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
50 pence.
2 shillings.
2 shillings.
40 pence.
Given for the Seasonable Case and the Survey of
Naphthali, .....
Given for Milton’s Traity anent Marriages,
Item, upon win, ....
Item, for a pair of shoes,
This is the accompt of the haill 300 mks. last received by me
from my father on the 17 of Aprill 1672.
Then on the 1 of June 1672 I receaved from Thomas Robert-
sone 350 lb. Scots : 200 lb. of it was a years interest of my 5000
mks. he hes in his bond, vid., from Lambes 1670 till Lambes
1671: the other 150 lb. was my pension fra the toune of Edr for
the year 1672. Given out of the 300 mks.
Imprimis, to my wife, ... 20 rix dollars.
Item, for Petryes History of the Church, . 15 shills, sterl.
This is one 100 merks.1
Item, for Taylor’s Cases of Conscience or Ductor,
etc., . . . . . .22 shillings.
Item, for Baker’s Chronicle of England and Blunt’s
Animadversions on it, . . . . 20 shillings.
Item, for Plinius 2dus his Epistles cum notis variorum, 6 shillings.
Item, for Cromwell’s Proclamations and other Acts
of his Counsell from Septr. 1653 till Deer. 1654,
For a pair of silk stockings.
Given to the nurse’s husband.
Given for Tyrannick love and the Impertinents,
tuo comoedies, .....
Given for Reflections upon the Eloquence of this
tyme, ......
Given for the Mystery of Iniquity unvailled by G. B.,
Given for the accompt of the sea fight betuixt E.
and D. in 1665,2 and ane answer of our Commis¬
sioners to England in 1647,
Given for ane answer to Salmasius Def. Regia,
Item, for my dinner and other charges at Leith,
the race day, . . . . 3 shillings stg.
Given for Holland to be a halfe shirt, . 5 shillings.
Given to my wife for the house, .a dollar.
Given for the life of the Duck D’Espernon, 15 shillings.
This is another 100 mks.
4 shillings,
ij shills: 6 p.
a dollar.
40 pence.
18 pence.
9 pence.
4 pence.
7 pence.
1 This makes the dollar about 4s. gjd.
2 English and Dutch.