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

i/o;] DIARY AND HOUSEHOLD BOOK
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Paying 100 mks. yeirly at Martinmas and Whitsunday follow¬
ing, equally, 4 hens at Candlemas, Teinds to the minister, usit
and wont, and Moultours to the Mill of Dennestown, with the
half of all eesse. For this tack he gave me fourty mks. entresse,
and he had agreed before with David Andrews, who was kindly
there. Also I conditioned to allow him 40s. yeirly during the
life of Marion Stevinstoun.
August 14, 1696.—I agreed with John Moody for Meddow-
brow and the hill above it for 34 lb., and 2 bolls meal yeirly
rent, 6 fowls, and 10s. vicarage, to enter with yeir 1697. Also
he bought the corn I have growing on it this yeir, being about
two acres at 56 lb., to be payd at St. Barchan’s day next. He
is to pay silver rent, half at Martinmas, half at Whitsunday
following. He gave me 7s. arles of the corn.
Order of Seats in my father’s He in the Kirk as he left
them—
EAST SIDE.
Hugh Cochran.
Henderson in Mossyd.
William How’s airs.
John How, Over Johnston.
James King’s airs.
Humfrey Barbour.
John at the Well.
WEST SIDE.
John Cochran.
Archd. Arthur.
James How.
James Young.
Will Aiken.
James Arthur.
James Black.
Oct. 24, 1707.—I saw two papers dated 1674 granted by
my father, one to Wm How with 8 mks. 4s. 8d. received, and
for that getting them their above written seats to theni and to
their airs, but with this provision:—That my father and his
airs have liberty to redeem them by repaying the forsd sowms
whenever they please. This clause is in both the papers. I
saw another paper to James Young, dated Feb. 17, 1677,
getting a seat to him for six pounds, with power to redeem the
seat on payment of the sd six pounds.
Contract of marriage betwixt Johnstoun and my sister
Elizabeth, dated at Craigends, Sept 23, 1671. Provides her
to ane Lifrent of certane lands in Johnstoun, not specifying
their yeirly rent, but provides ane @ rent of 200 mks., further,
in caise ther be no airs maill procreat betwixt to succeed to