[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 my
  wife 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.