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

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Given to my wife for sundry uses, .
Spent upon wine, ....
Then given to my wife to buy turkies, etc.,
Then given for ribbans to be garters, etc., .
Then on beir in Peter Wats at a morning drink,
Then to Sir John Dalrymple’s child’s nurse.
To Mr. Archbald Camron for taking up 1 the child’s
name,
To the scavinger.
At the kirk door,
To the bedells,
Given to my wife for sundry uses,
This makes 200 mks.
Then given out of the other:
Imprimis, to my wife.
At a collation with Patrick Don,
To my wife to pay a quarter for the nurse hir
bairnes fie,2
Item for the houses use,
For a quaire of paper.
Item given to my wife,
Item given hir for buying meat to the j
when they visit, .
Given to pay the win and seek gotten
Painston’s,
Given to buy a coat to the bairne John,
Given to buy wool with,
Given to the poor, .
Given for wine,
Given to the house,
Given by my wife and me to Sir Andrew’s r
Waired on wine.
Given to my wife, .
On win with Mr. Alexr Hamilton, .
Given for paper and ink.
Given for wine,
Given to the woman Margaret,
Sie the rest of their accounts alibi. This is the accompt of the
said 300 m. very neir. So that their is nothing resting to me to
2 dollars.
24 shiling.
2 dollars.
35 shil.
5 shil.
a dollar.
a dollar.
2 shilings.
a 6 pence,
a dollar.
3 lb. 15 shil.
a dollar.
43 shil.
2 dollars.
2 dollars.
8 pence.
5 pound.
gossips
out of
2 dollars.
4 dolars.
a dolar.
2 dollars,
a shiling.
20 shiling.
a dollar.
2 dollars.
30 shiling.
2 mark.
10 pence.
12 pence.
10 pence.
18 pence.
2 Wages of nursemaid eight dollars, about £2.