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

1707] DIARY AND HOUSEHOLD BOOK
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country calves at 20s. and stirks at 40s. the peice, for he thinks
any of the two Parks may well hold fifteen sowme.
Terms of payment of the Rental.—The silver rent is payable
half at Martimas, after separation of the cropt from the ground,
the other half at the Whitsunday following, when the New
Cropt is growing. At which Term Malcolme Patisoun, James
Patisoun, Ninian Parker, John Andrew, and Matthew Barr,
pay both halves of their silver rent, and none at the preceding
Martimas.
Alex: Millar, being a miller, pays nothing till the ordinary
terme of mill rents, which is Lammas of the succeeding year;
for example, at Lambas 1674 he pays for the whole cropt 1673.
Meall & bear and corn are payd at the ordinar termes, being
taken any time in winter after ilk cropt’s shearing.
The cheese is payd in the summer of ilk year.
Note of the small duties payable by my tenants—
Archibald Arthur.—A yolking of land, & tilling, ft 12 fowls.
Malcom Patisoun.—12 fowls.
James Black, in Locherside.—A yoaking of land tilling, 6
days1 horse service, 3 days1 shearing, & 6 fowls.
James Patisoun.—3 days1 shearing & 3 fowls.
John Hair.—3 days1 shearing & 3 fowls.
John Caldwell.—3 days1 horse service & 3 fowls.
John Carsewell.—2 hens & 2 days1 shearing.
Ninian Parker.—6 hens.
Matthew Barr.—4 hens.
Andrew Laird.—18 fowls.
Alexander Millar.—12 capons.
Summa of fowls 81, including capons (for when they are
called fowls it is meaned a twa part liens and a third cocks).
Summa of Yoakings of land, . . 2
„ of days1 horse service, . . 9
„ of days1 shearing, . . .11
all which priced in money, the capons at half merks, the rest
of the fowls and the days1 shearing at grots, the yoaking of
land at 40s., the day horse service at 10s., comes in haill to just
28. 10. 0.