[263] Query, l’hostesse, l’hotesse, Mme Ogilvy.

    [264] Probably Andrew Rutherfurd, first lord, a lieutenant-general in
        the French service, created Lord Rutherfurd, 1661.  Governor of
        Dunkirk, Earl of Teviot, 1663, governor of Tangier, where he was
        killed, 1664.  His patent as Lord Rutherfurd entitled him to
        bequeath the peerage to whom he pleased, and he left it to his
        kinsman Sir Thomas Rutherfurd of Hunthill, served heir 1665, died
        1668.

    [265] Interlined.

    [266] Sir John Baird, advocate, 1647, lord of Session (title Newbyth)
        1667, superseded 1681, restored 1689, died 1698, aged seventy-
        seven.

    [267] Kinnoul’s.

    [268] Sir Andrew Ramsay, afterwards a lord of Session (title
        Abbotshall).  Lauder married his daughter.

    [269] Salle, hall.

We most not forget the Capucin, who, gazing on a stage play, had his prick stowed[270] from him instead of his purse.  Also the good sport we have made wt Spiny when we presented him the rose filled wt snuffe, dewil! willain! ye most be hooled,[271] ye most, etc.  I’m sorry for your case, etc.  Also that we made wt Dowy when on night in our Basseler[272] year at night after the examination we put out the candles, I skein[273] brist him til he farted; then he brought Mr. Hew on us, he crieng, Douglas, Doug.; Lauder L., my hat amang you.  Russel lay like a mart[274] in the midst of the stair; wt many other sports.

    [270] Stown, stolen.

    [271] Husked, probably gelded.

    [272] Bachelor.

    [273] Possibly J. Skein (Skene); brist = squeezed.

    [274] Carcass of an ox or cow killed about Martinmas for winter
        provision.

The Laws of France permits, or at least forgives, a man to slay his wife if he take hir in the wery act of adultery; but if he slay hir after a litle interwall, as if he give hir lieve to pray a space, he is punished as a murderer, since its to be praesumed that that iust fury which the willanous act of his wife pouses him to, and which excuses his fact (since according to Solomon even wery Jalousie is the fury of a man) is layd in that interwal, so that he cannot be excused from murder.  Both hath bein practicat seweral tymes in France.

The punishment of women that beats their good men in Poictiers is that they are monted on a asse wt their face to the taile, in this posture conveyed ignominiously thorow all the toune:  the hangman accompanieng them.

We most not forget the sport K. James made wt his fool who to chasse away the axes[275] had flied[276] him, and whow the poor fellow was found dead.

    [275] Ague.

    [276] Frightened.

The K. of France drawes more then a 100 million a year as revenues out of France besydes extraordinary taxations.