Series 1 > Journals of Sir John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall, with his observations on public affairs and other memoranda, 1665-1676

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JOURNAL OF JOHN LAUDER
among Mr. Kinloch’s servants : theirs ane account of 23 livres
out the 30. For the 7 other I can give no particular account,
only it might be spent when I went in wt commorads, as
when we went to drinke Limonade and Tissin, etc. At my
parting from Francis I got 70 livres, which wt the former 30
makes a 100 livres. Of thir 70,16 I payed to the messenger
for Orleans, 4 livres baiting a groat for the carriadge of my
valize and box, which weighted 39 pound weight, and for each
pound I payed 2 souse. About a livre I spent in drink-
mony by the way ; another I gave to the messenger. Heir of
my 70 livres are 22 gone.
Thus I won to Orleans. The fellow that carries my valize
to Mr. Ogilvies gets 10 souse; at a breakfast wt Patrick
Portues I was 30 souse. For books from my coming to
Orleans til this present day, 11 of May, according to the
Scots account, I have payed 8 livres; for seing a comedy 10
souse; for to helpe my hand in writting a croune; for
dancing a croune in hand, the other at the moneths end ;
for to learn me the language I gave 2 crounes. To the
maister of the law Im to give 11 livres 8 souse ; for a supper
wheir Mr. Ogilvy payed out for us 3 livres. This being all
ramasht1 togither it comes to 62 livres, so that of the 70
only 8 are left. Out of thes 8 I payed 4 livres 10 souse for
a pair of clesps, whence rests only 3 livres 10 souse. I pay
24 souse for one vashing of my linnens, and 20 souse at a four
hours wt James Hunter. Thus ye have ane account of all
100 livres I got from F. Kinloch til 26 souse. Ut of the
mony mentioned I payed also 3 livres 5 souse for a pair of
shoes.
About a moneth after I had bein in Orleans Francis sent
me a bill for a hundred and 50 livres on on Boyetet, marchand
their. Out of whilk I immediatly payed Mr. Ogilvy for the
moneths pension bypast 55 livres; for to teach me the
language for the moneth to come 6 livres; for 2 washings of
my linnens 40 souse, so that out of my 150 livres are 63 gone,
whence remains 87 only.
Francis, at Mr. Ogilvyes order, payed at Paris 42 livres.
Ramashed, ramasse.