[677] Price of maps.
[678] This word, distinctly written, looks at first like acomie, but is no doubt the word acornie (French,acorné, horned), which Jamieson defines as a substantive, meaning 'apparently a drinking vessel with ears or handles.' He quotes fromDepredations on the Clan Campbell, p. 80: 'Item, a silver cup with silver acornie, and horn spoons and trenchers.' It seems more probable that the word in both passages is an adjective, applicable to spoons, and descriptive of the pattern.
[679] Seat rent in church.
[680] Erased in MS.
[681] Price of theatre.
Which makes up the full 12 lb. sterling received by me from the borrows.
The nixt money I brok was some given me in consultation this summersession, or in payment ather by the gairdner or Rot. Johnston, who had theloft,[682] Mr. Jo. Wood or other, making in all as I have every particularset doune in writing beside me about 280 merks and upwards, out of whichImprimis the said 1 of Augustgiven farder to my wife for the use of the house, 4 dolars.Item, to Samuel Colvill for his Grand Impostor discovered, 3 dollars.Item, to him who brought home my session goune, a mark.To Rot. Meins man when he brought me the confectionsthe nixt day after the tounes cherryfeast to the exchequer, 15 pence.For the new help to discourse, 20 pence.To the barber, halfe a mark.To the kirk basin, halfe a mark.For 2 quaire of paper, 14 pence.For 4 quaire of great paper for copieng the statutesof the toune of Edr. theiron, 32 shilling.To Grange[683] his man, a mark.To the barber, 6 pence.To the kirk bason, 6 pence.To Will Sutherland, a mark.Given to my wife, a shilling.Upon win with Rot. Hamilton the clerk, a mark.For Evelins Publick employment against Mckeinzies Solitude, 9 pence.Spent in Arthur Somervells, a mark.Spent in Ja. Haliburtons on night, 2 mark.For carieng a book to Hamilton, 6 pence.To the barber, 6 pence.For a quaire of paper, 9 pence.To the kirk basin, 6 pence.For a double letter from my good-brother Sir Androw R., 28 shilings.To my nurse when she came to sie me on the 20 of August 1673, a dollar.Item, given to my man, a mark.Item, upon sundry other uses not weill remembredby me because small, 29 shil.To the barber, 6 pence.Upon seck with Mr. Innes my Lo. Lyons clerk for Granges armes, 13 pence.Upon pears and plumes, 5 pence.To the kirk bason, 6 pence.Item, upon seck, 8 pence.Item, in Mary Peirs's with Stow and John Joussie, 27 shiling.
[682] Parts of his house sublet.
[683] William Dick of Grange, son of William Dick, a younger son of Sir William Dick of Braid. His grand-daughter and heiress, Isobel Dick, was married to Sir Andrew Lauder, Fountainhall's grandson and successor.
[After this portion of the MS. only selections have been made.]
For the Gentleman's calling, a shilling.For the Guide to Gentlewomen, 2 mark.For the colledge of fools, 4 pence.Item, for a letter from Sir Androw R. from Paris, 14 pence.For Donning's Vindication of England against the Hollanders, 16 pence.For le tombeau des controverses, 7 pence.For 4 comoedies, viz. Love in a Nunnery, Marriagea la mode, Epsom Wells, and Mcbeth's tragedie at16 p. the peice, 5 shils. and a groat.Upon morning drinks for sundry dayes, 6 pence.To Joseph Chamberlayne for trimming my hair, 6 pence.To Thomas Broun for Howell's Familiar letters, 5 shilings stg.For every man his oun doctor, 2 shillings.For the journall of the war with Holland in 1672, 2 shillings.For the Mercury Gallant, 2 shillings.For the Rehearsall transprosd, 18 pence.For the Transproser rehears't, 18 pence.On morning drinks and other uses, a mark.For Stubs Non justification of the present war with Holland, 4 marks.For the Present State of Holland, 34 shiling.For halfe a mutskin of malaga with Pat. Wause, 6 pence.
To Samuell Borthwick for letting blood of my wife, 3 mark.To Ja. Borthwick's other prentise that was with him, a mark.For a mutskin of sack in Ja. Deans at the Cannogate foot, 14 pence.
I had receaved from Thomas Robertsone thesaurer to the good toune on the 21 of August 1673 first 12 Ib. sterling for a years pension due to me by the toune from Lambes 1672 till Lambes 1673: as also I got at the same tyme ane years annuel rent of the principall soume of 5000 merks he is owing me by bond being from Lambes 1672 till Lambes last 1673, which was only 263 merks, because he retained 37 mks. and a halfe or 25 Ib. Scots of the ordinar annuelrent of 6 per cent. for 3 quarters of a year, vid., from Mertinmas 1672 till Lambes last 1673, conforme to the act of parlia. made in 1672,[684] and first out of the said 12 lb. sterling (being 220/219 merks) of pension given:
[684] See note, p. 273.
Imprimis to Granges man when he brought over the apples and pears, a mark. Item, on the 10 of October 1673 to my wife to buy hir great chimley with over and above hir old one, which she gave them in, 8 dollars. In Guynes with Mr. Wood, Mr. C. Lumsdean, and others, 20 pence. For taking out the extract of Granges blazoning, first to the Lyon himselfe, [10 merks.][685] this is repayed me. Then to Mr. Rot. Innes his clerk, [6 merks.][685] this also. To Wil. Sutherland when he went to Grange with his patent of his bearing, a mark. At dinner in Ja. Haliburtons with Mr. Gray the converted papist, 22 shiling. At Jo. Mitchells with Mr. Pollock the merchand and Mr. Gilbert, 52 shiling. To J. Mitchell's man who lighted me home, 3 pence. Given to Wm Sim for copieng to me the compend of the Statutes of Edenbrugh being. 6 rix dollars. just 5 quaire of paper, which 6 rix dollars makes just 3 pence the sheit; its only a shilling lesse.
[685] Erased in MS.
Item for a mutsking of sack with Mr. Garshoires, a shilling.In Mr. Rot. Lauder's when we saw his wife, a dollar.To my man Androw Bell to buy a bible and a knifewith to himselfe, a rix dolar.On the 10 of Nov'r, the day the comissioner camein, spent with Mr. Thomas Patersone, 52 shiling.On the ij of Nov'r given to my wife more then hirmonethes silver to perfit the price of hir blackfringes to hir goune, which stood hir 36 lb., tua dollars.For Temple's Observations, 35 shiling.To the parsone of Dyserts woman when she broughtover the ham, a mark.At Mr. David Dinmuires woman's brithell, a dollar and a groat.For Quean Margaret of France hir Memorialls, 16 pence.For a black muff to my wife, ij shillings.For buttons to my shag coat, 29 shiling.For the kings letter to the parl. of Scotland, 2 pence.Casten in at my servant John Nasmith's weddingon the 5 of Dec'r, 5 rix dolars.Item, to the music, a mark.Given to my wife to cast in, 3 rix dolars.Given in charity to on Christian Cranston, a dollar.Item, given to my wife, a dollar.Item, on the 8 of Dec'r given hir, 5 dollars.
Item, in this money their was a dollar of ill money.
The nixt money I brok upon was 52 dollars (wheirof 31 of them ware legs[686]), which I had receaved at sundrie tymes from severall parties in consultation money, conforme to a particular accompt of their receipt besyde me.
[686] See Introduction, Money.
Out of which payed Imprimis to Mr. Ja. Hendersone for Ja. Sinclar of Roslin in the begining of Dec'r 1673 to compleit the payment of the bill drawen by Sir Androw Ramsay upon me of 789 lb. 4 shillings Scots money conforme to Roslin's receipt of the haill bill. 185 mks. in 42 legged dollars,[687] so that their remains behind of that consultation money receaved by me before December 1673 about 9 rix dollars and some more, out of which For Loydes Warning to a careles world from T. Broun, 15 pence. For seing Marriage a la mode acted, for my selfe and Mr. J. Wood, a leg dollar. For M.A. Antoninus his Meditations on himselfe, 30 pence.
The nixt money I made use of was 32 lb. Scots in ij rix dollars[688] receaved by me from George Patersone the wright for his house maill before Whitsonday last 1673, the other aught lb. of the 40 lb. being allowed to him in ane accompt of work.
[687] This works out at about 4s. 10 3/4 d. for each leg dollar.
[688] Dollar 58 2/11d.
To on Lilias Darling in charity, 12 pence.Given to my wife on the 3 of Januar 1674, 6 merks.Payed in Ja. Haliburtons with Mr. Gabriell Semple, 21 shiling.Item, on the 5 of January 1674 to give in hansellbeing hansell Monday, 21 marks.Item, with Mr. Robert Lauder, clerk at Dumfries, 25 shiling.To Mr. Peirsone for writing the Observes out of theold books of parl. secret councell and sederunt, 4 merks.To criple Robin, a 6 pence.To him who copied Mckeinzies Criminalls 1 tome incompleat payment to him, 2 merks.Item, for a book anent the education of younggentlemen, 33 shiling.In Sandy Bryson's, 9 pence.To the contribution for the prisoners amongs theTurks, a mark.To Will Sutherland, 7 pence.Given to Walter Cunyghame for keiping our gounes, a dollar.Given to my wife on the 23 of february 1674, the 50 mk.in ij dollars and a halfe.For Lucas speech, the votes and adresses of thehouse of commons and the relation of the engagementsof the fleets in 1673, 14 pence.To Thomas Broun for Parkers Reprooff to theRehearsall transp., 6 shillings stg.To him for the Rehearsall transprosed. 2d part, 28 shilling.On mum with Mr. R. Forrest, 21 pence.Upon sweities, 4 pence.On win at Rot. Gilbert's bairnes christning, 24 pence.For Fergusone against Parker about Grace andmorall vertue, 32 shilings.For the Art of complaisance, 16 shil.For the Articles of Peace, 2 shil.Item, with Mr. Rot. Wemyss, 12 shiling.To the Kirk Deacon for a yeirs contribution inMarch 1674, 2 rix dollars.Spent with Mr. William Ramsay, 5 pence.For the Proclamations against duells, and thatabout the E. of Loudon's annuity, and uponsundrie other uses, a mark.With Muire of Park, 9 pence.Given to hir, my wife, to give to Arthur Temple aneEnglish croun which belonged to Mr. John Wood.To my wife to buy a petticoat of cesunt[689] taffety, 4 dollars.For Gudelinus and Zoesius deffendis, 29 pence.Upon win with Mr. Mathew Ramsay, a mark.Given to my wife on the 13 of April 1674, 13 Ib. 10 sh.
[689] Query, 'seasoned.'
To my wife to help to buy hir cow, for which she gave 20 Ib. Scots,[690] and which 13 Ib. 10s. Scots just compleited and exhausted the 450, 13 Ib. 10 shil. merks receaved by me from my father on the 20 of februar last 1674. As for the other 6 Ib. 10 shillings that rested to perfit the price of the cow, I gave that out of the other money I had besyde me.
[690] Price of a cow.
A dollar and a halfe that was owing me by Rot. Craw, and was repayed by him to me, was given to my wife to buy lyning for my new black cloath breatches.
Payed for 4 limons, 16 pence.For the pamphlet called the Spirit of the Hat, 6 pence.In drinkmoney for making my new cloaths, a mark.Given to my wife, tua dollars.Given to hir to pay for linnen bed sheits bought by hir, a dollar.Given in the contribution anent the burnt houses, a dollar.For the book of rates of the custome house of Rome, 8 pence.
The nixt money I made use of was 6 dollars given me in consultation by the toune Threasurer of Edr., on the 23 of Aprill 1674, when we consulted with my Lord Advocat about the rebuilding of brunt and ruinous houses with stone. Out of which For a discourse by L'Estrange upon the Fischery, 6 pence. Of boull maill, 6 pence. For my dinner on sunday with Mr. Wm. Patersone in Guines, 2 shillings.
Au commencement du mois de May j'avois cent marks d'argent en vingt et trois thalers Imperiaux deposez chez moi par Monsieur Le Bois quand il alloit hors cette ville-cy, a fin les lui rendre a son retour [je les rendu.][691] De cette monnoye je pris premierement.
[691] Interlined.
For a sword belt, 22 pence.To Jo. Nasmith for morning drinks, etc., 15 pence.Of boull maill, 6 pence.In W. Cunyghames at the Linktoun of Abbotshall, a groat.To my Lord Abbotshall, and given by him to Tom Gairdner, 6 pence.For a quart of win in Mr. George Ogilbies of Kirkcaldy, 40 pence.To David Colyear, a groat.[692]With Mr. Lundy, Minister at Dysert, and others, 33 shill.To the beggers, 3 pence.To Tom Gairdner, a groat.To George Gairdner, 6 pence.For 2 oranges, a groat.For Lentuli Dubia Decisa, a dollar.To the beggers at sundry tymes, 6 pence.With Androw Young, halfe a mark.With Rot. Campbell, apothecar., 6 pence.To Hary Wood, Mr. W.R.'s man, 20 pence.With Mr. Wm. Ramsay in James Haliburtons, 12 pence.For my part of the dinner on Sunday at the West Kirk, 16 pence.For a horne comb, 6 pence.For Andrews morning drinks 19 dayes and some other things, 25 pence.To Comisar Aikenhead's masons, a shilling.
[692] See note, p. 255.
Woila comment je depencay ces cent marks pour quelles je demeure debtour an Monsieur Le Bois.[693]
[693] In margin: Cette monnoye lui est payé comment il apparoistra cy dessous.
Then on the 13 of June 1674 my father and I compted, and we found I had receaved all my annuities due præceeding 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 theirafter; 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 parliament made in 1672[694] 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; wheirupon 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 Whitsonday 1673, bearing alwayes that deduction was given him conforme 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 Whitsonday 1673; and which memorandum is all I have for a discharge to show my payment: 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 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.
[694] In granting a supply of 864,000 lbs. Scots to Charles II., 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.
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 doubling[695] my Lord Hadington's reduction of Athelstanford, halfe a dollar. Given to Comisar Monro for reading the bill about the minister of Athelstanford'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 reduction 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 harne[696] with which she lined hir hangings and for threid and cords to them, 6 rix dollars. With Walter Pringle, a mark. For a triple letter from S.A.R., 15 pence. With Ja. Inglis and others, 4 pence. With Mr. John Eleis, 16 pence.
[695] Copying.
[696] Coarse cloth.
Item, on the 10 of Julie 1674, payé a Monsieur Le Bois treize thalers Imperiales in compleit payment de ces cent marks, this being joyned to the dix thalers payé à lui in the beginning of June last, 13 dollars.
Given to David Coilzear when he went out to theRendevous of the Eist Lothian militia regimentto defray his charge their, halfe a croun.At a collation with Sir David Falconer when I informedhim anent the reduction against theminister of Athelstaneford, 4 lb. 4 shilling.Given to my wife to pay for 40 load of coalls at10 p. the load, and for other uses, 8 dollars.For Ziegleri dissertationes de læsione ultra dimid.de jure clavium, etc., 32 pence.To Comisar Monro for calling and marking thereduction against the minister of Athelstainfurdon the 22 of July 1674, a dollar.Item, the same day given to him for reading a billdesiring our reduction might be considered andtane in presently and to stop the said minister'sreport in the menu tyme, a dollar.Item, on the 23 of July 1674, given by my wife andmy selfe, at Mary Scot, my fathers serving woman,hir pennie wedding, 2 dollars.Item, to the fidlers, 6 pence.
The nixt money I spent was some 7 dollars given me in 3 sundrie consultations as is marked besyde me in a paper apart.
With Merchinston at Dairymilnes, 2 shilings.For the Empresse of Morocco, 18 pence.For Shutles[697] Observations upon the said farce revisedagainst Dryden, 18 pence.At Arthur Somervells, 10 pence.Le 29 de Juillet 1674, je empruntée de Monsieurle Bois cent marques en vingt et trois thalersImperiaux de quoy premierement.
[697] Settle's. See p. 288.
Donneé to William Stevinson, merchand, for compleitingto him the price of my French hangingswhich my wife bought from him at 10 lb. sterling,and wheirof he receaved 6 lb. st. before on the18 of June, as is marked. I say payed to him, 4 lb. sterling.For my dinner on a sunday, 15 pence.Spent at the fountaine, 20 pence.Item, spent at Tom Hayes and elsewheir by my selfe, 16 pence.On the 15 of August given to my wife to pay of hirwomen Jonet Nicolsones fee when she wentaway from hir, 6 dolars.For Sir David Lindsayes poems, 7 pence.For the Baron D'Isola his Buckler of state and justice, 28 pence.For the Interest of the United Provinces being adefence of the Zeelander choice rather to beunder England then France, 20 pence.Item, given in of the change of that 300 lb. sentme in from Patrick Lesly of my Lord Abbotshallsrents, 2 pence.To the penny wedding at Gogar, 29 pence.On 3 botles of botle ale, 9 pence.On the 31 of August 1674 given to Joan Chalmersthe midwife when my wife was brought to bedof hir 4 child and 2'd sone, 6 rix dollars.To David Coilzear for to put tuo shoes on the horse, a mark.5 Septembre 1674 donnée et payé à Henry le Boisan nom et sur le epistre de Monsieur Jean DuBois, son frere dix thalers Imperiaux et dequoyledit Hendry on'a donné une quitance, 10 rix dollars.On the 17 of September 1674 payed to Mr. ArchbaldCamron for registrating my sone Androwsname with some of the witnesses, a dollar.On the 18 of Septr. payed for a new razor, 2 shillings.Payed to Thomas Wilsone kirk thresurer becausemy sone was not baptised the tyme of sermon, a rix dollar.Payed for a collation I gave to S.G. Lockhart,W. Murray, W. Pringle, etc., 8 lb. ij shill. Scots.Item, payed to Edward Gilespie for a years maillof my seat in the church, viz., from Whitsonday1673 till Whitsonday last, and got his dischargeof it, 12 lb. Scots.
The nixt money I made use of was 287 merks I receaved on the 28 of September 1674 from Thomas Robertsone, being a years annuel rent of the principall summe of 5000 mks. owing by the said Thomas to me by bond, viz., from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674 (which interest is indeed at 6 per cent. 300 merks), but in regard by the act of parliament 1672 their was deduction of on of 6 to be allowed for the quarter from Lambes to Martinmas 1673, theirfor 13 merks was abated of the full annuel rent upon the said accompt, and I receaved only the forsaid 287 mks. and discharged him of a years annuel rent including the deductionper expressum.
Item, on the 29 of September 1674, payed to JohnCheisley of Dalry, younger, in presence of hisbrother James 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars forthe maill of the 2 chambers I possest from himin Brunsfield,[698] by the space of 4 moneths in thelast summer, 29 lb. Scots in 10 rix dollars.Item, spent that 6 of October 1674, that I quiteEdenbrugh on the kings proclamation of banishmentagainst the debarred advocats, 29 pence.
[698] Summer quarters.
In October 1674 my wife counted with George Patersone, wright, who had possest the low roume[699] of our house from Whitsonday 1673 till Whitsonday last 1674, and thairupon was owing me 40 lb. Scots of maill, and receaved in from him onlie 24 lb. Scots, the other 16 lb. being allowed him for a compt of work furnished by him to us, and wheiron shee gave him up my discharge to him of the wholle 40 lb. as a years maill of the said house. This 24 lb. Scots was waired out and employed upon my house.
[699] Part of house sublet at 40 l. Scots.
On the 20 of January 1675 I receaved from my father 400 merks Scots, which compleited all my annuityes due by him to me by vertue of my contract of marriage preceeding Candlemas 1674, and I gave him a discharge accordingly: for on the 13 of June last 1674 I discharged all preceiding Whitsonday 1673 (having only received from Mertinmas 1672 till Whitsonday 1673 for that halfe years annuitie instead of 900 merks only 750 merks because of the retention of on per cent.[700] by the act of parliament) and receaved then 100 mks. in part of payment of the halfe years annuity betuen Whitsonday and Martinmas 1673.
[700] One per cent., i.e. on the capital sum of 30,000 merks for which his father had given him a bond, bearing interest at the legal rate of 6 per cent., equal to 1800 merks per annum. See Note, p. 273.
On a butridge[701] to my hat, etc., 4 pence.
[701] A form of spelling buttress. See Murray'sNew English Dictionary, s.v. Compare Jamieson, s. vv. Rig and Butt. It may mean the lace or band tying up the fold of a cocked hat.
Item, on the 25 of Januar 1675 when I returned back to Hadinton[702] I took with me 13 dollars, which keip't me till the 8 of Februar theirafter. The particulars whow I spent and gave out the same is in a compt apart beside me. On the forsaid 25 day of Januar I left behind with my wife the remanent of the 400 merks I had receaved from my father, taking of the foresaid 20 dollars, viz., 300 merks and 3 rix dollars. Of which money on the 8 of february I find she hath debursed first a hundred merks, item, fyve dollars more, so their is now only resting of the money I left with hir about 190 merks.
[702] He had retired to Haddington when 'debarred.'
Out of the forsaid 100 merks and 5 dollars, I find shee had payed 38 lb.Scots to Patrick Ramsay for 5 moneth and a halfes ale, furnished by him.
Item, on accounts in the creams[703] to John Nasmith, to the Baxters for win, etc., above 20 lb. Scots. And the rest is given out upon other necessar uses.
[703] Krames, the shops round St. Giles Church.
For S.G. Mck's[704] Observations on the act of p. 1621,anent Bankrupts, 16 pence.For binding the book of Cragie's collections andsome other papers, 4 shills. stg.For fourbishing my sword and giving it a newScabbord, 4 shils. st.For a candebec hat, 8 shils. st.For 6 quarters of ribban to it, 9 pence.On oranges, 6 pence.For the share of my dinner in Leith, the race day, a dollar.Item, for my part of the supper in Caddells whenthe advocats all met togither, 4 lb. Scots.
[704] Sir George Mackenzie.
On the 16 of March 1675 I receaved from James Sutherland, thresaurer of the good toune of Ed'r. 12 lb. sterling as a years pension or salary owing to me by the good toune as their assessor, from Lambes 1673 till Lambes last 1674, wheirof and all years preceiding I gave him a discharge.
For the articles of war, 3 pence.For halfe a pound of sweit pouder, 2 shils, sterl.
On the 20 of March 1675 I receaved from Andrew Young in name of my Lord Abbotshall, 600 mks. Scots (their was 4 rix dollars of it ill money which my Lord took in and promised to give me other 4 instead of them) wheirupon I discharged the said A.Y. and Lord Abbotshall of the said summe of 600 merks in payment and satisfaction to me in the first place of 89 lb. 17s. and 2 p. owing to me by the said L. Abotshall, as being payed out by me at his direction and order in Aprill 1673 (sie it marked their) to Mary Hamilton for 1200 merks, and hir papers being in Mr. John Sinclar minister at Ormiston his hands, he alledged their was 89 lb. 17s. and 2 p. owing him and would not give them up till he ware payed, wheirupon I at my Lord A's and hir order gave his sone Mr. James 100 merks and 8 rix dollars and retired them: item, for the remanent of the 600 mks. I accepted it in satisfaction and partiall payment and contentation to me of the bygane annuelrents (in so far as it would extend) of the principall summe of 5000 mks, yet resting by the said Lord Abbots: of 10,000 mks. of tocher contained in my contract of marriage and which annuelrents ware all resting owing to me from the terme of Lambes 1670, so that it will in compting pay me a yeir and a halfes annuelrent, viz., from the said Lambes 1670 till Candlemas 1672, and about 10 lb. Scots more in part of payment of the termes annuelrent from Candlemas to Lambes 1672: so that I may reckon that their is more then 3 years annuelrent of that principall summe of 5000 merks owing me, compting to the midle of this present moneth of March.
With Mr. W'm. Murray and Blackbarrony, 16 pence.For my fraught to Bruntiland, 8 pence.For my supper and breakfast at James Angus's their, 37 shill.For 2 horses from thence to the Linkton, 16 pence.To Jo. Nasmith to carry him over from Fyffe to Ed'r with, a mark.To William Cunyghame's wife the tyme I staid at his house, 5 shills. st.Item, for 8 elles of drogat at 16 pence per elle, 2 dollars.In Jo. Blacks with Mr. A. M'cGill and Alexander Gay, 20 pence.Item, on the 24 or 25 of March last spent by mywife over and above the 48 lb. Scots, 8 rix dollars.
I left with hir to pay out all hir compts she or I ware owing, and to bring over the plenishing, so that we ware owing nothing to any person preceeding that tyme.
All which expenses being cast up they just make up and amount to 300 merks and 19 rix dollars, to which adde the 4 rix dollars of the wholle 600 mks. that ware not payed, their is spent 400 mks., and their rests behind 200 mks.
Out of which Imprimis:
On the 4 of May 1674 when I went to Ed'r., and stayed their till the 14 of May, during all that tyme spent according to the accompt of it particularly set doune in another paper besyde me, 10 dollars. Item, payed for a cow,[705] 34 lb. Scots. Donné a ma femme et emprunté d'elle de Rot. Craw, a dollar. Item, spent with Mr. Alex'r. McGil and Captain Crawfurd in Kirkcaldy, 3 lb. ij shil. Scots. Item, payed to the woman Mary[2] for hir years fie when she went away on the 24 of May 1675, 8 rix dollars. For seing the lionness and other beasts at Kirkcaldy, 12 pence. Donné a ma femme, 29 pence. Item, given hir more to pay the other woman's fee,[706] 3 dollars and a halfe.
[705] Price of a cow.
[706] Apparently his maidservants.
Receaved from John Broun, elder, wool seller, 40 lb. Scots on the 12 of June 1675, and that for a years maill of the low chamber and sellar possest by him from me, viz., from Witsonday 1674 till Whitsonday last 1675, and wheirof I gave him a discharge.
For 2 proclamations, 3 pence. To Henry Mensen for cutting my hair, 30 shil. For a quarter's payment with my man[707] begun on the 22 of June 1675 to the Master and doctor of Kirkcaldy scooll for learning him to wryte better, to read Latin, etc., 32 shilings Scots. On the 19 of July 1675 given a la servante Joannette Smith qui alloit avecque mon fils 100 merks ainez a Londres par mer pour leur d'espences and 9 shill. du voiage, six livres sterling, ings sterling. Donné a la dite servante pour ellememe, a dollar. To Mr. Tennent, skipper of the ship pour leur fraughts,[708] 35 shillings sterling. Spent at Kirkcaldy on Rhenish with Rot. Fothringhame that day, 44 shilings. Payed for fraught from Kingborne, 8 pence. Spent with Sir Ja. Stainfeild and Sam. Moncreiff, 39 pence. For the 3'd tome of Alciats Commentar on the Digests, 48 pence. For the Governement of the tongue, 12 pence. For botle aill, 4 pence. For a solen goose, 29 pence. Upon a mutskin of seck with Raploch and Camnetham, 10 pence. For 4 fraughts from Leith to Kingb., 16 pence.
[707] His clerk.
[708] Cost of passage to London.
In the beginning of July 1675, their being a convention of the burrows to meet at Glasgow, and I finding their was tuo years pension then owing by them to me as their assessor, I gave W'm. Broun their agent alongs with him a discharge of the said 2 years pension under trust and upon this consideration that if neid ware he might make use of it for facilitating the passing of his accompts as to that article. In the said meiting and convention they ordered and warranded him to pay all the arrears of my said pension. At his returne back I still suffered the said discharge to remaine in his custody, and in regard I was owing to Thomas Broun, stationer, 84 lb. Scots or 7 lb. sterling for the price and binding of Prosperi Farinacij Jurisconsulti opera omnia, 9 volumes in folio which I had bought from him, … I assigned the said Thomas Broun over with his oune consent to William Broun for the said summe of 7 lb. sterling, wheiron Thomas B. gave me on the 23 of July a discharge of the price of the said books, and William B. became oblidged to pay him the said summe, and he was to be allowed it in the foirend of the accompt betuixt him and me.
Upon sweities to be tane to my brother George at Idington, a mark.For a horse hyre from Hadington to Idington, a dollar.To obtaine the copie of the king's letter reponingS.A.R.[709] to the Secret Councell, 6 pence.
[709] Sir A. Ramsay.
Then on the ij of August 1675 I was repayed the 2 rix dollars I had given out in the end of July last pour Monsieur Le Bois presse[710] which I gave a ma femme.
[710] Query for pressé.
Item, on the 13 of August 1675 Monsieur de la Cloche m'a repayé les douze thalers Imperiaux qu'il a empruntée de moy (as vous verrez ci devant on the 28 of fevrier 1674) and I gave them to my wife.
The rest of my accompts of depursements given out by me since the 14 ofAugust 1675 are to be found in another book like unto this.
Since my returne to Scotland from travelling, which was on the 9 ofNovember 1667, I have got or bought the following books. As for the books Ihad ather before my parture or which I acquired and bought in forraineparts, I have a full and perfit Catalogue of them in my litle black-skinnedbook, and now I have two large Catalogues of them all.Imprimis,Brossoei Remissiones ad Corpus Glossatum,from Rot Broun, 10 shilings sterl.Vinnius ad Peckium de re nautica, 4 shil's st.Loccenius de Jure maritimo, 2 shi's st.Corpus Juris Civ. van Leuven, in 2 folios giftedme by Bailzie Calderwood.Mathematicall Magick, given me by my unckle Andrew Lauder.S.G. M'ckeinzies Solitude præferred, etc., given me by my father.4 volumina Mascardi de probationibus, bound in2 folios, from Thomas Broune, ij dollars.Montholon's plaidoiz, 18 pence.
Received from Mr. James Ainsley,De in Consilia and Jason in Codicem, for which I gave him inexchange,Melchioris Cani Loci Theologici,Gaspar Pencerus de Divinationibus,Elliot's method of the French tongue,Manasseh ben Israel de termino vitæ,Bayri enchiridion,Densingius de Peste,Bodechevi poemata, andJacobi Hantini angelus custos, in all 8 old books in 8'ro and 12.Guillim's Herauldry illuminat, got from Sir A. Ramsay, my brotherin law. Receaved also from him,Bacon upon the union of Scotland and England.Receaved in Alex'r Hamilton's in the Linkton of Abotshall,Henricii Institutiones Medicæ.Heylin's Cosmographie, best edition, 22 shil's st. and 6 pence.For a great Bible of Andrew Hart's edition, 16 shil. stg. & 4 pence.For Broun's Vulgar errors, 6 shils. 6 pence.Present state of England, 1 vol., 30 pence.Morall state of England, 24 pence.Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1643, received from Bailzie Calderwood.The reschinded acts of parliament, 1646, 1647, 1648, with other paperstheirto relating receaved from Collonell Ramsay, which with the restof thesse acts which I had beside me, made up a compleit volume of thehaill reschinded parliaments from 1640 till 1650 (except only the actsof the parl. held in June 1640, which I have since that tyme purchasta part and the acts of the parliament held in 1650 which I can nowheir come by), all which reschinded acts togither with thesse of theparliament 1633, which are not reschinded, I caused bind togither inon book and payed for the binding 30 pence.The Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1638, 24 pence.Papon's arrests of parliament, a dollar.Corpus Glossatum Canonicum, 2 tomes in folio, of the[I have now got the 3d as is marked infra, so thatI have it now entire[711]] 3, wheirof it consists,for which I gave 3 dollars.and Henricij Institutiones Medicinæ, to on Mr. Chrystie.
[711] Interlined.
Receaved from Mr. Alex'r Seaton of Pitmedden,Criminalia Angeli de Aretino,Albertus de Gandino and Hippolytus de Marsiliis super eademmateria, all in on volume in the gothick letter;for which I gave him in exchange Alstedii encyclopaedia.Present state of England, 2d vol., 3 sh's st.Midleton and Rothesses acts of parliament in 1661, 1662and 1663 received from Mr. C. Wardlaw.Knox's Cronicle of Scotland, 8 shils. st.Navarri manuale confessariorum, 26 pence.A collection of the English laws, a dollar.Polyd. Virgilij Historia Angliæ, a dollar.Zosimus, Procopius, Agathias, etc., their Historiesin on volume, a dollar.
Wimesii theses and other miscellanies in with it, a shilling.Thir 5 or six last books I bought from J. Nicoll,Janitor of the Colledge, in May 1671.
Receaved from the provest S.A. Ramsay,S. Colvill's mock poem of the whigs, 1 volume, a Reflection onMonsieur Arnauld's book against Claud.The English act of parliament laying are imposition upon all law suits.Patavius his accompt of tymes.See infra I got Ramsey's astrologie.3 Tomes in 8'ro of Bellarmines.Controversies in religion, from the Janitor, a dollar.The cause of the contempt of the Clergie andane answer to it, 18 pence.S.G. Mckeinzie's morall gallantry, 2 shils.Acts of parliament in June 1649, 34 pence.Doolitle on the Lord's supper, a mark.St. Augustines confessions, 3 shils. st.His de Civitate Dei, 4 shils. st.Plinii panegyricus in Trajanum, a mark.The act about the taxation imposed in the convention 1665, 4 pence.The Clergie's vindication from Ignorance toPoverty. Item, some Observations on theAnswer made to the Contempt of the Clergie,bought on the 1 of febr. 1672, both stood me, 30 pence.A Collection of English proverbs, 2 mark.Indian Emperor, a comedy, 20 pence.Cromwell's acts of parliament in 1656, 3 shils. st.Dryden's Annus Mirabilis, 8 pence.Auctores linguæ Latinæ, 40 pence.Warro, Festus, Marcellus, Isidorus, etc.Covenanters plea against absolvers, a shilling.The Informations anent the firing of London in 1666, 6 pence.Gilbert Burnet's letter to the author of Jus Populi, 3 pence.Marciano, a comoedy, 6 pence.A Treatise against the common received tenentsanent Witchcraft, 8 pence.For the Seasonable case and a survey of Naphtali, 4 shils. st.For Milton's traittee anent Marriages and theirnullities, 20 pence.For Baker's Cronicle of England, last edition,and Blunt's animadversions theiron,both stood me, 21 shillings sterling.Taylor's cases of Conscience, orDuctor Dubitintium, 22 shilings sterling.Petrie's Church Historie, 15 shili's sterl.Plinius 2'di Epistolæ cum notis variorum, 6 shill's ster.Cromwell's proclamations and acts of councellfrom 1653 til 1654, 4 shil's st.Tryrannick love and the Impertinents, 2 Comoedies, 40 pence.Reflections on the eloquence of this tyme, 18 pence.The mysterie of Iniquitie unvailled by G. Burnet, 9 pence.Ane Answer to Salmasius his defensio Regia byPeter English, 7 pence.A Relation of the fight in 1665 betwixt the Dutchand English and ane answer of our comissionersto England in 1647; both of them, 4 pence.Argentræi Commentarii ad consuetudines Brittaniæ, 9 shil's st.Peleus his Quæstiones illustres and arrests ofparliament, 6 shill's sterling.The History and Life of the Duke D'Espernon, 15 shi's ster.4 volumes of English pamphlets, most of themupon the late troubles in Britain, 15 shils. sterling.For the English Liturgie or book of common prayer, 5 shillings.Mr. G. Sinclares Hydrostaticks, given me by Mr.James Fawsyde in Cokenie,Baronius annalls compendized in two tomes, 3 shills. st.Summa Conciliorum et Pontificum per Carranzam 2 shil. st.Maximi Tyrii sermones, a shilling.Benzonis Historia novi orbis seu Americæ, a shilling.Dansæi Antiquitates mundi Antediluviani, a shilling.Demosthenes orationes olynthicæ Græce et Latine, 6 pence.Bucholzeri Index cronologicus, 3 shil's st.Apulei Madaurensis opera omnia, 6 pence.S.G. Mckeinzie's plaidings, 3 shil's st.Acts of the session of parlia' held in 1652, 27 pence.The New art of wying vanity against Mr. George Sinclars 15 pence.Hydrostaticks bought in Dec'r 1657.The Tempest, a Comoedie, 16 pence.The Dutch Usurpation, 6 pence.The Interest of England in the present war with Holland, 5 pence.The Dutch Remonstrance against the 2 De Wittes, 4 pence.The Lives of Arminius and Episcopius, 18 pence.The Way of exercising the French Infantrie, 3 pence.Moonshine or ane Answer to Doctor Wild'sPoetica Licentia, 6 pence.Windiciae libertatis evangelii, 4 pence.The persecutions of the reformed churches of France, 4 pence.Rushworth's Collections, 23 shil's ster.The Civill wars of Great Britian till 1600, 4 mark.Charron upon Wisdome, 5 shill's 10 pence.Manchester al mondo, a mark.G. Burnet's Reply and 4 Conferences against theanswerer, 3 shil. st.Walwood's maritime laws, given me by the provest Sir A. Ramsay.My Lord Foord's practiques, given me by the aird of Idingtoun.Thomas the Rymer's Prophecies, 4 pence.Reusneri Symbola Imperatoria, 18 pence.6 particular carts of shires in Scotland, 5 shil. st.For the Grand Impostor discovered, payed toSamuel Colvill, 3 dollars.Roma Restituta gifted me by Mr. Thomas Bell.Thir which follow ware all bought from ThomasBroun in August 1673.A new help to discourse, 20 pence.Evelin for publick employment against S.G. Mckeinzie, 9 pence.The Gentleman's calling, a shilling.[The Guide to all Gentlewomen, 2 marks.[712]]The Colledge of foolls, 3 pence.Douning's Vindication against the Hollanders, 16 pence.Le Tombeau des controverses, 7 pence.4 Comoedies, viz.: Love in a Nunnery, Marriagea la mode, Epsom-Wells and Mcbeth'stragedy, at 16 pence the peice, 5 shilings and a groat.
[712] Erased in MS.
Upon the 9 of September 1673 I bought fromThomas Broun thir 8 following,Imprimis,Howell's Letters, 5 shillings st.Every man his oune Doctor, 2 shillings.The Mercury Gallant, 2 shillings.The Journall of the French their war withHolland in 1672, 2 shilings.The Rehearsall transprosed, 18 pence.The Transproser rehears't, 18 pence.Stub's Justification of the Dutch war, 4 mark.The Present State of Holland, 34 shillings.Temple's Observations on the Dutch, 35 shilings.Memoires of Q. Margret of France, 16 pence.Loydes warning to a carles world, 15 pence.M.A. Antoninus Meditations upon himselfe, 30 pence.For Gregory Grey beard, 30 pence.For the Education of Gentry, 33 shiling.For Lucas Speach, the Comons their addresses,and the relation of the ingadgements of thefleets 1673, 14 pence.For Parker's reprooff to the Rehearsalltransprosed, 6 shillings sterling.For the Rehearsall transprosed, 2d part, 28 shiling.For Ferguson against Parker about Grace andMorall vertue, 32 shilings.For the Art of Complaisance, 16 pence.For Gudelinus & Zoesius de Feudis, 29 pence.For the pamphlet against the Quakers called theSpirit of the Hat, 6 pence.A Discourse on the fischerie, 6 pence.The Book of rates used in the sin custome houseof Rome, 9 pence.Les Exceptions et defences de Droit.Formulaire des Advocats, both thir receavedfrom G.T.[713] of Touch.
[713] Thomson. See p. 196.
Cyriaci Lentuli Dubia decisa, a dollar.Ziegleri dissertationes de læsione ultra dimidium,de juribus clavium.Commerciorum monopoliorum, etc.Epicteti Enchiridion et tabula cebetis, 32 pence.For the Notes and Observations on the Empresseof Morocco revised, 18 pence.in behalfe of Sir Elcanah Setle.For Sir David Lindsaye's poems, 7 pence.For the Baron D'Isola's buckler of state and justice, 28 pence.For the Interest of the United Provinces and adefence of the Zelanders choyce to submitrather to England, 20 pence.For the Empresse of Mororco, a farce, 18 pence.The Honest Lawyer, a comedy, and the office ofgeneral remembrance, got them from Idingtonin Nov'r. 1674.The Acts of the Assembly, 1648.Ægidius Bard in his Methodus Juris Civilis,from Edington.Les Effects pernicieux des meschans favoris par Balthazar Gerbier.Glanvil's way to Happines, 10 pence.The Bischop of Sarisburies animadversions on anArminian book intitled God's love to mankind.Joannis a Sande decisiones Frisicæ, given me by Pitmedden.The Statute Law of England from Magna Carta tothe year 1640. Collected by Ferdinando Pulton.The first part of Litleton's Instituts of the Lawof England, with S. Edw. Coke's commentarie,both receaved from Mr. James Lauder,shireff clerk of Hadington.S.G. Mckeinzie's Observations on the Statute ofParliament 1621 against Banckrupts, etc., 16 pence.For binding the book of Craigie's collections andsundry other papers, 4 shil. s. et.The English Physitians freindly pill.Metamorphosis Anglorum, being ane accompt ofthe state affairs in England from Cromvell's death till 1660.Memoires de Philippe de Comines in French,j'ay les aussi en Latin chez moy.The Ladies calling, given me by my father.Wossii Elementa Rhetorica, 2 pence.Reginæ palatium eloquentiæ a patribus Jesuitiscompositum constructum, ij shillings sterligs.For the 3d tome of Alciat's commentar upon theDigests, 4 shillings sterling.Payed to Thomas Broun conforme to his dischargefor Prosperi Favinacii Jurisconsulti opera omnia,in 9 volumes in folio, 84 lb. Scots, or 7 lb. sterling.and which books I have gifted to the Libraire ofEdenbrugh in June 1675, and upon every on of thevolumes, as also in their publisht Register of gifts,bestowed on the bibliotheque il a pleu a Messieursles Regens de cette université de me donner letesmoignage qui s'en suit dequoy je ne suis pasaucunement digne.Vir summa laude præditusMagister Joannes Lauderus.
(Joannis prætoris urbani filius de Academia cum primis meriti cuius Quæsturam agens temporibus difficillimis ejusdem res reditus que Anglorum injuria periclitantes fide sua ac diligentia vendicavit conservavit ordinavit amplificavit posteris que florentes tradidit.)
Juris civilis haud vulgariter peritus ejusdemque in causis publice agendis consultus, civitatis hujus amplæ assessor, postquam Academiam suis studiis ornaverat hune librum cum octo fratribus Bibliothecæ donavit. Anno Domini 1675.
Upon the forsaid bargain with Thomas Broun anent Favinacius (because he hadgreat benefit) he gave me inProtegredivibus or the art of wheedling and insinuation, worth 2 and6 pence or 3 shillings sterling.Item, Despauter's grammer worth, 12 pence.For the Governement of the tongue, by the authorof the Gentleman's calling, 12 pence.The Causes of the decay of Christian Piety, bythe same author.Item, his Wholle duety of man.Item, his Art of contentment 12 pence.New jests or witty Reparties.Joannes Voet de Jure Militari, 18 pence.The thrid tome of the Corpus CanonicumGlossatum, containing the 6'tus DecretaliumClementines et extravagantes communes, 8 shillings sterling.and which 3'd volume I still before wanted,having only the 2 first tomes of it.For Joannis Tesmari exercitationes Rhetoricae, 4 marks.De Prades Histoire de France from Pharamondtill 1669 in 3 small 8'vos with pictures, 2 dollars.Hermannus Vulteius de Feudis, 4 shill. 8. ster.
[Sidenote: I have now got the rest of his works, which see infra folio 7't after this.]
Nicolai Abbatis Siculi Panor mi tani, his great glosse upon the Decretales Gregorii from the 25't title of the 2'd book, viz., de exceptionibus to the end of the haill 5 books of the Decretales, so that I want the volume before containing his glosse on the 1 book of the Decretals and the 2'd till the said 25 title, and the volume after myne upon the 6'tus Decretalium Clementines et extravagants; his wholle glosse consisting of 3 great folios; for he hes written nothing on the Decretum Gratiani: this broken tome m'a été donné par Pitmedden.
Upon a review I made of my wholle library in Octobre 1675 I found sundrie books ware nather in this catalogue which containes all them I bought or acquired since my returne to Scotland from my travells, nor yet in that other Catalogue and list in the litle black-skinned book containing all them I had bought or got formerly ather at home or abroad: and theirfor I gathered their names togither so many of them as I could remember on and wrot them upon 4 or 5 sydes of paper and shewed[714] it in at the end of my Inventar and Catalogue in the forsaid black-skinned writ book; ubi illud vide.
[714] Sewed. Sew is still pronounced like 'shoe' in Lowland Scots.
Receaved from Pitmedden,Dynus ad Regulas Juris Canonici et Decius ad Regulas Juris Civilis, inexchange for my Ludovicus Gomez Commentarij ad Regulas CancellariaeApostolicae et utriusque signaturae [of which I have bought another inOctober 1679.][715]
[715] Interlined.
Ratio reconcinnandi juris civil, 8 pence.On the 1 of Novembre 1675 bought from on William Broun, a dragist,the following books, being in number 23,Imprimis, Stoboei Sententiae Groecolat: 5 shillings and 6 pence.Ammirati politica ad Tacitum, 40 pence.Cypriani Censura Belgica, 56 pence.Autumni Censura Gallica, 29 pence.Bouritij Judex Advocatus et Captivus, 42 pence.Mynsingeri Observationes, 29 pence.Gudelinus de jure novissimo, 20 pence.Cujacij Observationum libri 28, 24 pence.Oldendorpij Classes Actionum, 24 pence.Rolandini Ars Notariatus, etc., 22 pence.Tuldeni Jurisprudent. extemporat. 22 pence.Aegidij Bossij Criminalia, 22 pence.Mindanus[716] de Continentia Causarum, 12 pence.Costatij adversaria ad digesta, 29 pence.Keckermauni Rhetorica, 20 pence.Dieterici Institutiones Rhetorica, 9 pence.Carpentarij Introductio Rhetorica, 6 pence.Faber de Variis nummariorium debitorum solutionibus, 9 pence.Herculanus de probanda negativa, 9 pence.Epistolae Synesij Episcopi Gr. Lat., 6 pence.Bouritij Satyricon in Saeculi mores, 6 pence.Virtus vindicata seu satyra, 6 pence.[23][717] Rhodolphinus de absoluta principis potestate, 6 pence.
[716] Mindanus, Petrus Friderus.
[717] Interlined.
From His[718] shop bought,
[718] i.e. Broun's.
Blunts Academy of Eloquence or his Rhetorick, 15 pence.Clarks formulae Oratoriae, 15 pence.Item from the said William Broun on the 6 of November 1675,Imprimis, Matthias Stephani de officio judicis, 42 pence.Benevenutus stracca de mercatura, etc., 29 pence.Langij loci communes seu Anthologia, 42 pence.Spankemij dubia Evangelica, 2 tomes,. 7 lib. 10s.Mindanus de Mandatis, 18 pence.Macrobij Saturnalia et alia opera, 10 pence.Bertrandus de jurisperitorum vitis, 24 pence.Farnabij judex Rhetoricus, 13 pence.Cypriani Regneri Censura Belgica juris canonici, 3 shills. sterl.For Platonis opera omnia 3 tomes, 6 shills. sterl.For a book containing some sermons of Mr.William Struthers anent true happines; itema defensative against the poyson of supposedprophecies, Peters complaint, etc., 2 merks.The first three parts of the famed romance Cleopatra.11 or 12 litle paper books all wrytten with my oune handon miscellany subjects anno 1675 besydes many thingsthen wryt be me in other books and papers.Reiffenbergij Orationes politicae, etc., 15 pence.Memoires of the reigne of Lowis the 14 of France.Doctorum aliquot virorum vivae effigiesad numerum 38, 3 shillings sterl.Luciani opera quae extant omnia gifted me by my clientMr. Patrick Hamilton of Dalserf. I had some of hisDialogues by themselfes in a book apart of before.For a treatise of maritime affairs, 5 shillings and 6 pence.The case of the bankers and their creditors statedand examined, 2 shills. sterl.Shaftesbury and Buckinghames Speeches in October andNovember 1675 with the letter to a friend about thetest against dissenters from the Church, 3 shill. and 6 pence.For Robertj Baillij opus historicum, 4 shillings and 6 pence.For Le Grands Man without passion or wise stoick, 28 pence.For William Pens lnglands interest discoveredwith honor to the prince, 12 pence.For a treatise of human reason, 8 pence.For observations upon it, 8 pence.Vide Hobs infra in 1680.Gassendi Exercitationes adversus Aristoteleos, item devita et moribus Epicuri, item L'Aunoy de variaAristotelis fortuna in Academia Parisiensi, allbound togither, stood me, 3 shills. sterl.Kirkwoods Grammatica Latina, 8 pence.Mitchells Answer to Barclay the Quakers angrie pamphlet, 11 pence.Chevreau's Mirror of fortune, 28 pence.John Bona's Guide to Aeternity, 20 pence.A Rebuke to informers and a plea for nonconformistsand their meitings, a shilling.A. Couleys poemes and works, 13 shil. ster.Boyls Seraphick love, 18 pence.Item, his Excellency of theology above Naturall Philosophy, 30 pence.His Considerationes concerning the stile of theScriptures, 24 pence.Thir four last bought at London by my brother Colin in May 1676.The Naked Truth, 2 shillings ster.The Answer to it, 2 shillings ster.Vide in the other leiff another answer to it.Additiones Joannis Baptistae hodierna ad Petri Surdi DecisionesMantuanas, gifted me in June 1676 by Mr. William Hendersonebibliothecar in the Colledge of Edenbrugh.Lesly Bischop of Rosse de rebus gestis Scotorum, 10 shillings sterling.The Conference betuixt Archbischop Laud and Fischer the Jesuitegifted me by the Lord Abotshall.Ane book of stiles in Octavo.Fullers History of the Holy War, 7 shillings sterling.Caves primitive Christianity, 5 shills. and 6 pence.Dutchesse of Mazarina Memoires, 12 pence.Durhame on the 10 commands, 2 shillings.Skinners Lexicon Ætymologicum Auglicanælinguæ, etc., 17 shillings sterling.Le Notaire parfait, 12 pence.Pierre Matthieu's 1st tome de L'Histoire deFrance, I having the 2nd tome long before, 8 pence.Plethonis et aliorum tractatus de vita et morte, 8 pence.Judge Standfords plees del couronne and King'sprærogative, 8 pence.For all the Acts of the Generall Assemblies from1639 till 1648, 3 shillings st.For Regiam Majestatem in Latin with Skeenslearned annotationes, 5 shills. ster.For Mangilius de Evictionibus, 5 shills. st.For Gildas Britannicus Epistola, 12 pence.For Mr. Hugh Binnings wholle works in 4volumes, being a practicall catechisme and sermons, a dollar.For Drydens Notes on the Empresse of Morocco.I have Setles answers and revieu of themsupra,15 pence.For the Siege of Granada in 2 parts, a comedy ofDrydens, 3 shills. sterl.For the Libertin, a comædie, 15 pence.Menagij Amoenitates juris, 16 pence.Scipionis Gentilis parerga origines de jurepublico, cum Coleri parergis, 16 pence.For the rules of Civility, 15 pence.For Hugo Grotius his Annotata Critica ad Vetuset novum testamentum in 6 volumes, 20 dollars.in folio from Thomas Broun in December1676 (Vide infra. I gift them in Januar 1683).For Herberts Life of Henry the 8th of England, 40 pence.For Senecæ Tragoediæ cum notis Faruabij, 12 pence.Lord Bacons History of Henry the 7 of England gifted me bythe Lord Abotshall. As also gifted to me by him on the 2dof March 1677 Euclids Geometry with Mr. Jo. Dees learnedpræface; and item gifted Ramseys Astrologia restaurata etmunda with a vindication of it and rules for electing thetymes for all manner of works; item gifted me Lex Talionisbeing another answer made by Mr. Gunning or Mr. Fellto The Naked Truth, which see in the praeceeding leiff.For Daillees Right use of the Fathers, 4 shillings sterling.Baxters Grotian Religion discovered, 6 pence.Les Diverses leçons de Pierre Mexie et D'Antoine du Verdier.The pacquet of advices to the meu of Shaftsburyin answer to his letter to a friend, supra, 9 pence.Lukins cheiff interest of man, 6 pence.Mr. Smirk or Divine a la mode, being a reply to theanimadversions on the Naked Truth mention'd in thisand in the former leiff, 2 mark.Adam and Eve or the State of innocence, ane opera of Drydens, 18 pence.For The Plain Dealer, a comedy, 18 pence.The Toune Fop or Sir Timothy, etc., 18 pence.