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

EXTRACTS FROM ACCOUNTS
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Item, in Ja. Haliburton’s, .
Item, for a timber chair.
Item, on Leith on the race day,
Item, at the kirk door,
For the post of a letter from my goodbrother,
Item, in Maistertons with young Idington when he
went away, ....
At dinner in Haliburton’s, .
Item, to the barber,
Item, upon other uses.
Item, to my father’s woman who keips the child
George, given by myself and my wife,
Item, given to my wife,
Payed to the coallman.
Item, upon paper and ink, .
Item, in Ja. Haliburtons,
Item, given to my wife for buying a scarfe, hood,
fan, gloves, shoes, linnen for bands, etc..
This is another 100 merks. And which compleits the haill
380 merks receaved from my father on the 8 of may 1673.
Upon the 20 of June 1673 I receaved from William Binning
a years salarie as tounes assessor which he was owing me for the
year 1671 wheirin he was tresurer, being 150 lb. Scots, which is
about 229 merks, out of which :
Imprimis, for a pair of net leather shoes, .
Item, in Painston’s with Mr. Todridge,
Item, given to my wife partly to pay Margaret
Neilsons fie and partly for other uses.
For a triple letter its post for Rome,
Item, for seing the play called the Spanish
Curate, ..... halfe a dollar.
Item, for cherries to Kate Chancellor their, halfe a dollar.
Item, theirafter in Aikman’s, . . .14 pence.
Item, at the kirk door, . . . halfe a mark.
Item, spent when I was at Liberton kirk, . . 2 shillings.
Item, for Thomas the Rymer’s Prophecies, . 4 pence.
For the Lords answer in Fairlies case, . . a dollar.
Item, given to my wife to compleit Margaret Neil-
18 pence.
18 pence.
3 shillings.
6 pence.
14 pence.
32 shiling.
20 pence.
6 pence.
6 pence.
2 dollars,
a dollar.
10 lb.1
10 pence.
10 pence.
10 pence.
7 dollars.
3 shillings.
48 shill.
3 dollars.
15 pence.
1 This is one
pounds.
of the few instances in which an item of expenditure is stated in