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.
[704] Sir George Mackenzie.
On the 16 of March 1675 I receaved from James Sutherland, thresaurer of the good toune of Ed'r. 12 lb. sterling as a years pension or salary owing to me by the good toune as their assessor, from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674, wheirof and all years preceiding I gave him a discharge.