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BURGH OF KIRKINTILLOCH
147
James Fleming of Oxgang, in virtue of a bond to him for
£24, dated at Kirkintilloch 17 February 1666, poinded from
the said John Gillespie ‘ a paire of bellizes and a smyths
studdie with a new double covering for a bed and paire of
linnen sheits at ten schilling the ell and ten ell in that paire
of scheitts ’, and assigning to Robert Gillespie, hammerman
in Kirkintilloch, his brother german, the superplus by
which the value of the poinded goods exceeds £24.]
(e) Heir is registrat (att the desire of James Flemyng of
Oxgang and diverse uthers having interest) the just coppie
of ane letter and factorie thairintill sent be Patrike Flemyng
unto James Flemyng of Oxgang.
Virginia in Attomacke March the 10th 1662.
Loving freind
I have receaved ane letter from yow the 25 of Jan. 1662
and I am very glade to heare of your welfare and my sisters
and uncle and cussin. Haveing this oppertunitie I thoght
good to write unto yow hopeing that yow ar in good health
as I am at this present writing, thankes be to God. Iff I
hade receaved your letter sooner I should have takine
caire to provyde some tolbacco whairwith to paye for my
passage home, but the tyme of the yeare for tolbacco being
expyred and shipping readie to sett saille homeward so
that I could not accomplishe it. But I doe intend God
willing this nixt insewing yeare to come home. Thairfor I
shall requeist yow to send some quantitie of money to
Johne Flemyng which is in the kings service that I may
cleare the tolbacco which I shall bring home, for befor
I come for England I must ingadge with the maister of the
shipe to paye sex pound sterling money or else fyve hunder
pounds of tolbacco in Virginia. I doe intend to bring one
thowsand pounds of tobacco with me and iff I have no
readie with me to cleare my tolbacco from the custome
house it will eate itselflfe out and bring me indebtit thairfor.
In this conditione I know not what I hade best doe. Iff
tolbacco bears ane pryce at home then yow hade best take
some caire that the money be in readines in his custodie or
else some other freinds hand whom yow can best impose
147
James Fleming of Oxgang, in virtue of a bond to him for
£24, dated at Kirkintilloch 17 February 1666, poinded from
the said John Gillespie ‘ a paire of bellizes and a smyths
studdie with a new double covering for a bed and paire of
linnen sheits at ten schilling the ell and ten ell in that paire
of scheitts ’, and assigning to Robert Gillespie, hammerman
in Kirkintilloch, his brother german, the superplus by
which the value of the poinded goods exceeds £24.]
(e) Heir is registrat (att the desire of James Flemyng of
Oxgang and diverse uthers having interest) the just coppie
of ane letter and factorie thairintill sent be Patrike Flemyng
unto James Flemyng of Oxgang.
Virginia in Attomacke March the 10th 1662.
Loving freind
I have receaved ane letter from yow the 25 of Jan. 1662
and I am very glade to heare of your welfare and my sisters
and uncle and cussin. Haveing this oppertunitie I thoght
good to write unto yow hopeing that yow ar in good health
as I am at this present writing, thankes be to God. Iff I
hade receaved your letter sooner I should have takine
caire to provyde some tolbacco whairwith to paye for my
passage home, but the tyme of the yeare for tolbacco being
expyred and shipping readie to sett saille homeward so
that I could not accomplishe it. But I doe intend God
willing this nixt insewing yeare to come home. Thairfor I
shall requeist yow to send some quantitie of money to
Johne Flemyng which is in the kings service that I may
cleare the tolbacco which I shall bring home, for befor
I come for England I must ingadge with the maister of the
shipe to paye sex pound sterling money or else fyve hunder
pounds of tolbacco in Virginia. I doe intend to bring one
thowsand pounds of tobacco with me and iff I have no
readie with me to cleare my tolbacco from the custome
house it will eate itselflfe out and bring me indebtit thairfor.
In this conditione I know not what I hade best doe. Iff
tolbacco bears ane pryce at home then yow hade best take
some caire that the money be in readines in his custodie or
else some other freinds hand whom yow can best impose
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