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
coming from Bordeaux going for Paris; 30 souse to Mr. Rue ;
20/] at a collation; a croune for La Perpetuite de la Foy;
30 souse on a collation in the fauxbourgs wt Mr. Bourseau;
30 souse lost at the fair on China oranges and cor-
decidron; 20 souse for le Capychin Escossois;1 30/ to Rue;
34 souse at a collation wt him; 40/] at another wt De Gruches
and Ingrande; 40/] for une Voyage de France. That which
remained of these 300ZZ. went away partly on my hoast, partly
on my adieus, which stood me wery dear, and partly in paying
the messenger for Paris (I payed 5011.).
It suffices to know that on my arriving to Paris I was wery
light of mony, whence I borrowed from Mr. Kinloch some
20 crounes, of which I bestowed some 1311. on books, thus, on
some comoedies about 20 souse, on Scarrons Virgil travestis
20/, on Pacij Centuria2 30/], on Robertus rerum Judicatarum3
30/], on the Voyage de la Terre Saincte 4 30/], on Laertius 5 8/],
on a new testament 50/., on Du Moulins Bouckler6 30/],- on
Mr. Claudes Answer7 45/, whence their remaines me about
47ZZ. Out of which I first payed neir 4ZZ. for a pair of shoes ;
20/ that day I communicated at Charenton to the boatmen,
the poor, and my seat; on day wt Mr. Forbes it cost me in a
cabaret a croune, and Scot keipt up a escu dor, which was
511. 11 souse.8 The day after at the bowlls I lost 4ZZ.; then I
payed for Limonade 311. 20/]; then after 4/Z. 10/] which I lost
at bowlls; for a point de Flandres 1511. Whence of the 6011.
their remains me only 6, to which add 5 I receaved from the
Messenger of Poictiers, and I have just a pistoll this 5 of May
1666, of which I lent a croune to Mr. Grahme; then payed
50/ for a collation wt Kinloch, Mowat, and D. Hewes ; also 50/
for a part of a collation ; I payed 6 francks wt my L. Ogilvy
at a collation; 30/ at another tyme wt J. Ogilvy; 20 souse
on a Hallicarnasseus9 and a Hippocrates; and that out of
1 Father Archangel Leslie.
2 Pacius, Julius, ENANTIO'hANfiN, seu legum conciliatarum Centuriae vn.
(1605). Ed. alt. 1610.
3 Robertus, Annaeus, R.J., Lib. iv. 1599; new ed., 1645.
4 Doubdan, Jean, Voyage, etc., 1666. 8 Diogenes Laertius.
6 Molinaeus, Petrus, Bouclier de la Foi, 1619. Engl. tr. 1624.
7 Claude, Jean, Rlponse h la Perpituite de la Foi, 1665.
8 Ecu (For. See Introduction, p. xliii. 9 Dionysius of Halicarnassus.