Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 / Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676

by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

APPENDIX II

A CATALOGUE OF MY BOOKS I BOUGHT SINCE 1667

Since my returne to Scotland from travelling, which was on the 9 of
November 1667, I have got or bought the following books. As for the books I
had ather before my parture or which I acquired and bought in forraine
parts, I have a full and perfit Catalogue of them in my litle black-skinned
book, and now I have two large Catalogues of them all.
Imprimis,
Brossoei Remissiones ad Corpus Glossatum,
from Rot Broun, 10 shilings sterl.
Vinnius ad Peckium de re nautica, 4 shil's st.
Loccenius de Jure maritimo, 2 shi's st.
Corpus Juris Civ. van Leuven, in 2 folios gifted
me by Bailzie Calderwood.
Mathematicall Magick, given me by my unckle Andrew Lauder.
S.G. M'ckeinzies Solitude præferred, etc., given me by my father.
4 volumina Mascardi de probationibus, bound in
2 folios, from Thomas Broune, ij dollars.
Montholon's plaidoiz, 18 pence.

Received from Mr. James Ainsley,
De in Consilia and Jason in Codicem, for which I gave him in
exchange,
Melchioris Cani Loci Theologici,
Gaspar Pencerus de Divinationibus,
Elliot's method of the French tongue,
Manasseh ben Israel de termino vitæ,
Bayri enchiridion,
Densingius de Peste,
Bodechevi poemata, and
Jacobi Hantini angelus custos, in all 8 old books in 8'ro and 12.
Guillim's Herauldry illuminat, got from Sir A. Ramsay, my brother
in law. Receaved also from him,
Bacon upon the union of Scotland and England.
Receaved in Alex'r Hamilton's in the Linkton of Abotshall,
Henricii Institutiones Medicæ.
Heylin's Cosmographie, best edition, 22 shil's st. and 6 pence.
For a great Bible of Andrew Hart's edition, 16 shil. stg. & 4 pence.
For Broun's Vulgar errors, 6 shils. 6 pence.
Present state of England, 1 vol., 30 pence.
Morall state of England, 24 pence.
Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1643, received from Bailzie Calderwood.
The reschinded acts of parliament, 1646, 1647, 1648, with other papers
theirto relating receaved from Collonell Ramsay, which with the rest
of thesse acts which I had beside me, made up a compleit volume of the
haill reschinded parliaments from 1640 till 1650 (except only the acts
of the parl. held in June 1640, which I have since that tyme purchast
a part and the acts of the parliament held in 1650 which I can no
wheir come by), all which reschinded acts togither with thesse of the
parliament 1633, which are not reschinded, I caused bind togither in
on book and payed for the binding 30 pence.
The Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1638, 24 pence.
Papon's arrests of parliament, a dollar.
Corpus Glossatum Canonicum, 2 tomes in folio, of the
[I have now got the 3d as is marked infra, so that
I have it now entire[711] 3, wheirof it consists,
for which I gave 3 dollars.
and Henricij Institutiones Medicinæ, to on Mr. Chrystie.

[711] Interlined.

Receaved from Mr. Alex'r Seaton of Pitmedden,
Criminalia Angeli de Aretino,
Albertus de Gandino and Hippolytus de Marsiliis super eadem
materia, all in on volume in the gothick letter;
for which I gave him in exchange Alstedii encyclopaedia.
Present state of England, 2d vol., 3 sh's st.
Midleton and Rothesses acts of parliament in 1661, 1662
and 1663 received from Mr. C. Wardlaw.
Knox's Cronicle of Scotland, 8 shils. st.
Navarri manuale confessariorum, 26 pence.
A collection of the English laws, a dollar.
Polyd. Virgilij Historia Angliæ, a dollar.
Zosimus, Procopius, Agathias, etc., their Histories
in on volume, a dollar.

Wimesii theses and other miscellanies in with it, a shilling.
Thir 5 or six last books I bought from J. Nicoll,
Janitor of the Colledge, in May 1671.

Receaved from the provest S.A. Ramsay,
S. Colvill's mock poem of the whigs, 1 volume, a Reflection on
Monsieur Arnauld's book against Claud.
The English act of parliament laying are imposition upon all law suits.
Patavius his accompt of tymes.
See infra I got Ramsey's astrologie.
3 Tomes in 8'ro of Bellarmines.
Controversies in religion, from the Janitor, a dollar.
The cause of the contempt of the Clergie and
ane answer to it, 18 pence.
S.G. Mckeinzie's morall gallantry, 2 shils.
Acts of parliament in June 1649, 34 pence.
Doolitle on the Lord's supper, a mark.
St. Augustines confessions, 3 shils. st.
His de Civitate Dei, 4 shils. st.
Plinii panegyricus in Trajanum, a mark.
The act about the taxation imposed in the convention 1665, 4 pence.
The Clergie's vindication from Ignorance to
Poverty. Item, some Observations on the
Answer made to the Contempt of the Clergie,
bought on the 1 of febr. 1672, both stood me, 30 pence.
A Collection of English proverbs, 2 mark.
Indian Emperor, a comedy, 20 pence.
Cromwell's acts of parliament in 1656, 3 shils. st.
Dryden's Annus Mirabilis, 8 pence.
Auctores linguæ Latinæ, 40 pence.
Warro, Festus, Marcellus, Isidorus, etc.
Covenanters plea against absolvers, a shilling.
The Informations anent the firing of London in 1666, 6 pence.
Gilbert Burnet's letter to the author of Jus Populi, 3 pence.
Marciano, a comoedy, 6 pence.
A Treatise against the common received tenents
anent Witchcraft, 8 pence.
For the Seasonable case and a survey of Naphtali, 4 shils. st.
For Milton's traittee anent Marriages and their
nullities, 20 pence.
For Baker's Cronicle of England, last edition,
and Blunt's animadversions theiron,
both stood me, 21 shillings sterling.
Taylor's cases of Conscience, or
Ductor Dubitintium, 22 shilings sterling.
Petrie's Church Historie, 15 shili's sterl.
Plinius 2'di Epistolæ cum notis variorum, 6 shill's ster.
Cromwell's proclamations and acts of councell
from 1653 til 1654, 4 shil's st.
Tryrannick love and the Impertinents, 2 Comoedies, 40 pence.
Reflections on the eloquence of this tyme, 18 pence.
The mysterie of Iniquitie unvailled by G. Burnet, 9 pence.
Ane Answer to Salmasius his defensio Regia by
Peter English, 7 pence.
A Relation of the fight in 1665 betwixt the Dutch
and English and ane answer of our comissioners
to England in 1647; both of them, 4 pence.
Argentræi Commentarii ad consuetudines Brittaniæ, 9 shil's st.
Peleus his Quæstiones illustres and arrests of
parliament, 6 shill's sterling.
The History and Life of the Duke D'Espernon, 15 shi's ster.
4 volumes of English pamphlets, most of them
upon the late troubles in Britain, 15 shils. sterling.
For the English Liturgie or book of common prayer, 5 shillings.
Mr. G. Sinclares Hydrostaticks, given me by Mr.
James Fawsyde in Cokenie,
Baronius annalls compendized in two tomes, 3 shills. st.
Summa Conciliorum et Pontificum per Carranzam 2 shil. st.
Maximi Tyrii sermones, a shilling.
Benzonis Historia novi orbis seu Americæ, a shilling.
Dansæi Antiquitates mundi Antediluviani, a shilling.
Demosthenes orationes olynthicæ Græce et Latine, 6 pence.
Bucholzeri Index cronologicus, 3 shil's st.
Apulei Madaurensis opera omnia, 6 pence.
S.G. Mckeinzie's plaidings, 3 shil's st.
Acts of the session of parlia' held in 1652, 27 pence.
The New art of wying vanity against Mr. George Sinclars 15 pence.
Hydrostaticks bought in Dec'r 1657.
The Tempest, a Comoedie, 16 pence.
The Dutch Usurpation, 6 pence.
The Interest of England in the present war with Holland, 5 pence.
The Dutch Remonstrance against the 2 De Wittes, 4 pence.
The Lives of Arminius and Episcopius, 18 pence.
The Way of exercising the French Infantrie, 3 pence.
Moonshine or ane Answer to Doctor Wild's
Poetica Licentia, 6 pence.
Windiciae libertatis evangelii, 4 pence.
The persecutions of the reformed churches of France, 4 pence.
Rushworth's Collections, 23 shil's ster.
The Civill wars of Great Britian till 1600, 4 mark.
Charron upon Wisdome, 5 shill's 10 pence.
Manchester al mondo, a mark.
G. Burnet's Reply and 4 Conferences against the
answerer, 3 shil. st.
Walwood's maritime laws, given me by the provest Sir A. Ramsay.
My Lord Foord's practiques, given me by the aird of Idingtoun.
Thomas the Rymer's Prophecies, 4 pence.
Reusneri Symbola Imperatoria, 18 pence.
6 particular carts of shires in Scotland, 5 shil. st.
For the Grand Impostor discovered, payed to
Samuel Colvill, 3 dollars.
Roma Restituta gifted me by Mr. Thomas Bell.
Thir which follow ware all bought from Thomas
Broun in August 1673.
A new help to discourse, 20 pence.
Evelin for publick employment against S.G. Mckeinzie, 9 pence.
The Gentleman's calling, a shilling.
[The Guide to all Gentlewomen, 2 marks.[712]
The Colledge of foolls, 3 pence.
Douning's Vindication against the Hollanders, 16 pence.
Le Tombeau des controverses, 7 pence.
4 Comoedies, viz.: Love in a Nunnery, Marriage
a la mode, Epsom-Wells and Mcbeth's
tragedy, at 16 pence the peice, 5 shilings and a groat.

[712] Erased in MS.

Upon the 9 of September 1673 I bought from
Thomas Broun thir 8 following,
Imprimis,
Howell's Letters, 5 shillings st.
Every man his oune Doctor, 2 shillings.
The Mercury Gallant, 2 shillings.
The Journall of the French their war with
Holland in 1672, 2 shilings.
The Rehearsall transprosed, 18 pence.
The Transproser rehears't, 18 pence.
Stub's Justification of the Dutch war, 4 mark.
The Present State of Holland, 34 shillings.
Temple's Observations on the Dutch, 35 shilings.
Memoires of Q. Margret of France, 16 pence.
Loydes warning to a carles world, 15 pence.
M.A. Antoninus Meditations upon himselfe, 30 pence.
For Gregory Grey beard, 30 pence.
For the Education of Gentry, 33 shiling.
For Lucas Speach, the Comons their addresses,
and the relation of the ingadgements of the
fleets 1673, 14 pence.
For Parker's reprooff to the Rehearsall
transprosed, 6 shillings sterling.
For the Rehearsall transprosed, 2d part, 28 shiling.
For Ferguson against Parker about Grace and
Morall vertue, 32 shilings.
For the Art of Complaisance, 16 pence.
For Gudelinus & Zoesius de Feudis, 29 pence.
For the pamphlet against the Quakers called the
Spirit of the Hat, 6 pence.
A Discourse on the fischerie, 6 pence.
The Book of rates used in the sin custome house
of Rome, 9 pence.
Les Exceptions et defences de Droit.
Formulaire des Advocats, both thir receaved
from G.T.[713] of Touch.