Series 1 > Diary and general expenditure book of William Cunningham of Craigends ... kept chiefly from 1673 to 1680

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CUNNINGHAM OF CRAIGENDS
[1676
the Feir at Candlemas 1674 was but about 6 lb. I have not
written up this in my book of depursments, because in my
rentall it is given up as payable by the land, over and above
my rent, though in my own setting of that land I have con¬
founded my rent and the ministers teind throughother. But as
I have omitted the first teind out of my compt of depursts, so I
would remember to leave as much of the rent that is yet to
come in out of my charge as will equall it, And so I have ; for
this 30 of Decr 1676 I have gotten in the last of the sd teind
from Andrew Laird, being 5 lb. 6s. 8d., having before gotten
18 lb. 13s. 4d. from Jo: Murdie, and 20 lb. from Jonet Reid,
All which I have taken out my compt of rents. But I got
at the same time from the sd Andrew 7 Merks beside, which I
have insert among my compts.
Octr 10, 1676.—John Murdie payd me for his 2 bowls, but,
in regard of the great moan he made, I gave him 4 Mk. back
again, upon promise of secrecy, not resolving to give Jonet
Reid anything, for Jo: Murdie had bought all his ferine at 16
merks the bowl, and bought a load of it back again from me
at the same price, which made me pity him much.
JarP 1, 1677.—I agreed with James Patreson for one of
his bowls ferme meall 1676, that he should pay me 7 Mk. for it
betwixt and the next Martimas, and lay in the other two.
JanTy 3, 1677.—I fitted a compt with my father, whereby
wee mutually payed each other all that was betwixt us pre¬
ceding that day, and I got paymt of all my preceding depurs¬
ments for Cuninghamheid. And also I got One Hundred
Merks more till a compt to beginn again upon.
Janry 4, 1677.—I gave the Lady, my mother, Ane Hundred
Merks in paymt of the silver half of our boarding for the time
wee were all at home. My wife and I, and each of us but one
servant and but one horse to fodder. The space was betwixt
the 15 of August and the last of October 1676. I allowing her
10 bowls meall for the victual! half of it, wherof she has gotten
five already of meall 1675, and is to get other five of cropt
1676.
Eod: die.—I payed Archibald Arthur, younger, for the
black horse which I bought from him on December 30,1676. I
payed him the said 4 of January 8 score of Mks., which was his