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
in regard thesse 3 years I had possest I had never given him
in any accompt of my debursements on the said house, in glasse
windows, broads or others, he ordered me to give him in the compt
theirof that he might pay it me.
To my wife, . . . . .a dollar
Given also to hir on the 18 of June 1674 to buy a
suite of french stripped hangings with, which
stood 10 pounds sterling in pairt of payment of
the same, 6 lb. sterling, . 6 lb. sterl. or 110 mks.
At the well besyde Comiston, . .24 pence.
For my horse hyre to Bervick, . . ij shill, ster.
To Mr. Duncan Forbes for doubling1 my Lord Had-
ington’s reduction of Athelstanford, . halfe a dollar.
Given to Comisar Monro for reading the bill about
the minister of Athelstainford’s pershuit, . a dollar.
For the post of a letter from S. A. R. of Waughton, 10 pence.
To Ja. Broun’s lad for brushing my hat, . . 40 pennies.
Given in with Knocks bill to the Lo.s of Thesaury
for seing Skelmurlyes signator, . . .a dollar.
To the woman who keiped my niece Mary Campbell, a dollar.
For raising and signeting the summonds of reduc¬
tion in my Lord Abotshall’s name, against the
minister of Athelstanford, . a dollar and a halfe.
Spent with James Carnegie, . . .21 pence.
With Mr. Wm. Morray and others, . . 20 pence.
For black mourning gloves, . . .28 pence.
Given to my wife, . . . . .a dollar.
Given hir to pay the harne2 with which she lined
hir hangings and for threid and cords to them, 6 rix dollars.
With Walter Pringle,
For a triple letter from S. A. R., .
With Ja. Inglis and others.
With Mr. John Eleis, ....
Item, on the 10 of Julie 1674, paye a Monsieur Le
Bois treize thalers Imperiales in compleit pay¬
ment de ces cent marks, this being joyned to the
dix thalers paye & lui in the beginning of June
last, ......
mark.
15 pence.
4 pence.
16 pence.
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