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

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APPENDIX I
Payed to John Nicoll for a great bible, . .17 shillings.
Payed again to Grissel’s mother for drink, . 2 dollars.
Given to my wife, .... halfe a dollar.
Given also to my wife, . . .a dollar.
Given for a paper book by my brother for me, 12 p.
Given to my brother William at that tyme, . 6 pence.
Given to my wife, .... 2 shil. 9 pence.
Given to the woman in part of hir fie, . . a dollar.
Given for 2 quaire of paper etc., . . .18 pence.
Expended farder
assignation.
For binding the reschinded acts of pari..
At a collation with the Laird of Grange,
On win with Ja. Lauds,
Given to my wife, .
Item given to hir, .
Given to the barber.
Given in Pentherer’s,
Given to my wife for my ...1
Item given to my wife for the house,
Given for new wine,
Given to my wife, .
Given againe to my wife, .
Given for the house.
Given to my wife, .
This is the account of the wholle 300 mks. all till about a dollar
which I remember not of.
Then towards the end of November I received from my father
about 200 mks. and 3 dollars which with all the former made 1200
mks. wheirof imprimis.2
A dollar and a halfe given to a man for teaching
my wife writing and arithmetick, . . 4 lb. 8s.
Then a dollar for the serving woman’s halfe fie, . . 3lb.
Item in drinkmoney to the bedell and others, halfe a croun.
Item to my wife, . . .a dollar.
Item at Geo. Lauder’s penny wedding, a dollar.
Item to the fidlers, . . . . . a 6* pence.
Given to my wife, . . . . .a dollar.
l the intimating Hew Sinclar’s
a shilling,
halfe a crowne.
. 33 shiling.
5 pence,
a dollar,
halfe a mark,
a 6 pence.
8 pence,
a dollar,
a dollar,
a shilling.
. 29 shilling,
a dollar,
a dollar.
3 dollars.
1 Word interlined illegible, like ‘manninie.’
* In the first of these entries the value of the dollar comes out about 4s.
lid., in the second at 5s.