of hir 4 child and 2’d sone, 6 rix dollars.