Series 1 > Journal of the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock, 1683-1687

JOHN ERSKINE OF CARNOCK
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1683]
he was presently come from Holland to take over some soldiers,
and suffered a great stress at sea, the ship of one Gillies, in
Leith, being lost, and much money and many of their cloaths.
9.0th.—This day, or at least some day this week, a proclama¬
tion emitted by the magistrates of Edinburgh with tuck of
Drum through the city, offering every person who would
discover a conventicle, and set the guards upon them so as
they might be apprehended, should have £5 Sterling, and as
much for every private baptism or marriage, and 12 lib. Scots
for discovering any person who had fled from the country and
now lurking in Edinburgh, and went not to church.
21^.—I dined in Mr. Thomas Riggs1 with my brother and
Craigforth.
22d.—I went about a mile out of town with the Earl of
Marr, and came back again, and about three oclock took horse
with my two eldest brothers, and came to Torrie at night.
My Lady was in Culross.
23d.—We stayed at home all day.
9.4>th.—I went to Culross, and saw Will. Preston by the
way.
I was in my Lady Kincardine’s, and Will. Adams.
My mother came home with Mary Callender. Mr. Thomas
Robb, and Mr. Andrew Stirk came to Torrie.
95th.—Will Sythrum came to Torrie.
This is an exceeding great frost, and very cold.
9Gth.—John Crockat was in Torrie.
91th.—I went to the gunning with my brother William.
28tfA.—My Lady went to Culross, and my brother William.
90th.—Sir William Preston was in Torrie.
30£A.—I heard Mr. Th. cyx., Lam. 5. 16.
31s£.—Mr. Robert Anderson was in Torrie, and Will.
Sythrum went for Edinburgh. About a fortnight ago there
came a summons to Torrie wherein my Lady and I and others
in Torrie were summoned to compear before the Sherriff of
Fife and his depute, the 26th day of December 1683, for
disorderly walking, or which is all one, for not going to church,
and hearing other ministers privately.
1 Mr. Thomas Rigg of Athemie, Fifeshire.