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

1674] DIARY AND HOUSEHOLD BOOK
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May 18. For a horn comb that Wm Cuningham
had bought me at Glasgow on
May 13, 1674, . . ^00 11
A pair stirrup leathers, . . 00 12
Reins to a snifle bitt, . . 00 8
Spent by John Fleming and the horse
in Glasgow when getting them, . 00 1
19. For 2 whangs for girths sowing, . 00 0
To a poor woman at the gate, . 00 0
To Wm Cuningham to buy 4 ell stuff
to be a Livery coat, 42s.; for thread
and wax candle, 5s. 4d.; a chappin
of ale drunk, Is.; and for making
the coat, 12s.; inde in haill for
the sd coat, . . . 03 0
20. To John Lyle for boots and shoos
mending, . . . . 00 3
To Wm Cuningham furder to help
him to some things, . . 00 10
To John Fliming to by a pr shoos to
himself with, . . . 01 10
21. To my cusings, Wm Cuningham and
Wm Shaw, at Renfrew school, . 00 12
To the Ferryboat of Renfrew for
carrying us over, 5 horse and 9
persons, . . . . 00 12
To a poor woman to pay her fraught, 00 1
To 4 poor folk on the way to Stir¬
ling, • . . 00 1
Payed of custom at Cartintalloch, . 00 1
For our bait at Arnbrue, . . 01 17
To Mat Allason for drink by the way, 00 4
22. For our quarters at Stirling that
night:—Man’s meat, 3 lb., 4s. 6d.;
5 horse meat, 2 lb., 5s.; a mutchkin
of wine, 5s.; a glasse broken,
6s. 8d.; drink silver to the Lasse,
6s. 6d.; to the stabler lad, 6s.;
inde in haill, . 06 13
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