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

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Then on the 13 of June 1674 my father and I compted, and we
found I had receaved all my annuities due praeceeding Martinmas
1672, and that the last money I got was 450 merks on the 20 of
february last 1674, and which compleited that quarter of my
annuity which ran from Lambes 1672 till the Martinmas their-
after; then we considered that I was owing him ane years rent
and maill of my house, viz. 20 pounds sterling from Whitsonday
1673 till Whitsonday last past in 1674 (all the former years maill
being payed to him, as is marked supra). Then we proposed the
deduction of on of 6 of the annuel rents imposed by the act of parlia¬
ment made in 16721 for the space of a year, viz., from Mertinmas
1672 till Mertinmas 1673, which tuo particulars of the maill and the
retention being deducted, viz., 20 lb. sterling for a years maill being
240 lb. Scots or 360 merks being allowed my father and 150 merks
being retained by him as the deduction due off 900 merks, which is
the halfe years annuity from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673,
which tuo particulars makes 510 merks of my 900 merks; wheir-
upon their rested to be given me of the said 900 merks 390 merks,
which soume I only receaved the forsaid 13 day of June in money
and gave my father a discharge of the haill 900 merks due to me
by him as half a years annuity from Mertinmas 1672 till Whit¬
sonday 1673, bearing alwayes that deduction was given him con-
forme to the act 1672, and in regard he seimed unwilling to give
me any discharge in writing of my house maill to be in my custody,
he shewed me in his minute book of receipt that he had marked
he had such a day got payed him by me 240 lb. Scots as a year
maill of my house fra Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday 1674, as
also in another place wheir he hes written doun the receipt from
me of 480 lb. Scots as being 2 years maill of my house, viz. from
Whitsonday 1671, which was my entry, till W'hitsonday 1673 ; and
which memorandum is all I have for a discharge to show my pay¬
ment : only he affirmed their was no hazard in regard he was to
name me on of his executors with the rest of my brothers. But
1 In granting a supply of 864,000 lbs. Scots to Charles 11., assessed on the
land rent according to the valuations, the Parliament, ‘ considering it just that
personall estates of money should beir some proportion of the burden,’ enacted
‘ that every debtor owing money in the kingdom ’ should for one year, in payment
of their annual-rents (interest) for that year ‘ have reduction in their own hands
of one sixt pairt thereof,’ and pay only the other five parts. The legal rate of
interest was six per cent.