Series 1 > Records of a Scottish cloth manufactory at New Mills, Haddingtonshire, 1681-1703

THE NEW MILLS CLOTH MANUFACTORY 241
Edinburgh, 19th March 1701.
Approves of the payments folloueing made by Alexander
Weir since the last sederunt viz :—
Payed or sent to James Dunlop for the use of the March 12th.
~ ' £50:0 : 0
18th.
244 : 6 : 1£
50 :0 : 0
JP344 : 6 :1J
Sir Robert Hamiltoune of Silvertounehill haveing sent from
Glasgow the first and 2nd bills for 1000 ducatdonnes on Mr.
Sycoma advocat at Freizland in Lenarden payable to George
Clerk which he is indorse and send to Messrs. Drumond and
partner in Amsterdam for accompt the Company.
Orders the said bills to be remitted to said Drummond and Bills draune by
Vanderhoyden, and that they be wrot to, to sett the samvne Sir Robert
accepted. remitted to Mr.
George Clerk haveing gott seaverall snatches of course Drummond■
cloath in order to send some of it abroad for a tryall.
Orders that the said Bailly George Clerk gett what of these To sell course
course he buyes for the use forsaid att 2d. per shilling foraerkat^d^r
incouradgment for report. shilling.
Orders that Alexander Weir cause send out the wooll at
Leith and one of the casques of oyll to Neumilnes, and that
he wryt to Mr. Maxuell the gross weight of the wooll and alse
of the oyll, and that Mr. Maxuell quhen he empties the casque
of oyll weigh the casque and send a noat of the weight therof.
Orders Alexander Weir to give recept for the bill of 1000 Warrand to
ducatdonnes framed by Sir Robert Hamiltone one Mr. Sycoma flexander
at Freizland at the rate 23d. per £. S^rTobeTt^ °
T , ,, . , Hamiltone’s
John Marjonbanks. bill of 1000
ducatdonnes.
1 For an explanation of the rate of foreign exchange, vide Introduction,
Part 1.
work
Payed to James Nimmo for LJ2400 bought
from him and remitted to James Murei-
sone in Amsterdam quherof ^1400 att
24| per £ and LJ1000 att 24s. 4d. per
£'
Payed or sent out to the work to James Dunlop