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

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For a quaire of paper, a leather bag, and sundry
small things, . . . . .14 pence.
Item, given to my wife for the use of the house, . 7 dollars.
This is 100 mks. laking on by halfe a dollar.
Then given to my wife for divers uses, . . 2 dollars.
For a pair of shoes, ... 3 shil. and 6 pence.
Upon win at Leith with Mr. Wood, etc., . .16 pence.
Since on win and otherwayes, . . .8 pence.
Item, given since on beir, in Leith, for a velvet
cod,1 etc., . . . . .10 pence.
On the 20 of June, given to my wife for the use of
the house, . . . . .7 dolars.
Item, for another pair of shoes, . . .42 shiling.
Item, for wine, . . . . .12 pence.
Item, for tent to my wife, .... a mark.
Item, for wine to the landlord when I payed him
100 lb., . . . . . .10 pence.
Item, for sundry other adoes, . . .45 shiling.
On win. with Doctor Steinson, . .13 pence.
Given to my wife to give hir wobster,2 . . 3 shilings.
For more tent, . . . . .a shiling.
Item, a dollar as a part of 6 lb. payed by me of
annuity, ...... a dolar.
Item, on the 1 of July, given to my wife for the use
of the house, . . . . .6 dolars.
Item, at a collation with Kilmundy, . . 40 shil.
Given to my wife, .... halfe a dollar.
At a collation with Mr. Pat. Lyon, . . 50 shiling.
Item, on sundrie other uses, . . .a dollar.
This is the accompt of the saids 200 mks.
Then on the 10 of June 1671, I received from the Provest, Sir
A. Ramsay, 100 lb. Scots as a termes annuel rent of the principal
soume of 5000 mks.,3 addebted by him to me, vid., from Candlemas
1670 to Lammas 1670. Which 100 lb. I payed to James Wilsone,
my landlord, in part of my house maill, which was 160 lb.,4 so that
I remaine yet debitor to him on that accompt in 60 lb., afterwards
payed and all discharged.
1 Pillow. 2 Weaver.
3 Unpaid half of his wife’s marriage portion. See page xli; 3 per cent., equal
to 6 per cent, per annum.
4 House rent, ^13, 6s. 8d. half-yearly.
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