Series 2 > Household book of Lady Grisell Baillie

THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK
[1717
[Sundries] [Sterling]
For the basan in the toun of £ s. d.
Mellerstaine 1717 . . . 7 10 8
To the 5d. men at planting dicking
and quarie in 3 years . . 37 17 4
The windows tax for half a year at
Christen1"8 1717 . . 0 15 0
The Cess of Jerriswood payd at
White. 1717 and preceedings 7
Tarmes in all . . . 9 16 7^
To Wilsone writer in Lanark for
warning tenants . . . 0 6 6
To the nurs 3 bolls oats every year
of Crops 1714, 15 and 1716 . 4 10 0
To Captain Turnbull1
3 bolls bear at 10s. 1 10 0
To him of the rent of
Jerriswood Park for
3 years 1715, 16 and
1717 grass . . 36 11 0
248 hens at 5d. . 5 3 4
60 capons at 8d. . 2 0 0
To Captain of the
Park rent . . 3 18 0 49 2 4
For sundry small things given out
by Cap. Turnbull . . . 7 18 0
For trees and seeds . . 7 16 0
To sundry workmen at Meller¬
staine etc . . . . 3 0 0
To Mr. Turnbulls expences in
going to Langshaw, etc . 2 10
To expence of holding courts,
writings etc in 3 years . 1 15 0
To the pyp and drum at the fairs
for 3 years . . . . 15 8
1 Seems to have been the factor staying at Jerviswood and being paid largely
in kind.