On the 20 of January 1675 I receaved from my father 400 merks Scots, which compleited all my annuityes due by him to me by vertue of my contract of marriage preceeding Candlemas 1674, and I gave him a discharge accordingly:  for on the 13 of June last 1674 I discharged all preceiding Whitsonday 1673 (having only received from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673 for that halfe years annuitie instead of 900 merks only 750 merks because of the retention of on per cent.[700] by the act of parliament) and receaved then 100 mks. in part of payment of the halfe years annuity betuen Whitsonday and Martinmas 1673.

    [700] One per cent., i.e. on the capital sum of 30,000 merks for
        which his father had given him a bond, bearing interest at the
        legal rate of 6 per cent., equal to 1800 merks per annum.  See
        Note, p. 273.

On a butridge[701] to my hat, etc., 4 pence.

    [701] A form of spelling buttress.  See Murray’s New English
        Dictionary, s.v.  Compare Jamieson, s. vv.  Rig and Butt.  It may
        mean the lace or band tying up the fold of a cocked hat.

Item, on the 25 of Januar 1675 when I returned back to Hadinton[702] I took with me 13 dollars, which keip’t me till the 8 of Februar theirafter.  The particulars whow I spent and gave out the same is in a compt apart beside me.  On the forsaid 25 day of Januar I left behind with my wife the remanent of the 400 merks I had receaved from my father, taking of the foresaid 20 dollars, viz., 300 merks and 3 rix dollars.  Of which money on the 8 of february I find she hath debursed first a hundred merks, item, fyve dollars more, so their is now only resting of the money I left with hir about 190 merks.

    [702] He had retired to Haddington when ‘debarred.’

Out of the forsaid 100 merks and 5 dollars, I find shee had payed 38 lb.  Scots to Patrick Ramsay for 5 moneth and a halfes ale, furnished by him.

Item, on accounts in the creams[703] to John Nasmith, to the Baxters for win, etc., above 20 lb.  Scots.  And the rest is given out upon other necessar uses.

    [703] Krames, the shops round St. Giles Church.

For S.G.  Mck’s[704] Observations on the act of p. 1621,
  anent Bankrupts, 16 pence. 
For binding the book of Cragie’s collections and
  some other papers, 4 shills. stg. 
For fourbishing my sword and giving it a new
  Scabbord, 4 shils. st. 
For a candebec hat, 8 shils. st. 
For 6 quarters of ribban to it, 9 pence. 
On oranges, 6 pence. 
For the share of my dinner in Leith, the race day, a dollar. 
Item, for my part of the supper in Caddells when
  the advocats all met togither, 4 lb.  Scots.