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 empruntée de Monsieur
le Bois cent marques en vingt et trois thalers
Imperiaux de quoy premierement.
[697] Settle's. See p. 288.
Donneé 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.
To David Coilzear for to put tuo shoes on the horse, a mark.
5 Septembre 1674 donnée et payé à Henry le Bois
an nom et sur le epistre de Monsieur Jean Du
Bois, son frere dix thalers Imperiaux et dequoy
ledit Hendry on'a donné une quitance, 10 rix dollars.
On the 17 of September 1674 payed to Mr. Archbald
Camron for registrating my sone Androws
name with some of the witnesses, a dollar.
On the 18 of Septr. payed for a new razor, 2 shillings.
Payed to Thomas Wilsone kirk thresurer because
my sone was not baptised the tyme of sermon, a rix dollar.
Payed for a collation I gave to S.G. Lockhart,
W. Murray, W. Pringle, etc., 8 lb. ij shill. Scots.
Item, payed to Edward Gilespie for a years maill
of my seat in the church, viz., from Whitsonday
1673 till Whitsonday last, and got his discharge
of it, 12 lb. Scots.
The nixt money I made use of was 287 merks I receaved on the 28 of September 1674 from Thomas Robertsone, being a years annuel rent of the principall summe of 5000 mks. owing by the said Thomas to me by bond, viz., from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674 (which interest is indeed at 6 per cent. 300 merks), but in regard by the act of parliament 1672 their was deduction of on of 6 to be allowed for the quarter from Lambes to Martinmas 1673, theirfor 13 merks was abated of the full annuel rent upon the said accompt, and I receaved only the forsaid 287 mks. and discharged him of a years annuel rent including the deduction per expressum.
Item, on the 29 of September 1674, payed to John
Cheisley of Dalry, younger, in presence of his
brother James 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars for
the maill of the 2 chambers I possest from him
in Brunsfield,[698] by the space of 4 moneths in the
last summer, 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars.
Item, spent that 6 of October 1674, that I quite
Edenbrugh on the kings proclamation of banishment
against the debarred advocats, 29 pence.
[698] Summer quarters.
In October 1674 my wife counted with George Patersone, wright, who had possest the low roume[699] of our house from Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday last 1674, and thairupon was owing me 40 lb. Scots of maill, and receaved in from him onlie 24 lb. Scots, the other 16 lb. being allowed him for a compt of work furnished by him to us, and wheiron shee gave him up my discharge to him of the wholle 40 lb. as a years maill of the said house. This 24 lb. Scots was waired out and employed upon my house.
[699] Part of house sublet at 40 l. Scots.
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.