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PUBLICATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY 
 
 NEW SERIES 
 
 VOL. 
 I 
 
 LADY GRISELL BAILLIES 
 HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 October 1911 
 
THE 
 
 HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF 
 LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 1692-1733 
 
 Edited, with Notes and Introduction, by 
 ROBERT SCOTT-MONCRIEFF, W.S. 
 
 EDINBURGH 
 Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable 
 for the Scottish History Society 
 1911 
 
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CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 INTRODUCTION, ix 
 
 Extracts from Household Books — 
 
 Sundry Disbursements, ...... 1 
 
 Housekeeping, . . . . . . ■ 6*1 
 
 Servants, . . . . .' . . .117 
 
 Household Furniture, . . . . . .164 
 
 Clothing, .188 
 
 Business Charges, . . . . . . .218 
 
 Horsekeeping, . . . ... . . . 225 
 
 Estate Management, 236 
 
 Expenses of Garden, . . . . . . .251 
 
 Doctors and Surgeons, . . . . . .255 
 
 Small Payments, . . . . . . .257 
 
 Brothers' and Sisters' Accounts, . . .261 
 
 Expenses of Mrs. Baillie's Funeral, .... 267 
 
 Sketch of Life of Robert Baillie, 269 
 
 Memoranda and Directions to Servants, .... 273 
 
 Bills of Fare, . . . . . . . . .281 
 
 Note of Supplies consumed at Mellerstain, . . . 304 
 Expenses of a Visit to Bath, ...... 306 
 
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 PAGE 
 
 Expenses of Foreign Tour, ...... 309 
 
 Memoranda as to Foreign Travel, ..... 384 
 
 APPENDICES— 
 
 r. State showing articles mentioned in accounts 
 
 with prices then and now, . . . .411 
 
 ii. Statement as to Servants' Wages, . . . 418 
 
 in. Note of Fees in connection with Education, 420 
 
 iv. Tables of Money and Measures, . . .421 
 
 v. Note as to Salary and Wages, .... 428 
 
 vi. Genealogical Table, ...... 430 
 
 GLOSSARY, ... 431 
 
 INDEX, .... 433 
 
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
 
 Lady Grisell Baillie, age 69, • 
 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain, probably by Maria Verelst. 
 
 Robert Baillie of Jerviswood, . 
 
 Rachel Johnston, wife of Robert Baillie of Jervis- 
 wood, ...... 
 
 From a Portrait by John Scougall at Mellerstain. 
 
 George Baillie of Jerviswood and his Daughter 
 Grisell, ...... 
 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain. 
 
 Book Plate of George Baillie of Jerviswood, 
 
 Lady Murray, aged 33, .... 
 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain by Maria Verelst. 
 
 Lady Binning, aged 29, .... 
 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain by Maria Verelst. 
 Lord Binning, ..... 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain. 
 
 'Grisie' and 'Rachie' Baillie, aged 6 and 2 
 respectively, ..... 
 
 From a Picture at Mellerstain by John Scougall. 
 
 Sampler at Mellerstain, worked under the Direc- 
 tions of Miss Menzies. The animals are copied 
 from a book which belonged to Miss Menzies, and 
 is still at Mellerstain, .... 
 
 The Right Hon. Patrick Hume, Earl of March- 
 
 MONT, ...... 
 
 From a Portrait at Mellerstain. 
 
 Frontispiece 
 To face page xi 
 
 xxvi 
 xxviii 
 
 xl 
 xliii 
 
 xlv 
 
 xlvii 
 lxxix 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 This volume forms one of a series of publications issued 
 by the Scottish History Society dealing with household 
 expenditure during the seventeenth and eighteenth cen- 
 turies, and goes far to fill the hiatus in years between the 
 Foulis Book 1 and the Ochtertyre Book. 2 For this reason 
 alone it would serve a useful purpose, but considerably 
 more than this is claimed for it. In the first place, it deals 
 with a much wider range of subject-matter than is usually 
 included in what are termed 4 House Books,' taking these 
 words in their ordinary acceptation. To a certain extent, 
 therefore, its title is inadequate. In the second place, 
 owing to the various changes of residence of the family 
 with which it deals, it affords an opportunity of contrasting 
 the expenses of living in the country with those of living 
 in a close in the High Street of Edinburgh, and again of 
 comparing these with the expenses of living in London, 
 in Bath, and on the Continent. In the third place, it 
 gives us memoranda as to the duties of servants, as to the 
 arrangement of the dinner-table, as to travelling, and as 
 to many other matters of interest. And lastly, it brings 
 us indirectly into touch with a remarkably interesting 
 group of people, whether viewed socially, politically, or 
 intellectually, who were well known in their day and 
 generation, and whose history it is a pleasure to study. 
 The Baillies of Jerviswood were cadets of the Baillies 
 
 1 The Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston, 1671-1707. 
 - Ochtertyre House Booke of Accomps, 1737-1739. 
 
 ix 
 
x HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 of St. John's Kirk, who in their turn were cadets of the 
 Baillies of Lamington, ' the original Balliols,' according to 
 Lord Fountainhall. The first Baillie of Jerviswood was 
 George Baillie, second son of Baillie of St. John's Kirk, 1 
 and grandfather of Lady Grisell's husband. As was then 
 common, he entered into trade, duly compeared before 
 Thomas Inglis, Dean of Guild of the City of Edinburgh, 
 and others, on 8th September 1613, ' sumcientlie armit 
 with ane furnisht hagbut,' and was sworn in as a 4 Mer- 
 chant Burgess ' of the city. What he traded in it is 
 impossible to say, but he at least owned a share in a 
 ship to which he had succeeded through his first wife 
 Christian Vorie. 2 This lady, who was the illegitimate 3 
 daughter of John Vorie in Balbaird, died without issue 
 on 7th October 1628. George Baillie throve, became a 
 town councillor 4 in 1631, purchased in 1636 the lands 
 of Jerviswood in Lanarkshire from the family of 
 Livingston, and in 1643 the estate of Mellerstain in 
 Berwickshire from Andrew Edmonston of Ednem. The 
 titles to these properties, along with his ' best clothes ' 
 and his 4 silver and goldsmyth work,' were 4 all totallie 
 burnt ' in August 1645, 4 the tyme of that Lament- 
 able fyre that was then in Edinburgh,' they being 
 contained in 4 ane trunk and ane kist ' in the house of 
 James Baillie, Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh, which was 
 4 totallie burnt ' (Act of Parliament, 1647). 
 
 It was probably before 1636 that he had made his 
 second marriage — that with Margaret Johnston, daughter 
 of James Johnston, Merchant Burgess of Edinburgh, 
 
 1 Reg. Mag. Sig., 14th June 1647. 
 
 - Edinburgh Commissariot Testaments, 24th December 1623. 
 
 3 Letters of legitimisation granted to Christian Vorie, natural daughter of the 
 late John Vorie in Balbaird, spouse of George Baillie, Merchant Burgess of 
 Edinburgh. — Reg. Mag. Sig., 7th July 1625. 
 
 4 Reg. Mag. Sig. y 25th March 1631. 
 
ROBERT BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xi 
 
 and sister of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston, 
 by whom he had several children, namely : — 
 
 1. John Baillie, who predeceased him. 
 
 2. Robert Baillie, who succeeded him. 
 
 3. Archibald Baillie. 
 
 4. Captain George Baillie of Mannerhall. 
 
 5. Captain James Baillie of the City Guard of Edinburgh. 
 
 6. Christian Baillie. 
 
 7. Elizabeth Baillie, 1 was married to Mr. James Kirkton, 
 at one time minister of Merton, afterwards of the Tolbooth, 
 Edinburgh, 31st December 1657 (Edinburgh Register of 
 Marriages). 
 
 8. Rachel Baillie, was married first to Mr. Andrew Gray, 
 one of the ministers of Glasgow ; second, to Mr. George 
 Hutcheson, at one time minister in Edinburgh, afterwards 
 in Irvine. 
 
 George Baillie probably died early in 1646, for the 
 4 Account of the Annual Rents belonging to the Children 
 of George Baillie ' begins in March of that year. He was 
 succeeded by his eldest surviving son Robert. A sketch 
 of the life of this remarkable man will be found on p. 269. 
 The original is not in the handwriting of Lady Grisell, 
 but it is endorsed by her ' My father-in-law.' As will 
 be seen from this sketch, Robert Baillie first came into 
 the clutches of the law in 1676, through rescuing his 
 brother-in-law, the Rev. James Kirkton, from the hands 
 of Captain Carstairs. The story is a curious one, and will 
 be found fully set forth in volume forty-four of the Pro- 
 ceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The 
 result of the trial was that Baillie was fined £500 sterling, 2 
 
 1 This lady's name is erroneously given in Scott's Fasti Ecclesice as * Grisell.' 
 Both Kirkton and Hutcheson suffered for their principles, the latter on one 
 occasion being fined half a year's stipend for not keeping the Anniversary of 
 the Restoration. 
 
 2 This fine, or at least a considerable part of it, was subsequently remitted by 
 the Earl of Lauderdale. 
 
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 and incarcerated in the Edinburgh Tolbooth. It was 
 during his confinement at this time that his son George 
 Baillie first made the acquaintance of his future wife, then 
 Grisell Hume, aged twelve, the eldest daughter of Sir 
 Patrick Hume, afterwards Earl of Marchmont. Sir 
 Patrick was anxious to communicate with Jerviswood, to 
 whom he was deeply attached, and in order to avoid 
 suspicion sent his little daughter from Redbraes, his 
 country seat, to execute this dangerous and delicate com- 
 mission. She succeeded so well 4 that from that time 
 her hardships began, from the confidence was put in her 
 and the activity she naturally had far beyond her age in 
 executing whatever she was intrusted with.' 
 
 When Robert Baillie was arrested in 1683 for high 
 treason, he was residing in London, and was accordingly 
 first confined in the Tower. As his condemnation by an 
 English court would only have entailed forfeiture of his 
 movable estate, it was resolved to send him and his fellow- 
 countrymen in misfortune to Scotland, where their heritable 
 estates could also be confiscated. The prisoners were 
 accordingly shipped north, and we have the following 
 pathetic note as to her husband's arrest and journey to 
 Scotland in the handwriting of Mrs. Baillie. It is con- 
 tained in a small commonplace-book of her husband's, 
 and has for convenience been divided into sentences. 
 
 We war Led in presen by en order from his Majest, writer of 
 it S r Lyen Jenkins, detted 27 of Joun 1683. 
 
 Last Oct r 1683. 
 
 We cam from London by the Kings yach called the Kettchen 
 yach, on Capten Croo our skiper and on scrgcn histinns, 12 
 sogers, all of the Kings owen foot gard. We was sheped opon 
 the Last of Oct 1 ' and had a very dengerowes Jarny, and cam 
 to Lcth opon 14 day of Novb r , when 11 gcntellmen was garded 
 W* horse and foott, the preseners being in coshs ontill they 
 cam to the Netherbow ell, and then Mager Whett cam from 
 the Chansler and traserer and commanded them to go on foot 
 
RACHEL JOHNSTON 
 
 WIFE OF ROBERT BAILLIE OF JERVISWOOD 
 
 {From a Portrait by John Scougall at Mellerstain.) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xiii 
 
 and so they did, garded w* hors and foot, to the Tollboth, 
 where thay ar keeped geloss. The end of Des r we got in twes 
 wt S r Will petterson and pettrick Menzies, Clark to the Counsell. 
 Then in Jan r I got in tow days wt a keeper, then being stoped 
 agen in f eb r I got in ones a day or more wt on of the good men. 
 We got opon dors preson dors upon 18 Aprell 1684. Thay war 
 med clos presoner in Jully 24 opon a thursday, and w*in 8 dayes 
 my husband fell very sik and was put clos in a rume alone and 
 keeped ther un'ell he was allmost ded and opon the 14 Agust 
 my sister was Let in to him and 3 dayes after I myself was 
 Lett in and stayed 18 dayes w* him, and we was taken from 
 him when non wold have toght he could heve Lived en houre 
 and he stayed Loked op tell the six of novbir all a Lone. 
 
 The trial and its result are too well known to require 
 more than a passing notice here. Jerviswood, who had 
 been desperately ill in prison, was carried to court in his 
 4 night gown,' 1 and driven to execution a few hours after 
 sentence had been pronounced. Wodrow reports that 
 he said to his son George, who had been recalled from his 
 studies abroad, c If ye have a strong heart ye may go and 
 see me nagled ; but if ye have not a heart for it ye may 
 stay away.' From what Lady Murray says in her Memoirs 
 he appears to have gone, but whether he remained with 
 his aunt Mrs. Graden to see the body 1 cut in coupons and 
 oyled and tarred ' is nowhere mentioned. Lady Murray, 
 however, states that his mother and aunts said ' that it 
 ever after gave that grave, silent, thoughtful turn to his 
 temper which before that time was not natural to him.' 
 It also gave him what was by no means so common at 
 that period, namely, feelings of compassion towards his 
 political opponents when the wheel of fortune placed some 
 of them in the same position in which his father had been. 
 After the ' '15,' when he was a Lord of the Treasury, and 
 at a time when to speak his mind might easily have 
 damaged his position, he publicly ' declared himself for 
 
 1 See p. Ixxi. 
 
xiv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 mercy to the poor unhappy sufferers by the rebellion/ 
 and began a long Parliamentary speech ' by saying that 
 he had been bred in the School of affliction which had 
 instructed him in both the reasonableness and necessity 
 of showing mercy to others in the like circumstances/ 
 As his accounts show, he did more than talk, for there are 
 several entries of payments made to the unfortunate 
 prisoners taken at Preston. 4 To the Laird of Wedder- 
 burn when in Prison, £5 ' ; ' To James Hume of Aiton My 
 L d Humes brother, £l, Is. 6d ' ; 'To Mrs. Hume White- 
 field, £l, Is. 6d.,' wife of Hume of Whitefield, and to others 
 — thus confirming Lady Murray's statement as to his 
 helping ' the wives, sisters, and other relations and friends 
 of the poor prisoners.' That Lord Kenmore's body was 
 handed to his relatives instead of to the surgeons for 
 dissection was entirely owing to his intervention and 
 foresight. 
 
 His conduct to these unfortunates is made even more 
 remarkable by the fact 4 that they plundered several 
 gentlemen's country seats (particularly the houses of Sir 
 John Pringle of Stitchell and Mr. Baillie of Jerviswood) 
 carry'd away what peuther they could get to melt down 
 for Bullets, destroyed their corn, etc' 1 
 
 Robert Baillie cannot have been much over fifty, 2 if so 
 old, at the time of his death. Lord Fountainhall in his 
 Chronological Notes describes him as being a ' huffy proud 
 man ' who c huffed a little that he should be esteemed 
 guilty of any design against the life of the King or his 
 brother whereof he purged himself as he hoped for mercy/ 
 He was survived by his widow and by the following 
 
 1 The History of the Rebellion raised against King George, etc. (171 5), by 
 Peter Rae, 1718. 
 
 2 His father's first wife died on 7th October 1628, and as he was the second 
 son of his father's second marriage, he cannot have been older than fifty-three, 
 and was probably a little younger. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xv 
 
 children, who were all born at Jerviswood Tower, which 
 he made his residence : — 
 
 George, who succeeded him, born 16th March 1664. 
 
 Archibald, born 15th April 1665. 
 
 Robert, born 4th July 1666. 
 
 William, born 24th January 1669. 
 
 Rachel, born 3rd April 1671, married Dundas of Breast- 
 milne, Linlithgowshire. 
 
 James, born 9th June 1673. 
 
 John, born 14th March 1675, died 1717. His funeral 
 cost £11, 16s. 6d. (see p. 59). 
 
 Helen, born July 1676, married John Hay, Writer in 
 Edinburgh, died in 1717. 
 
 Elizabeth, born 25th September 1677, married Mr, 
 Robert Weems of Graingemuir, made Collector at Alloa 
 March 1717. 
 
 Robert Baillie's execution took place on 24th December 
 1684, and while his head was exhibited on the Netherbow 
 Port of the city of Edinburgh, his quarters were exposed 
 on the Tolbooths of Jedburgh, Lanark, Ayr, and Glasgow. 
 The quarter which was sent to Lanark Tolbooth, not a 
 mile from his own house of Jerviswood, remained but a 
 short time in its position, for 4 a band of young men, 
 headed by a certain yeoman named William Leishman, 
 came and stole it away for burial.' 1 This Leishman's son 
 and namesake was afterwards sent to college by the 
 Jerviswood family out of gratitude for this service, and 
 eventually became Principal Leishman of Glasgow Uni- 
 versity. 
 
 The execution of Robert Baillie made it evident to his 
 old friend Sir Patrick Hume that if he wished to preserve 
 his life he had better get out of Scotland as soon as possible. 
 The story of Sir Patrick's concealment and subsequent 
 
 1 A Son of Knox, and other Studies, by J. F. Leishman, 1909. 
 
xvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 escape to Holland, and of the heroic part therein played 
 by his daughter Grisell, is too well known to need repetition 
 here. Suffice it to say he lay hid first for a month in the 
 family vault under Polwarth Church, where 4 he had only 
 for light an open slit at one end through which nobody 
 could see,' and where 6 his great comfort and constant 
 entertainment [for he had no light to read by] was 
 repeating Buchanan's Psalms, which he had by heart 
 from beginning to end, and retained them to his dying 
 day.' When this place of concealment could be endured 
 no longer, he was brought to the house and shut up in 
 a room of the ground floor, of which his daughter kept the 
 key. Under the floor of this room his wife, daughter, 
 and Jamie Winter, a carpenter who used to work in the 
 house and who alone shared the secret, ' scratched ' a 
 hole in the earth, fitting into it a box with bed 
 and bedclothes, whither Sir Patrick could retreat in 
 the event of an alarm, then the flooring having been 
 screwed down and the bed placed over the top it was 
 hoped he would escape detection. 4 After being at home 
 a week or two, the bed daily examined as usual, one day, 
 in lifting the boards, the bed bounced to the top, the 
 box being full of water.' This and the news of Jervis- 
 wood's execution convinced him and his wife and daughter 
 that safety must be sought elsewhere. Disguised and 
 passing as a surgeon, he made his way through London 
 to Bordeaux and from thence to Utrecht in Holland, 
 where, settling under the name of ' Dr. Wallace,' his 
 family soon joined him. Thither also fled George Baillie, 
 a circumstance which does not surprise us with our know- 
 ledge of after events. 
 
 The estates of both exiles had been forfeited, that of 
 Baillie having been given to the Duke of Gordon, while 
 that of Sir Patrick Hume passed to the Earl of Seaforth, 
 thus leaving both in nearly destitute circumstances. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xvii 
 
 1 Dr. Wallace ' made a living by practising medicine, of 
 which he had some slight knowledge, while young Baillie 
 and Sir Patrick's eldest son 1 entered the Prince of Orange's 
 Horse Guards, where they served 4 till they were better 
 provided for in the army, which they were before the 
 Revolution.' It was when in the Guards that the two 
 friends, standing sentry at the gate, while the Prince 
 dined in public, took toll of a kiss before letting any pretty 
 girl pass in. Apparently the morose Baillie could relax 
 at times ! 
 
 When in 1689 the Prince of Orange sailed for England, 
 Sir Patrick Hume, his son, and George Baillie sailed with 
 him. The first attempt to cross the Channel proved a 
 failure, the fleet being dispersed by a gale, and the ship 
 in which were the Humes and Baillie being nearly lost. 
 Baillie was so affected by his narrow escape that 4 all his 
 life after he kept a rigorous fast once every week, spending 
 the whole day in meditation, prayer, and praises to his 
 Deliverer.' 2 
 
 Strangely enough, on his voyage to Holland he had also 
 an experience which had a marked effect on his after life. 
 Some of his companions in like condition to himself 4 pro- 
 posed playing at dice to divert themselves. He had the 
 luck to strip the whole company, which left them in a most 
 destitute condition. He returned every man his money 
 with his advice not again to risk their all : and this occa- 
 sioned his making such reflections on the frailty of human 
 nature and the bewitchingness of play as made him resolve 
 against it and hate it in all shapes ever after through out 
 his whole life.' His hatred of play does not seem to have 
 prevented his wife and daughters from frequently enjoying 
 
 1 Patrick Hume predeceased his father on 25th November 1709. 
 -An Historical Character of the Hon. George Baillie, Esq., by G. Cheyne, 
 appended to Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
 b 
 
xviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 a mild gamble, as the numerous entries in the London 
 accounts show. 
 
 On his return to Scotland Baillie found himself in a 
 very different position from that in which he had been 
 when he fled the country. The Whigs and Presbyterians 
 were all-powerful. His father and his grandfather — Lord 
 Wariston — were regarded as martyrs for the cause ; his 
 uncle James Johnston had been appointed Secretary of 
 State for Scotland ; and his first cousin once removed, 
 Mr. Gilbert Burnet, afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, was 
 now King William's chaplain. It is not surprising, there- 
 fore, that he was at once elected one of the four members 
 returned by the county of Berwick to the Convention of 
 Estates ; that he was appointed a Commissioner of Supply 
 for that county and also for Lanarkshire ; that his estates 
 were restored to him; and that he was made Receiver- 
 General of Scotland, a post which brought him in £300 
 a year, a good salary for those days. His prospects 
 were now such as to entitle him to ask for the hand 
 of Grisell Hume from her father, who in December 1690 
 had been created Lord Polwarth. The young people 
 had always been deeply attached, and they were married 
 at Redbraes, the seat of the Humes, on 17th September 
 1691. It was an ideal union. 4 They never had the 
 shadow of a quarrel or misunderstanding or dryness 
 betwixt them, not for a moment.' 4 He never went abroad 
 but she went to the window to look after him ; and so she 
 did that very day he fell ill the last time he was abroad, 
 never taking her eyes from him as long as he was in sight.' 
 
 It is from about a year after the date of the marriage 
 that the accounts begin to be kept, but before referring 
 to them it is necessary for their proper appreciation to 
 say a few words regarding George Baillie's position, 
 political and social. 
 
 It has been already stated, that Baillie sat in Parliament 
 
GEORGE BAILLIE OF JERVTSWOOD AND HIS 
 DAUGHTER GR1SELL. 
 
 {From a Portrait at Mellcrstain.) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xix 
 
 as one of the members for Berwickshire, of course as a 
 Whig ; but he was by no means the sort of man to vote 
 blindly for the 4 Court Party,' however much that might be 
 to his interest. When, therefore, questions arose in Parlia- 
 ment regarding the affairs of the unfortunate 4 Company 
 trading to Africa and the Indies,' better known as the Darien 
 Company, in which he held £1000 of stock, and of which 
 he was a director, he was one of those who, deeply resent- 
 ing the interference of England, joined the new 4 Country 
 Party ' which was then formed. 1 Of this party Baillie 
 was one of the leaders, and 4 gained a great reputation 
 by standing so stiffly by the interests of his country.' 2 
 So much so, that when in 1703, a year after the accession 
 of Anne, a new Parliament was called, Baillie was returned 
 as member for the shires of both Berwick and Lanark. 
 Electing to sit for the latter, he continued to represent this 
 constituency until his retirement in 1725. The Sessions 
 that followed were most momentous ones, embracing the 
 long struggle that preceded the passing of the Treaty of 
 "Union, but it is unnecessary here to trace the prominent 
 parts played by the ' Country Party ' and subsequently 
 by the 4 Squadrone Volant e ' in that fight, as they are 
 well known. Baillie was in the forefront of the battle. 
 He was one of the three representatives sent by the 
 4 Country Party ' to set their views before Queen Anne, 
 was made Lord Treasurer Depute in the short-lived 
 Tweeddale Administration and a member of the Privy 
 Council, and, in short, was 4 by far the most significant 
 man ' of the 4 Squadrone Volante,' 4 to whom he was a 
 kind of dictator.' 3 The position occupied by Baillie at 
 this time is well shown in the Jerviswood Correspondence, 
 where we read the private views of the three leaders of 
 
 1 George Ridpath's Account of the Proceedings of the Parliament of Scotland, 
 1703. 
 
 2 Lockhart Papers. 3 Ibid. 
 
xx HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 the 4 Squadrone Volante,' viz. of Secretary Johnston, 
 that 4 shrewd cunning fellow ' ; of the Earl of Roxburgh, 
 4 the best accomplished young man of quality in Europe ' ; 
 and of Baillie of Jerviswood, 4 the morose, proud and 
 severe, but of a profound solid judgment.' 1 We see how, 
 step by step, they were driven to the conclusion that the 
 only way to ensure the Hanoverian Succession, the Presby- 
 terian form of worship, and equal trading rights with 
 England was by an absolute union with her ; they had no 
 love for union in itself, seeing clearly what it entailed ; 
 but it seemed to them to be the least of the many evils 
 that hovered over Scotland. The 4 Squadrone Volante ' 
 has been accused of venality ; but these letters make it 
 clear that, while in the manner of the time the leaders 
 had a keen eye to their own interests, and hoped to be 
 eventually rewarded for the course they adopted, still in 
 making up their minds to that course they conscientiously 
 considered, in the first instance, the interests of their 
 country. 
 
 That the Treaty of Union could not have been passed 
 without the help of the 4 Squadrone Volante ' was fully 
 recognised ; and it was therefore not unnatural that Baillie 
 should be one of the selected members who sat for Scot- 
 land in the first Union Parliament, and that he should 
 be rewarded for his services by being appointed one 
 of the Commissioners of Trade with a salary of £1000 
 per annum. The duties of this post he was eminently 
 capable of discharging, as he had been a member of the 
 important Council of Trade, which before the Union had 
 reported on the exports and imports of Scotland. 
 
 The first elected United Parliament met in November 
 1708, and in this Baillie sat, as formerly, for the county 
 of Lanark. Then followed the Queen's quarrel with the 
 
 1 Lockhart Papers. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxi 
 
 Marlboroughs, the ousting of Her Majesty's Whig ad- 
 visers, the election of 1710, with the return to Parlia- 
 ment of a large Tory majority. Baillie, however, retained 
 his seat, and in connection with his so doing his daughter 
 writes : 'As he never liked making court to any minister 
 when there was anything he thought proper for him 
 to represent he always had a private audience of 
 the Queen, who shewed so great a personal favour for 
 him, that, on the change of her ministry in the end of her 
 reign, she kept him in office a year after the rest of his 
 party were turned out, and when they prevailed to have 
 him removed, they pressed her to give some orders they 
 thought necessary to hinder him of his election, which 
 she absolutely refused.' 
 
 If Scotland had good reason to object to the treatment 
 it had received at the hands of a Whig Government, it had 
 still more reason to resent what was meted out to it by 
 the now victorious Tory party. Both parties in Scotland 
 were exasperated by one or more of the measures passed 
 by Parliament, and even amongst the staunchest Whigs 
 there was a feeling that the Union had been a failure and 
 should be repealed. Indeed there was made by the 
 Scottish members a movement in this direction, in which 
 Baillie to a qualified extent joined. 1 The question even 
 got the length of being raised in the Lords, but it was 
 unsuccessful and, as it was not thought advisable to bring 
 it forward in the Commons, it accordingly fizzled out. 
 This result was in no ways due to the want of Parliamentary 
 sympathy for the Scottish Jacobite party, who had always 
 been opposed to the Union, for the Tories made little or 
 no concealment of their intention to attempt the restora- 
 tion of the Stuarts upon Anne's death. So fully was this 
 recognised by the Whigs, that, resolving to resist to the 
 
 1 Lock hart Papers. 
 
xxii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 death, they prepared themselves for civil war. Societies were 
 formed of those favouring the Hanoverian Succession, and 
 meetings were held to arrange for organised resistance 
 and for the purchase of arms. That Baillie took his share 
 in these warlike preparations is shown by the following 
 entries in his accounts : — 
 
 1714. 15 May For a gun and 30 swords £4 and for 
 
 packing 4s. 6d. . . .£446 
 18 Sept. For 29 guns and Bagginets . 18 4 1 X 4 T 
 For a barrill powder weighe 7h 
 stone 3 6 8 
 
 One cannot help wondering if these arms fell into the 
 hands of the Highlanders when they looted Mellerstain 
 in the 4 '15.' 
 
 Mercifully for the peace of the country, Queen Anne's 
 sudden death on 1st August 1714 threw out the calcula- 
 tions of the Jacobites, and before they had time to rally 
 George had been proclaimed king and had landed in 
 England. 
 
 On his arrival there naturally ensued a complete 
 change in Government, the Whigs once again being 
 all-powerful. 1 Of Baillie's position at this period Lady 
 Murray writes : 'Upon the accession of King George 
 the First he was made one of the Lords of the Admir- 
 alty, 2 and soon after one of the Lords of the Treasury, 3 
 without his ever soliciting or asking for either of them; 
 and had no thought nor expectation of being in the 
 Treasury when the Earl of Stanhope, then at the head of 
 it, sent him orders to come and take his place at the 
 Board. There he continued till at his own earnest desire 
 he laid down in the year 1725 against the opinion and 
 
 1 'The chief men in place are the Speaker, Sir Richard Onslow, Mr. 
 Boscawen, Mr. Aislaby, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lechmere, Mr. Haylcy, Mr. Putteney, 
 Mr. Stanhope.'— On the State of Party at the Accession of George by Mr. 
 Wort ley. 
 
 1 Salary ^"iooo per annum. :! Salary .£1600 per annum. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxiii 
 
 entreaties of all his friends, and even the King desired him 
 to continue and was a year before he accepted his demis- 
 sion.' 1 If Lady Murray is correct in the latter part of 
 this statement, Baillie was more fortunate than the other 
 members of his party, who in 1725 were all turned out of 
 their posts by Walpole for not being sufficiently sub- 
 servient to the English view of Scottish policy. Be that 
 as it may, he ceased after the year 1725 to take a part 
 in public affairs, and devoted himself to the education 
 of his grandchildren, and to ' constant meditation, con- 
 templation and prayer.' He died at Oxford on 6th August 
 1738, at the age of seventy-five, and was buried at Meller- 
 stain in the private burial-ground prepared by himself. 
 4 At one and the same time he was a most zealous patriot, 
 a very able statesman, and a most perfect Christian. 
 
 His courage was undaunted and his patience immovable ; 
 his piety unfeigned and his truth exact to the greatest 
 precision.' 2 
 
 In addition to his political work, Baillie, as was but 
 natural, took a deep interest in the affairs of the Church 
 of Scotland. He was chosen as representative elder to 
 the General Assembly for the parish of Earlston, in which 
 Mellerstain lies, and this position he held for many 
 years, attending the Assembly with characteristic regu- 
 larity. When resident in Edinburgh he had a loft 
 in that part of St. Giles known as the Tolbooth, for 
 which he paid £l, 10s. a year, and when in England 
 he 4 continued steadily in his own Church and princi- 
 ples,' having a pew in King's Street Chapel, London, 
 
 1 He retired on a pension of ^1600 per annum. In regard to this, Lady- 
 Mary Wortley Montagu, writing to her sister the Countess of Marin 1726, says, 
 ' Mr. Baily you know is dismissed the Treasury and consoled with a pension 
 of equal value.' 
 
 2 An Historical Character of the Hon. George Baillie, by C. Cheyne 
 M.D., F.R.S., appended to Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
xxiv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 for which he paid 9s. a quarter. He also contributed 
 generously to the building funds of Presbyterian Churches 
 both in England and Ireland. Not that he adhered to 
 his own Church with ' rigidness and narrowness of soul,' 
 for his Accounts show that when abroad his charities 
 extended to priests and nuns and monks ; and Lady 
 Murray narrates how ' two of the poor Episcopal Clergy 
 in Scotland came to ask charity for themselves and their 
 brethren without the expectation of seeing him. He 
 received them kindly, kept them to dinner with him, 
 contributed to their necessities, and shewed great dis- 
 pleasure at his servants for not having taken proper care 
 of their horses, nor bringing them so readily as they would 
 have done to those from whom they expected a reward.' 
 
 It must not, however, be imagined that Baillie was 
 entirely taken up with politics and religion. He had his 
 ' hunting mares,' which we learn from the Accounts were 
 specially fed with beans, and he went on hawking expedi- 
 tions. He evidently could also take a hand in a carouse, 
 for on 4th June 1706, the Earl of Haddington writing to 
 the Earl of Mar says : 4 Drinking indeed succeeds pretty 
 well, thanks to my Lord Roths, Hindfoord, Anster, George 
 Baillie, James Bruce and myself, who as long as the 
 Assembly lasted lived as discreet a life as you could 
 wish.' 1 When the family went to stay in London in 
 1715, Lady Grisell and he took part with their daughters 
 in the ' ball, masquerades, parties by water and such 
 like,' 4 neither choosing to deprive us of them nor let us 
 go alone . . . and they generally were calculated at times 
 most convenient for my father.' Many are the references 
 in the Accounts to these parties. 
 
 There is no doubt, however, that such diversions were 
 : not quite suitable to his own temper,' and that his chief 
 
 1 Fraser's Memorials of the Earls of Haddington. 2 vols. 1889. 4to. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 XXV 
 
 pleasure lay in his books and in retirement with them. 
 The Accounts show that Baillie constantly bought books. 
 He purchased from Mosman in the Luckenbooths, from 
 Johnston, Knox and Vallance ; he bought at auctions, 
 and had heavy accounts with Andrew Bell, Bookseller, 
 London. One of the earliest entries after his marriage is 
 for the erection in his first house in Warriston Close of 
 five double presses for books at a cost of £72 Scots or £6 
 sterling ; and when he finally left Edinburgh for Meller- 
 stain in 1708 he took with him four cartloads of books. 
 He was not contented with reading himself, but must needs 
 encourage reading amongst his dependants. He saw to 
 it that they all had Bibles ; and on one occasion we find 
 him spending £3, 10s. sterling 4 for books for the tenants 
 and servants,' and on another, 2s. for a ' Thomas a Kempis 
 to the servants.' It is to be regretted that the Accounts 
 only give the names of a few of the volumes purchased, 
 such as : ' Jaillots Maps,' 1 £12, 10s. stg. ; * Mazerays 
 History,' 2 3 vols., £6, 13s. 4d. stg. ; ' Foster's Book,' 
 6s. 8d. stg. ; ' Defoe's Book in defence of the Union,' 
 2s. 6d. (this of course purchased in 1707); ' Naphtali,' 
 covenanting Records, by Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees ; 
 4 Johnston, Engraver, for his book of Maps, £2, 2s. '; 'a 
 little Divinity Book,' Is. 8d. ; ' Atalantis ' by Mrs. Manley, 
 which was one of the scandalous works lent out by Allan 
 Ramsay in 1726 from the first circulating library in the 
 kingdom. 
 
 Even when travelling on the Continent books were pur- 
 chased, and a box was sent home containing, along with 
 several books of prints, maps and music, such works as 
 Telimon's History, Don Quixote, Bocaccio, Le Fortunato 
 Neapolinano (in two volumes), Delices de la Holland, 
 
 1 Bernard Antoine Jaillot, a well-known map-maker in the early eighteenth 
 ■ century. 
 
 2 Probably Histoire de France, published 1643 to 165 1. Folio. 
 
xxvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Delices d' Italy, History of the Painters, Salvini's Works, 
 Monsign r della Casa's Works, Cato in Italian (unbound), 
 Terense's Plays in Italian, Recueil de Pensees (in five 
 volumes), Retratto di Venezzia, Confession of Augsburg, 
 Dieu present par tout, etc. 
 
 The Mellerstain library contains to this day many 
 hundreds of books with his bookplate carefully pasted in. 
 
 Baillie was also a patron of the Arts. He had 1 wax 
 pictures ' done of his son and mother, presumably after 
 their deaths, for which he pays £l, 14s. 4d. stg. and £3, 4s. 
 stg. respectively. Then he purchased many pictures from 
 John Scugald, whose name is associated with the first 
 picture gallery in Europe, this artist having added an 
 upper story to his house in Advocates' Close, Edinburgh, 
 and fitted it up for the purpose of an exhibition. 1 
 
 The prices paid strike one as small, even bearing in 
 mind the remuneration of services at that time. For 
 instance : ' To Scugald for 2 pictures and frames, 
 £74 8s. ' Scots (£6, 4s. stg.). < Scuglad for pictures, £48 * 
 Scots (£4). 4 Scugald balance, £96 ' Scots (£8 stg.). 
 6 1705 Deer. To John Scugald painter in full of all 
 accounts, £84 Scots ' (£7 stg.). The most curious entry, 
 however, in connection with this artist is the following 
 in 1706 : 4 For drawing Grisies peticoat by Skugald,' 5s, 
 stg. Does this mean that he turned his artistic talents to 
 designing clothes or grounding patterns for embroidery ? 
 
 In 1710 Sir John Medina painted Baillie, his wife, and 
 the 4 two bairens's pictures ' for £20 stg., 2 and in 1711 
 
 1 Old and New Edinburgh, by James Grant. ' For some years after the 
 Revolution he was the only painter in Scotland, and had a very great run of 
 business. This brought him into a hasty and incorrect manner.' — Pinkerton. 
 
 8 Induced by the promise of customers to venture from London, the Spaniard 
 Juan Bautitta Medina had come to the unknown North, bringing with him in 
 a smack to Lcith an ample supply of canvases containing bodies and postures, 
 male and female, ready painted, to which the heads of his future clients were 
 to be affixed.— Graham's Social Life of Scotland in the Eighteenth Century. 
 He was knighted in 1707, before the Union, by the Duke of Queensberry. 
 
BOOK PLATE OF GEORGE BAILLIE 
 OF JERVISWOOD. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 XXVll 
 
 Hay did several pictures of Jerviswood as presents for 
 various friends at the rate of £l, 10s. stg. each, and 10s. 
 for the frame. 
 
 The most expensive work got is a portrait from William 
 Aikman, 1 but of which member of the family is not stated. 
 
 1717 Mr. Aickman in pairt for picturs . . £21 0 0 
 In full payd for the picturs at 5 guinys sitting 
 
 and 5£ coppys . . . . 31 0 0 
 
 £52 stg. 
 
 When at Florence in 1733, Lady Grisell has portraits 
 of her husband, her daughter Grisie, and her two grand- 
 daughters, Grisie and Helen, painted by Mr. Martin at a 
 cost of eleven guineas, and in Bologne a 4 pictor of the 
 Autom ' is purchased for £2. Cases are bought for these 
 works of art, the conveyance of which must have added 
 considerably to the trouble of their homeward journey. 
 
 George Baillie died on 6th August 1738 and was 
 survived by his widow and by two daughters — Grisell, 
 born at Redbraes on 26th October 1692, and Rachel, 
 born in Warriston's Land on 23rd February 1696. 
 He was predeceased by his only son Robert, who 
 was born on 23rd February 1694 and died on 28th 
 February 1696. His daughter Grisell was married on 
 16th August 1710 to 4 Mr. Alexander Murray, the son 
 and heir of Sir David Murray of Stanhope, Baronet, by 
 the Lady Anne Bruce, daughter of Alexander, Earl of 
 Kincardine.' 2 Grisell's father, who 'was the most just and 
 sagacious observer of mankind that was possible,' was 
 opposed to the marriage, but overcome by his daughter's 
 
 1 1 William Aikman (laird of Cairney) had been at his easel since 17 12 in his 
 High Street Close, a laird by rank, a good painter by craft, . . . but ten years 
 were enough to weary Aikman of a poor business, and customers that grudged 
 to be immortalised at £10 for a painted yard of canvas, "forbye a frame," and 
 he quitted Edinburgh . . . and went to London.' — Graham's Social Life of 
 Scotland in the Eighteenth Century. 
 
 2 Appendix V. to Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
xxviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 tears, reluctantly gave his consent. The union turned out 
 a most unfortunate one, for Mr. Murray 4 under a pleasing 
 exterior ' possessed 4 a dark, moody and ferocious temper ' 
 amounting almost to insanity, which 4 made him the help- 
 less victim of the most groundless suspicions.' This curious 
 temper showed itself on the very first day after their 
 marriage, and although he appears to have lived with 
 his wife in his father-in-law's house for some five months, 
 it was at length found necessary to obtain from the Court 
 a Decree of Separation, which was pronounced on 5th 
 March 1714. With all his unreasoning jealousy, which 
 made life with him impossible and dangerous, Mr. Murray 
 seems to have been really attached to his wife, for it is 
 told that at the time when she was having her portrait 
 painted in London, a gentleman, who afterwards was dis- 
 covered to be her husband, came frequently to the artist's 
 studio, where he 4 would stand for an hour with his arms 
 folded gazing at her likeness.' 
 
 Mrs. Murray, afterwards Lady Murray, was for many 
 years a great friend of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, until 
 the latter 4 thought fit to exercise her wicked wit in an 
 infamous ballad ; which of course she loudly disclaimed 
 all knowledge of, but of which her own letters to her sister 
 Lady Mar plainly enough betray her to have been the 
 writer.' 1 
 
 Lady Murray was famous both in London and Edin- 
 burgh for her singing. Gay refers to her in his lines to 
 Pope as 4 the sweet-tongued Murray,' and afterwards in 
 her flat in the Parliament Square of Edinburgh 4 she was 
 still accustomed to sing the native airs and ballads of her 
 own country with a delicacy and pathos quite peculiar 
 to herself,' 2 and to draw tears from the eyes of her 
 audience. 
 
 1 Appendix V. f Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
 2 Appendix to Lady Murray's Mctnoirs. 
 
LADY MURRAY, 
 AGED 33. 
 
 (From a Portrait at Melkrstain by Maria Verelst.) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxix 
 
 Lady Murray's younger sister Rachel was married at 
 Edinburgh, on 3rd September 1717, to Charles, Lord 
 Binning, the eldest son of the Earl of Haddington. This 
 marriage was as happy as Lady Murray's was the reverse. 
 Lord Binning 1 seems in very truth to have become one of 
 the family, and his early death from consumption, at 
 Naples, on 27th December 1732, was deeply felt both by 
 Lady Grisell and her husband. 4 His heart, etc., was 
 buried in St. Corrolas Church Yeard and his corps sent 
 home to Tiningham.' 2 It was to his father-in-law that 
 Lord Binning on his deathbed confided the education of 
 his children. Lord Binning was survived by : — 
 
 Grisell Hamilton, born 6th April 1719. 
 
 Thomas Hamilton, born 23rd October 1720, who suc- 
 ceeded his grandfather Lord Haddington. 
 
 George Hamilton, born 24th June 1723, who assumed 
 the surname of Baillie and succeeded to the Baillie estates. 
 His descendants eventually succeeded to the Earldom of 
 Haddington. 
 
 Charles James Hamilton, born 8th October 1727. 
 
 Rachel Hamilton, born 3rd January 1729. 
 
 He was predeceased by Helen, born 8th October 1724 ,* 
 Charles, born 6th October 1725 ; and John, born 22nd 
 October 1726. 3 
 
 On Mr. Baillie' s death his estate passed by destination 
 to his widow in liferent, then to his elder daughter and 
 her issue, whom failing, to his younger daughter and her 
 second son. Thus, as Lady Murray had no children, 
 Lady Binning's second son, George, succeeded to the 
 
 1 Lord Binning, like his father, was a versifier of considerable skill. One of 
 his songs, ' Ungrateful Nanny,' was published in the Gentleman's Magazine. 
 
 2 Note by Lady Grisell. 
 
 3 The above names and dates are taken from a Memorandum in Lady 
 Grisell's handwriting, but judging from the Accounts there must have been 
 another child of the marriage born in 1718, for in that year Lady Grisell 
 spends a considerable sum of money for { my Rachels cloaths to her child.' 
 
xxx HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 properties of Jerviswood, Mellerstain, etc., assuming the 
 name of Baillie. Through the failure of the male line 
 of Thomas, Lady Binning' s eldest son, the succession to 
 the Earldom of Haddington opened to the descendants 
 of her second son George. The Haddington and Baillie 
 estates are thus now merged in the same proprietor, and 
 Mellerstain is still the residence of George Baillie' s descend- 
 ants. Nothing now remains of the ' Old melancholick 
 hous that had had great buildings about it,' 1 purchased 
 by the first George Baillie of Jerviswood in 1643, and of 
 the Mellerstain known to Lady Grisell only the wings are 
 left. Although the old tower which she used to have 
 repaired so regularly has been replaced by the present 
 Adam's buildings, her own voluminous Memoranda and 
 Account Books have been carefully preserved, and it is 
 to her descendant, Lord Binning, the present occupant 
 of Mellerstain, that the thanks of the Scottish History 
 Society are due for his kindness in placing at its disposal 
 these most interesting and valuable records of a bygone 
 age and of an exceptional personality. 
 
 So many sketches of Lady Grisell's life have been pub- 
 lished, dealing with her romantic history, her poetic talents, 
 and her charming personality that nothing further need 
 be said here upon these points. Her extraordinary business 
 capacity has also been the subject of much comment, but 
 as it is the side of her character which is most prominently 
 brought into notice in this volume, a few words in regard 
 to it may be pardoned. 
 
 From the time Lady Grisell, as a mere child, had proved 
 her capacity through her skill in gaining communication 
 
 1 'Nov. io, 1659. . . . We cam be Eccles and Stichell, and at tenth cam to 
 Mellcrstane, wher we met with Jerviswood, who took us in and we took a 
 drink with him. It is ane old melancholick hous that had had great buildings 
 about it. lie cam with us to Lauder at night.' — Diary of Andrew Hay of 
 
 Craigncthan. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxxi 
 
 with Mr. Robert Baillie, she became the mainstay of her 
 father's house. She went with her mother to London 
 after her father's estates were forfeited in order to solicit 
 an allowance for the support of the family ; she came 
 back from Holland by herself and brought over her younger 
 sister Julian to Utrecht — and a wretched journey it was ; 
 at Utrecht she sat up two nights a week 4 to do the business 
 that was necessary for the household ' ; after her marriage 
 she returned to her father's house, on one occasion for 
 many weeks, and worked day and night at putting his 
 accounts in order ; when her brother was abroad she 
 managed his affairs, and seems also to have helped many 
 of her friends as well. It is, therefore, little to be wondered 
 at that her husband trusted her with the entire administra- 
 tion of his finances ' without scarce asking a question 
 about them, except sometimes to say to her, 4 'Is my debt 
 paid yet ? " though often did she apply to him for direc- 
 tion and advice.' ' In her family her attention and 
 economy reached to the smallest things ; and though this 
 was her practice from her youth there never appeared in 
 her the least air of narrowness ; and so far was she from 
 avarice, the common vice of the age, that often has my 
 father said to her " I never saw the like of you, goodwife, 
 the older you grow, you grow the more extravagant ; 
 but do as you please provided I be in no debt.' So writes 
 Lady Murray, and an examination of the Accounts fully 
 bears out her statement, showing as it does the most 
 careful supervision, and also at times what must have 
 struck her husband as dangerous extravagance. For 
 instance, when the family went to London and the expen- 
 diture suddenly rises from £733, 16s. lid. in 1714 to 
 £1872, 18s. lOd. in 1715, the 4 clothes ' bills alone increasing 
 from an average of about £60 to £346, 13s. 4d., one can 
 quite undertsand Mr. Baillie being somewhat horrified. 
 As an example of the careful way Lady Grisell went 
 
xxxii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 into all matters of expenditure, note the following little 
 statement. The unusual circumstance — namely, that 
 Lady Grisell makes a mistake in it and thus arrives at a 
 wrong result — rather adds to its interest. It is merely a 
 jotting on a scrap of paper in Lady Grisell' s handwriting, 
 and was drawn up while abroad in 1732 to enable her to 
 judge whether it was cheaper to take a house or to go 
 into lodgings. 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. 
 
 C. 
 
 G. 1 
 
 By wood in chamber . 
 
 (£10 
 
 16 
 
 0) 
 
 54 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Flamboys ..... 
 
 /-t 
 (1 
 
 2 
 
 °) 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Chocalet ..... 
 
 ( 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 30 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 Canary ..... 
 
 to 
 ( 8 
 
 lo 
 
 0) 
 
 44 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Cyder and Ale 
 
 IK 
 
 v> 
 
 rv 
 0 
 
 9 ) 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 \\ ax Candle .... 
 
 ( 2 
 
 5 
 
 7) 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Tee 
 
 (1 
 
 4 
 
 0) 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Sugar ..... 
 
 (4 
 
 3 
 
 8) 
 
 20 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Drinkmoney .... 
 
 (1 
 
 0 
 
 10) 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 Sundry smalls .... 
 
 (0 
 
 12 
 
 0) 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Come 
 
 (0 
 
 4 
 
 11) 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 House Book in 13 weeks after 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 taking what is above out of it . 
 
 (76 
 
 12 
 
 2) 
 
 383 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 593 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 383 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 House Rent . . (24 0 0) 
 
 
 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Saverio 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maid . . . (0 18 0) 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 Cook . . .(4 4 0) 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 Cook's Boy . . (0 18 0) 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 533 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 this is 41 Ducat a week for 13 weeks and is in Sterling 
 money £8 4 sh. pr week which is in 13 weeks st. 108. 12. 
 
 In Madam Petits we was 12 guinys pr week, which in 
 13 weeks is ... £163 14 0 
 
 1 Ducats, carlins, and grains. See Appendix IV, p. 424. 
 
 9 Lady Grisell turns the page here and carries forward 383.0.5 instead of 
 
 593-3-0, 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxxiii 
 
 £173 14 0 
 
 1 also reckon for goats milk 
 
 Ice and sundry other things 10 0 0 this £10 either 
 
 taken of mine or 
 aded to Madam 
 Petits makes it the 
 same thing. 
 
 with a much better dyit 
 
 2 more at table and very often strangers and many more 
 candles. 1 
 
 Madam Petits . . . £173 14 0 
 Naples . . . 105 12 0 
 
 £65 2 0 
 
 It is in 13 weeks more by the above sum of £65, 2sh. at 
 Madam Petits than our own housekeeping which is just £5 a 
 week more. 
 
 Somehow these odd jottings on margins and scraps of 
 paper intensify the human interest of the Accounts. 
 Here are two or three more of a like nature. 
 
 * Salvato Guarino near the Vice Roys Palice sells all Grossery 
 wair.' 
 
 4 remember to take out the velvet for Mr. Baillie's Night gown.' 
 
 6 Francisco entered to Ld. Bn. the 15 of November at 5 Ducats 
 a moneth without meat and gets livera.' 
 
 ' The price of washing at Naples 1st January 1733. 
 a shirt and cravat . . . .5 grains — 2jd. 
 
 shifts .... 
 
 . 4 
 
 2 
 
 Table cloths fine 
 
 . 4 
 
 2 
 
 Ditt cours 
 
 . 3 
 
 n 
 
 Shiets fine 
 
 . 4 
 
 2 
 
 Shits cours 
 
 . 3 
 
 
 Aprons and wast coats 
 
 . 1 
 
 i 
 
 table napkins fine 
 
 . 1 
 
 i 
 
 Ditt cours 
 
 • i 
 . § 
 
 i 
 
 all small pieces 
 
 r 
 
 We see from the Accounts that Lady Grisell shortly 
 after her marriage took a course of cooking lessons from 
 
 1 This evidently refers to her own housekeeping. 
 
 C 
 
xxxiv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Mrs. Addison, for which she paid £l, 6s. stg., and also a 
 course of dancing lessons for which £8 stg. was to be paid 
 to c perflte her.' Although no mention is made of her 
 having taken lessons in book-keeping, one cannot help 
 feeling that she must also have had careful instruction 
 in this branch of education. Lessons in this could appar- 
 ently be had easily, for in 1701 £2 stg. is paid for James 
 Baillie — Lady Grisell's brother-in-law — 4 lairning book- 
 keeping in pairt,' and in 1714 either she or one of her 
 daughters received lessons from Mr. M'Gie at a cost of 
 £3, 2s. stg. If she did not receive lessons, she must have 
 been a born book-keeper, for her accounts are remarkably 
 able productions. 
 
 Her principal account-book was what she termed her 
 ' Day Book,' but what would nowadays be termed a ' Cash 
 Ledger,' for in it she did not enter her expenditure as it 
 occurred from day to day, but her expenditure as special- 
 ised under separate headings. These headings vary from 
 time to time, some of the less important being occasion- 
 ally merged in others. The following may be taken as 
 those of a fixed nature : — 
 
 I. Household Expenditure. This included all expenses 
 in connection with food, drink, lighting, firing, washing 
 and feeding of animals destined for table use. 
 
 II. Sundries, which included Education. 
 
 III. Servants' wages. 
 
 IV. Men-servants' Clothing. 
 
 V. Clothing for herself, husband, and children. 
 
 VI. Furniture and Furnishings. 
 
 The minor headings which occur in some years but 
 which are merged under Sundries in other years are : — 
 
 I. Expenses of Horses. 
 
 II. Doctors and Surgeons. 
 
 III. Business Charges. 
 
 IV. Estate Expenditure. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 XXXV 
 
 V. Cess. 
 
 VI. Pocket-money. 
 
 It will thus be seen that Lady Grisell's 4 Day Book ' 
 nominally embraces the whole of the family expenditure. 
 Full details, however, are not given under the headings 
 ' Household Expenditure ' and 4 Pocket Money.' The 
 reason for this omission in the first case is that for small 
 ordinary house expenditure Lady Grisell kept separate 
 books, the monthly totals of which she alone posted to 
 her 6 Day Book ' ; in the second, the reason was probably 
 that her husband, to whom the 4 Pocket Money ' was paid, 
 kept no account thereof. 
 
 Lady Grisell left three 4 Day Books ' folio size, the first 
 running from 1692 to 1718 inclusive, and containing 442 
 pages ; the second from 1719 to 1742 inclusive, and con- 
 taining 354 pages, and the third from 1742 to the date of 
 her death (6th December 1746), continued by her daughter, 
 Lady Murray. She also left books containing the accounts 
 of expenses in connection with their journeys to Bath 
 and to the Continent ; Books containing Inventories of 
 Bottles, etc. ; a Book of Receipts ; a Book of Bills of 
 Fare ; Books relating to estate management during the 
 years 1742, 1743 and 1744, and many other Account and 
 Memoranda Books. All are written in her own clear 
 handwriting, the character of which was so well known 
 that in 1706, when the leaders of the 'Squadrone Volante' 
 were corresponding in cypher, Secretary Johnston writes 
 to Baillie, 4 Write by an unknown hand ; your wife's is as 
 well known as your own.' 
 
 It will be easily understood that with such a wealth of 
 material in these papers, the difficulty of selection has been 
 great. After careful consideration, the Editor has resolved 
 to deal mainly with Lady Grisell's first 4 Da}^ Book,' 
 adding one or two selections from the other books. The 
 reasons that have led to this choice are, first, that Day 
 
xxxvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Book No. 1 deals with that intensely interesting period of 
 Scottish history immediately preceding and succeeding 
 the Union of the Parliaments ; second, that it gives the 
 expenses of living in Edinburgh, in the country, and in 
 London ; and third, that it gives the accounts for old 
 Mrs. Baillie's funeral and for the marriages of Lady 
 Grisell's two daughters. Even this selected volume can 
 only be dealt with by means of extracts, and much 
 interesting matter has thus to be left out. An attempt 
 has been made to remedy this by the formation of appen- 
 dices drawn from the whole volume and by the notes 
 which follow ; but such a method is at best unsatisfactory, 
 taking as it were the flavour from the meat, and the 
 Editor is only too conscious of its inadequacy. 
 
 Then as to the extracts themselves and their arrange- 
 ment, it has been thought best not to select individual 
 entries, which would have still further destroyed the 
 character of the Accounts, nor yet to select individual 
 years, which would have led in some cases to needless 
 repetition, but to take as the unit of selection individual 
 branches, choosing the most interesting of each respect- 
 ively, and arranging these not chronologically as a whole, 
 but, in order to facilitate reference, chronologically in 
 their respective groups. Thus all entries dealing with 
 any one subject, such as, say, ' Expenses of Horses,' will 
 be found together. 
 
 As already stated, the Accounts begin about a year 
 after the marriage of Mr. Baillie and Lady Grisell, that is, 
 in the autumn of 1092, and are peculiarly rich in all sorts 
 of information which can be most suitably referred to 
 under separate headings. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxxvii 
 
 I. Rents of Houses and of Lodgings and Expenses 
 of Travelling 
 
 We learn from the Accounts that the young couple 
 took up their quarters in a house in Warriston Close, 1 
 perhaps the same house which had belonged to Baillie's 
 grandfather, Lord Warriston, and to which his father 
 had turned on his way to execution with the remark to 
 his sister-in-law, 6 Many a sweet day and night with God 
 had your now glorified father in that lodging or chamber.' 2 
 The rent paid for it was £200 Scots, or £16, 13s. 4d. stg., 
 and the whole expenditure of their establishment, including 
 upkeep of property, expenses of horses, journeys to London, 
 etc., for the next three years averaged £430 per annum, 
 which does not seem overmuch, according to our modern 
 ideas, for a 6 Baron,' as the county Members of Parliament 
 were called. It must, however, be borne in mind that 
 at this time the salary of a Judge of the Court of Session 
 was only £300 (raised in 1707 to £500), while a Peer with 
 an income of £500 a year could not plead poverty as an 
 excuse for changing his politics. 3 
 
 In 1697 old Mrs. Baillie died, leaving to her daughters, 
 Helen Baillie or Hay and Elizabeth Baillie or Weems, her 
 property, which consisted of household furniture and 
 £50 stg. invested in the Darien Scheme. 4 Her death set 
 free her jointure of £102, 13s. 8d., and George Baillie and 
 his family accordingly moved into a more expensive house 
 belonging to Bailie Hamilton, at a rent of £38, 6s. Their 
 flitting cost them 18s. 4d. Here they remained but a short 
 time, moving in 1700 to a house belonging to Sir James 
 Foulis of Colinton (generally known as Lord Colinton), 
 
 1 Warriston Close is still extant, running north from the High Street at a 
 point nearly opposite to St. Giles. 
 
 2 Wodrow's Analecta. 3 Lockhart Papers. 
 4 Edinburgh Testaments, 17th September 1707. 
 
xxxviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 which was probably situated in Foulis Close, and for which 
 the rent was £33, 6s. 8d. This house they occupied until 
 1707, when they gave up living in Edinburgh and retired 
 to Mellerstain. Mr. Baillie, however, came regularly to 
 Edinburgh for the Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 
 lodging either at Mrs. Room's 1 (an excellent name for a 
 lodging-house keeper) or Mrs. Marshall's, paying as a 
 rule 5s. stg. per night : — 4 A chamber in Mrs. Marshalls 2s., 
 candle, 2s., maid Is., 5s.' 
 
 What added very considerably to Mr. Baillie' s expen- 
 diture was the necessity of frequent journeys to London on 
 political business. We find such entries as : — 
 
 1694. Augt. 1. Taken with me to England £948, 16s. 
 (£79, Is. 4d. stg.). 
 
 English road when I last came from London with the Secre- 
 tary £80, 10s. (£6, 14s. 2d. stg.). 2 
 
 1707. April 1. to London journey in his pocket 50 Guinys. 
 
 For to answer bills to London £103 stg. more. 
 
 To Mr. Watson for a bill sent to London to Jeris £2100, 4s. 
 (£175, 0s. 4d. stg.). 
 
 There can be little doubt that when Baillie travelled 
 by himself he rode, as there are constant references to 
 the purchase, conveyance, and repair of 6 Clog bags.' On 
 one occasion, at least (1714), he returned by sea to New- 
 castle, which cost him £3, 7s., whence he proceeded to 
 Mellerstain by horse, the hire of these (three) costing him 
 £2, 5s. 
 
 Then in addition to these business journeys there were 
 constant journeys for health. In 1696 an expedition was 
 made to Bath at a cost of £84, 0 s. 9d. stg. 3 The October 
 
 1 George Hume of Kimmerghame, an uncle of the Earl of Marchmont, 
 when he came to Edinburgh in January 1695 lodged ' in Mrs. Romes, up 
 Blair's Stair, the fourth story upon the street.' — George Hume's Diary^ quoted 
 in Miss Warrender's Marchmont and the Humes of Polwarth. 
 
 - Mr. Secretary Johnston, Baillie's uncle. 
 
 :I This may have been a political journey, as the Court was often at Bath. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xxxix 
 
 of the following year they were at Prestonpans 1 at a cost 
 of £18 stg., where they spent a considerable sum on 6 Scots 
 tartan muslin.' In 1701 they went to Scarborough from 
 9th July to 12th September, during which time meat and 
 lodgings cost them £33, 6s. 8d. stg. From thence they 
 brought back ' Two barrils of souns and gullits,' 2 which 
 cost lis. (stg.) and 8s. 4d. (stg.) for carriage. It is curious 
 to find Prestonpans a more expensive place of residence 
 than Scarborough. 
 
 After the Union Baillie must have been more and more 
 in London, for his daughter writes that ' he strictly ob- 
 served his attendance in Parliament and blamed those 
 who made a bustle to get in and then absented themselves 
 upon any pretence.' Unfortunately we have no note of 
 his expenses nor of the presents he always brought back 
 to his children, unless the following are some of them : — 
 
 © 
 
 'For a goun to Rach . . . . £9 12 0 
 
 For a black gown to Grisic . . 7 0 0 
 
 For three night gouns to me and the bairens 6 10 
 
 For making the gouns by Madmosel Odinat 2 10 0 
 
 On the accession of George i., when Baillie became a 
 Lord of the Admiralty, he moved all his family to London. 
 Two servants, Tarn Youll and Katie Hearts, were sent by 
 sea, ' fraught to London victuals furnished by the skipper 
 £l, 10s.,' and the heavy baggage, including four and a half 
 barrels of herrings, was also sent by sea in three different 
 ships at a cost of £3, 8s. The family went by stage-coach, a 
 
 1 A small town on the Firth of Forth, eight or nine miles east of Edin- 
 burgh. 
 
 2 When the Baillies dined with Lady Essex in London, on 21st December 
 1722, the second course consisted of 'a sadle mutton, a dish cod souns with 
 hard eg and half yolks of egs and some poatched egs on it.' 
 
 3 This must be a very early reference to stage-coaches in Scotland. There 
 was no coach between Edinburgh and Glasgow until 1749. 
 
xl HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 five seats costing £22, 10s. and 2s. 6d. for booking money. 
 A sum of £2, 7s. was paid for excess luggage, each person 
 being allowed 20 lbs. free. The coach was apparently 
 joined at Dunglass, 1 the Baillies taking with them ' little 
 Robie Pringle,' 2 and the expenses of the six during the 
 thirteen days which it took them to reach London were 
 only £10. They arrived in London on 18th December 
 1714, and at first hired a furnished house at a rent of 
 £14 per month. This they left at the end of June 1715, 
 paying in addition to their rent ' To Mr. Brown for spoiling 
 his furniture 10s. 2d.,' and took an unfurnished house, 
 apparently at Chelsea, at a rent of £45 per annum. They 
 must have taken the house as it stood, for the repairing 
 of the roof, glazing of windows, painting and sundry 
 4 reparations ' were all paid for by them. 
 
 In August 1716 they paid one of their many visits to 
 Bath. They travelled by coach via Oxford, the journey 
 there and back to London costing £20, the servants and 
 luggage going separately. Their lodgings there, four 
 rooms and garrets, were at the rate of £2, 5s. 9d. per week. 
 In addition to the entries relating to taking the waters, 
 amusements, etc., there occurs the following : — ' For 
 cleaning all our teeth at Bath £l, 14s.' 
 
 As already stated, Rachel Baillie was married in 1717 
 to Lord Binning. As the marriage was to take place in 
 Edinburgh, the family, five in number, left London on 
 5th August in a coach with six horses, which was to carry 
 them to Scotland in nine days 3 for £32, 15s. The expenses 
 on the road on this occasion amounted to £14, 13s. 9d. 
 
 1 A property on the east coast of Berwickshire belonging to Sir John Hall. 
 See p. 27. 
 
 8 Probably the son of Mr. Robert Pringle, Under-Secretary of State, who 
 was the third son of Sir Robert Pringle of Stitchell. 
 
 •' This must have been very fast travelling for those days. In 1725 the hire 
 of 'a close bodyed carringe and six horses' cost ^30, and the journey took 
 fourteen days. In 1 7 1 7 the commissioners on the forfeited estates were each 
 allowed ,£50 for their expenses on the road to Scotland. 
 
LADY BINNING, 
 
 AGED 29. 
 
 {From a Portrait at Mellerstain by Maria Verelst.) 
 
.1 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xli 
 
 In 1729 the household were again resident at Mellerstain, 
 and consequently the visit to Bath in that year was a much 
 greater undertaking. The expedition consisted of a coach 
 and six horses and eight riding horses, the journey from 
 Berwick to Bath taking sixteen days. There were six of 
 the family in the coach and two maids ; and the cost of 
 their provisions on the road amounted to £23, 18s. 6d. 
 The board and lodging of seven men for the same period 
 came to £5, 12s., or at the rate of Is. per diem per head, 
 while the cost of feeding the horses during the same period 
 amounted to £30, Is. 9jd. The horses got five days' rest 
 at Bath, after which nine of them were sent back to 
 Scotland under charge of ' Tarn,' who got £14, 14s. for his 
 expenses on the journey. 
 
 But by far the most important of their journeys was 
 undertaken in 1731, when Lord Binning was ordered 
 abroad for his health. Jerviswood, who was getting on 
 in life, was by no means anxious to undertake the fatigues 
 of a long foreign sojourn, but he yielded to the solicitations 
 of his son-in-law, and on the 9th of June 1731 he and 
 Lady Grisell, their daughters Grisie and Rachel, their 
 son-in-law Lord Binning, and their granddaughter ' little 
 Gris ' landed at Rotterdam. They were accompanied 
 by at least four servants, two women and two men, but it 
 is a little difficult to gather the total number of the party, 
 as friends seem to join and leave them. The accounts 
 show clearly the course of their journey. They travelled 
 by schuit or public canal boat, by diligence, by private 
 carriage, and by chair. As was but natural, they made 
 first for Utrecht, where Lady Grisell had lived in exile 
 with her father, and where, in spite of poverty and 
 anxiety, they had been a merry household. 4 She had 
 the greatest pleasure in shewing us every corner of the 
 town, whicn seemed fresh in her memory ; particu- 
 larly the house she had lived in, which she had a great 
 
xlii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 desire to see ; but when she came there they would not 
 let her in, by no arguments either of words or money, for 
 no reason but for fear of dirtying it. She offered to put 
 off her shoes, but nothing could prevail, and she came 
 away much mortified at her disappointment.' 1 
 
 The first long stay was made at Spa, where they took 
 lodgings at the ' Loup,' engaging their own cook. They 
 must have found this house comfortable, for the party 
 makes a still longer stay in it on their return journey. 
 Here they took the waters, and here also they gave a ball 
 and supper to ' 70 persons.' The expense of this latter 
 amounted to £13, 4s. 5d., including £l, lis. 6d. for the 
 4 fidels ' and 12s. for the ' Buckie ' (bouquet). Then they 
 moved on through Liege, Namur, Arlon (where we find 
 the suggestive note 4 imposed on '), and other places on 
 the road south. Each little town provided its custom- 
 house worries and ' searchers ' to be squared, sometimes 
 not altogether satisfactorily, as witness Champagne, 
 where 4 we was searched overly,' and Chalons, where 4 we 
 was stopd 3 days by the impertinence of the Bourro.' 
 They reached Lyons on 11th October, and contracted to 
 be conveyed to Turin partly by chaises and partly by 
 chairs 4 over the Alps cald Munt Sines.' (It will be noted 
 that the sums entered for conveying the party from place 
 to place generally include meals, sometimes two and some- 
 times three a day.) Then they passed through Milan, 
 Parma, Reggio, Modena, Bologna (where it is refreshing 
 to see the first entry of lis. 9d. for ' sasageses '), Loretto, 
 and so to Rome, where they arrived on 4 the 23 Novr. at 
 one o'clock of the day 1731.' On this occasion but a short 
 stay was made in the Eternal City, the party pushing on 
 to Naples, which was their objective, and which they 
 reached on 5th December. 
 
 Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
LORD BINNING. 
 (From a Portrait at Melkr stain.) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xliii 
 
 At Naples they took a house at £8 per month, for which 
 they had to supply china, glass, cutlery, napery, etc. 
 They also hired a coach and horses at £8 per month, and 
 engaged a cook and cook-boy, a maid, and M. Saverio and 
 a ' Vanditor.' Here Lady Grisell at once set to work to 
 learn Italian, her master being paid the munificent sum 
 of 13s. 7d. per month ! In regard to this her daughter 
 writes : 4 At Naples she shewed what would have been 
 a singular quickness of capacity and apprehension at any 
 age much more at hers. She knew not one word of 
 Italian, and had servants of the country that as little 
 understood one word she said ; so that at first she was 
 forced to call me to interpret betwixt them ; but in a 
 very little while, with only the help of a grammar and 
 dictionary, she did the whole business of her family with 
 her Italian servants, went to shops, bought everything 
 she had occasion for, and did it so well that our acquaint- 
 ances who had lived many years there begged the favour 
 of her to buy for them when she provided herself ; think- 
 ing and often saying she did it to much better purpose 
 than they could themselves.' 
 
 As well as studying Italian, the Baillies at this time 
 also studied music, and had much music copied, amongst 
 which the music of Corelli is specially mentioned. 
 
 They remained in Naples until the beginning of May 1732, 
 when they went for the summer to Portiche, again taking 
 a house and having to provide a good many furnishings. 
 On the 14th November they returned to Naples, where 
 apparently they were joined by two of Lord Binning's 
 sons and a second daughter, and where Lord Binning 
 died on 27th December. The Accounts show the expense 
 of the mourning, including a velvet nightgown for 6 my D./ 
 which sounds strange to ears accustomed to the modern 
 meaning of the word ' nightgown.' After this sad event 
 chaises and saddlery were repaired, boxes purchased and 
 
xliv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 got ready, accounts settled, and a start made on the 
 homeward journey. Before leaving Naples, however, 
 they sent home by ship a supply of hams, parmesan cheese, 
 and macaroni. They also shipped home marble slabs to 
 the value of £646, 16s. sterling. 1 
 
 They reached Rome on 29th March 1733, and remained 
 there until 22nd April. Thence they proceeded to Florence, 
 where Lady Grisell had the pictures already referred to 
 of her husband, her daughter Grisie, and her two grand- 
 daughters Gris and Helen painted by Mr. Martin for 
 £11, lis., and where she saw the ostrich in reference to 
 which she afterwards notes for her grandsons, 4 If you 
 have any brass money in your pocket it will be very good 
 for the ostrich.' 2 At Bologna they took a box in the 
 Opera House, which they provided with a cushion and 
 cloth ; and at Venice they bought books and treacle ! and 
 attended amongst other things a ' Gundaliers ' wedding, 
 subscribing a shilling to the fiddlers. Thence through 
 Verona, Trent, Innsbruck, Frankfort, Cologne, they worked 
 their way back to Spa, where they again made a long stay, 
 and then passing through Liege and Brussels to Paris 
 they finally crossed over from Calais to Dover, carrying 
 with them silver, lace, and clothes of all sorts. 
 
 Looking through these Accounts, one cannot but note 
 the constant repairing required by the chaises, or 8 cheases,' 
 as Lady Grisell frequently writes it, the furbishing up of 
 pistols and purchasing of sword belts, etc., indicative of 
 
 1 Boxes containing all sorts of things, clothing, books, honey, treacle, pins, 
 needles, lamps, etc., were sent home in various ways: ' by the Dut. of Newcastle 
 to be left at Dr. Mowbrays,' 'in the trunk that goes to Leghorn to be sent in 
 a man of war,' to be sent by John Gordon Banker in Rotterdam ' in a Scots 
 ship to Robert Foulerton at the Custome House in Leath,' etc. Careful lists 
 were kept of what each box contained, and at the top of one of these is a deleled 
 note in Lady GriselPs hand, '43 Marbel Tables in the coach house, 2 tables in 
 the galarie.' 
 
 8 See p. 396. 
 
GRISIE' AND ' RAC H I E ' BAILLIE, 
 
 AGED 6 AND 2 RESPECTIVELY. 
 {From a Picture at Mellerstain by John Scougall.) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xlv 
 
 the bad 1 and dangerous state of the roads. It will also 
 be noticed that even at that early stage in the history of 
 tea the British matron refused to do without it, and 
 seemed to have had little or no difficulty in obtain- 
 ing it. 
 
 Amongst the purchases, 6 beavor ' skin stockings strike 
 one as peculiar ; and the number of pairs of spectacles 
 purchased is also remarkable. It looks as if a pair must 
 have been left behind by mistake at every stopping-place. 
 
 Amongst the books purchased abroad there are three 
 cookery-books added to Lady Grisell's household library. 
 
 II. Education and Amusements 
 
 As is but natural, entries relating to 4 Grisie ' and 
 4 Rachie ' bulk largely in the Accounts. We cannot trace 
 the career of 4 Grisie ' from her birth, as that event took 
 place shortly before the Accounts begin, but we can 
 follow the life of Rachie from its very dawn, when £2, 18s. 
 stg. is paid to Mrs Scott the midwife, 9s. 8d. to Mr. 
 Livingston for christening her, 3s. 8d. to the 4 bathel of 
 the Church,' and 4s. lOd. in charity, up to the date of her 
 marriage in 1717, when £4, 6s. is paid 4 To my Rachys Pro- 
 clamation etc.,' and £l,ls.6d. 4 For the garland that is brock 
 over the Brid's head,' ' For Bryds favours £3,' and 4 To the 
 Brids Garter £l, 3s.' 2 We can watch the two sisters grow- 
 
 1 ' I bought a chaise at Rome, which cost me twenty five pounds, good English 
 pounds, and had the pleasure of being laid low in it the very second day after I set 
 out. I had the marvellous good luck to escape with life and limbs ; but my 
 delightful chaise broke all to pieces, and I was forced to stay a whole day in 
 a hovel while it was tacked together in such a way as would serve to drag me 
 hither.' So writes Lady Mary Wortley Montagu from Naples on 25th Novem- 
 ber 1739. 
 
 2 'At the marriages of persons of the upper class favours were sewn upon 
 the bride's dress. When the ceremony was concluded all the members of the 
 company ran towards her, each endeavouring to seize a favour. When the 
 
xlvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 ing up by watching their petticoats growing down. 4 1708. 
 For lining Rachys gown and letting down her peticoats ' 
 2s. stg. Then there are all the payments in connection with 
 their education, and with Miss May Menzies who came 'at 
 Lambis 1705 to wate on my children,' and who remained 
 as a friend of the family presumably until her death. 
 
 Miss Menzies was the daughter of William Menzies of 
 Raw, W.S., and her nominal salary was £8 stg. per annum, 
 but 4 I have always paid her £100 Scots " (£8, 6s. 8d. stg.). 
 She was a devoted friend to her charges, for in 1709 Lady 
 Grisell enters, 4 To her over and above her fie for her care 
 of the bairens when they had the fever ' £27, 12s. 2d. stg., 
 and there are also many entries of presents given to her, 
 such as dresses, etc. Talking of her girlhood, Lady Murray 
 writes as follows : 4 We were always with her [Lady 
 Grisell] at home and abroad, but when it was necessary 
 we should learn what was fit for us ; and for that end 
 she got Mrs. May Menzies, a daughter of Mr. Menzies 
 of Raws, Writer to the Signet, to be our governess, who 
 was well qualified in all respects for it, and whose faithful 
 care and capacity my mother depended so much upon, 
 that she was easy when we were with her. She was always 
 with us when our masters came and had no other thought 
 or business but the care and instruction of us ; which I 
 must here acknowledge with gratitude, having been an 
 indulgent though exact mistress to us when young ; and 
 to this time, it being now forty-five years that she has 
 lived with us, a faithful, disinterested friend, with good 
 
 confusion had ceased the bridegroom's man proceeded to pull off the bride's 
 garter, which she modestly dropped. This was cut into small portions, which 
 were presented to eacli member of the company.' — Roger's Scotland, Social and 
 Domestic. We also learn from the same source that it was the custom when 
 a bride of a more humble station entered her new home to break a cake of 
 shortbread over her head, the fragments of which were gathered up by the 
 young people and dreamed on. Perhaps the bride's garland here mentioned 
 was a prettier form of the same custom. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xlvii 
 
 sense, good temper, entirely in our interest, and that with 
 so much honesty that she always spoke her mind sincerely 
 without the least sycophantry.' 
 
 The following letter of instructions by Lady Grisell to 
 Miss Menzies gives us some idea of her duties : — 
 
 Edinburgh, August 16, 1705. 
 Directions for Grisie given May Menzies 
 To rise by seven a clock and goe about her duty of reading, 
 etc. etc., and be drest to come to Breckfast at nine, to play on 
 the spinnet till eleven, from eleven till twelve to write and 
 read French. At two a clock sow her seam till four, at four 
 learn arithmetic, after that dance and play on the spinet again 
 till six and play herself till supper and to bed at nine. 
 
 But the education of Grisie, poor mite, had begun long 
 before this, and had been conducted partly at school and 
 partly by special masters. On 10th November 1696, when 
 she is just four years old, her reading master receives 
 4s. lOd. for the quarter, and her education in this branch 
 is completed in 1701, when a payment of £l, 10s. is made 
 8 to Porterfield to perfect Grisie in reading.' Mr. Thomson 
 receives 9s. 8d. per quarter for teaching writing, Mr. 
 Brown £1 for teaching arithmetic, and Mr. M'Gie £l, Is. 6d. 
 for teaching geography. We also read of 5s. 5d. as the 
 quarter's fee for the reading school ; of 2s. 3d. for 6 Rachies 
 quarter at the School,' and of 4s. lOd. paid for 8 the Bairens 
 milk going to the School.' There is no mention of French 
 lessons — except those given by Miss Menzies — until the 
 family are in London in 1715, when 8 Mistress Faucour ' 
 receives 10s. for a month's tuition and Mr. Dumbar £l, Is. 6d. 
 for the same. 
 
 Then there were dancing lessons, both for the children 
 and, as already mentioned, for Lady Grisell herself. The 
 children's lessons 8 with the Frenchman ' cost about 
 £l, 3s. 8d. a month, just about half what was paid in London 
 to 8 Mr. Isaach for a months dancing to Rachie £3, 4s. 6d.' 
 
xlviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Then of course they go to the balls given by their dancing 
 masters, and we read : — 
 
 1702. May. To Rachys Ball and Grisies . . £0 4 11 
 For a straw hat to Grisies Ball . 0 10 0 
 
 We also find the rather suggestive entry : 4 To Grisies 
 master for coals ' Is. 2jd stg. 
 
 In addition to going out to dances they sometimes had 
 the fiddlers in, for 4s. lOd. was paid ' To Thomson the violer 
 for playing to the bairens a day,' and 9s. 8d. was paid 4 For 
 the Kelso fiddlers 2 days at Mellerstains.' 
 
 Of course the fiddlers may have been employed for 
 the pleasure of their music alone, for music was one 
 of George Baillie's delights, and one which was shared 
 in by his wife and children. The musical education of 
 the latter was certainly varied. ' Grisie ' was taught to 
 play the spinet, virginal, viol and harp. She was also 
 taught singing and ' through bass/ while 6 Rachie ' learns 
 the spinet, virginal, and flute. 4 Grisie ' continued her 
 musical studies long after her marriage, and we find her 
 taking advantage of her stay in Naples, then one of the 
 principal schools of music in the world, to prosecute them 
 there. By the way, there was apparently no one in 
 Edinburgh competent to mend a virginal, although there 
 were tuners there, for in 1714 the 4 fine virginal ' has to 
 be sent from Mellerstain to Leith and shipped to London 
 to be repaired. The repairs cost £12, 10s. and the expenses 
 of getting it there and back came to £2, 3s. 8d. How 
 devoted the family were to music is shown from their 
 Accounts while in London, which show constant entries 
 for tickets for operas and concerts. They evidently 
 belonged to the Handel faction, and not to that of his 
 rival, Bononcini, for they patronise the concert of Castruchi, 
 the leader of Handel's Opera band, who was famous as 
 
 Gloves to them 
 Cheries at the Ball 
 
 2 6 0 
 0 10 0 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 xlix 
 
 a performer on the 4 Violetta Marina,' an instrument of 
 his own invention ; and they go to hear Bernachi, 4 II Re 
 dei cantatori,' take the part of Goffredo in Handel's 
 4 Rinaldo,' and Berenstadt sing the bass part of Arganti. 
 Evidently Bernachi, whose singing particularly appealed 
 to the musically educated, was a special favourite of 
 theirs. He presented them with a dog called 4 Senorina,' 
 and they presented him with a gold watch costing £25 
 and a gold chain costing £4, 10s. When her grandsons 
 Lord Haddington and his brother went abroad in 1740, 
 Lady Grisell specially directed them when at Bologna to 
 4 ask also for Sig re Barnachi the famous singer and Sig re 
 Sandoni the husband of the Cuzone, 1 they will be pleased 
 to be of service to any of our family.' 
 
 Then they bought tickets from the famous singer Mrs. 
 Anastasia Robinson, afterwards Countess of Peterborough, 
 and they no doubt attended her weekly concerts in Golden 
 Square, where were to be found 4 all such as had any pre- 
 tensions to politeness and good taste.' 2 
 
 Concert tickets in London cost about 10s. each ; while 
 in Edinburgh we read of 4 a concert to Grissie,' at various 
 times costing Is. 2§d. stg., 2s. 2d., 2s. 6d., etc. 
 
 Money was easily spent in London on less intellectual 
 pleasures than music. Masquerades, a form of entertain- 
 ment to which the king was partial, were naturally fashion- 
 able, and to many of these the Baillies went as 4 Caposhins,' 
 4 Pilgrims,' etc. Rachel was present as a 4 Country Girl ' 
 at the famous masquerade at Montagu House, tickets for 
 
 1 Cuzzoni, one of the most famous singers of the day. She appeared first in 
 London on 12th January 1722 as Teophane in Handel's 'Otto.' It was while 
 rehearsing for this opera that Handel in a rage seized her round the waist 
 and threatened to throw her out of the window. On one occasion a gentleman 
 in the gallery poetically exclaimed, ' Damn her, she has a nest of nightingales 
 in her belly.' She married Sigr. Sandoni, a harpsichord master and composer 
 of some eminence. She was a foolish and extravagant woman, and eventually 
 died in great poverty. — Grove's Dictionary of Music. 
 
 2 Burney's History. 
 
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 which were much sought after, and where ' there was a 
 drawing-room for the King who was not there,' and 
 c where everything was in great order and magnificence, ' 
 and 6 could not have cost less than five or six hundred 
 pounds.' 1 Then they lost money at cards at the Dukes 
 of Roxburgh and Montrose, at the Earls of Stair and 
 Rothes, at Ladies Loudoun, Strafford, Mar, Dupplin, etc. 
 They dined with the Prince and Princess of Wales, with 
 the Dukes of Chandos and Hamilton, Sir Robert Walpole, 
 Mr. Speaker Onslow, Mr. Doddington, and scores of other 
 interesting people, 2 c and were as usual in the first circles, 
 Mr. Baillie's house being the resort of the best company 
 and the rendezvous of many of the wits of that day.' 3 
 
 We have mentioned how the Baillies accepted a present 
 of a dog from Signor Bernachi, but we read in Lady 
 Murray's Memoirs of another present which was not so 
 well received. She writes : 4 He had an infinite pleasure 
 in giving even little trifling presents to his friends, but 
 did not like receiving. If it was from any he thought 
 had a view to his interest for them he would not suffer 
 it though never so trifling. He made us return a parrot 
 given us when he was in the Admiralty by a gentleman 
 who was soliciting something there.' As to this Mr. Harry 
 Graham writes : 4 ' To be given a parrot at any time is 
 annoying, but when such a gift partakes of the nature of 
 a bribe it becomes doubly offensive.' Mr. Graham, how- 
 ever, forgot when writing this that Mr. Baillie's fondness 
 for animals was well known. An examination of Lady 
 Grisell's accounts shows that the gentleman who presented 
 the parrot was not such a simpleton as Mr. Graham not 
 
 1 Diary of Mary, Countess of Cowper. 
 
 2 See 'Bills of Fair,' p. 281, in which Lady Grisell not only states with 
 whom they dined, but what they had for dinner, and how the dishes were 
 arranged on the table. 
 
 8 Appendix to Lady Murray's Memoirs. 
 
 4 A Group of Scottish Women, by Harry Graham. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 li 
 
 unnaturally concludes, lor Mr. Baillie had a sufficient 
 liking for parrots to pay 4s. lOd. for having one brought 
 from Glasgow in 1703, and a reward of 2s. 4 for finding the 
 parrit,' when it escaped in 1704. Besides this parrot 
 there were purchased in 1705 a mavis for 2s. 6d., 2 lint 
 whites for Is. 8d., and in 1713 the then large sum of £l, 10s. 
 is paid for a 4 mavis cage.' 4 The dog Lyon ' is purchased 
 in 1718 for 2s. 6d., and in the same year 10s. 6d. is paid 
 4 To teach Jessie the dog tricks.' 
 
 III. Servants 
 
 The question of servants seems to have bulked as 
 largely then as now. One is accustomed to talk of the 
 good old-fashioned servant who came as a girl and died 
 as a nuisance at an advanced age, but although there 
 are occasional traces of this class of domestic to be met 
 with in the Baillie Accounts, one is more struck by the 
 constant changes in the household. In fact, those changes 
 are so frequent that it is very difficult to judge of the size 
 of the establishment, 1 and one is reluctantly driven to the 
 conclusion that Lady Grisell was in some ways just too 
 good a manager. For instance, there are eighteen different 
 servants mentioned in the first three years of their married 
 life, and that in an establishment consisting apparently 
 of four women servants and a manservant. During the 
 next ten years there are sixty different servants men- 
 tioned, of whom thirty-one do not remain a year and 
 seventeen do not remain two years. When, after the 
 accession of George i., the family took up its quarters in 
 London, the same ill luck as to domestics followed them 
 there. In 1715 there were no fewer than eight cooks : one 
 remained a day, one a night, and one made out two months, 
 
 1 In 1697 cess is paid for eight servants, and in London there were eight 
 servants. 
 
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 but was then carried away by the constables. The same 
 misfortune overtook Hellen Williams the housemaid, who 
 is charged with 8s. 2d. 8 For constables and cariing befor a 
 Justice of Peace.' No hint is given of their crimes, nor 
 do we learn anything of their fate, unless this item in the 
 following year's Accounts has reference to them : — 4 July 
 31. To the servants at Newgate Prison 2s. 6d.' In 1717 
 there were four cooks, one of whom stayed a night and 
 one a fortnight and was paid for a month, which meant a 
 good deal under Lady Grisell's careful sway. No wonder 
 Lady Grisell when an old woman wrote to her daughter, 
 Lady Murray : 4 My dear, Stay till Saturday if Lady S. 
 desires you, and tell her not to be uneasie at the disap- 
 pointments in servants, for being a thing she will always 
 meet, it would be a plague indeed if one laid it to heart. 
 If she can lift her house to St. Giles's we should all live 
 together and everyone serve another, but I would keep 
 the purse and make them eat their meat in order. Our 
 housemaid is so long that your sister has made two of 
 her, for we have only her and the cook and I 'm in no 
 hope for a laundrimaid. You '11 think I have said enough 
 with a vomite on my stomach which is only by way of 
 prevention.' 1 
 
 There are, as has been hinted, several notable exceptions 
 to this short service system. May Menzies, the governess, 
 to whom reference has already been made, remained all 
 her life, and Tarn Youll, the coachman, seems also to have 
 been more or less of a fixture. Tarn entered the Baillies' 
 service in 1706 as groom, at a money wage of £l, 10s. stg. 
 and his clothes, excepting linen. He eventually became 
 
 1 This is written by Lady Grisell in an old and shaky hand in the middle of 
 an undated letter from Lady Binning to Lady Murray describing a seizure Lady 
 Grisell had had the previous night, diagnosed by Dr. Carlton as the result of 
 wind caused by too long fasts. He advises 'she should eat little at a time, and 
 often, fasting long is very bad for her.' 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 liii 
 
 coachman, and went with the family to London, where his 
 wages were raised to £3. His career exemplifies another 
 point in connection with Lady Grisell's household service, 
 viz. the custom of fining the domestics for faults and 
 charging them with any loss sustained through their 
 carelessness or misconduct. Thus there is an entry in 
 Tarn Youll's account as follows : 1709. 4 To him for 
 George Dods loss of work when drunk and lam'd his leg 
 £7, 4s. Scots.' 1 And George Dods's account for the same 
 year contains this entry : 4 March 25. For a velvet cap 
 he spoilt £2, 8s. Scots.' In 1712 Tarn is again in disgrace 
 for having got drunk at Makerstoun, for which he is fined 
 10s. stg., the entry being, 4 April 20. To him for excessive 
 drinking.' In 1714 he meets with still severer punish- 
 ment in connection with a mare which had apparently 
 come by an accident through his carelessness, for he has 
 not only to pay £l, 10s. stg. 4 To the ferriers account,' 
 but also 10s. stg. for the hire of a horse 4 to the coch when 
 the mare was spoilt ' — £2 out of a money wage of £2, 10s. 
 When his wife is ill a doctor and drugs are provided for 
 her, but they are charged against him in his account — 
 £1, 16s. 6d. It is the same with the accounts of all the 
 other servants. They are carefully charged with anything 
 provided or done for them or their families beyond the 
 bargain of their service. They are fined for misbehaviour, 2 
 and have to pay for 4 breakages ' unless reported the same 
 day. 3 
 
 As this subject of servants is one of considerable interest, 
 Lady Grisell's 4 Memorandums and Directions to Servants ' 
 
 1 It was Youll who was drunk, and not Dods, as is shown by another 
 entry. By the way there were not fewer than three ' Tarn Youlls ' in the 
 establishment at the same time, which must have made things a trifle 
 confusing. 
 
 2 '1706. To James Carrin for wilful absence from his service, Scots.' 
 His wage was ,£30 Scots. 
 
 3 See p. 275, rule 22. 
 
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 has been included in this volume. It is rendered still 
 more interesting by there being given a table of their 
 weekly diet — diet which would certainly not suit the 
 servant of to-day. It will be observed that there is no 
 such thing as butter allowed with their 4 oat loaf, broun 
 bread or Ry.' 
 
 As already stated, it is difficult to gather from the 
 earlier accounts how many servants were kept, but when 
 the family were in London there appear to have been eight, 
 and latterly at Mellerstain there must have been about 
 seventeen, as is shown by a list of the servants as at 
 Whitsunday 1740 :— 
 
 Ann Turnbull, Housekeeper 
 Margaret Rutherd, Gentlewoman 
 Betty ogle, Landry maid 
 Janet, Housemaid 
 Ann Castles, Cook 
 Margaret Hardy, Washer 
 Hellen Youl, Dary Maid 
 Pegie, Kitchen Maid 
 Hendry de Pallie, Butler 
 George Deans, Gardner 
 Robert Taylor, Cochman 
 William Hull, Footman 
 Tarn Youll, his land coachman about 
 Andrew Youl, Postilion 
 George Carter, Groom . 
 Tarn Youll, Carter 
 John, Under cook . 
 George Howison, herd without meat 
 George Dods, officer without meat . 
 
 £5 
 5 
 2 
 2 
 
 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 8 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 14 0 0 
 
 14 0 0 
 
 8 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 2 10 0 
 
 4 0 0 
 
 3 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 7 5 0 
 
 £94 15 0 
 
 In Appendix n. will be found a note of the money wages 
 paid to servants prior to 1718 as shown in the Accounts. 
 In judging of the figures there given as applicable to 
 Scotland, it is necessary to add to the money wage the 
 
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 lv 
 
 value of two pairs of shoes supplied annually to each 
 maidservant, and the value of all clothes except linen 
 supplied to most of the menservants. The former may 
 be taken as having been worth about 4s. stg. per annum 
 and the latter about £2 stg. per annum. 
 
 ' Drink money ' or tips to servants of course figures 
 largely, and there seems little doubt that this burden was 
 even more oppressive then than now. As far as can be 
 judged, 4 drink money ' per annum averaged about one- 
 fifth of the annual wage-bill of the servants. The entry 
 which gives the largest amount of drink money is in 1717, 
 and is as follows : ' For all drink money while at Edin- 
 burgh and travelling about the 6 moneths I was in Scot- 
 land £29, 10s. stg.' This would represent something like 
 £200 of the money of to-day, and strikes one as a large sum 
 even for people in such a position as the Baillies, who were 
 no doubt accompanied by two or three servants. 
 
 It is not only the amount of the drink money that is 
 surprising ; it is also the servants to whom drink money 
 is paid. The recipients are nearly always nurses. 1 Of 
 course one can understand that at a christening the nurse 
 would be the natural person to tip, but the occasions cannot 
 always have been christenings, even admitting how fashion- 
 able large families then were. 
 
 As already stated, the menservants received clothing, 
 but it is a little difficult to give details of what was supplied, 
 as in most cases material is purchased and made up by 
 the tailor at a wage of 4d. a day and his food. Still it is 
 possible to glean a certain amount of information. Duncan 
 Bisset, whose wage was £2 per annum, received in 1702 
 shoes 4s., linen running drawers Is. 3d., running shoes 
 3s. 2d., twil drawers Is. 2|d., string 3jd., hat 4s. 6d., shirts 
 
 1 See vol. xxxix. of the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland \ 
 p. 121, where Mr. A. O. Curie refers to this. 
 
lvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 4s. 8d., cap 3s., drawers and gloves 2s. 8d., stockings 
 Is. 10d., a bonnet Id., blue cloth for a coat £l, 14s. 3jd., 
 for furnishing and making the same 4s. 8d. Duncan had 
 to supply at his own expense 4 linen to his neck,' which 
 cost him 2s. lOd. In 1715 a suit of livery seems to have 
 cost £4, 10s., and a big lined coat £2, 10s., while a suit of 
 ordinary clothes for the barnman cost only £l. 
 
 We get another instance of Lady Grisell's careful 
 management from such entries as the following : 4 1716. 
 Nov. 16. For turning two coats into two waistcoats to 
 George and Tarn 10s.' 
 
 Board wages in Scotland were at that time Is. a day, 
 but this no doubt included lodging, as the cost of feeding 
 a servant according to the dietary given by Lady Grisell 
 on p. 277 works out at about 3d. a day. In 1716 the 
 cost of feeding servants in England is given as follows : — 
 
 For meat to 4 servants when I was nine weeks at Bath from 
 8 Augt. till 8 Oct. from Betson . . £0 15 2 
 
 For bread in that time . . . . . 12 2 
 For candle, cheese roots, etc. in that time . 0 6 6 
 For Bear 0 18 0 
 
 £3 1 10 
 
 or nearly Is. 9d. per head per week. Either the servants 
 must have starved themselves in 1716 or they must have 
 6 done ' themselves uncommonly well in 1718, for under 
 8th October of that year we find the following corresponding 
 entries : — 
 
 For meat to 4 servants for 6 weeks wt Mrs. Dundas 
 [while] I was at Bath from Clements Butcher . £1 8 
 
 bread 0 9 1 
 
 drink 2| barrill 12 6 
 
 sundry other provisions . . . . . 2 12 3 
 
 £5 11 10 
 
 This works out at 4s. 8d. per head per week. 
 
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 lvii 
 
 IV. Household Expenses 
 
 Under this heading, as already mentioned, Lady Grisell 
 entered all expenditure in connection with provisioning, 
 firing, lighting, and washing. Not only did she enter 
 sums actually spent, but she also charged herself with the 
 prices of all supplies drawn from the estate. These 
 would no doubt be credited in some 4 home farm ' Account 
 Book, but that has not been found. During the first 
 years of her married life the details given under this heading 
 are rather meagre, but they increase year by year, and are 
 eventually very voluminous. It is, of course, quite impos- 
 sible to refer to all the articles mentioned, and as the 
 extracts from the Accounts may not give some of these, 
 an attempt has been made by means of an appendix to 
 keep a note of the most important of them and of their 
 prices, though the Editor is aware that a tabulated state 
 of this sort is apt to be misleading as it gives no indication 
 of what was in common or only in occasional use. An 
 attempt has also been made in the same Appendix to 
 contrast, where data make it possible, the prices ruling 
 in Scotland and in England in the early eighteenth century 
 with those of the present day. 
 
 A careful examination of this part of the expenditure 
 shows that on an average nearly a fourth of it was spent 
 on alcoholic drinks, and that exclusive of the beer brewed 
 at home. In Scotland, French wine (this may be another 
 name for claret, although Lady Grisell seems to draw a 
 distinction between the two), claret, canary, sack, mum, 
 brandy, ale, and beer are the principal drinks and are 
 bought in large quantities, while other wines and spirits, 
 such as burgundy, aquavits, arrac, etc., are only rarely 
 mentioned. In England, on the other hand, arrac and 
 burgundy frequently figure, and champagne makes its 
 appearance. These two latter wines are generally bought 
 
lviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 together and in the same number of bottles, rather in- 
 dicating that they were got for special occasions. 
 
 Turning to temperance drinks, the first mention of tea 
 in Lady Grisell's Accounts is in 1702, when a shilling is 
 paid for a ' tee pot.' There is, however, a still earlier 
 reference to tea in the Inventory of the furnishings of 
 her mother-in-law's house in Edinburgh, which is dated 
 5th June 1696, and where we find mention of 4 a whet 
 (white) ern (iron) tee stop (stoup).' Little tea-cups to 
 drink out of are also purchased in 1702, and a little 4 yetlen 1 
 kettle ' and spirits of wine for boiling the same. 2 In 1705 
 we have 4 2 dozen china plats, 2 dusin tee and jacolite 
 dishes and a tee pot and basone bought by Greenknowe 
 in Holland ' £8, 2s. 6d. stg., and in 1706 Is. 4d. is paid for 
 ' a pot for milk to tee.' We have thus the tea-table fairly 
 complete. The first entry narrating the purchase of tea 
 itself does not occur until 1708, when half a pound Bohea 
 is purchased for £l. That is at the rate of £l, 9s. Id. per 
 pound avoirdupois. Probably prior to that date any tea 
 got was purchased by Mr. Baillie when in London. With 
 tea 'at such a price Lady Grisell naturally buys but seldom, 
 and at first in half or quarter pound quantities, generally 
 purchasing at the same time with Bohea an equal quantity 
 of green tea, which cost about half as much. As the 
 fortunes of the family improved and the price fell, tea 
 was used more and more, and latterly figures pretty often 
 in the Accounts. Coffee is mentioned in 1703, and a 
 4 coper pott ' for Coffee is entered in old Mrs. Baillie's 
 Inventory of 1696. Chocolate is referred to as early as 
 1695. Fruits and confections are frequently bought, and 
 occasionally 4 taiblet for the bairens.' 
 
 1 Cast-iron. 
 
 2 Spirit lamps are mentioned in old Mrs. Baillie's Inventory already 
 referred to, where we find ' two coper things for holding of cotten to burn 
 with wein.' 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lix 
 
 As to food supplies, not much need be said. With the 
 exception of anchovies, which are only once purchased, 
 the other items mentioned in the Appendix occur with 
 more or less frequency. Herrings of course bulk largely, 
 and many barrels of them are sent as presents to Mr. 
 Secretary Johnston in London. It is curious to note that 
 when in London Lady Grisell finds it cheaper to have 
 barley, starch, washing blue, butter, shelled peas, indigo, 
 etc., sent from Edinburgh. 
 
 Cows, oxen, calves, sheep, lambs, and pigs are also 
 largely used for food, as well as fowls, domesticated and 
 wild, the latter being purchased at all seasons. Unfor- 
 tunately there are no data to enable us to contrast the 
 prices of butcher meat in Scotland and England, but it 
 will be noted that in England mutton is dearer per pound 
 than beef, and the relative prices of cattle and sheep 
 indicate that this also was the case in Scotland. Lady 
 Murray gives us a carefully drawn up statement of the 
 quantities of supplies consumed by the establishment for 
 several years after Lady Grisell' s death, two of which are 
 given as specimens, 1 but when considering these, it must 
 be borne in mind that Mellerstain was at that time the 
 residence of ladies only. 
 
 Perhaps it is not inappropriate under this head to refer 
 to the question of menus. Lady Grisell left a book of 
 these ' Bills of Fair ' as she calls them. They are peculiarly 
 interesting from the fact that they give not only her own 
 dinners, but the dinners of the friends by whom she was 
 entertained, and further, the lists are made so as to show 
 the position of the dishes on the table. A few of these 
 are printed, 2 and it will be seen from them that two 
 courses, a relief and dessert, constituted a formal dinner. 
 All the dishes of each course were set down on the 
 
 1 Pp- 304-306. 
 
 2 Tp. 2S1-304. 
 
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 table, and a relief consisted of one or two dishes sub- 
 stituted for some of those of the first course. Some- 
 times Lady Grisell draws circles round the name of 
 each dish to represent the plate. From these 1 Bills ' 
 we see what was the dinner when the Baillies dined 
 with the Prince and Princess of Wales at Richmond, with 
 the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Roxburgh, Bishop of 
 Sarum, Duke of Chandos, Lord Stair, Lord Oxford, Lady 
 Mary Wortley Montagu, etc., and what the Baillies gave 
 these great people when they in turn dined with them. 
 It will be noted that in these menus there is only one 
 mention of potatoes, and that in one of the foreign menus 
 in 1733. 
 
 The House Accounts contain many other odd items of 
 information. For instance, we find that Lady Grisell made 
 her own ink, and excellent ink it was, out of copperas and 
 galls, and her blacking for boots out of lamp black and 
 beeswax. We learn that a barrel containing thirty salted 
 cod cost £l, and a barrel of pickled oysters 2s. ; that out of 
 thirty dozen oranges and twenty dozen lemons Lady Grisell 
 had ' 8 gallons orange wine and large 12 gallons of panch 
 and 2 doz. oranges besides to preserve ' ; that a flambeau 
 cost from Is. 2d. to Is. 6d ; that the salmon bill for the 
 year amounted to £l, 7s. ; that tobacco cost 2s. and snuff 
 4s. a lb., also that the ladies used the latter. We find 
 that in London, as coals were expensive, a cinder sieve 
 was purchased, and charcoal and billets of wood were 
 burned, and brushwood and roots used. In fact, the 
 information is inexhaustible. 
 
 V. Buildings, Gardens, and Estate Management 
 
 The picturesque old tower of Jerviswood had been the 
 residence of George Baillie's father. There all his 
 children had been born, and there his widow took up 
 
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 lxi 
 
 her residence when the estates were restored to the 
 family. There is extant in the old lady's handwriting 
 an Inventory of the furniture and plenishings at Jervis- 
 wood as at November 1694. It is an interesting and mar- 
 vellously spelt document, and we learn from it how the 
 various rooms were furnished, or rather unfurnished : 
 witness the purple chamber, which contained only ' a 
 very old bed all brok,' and ' My study,' which belied its 
 title by containing nothing but water stoops, cups, coggies, 
 spits, girdels, raxes, quiechs, etc. There was no drawing- 
 room, 4 My Chamber ' having no doubt contrived a double 
 debt to pay, and the dining-room held nought but 4 en 
 beg ern chemly [grate] with a bake ' and ' a bege wenscott 
 tebell and two fur tember one lesser.' Some of the windows 
 would also appear to have been only half glazed, the lower 
 half being a hinged wooden shutter, as indicated by there 
 being 4 In a beg pres 4 4 pr of wendow bands ' or hinges. 
 Jerviswood and its furnishings, its 4 three win glasses two 
 of them wanting the foot,' was as typical of the Scotland 
 that was passing as Mellerstain Tower, the Baillies' other 
 residence, became typical of the Scotland that was coming. 
 
 As his mother was occupying the old family residence 
 of Jerviswood, George Baillie had perforce to adopt Meller- 
 stain Tower as his country residence. Unfortunately, 
 there are no traces left of the latter place. It probably 
 occupied the site of the buildings erected towards the 
 end of the eighteenth century from the designs of R. and J. 
 Adam, and united as these do now the two wings built 
 by George Baillie. In spite of the beautiful roofs and 
 exquisite woodcarvings of its successor, one cannot help 
 regretting the disappearance of the old Tower, the top 
 of which we learn from the Accounts was so carefully 
 repaired every year. 
 
 Probably during old Mrs. BailKe's lifetime this old 
 Tower was even less comfortable than Jerviswood, but 
 
lxii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 she had not long been dead, and the estates freed of her 
 jointure, before extensive repairs and additions began to 
 be made to it. During the years 1701, 1702, and 1703 
 £217, 12s. 4d. was spent on repairing the Tower and 
 offices. Each following year something was added. In 1706 
 there is paid 6s. for measuring off ' 33 acres, 3 ruds, 17 f . 
 8 ells for a park,' and in 1708 the park dykes are built at 
 a cost of £54, 9s. 5d. In 1709, looking to the times, this 
 most extraordinary entry occurs : 4 Expense of building 
 the Bath house £65, 4s. 4d.' In 1711 a new kitchen is 
 built which apparently had a thatched roof. And so the 
 additions go on. 
 
 Nor is the garden or planting neglected. In 1701 young 
 trees are bought for 3s. 4d. from 4 Hundalie,' and fir seed 
 is frequently got — sometimes from London. The price 
 of the latter seems to have varied considerably, from 2s. 
 per lb. in 1704, to 15s. in 1711. There is a nursery formed 
 at Jerviswood, and large numbers of young trees purchased 
 for there and Mellerstain — limes, yews, thorns, planes, 
 elms, geans, firs, chestnuts, walnuts, and fruit trees. 
 Acorns are also got. In 1712 we have one of Lady Grisell's 
 characteristic entries : ' For young trees bought by John 
 Hope which was a perfit cheat £2, 10s.' and in 1715 we 
 read of Is. 8d. being paid ' For nailing up the vine tree.' 
 
 There were evidently a few well-grown trees still left 
 in Scotland at this date, in spite of the general belief 
 to the contrary, as shown by such entries as : 1703. 
 ' Repairing tenants house in part,' ' all timber being cut in 
 the wood,' and again in 1709, ' To James Blakie 2 days 
 at Langshaw cutting timber.' 
 
 Unfortunately, little or no detail is given of seeds pur- 
 chased for the garden. Of vegetables, spinach, peas, and 
 parsley are mentioned, and of flowers anemones, ranun- 
 culuses, jonquils, and tulips. 
 
 A bowling-green is laid out in 1710 and 1711, at a cost 
 
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 lxiii 
 
 of £7, 3s. Id., on which the peacock purchased in 1704 no 
 doubt displayed itself. 
 
 The entries in regard to the enclosing of land are of 
 interest, the first occurring in 1699, when £4 is paid for 
 putting up one of the park dykes, and later on there are 
 entries of abatements granted to tenants for ' dykes, 
 eaten corns and cart roads.' The cost of building a dry 
 stone dyke was Is. per rood, 1 as compared with about 
 Is. per yard nowadays, and Lady Grisell took care to see 
 that she got a good job, as witness the following docu- 
 ment : — 
 
 Be it known that whereas I George Cairncross Mason in 
 Selikrete being imployed by the Right Hon. Lady Grisell 
 Baillie on building these dry dykes at the strype being south- 
 ward from the towne [?] hill at Mellerstain but there being 
 thirty roods of the said dyke that are builded with small stones 
 and thereby is not [sic] found not to be good and sufficient 
 I therefore do hereby bind and oblige myself to hold good and 
 sufficient the said thirty roods of dykes during the space of 
 twentie years under the paneltie of five pounds Sterling given 
 at Mellerstane this twentie-ninth day of Novem r 17 hundred 
 and forty-three years before these witnesses Wm. Lamb and 
 George Carter servants to the said Lady Grisell Baillie. 
 
 (Sgd) George Cairncross. 
 
 William Lamb, Witness. 
 George Carter, Witness. 
 
 The most startling figures, however, in those Accounts 
 are those relating to the building of cot-houses. Even 
 assuming them to have been no better than the dwellings 
 described by John Ray, 4 pitiful cots built of stone and 
 covered with turfs having in them but one room, many of 
 them no chimneys, the windows very small holes and not 
 glazed ' — even at this the prices paid for the erection of 
 some of them strike one as ridiculously small. In 1696 
 
 1 A rood here probably meant 6 ells Scots, or 6 yards 6 inches Imperial. 
 
lxiv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 a cot-house is built for 4 Liddas the Marchant ' at a cost 
 of £1, but it must have been a building of a superior class, 
 for in 1702 James Ormiston's cot house is built for 4s., 
 and we find mention of others costing lis. Id., 5s., and 
 14s. 4d. In 1714 many of the details of building the 
 4 new house ' are given, the cost of which amounted to 
 £4, 12s. 3d. This house was of a superior order, and was 
 glazed with 4 ches losens ' — presumably small square 
 panes of glass instead of diamond-shaped ones. 1 There 
 can be little doubt that the low price at which cot-houses 
 were erected is accounted for by the fact that the build- 
 ing material consisted largely of tuft divots, the supply 
 of which is so often referred to. Divots, no doubt, also 
 formed the roofing of these miserable dwellings, although 
 the larger houses were either slated or thatched. In 
 1709 there is an entry dealing with the slating of Lang- 
 shaw House, and in the same year we read of straw being 
 supplied for the thatching of Mellerstain, ' For 85 threve 
 oat stra crop 1707 @ 6s. to sting the house,' £2, 2s. 6d. stg., 
 and of heather being got for the thatching of the Church of 
 Earlston, ' For hather and thicking of the church,' 7s. stg. 
 
 VI. Furniture and Furnishings 
 
 The purchases of furniture and furnishings for the 
 Baillies' Edinburgh house, for Mellerstain, and for their 
 house in London, are given in great detail, and show a 
 good supply of most of our modern requirements. Mr. 
 Henry Grey Graham, in his Social Life of Scotland in 
 the Eighteenth Century, refers to the lack of drinking 
 glasses, and, as already mentioned, there would appear 
 to have been a lack of these at Jerviswood. But 
 
 1 The farm-houses in Dumbartonshire in the beginning of the nineteenth 
 century are described as small buildings ' of dry stone, or at best cemented 
 with clay, a roof of heavy timber covered with sod and rotten straw, or ferns.' 
 
 — General View of the Agriculture of Dumbartonshire. 
 
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 lxv 
 
 in George Baillie's establishment there were plenty of 
 single wine-glasses purchased at 5d. each, double wine- 
 glasses at 8d., ale-glasses at Is., water-glasses at Is., and 
 decanters at 4s. each. There was also a glass churn 
 which cost Is. 8d., and which strikes one as a curious thing. 
 Then there are scarlet carpets (1696), and in London oil- 
 cloth for the dining-room floor ; window curtains of crape, 
 calico, muslin, and damask ; arras hangings of plush, etc., 
 which in 1712 began to give place to wallpaper, for we 
 read of three 4 pices of stamped paper ' being purchased at 
 2s. 6d. each, and five 4 pice varnished paper ' at 13s., and 
 in the following year twenty-five 4 pices of stamped paper ' 
 for £4, 6s. This must be an early use of wallpaper, but 
 the two following entries dealing with bells are still more 
 interesting : 1696. 4 For a bell and cord to the door ' 
 2s. 5d. stg., 1705. 4 For a bell to the low room ' 2s. stg. 
 The first of these clearly indicates a hanging front door 
 bell instead of a tirling pin or knocker, while the second 
 seems to indicate a bell communicating with the servants' 
 quarters. As hanging bells in houses are said to have 
 been unknown in France until the beginning of the eigh- 
 teenth century, and were not introduced into England 
 until the reign of Queen Anne, these two entries are 
 distinctly worthy of note. 
 
 The decoration of rooms with mirrors was evidently 
 much in fashion, and there seems to have been tradesmen 
 in Edinburgh capable of making these, for in 1704 we read 
 of £3, Is. 6d. paid for a 4 Chimney glass and silvering ' ; 
 and again in 1709, 14s. paid for 4 silvering the chimney 
 glass.' Still the Edinburgh mirrors cannot have been 
 equal to the London ones, for 4 Chimney and pannel glass ' 
 to the value of £10, 17s. lOd. was shipped to Leith in that 
 same year, and when the Baillies furnished their London 
 house wall mirrors played a most conspicuous part in its 
 decoration. 
 
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lxvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 VII. Lawyers and Doctors 
 We get from these Accounts a considerable amount of 
 information as to the fees paid to counsel and to agents. 
 In December 1694, the King's Advocate, Sir Gilbert 
 Elliot, gets £8, 8s. for four consultations ; in April 1696 
 he is paid a fee of £l, 6s. 2d. for a consultation ; in January 
 1696 he is paid a fee of £5, 5s. ; and in November of the 
 same year he is paid £3, 3s. for drawing two Deeds of 
 Entail of Mr. Baillie's estates. Lawyers will note that 
 the client consults counsel and pays his fees without the 
 intervention of an agent, and that the Lord Advocate 
 did not require, as he does now, to have a junior conjoined 
 with him in a consultation. It is a little difficult to com- 
 pare the charges of Mr. Baillie's solicitor, Mr. Chiesly, with 
 those prevalent nowadays, as documents and business 
 were of such a different nature. We do, however, learn 
 that in 1705 2s. 5d. is paid for drawing a Bond and two 
 Back Bonds, and 4s. lOd. for writing a Bond in the follow- 
 ing year. In 1707 John Wood is paid 4s. Id. 6 for writing 
 2 mens tacks and a Court at Langshaw,' so we may 
 safely assume that solicitors were no more overpaid than 
 were the Judges of the Court of Session. It is interesting 
 to note that Jerviswood was granting tacks of his land, 
 a custom which did so much to improve agriculture in 
 Scotland, but which was at that time only just coming 
 into practice. 
 
 The fees paid to doctors and surgeons compare favour- 
 ably with those paid to lawyers. Fees of lis., £2, 2s., and 
 £3, 3s. are common, and the practice of bleeding must 
 have yielded to the surgeons a regular and remunerative 
 return. The ordinary charge in Scotland for bleeding a 
 member of the family was 9s. 8d., and for one of the ser- 
 vants, 4s. lOd. If the luxury of being bled from the 
 4 Jouglar vain ' was indulged in, it was more expensive, 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxvii 
 
 costing £l, Is. 6d. In England the bleeding was done at 
 the Bagnio or Baths, such entries as 4 For cupping Rachy 
 in the Banyo 5s.' being of frequent occurrence. The 
 Bagnio in Edinburgh, situated in the Canongate and kept 
 by one Rees, which is mentioned two or three times, did 
 not apparently undertake surgery, but, curiously enough, 
 it was possible to get accommodation there for the night, 
 for in 1707 we read : ' For lodging 2 nights in the Bainio 
 and 4 times bathing ' £l, 4s. stg. Head baths could also 
 be obtained, for £l is paid to Mr. Knox for 'head baths.' 
 These Bagnios or Baths were no doubt of the nature of 
 Turkish Baths, and those in Edinburgh are referred to 
 also in the Account Book of Sir John Foulis. 1 
 
 The frequency with which the Baillies took these baths 
 and went to watering-places, and the large quantities of 
 mineral waters that appear so frequently in the accounts. 
 4 Spa Water,' 4 Scarbrough Water,' 4 Queen of Hungry 
 Water,' etc., indicate that either Lady Grisell or her hus- 
 band or both were troubled with rheumatism or gout. 
 
 It is also to be noted that in 1705, when 4 Rachy ' is ill, 
 a special nurse is got for her at a fee of 5s. 
 
 Two or three entries occur relating to the syringing of 
 ears, which are explained by the fact that Mr. Baillie 
 gradually became very deaf. Indeed, his increasing deaf- 
 ness was the reason given for his retirement from the 
 Treasury. 
 
 It is impossible to leave this subject without a reference 
 to dentistry. Throughout the Accounts no mention is 
 made of the purchase of a tooth-brush, although the family 
 go occasionally to a dentist to have their teeth 4 cleaned,' 
 
 1 The College of Physicians had a bath in the Cowgate about this time, for 
 which i/- stg. was charged, and T \d. stg. as fee to the servant. This bath 
 was let in 17 14 to Alex. Murray, W.S., and John Russel of Bradshaw, W.S. 
 Looking to the fees prevailing in the W.S. profession, one is not surprised to 
 find two of the members trying to eke out their incomes by running a 
 bath. 
 
lxviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 at which times powder is mentioned as being purchased. 
 Thus in 1709 : 4 To teeth cleaning each half a crown and 
 puders ' 14s. 4 1717. To cleaning all our teeth at Bath 
 £l, 14s.' Visits are also paid to the dentist for still more 
 unpleasant purposes, as witness the entry in 1705 : 4 For 
 stopping teeth with lead and something to clean 'em 10s.' ; 
 and the entry in 1717 : 4 July, to Vilponta for drawing 
 Grisie's tooth 10s. 9d.' 
 
 VIII. Horses and Carriages 
 
 The Baillie expenses in connection with the keep of 
 horses and upkeep of carriages and harness in Scotland 
 averaged for the years 1692 to 1714 about £35 per annum, 
 exclusive of the wages of coachmen and grooms. As there 
 were certainly four coach mares, besides hunting mares 
 and a cart horse, it may be taken that this figure covered 
 the keep of at least seven horses, and that consequently 
 the keep of a horse for a year was under £5. As the Baillies 
 bred their own horses, there are not so many entries dealing 
 with their purchase as one might otherwise have expected. 
 The highest price given for a horse is £22, 4s. 5d., paid in 
 1696 for a gelding. A pony for Grisie cost £3, 6s. 8d. ; 
 horses £10, £9, 14s. 8d., and £7 ; a mare £4, 8s. lid. Colts 
 are gelded at 2s., although, as Lady Grisell explains, the 
 usual price is Is., rumping costs Is., and bleeding, which 
 is of frequent occurrence, lOd. ; while stallions for the 
 mares cost £2, 2s. (Bath). Coach harness for a pair of 
 horses cost in 1705 £4, 16s., in 1702 a leather side saddle 
 is bought for 12s., while in 1712 4 a fine sadle to Grisie 
 yellow velvite trim'd with silver ' costs £13 ; a pad saddle 
 and furniture in 1701 costs £2, 2s., and a ' clog bag 1 saddle 9 
 and all its furniture costs, in 1704, 17s. 4d. 
 
 When the Baillies were first married, the carriage they 
 
 1 Saddle bag. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxix 
 
 owned was a ' berlyn,' a light carriage capable of containing 
 two persons, said to have been invented about forty years 
 before by ' Philip de Chiese, a native of Piedmont in the 
 service of Frederick William, Elector of Bradenburg.' 1 
 In 1699, however, a chariot is purchased in London, whence 
 it is brought to Edinburgh, at a cost of £5, 3s. The price 
 of the chariot unfortunately is not given. Some idea of 
 the state of the roads is obtained from the constant mention 
 of purchases of glass for the chariot, and the frequency 
 with which new wheels have to be got. These latter cost 
 £5 a set, and on one occasion are bought at St. Andrews, 
 and on another are made by the local workmen at Meller- 
 stain. 
 
 The coach itself does not last long, for in 1704 it gets 
 such a complete overhaul that, after reading the details, 
 one wonders how much of the original coach was left. 2 
 
 In spite of having had 6 her ' so thoroughly repaired, a 
 new chariot is purchased and brought from London need: 
 year. This new chariot seems to have been not altogether 
 a success, and must have been the subject of some com- 
 plaint, for Mr. Secretary Johnston writes in regard to it : 
 • There could be no knavery in your Chariot considering 
 the price of it, and since you saw it before it was covered, 
 the wood, as it often happens, may not have been seasoned 
 enough ; none but workmen can judge of that.' Although 
 the Baillies imported their carriages from London, it is 
 evident that coaches of a sort could be procured in Scotland, 
 for in 1707 we read : ' To King Coachmaker for helping 
 
 1 A Book about Travelling, Past and Present, by Thomas A. Croal. It was 
 in the Berline of Baroness de Korff that Louis XVI. and his queen attempted 
 to escape from France. 
 
 2 1704 Oct. 26. For helping and dighting thecoch £1 8/, nails to thecoch 10/, 
 Axe tree £$ 8/. 
 
 For a hind axe tree ^4 6/, a pair fitchers £4 10/. 
 
 For a transem £3, lining the bottom £2, 2 rollers 6/, mending £1 I?/. 
 For 2 skins £1 8/, nails to her 14/2, drink 2/ (Scots money). 
 
lxx HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 the Chariot, the money sent to Edinburgh by Francis 
 Newton' 1 15s. 
 
 When the family went to London, towards the close of 
 the year 1714, they did not take their own carriage, but 
 travelled by the stage-coach. It was thus necessary for 
 them, on their arrival in London, to purchase a coach, 
 which they did from one 4 Mr. Baldwine,' at the price of 
 £55, which was paid by instalments. Instead of horsing 
 this themselves, they hired a coachman and two horses 
 at £25 per quarter. Judging from the amount of chariot 
 glass appearing in the London Accounts the streets of that 
 city were not much better than those of the northern 
 capital. 
 
 It will be noticed in Lady Grisell's 4 Memorandum ' as 
 to travelling on the Continent, that when the chaises 2 
 arrive at Trent, 4 you must put an avan train to your 
 Chaise,' 4 you cannot travel without these fore carriages, 
 they not been used to drive as in Italy.' 
 
 It is evident from the directions which Lady Grisell 
 gives her grandsons as to the careful adjustment of the 
 4 avan train ' that the chaises proceeded through Germany 
 with six wheels each. These 4 avan trains ' were neces- 
 sary in order to provide a seat for the driver, the chaises 
 until Trent was reached having been driven by postillions, 
 and Lady Grisell gave directions that they are to be got 
 rid of at Cologne or Frankfort. 
 
 It will also be noted from the same 4 Memorandums ' 
 that it was considered hardly worth while to bring these 
 travelling chaises across the Channel, they being 4 but 
 unwildy and troublesome in our country,' therefore 4 sell 
 them for what you can get.' 
 
 1 In 1693 the Scottish Parliament granted a monopoly to Wm. Scott, 
 cabinetmaker, to build coaches, chariots, sedan-chairs, and calashes, coach 
 1 Harnish and grinding of glasses.' Before that all coaches, etc., were 
 imported. 
 
 2 A chaise could be bought for ^25. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxxi 
 
 One word as to carts ! Mr. Henry Grey Graham, in 
 his Social Life of Scotland in the Eighteenth Century, 
 gives a description of tumbrils, which he said were 
 regarded as 4 a triumph of mechanism when the century 
 was young.' He goes on to say : 6 Carts were a later 
 institution ; and when in 1723 one carried a tiny load 
 of coals from East Kilbride to Cambuslang, crowds of 
 people, it is recorded, went out to see the wonderful 
 machine ; they looked with surprise and returned with 
 astonishment.' 4 Yet in many parts of the Lowlands 
 they did not come into use until 1760.' This may have 
 been so in certain districts, but in Edinburgh carts capable 
 of carrying half a ton of coal seem to have been common 
 enough. In 1696 ten carts of coal are brought from Car- 
 berry ; coals are constantly being carted from Leith ; 
 in 1701 a 4 cart and all that belongs to it ' is purchased for 
 £4 ; and in 1704 a new axle-tree is got for the cart. Both 
 the price paid and the last entry show clearly that the 
 Baillies' cart was not a tumbril, but had wheels revolving 
 independently of the axle-tree, and there is no reason for 
 assuming that it was in any way superior to the other carts 
 mentioned. 
 
 IX. Clothing 
 
 It is a little difficult for a mere man to form an opinion in 
 regard to matters of feminine clothing, and it is dangerous 
 to express it when formed. The first thing that strikes 
 one in looking through the Clothing Accounts is the change 
 that has taken place in the meaning of the word 4 night 
 gown.' We find nightgowns of damask, of stained satin, 
 of yellow satin, of striped satin, of calico, of velvet, etc., 
 all lined with various materials, and costing anything 
 from £l to £5. They are frequently given as presents. 
 George Baillie brings back 4 night gowns ' from London for 
 his wife and daughter, and 4 night gowns ' are given to his 
 
lxxii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 wife's sister ' Jeanie,' and to his sister Mrs. Weems, costing 
 respectively £3 and £2, 15s. From the number that are 
 bought they are evidently more than dressing-gowns, and 
 from the fact that elaborate ones are also purchased for 
 Mr. Baillie himself, the term can hardly be synonymous 
 with 4 an evening gown.' In the case of ladies, it was 
 probably a sort of tea-gown ; and in the case of men, a 
 dressing-gown for more or less public wear. It was no 
 doubt in this sort of 4 night gown 1 that Robert Baillie 
 was tried and hanged, and not in the garment we now 
 understand by the words. 1 
 
 What would be now termed 4 nightgowns ' are called 
 in the Accounts 4 night clothes,' and were made of muslin 
 or cambric. 
 
 In the matter of underclothing, the Accounts show but 
 cold comfort, and it is with a sense of relief that one reads 
 of the occasional purchase of flannel. No doubt the 
 material for woollen underwear was woven at home, as 
 we find frequent references to the purchase of wool, some- 
 times bought specifically to be 6 made into flanell.' 
 
 Stockings of cotton, wool, and silk are purchased at 
 prices ranging from Is. Id. to 14s. per pair, the finer kind 
 being worn over woollen understockings. When abroad, 
 specially thick stockings for travelling are bought, as are 
 also stockings of beaver skin, which cost three florins 
 (7s.) the pair. One would be inclined to doubt the 
 meaning of the word, but a few entries further on 4 baver 
 skin gloves ' are purchased, and 4 baver ' for a 4 peticoat 
 and clock,' the former costing Is. lOd. per pair, and the 
 latter £2, 19s. 3d. It will also be noted from the snuff - 
 
 1 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu writes in 1716: ' I met the lover yesterday 
 going to the ale house in his dirty night gown, with a book under his arm to 
 entertain the club ; and as Mrs. D. [the gentleman's fiancee] was with me at 
 the time, I pointed out to her the charming creature ; she blushed and looked 
 prim ; but quoted a passage out of Herodotus in which it is said that the 
 Persians wore long night gowns.' 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
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 boxes and handkerchiefs purchased for the ladies that 
 snuff was used by them as well as by the men. 
 
 On p. 203 and p. 213 will be found the trousseau 
 accounts of Lady Murray and Lady Binning respectively, 
 the bridal dress of the one, 4 a sute clothes trim'd with 
 silver,' costing, along with her sister's dress and some 
 other items, £112, 8s. 6d., and of the other, 4 For 25 yards 
 silver stuff for gown and coat,' costing £41, 5s. 
 
 A plain suit of clothes for a gentleman cost between 
 £4, 10s. and £7, but of course if expensive materials were 
 used the cost might be anything. The accessories to the 
 suit, such as the lace for cravats and ruffles, often cost 
 more than the suit itself, on one occasion, in London, as 
 much as £20, 5s. being spent on a cravat and two pairs of 
 ruffles. A muff with its case was also a necessary part of 
 a gentleman's equipment. 
 
 Wigs naturally figure frequently. We have campaign 
 wigs at about £l, 5s., long wigs at £2, 5s., and undesigned 
 wigs at £3, 5s. Then there are the concomitant nightcaps 
 of wool or double holland for keeping warm shaved heads. 
 Here also we notice Lady Grisell's careful hand. Nothing 
 is thrown away that can be repaired : 4 Helping the fore- 
 head of a wig ' 5s. ; 4 Helping a wig and shaving 8s. 7d. 
 stg.' ; 4 Turning my poplin gown ' ; 4 Dying red gown 
 green ' ; 4 Making up the old floord night gown,' etc. 
 
 X. Jerviswood's Brothers and Sisters 
 
 When George Baillie was restored to his family estates 
 he became responsible for the payment of his mother's 
 jointure of £102, 13s. 8d., and of the provisions made by 
 his father for his younger children, amounting to 43,000 
 merks or £2388, 17s. 9d. stg. Along with her other 
 accounts Lady Grisell kept an account of how this money 
 was paid away to, or for the benefit of, the beneficiaries, 
 
lxxiv HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 and these Accounts give us some information on a different 
 and not so pleasant side of eighteenth century life. It 
 is evident from them that Jerviswood's immediately 
 younger brother Archibald was not altogether a satis- 
 factory character. At one time or another he was reduced 
 to pawning his coat, his Bible, and, still more reprehensible, 
 his brother's watch, which various articles were redeemed 
 at the cost of 10s., 8s. 4d., and 12s. 6d. respectively. He 
 eventually lands in the Tolbooth, presumably for debt, 
 when we find the following entry : 4 To him by Plumer 
 when he was in ye Tolbooth £54, 8s. Scots ' (£4, 10s. 8d.). 
 If this sum was paid for his maintenance, and it looks as 
 if such were the case, and if the expense of his board 
 4 inside ' was in any way commensurate with his board 
 outside, he must have been in durance vile for some time, 
 as his board, lodging, and pocket-money for six months 
 when at liberty only cost about £10. 
 
 Evidently some sort of special arrangement had to be 
 made about Archibald, as a separate account is kept 
 for him long after his brothers and sisters have been 
 paid off and their names have disappeared from the 
 Accounts. 
 
 Just as the Accounts for Archibald cease, that is, about 
 1708, Lady Grisell opens an account in her ledger for 
 6 Rachell Dundas.' No clue is given as to who this was, 
 but she was probably a daughter of George Baillie's sister 
 Rachel, who married Patrick (?) Dundas of Breistmilne. 
 This child apparently possessed a little money, which Lady 
 Grisell administered for her, and her name figures through 
 the Accounts for several years. She went with the family 
 to London, and she and Miss Menzies are occasionally sent 
 to the theatre together : 4 1715. Ap. 6. For a play to 
 Rachel Dundas and May Menzies gallarie 4s.' ; 4 Two 
 gallerie tickets to ane opera 3s.' ; 4 To Rachel Dundas for 
 going to a play 4s.,' etc. Looking to the small amount 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxxv 
 
 spent on her and on her amusements in comparison with 
 her cousins, one is afraid she must have felt somewhat of 
 a Cinderella. 
 
 XI. General Remarks 
 
 Having dealt with Lady Grisell's Accounts more or less 
 in detail, it may not be out of place to add a word or two 
 upon them as a whole. In Appendix v. will be found 
 a statement showing the yearly expenditure under its 
 various heads from 1693 to 1718 inclusive, and as far as 
 possible giving the yearly income for the same period. The 
 note of expenditure has been made up from Lady Grisell's 
 Accounts, and may be taken as accurate, except in regard 
 to the figures under headings 6 Pocket Money ' and ' London 
 Expenses.' The former one feels can hardly give the 
 whole of the pocket-money spent by Jerviswood, and the 
 latter is certainly incorrect, for Baillie was in London every 
 year after the Union attending to his parliamentary duties, 
 and there is no mention of the expenses of these visits in 
 the Accounts. With these exceptions, the figures give a 
 fair idea of the expenditure of a country gentleman immedi- 
 ately preceding and succeeding the Union. 
 
 The figures setting forth Baillie' s income are derived 
 partly from balance-sheets, which were prepared periodi- 
 cally every few years either by Lady Grisell or her husband, 
 and which give the rental of his estates together with a 
 note of his investments and debts, and partly from the 
 Records, which mention the salaries attaching to the 
 various posts held by him. 
 
 In considering any of the branches of the expenditure 
 it is always necessary to take a few years together, as 
 wages and accounts are often left unpaid for several years, 
 probably from the scarcity of coin. For instance, in 
 1707 4 May Menzies ' receives two years' wages ; in 1717 
 6 John Hume Garner at Mellerstaine ' is paid his wages for 
 
lxxvi HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 three years ; in 1709 Torwoodlee is paid £8 for a horse 
 4 got 10 years since,' and there are many similar entries, 
 although in the last case the length of delay is exceptional. 
 Whether it was this want of ready money, or whether it 
 was a legacy from his days of adversity, it is impossible 
 to say, but certain it is that George Baillie had in December 
 1695 to redeem a gun from pawn at the small sum of 
 2s. lOd. 1 
 
 The average expenditure in Scotland for the years from 
 1693 to 1714, exclusive of sums spent on estate manage- 
 ment and expeditions to London, works out at rather 
 under £550 sterling per annum, and it is strange to think 
 of this sum being able to finance an establishment in 
 which the number of servants must have averaged at least 
 ten, and which boasted a carriage and four, besides 
 hunters. 
 
 This naturally raises the question as to the relative value 
 of money then and now, a difficult question, the answer 
 to which alone can enable us to compare the prices of 
 two hundred years ago with those of to-day, and to say 
 that such and such an article was dearer or cheaper then 
 than now. It is a problem that can be attacked in various 
 ways, but for the purposes of this book it is perhaps 
 sufficient to examine it from the charge side of the account, 
 that is, from a study of what a man or woman was able to 
 earn for labour, whether manual or mental : approached 
 from this side an article may be said to be dear or cheap 
 as its price varies to the earning capacity of the in- 
 dividual. If, therefore, we can find any fairly common 
 ratio existing between salaries and wages of the various 
 
 1 Truthful accounts not only at times give away the writer, but also are 
 occasionally hard on others, as the following entry in 171 7 bears out: — 'To 
 my Lady Lockhart, lent and never pay'd £\, is. 6d.' It is hard to think of 
 such acts of omission rising up in judgment after so many years have 
 elapsed. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxxvii 
 
 trades and professions then and now, we shall at least 
 be enabled to judge by it whether any special com- 
 modity has increased or decreased in value from a 
 purchaser's point of view. Now it will be seen from 
 Appendix iv., which has been prepared from the 
 Accounts of Lady Grisell and from other sources, and 
 which the Editor is well aware is far from exhaustive, 
 that the salaries and wages therein referred to have 
 increased from six- to ten-fold. It will also be seen 
 that the increase in the wages of domestic servants, 
 taking into account the cost of the clothes supplied and 
 the cost of their maintenance, both relatively greater then 
 than now, lies somewhere between the same two figures. 
 
 Let us therefore take eight, the mean of these two figures, 
 as representing the decrease in the power of money to buy 
 the services of men and women, and let us multiply by 
 eight the price of any article in 1707 before comparing it 
 with the price of to-day. The result should enable us to 
 judge fairly accurately whether it has increased or decreased 
 in value. 
 
 As long as income was spent on the employment of 
 labour, such as servants, tradesmen, doctors, lawyers, etc., 
 our ancestors were just as well off as we are to-day. The 
 same may also be said in regard to one or two items, such 
 as farmyard produce, keep of horses, etc., but, as will be 
 seen from Appendix i., the cost of nearly every other 
 commodity was relatively much dearer then than now. 
 Even the staff of life, oatmeal, which costs now about 17s. 
 the boll, cost then about 10s., that is, it was then relatively 
 nearly five times dearer. This merely brings us to what 
 we know already, namely, that our incomes go much 
 further now than then, and that we are consequently much 
 better off. 
 
 Mention has been made of the periodical balance-sheets 
 
lxxviii HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 made out by George Baillie. In these Baillie valued his 
 landed estates at so many years' purchase, gave a list of 
 his investments, and a note of the debts due by him. 
 
 In 1693, Jerviswood and Mellerstain were both valued at 
 twenty years' purchase, but the value of the latter was raised 
 in subsequent statements to twenty-two years' purchase. 
 In 1736 the Barony of Earlston was bought from Lord 
 Haddington at twenty-five years' purchase, and in the 
 same year the superiority of some subjects in Earlston was 
 acquired at twenty-one and a half years' purchase. The 
 following is rather a curious entry in relation to land 
 purchase. Baillie, who had bought the estate of West- 
 fauns for £2000, afterwards acquired the ' Snyp Rights 
 upon it,' for £432, 4s. 7d., seeming thus to indicate that 
 they were separable possessions. 
 
 These balance-sheets show that it was not until after 
 the Union that Baillie began to save money, and that 
 these savings he generally laid out in the purchase of land. 
 His first balance-sheet in 1693 shows that he was worth 
 £8037 ; his last in 1736 that he was worth £37,724. 
 
 Although it does not fall within the scope of this paper to 
 treat of the effects which the Union of the Parliaments had 
 upon Scotland, it is a subject which naturally bulks largely 
 in the study of the career of George Baillie. In his own 
 correspondence we learn that he foresaw much of what 
 happened, but he probably did not see one effect, that is, 
 the injury inflicted upon Scotland through the practical 
 removal from her capital of such men as Baillie of Jervis- 
 wood and his father-in-law, the Earl of Marchmont. They 
 saw no sin in the innocent enjoyment of music, singing, and 
 dancing. We have already noted how George Baillie got 
 in the fiddlers to play to his bairns, and Lady Murray gives 
 the following delightful picture of her grandfather : c As 
 mirth and good humour, and particularly dancing, had 
 always been one characteristic of the family when so 
 
THE RIGHT HON. PATRICK HUME, EARL OF 
 MARCIIMONT. 
 
 (From a Portrait at Afellersfain. ) 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 lxxix 
 
 many of us were met, being no fewer than fourteen of his 
 children and grandchildren, we had a dance. He was 
 then very weak in his limbs and could not walk down- 
 stairs, but desired to be carried down to the room where 
 we were to see us ; which he did, with great cheerfulness, 
 saying, " Though he could not dance with us, he could yet 
 beat time with his foot," which he did, and bid us dance 
 as long as we could ; that it was the best medicine he 
 knew, for at the same time that it gave exercise to the 
 body, it cheered the mind. At his usual time of going to 
 bed he was carried upstairs and we ceased dancing for 
 fear of disturbing him ; but he soon sent to bid us go on, 
 for the noise and music, so far from disturbing, that it 
 would lull him to sleep. He had no notion of interrupting 
 the innocent pleasures of others, though his age hindered 
 him to partake of it. His exemplary piety and goodness 
 was no bar to his mirth ; and he often used to say none 
 had so good a reason to be merry and pleased as those 
 that loved God and obeyed his commandments.' 1 
 
 Both of these men were prominent Presbyterians, who 
 had suffered for the cause, and whose principles were 
 beyond suspicion. They were powerful socially, they were 
 powerful politically, and their example, and the example 
 of others like them, might have done at least a little to 
 counteract the bigotry and despotism of the Presbyterian 
 ministers, whose influence for so many years cast a shadow 
 over Scotland. 
 
 The Editor begs to acknowledge his indebtedness to 
 some notes left by the late Mr. Fitzroy Bell, into whose 
 experienced hands the editing of Lady Grisell's papers 
 had been entrusted, but whose untimely death prevented 
 him from making more than a beginning of what would 
 
 1 Lady Murray's Memoirs, pp. 77, 78. 
 
lxxx HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 have been to him a most congenial task. The Editor's 
 thanks are also due to Dr. Maitland Thomson, Mr. A. O. 
 Curie, Mr. Mill of the Signet Library, and many other 
 friends, for much valuable help. 
 
 He also feels that he owes an apology to Lady Grisell 
 for prying into books which were never meant to be seen. 
 If Lady Grisell is cognisant of what goes on here, she is 
 no doubt amazed, amused, and annoyed at the many 
 wrong deductions which have been drawn from the 
 Accounts, over which she must have spent so much time 
 and trouble, and which she must have thought so clear. 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF 
 LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Sundry debursments, 1692 [Scots] 
 
 Novr. 1st To David Robison vintner as £ s. d. 
 
 acount and p r recept . . 122 0 0 
 For sevarall things from Novr. 92 to 
 1693 Aprill 1693 . . . . 112 13 0 
 
 Novr. 25 To Coptain Baillie 1 his interist from 
 
 Lam. 91 to Lam. 92 . . . 136 0 0 
 To said Coptain in full of all acct. 
 betwixt him and me at her by bill 
 or otherwise except what he has 
 my bond for . . . . 1143 14 0 
 To a glas to a chariot . . 60 0 0 
 
 To payment of the cess for the year 
 
 1693 398 12 2 
 
 To James Gordon, agent for the 
 linin 2 manufactory and that in 
 full payment of my entry for ten 
 shars being 19s. st. per share . 114 0 0 
 1693 To James Drumond per tiket . 120 0 0 
 Aprill 20 To Robert Baillie 3 of Manerhall . 
 
 To Alex r Magill in full payment of 
 
 a horss bought from him . . 116 16 0 
 ditt. To Pockock, barber . . 24 0 0 
 
 May 2d To the drums . . . . 4 16 0 
 To drink mony to nurses . . 11 12 0 
 
 1 James Baillie, captain of the City Guard, uncle of George Baillie. 
 
 2 For an account of this company, see ' Scottish Industrial Undertakings 
 before the Union,' Scottish Historical Review, vol. ii. p. 53. 
 
 3 George Baillie's cousin, son of his uncle, George Baillie of Manorhall, 
 Peeblesshire. 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1693 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 Dito 16 For cariadges to Edinburgh . 
 
 For taking horses out of Edinburgh 
 Ditto 20 To Chamber rent in Mrs. Hervies 
 
 For pistols bought by my brother 
 
 Will 
 
 To the colection for the poor 
 
 To James Baillie given out by him 
 
 for me Sept. 25, 1691 
 To Georg Clark as p r bill w* the 
 interest therof for 26 monethes 
 being 64 lb. 14s. 
 To anuity of my howss from 
 Whitsunday 92 to Whit. 1693 . 
 To John Hunter the cess for the 
 terms of Whitsunday, Lambis and 
 Mertimas 1693, and descharg'd 
 for all precidings 
 To McKuloch for 1 inning a room in 
 1694 the top of Waristons Land 
 
 Febr. 4 To Mr. Will Liviston 1 at my childs 
 christining .... 
 March 18 To Mr. Will. Vetch minister at 
 Peebles per rect. from the collector 
 of the vacant stipends of Meller- 
 stens stipen 1693 
 Jun. 18 To drinkmony to Mr. Ch. nurs 
 August 1st Taken with me to England . 
 Dito 15 For streat mony and poors mony 
 per recept 
 To a barber 
 
 To a sclater for helping the howss 
 Taken to the country and given out 
 ther .... 
 Oct. 9 For thirling to Mellarsteans . 
 
 [Scots] 
 £ s. d. 
 8 18 0 
 
 2 16 0 
 86 2 0 
 
 36 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 904 14 0 
 
 12 0 0 
 
 85 0 0 
 
 40 0 0 
 
 9 0 0 
 
 400 0 0 
 
 2 18 0 
 948 16 0 
 
 11 4 0 
 
 1 16 0 
 
 7 0 0 
 
 -12 0 0 
 
 3 14 0 
 
 1 A writer in Edinburgh, who appears to have collected the fees for 
 various Edinburgh churches. Sir John Eoulis paid his fees to him 'when I gave 
 up our names to be proclaimed.' 
 
1695] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 1695 
 
 Jun. 
 
 1695 
 
 
 X? 
 3J 
 
 s. 
 
 A 
 U.. 
 
 r oi neiprng gias winQows i / s. 
 
 f\ 
 
 u 
 
 1 / 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 j. o anuity ior tne no wss per recep t . 
 
 J - 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 X V7-L <At XXT-flll JJO>i l/V \Jf LkJOVJ XL IU 
 
 
 
 
 vv ais tons ouriaii, ivirt. 
 
 oU 
 
 u 
 
 U 
 
 To my ant Huchison at sevarell 
 
 
 
 
 times • . . . . 
 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 For baithing in Rees bathing hows 
 
 
 lb 
 
 U 
 
 JC UI lldWbllt Dl £t tl UIlKa dlllx 4 UUXca 
 
 
 
 
 11 Dill J-iUllU.Ull .... 
 
 ID 
 
 
 U 
 
 For survayanc mony and. to 
 
 
 
 
 watters ..... 
 
 1 
 
 Id 
 
 u 
 
 JLU ctHL Xltltt/IlliJtJIl 1 1U. AD L1J,C 
 
 
 
 
 JDctllllD 111 tilt; v^cllllgdiLc y lu. • 
 
 ID 
 
 u 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 ±o ivir. jonn vass 
 
 on 
 
 rv 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 jt 1 or neiping me wd/ccii . . 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 
 u 
 
 jlo oornoegs man iu merKs 
 
 D 
 
 1 Q 
 
 lo 
 
 4 
 
 ±o ijreorg lviosman ior dooks . 
 
 OU 
 
 
 U 
 
 JLU Dllliglllg ^UULlb 11U111 JUlctll . 
 
 q 
 
 D 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 To Ton ti m i i~ n tot* TYiAr pytiptippc on 
 
 X v7 O UHIl OllllLll 1U1 my CAJJCllUCo \JLl 
 
 
 
 
 LUC Aliliyiloll IvJULL, WU.C11 A talll 
 
 
 
 
 1 o c i- iVnm T ,nn c\ on wii~n tnp 
 
 ld>>3L> XX Will JL_iVJlH_XVyll VV 1 LXX LllO 
 
 
 
 
 Secretar 2 ..... 
 
 oU 
 
 1U 
 
 U 
 
 l o ivir. vv atson ior a Din sent to 
 
 
 
 
 JuUllQUIl tU Ucllb . . . 
 
 f> i no 
 
 
 u 
 
 To Georg Clark for the linin manu- 
 
 
 
 
 factory ..... 
 
 lzU 
 
 0 
 
 U 
 
 To the poll of my famely 
 
 oO 
 
 0 
 
 U 
 
 To expences at tinding for the years 
 
 
 
 
 1691, 1692, 1693, and 1694 
 
 73 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 To the minister of Ersiltons for his 
 
 
 
 
 stipon 1694 .... 
 
 146 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 To Will. Trotter, scoolmaster in 
 
 
 
 
 Mellersteans .... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To James Massie scolmaster in 
 
 
 
 
 Mellerstains .... 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 Frequently mentioned by Sir John Foulis as one of his companions. 
 
 2 Mr. Secretary Johnston. See p. 286. 
 
4 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] 
 To David Hume colecter for the cess 
 1694 and 1695 .... 
 1695 To Roger Hoburn by receat . 
 
 Deer. To expences at fair and other out- 
 givins for years allowed to 
 
 John Wight .... 
 To 3 years rent allowed to Will. 
 
 Brounlies, etc. .... 
 To mending the cross . 
 For lousing a gun was panded 
 To the Linin manufactuary for 
 
 Smallits recept 
 To cloath for Robert Baillie at Kelso 
 For a coch howss to the Berlyn 
 To Mosman for books 
 G.P. To John Hay for a sword to Cap. 
 Baillie ..... 
 
 [1695 
 [Scots] 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 572 
 
 19 
 
 8 
 
 200 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 186 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 62 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 O 
 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 180 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9040 12 0 
 
 Take out of the 
 third pag and 
 this, Cap. Bail- 
 lies, mony paid 
 to him to be 
 taken of this 2184 8 0^ 
 
 It. More the 
 linin manu- 
 factory . 414 0 0 
 
 It. More mony 
 payd to the 
 minister . 546 13 0 
 
 It. More Lon- 
 don jornay . 3048 0 0 
 
 There remains besid 
 
 To Holland to my brothers 
 
 sume 6193 0 0 
 
 2847 12 0 
 120 0 0 
 
 Caried to page 13th S. 2967 12 O 
 
1696] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 5 
 
 Sundry debursments. 1696. 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 January 1st To the poor per recept 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the bathell of the church 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a ring w* the Quins hair 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For glasing the forroom window . 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Johnston barber 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 10 To Ridpath 1 at London 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 23 To Mr. Liviston at Rachis christining 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To, the bathell of the church 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To charity ..... 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Scot midwife . 
 
 29 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Hutchison 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 March For munting 3 swords 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Hunter my cess preceeding 
 
 
 
 
 Whitt. 96 .... 
 
 73 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Hunter for polmony by act 
 
 
 
 
 of parliment, 1695 for my whole 
 
 
 
 
 famaly . . 
 
 32 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To charity ..... 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Scot midwife . 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Aprill To lairn cookry from Mr. Addison 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Will Johnston for books . 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Captain Baillie in balance of ane 
 
 
 
 
 acount , 
 
 217 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To a man in Gray Frirs for keeping 
 
 
 
 
 up my childs grave 
 
 i 
 i 
 
 Q 
 
 tJ 
 
 n 
 
 iviay iutn j: or payment 01 tne sess 01 tne year 
 
 
 
 
 1696 . . 
 
 93 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To my Ant Hutchison . 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For the expence of fliting 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Guttary .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Hew Brown a doller 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1 George Ridpath, Whig journalist, published a system of shorthand, wrote 
 many party pamphlets and books, was obliged to fly the country in 17 13 for a 
 series of articles in the Flying Post and Observator. Lord Grange writing of 
 him after his death states that ' his memory is not savoury here. I 'm sorry he 
 was so vile for he once did good service.' Frequent payments are made to him 
 through these accounts, and he is often mentioned in the Jarviswood Corre- 
 spondence. 
 
6 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1696 
 
 
 1 W n y"i /~i y»i 0 0 1 
 IkjUIlQIlCb J 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 
 JD OI III aWIHg LIlc UlcWIlUWac — 1U. o, 4p 
 
 
 
 
 
 OUI1CC M1K. dllU. LWlbLlIlg . . 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 July 
 
 J.O LI1C VVdbL v^IlUlCIl ... 
 
 20 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 jlo ine loss oi mony oy crying qouii 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 8 monethes sess per recept 
 
 Job 
 
 18 
 
 10 
 
 Tnlv 1 Q 
 
 0 my iy 
 
 JLU III j JLlilldy UU LIIC JDdLIl . . 
 
 1 AAQ 
 
 9 
 
 u 
 
 
 r 1 ^ /-\ S/inrpQ Ifl 1 r\Qinf or 1 f\ rl 1 ovc 
 
 1U OLUgdlU, pdlllLCl 1U UUHclo • 
 
 29 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To expences at the fairs July 96 . 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 ilgUSt 1Z 
 
 To Grisies dancing master for 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 monthes .... 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Scugald painter 
 
 68 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 To paper, pen and ink 10s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the poor at Greenlaw Church . 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 10 severan nuie tnmgs m tne 
 
 
 
 
 
 UUU.I1L1 V • . . . . 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Robert Young clark to the court 
 
 
 U 
 
 y) 
 
 
 To the scolmaster 
 
 1U 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Octr. 1st 
 
 To Scugald for 2 pictors and frames 
 To James Borthick for the poor per 
 
 74 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 recept ..... 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 - 
 
 r\ 
 U 
 
 Novr. 10th To Grises reading master for a 
 
 
 
 
 
 quarter 
 
 2 
 
 lo 
 
 U 
 
 
 To 5 monethes cess per recept Lamb 
 
 
 
 
 
 and Mert s . 96 ... 
 
 162 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 
 To the contrabusion for the fire in 
 
 
 
 
 
 the Caningate .... 
 
 11 
 
 o 
 o 
 
 U 
 
 
 For expence at the fair Oct. 96, 4lb. 
 
 
 
 
 8, expence at tinding 96, lllb. 8 s . 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 To acount of expences in going to 
 
 
 
 
 
 head courts and w* cess etc. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the linin manufactary 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For repairing of Mellerstean mill kill 
 
 
 
 
 
 and howses .... 
 
 556 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 To James Drumond by Ms. Hutchi- 
 
 
 
 
 
 son 8 doll .... 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 S. 490 £. 
 
 1 See p. xxvi. 
 
1701] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 7 
 
 Edenburgh, 1701. Sundry expences. Deb. to Cash. 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a big Bible and velvit pock . 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony 2 li. 18. more 
 
 
 
 
 3 li 
 
 5 16[sic] 
 
 For writing a paper, 14 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For poket ..... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bearing rains to the coch and 
 
 
 
 
 helphing her .... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 ounce white threed 3 li 10 . 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the church bathel . 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For pins 19s. for a horn comb 6s. . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For pictors in full of all I owed 
 
 
 
 
 Scugald to this day . 
 
 96 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To poket ..... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Grisies dancing a mounth with 
 
 
 
 
 the Franch man 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For Robert Youngs sallary this year 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a bridle and 2 curpils 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For a cariadge to Mellersteans 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For blooding given Georg Kirton . 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For poket ..... 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For pamphlits 4s. Grisies ball 
 
 
 
 
 mony 1 li. 9 s . 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For cuping given Georg Kirton 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a thresher 21 day without meat 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For yron to the horss 1 ti. helping 
 
 
 
 
 the barndoors 2 li. . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For hansels in January 
 
 23 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Knox for head bathes 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Georg Kirton which pays him his 
 
 
 
 
 account in full till January 1700. 
 
 76 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For the rent of our loft in Tolbuth 
 
 
 
 
 Church from Whitsunday 1700 to 
 
 
 
 
 Whitsunday 1701 year 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To nurses 5 li 16s. to a barber to a 
 
 
 
 
 nurses 3 li. 4s. . 
 
 9 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To the poor Aprill last 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
8 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1701 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 tor sweet powder £2, coch hires 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 18s. 6d., and mending the coch 
 
 
 
 
 Hi 4s 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Porterfield to perfite Rachy in 
 
 
 
 
 reading . . . . 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Grisies quarter with Crumbin . 
 
 19 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For ane express to Dunglas 2 li 8s. 
 
 
 
 
 nails 6s. rubarb 9s. . 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 clouts to the cock 1 11 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 booking the mairs 6s. 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 tt\ ill' * n • j •! i 
 
 h or the bairenes milks going to with 
 
 
 
 
 [sic] ther scooll 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to a horss 8s. to sevarall 
 
 
 
 
 outgiving by James Carrin 3 li 8 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To poket 14s. 6d. more 6s. . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For puting up the park dicks of 
 
 
 
 
 TT • "I* PIT P "1 1 
 
 Jernswood m lull 01 all 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For lime to the dick barn 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 r or a ledger book 5 11 10 s. tor sherp- 
 
 
 
 
 ing the milne 3li. 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the clarks for the rights of Ballan 
 
 
 
 
 crief 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For books ...... 
 
 23 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 July 8 For dreg staf cluting and grising the 
 
 
 
 
 coach ..... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For wire and rings to the coch, 16s. 
 
 
 
 
 for lokes to doors, 1 11 9s. . 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For tows, 10 fadour, 10s. a smith 
 
 
 
 
 for work 1 li. lis. 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a horss to Ballancrieff 1 li 16s. 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 "Wl 1 1 /-v x* 1 1 •« X* lit • 
 
 For a book 2 li a book 1 li letters in 
 
 
 
 
 England 7 li 4s. 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For snuf boxes 3 li 12s. For pins 
 
 
 
 
 and knitins 1 li 10 . 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a horss cumb and brush 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For horss hires to Edinburgh 
 
 300 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Octob. 1st For lead to the doors 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For tows to the stair of Mellersteans 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
37oi] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 9 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For wax and wafers 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 For a comb and spung 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a colt helter 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 bridles to water the horss 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For helping the coach at Lidgert- 
 
 
 
 
 wood 
 
 
 
 
 For a blade and 2 scaburts to a 
 
 
 
 
 sword ..... 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For severall little things at the fair 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a sett of new coch whiles G.P. 
 
 
 
 
 60£ 
 
 
 
 
 For 4 cariadges from Edenburgh . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For caring clogbags and other things 
 
 
 
 
 from Thorontonbridge and New- 
 
 
 
 
 castle to Mallersteans 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For cariadges by Munga Brounlies 
 
 
 
 
 all cleard 
 
 9 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For expences at the 2 fairs with 
 
 
 
 
 drumers, etc. . . . . 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 sives and 2 ridles 1 ti 10s. 
 
 
 
 
 suples 8s. .... 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For expence of selling 20 bolls oats 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To James Massie his salarie for this 
 
 
 
 
 year ..... 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a carte bought at Mellersteans 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 with all that belonges to it 
 
 48 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Brounlies howse rent 6 li 13s. 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 ane emty hows 6 li 13s. 4d. 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 To Ms. Hume of Bogend 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 For suples 12s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For the head court at Kelso 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For young trees from Hundalie 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the poor at Mellersteans 2 bols 
 
 
 
 
 4 f[irlots] 2 p[ecks] oats at 5£ per 
 
 
 
 
 boll . . . . . 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For biging Thomas Leadhowse's 
 
 
 
 
 stable 
 
 82 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
10 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1701: 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 Tl T 1 TTTT* 1 J 11 il 
 
 r or John Wights sallary the year 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 1700 ..... 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo Androw Lamb 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 lo the contrabusion tor the burning 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo Crombm tor a quarter to Grisie 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 lo my Ant Erne 1 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For hering to Mr. Johnston 
 
 31 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 *or painting the chariot 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For the cochmans seat 4 li helping 
 
 
 
 
 harnis 2 li 2s • 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 lor plush to J. Kamalds 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Androw Lamb 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Stewarts nurs 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 "171 « • ■««■ 11 . ■ 
 
 For repairing Mallersten tower 
 
 
 
 
 given out this year as by par- 
 
 
 
 
 ticuiar accumpts . . . 
 
 767 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 For 2 poks to bibles 10s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a pad sadle and furnitur 25 li. 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 2 huntin stoks 20 li. 
 
 45 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For feu duty at Jeriswood to account 
 
 
 
 
 of bygans .... 
 
 15 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 S. 1700 11 6 
 ..... 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1702. Sundry Expences, Deb. 
 
 to Cash. 
 
 To the bathell in the church 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Adam Marchell 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To my brother Archibald 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a window in the little closit 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Grisies ball mony . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisies singing master Krenberg 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For helping the coach . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Shaws to Dina Ridpath . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Mitchell .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6- 
 
 1 Fire in Lawnmarket, 28 October 1701. — Foulis Accounts. 
 
 2 Youngest daughter of Lord Wariston. Died unmarried in 17 15. 
 
1702] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 11 
 
 [Sundries] 
 23 To Georg Kirton to accumpt upon 
 
 his letter .... 
 To Grisies Candlesmas mony 
 For lace to shirt hand 
 For siringing the ears 
 To Docter Sincklair for Rachy 
 To Breastmills mans weding 
 To a horss hire payd for James 
 
 Baillie ..... 
 For caring our clogbag to New 
 
 castle payd by Breastmille 
 Febr. For books bought by Mr. Knox 
 28 For the Acts of the Assembly got 
 
 from Mosman 
 For Grisies singing to Mr. Krenbei 
 For Grisies singing book 
 For James Latie the measons 
 
 coming to town 
 March 8 For a diamond ring 
 
 To 2 nurses Cavers 1 and Mrs.Wather 
 
 burns 2 
 To Charly Hume 
 To Grisies nurs for lint sead 
 To Doct[or] S. Christining £2 18s. to 
 
 his nurs 2£ 18s. 
 To P. 3 Sabath 12 Aprill 
 For puting one a new plate on the 
 
 coch and new clouts 
 To Robert Young clark his salary 
 
 for this year 
 To James Massie schoollmaster his 
 
 salarie for this year . 
 May For letters from London 
 To Docter Sincklair 
 To Hellin Garner 
 
 [Scots] 
 
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 o 
 o. 
 
 A 
 LI. 
 
 21 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 -i 
 
 
 A 
 \J 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 AO 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 o 
 
 M 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 a 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 34 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 63 
 
 5 
 
 a 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 a 
 
 1 Cavers, the seat of the Kers. 
 
 2 Mrs. Hume of Wedderburn. 
 
 3 To pocket. 
 
 Lady Grisell's mother was a Ker of Cavers. 
 
12 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To drink mony at Polwart 1 . . 2 18 0 
 
 To Marth Black lost of rent . . 13 12 6 
 To Munga Brunlies fathers howse 
 
 and ane emty howse . . 13 6 8 
 For a pair new Wings and helping- 
 all the coch . . . . 5 8 0 
 For a new poll £3 mending the ax- 
 tree 10s. . . . . 3 10 0 
 To Thomas Bell . . . 29 0 0 
 20 For a siging book to Grisie . . 19 0 
 To Thomas Bell . . . . 2 0 0 
 To Will Simson in Lanark bate of 
 
 his rent 12 10 0 
 
 1 day To Mr. Kramberg, Grisells singing 
 
 master for the mounth past . 7 8 0 
 ditto To Mr. Crumbin Grisies playing 
 master for a quarter past 6 dollers 
 
 and a doller for tuning . 20 6 0 
 
 9 To Docter Sincklair . . 18 0 0 
 For letters 15s. more 5s. more £l 13s. 
 
 more £l 16 10 . . . 4 9 0 
 
 To the bairnes to goe to a bridle . 5 0 0 
 
 To Rachys ball and Grisies . 2 19 0 
 
 To Rachys dancing master . . 8 14 0 
 For a stra hat to Grisies ball 10s. 
 
 gloves to them £l 12 . . 2 2 0 
 To Sutherlands man £l 9s. cheries 
 
 at the ball 10s. . . . 1 19 0 
 
 For new tops to the coach . . 4 16 0 
 To St. Andras Colledg given Mr. 
 
 Pringle . . . . 14 4 0 
 
 To Grisie to goe to a consert . 0 14 6 
 
 To Stewarts nurs and christining . 10 0 0 
 June 30 To Mr. Crumbin for a month to 
 
 Grisie 7 8 0 
 
 1 Polwarth, the village adjoining Redbraes, the seat of the Earl of March- 
 mont, frequently used as denoting Redbraes in these accounts. 
 
1702] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 13 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 August 6 
 
 Octo 29 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Crumbin for a book 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To my Lord Collinton 1 for his rent 
 
 
 
 
 at Whitsunday 1702 and all pre- 
 
 
 
 
 cidings clear' d .... 
 
 366 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 To Rachys dancing master . 
 
 8 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To the rent of the loft in the church 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Lith contrabution . 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To a consurt fro Grisie 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To a coller to Grisie 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To brother Androw's 2 childs christin- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Captain Burck the yrish man . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For repairing John Wights dwelling 
 
 
 
 
 howse .... 
 
 21 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To puting up James Ormistons cott 
 
 
 
 
 howse ..... 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the pinits at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a bible to Gris £l 7s. mending 
 
 
 
 
 coch bridles 6s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For a little Galaway 
 
 26 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For letters £l 6s. 2 nurses £5 16., 
 
 
 
 
 letters £l 16s. 14s. wath helping 
 
 
 
 
 £2 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For letters £l 6s. 5 £l 15s. 6s. 5 . 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For sevarell things spent at the fair 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For yron bought at Fairs . 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 o 
 
 To a garner for seeds £l 9s. For 
 
 
 
 
 mending a coat house 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Androw Lamb given him for 
 
 
 
 
 service ..... 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the pip and drum £2 16s. Drink - 
 
 
 
 
 mony Green .... 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 Sir James Foulis of Colinton, raised to the Bench as Lord Colinton. It was 
 he who offered to prove the authenticity of the petitions to Parliament against 
 the Union by bringing the Petitioners themselves, which was the last thing the 
 Government wanted. 2 See p. 27. 
 
14 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 To pip and drum £2 16s. for mend- £ s. d. 
 
 ing my watches £2 8. . . 5 4 0 
 To drink mony £2 18s. letters £l 
 
 more 10s. . . . . 4 8 0 
 To a rami £14 4s. Haburn 14s. 6d. 
 
 Ms. Muir £1 9s. . . 16 7 6 
 
 To the domany in Mellersteans 3 
 
 bolls oats . . . 13 10 0 
 
 Novr. 20 To Grisis singing master Cremberg 
 
 £7 8 Brun for arthmetick £12 . 19 8 0 
 To Franch dancing master for Gris: 
 
 and Rach 17 12 0 
 
 For a flute £6 a quarter with Crum- 
 
 bin 6 J doll 25 1 0 
 
 Deer. 30 To Mr. Knox for books . 26 0 0 
 
 To James Massi this year . . 15 0 0 
 
 S.1148 17 6 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1707. Sundry Accounts. 
 Deb. to Cash. 
 
 For mounthes at the violl to Grisie 
 
 
 
 
 with Sinckolum 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For mending her violl 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. G. B. nurse 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For letters £2 10s., 6s., 7s., £4 4s„ 
 
 
 
 
 £2 lis., lis., 5s., 7s. . 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Thomson writting master for 
 
 
 
 
 Rachy one mounth . . . 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For chair heir 14s. 6d., £3 Is., £l 12s., 
 
 
 
 
 7s 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Montroses nurs £3 5s., Marrs 
 
 
 
 
 £2 18, Marrs £2 18s. 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For Defos book 1 £l 10s. gune 
 
 
 
 
 powder 14s. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 Defoe's book in support of the Union. 
 
i 7 oy] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 15 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Docter St. Clair for Grisie 
 
 28 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony in a shipe by 
 
 
 
 
 Grisie ..... 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For servants drinkmony at Lesly 1 
 
 14 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To John Steall singing master, for 2 
 
 
 
 
 mounthes to Grisie . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To a raffile for herpsicords by 
 
 
 
 
 Grisie ..... 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For gunn puder .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For shoeing horses by lam Youll . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony at Kinross 2 £2 18, 
 
 
 
 
 4 horses 3 servants 2 nights 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony at Dupplin 3 a fourt- 
 
 
 
 
 night ..... 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony at Lesly £3 18, 4 
 
 
 
 
 hors, 3 servants 2 nights £3 12 . 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For crosing Quensferry £l 4s. crosing 
 
 
 
 
 from Kingoren £2 12s. 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For vizicater plasters 14s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Thomas Bellsson £l 9s. . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To a man to goe to Rickerton 4 twise 
 
 
 
 
 16s 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For paper 9s. 9s. was [sic] 8s. gilt 
 
 
 
 
 paper 9s. wax 6s. 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For mending sadle graith £2 7s. 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To hoboys £l 9s. drinkmony 6s. Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Carr £2 18s 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 To the bairens po: £3 3s. Is. 8d. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 For drinkmony at the Reath 5 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 To May Minzies to buy gloves 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For J whit satin for the bairenses 
 
 
 
 
 satin pice .... 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 1 Seat of the Earl of Rothes. 
 
 2 The residence of the Earl of Morton or of John Bruce of Kinross. 
 
 3 Seat of Earl of Kinnoull. 
 
 4 Probably Riccarton near Edinburgh, the seat of Robert Craig, advocate. 
 
 5 Seat of the Earl of Melville. 
 
16 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 
 For silks to it 6s. nails threed to the 
 
 o 
 JL 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 tent Is. ..... 
 
 U 
 
 7 
 
 M 
 
 For silk to make a purs and strings, 
 
 
 
 
 loS. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 lo JLa: Marrs lootman 10s. . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony twise at Cather 
 
 
 
 
 House and groom 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Londan journay in his poket 
 
 
 
 
 April 1st 50 guinys . . . 
 
 710 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For to answer bills to London £103 
 
 
 
 
 str. more .... 
 
 b97 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the Docters Pitcarin, 1 Dundas, 2 
 
 
 
 
 bt. Llair, JbJailie 
 
 170 
 
 o 
 
 O 
 
 rv 
 l> 
 
 To Baillie for 3s. blooding and to his 
 
 
 
 
 man ..... 
 
 21 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 10 ivis. Jtianwaii xl izs. oa. iamo 
 
 
 
 
 10s. Monros lad 10s. 
 
 1 
 
 1 o 
 LA 
 
 o 
 
 For tickets to Steals consurt 
 
 7 
 
 sy 
 L 
 
 
 For nails to the coch £l 17s. oyl to 
 
 
 
 
 chair 14s. 6 . . . . 
 
 
 11 
 
 O 
 
 To new traces and other things to 
 
 
 
 
 the traveling coach got from 
 
 
 
 
 Brutherstons last year 
 
 on 
 oU 
 
 u 
 
 fi 
 1/ 
 
 For a new male pillion 12s. girthes 
 
 
 
 
 and mendnig the sadles when I 
 
 
 
 
 went to Dupplin 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 D 
 
 lo poket May lotn 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 O 
 
 * or a handcurcher to May Minzies 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To Crumbin for a quarter throwgh 
 
 
 
 
 bass to Grisie 2 guinys 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To the Marques of Tweddels groome 
 
 
 
 
 for the coch mares . 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 10s. 10s. 10s. 5s. paper 
 
 
 
 
 18s 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 1 The famous Dr. Archibald Pitcarne, physician and poet. 
 
 2 Dr. Alexander Dundas, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 :! See p. 256. 
 
1707] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 IT 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 May To chair man £l 10s., 16s., 14s. 6d. 
 For mending window in pairt of 
 Collintons rent 
 June 6 For 3 mounthes writting Rachy 
 with Thomson and 12s. for 
 
 July 2 
 
 [Scots] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 2 0 6 
 
 3 11 0 
 
 pens ..... 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 10s. . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For dresing the garden, to Wear in 
 
 
 
 
 Hariots work .... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 mounth to Grisie with St. 
 
 
 
 
 Culume on the vyoll, etc. . 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a Bible to John Harla £l 10 . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For covers to books 15s. wafers 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 4d. poket 6s. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For mending Grisies watch . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a lock to the childrens room . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ane express from Edinburgh, 
 
 
 
 
 £2 8s 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For Androw Lams expences at 
 
 
 
 
 Langsha, etc. .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Tarn Youls weding . 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To drinkmony at Boughtrige, etc. 
 
 3 
 
 T 
 
 0 
 
 For letters pay'd by Ms. Monro 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ane express to Mellerstaines 
 
 
 
 
 sent by Kersland 1 . 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To P. at Earleston, July 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To poket £1 10s 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the fair 18s 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For John Brouns house 
 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 To Widow Yellas 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To John Boe for puting us [? up] his 
 
 
 
 
 house . . . . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Androw Brownlies house rent 
 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 1 John Ker of Kersland, Ayrshire. The head of the Cameronian party. He 
 intrigued with both Whigs and Jacobites, and was no better than a government 
 spy. At this time he was willing to sell his influence either for or against the 
 Union as might best pay him. 
 
 \\ 
 
18 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] 
 For puting up Androw Brownlies's 
 
 house in pairt .... 
 For mending the coch harnis by 
 
 Androw Dods .... 
 For ane express to Grange Muir 1 to 
 
 Rob: Baillie .... 
 To a Councell post 
 Aug. 26 For letters payd by Ms. Monro 
 To Grisie Monro 
 
 Lady G. Baillie. 
 
 For lodging 2 nights in the Banio 
 
 and 4 times bathing . 
 For drinkmony £3 4s. drink, etc. . 
 For chairs ..... 
 To Mr. Knox apothicars account . 
 For silks for the childrens satine 
 
 pice Ms. Miller 
 For helping the nurses house payd 
 
 a wright in Fanns 
 To Ann Faa 12s. 
 To Docter Pitcarn 3 guinys 
 To Docter Dundas 3 guinys 
 To John Baillie one guiny 
 To Francy Easton for blooding 
 To a coach to Edinburgh 12sh. 6d. 
 To Docter Dundas's man 
 To drinkmony at Cather 
 For a horse to Cather . 
 Sepr. 12 To Do. Abernathy 2 guinys at 
 
 21s. 6d 
 
 14 To Doc. Abernathy a guiny 
 
 To Telfoord, cherurgione, 2 guinys 
 For 3 snuf milnes £4 . 
 
 [1707 
 [Scots] 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 46 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 38 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 38 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 25 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Seat of George Baillie's brother-in-law. 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 19 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 To Rob. Hope £3, docters man £ s. d. 
 
 £1 10 . . . . . 4 10 0 
 Sep. 27 To Docter Abernathy a jacobos and 
 
 a guiny 28 10 0 
 
 To all expences of puting up the loft 
 
 in Erilston Church . . . 166 0 0 
 For puting up the uter cattle rack 
 
 etc. in the house by James Blakie 6 0 0 
 For shoeing the horss at Mellersteans 
 
 by Pate Newton from Sep. 23, 
 
 1706, to Sep. 29, 1707 . 13 4 0 
 
 To James Duncon in Kelso payd by 
 
 Pat Newton 14 years agoe . 2 0 0 
 Sep. 29 To Troter in Kelso for mending 
 
 sadles 3 14 0 
 
 Ditto To Pringle in Kelso cherurgion his 
 
 account . . . . 23 0 0 
 
 For a good strong bridle £l 2s. for 
 
 head steels, etc. £l 12s. . . 2 14 0 
 For letters payd Ms. Monro when I 
 
 went away . . . . 1 10 0 
 Sep. 30 For yron to shoe the horses since 
 
 Sep. 30, 1706 . . . . 6 14 0 
 For paper 10s. tows for the box with 
 
 plate, etc 0 17 6 
 
 For cariing 2 cariages and a clogbag 
 
 to Newcastle . . . 12 0 0 
 
 For Coltcrooks vicarage 1706 paid 
 
 Mr. Gowdy . . . 10 0 0 
 
 For repairing Androw Brounlies 
 
 house 4000 divids £2 8s. . . 2 8 0 
 To expence last winter by Androw 
 
 Lamb 9 14 6 
 
 For hay rakes 18 : suples 9s. mend- 
 ing stable door . . . 1 18 0 
 To pip and drum, July fair . . 2 18 0 
 To Androw Brounlies house puting 
 
 up 6 13 4 
 
20 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Scots] 
 
 Sep. 31 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For Rob. Dods house . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Androw Lam 3 akers land 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To loss on Georg Trumbles house 
 
 
 
 
 3 years rent .... 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the nurss house rent 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For puting up the Hall House pay'd 
 
 
 
 
 out for Widow Wight 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To James Massy scoolmaster in 
 
 
 
 
 Mellerstams his sallary payable at 
 
 
 
 
 Martimas 1707 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To James Miller, glazer, for a years 
 
 
 
 
 at Mellerstains .... 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Mean .... 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Jbor a pair sods to Docter St. Clairs 
 
 
 
 
 lady 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 lo John Jbrazar he gave out at 
 
 
 
 
 London ..... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Pegie M'Kinzie £6 14s. . 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Isabell Hippo 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo King, coachmaker, tor helping 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 the chariot the money sent to 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh by Francis Newton 
 
 
 
 
 For letters £l 10s. £2 10 paid Francy 
 
 
 
 
 Newton in full 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo lam Kobisone m a year keeping 
 
 
 
 
 up the Park 2 fous bea[njs 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For binding books to the ministers 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For Acks of Parhment 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For the news £l paper £l 14s. more 
 
 
 
 
 17s 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For rubans to Peggy M'Kinzy 
 
 5 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For binding the operas 14s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoeing the horse chariot rent 
 
 
 
 
 etc. payd to Barty Gibson in full 
 
 
 
 
 of all accounts 
 
 54 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 The last Scots Parliament met on this day. 
 
1710] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 21 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 To John Baillie, cherurgion, for 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 drogs from to October 
 
 
 
 
 3d, 1707 .... 
 
 158 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Trotter 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony at Polwarth 1 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To the pip and drum at this 
 
 
 
 
 moneths fair .... 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Gowdy the vicarage of 
 
 
 
 
 Coltcrooks this year 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 For repairing Mellerstaine Tour and 
 
 
 
 
 other work there 
 
 241 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 
 3386 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 Take out the London j ourney 
 
 1607 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 1779 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 Mellerstaines, January 1710. Sundry Accounts. 
 Deb. to Cash. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Ms. Rume 2 for 9 weeks and 5 
 
 nights chamber rent at 3sh. 4d. 
 
 per night and drinkmony 
 
 11 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 For coch and chaire hire at Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh in abovesaid time . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony at severall places 
 
 
 
 
 and to nurses .... 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For compases to Grisie 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Crombine half a moneth 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. M'Gie for teaching Grisie 
 
 
 
 
 geographie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For tickets to consorts 7s. raffles 
 
 
 
 
 £1 10s. . 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For writting paper and letters 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 See p. 12. 
 
 2 See p. xxxviii. 
 
22 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1710 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 May 29 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Robert Morton and Ms. Riddle 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the Lady Mannerhall 1 when her 
 
 
 
 
 son died ..... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Baillie surgeon in full of all 
 
 
 
 
 accounts ..... 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 To a man from Edinburgh to tune 
 
 
 
 
 the spinits and virginells . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For boat fraught at Rutherfoord 2 . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Doct. Abernathys man . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Piter Brown for measuring of 
 
 
 
 
 land 2 days 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For letters ..... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For drinkmony at the Hirsill 3 nurs 
 
 
 
 
 10s. 9d. house 6s. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 For powder and lied 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For Spaw watter 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 For letters ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 To Docter Gibson 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For drinkmony at sundry times 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Abernathys nurs 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For yron for uses in the house 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To the Marques of Tweddels groom 
 
 
 
 
 half a guiny .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To the two servants caried over the 
 
 
 
 
 4 mares 4 days 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For the cariages of two boxes from 
 
 
 
 
 London ..... 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 For bringing my letters from Ber- 
 
 
 
 
 wick ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 5d. lOd. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 George Baillie's aunt by marriage. 
 
 a A ferry across Tweed at the old village of Rutherford, still in use. 
 
 3 Seat of the Earl of Home. Lady Grisell's eldest and favourite brother, 
 Lord Polwarth, married for the second time Lady Jane Home, daughter of the 
 Earl of Home, 1 Bonnie Jean o' the Hirsel.' 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 23 
 
 July 6 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For drinkmony at Calder 1 . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Rutherfoords cochman and 
 
 
 
 
 Newtons 2 . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To my sister Julian 3 at Calder 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Adam Mershall for the filly 
 
 
 
 
 bringing ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Abernathy when Rachell 
 
 
 
 
 had a fever .... 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 To the Docter s man 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To musick . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 2 sh. 6d. an express 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ane express from Edinburgh 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 (> 
 
 For expresses to Edinburgh three 
 
 
 
 
 times . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Gibson for blooding in 
 
 
 
 
 the jouglar vain 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For capris and gass for ink . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For cariing letters Is., 2s. 6d., Is., 
 
 
 
 
 3sh. 8 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 For drinkmony at Boughtrige and 
 Ridbreas 4 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For cariages by Alexander Wood of 
 
 
 
 
 books . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For sundry things to the house 
 
 
 
 
 given out myself 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the ho boys .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 nights lodging in Seatons 
 
 
 
 
 house ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To John Carrs nurse 5s. other drink- 
 
 
 
 
 mony 2s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 Seat of Lord Torphichen. 
 
 2 Lady Grisell's aunt, Julian Hume, married Richard Newton of that Ilk. 
 
 3 Julian Hume, Lady Grisell's sister, eloped in 1698 with Charles Bel- 
 lingham, a man of no means or position. She was no doubt staying at this 
 time with her sister Jean, who married James, seventh Lord Torphichen, in 
 1703. 
 
 4 The seat of the Earl of Marchmont. 
 
24 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 For teath cleaning each half a £ s. d. 
 
 crown and puders . . . 0 14 0 
 For letters Is. 4d. paper 3s. letters 
 
 3s. 0 7 4 
 
 To Sir James Cockburn of Ryslaw . 0 10 0 
 To contrabution for Irish meeting 
 
 house . . . . . 0 14 0 
 To a nurse for Rachy at Edinburgh, 
 
 July 0 5 0 
 
 To Pittcurs 1 nurse . . . 0 5 0 
 
 For expence of letters cariing . 0 10 0 
 For powder and sope Is. more 1 sh. 
 
 Baillie, surgen's man 2s. 6d. . 0 4 6 
 
 To fidlers 2 sh. 6d. . . . 0 2 6 
 
 To Litildanes 2 nurse and midwife 0 10 0 
 
 To Ms. Robertuns nurs 5s. . . 0 5 0 
 To Medina 3 picture drawer for 
 
 Jerriswoods my oun and the two 
 
 bairens's pictures drawing . 20 0 0 
 For cariing letters to Mintto, 4 etc. 
 
 5s. drinkmony for lodging . 0 9 6 
 Aug 12 For Grisies proclamation in the 
 
 church to . . . . 116 
 
 To the door of the house on the 16 . 0 10 0 
 
 To her poket on the 17th . . 116 
 To her she gave John Baillie 
 
 Murrays servant . . . 2 3 0 
 To Prestonhalls 5 servant for useing 
 
 their rooms . . . . 0 5 0 
 
 To poket given Grisie . . . 2 0 0 
 
 To poket 10 sh 0 10 0 
 
 For a moneths chamber rent in Ms. 
 
 Burns 8 11 0 
 
 To the fidlers . . . . 116 
 
 1 Haliburton of Pitcur. 2 Kerr of Littledean Tower on Tweed. 
 
 3 See p. xxvi. 4 Belonging to Sir Gilbert Eliott. 
 
 5 Roderick Mackenzie of Prestonhall, raised to the Bench as Lord Prestonhall. 
 His wife was a sister of George Baillie's mother. 
 
*7io] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 25 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 July 
 
 To expence at Ginelkirk 1 comeing 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 in £l going out 6 sh 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To drinkmony at Brughton 2 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For snuff and tobaca to cary to 
 
 
 
 
 London ..... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For a nights lodging at Linton 3 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For 6 weeks chamber rent in Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Rumes 4 at 5s. per night . 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For chaire hyre 6 sh. more 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Androw Lambs expences at 
 
 
 
 
 fairs and head courts 1710, 6s., 
 
 
 
 
 more Is., 2s., 2s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 To the pyp and drum for 2 fairs 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 To Mr. Steall for Grisie 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For letters by post, etc., per Francy 
 
 
 
 
 Newtons account 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 To Thorindick 18s. for a horse to 
 
 
 
 
 Greenlaw 6s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Richison for her rooms 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For cariage of a box from London . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To a servant of the Banck for 
 
 
 
 
 bringing dook [liege, doun] the 
 
 
 
 
 books ..... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For fraught of the Spaw watter, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 For paper Is. and caring letters 
 
 
 
 
 befor the election 12 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For the Acts of Parliament . 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 years news papers pay'd 
 
 
 
 
 Francy Newton 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 For a goun and coat to May Minzies 
 
 
 
 
 at Grisies marriage . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To George Newton for the cart road 
 
 
 
 
 in the Greenlands 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 Channelkirk, a place about half-way between Edinburgh and Mellerstain. 
 
 2 Belonging to Sir David Murray of Stanhope, Bart. , whose eldest son married 
 Lady Grisell's daughter Grisell. 
 
 3 A village lying between Jerviswood and Mellerstain. 
 
 4 See p. xxxviii. 
 
26 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 To Geordy Newton more for that 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 road a fou oates 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For 3 concave chimnys and 120 foot 
 
 
 
 
 hewin lintells and rebets for 
 
 
 
 
 highting the House hewin by 
 
 
 
 
 James Brady 10s. chi[mney] ; 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 foot ..... 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For wright, measone, and glazier 
 
 
 
 
 work, etc. about the House 
 
 26 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bring stons from Greenlaw to 
 
 
 
 
 J. Ormston at 5d. per day . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the nurses house rent 16s. l^d. 
 
 
 
 
 John Browns lis. l^d. . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 9 8 
 
 To the scoolmasters salary this year 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 S. 158 09 05t4 
 
 Mellerstaine, Janry. Account of Sundry Expences. 1714. 
 
 For mending the fine virginall at 
 London .... 
 
 For Fraught of them cariing 
 out of Edn . . 
 
 For the church Bathel at Edn 
 
 To Collonell Hamilton 5s. to 
 others 4s. 6d. more 
 
 For a Book ls.4d. another Is. . 
 
 For cleaning pistols Is. 
 
 To Mrs. Howie 
 Edn To Robert Mandersons doughter 
 Grisells nurs .... 
 March 7 For booking my seal in the Gold- 
 smith's Chope 
 10 For Poket Tolbooth church 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Lienhouse 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
X7I.4] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 27 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 May 15 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Calder 1 and 
 
 
 
 
 to coachman and stables 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To powder and ball 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 6d. more 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket Is. 6d. drinkmony at 
 
 
 
 
 Ridbreas .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Mary Plumer Is. Abernathys 
 
 
 
 
 Nurs 5s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 'For a Prognostication 3d. . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 To Hillons 2 Nurs 5s. Kimergham 3 
 
 
 
 
 6s. Dunglas 4 10s. . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For Horse at Berwick 4s. to 
 
 
 
 
 Adam Mershall for the Mares 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Ridbreas 5s. 
 
 
 
 
 Nickle Is. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the Nurs at Dunglas . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the fidlers two times 3s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Dunglas the 
 
 
 
 
 2d time 5 garner 2s. groom 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 6d. more 6d. more 
 
 
 
 
 6d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For James Duncans holding court 
 
 
 
 
 at Langshaw 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To John Walker for the chair rent 
 
 
 
 
 a year .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the pys and drum July fair . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For fairins and for fruit 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a coat to Baillie Youll 4s. 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 makeing 8 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Anderson the Minister, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a book 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Hary Fouls the Rent of Collin- 
 
 1 Lord Torphichen's. See note, p. 23. 
 
 2 Johnston of Hilton. Lady Grisell's grand-aunt, Sophia Hume, married 
 Joseph Johnston of Hilton. 
 
 s Belonging to Lady Grisell's brother Andrew Hume, raised to the Bench as 
 Lord Kimmerghame. 
 4 Anne Hume, Lady Grisell's sister, married Sir John Hall of Dunglass. 
 
28 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1714 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 Aug. 8 
 
 tons House the last year we was 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 in it and which clears all due 
 
 
 
 
 him ..... 
 
 33 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For a lb. Rubarb 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. sealing wax 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a gun and 30 swords 4£ pack- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 4s. 6d. .... 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For cariing letters and letters 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For expences of going to Wooler 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For cariage of boxes from London 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For expence of coming by sea to 
 
 
 
 
 Newcastle .... 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 horses from Newastle to 
 
 
 
 
 Mellerstaines 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Gibson 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For chamber rent at Edn 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 6d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Smelholm boge . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Minto and 
 
 
 
 
 Newton . ... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 ToRutherfoordboat and cochman 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 29 Guns and Bagginets 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 
 For a barrill Powder weighe 1\ 
 
 
 
 stone .... 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 To James Pringle surgen account 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Gibson's surgen ac- 
 
 
 
 
 count ..... 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 To John Craw's bill at the last 
 
 
 
 
 Election .... 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Powder for shooting craws, 
 
 
 
 
 etc. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 To the fidlers .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For carting a box from London . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. M'gie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Pyp and drum octr fair 4s. for 
 
 
 
 
 fairins l£ 4s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Kimergham 
 
 
 
 
 7s. Ridbreas 7s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
1714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 29 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Drinkmoney at Stewartfield, 1 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 etc. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 To Drinkmoneyat Longf ormakus 2 
 
 
 
 
 and Horses .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To David Weems 3 a guiny his 
 
 
 
 
 horse 2s. 6d. .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket at Earlston 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To the Bathel of Earlston. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Nans Walker and Sandy Broun 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket Is 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Piter Broun for measuring the 
 
 
 
 
 Hill 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Drinkmoney Redbreas . 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 To Drinkmoney Dunglas . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For shiping goods 2s. more 15s. 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For Drinkmoney Ridbreas 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Account books from Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Mcgie ..... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Mcgie for teaching book 
 
 
 
 
 keeping 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To James Kilpatrick 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Breast Mills doughters 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a chair .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket Earlston, etc. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Jean Lambs Bridle 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket Servante, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 London 
 
 Deer. 18 For Servants Tarn youll and Katie 
 Hearts fraught to London 
 victualls furnisht by the Skiper 1 10 0 
 
 To Tarn and Kate when they went 
 
 a shore, etc. . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 For 5 places in the stage Coach 
 
 from Edn to London . . 22 10 0 
 
 1 Now known as Hartrigge. Seat of Col. John Steuart, killed by Sir Gilbert 
 Eliott of Stobs in an election brawl in 1726. 2 Seat of Sir Robert Sinclair, 
 
 3 See p. 45. 4 George Baillie's nieces. 
 
30 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1714 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 
 0 
 
 X 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For booking money . 
 
 
 0 
 
 /-» 
 0 
 
 For cariing bagage one the coach 
 
 
 
 
 over and above 20 lb. weight for 
 
 
 
 
 each 01 us . 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For our expences on the road for 
 
 
 
 
 ourselves five and litle Robie 
 
 
 
 
 Pringle 1 13 days from Dunglas 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For James Grive's expence and 
 
 
 
 
 tne norses on une roaa 
 
 l 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to the coach mares at 
 
 
 
 
 Dunglas to Mouse Mare same 
 
 
 
 
 road on, basts and cords to 
 
 
 
 
 trunks etc. .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of goods from Berwick 
 
 
 
 
 in three ships 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For warfage porters carts to the 
 
 
 
 
 Lodging etc. 
 
 1 
 
 y 
 
 1 
 
 TTat* fvfino'rii" of zL nfnr nfiTT'illc 
 
 X Ul lldLiyilL U± *x Ilctll UctlllJlo 
 
 
 
 
 herins ..... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For warfage bale and cariing to 
 
 
 
 
 the Lodgine 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For fraught of boxes from London 
 
 
 
 
 in Aug: last and cariages 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 quare white paper gote last 
 
 
 
 
 sommer .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 Jb or squaring and binding 2 count 
 
 
 
 
 books ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a spectickle eye Is. letters 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 r or puting the Coach in currant 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a cover to Grisies bible 8d. to 
 
 
 
 
 her Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 For letters Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For binding the Atlas's 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To John Walker for the chairs rent 
 
 
 
 
 till White 1715 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 See p. xl. 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISSEL BAILLIE 31 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To Nurses House rent . . 0 15 0 
 To Will Mills Housereut . .0 5 6 T % 
 To John Gifferts house rent . 0 5 0 
 
 £183 8 6 
 
 London, January 1715. Sundry Accounts, Deb. 
 12 day For 4 weeks House Rent payd Mr. 
 
 Broun .... 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisell Robison . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For the Mous Mare stabling 19 
 
 
 
 
 nights shoes Is. 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Shien 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Rachy a play 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For letters 4s. Ms. Boyds childs 
 
 
 
 
 toy 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For a chair and coaches since we 
 
 
 
 
 came ..... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To poket .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach Is. more 2 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Margrat Robison 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To cards lost at Dutches Mon- 
 
 
 
 
 troses 1 .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the French Mistres Taucour 
 
 
 
 
 for a moneth 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Wests Nurse 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To Captain Kirton 2 for lose on 
 
 
 
 
 Raches Lottary Ticket 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 300 Limes and 90 frute trees 
 
 
 
 
 went to Scotland the frute trees 
 
 
 
 
 was 4£ Is. 6d. the limes 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For caring them to Greenwage to 
 
 
 
 
 a ship for Berwick 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 See p. 282. 
 
 2 Captain Kirkton, R.N., son of the Rev. James Kirkton, and thus a first 
 cousin of George Baillie. There are a good many of his papers at Mellerstain. 
 
32 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 March 8 
 
 ditto 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For Goldbaters Lien Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a french book 2s. a psalm 
 
 
 
 
 DOOK zs.ocl. .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For the Elections last Parliment 
 
 
 
 
 and this new election giveing 
 
 
 
 
 in the two returns to the Crown 
 
 
 
 
 Clark ..... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 *or a hood and Mantle to Ann 
 
 
 
 
 Kenady 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Jb or 8 plays at a croun to my Nices 
 
 
 
 
 ii i 1 
 
 and doughters 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 T71 1 1 /-» 1 
 
 For a book ls.6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For News Powder and oyl pay'd 
 
 
 
 
 John Baillie he gave out 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 .tor Mastregs Loller . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 lo Major clelands JNurs 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 laches 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For coach's and chairs to this 
 
 
 
 
 day 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 tor 2 losens to a window 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To John Scote for phisick and 
 
 
 
 
 wateing on me 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Broun for 2 Moneth Lodg- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 
 
 28 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 r or the Lady Mannerhall 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 300 Lime Trees sent to Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 stame and caning 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 1 i i ill • 
 
 Jbor a watch and gold chean to 
 
 
 
 
 Rachie from Massie 
 
 11 
 
 U 
 
 
 To Mr. Dumbar Franch Master for 
 
 
 
 
 a Moneths teaching 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For Straf fords try ell 16sh. staf- 
 
 
 
 
 fords tryell 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Isack for a Moneths 
 
 
 
 
 Dancing to Rachy 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 1 Probably the daughter of Lady Kennedy afterwards mentioned. 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 33 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Monsieur La fever Mr. Isacks 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 violer a moneth 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To poket 2s., coch 2s., Ink 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For dying Ms. Turnbuls goun 4s., 
 
 
 
 
 lineing and makeing 19s. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Monsieur Isack a Moneth for 
 
 
 
 
 Rachels Dancing and La fever 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 To Mr. Dumbar French Master 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Broun for 4 weeks Rent 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Massys man . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a play to Rachel Dundas and 
 
 
 
 
 May Menzies, gallarie 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For Thomas a Kempes 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For letters Is. Is. 6d. more 4s. Is. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For 6 weeks news to July 1 st 9s. 2d . , 
 
 
 
 
 more lis., Is. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 For coaches 4s., chairs 7s. Is., Is.. 
 
 
 
 
 Is., Is., Is., Is., Is., 2s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For Acts of Parliament 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Chair men for removeing our 
 
 
 
 
 goods to the new house 6s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 more 12s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For a play to Rachy 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For play Captain Murrays Lady 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To George Drumond 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Andrew Kenady 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Lady Kenady 2 . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Baldwine Coachmaker in 
 
 
 
 
 paint 25 ... 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To pamphlets Is., church Bethell 
 
 
 
 
 4s 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 Probably the son of Lady Kennedy. 
 
 2 Perhaps Jean Douglas, daughter of Captain Andrew Douglas of Mains, R. N. , 
 and wife of Sir John Kennedy of Culzean, Bart., two of whose sons afterwards 
 became Earls of Cassillis. She had twenty children, fourteen of whom died 
 young. Amongst the six who survived was a daughter Anne, who married John 
 Blair, younger of Dunskey. It is quite likely that she had a son Andrew 
 amongst those who died young. 
 
 C 
 
34 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 May 28 
 
 1 o Mr. Dumbar rench Master for 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 a Moneth 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Johny Stewart for a play 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 lo John Simmerall . 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a moneth Lodging payd Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Broun .... 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 m ■ o i i i i l n ,i i 
 
 lo tax tor the death oi the Cows 1 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 T71 11 i 
 
 *or a French book . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 m l ? 
 
 To poket .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 lo plays tor Gnsie and Kach 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 lo Ms. Hurnes htle Girle . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Captain Clivelands coachman 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 r or a pair orrs to Richmond and 
 
 
 
 
 back again to London . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For Morklet rols and wt Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 /~i ii 
 
 Cockburn .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Hays for 2 coach horses a 
 
 
 
 
 quarter the 9 May 25 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Hays for 2 horses to 
 
 
 
 
 m 'ii l 
 
 lwittenhame 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 lo a Kane given John Scote 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 h or 2 reports to send to Scotland 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 m t» l p l i 
 
 lo Rachy oi poket money 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 bor marled paper 2d. a sheat 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For scouring all the wanscote of 
 
 
 
 
 new house at 20d. a day with- 
 
 
 
 
 out meat .... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For white washing the House Is. a 
 
 
 
 
 roof ..... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For news prints Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For the last two moneths of our 
 
 
 
 
 lodging payd Mr. Broun 
 
 28 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 The tax here mentioned was no doubt imposed to meet the expense 
 incurred in connection with a cattle plague which broke out in London and the 
 neighbourhood in the preceding autumn, when many thousands of cows were 
 destroyed by orders of the magistrates, the owners receiving compensation at 
 the rate of 40s. per cow. — Calendar of Treasury Papers. 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 35 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Mr. Broun for spoyling his 
 
 i 
 
 : s. 
 
 d. 
 
 furnitur .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 June 24 For Repairing the Rooff of the 
 
 
 
 
 new house .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 50 Reports of the secret 
 
 
 
 
 Committy to send mv father . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For stoning Grisies Teeth with leed 
 
 X O 
 
 
 
 
 and some things to clean 'em 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To James Minzies to begine a 
 
 
 
 
 stock .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Isack for 3 moneth and 
 
 
 
 
 to Mr. La fever 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For Andersons pills . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For drinkmoney at Twettenham 
 
 
 
 
 to all the servants 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Richmont ball with Mrs. Boyd 
 
 
 
 
 and bairens .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 July 30 For newspapers Is. 7d. Aug: 3s. 
 
 «/ X JL O 
 
 
 
 
 10d 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 To Lady Buts 1 Nurs 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For painting the house by Muns at 
 
 
 
 
 3d. a yeard 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For Glazing the windows l£ 5 
 
 
 
 
 cleaning them all 10s. 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 The Smith account of Reparations 
 
 
 
 
 to the house 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Aug. 7 To Earls Mitting House . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To lose at Carts 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a necklace hook to May 
 
 
 
 
 Menzies .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Dickson joyner for reparations 
 
 
 
 
 5sh. . .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To John Colecot joyner for shelf to 
 
 
 
 
 the house, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Burnets servant for 
 
 
 
 
 bringing the picturs 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 Lady Bute, Lady Anne Campbell, only daughter of first Duke of Argyll, and 
 wife of James, second Earl of Bute. 
 
36 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 10 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Mr. Dumbar French Master . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Robert Baillie was taken by 
 
 
 
 
 the Turks .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a coach fram to a glass pay 
 
 
 
 
 Mr. Baldwine 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a Nightgoun to my sister 
 
 
 
 
 Graingmoor .... 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisie l£ 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Lady Kilraick 1 . 
 
 For 3J yd. yellow satine at 28d., 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 for curtine to the coach 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 To Rachy 3s. 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For new prints to Turnbull 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For writting the Lease from Coll 
 
 
 
 
 Mckenzie of Mrs. Smithes house 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Baldwine in pairt for the 
 
 
 
 
 coach 20 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Turin for a glase in two 
 
 
 
 
 pices 84 inches high and 28 
 set here inches broad with a glas Muller 
 by J To Mr. Turin for a chimny glass 
 mistake in ane pice 54| by 22 J . 
 
 To Mr. Turin for a walnut tree 
 
 writing Desk 
 For ane Apron to Raplocks 
 
 doughter 2 . . . 0 16 0 
 
 To Grisie . . . . 116 
 For 2 fans for my Nices Grisie and 
 
 Anny Humes 3 . . 0 7 0 
 
 Sepm. 17 For news prints 18d. more 22d. 
 
 more 21d. Is. 7d. . . . 0 6 8 
 
 1 Elizabeth Calder, daughter of Sir James Calder of Muirton, fourth wife of 
 Hugh Rose of Kilravock or Kilraick. 
 
 2 Jean, only child of Gavin Hamilton of Raplock by Lady Margaret Keith, 
 daughter of John, Earl of Kintore. She married Francis Aikman of Brambleton 
 
 and Ross. 
 
 s Daughters of Lady Grisell's brother Lord Polwarth. Anne afterwards 
 married Sir William Purves of Purveshall ; Grisell died unmarried. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 37 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d 
 
 For chairs Is. 6d. Is. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For cariing my brothers box to 
 
 
 
 
 this house .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 6d., 3d., 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 To lose at Carts at the Duke of 
 
 
 
 
 Montroses .... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For wax and wafers 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To let Lady Shusan Hay see the 
 
 
 
 
 wax works .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For the Court and country Cook 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Howards Cookry 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a book of choise recepts 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 weeks news papers . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For a weeks papers more Saterday 
 
 
 
 
 1st Oct 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For gazets that time 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 For letters Is., more Is. 6d. F.N. 
 
 
 
 
 more 4d., 3d., 10d., 6d., 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 For coaches 3 sh., more Is., 2s.6d., 
 
 
 
 
 Is., Is., 4s., Is. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For scouring 3 pr pistols . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For writting a Factory to receive 
 
 
 
 
 mony from Bank . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Francy Newtons expence in 
 
 
 
 
 going to Jerriswood 2s. . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a weeks papers Saterday 8 
 
 
 
 
 Oct Is 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For news papers Saterday 22d . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 For News papers Saterday 29 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 For cuping Rachy in the Banyo 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For collection to build Andersons 
 
 
 
 
 Meating house 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For coaches and chaires 2s., Is., 
 
 
 
 
 18d. Is., 3s 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For cleaning three pair pistols 
 
 
 
 
 better ..... 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
38 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [oundnesj 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d 
 
 lo old Mrs. Colvill . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 lo lose at Carts m Dick Montroses 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 lo the Mob : on Princes birthday 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To poket 2s., 5s., more 5s. . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 rii 1717*11 T~> £ 1*1 1 
 
 lo Will Brown tor his book 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To Brother Andrew lent him 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 lo lose at Carts in the Duke 01 
 
 
 
 
 TIT 1 
 
 Montroses .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 lo a Necklace to Jeanny Billing - 
 
 
 
 
 ham 1 . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a Ridinghood to my sister 
 
 T 1 " 9 
 
 Julian * 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 To the Dutches of Montroses son 
 
 
 
 
 Ld George s Nurse 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 lo Kacny .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To the scaffinger a quarter at 
 
 
 
 
 TIT* 1 1 
 
 Michelmas .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 a 
 D 
 
 To the watch a quarter at Michel- 
 
 
 
 
 mas ..... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 D 
 
 To Mr. Hays for 2 coach horses for 
 
 
 
 
 a quarter due the 8 of Septmr. 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 last 
 
 
 
 
 1 or News papers Saterday 5 Novr 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 lor letters la., oa. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 For News papers Saterday 12 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 -1 A 
 
 For News papers Saterday 19th 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 *A 
 
 For letters Is. 2d., 16d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach Is. 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
 U 
 
 r or news i-j^-q. new papeis 
 
 
 
 
 Saterday 26 Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 ForMayMinzies going and coming 
 
 
 
 
 from Twittenham . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For Raches going to the Biano to 
 
 
 
 
 cup ..... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 Lady Grisell's niece, daughter of Lady Julian Billingham. 
 3 Lady Julian Billingham, Lady Grisell's sister. 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 39 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For wax 2s. lOd. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 For a Thomas of Kempes for 
 
 
 
 
 Rachy .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Rachys poket 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Mrs. Wilkison . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To John Simmerrell 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a pair coach whiels 5£ got l£ 
 
 
 
 
 for the old ons 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. St clair 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a | lb. sealing wax 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 yd Caffa for helping the 
 
 
 
 
 coach l£ 4s. . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 thursday For 2 picturs of King George in 
 
 
 
 
 Decmr. 1 Toliduse 1 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For News prints Saterday 3d 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For Queen Anns Acts of Parlia- 
 
 
 
 
 ment the last sessions . 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To my Dears poket . 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To lose at Carts Lady Lowdens 2 
 For the Attalantes 3 . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a St Andras crosses Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For letters Is. more Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 ' I ^ r\ 1 aca 0 \~ Ponfc T nrl^r A1"oy»t» 1 o r"\ rl 
 JLU lUbC clt V/dl Lb lucliAy iVLctil dllLl 
 
 
 
 
 Duplin s 5 and Dutches Mon- 
 
 
 
 
 troses 6 .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Androw Bell on account of 
 
 
 
 
 books 10 guinys 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For servantes and horses at the 
 
 
 
 
 Tour two times 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 Taille-douce. Engraving on a metal plate with a graver or burin, as dis- 
 tinguished from work with the dry point and from etching. 
 
 2 Lady Loudoun. Lady Margaret Dalrymple, daughter of first Earl of Stair, 
 and wife of Hugh, third Earl of Loudoun. 3 See p. xxv. 
 
 4 Frances Pierrepont, daughter of the Duke of Kingston, sister of Lady Mary 
 Wortley Montagu and wife of the Earl of Mar. 
 
 5 Abigail, youngest daughter of the Earl of Oxford, wife of George Henry 
 Hay, Viscount Dupplin. 6 See p. 282. 
 
40 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 
 Q 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 To Mrs. Couper 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 coach glasses . 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 lo 
 
 u 
 
 For 2 frames and covering them 
 
 
 
 
 for the coach glasses 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 JLo the Laird 01 Wedderburn 1 
 
 
 
 
 when in prison 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo Mrs. ot cJair 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 weeks news papers Saterday 
 
 
 
 
 31 Decmr. . . . 
 
 V 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 To the wathman a quarter at 
 
 
 
 
 Christenmas .... 
 
 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 lo Mrs. bt clair 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 rp _ 1 V _ I p> , 1 1 1 • TOT 
 
 lo the Church Joathel m Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Earls meeting house 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 D 
 
 To Major Boyds son James 
 
 
 
 
 christening where I stood God 
 
 
 
 
 mother 28 Decmr. 4 Gumys . 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 To the servant at Twittenham of 
 
 
 
 
 Drmkmoney .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To the Twittenham stage coach 
 
 
 
 
 for 6 coming in 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To the servants christenmas box 
 
 
 
 
 halt a croun each 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Stewart to go to a play . 
 lo lose at Carts at Lord Lowdens 2 
 
 u 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Stranord 6 etc. 
 hov 5| Callico to Mrs. Cratoord at 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 3s. 6d. pr yd 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1: 
 
 For a coach man and two horses 
 
 
 
 
 payd Mr. Hays for a quarter 
 
 
 
 
 due the 8 of Decmr. 1715 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 moneths House Rent at 
 
 
 
 
 Christenmas Mrs. Smith 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To John Simmerell . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 See p. xiv. 2 See p. 39. 
 
 3 Anne, only daughter and heiress of Sir Henry Johnson and wife of Thomas, 
 third Earl of Strafford, whom the Commons at this time were anxious to impeach. 
 
i;i6] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 41 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Mr. Alexr Guthery writter for 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Ballencrieffs affair in full of all 
 
 
 
 
 he can ask .... 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To the Heralds for our coat of 
 
 
 
 
 Armes ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 lo .rate Hunter tor a coacn Mare 
 
 
 
 
 stabling . . . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of young trees to 
 
 
 
 
 Berwick .... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For sclating Langshaw house by 
 
 
 
 
 Thomson .... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 448 
 
 0 
 
 9 6 
 
 London 
 
 January 1st, 1716. Sundry Accounts. Deb. 
 
 to Cash. 
 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach Is. 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 For letters 6d., 6d., 8d., Is., 3d., Id 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a chair and coaches 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Poket I. 5s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a pair spectickles mending 
 
 
 
 
 
 etc. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 For a moneths news 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a pair spectickles 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 To Grisie l£ Is. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 To Rachy for a Raffle lost 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 For Thomas a Kempes to the 
 
 
 
 
 
 servants .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 feb. 
 
 For letters 5d., 6d., 6d. 
 
 For chairs and coaches 4s. 6d., 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 2s. 6d. . . . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a weeks news papers Is. 
 
 
 
 
 
 6dA 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 To Rachy for a Play . ' . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 To John Simmerall . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
42 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1716 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 To Cess for the poor three quarters £ s. d. 
 
 at Lady day next . . . 12 6 
 febr. 10 To a joyner for puting out the 
 
 closet door . . . . 10 0 
 For news Saterday 11th Is. 2d., 
 
 2s. ld^x-, 2s. 8d T V . . 0 6 0 
 
 For chairs 7s. 6d., 2s - ., Is. . . 0 10 6 
 
 Forlettersls. 6d.,9d.,3d., 3d., 3d. 0 3 0 
 For water tax half a year from 
 
 Midsomer to Christenmas . 0 10 0 
 
 To John Simmer all . . .11 6 
 For mending the watchmans box 
 
 Is. to him Is. . . . 0 2 0 
 
 To St leonards 1 son Patrick Ingles 0 10 0 
 
 To the Bannew for Grisie . . 0 5 0 
 
 To the Bannew for Rachy . 0 5 0 
 
 To the Opera for Rachy . . 0 10 9 
 For a fram to Captain Kirtons 2 
 
 Pictor 2 3 0 
 
 To Mr Doll the painters man . 0 3 0 
 
 March For chairs 2s. 7d., more 2s. . 0 4 7 
 For news papers Is. 3d., Is. 2d., 
 
 Is. 6d., Is. 2d. . . . 0 5 1 
 
 For letters 6d., 5d., 7d. . . 0 10 
 24 To the watchman a quarter at 
 
 Ladyday . . . . 0 2 6 
 Ap : For news Is. ld T 6 ^. Is. 2d., free- 
 holders 3s., ls.^d., Is. 2d. 0 7 7^ 
 For letters Is. 3d., Id., Is. 2d. . 0 2 6 
 For mending Rachels watch . 0 6 0 
 To Mr. Frazer Minister . . 0 2 6 
 To Rachy for a Play and ane opera 0 15 0 
 For tuning the spinets . . 0 2 6 
 For 8 yeards lutstring to Raplochs 
 
 doughter 3 . . . . 2 8 0 
 
 1 Mr. James Ingles, fourth son of Cornelius Ingles of East Barns, married 
 Elizabeth Holburne, and purchased the lands of St. Leonards. 
 
 2 See p. 31. 3 See p. 36. 
 
i 7 i6] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 43 
 
 May 5 
 May 10 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For a bed to Johnie Stewart 2 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 weeks .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a coach, Is. Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For window tax 3 quarters from 
 
 
 
 
 Midsomer to Lady day 1716 . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For seeing the lyons in the Tower 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For news Is. 5d., 4d., Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 For letters Id., 7d., Id., 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Docter Arburthnet 1 for 
 
 
 
 
 Rachy .... 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a coach Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For Rachel Dundas's going and 
 
 
 
 
 comeing from Twittnem 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 weeks news 2s. 4d., more 
 
 
 
 
 Is. 6d., 3s. 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 3s. 6d., 3d., paper 
 
 
 
 
 10d., letters 6d. 7d. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 To Jamie Scugald 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To P. at Mr. Andersons 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Andersons Bathel 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 gallary tickets to ane opera 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Barnackie's 2 benefite 2 tickets 
 
 
 
 
 to the opera .... 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Betsons Nurse 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach 2s. 6d., 2s. Id. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 For a soliter .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Scote Garner at Chelsy for 
 
 
 
 
 dressing the Gar dine, etc. 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 dusone mother pearl fish 
 
 
 
 
 6s. pr du:, 6 duson counters 
 
 
 
 
 4s. dus. .... 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Baillies Poket of Ladyday 
 
 
 
 
 quarter .... 
 
 12 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 Dr. John Arbuthnott, Queen Anne's favourite physician, author of several 
 works ; frequently mentioned in the Journal to Stella. 
 
 2 See p. xlix. 
 
44 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 To Mr. Scote in Chelsy for puting 
 
 the Garden in order 
 To John Colcat for the partition in 
 
 the seller 28s., etc. 
 To the watchman a quarter at 
 
 Midsomer . . . 
 To Mr. Andersons meeting house 
 
 building .... 
 To my brother Polwarthes man 
 
 went to Hamburgh 
 June 26 For mending the coach by 
 
 To Mr. Baldwine coachmakers 
 
 exequeters in pairt 
 For a Burnisht Gold fram to my 
 
 brother Polwarths picture 
 For a glass to the coach l£ Mr. 
 
 Turnbulls man for geting it Is. 
 For 2 Lottery tickets I gave Cap 
 
 Murrays bairens 
 For 2 Quarters to Mr. Hays for 2 
 
 coach Horses from 8 Decmr. 
 
 1715 to June 8th 1716 
 July For coach 2s., Is., 2s. 
 
 For letters 2s. 2d., 7d., 9d., Is., Is. 
 For news 2s. 5d., Is. 4d. . 
 For a horse hire to a servant to 
 
 woonsour .... 
 For Rachel my doughters picture 
 
 drawen by Cummine 
 For 2 setts of vots to my father 
 
 and Torphichen 
 July 18 To my Dearests poket 10 guinys 
 To the Lecterers 1 tax a year at 
 
 Midsomer last 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 1 A class of preacher in the Church of England at this period, often Puritans, 
 usually chosen by the parish, whose duty consisted mainly in delivering after- 
 noon or evening lectures. They are said to have been supported by voluntary 
 contributions, but this entry would indicate a regular assessment. 
 
i 7 i6] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 45 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 July 31 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To my Dear .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For efiveinef in and writtinp; 
 
 
 
 
 Grangemoors Memorialls 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Walstons 1 Nurse 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 yd. yellow sheveret for a 
 
 
 
 
 curtine to the coach 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For cords, etc., to the curtine 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 For a pound sealing wax super 
 
 
 
 
 fine 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 ForRachys Bathing and cuping at 
 
 
 
 
 the Banio Long Aiker . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Frazer .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To lose at carts at sundry times 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For half a years house Rent at 
 
 
 
 
 Midsomer last payd to Mark 
 
 J. J 
 
 
 
 
 Dickson in Broad Street 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For spectickles 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For Pamphlets 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For Pamphlets 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmoney at Mr. Wests 2 
 
 
 
 
 son christening 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 To a watch man 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For news Is. 2d., 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 For letters 3d 2s fid Is 
 
 o 
 
 
 Q 
 
 i? 
 
 For a coaches 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To David Weems 3 . 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Martha Johnstons Nurse 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the Kitchin sink . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To my Dearests poket at Bath . 
 
 22 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For expence of Publick divertions 
 
 
 
 
 at Bath .... 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 John Baillie of Walston, Lanarkshire. 
 
 2 Probably John West, son of Baron De La Warr, and afterwards first Earl De 
 La Warr. 
 
 3 Perhaps the son of Elizabeth Baillie, George Baillie's sister, who married 
 Mr. Robert Weems of Grangemoor. 
 
46 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Raffles at Bath . 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Docters and Apothicarys at 
 
 
 
 
 Bath 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For cleaning all our Teeth at Bath 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For chairs to the pump and 
 
 
 
 
 otherwise .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Chanler, etc. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For pumping and drinkmoney at 
 
 
 
 
 Bath 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Rachys poket a moydor 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For coaches to and from Bath 
 
 
 
 
 by oxfoord .... 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For seeing Blenhome and oxfoord 
 
 
 
 
 Collages .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For cariing servants to Bath 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For cariage of trunks to Bath , 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 weeks lodging 4 rooms and 
 
 
 
 
 garets at Bath 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the Cook and maids 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For Musick books to Grisie 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To my Dears poket at Bath 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For the coach from Robert Hays 
 
 
 
 
 from the 8 of June till the 8 
 
 
 
 
 Aug: and for the coaches stand- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 9 weeks at 18d. a week and 
 
 
 
 
 horses 3s. to Hamtoncourt 
 
 18 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For news Is. 9d., Is. 2d., 3d., lid. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 For letters 6d., 6d., Id., 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 3d., 3d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 To my Dearests poket 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 jp or a coacii gias ±^a saget lx os. . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 Snuff Mills La Sashet 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For a kain string 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Grisie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To David Weems 1 to clear his 
 
 
 
 
 accounts and cary him home 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 See p. 45. 
 
iyi6] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 47 
 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 For a years seafangers tax from 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 Michelms 1715 to Mich* 1716 . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Androw Bell in pairt of ane 
 
 
 
 
 
 Account for books 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the Poors tax from Lady day to 
 
 
 
 
 
 Michalmes 1716 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 For ane Apron to Mrs. Turnbull 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 8 
 
 To water tax three quarters at 
 
 
 
 
 
 Michalmes last . . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a Piew in King Streat chapel 
 
 
 
 
 
 a quar. at Michel 3 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 2 brass hinges to the coach 6s. 
 
 
 
 
 
 puting them on 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 To Poket .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 To the Countes of Pickburgs 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 footman .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 16 For Pamphlets 5s. 6d., Is. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 For letters Is. 10d., 6d., 3d., Is. 
 
 
 
 
 
 8d., 6d., 2d., Id. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 For news pamphlets 2s. n. 3s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 
 pam. 8d., 2s. 3d., Is. 2d., Is. 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 
 To Mr. Weems Apothecary in full 
 
 
 
 
 
 of his account 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 wrong 
 
 For fraught and cartage of 5 duson 
 
 
 
 
 
 fish from Hadinton 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 25 For poket 6s., Mr. Andersons 10s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jamie Scugald 5s. . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 For mending the water pyps 7s. 
 
 o 
 
 7 
 
 o 
 
 
 For lose at carts 8s. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a pen glas to a window lOd. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 
 For a chair Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 For scaffingers tax for a quarter at 
 
 
 
 
 
 Christmas 1716 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 For Christmas box 8 servants l£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 watchman bellman 2s. . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 Countess of Lippe and Buckenburg (in French Piquebourg), one of the 
 Ladies of the Princess of Wales. — Diary of Lady Cowper. 
 
48 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For Apoticars man, strewer 5 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 waterman Is. shoemakers 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Drum trainbands Is., dustman 
 
 
 
 
 Is. . ' . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To the Princes footman for a crose 
 
 
 
 
 10s. 9d 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For copping a musick book 
 
 
 
 
 £l Is. 6d., ruled paper 10 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For Meeting House rent Christmas 
 
 
 
 
 quarter .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For half a years house rent at 
 
 
 
 
 Christmas payd Mrs. Dickson 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To poors tax a quarter at Christmas 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For tuning the Spinets 2 times 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Dickson for puting out the 
 
 
 
 
 four windows in the litle draw- 
 
 
 
 
 ing rooms in Broad Street 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 373 8 5 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of Sundry Expences 
 
 For paveing the streat 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For laying the plain stons before 
 
 
 
 
 the door . . . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 To Mr. Frazer .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For newspapers Is. 2d., Is. 2d., 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 6d 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 For letters Is. 6d. 6d. 6d. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Mitchels Christening hs 
 
 
 
 
 son James .... 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a fan Rachy gave Mrs. Mitchel 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For covers of Fans sent to Utright 
 
 
 
 
 to Lord Binning . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For ruled paper to Grisie . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For lose at Carts by Grisie at 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Marrs 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 See p. 39. 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 49 
 
 febr. 
 
 wrong 
 
 March 
 
 f Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 2 plays to Gris and Rach 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a Desk to Grisies spinet 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 (3 
 
 To the watchman to Drink 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a Purs to my Lord Ghram 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 
 To the watchman drinkmony 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Poket of Christmas quarter 5 
 
 
 
 
 guinys .... 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To my brother John Baiiiie 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 For news 14d., 2s. 6d., Is. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 Is. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For letters Is. 6d., 6d., 6d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For stamp paper to write Turnbuls 
 
 
 
 
 Factory .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a chair 18d., Is., 2s., 3s., Is., 
 
 
 
 
 4s., 2s., 3s., 2s., 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 To Alexr Hume of Whitehouse 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To lose at Carts at Duke Rox- 
 
 
 
 
 burgs, etc .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For ane opera ticket to Rachy 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 botles Ale from Dorathy 
 
 
 
 
 Halliwall .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 tooth picks 2s. Tho. Hervie 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For helping Mr. Johnstons strong 
 
 
 
 
 box foot .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For letters Is. 6d., 3d., Is., Is. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 Is. , 
 
 0 
 
 K 
 
 0 
 
 For News Is. 6d., 14d., Is. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 Is. 6d., Is. 6d. Is. 3d., Is. 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 To the watchman half a year at 
 
 
 
 
 Christmas last 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For A poyam dedicat to 
 
 
 
 
 Rachy on the Princes 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To old Frazer 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 1 Perhaps Alexander Hume, son of George Hume of Whitefield, who along 
 with his father was taken prisoner at Preston and was at this time in prison. 
 
 D 
 
50 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Mrs. Hume Whitefield 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To my Dearests Poket 5 guinys . 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Grisie .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To lose at carts at D Roxburgs, 
 
 
 
 
 Rotheses and Mrs. Verners 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Barnackies 2 man for sinor- 
 
 
 
 
 ina the Dog 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Cheine for Rachy 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For opera tickets from Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 Robison 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Cuningham of Acket 4 7 
 
 
 
 
 guinys .... 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 For tickets to Castruches 5 Musick 
 
 
 
 
 meeting .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 seats in a Pew in King Streat 
 
 
 
 
 Chapell at Lady day h year 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For Pasing Graingmoors warrant 
 
 
 
 
 for Collecter at Alloa 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 To my Dears Poket of Ladydays 
 
 
 
 
 quarter .... 
 
 11 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 To the poors Tax a quarter at 
 
 
 
 
 Ladyday .... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 To the water tax half a year at 
 
 
 
 
 Ladyday .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 Coach Horses from the 12 of 
 October 1716 to the 12 of April 
 1717 . . . 50 0 0 
 
 For sadle Horses in the 
 above sd time at 3sh 
 pr day from Robert 
 Hay in full of all ac- 
 counts 
 
 4 10 0 54 10 0 
 
 1 The wife of George Hume, who was taken prisoner at Preston and was at 
 this time in prison. 
 
 2 See p. xlix. 3 See p. xlix. 
 
 4 Probably another unfortunate of the '15. 5 See p. xlviii. 
 
iyiy\ OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 51 
 
 Ap. 12 
 
 May 1st 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To James Hume 1 of Aiton my 
 
 C 
 
 s. 
 
 A 
 IX. 
 
 T^d Humes brother 
 
 X 
 
 i 
 
 
 For writinc lYTnsiek l£ Is fid 
 
 1 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 To the lecterer 2 half a vears tax 
 
 
 
 
 at Ladyday .... 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 9 
 
 
 For window Tax a year at Lady 
 
 
 
 
 dav 1717 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 10 
 
 XV/ 
 
 ft 
 
 To Whitelich Coachmaker in full 
 
 
 
 
 of all Acctts 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To the Kings Houshold Drums 5s. 
 
 
 
 
 footmen a suiny 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 « 
 u 
 
 
 To the Gard Drums 6s Cadoprms 
 
 
 
 
 Drums 5s. 
 
 o 
 
 1 1 
 
 X X 
 
 
 To the parish wates 5s. Toun 
 
 
 
 
 Trumpets 10s. 9d. 
 
 KJ 
 
 1 5 
 
 X o 
 
 q 
 
 To the yemen of the Guard a 
 
 
 
 
 & uu v ..... 
 
 1 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 u 
 
 To the Prinees footman 10 9d 
 
 X V vllv JL lXllvvO l \ J \J Li Iltll. 1. XV/ t/Vl« 
 
 
 
 
 for a poyam 10s. 9d. 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 u 
 
 To the TCincrs watermen 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 
 For chairs Is., Is., 3s., 2s., 2s., Is., 
 
 
 
 
 5s 2s 4s 2s 6d 2s 6d Is 
 
 X 
 
 *7 
 i 
 
 n 
 
 For letters 6d 2s Is 2s 6d 
 
 
 
 
 4d . 2s 2d 3s 2s 
 
 
 l a 
 
 xo 
 
 u 
 
 For Newsnaners Is 2d 2s 6d Is 
 
 X V/X JL 1 Ks VV O 1 7 Cv J J V. 1 J lut *d VX • ^ M ij» \J vl ♦ ^ JL k7 • 
 
 
 
 
 6d 2s 3d 6d Is 2d 
 
 V/VX* ^ MO* VM. • J V/ \X • JL O * md VJL • • • 
 
 o 
 
 Q 
 
 ty 
 
 1 
 
 J- 
 
 For a book bound to set doun the 
 
 
 
 
 V13HC15 .... 
 
 \j 
 
 
 u 
 
 For 14 vd IVTasarin blew rnhan 
 
 X VI JL jj y VX • ITXCiOCil XXX L»lVy TV X LI MClIi 
 
 
 
 
 for the order 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For wax candles 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For cheana cups, basons, etc. 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To a Herper came with Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Isack ..... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To watherburn 3 l£ Is. 6d. Aitton 
 
 
 
 
 a guiny 1 .... 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 Taken prisoner at Preston, and then in prison. 
 3 See p. xiv. 
 
 2 See p. 44. 
 
52 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For lose at Dice in Lord Staires . 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To the Clark of the Crown for the 
 
 
 
 
 return of Election and giveing 
 
 
 
 
 in the write .... 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For materialls for my mothers 
 
 
 
 
 elickses 5s. 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 Tickets to Mr. Barnackies 1 
 
 
 
 
 opera ..... 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 tickets to Berenstats 2 
 
 
 
 
 opera ..... 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a purs to the Duke of Mon- 
 
 
 
 
 trose . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For snuff mills, etc. in full from 
 
 
 
 
 Lasaget .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To my sister Graingmoor . 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair Garters in a present 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 To Rachy .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Carts at Rotheses 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For chairs Is., Is., 4s., Is., Is., Is., 
 
 
 
 
 Is., Is., 4s., 2s., 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For News Is. 2d., Is. l^\d., Is. 2d., 
 
 
 
 
 Is., Is. 2d., Is. 6d., Is. 2d., 
 
 
 
 
 4s 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 
 For letters 6d., 3s. 7d., Is., 2s., 
 
 
 
 5d., 2s. 8d., Is., 4s., Is. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For paper Is. pills 18d. snuff 
 
 
 
 
 Milne 3s 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For Glasing the windows 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For glas tee cups to sister Julian 
 
 
 
 
 at 3d. a Tee pot 8s., glas cups 
 
 
 
 
 etc. 5s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 To Mary Hamilton . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For cloath to be a peticoat G. I. . 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For tuning the Spinets 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr, Bradberys House 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 See p. xlix. 
 
 2 See p. xlix. 
 
lyiy] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 53 
 
 July 8 
 
 [Sundries] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For dressing the Gardine 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a piece flowrd Indian Callico 
 
 
 
 
 to sister Julian 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 For linen to the Callico l£ 3s. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To the bairens for operas 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 o 
 
 For the Pilgrams dress l£ 12s. 12s. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 To my Lady Lockart lent and 
 
 
 
 
 never payd .... 
 For 2| yds scarlet cloath for 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 Docter Abernathys son George 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 For 3 Monethes dancing to Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Isack for Rachy 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For standing God mother to Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Johnstons doughter Lucie 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Poket of the Midsomer quarter 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To cards at Duke Roxburghs 1 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 more 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 To scamngers tax a quarter at last 
 & i ****** ^ 
 
 
 
 
 Ladyday 1717 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To the watch half a year at Mid- 
 
 
 
 
 somer 1717 .... 
 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 To James Kilpatrick 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 For rubans to give in presents 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisie l£ Is. 6d. To Grisie 
 
 
 
 
 2£ 3s. .... 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a gold watch to Monsr Ber- 
 
 
 
 
 nackie 2 the Italian 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 For a gold chean to the watch . 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 Fnr f} pnpf" to Gri<sip Tnrnbnll 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For scamngers tax a quarter Mid- 
 
 
 
 
 somer 1717 .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For Mr. Isacks Jamie l£ Is. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 6 
 
 To Vilpontu for drawing Grisies 
 
 
 
 
 tooth ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For a hat to Patrick Dickson 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 1 See p. 284. 
 
 2 See p. xlix. 
 
54 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 For Grisie and Rachys lose at £ s. d. 
 
 Carts 10 0 
 
 For my own lose at Carts 10s. . 0 10 0 
 For a string to My Lord Grahmes 
 
 tortishel staff , . . 0 4 0 
 July 30 To May Minzies to buy a gown . 10 0 0 
 To Frazer 30d. . . . 0 2 6 
 For copping songs by Bernackie 1 0 12 0 
 To Mr. Dickson for half a years 
 
 rent at Midsomer 1717 . 22 10 0 
 
 Aug. 5 To Androw Bell by a bill on 
 
 Midleton in pairt paymt . 20 0 0 
 For a sadle house and hulster caps 6 18 6 
 For shiping goods aboord when I 
 
 went to Scotland payd Hendry 
 
 Mill in full of all acctts . . 15 4 
 For stoping Rachys tooth with 
 
 Leed 0 5 0 
 
 For a curtine of Calamanka to the 
 
 coach . . . . . 0 5 0 
 To Betty Dundas . . . 0 7 6 
 For news while I was in Scotland 
 
 at Lond 10 2 T 6 ^ 
 
 For letters at London while I was 
 
 in Scotland . . . . 0 11 9 
 To Hays for horses to Twitten- 
 
 ham Barnet and 18d. a week for 
 
 the coach standing when we 
 
 wrought not his horses . . 5 18 0 
 Eden. For a coach and six horses to carie 
 
 us to Scotland in 9 days . 32 15 0 
 For expences of 5 in the coach on 
 
 the road to Scotland till we came 
 Aug: 14 to Tiningham on the 14th Aug: 14 13 9 
 For expence of a servant and a horse 1 15 0 
 To my Rachy . . . . 4 3 0 
 
 1 See p. xlix. 
 
1717] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 55 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 To Docter St clair 1 and John £ s. d. 
 
 Baillie . . . . 4 10 0 
 
 To My Rachys Proclamation, etc 4 6 0 
 To Mr. Robertsons men . . 0 5 0 
 To Mr. Dickson for writing bonds 
 
 etc 4 10 9 
 
 To Mr. Aickman 2 in 
 
 pairt for picturs . 21 0 0 
 In full payd for the 
 picturs at 5 guinys 
 sitting and 5£ coppys 31 
 For Drinkmony at Tin- 
 ingham 3 when My 
 Rachy went home 15 
 For all Drinkmoney while 
 at Edn. and traveling 
 about the 6 monethes 
 I was in Scotland 29 10 0 
 For chears while at Edn. . 
 For Dails and trees bought by 
 
 Cap. Turnbull 
 For 16 cart to bring the above sd 
 
 timber from Berwick 
 For 32 nights chamber rent 
 
 Mrs. Rooms . 
 For 7 J weeks chamber rent 
 
 Mrs. Cytons . . . . 8 0 0 
 To my Dears Poket in Scotland 9 9 0 
 
 For Tickets to Consorts . . 0 15 0 
 For lose on guinys when cry'd 
 
 doun 2 5 0 
 
 Decmr. To Androw Kerr writer on account 
 
 of my brother James Baillie 3 0 0 
 
 For house rent of chairs in full of 
 
 all at 6s.8d. a year each chair 1 10 0 
 
 Eden- 
 burgh 
 Sept. 3 
 
 0 0 52 0 0 
 0 0 
 
 44 10 0 
 
 4 14 0 
 
 33 12 8 
 
 5 9 4 
 
 in 
 
 6 12 6 
 
 in 
 
 1 Dr. Matthew St. Clair. 
 
 3 The seat of the Earl of Haddington. 
 
 2 See p. xxvii. 
 
56 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 To Pate Hunter Stabler for horses £ s. d. 
 
 while we was in Scotland being 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 6 monethes .... 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 For 2 pr gloves to my father at 
 
 
 
 
 Rachys mariage 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pr gloves to Mr. Hamilton 
 
 
 
 
 Minister .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught and cariages by land 
 
 
 
 
 for goods from London to Eden- 
 
 
 
 
 burg etc 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For Gloves to Lord Hadingtons 
 
 
 
 
 servants .... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of 2 servants to Edn 
 
 
 
 
 and up again 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 To the servants at the Bank at 
 
 
 
 
 recpt of the Intr st . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a cover to Grisies dressing 
 
 
 
 
 box ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For writing bonds and persuing 
 
 
 
 
 wood cutters 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 For cariage of a Trunk from 
 
 
 
 
 London .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Vint shoemaker my 
 
 
 
 
 brother Johns Acctt . • 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 To Mr. Will Hall man Arch: 
 
 
 
 
 Stewart .... 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 To Docter Gibsone 1 for Grisie . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Domany for a years writing . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To repairing the horse furniture 
 
 
 
 
 in Scotland .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 , 29 To P. at Earlston and Bathel 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To a Councel post- 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Betty Dundas Grisie Dundas 
 
 
 
 
 George Sim Mrs. Olifers bairens 
 
 
 
 
 and Mr. Turnbuls etc. and to 
 
 
 
 
 servants and others of Hansels 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1 Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Appointed an 
 Examiner in 1725. 
 
lyiy] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 57 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 To a surgen at Berwick for my £ s. d. 
 
 brow . . . . . 0 11 6 
 For 5 places in the stage coach the 
 11 Jany that brought us to 
 London the 25 January 1718 
 wher of Tarn Lesly payd 2£ 10 21 16 6 
 For expence of a man and horse 
 
 along with us . . . 1 16 0 
 For sadles mending boots and 
 
 whips at London . . . 1 12 0 
 For cariage of a box from Scotland 0 12 6 
 To the stage coachman of Drink- 
 money . . . . . 0 5 0 
 Dec 30 For Acts of Parliment 5£ 3s. 6d. 
 
 more books 14s. 8d. . . 5 18 2 
 For chairs 3s. ... 0 3 0 
 
 For mending the glas windows . 0 6 6 
 To Christenmas box dustman Is., 
 watch2s.6d., water 2s.6d.,Boes 
 man 2s., news boy 6d., Brewer Is. 0 9 6 
 For the votes . . . 116 
 
 For coach horses to Hamton 
 
 Court payd Hays . . . 4 0 6 
 To my Dear for his journey on the 
 Road to Scotland and back to 
 London again and for Poket 
 money besids the 9£ 9s. he gote 
 at Edn. 86. 16 from 5 Aug. to 
 
 coches and chairs included 86 16 0 
 To the watchman half a year at 
 
 Christenmas . . . 0 5 0 
 
 To the poors tax at Christenmas 
 
 1717 2 4 0 
 
 To the scafhnger at Christenmas 
 
 half a year . . . . 0 5 0 
 To my Grisies Poket 5 guinys . 5 5 0 
 To Labushier surgen . . 110 
 For lose by a horse bought at 
 
58 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 7£ 18s. and sold at 6 guinys to £ s. d. 
 
 carie a servant to Scotland and 
 
 back again . . . . 1 12 0 
 For expences in getting out the 
 
 Debenturs 1 . . . . 1 12 0 
 To the water tax 3 quarters at 
 
 Christenmas . . . 0 15 0 
 
 For writeing in three years 1714, 
 
 15 and 1716 to James Massy . 1 10 0 
 For 7 tarms Cess for Mellerstaine 
 
 from March 1715 till March 
 
 1717 inclusive . . 37 6 6^ 
 
 For repairing Houses at Lang- 
 
 shaw in 3 years 1715, 1716 and 
 
 1717 
 
 Milne by Park . 1 19 0 
 
 Coumslyhill given doun 
 
 16s., 4s. . .10 0 
 Sclats Langshaw house 0 10 0 
 more for reparations on 
 
 Parks acct . . 0 10 0 
 repairing Langshaw Mill 1 18 2 
 on Parks acct divits . 0 10 0 
 wright work by James 
 
 Blakie in 3 years 6 6 10 
 Meason work in sd years 0 18 10 
 To a sclater for Lang- 
 shaw house . . 1 15 10 
 
 14 8 8 
 
 For 10 tarms Cess of Langshaw 
 from March 1715 till December 
 1717 inclus . . . 32 7 3 T % 
 
 1 The word 1 debenture ' was at this time generally used to denote the acknow- 
 ledgment issued by a Government Department either for goods supplied or 
 money lent. In this case Mr. Baillie had no doubt been lending to the 
 Government. His balance-sheets show that he held debentures of considerable 
 amount. 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 59 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 For Trees and seads bought from £ s. d. 
 
 Samuel Robson in Kelso . 9 3 0 
 For slating the Towr of Meller. 
 
 17s. by Thomson . . 0 17 0 
 
 For a kevelmell 18J lb. 9s. 3d., 2 
 
 hows 2 gote 1715 Meller. . 0 11 3 
 
 For young thorns from Newcastle 15 0 
 To a fferrier for the Coach 
 
 geldine . . . . 0 12 0 
 To James Blakie Messeger for 
 
 bussines pr acctt and recpt. . 0 11 8 
 For 3 spades lis. a shuvel 20d. 
 
 this year to Mellerstaine . 0 12 8 
 For mending glas windows at 
 
 Meller in 3 years by Miller . 0 19 2 
 For 160 bolls lime laid in at 
 
 Mellerstaine . . . . 4 0 0 
 For yron and nails furnish' d by 
 
 Liedhouse in 3 years Meller . 18 8 
 For charges of my brother John 
 
 Baillies Funarels . . . 11 16 6 
 For smith work by Pat Newton 
 
 shoeing horse and mending work 
 
 lumes in 3 years . . . 2 13 5^ 
 To the Nurs 3 years house rent 
 
 White. 1715, 16 and 1717 . 2 5 0 
 To Tame Hilandman 3 years house 
 
 rent Whit. 1715, 16 and 1717 . 1 13 4 
 To Will Mill 3 years House rent 
 
 abovesd 3 years . . . 0 16 8 
 To Androw orniston a years rent 
 
 White. 1717 . . . 0 15 0 
 
 for 100 firrs gote from John 
 
 Humes father . . . 0 8 0 
 For Measone work in building 
 
 dicks at Meller in 3 years . 3 16 
 For wright work at Mellerstaine 
 
 in 3 years 1715, 16, 17 . . 2 6 10 
 
60 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 For the basan in the toun of £ s. d. 
 
 Mellerstaine 1717 . . . 7 10 8 
 To the 5d. men at planting di eking 
 
 and quarie in 3 years . . 37 17 4 
 The windows tax for half a year at 
 
 Christen™ 8 1717 . \ . 0 15 0 
 The Cess of Jerriswood payd at 
 
 White. 1717 and preceedings 7 
 
 Tarmes in all . . . 9 16 7 X 8 2 
 To Wilsone writer in Lanark for 
 
 warning tenants . . . 0 6 6 
 To the nurs 3 bolls oats every year 
 
 of Crops 1714, 15 and 1716 . 4 10 0 
 To Captain Turnbull 1 
 
 3 bolls bear at 10s. 1 10 0 
 To him of the rent of 
 
 Jerriswood Park for 
 
 3 years 1715, 16 and 
 
 1717 grass . . 86 11 0 
 248 hens at 5d. . 5 3 4 
 60 capons at 8d. . 2 0 0 
 To Captain of the 
 
 Park rent . 3 18 0 49 2 4 
 
 For sundry small things given out 
 
 
 
 
 by Cap. Turnbull . 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For trees and seeds . 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To sundry workmen at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 staine etc .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Turnbulls expences in 
 
 
 
 
 going to Langshaw, etc 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To expence of holding courts, 
 
 
 
 
 writings etc in 3 years 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To the pyp and drum at the fairs 
 
 
 
 
 for 3 years .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 1 Seems to have been the factor staying at Jerviswood and being paid largely 
 in kind. 
 
1702] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 61 
 
 [Sundries] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For paper to Cap. Turnbull . 0 13 0 
 
 993 13 8 
 
 Edenburgh, Januer 1st, 1702. Howsekeeping. 
 Debt to Cash. 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a muchkin sinamon water . 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ginger .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pices of clarit gotten from 
 
 
 
 
 my brother John . 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a boll meall bought from 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Hill .... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For cariadges by Lesly 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 little swine 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 lb. 2 ounces suger . 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 bolls pies to the mairs and 
 
 
 
 
 swin ..... 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For a salmond .... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 hams .... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 fous of oats from Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans crop 1701 . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 10 lods colls 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 lb. brown suger 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For gins bread 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. cannell 7£ 2 ounc mace 
 
 
 
 
 26s. per ounce 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 ounce nutmug 9s. per ounc, 
 
 
 
 
 4 ounc cloves 9s. per ounce 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For J lb. white paper 12s. a pot 
 
 
 
 
 cofeced ginger 1 li. 2s. . 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 loafs candibrod suger at 18s. 
 
 
 
 
 per pound .... 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 For 5 fous oats to the mairs from £ s. d. 
 
 Mellers. .... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bringing from Glasgow 8 
 
 
 
 
 galons wine 5 marks at the port 
 
 
 
 
 14s. ..... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 For 5 fous ots for the mairs from 
 
 
 
 
 Mell 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 galons 4 or 5 pints seek from 
 
 
 
 
 Cap: Broun .... 
 
 89 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a barrill Lews herin to Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Johnston .... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For gardin seeds from Ms. Willie 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To James for bringing in the horss 
 
 
 
 
 and out .... 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For green oyntment to the mairs 
 
 
 
 
 hills . ' . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For oats .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For a scon to the bairens . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 From Mellersteans of oats one 
 
 
 
 
 boll and 4 fous 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 From Mellersteans of ots one 
 
 
 
 
 boll 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 From Mellersteans of pies one boll 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For beans to the hunting mair . 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For expenc of bringing in corn . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For pits at Mellersteans 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For yron to shoe the horss lti. 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For markums balls from Ingles 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For foulls bought by Androw L. 
 
 
 
 
 sine Decm r . 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For chickens bought by A. L. this 
 
 
 
 
 munth ..... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For howse and horss expences in 
 
 
 
 
 small things from Nov 1 to this 
 
 
 
 
 day 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For my expences at Ginelkirk and 
 
 
 
 
 Mellers. .... 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For yron for horss nails and other 
 
1702] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 63 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 things got from Liedhowse 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 marchant • 
 
 16 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 May For 18 loads colls 
 
 12 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For oyl from Lady Greenknow 1 . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For sweeping all the chimnys 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For whiting the howse roofs and 
 
 
 
 
 all 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 12 For malt got from Preston in Lith 
 
 
 
 
 in full payment 
 
 111 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For colls that cleard of the old 
 
 
 
 
 colyer ..... 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 begins this For 5 scor lods colls to Edmis- 
 
 
 
 
 years colls tons 2 man .... 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1702 For 2 bottles oyl 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 pecks of oats 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For gresing the mairs at 6d. 3 a 
 
 
 
 
 pice 36 days 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 August 10 For gresing the mairs 36 days at 
 
 
 
 
 6s. a day . . ...... 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 26 For 8 bolls malt got from John 
 
 
 
 
 Wight .... 
 
 64 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For casting truffs 
 
 00 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For going out and in to Ed. with 
 
 
 
 
 horss, etc. .... 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For fouls brought to Ed. . 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For howse at Mellerstean such as 
 
 
 
 
 salt, etc. .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 August 27 For foulls bread etc. since the 
 
 
 
 
 childrin cam ther . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For sevarall things given out by 
 
 
 
 
 Androw Lamb 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To pay ane old account of Georg 
 
 
 
 
 Lasons for 1699 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For wax and waffers 
 
 00 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 scor loads of colls . 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 The wife of Pringle of Greenknow. 2 John Wauchope of Edmonstone. 
 
 6d. Sterling or 6s. Scots. 
 
64 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 For my expences at Ginelkirk £ s. d. 
 
 going, coming . „ . 3 10 0 
 
 For Trumbels bring in oats . 0 15 0 
 
 8 For 2 furlits of oats . . 3 15 0 
 
 For materialls to a dyet drink . 3 14 0 
 
 For a scor colls from Carlips . 12 0 0 
 
 For oats to the mairs . . 2 4 8 
 To the barber 6s. more 7s. Suther- 
 
 lands man 14s. 6d. . . 17 6 
 
 To Lesly for cariadges . . 6 14 6 
 
 Oct. 12 To Lesly for cariadges in full of all 10 0 0 
 
 Meller- For a veall £6 ... 6 0 0 
 steans For 4 ship brought from Andrew 
 
 Lamb . . . 12 0 0 
 29 For a stack of hay bought in the 
 
 toun . . . . 39 10 0 
 For 2 ston cotten 6 in the tb. at £4 
 
 6s. 2 ston rag 6 lb. one ston 8 in 
 
 lb. 2 ston 12 in lb. 2 ston 20 in 
 
 the tb. at 3£ 6s.h . . 33 16 0 
 
 For a fatt cow bought at the fair 20 0 0 
 
 For 2 ship from John Wight . 10 0 0 
 
 For 2 ship from T. Liedhowse . 6 0 0 
 For 3 ston best chease at 2ti. 4s. 
 
 the cowrs cheas being at l£ 
 
 16sh. 9 lb. of it l£ 6 4 . . 7 5 4 
 
 For 2 swin . . . 20 0 0 
 
 For 17J staks pittes . . 35 0 0 
 For 27 stack of pitts out of our 
 
 moss ..... 
 To Davi Youll to goe in with the 
 
 ass . . . . 17 0 
 
 For a pot oyntment to the mairs 19 0 
 
 For a stack of hay from Person . 28 0 0 
 
 For shoeing horses at Mell. . . 2 2 0 
 
 For a chair . . . . 0 14 6 
 
 For starch . . . . 0 16 0 
 
 Nov. 20 For cariadges . . . 2 3 0 
 
1702] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 65 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 Decm r 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To cochman and groom in arles 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To a ferriar for the mairs 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 For corn to the mairs 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For powder and starch 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ruks hay to the ases 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a lofe suger at 14s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For stabling horses payd in full to 
 
 
 
 
 Pat. Hunter .... 
 
 43 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Sir Robert Chiesly ane old 
 
 
 
 
 accumpt of ale 
 
 78 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the coach harnis . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 days chairs 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For washing linin brought from 
 
 
 
 
 the book .... 
 
 90 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For meall from Jerriswood 2 bolls 
 
 
 
 
 at £5 .... 
 
 
 
 
 For backing payd Cap n Mitchell 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For brandy got from Sir Georg 
 
 
 
 
 Hume in Decm r 1700 . 
 
 61 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 To Bartie Gibson for the coch 
 
 
 
 
 mairs soeing, etc. from Jan^ 8 
 
 
 
 
 1701 to Nov. 13th 1702 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 From James Gray 2 bolls meall at 
 
 
 
 
 £5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For meall at Mellersteans of crop 
 
 
 
 
 1701, 18 bolls and 4 fous at £5 
 
 
 
 
 per boll .... 
 
 94 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For corn to the horss at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans of the crop 1701, 14 bolls 
 
 
 
 
 at £5 per boll 
 
 70 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To foulls and swine crop 1701 at 
 
 
 
 
 £5 per boll, 3b. 2f. 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the ass of ots from Mellerstens 
 
 
 
 
 and to the foulls 8 fouss, of the 
 
 
 
 
 crop 1702 .... 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bear for the ases from Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans crop 1702, 3f. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 E 
 
66 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 Meller- 
 
 steans 
 
 Ditto 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 For shild pies from Mellersteans 2 
 
 peck out of 5 p. 1701 raw 
 For 3 ship to the servants and 
 
 salt at Mellersteans 
 For 10 hens, lOduckswild foull 14s. 
 For saim and girthes to the horss 
 Dec. 24 For 18 pecks bran to the horss 
 
 £3 12s 
 
 For fish £3 6s. Candle £l. 
 Salt 10s. since 1st November 
 last ..... 
 For drink to them since November 
 
 1st to this day 
 For fish lis., spice Is., sop 3s. 8d., 
 
 to the servants candle . 
 For warping ale 6s., sow 6s., sop for 
 
 naprie 7s. 
 For salt pitter to 6 lambs £l 10, 
 salt £l . 
 
 For a f orpit of malt to the mairs . 
 For blooding the horses 
 For washing more this year 
 For bear 5 fous 
 
 From the book of small accumpts 
 for the monthes of Jan r , Feb r , 
 March 
 For the month of Aprill 
 For the month of May £48 
 For the mounth of Juny . 
 For the monthes of July 
 
 August 
 For the mounthes of Septm r 
 For the month of October 
 For the monthes of Nov 1 " 
 Decm r . ... 
 For corn to the horses at Meller 
 steans this winter of the crop 
 1702 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 and 
 
 and 
 
 Decm r 
 30 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 
 O 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 1U 
 
 y) 
 
 1 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 41 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 48 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 132 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 122 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 94 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 41 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 145 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1707] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 67 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 For threves oat stra to the £ s. d. 
 
 horss . . . . . 80 0 0 
 For meall at Mellersteans this 
 
 winter of crop 1702 . . 15 0 0 
 For meall from Jerriswood was 
 
 forgot to be fill'd up on the 
 
 other side . . . 10 0 0 
 
 For 10 bolls malt browin in Edin- 
 burgh 1702 pay'd to Thomas 
 
 Preston at 7li. and 6li. per boll 68 0 0 
 For a cow bought by Francy 
 
 Newtons wife . . . 17 10 0 
 For brandy from James Marjori- 
 
 banks . . . . 228 3 0 
 
 For 3 barralls herin whereof 2 sent 
 
 to London . . . 36 0 0 
 
 For bringing herin from Glsagow 5 13 4 
 
 S. 3154 06 2 
 
 Edenburg, January 1st, 1707. Houshold Expenc. 
 Deb. to Cash. 
 
 For 12 dais of colls from James 
 
 
 
 
 Ballinton . . 
 
 68 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ale browen by Ms. Howie of 
 
 
 
 
 my own malt 
 
 30 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 For frute .... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 duson of French aples 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ston cotten, rage one ston, 
 
 
 
 
 gotten from Johnston, candle- 
 
 
 
 
 maker .... 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a bottle sweat oyl from Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Wyllie .... 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Alexander Wood for cariing 
 
 
 
 
 £1 10s 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For rubarbane ounc £l 16s., beries 
 
 
 
 
 2s 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
68 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1707 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 Ma. 8 
 
 For limons £l 2s. more £19 12s. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d, 
 
 4s 
 
 20 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 bottles clarit wine from 
 
 
 
 
 tenants .... 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Forchestons 14s.,suger and spices 
 
 
 
 
 £4 9s., frute £2 10s., Hungarie 
 
 
 
 
 water £l 16s. 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For taking out horses, etc. given 
 
 
 
 
 out by Tarn Youll 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a bottle Queen Hungary 
 
 
 
 
 water ..... 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Frazar for ale from Oct 1 10 to 
 
 
 
 
 Jan r 1st 1707 
 
 33 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For stra to the mairs £7 6s. 6d. till 
 
 
 
 
 Decm r 30, 1706 . 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For oyl to the coch £l 14s. £l 17s. 
 
 
 
 
 £1 17s 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For coalls from Ulmatt £14 16s. . 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For Mugwart water 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For stra to the mairs 19s. 16s. 15s. 
 
 
 
 
 15s. 15s. 15s. 6d. £1 4s. £4 18s. 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For a bottle Hungary water 16s. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For tows to jack 4s., tobaca 14s. 
 
 
 
 
 2s. . . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For severall smalls given out by 
 
 
 
 
 James Carrin 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ale by Ms. Howi of my own 
 
 
 
 
 malt ..... 
 
 20 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 bolls mailt from Preston in 
 
 
 
 
 Lieth at £5 . 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Stochton's drops 14s. 
 
 
 
 
 For a hogshead cherie seek from 
 
 
 
 
 Hugh Mountgomerie 
 
 200 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 little swin at Kelso £4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Patrick Hunter in full of all 
 
 
 
 
 accounts of stabling 
 
 22 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 bolls one fou oats from 
 
 
 
 
 Meller. Crop 1705 at £5 . 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1707] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 69 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 15 For 14 galons small bear from £ s. d. 
 Abay Hill at Is. per pint . 5 12 0 
 May 20 For a hogshead clarit sent by 
 Gawin Plumer to Mellersteans 
 
 For 10 pints brandy — by Sandy 
 
 Inis to Edinburgh . 20 0 0 
 
 For 4 galons brandy sent by my 
 
 brother James to Mellersteans 57 12 0 
 
 For a suger lofe . . . 3 7 6 
 
 For 4 galons ale from Ms. Howie 
 
 and £l0's worth Ms. Monro . 12 8 0 
 June 6 For a hogshead clarit laid in from 
 Plummer at Edinburgh 
 
 For corks and botleing it at Lieth 
 and cariing the bottles Is. duson 
 cariing doun emty and 2s. per 
 pice duson full ther being 19 
 duson of chapin bottles and 3 
 duson of muchkins, and drink- 
 mony . . . . . 4 8 0 
 
 For expence at Ginelkirk 9 men 
 
 and 5 horss . . . . 3 12 0 
 
 For 14 turs stra at Edinburgh 
 
 £14 ; 4 load grass, 10s. per load 13 16 0 
 
 For oats 12 bols 2 f. at £3 made in 
 meall wherof 66 ston spent at 
 Mellersteans betwixt the 4th of 
 October till the 10 June 1707 by 
 4 servants and swinglers 7, 3, 
 days and one a month to serve 
 also 2 pecks grots and 6 pecks 
 to Edinburgh and 18 ston meall 37 4 0 
 Meller- For 4J lb. candibrod suger . 3 16 6 
 stean For courser suger . . . 2 18 0 
 June 10 For a lb. capers a lb. cucumbers 
 
 £1 7s. ....170 
 
 Forounc nutmugs 9s., \ cloves 5s., 
 
 1 lb. spice 18s. . . . 1 12 0 
 
70 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1707 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 Ditto 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 4 tb. rise £l 4s. . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For bread at Edinburgh from 
 
 
 
 
 October 10 to June 10 . 
 
 26 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 1| fows malt to servants in 
 Meller[steans] in winter . 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For a sow to Edinburgh from 
 
 
 
 
 widow Wight 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For sop 5s., blew 2s. 4d., thread 
 
 
 
 
 3s. 2d., sand and oyl 2s. 6d., ale 
 
 
 
 
 2s., quicknin Is. this in winter 
 
 
 
 
 at Mellerstean by Mary Muir . 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For ale Aprill 1st 10 pints werping 
 
 
 
 
 2 pints .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 sheep from Mellerstains to 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh .... 
 
 20 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ale from Ms. Monro 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 dales colls from Ulmatt in 
 
 
 
 
 full of all account . 
 
 16 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For corn to the horss at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans crop 1706 at £3 3s. — 
 
 
 
 
 31 bol— till the 2d of October 
 
 97 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For light corn to the horss £l 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 at 28s. per boll 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For corn to the swine crop 1706 at 
 
 
 
 
 £3 3s. per boll 4 b[olls] 1 fprlot] 
 
 12 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 66 threves oat stra at 4s. per 
 
 
 
 
 threve at Mellerstains 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For pies to the swine crop 1705, 
 
 
 
 
 1 f. 2 p 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For bear to the swine 2 bolls 1 f. 
 
 
 
 
 £5 per boll .... 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For swine and fouls till Oct. 3d 
 
 
 
 
 7 bols oats at £3 3s. 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To the mairs sent to Edinburgh in 
 
 
 
 
 winter 9 bols oats at £3 3s. 
 
 28 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a Tb. tobaca £l 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For mum from Ms. Monro 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 71 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 For a punshon small bear from £ s. d. 
 
 Lieth . . . . . 6 0 0 
 To Alshy Wood for cariages 
 
 £2 4s, 6d 2 4 6 
 
 June 10 For 12 bolls 4 fous at £3 4s. of oats 
 made at Mellerstains wherin 
 ther was 53 ston meall and 2 
 pecks and a half of grots 6 pecks 
 seads of on kilfull in the other 
 kilfull 42 ston and 4 ston to the 
 fouls and 4 J pecks grots 6 pecks 
 
 Sep. 24 
 
 o\^Ctv4.kj • • • • • 
 
 41 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 bolls 2 fous oats made in 
 
 
 
 
 TYipall at ££5 npr hoi 
 
 111V_.CL11 <X%J &**%J tJyJm IJ^i- KJ\JL . 
 
 20 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 Ta pytiptip f\t f^inplkirk' with R 
 
 
 
 
 llvyl 00 • • • • • 
 
 9 
 
 1 4 
 
 JL r 
 
 0 
 
 Vs 
 
 T^nv ttipjii" anfl Hririlr at" T^idinHnrcrli 
 
 JL. KJL IILCCIU ClllU. 1111 IV at UUH1UU1H11 
 
 
 
 
 9\ f mi"rt"Yii clrf* wii"Vi S (iPTOflnts 
 
 Cu 1UU1 Ulll^llt VV 1 1/11 *J OCI VdllL/O . 
 
 VJ Ld 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 To pvnpn p at' (^J-iTiplk'iT'lr witVi 
 
 1U l^^V IJL^llv^ CIKj VJrllldlVll JV VV 1 L/ll VJ 
 
 
 
 
 horss . . . . , . 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 load gras to the mairs in 
 
 
 
 
 May ...... 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Patrick Hunter, stabler, in full 
 
 
 
 
 of all accounts 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Alshi Wood, cariar, £3 14s. . 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a load Scarsburg water 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Hendry Youll for a boll malt 
 
 
 
 
 makeing £4 more . 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 bolls bear for malt at £5 per 
 
 
 
 
 bol . . . . . 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Alshy Wood in full of all 
 
 
 
 
 accounts .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ale to Grace Brunfild at Green- 
 
 
 
 
 law ..... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For canlle from Agnes Smith in 
 
 
 
 
 Kelso from June the 10th till 
 
 
 
 
 the 1st of October 4 ston 2 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 wherof a stone J cotten at 
 
 
 
 
72 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1707 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 £4 per ston comon candle £ s. d. 
 
 £3 12 . . . . 15 9 0 
 
 Sep. 29 For sope from Thomas Chato in 
 
 Kelso from June 10th to this 
 
 day at 6 shilline per pound . 10 16 0 
 Ditt. For starch and indigoe to said 
 
 Chato . . . . 10 0 
 
 Ditt. For severall small things to the 
 
 house from said Chato such as 
 
 veniger, spice, gatt, same, etc. 6 0 0 
 For half a ston of candle more 
 
 from Agnis Smith . . . 1 16 0 
 For 9 ib. wight candle 5 last winter 
 
 and 4 in Aprill when Jerriswood 
 
 was out . . . . 1 16 0 
 For a thousand herins . . 6 0 0 
 For expenc of horses bringing to 
 
 Edinburgh . . . . 2 16 0 
 For 14 loads colls . . . 2 5 0 
 For a tb. tobaca £l 4s. . . 14 0 
 For soap at Mellerstains last 
 
 winter 12s 0 12 0 
 
 To sow piges . . . . 13 4 
 For bringing wine from Lieth 
 
 mans expences . . . 0 13 0 
 For salt at Mellerstains last winter 
 
 from Oct. 1st to June . . 4 10 0 
 For 16 scor ewes milk 2 days for 
 
 cheases . . . . 5 6 6 
 For sundry expence with horss at 
 
 Broxmouth, etc., payed Tarn . 2 15 0 
 Oct. 2d For 30 threve oat stra to the horse 
 
 at 4s. per threve . . . 6 0 0 
 ditt. For 78 threve bear stra at 2s. 6d. 
 
 per threve . . . . 9 15 0 
 For pies to horss at Edinburgh 
 1 bol 2 f., horse at Meller[steans] 
 
 4 fo: 41 8 16 0 
 
1709] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 73 
 
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 j? or 1 1 r licks nay at %>v ana xo per 
 
 
 
 
 ruck ..... 
 
 93 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 14 lambs from the Park kild 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 19 sheap at £4 per pice from 
 
 
 
 
 the Park .... 
 
 76 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ane ox and a cow from the 
 
 
 
 
 Park kild .... 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1620 10 0 
 
 Brought from day book this year 827 10 0 
 
 2448 0 0 
 
 By 11 ruks hay of Coltcrooks park 93 0 0 
 By 8 horse grased on Coltcrooks 
 
 park at £12 per pice . 96 0 0 
 
 S.2637 0 0 
 
 Mellerstaine, January 1st, 1709. Housekeeping. 
 Deb: to Cash. 
 
 For 2 J f ous of shield bear for broth £ s. d. 
 
 from the Milne . . . 4 3 0 
 For 4J ounce of indigoe at 7s. per 
 
 ounce . . . . . 116 
 
74 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1709. 
 
 4th 
 
 18 
 
 Ditto 
 
 May 1 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For 2 boll malt from Hendry 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Youll 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 ib. sope £l, more 10s. 10s. 
 
 
 
 
 10s. 10s. 15s. £1 15s. 10s. 10s. 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For candle 9s. pay'd in full for 
 
 
 
 
 candle from Greenlaw 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For muton to the servants £3 5s. 
 
 
 
 
 more £2 6. 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 13 bolls bear at £7 per boll 
 
 
 
 
 from the tenants . 
 
 48 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 For makeing 2 stip of mailt of the 
 
 
 
 
 abovesaid bear 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ale given the maltman for a 
 
 
 
 
 steep at Huntly Wood . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For ale to John Shiels's stiep of 
 
 
 
 
 malt . . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 tb. suger 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a ib. spice from Kelso 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For George Dods expence to 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh, etc. 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 23 pints of brandy bought 
 
 
 
 
 by John Monro 
 
 48 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For half a barrill of Glasgow herins 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a J fow bear meall 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 swine from the mime 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ounc cinamon at 10s. ounc, 
 
 
 
 
 cloves 9s., ounce nutmugs 10s. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ounce mace at £l 6s., 2 
 
 
 
 
 kitchen suger 12s. . 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 ib. 4 ounces loaf suger at 14s. 
 
 
 
 
 per ib. .... 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 6 
 
 For a chapin cucombers £l, a ib. 
 
 
 
 
 capers 16s. .... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a muchkin oyl . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 2| ston butter at £3 10s. per 
 
 
 
 
 stone, salt Is. 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For wild foull from Bowir to this 
 
 
 
 
 day ..... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
1709] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 75 
 
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 £ 
 
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 For butter from Kelso £8 . 
 
 1 
 
 X. 
 
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 X Ul aWCal UULIC1 ... 
 
 u 
 
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 X Ul lUU.Ho .... 
 
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 x 
 
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 For 2 (bison orano'es 
 
 4 
 
 X V 
 
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 For drink in .Tohn Shiels's 
 
 i 
 
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 1 2 stone twise shild meall and 
 
 JL mm u tV/llV \J TV 1 O V-^ UllllVl 111V (All villU. 
 
 
 
 
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 For fnrlit<; Tiipc: QhiplH 
 
 X Ul 1 LAX 11 I/O OlllClLl • • 
 
 5 
 
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 For a furlite bear meall from 
 
 
 
 
 V* 1U.UVV VVlgllL ... 
 
 i 
 
 1 zt 
 
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 T^z-v-p A, tti Vi nnt 
 
 X Ul 1U. llUJUo • • . 
 
 9 
 
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 For 3 botles white wine £2 8 
 
 X. V ' 1 ' ' / V ' L> X O W 111 Lv VVXXXV^ — ' ^ 
 
 
 
 
 VClllgCl ua. .... 
 
 9 
 
 14 
 
 X 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 ib suffer 5s 12 tb 8s 
 
 
 
 
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 4 
 
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 For 2 flrikins butter wighting each 
 
 
 
 
 4 stone 13 ounces including the 
 
 
 
 
 barrills one at 13 sh. 6d. the 
 
 
 
 
 other 14 sh. and a sivenpence 
 
 
 
 
 cariage from Anick to Wooller 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For veniger 12s. a tb., butter 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a quarter of bief at Kelso . 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 a 
 
76 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1709 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For floor at Kelso . . . 0 18 0 
 For mirr 4s. tobaca and pips 
 
 £1 12s. waffers 4s. bread £l . 3 0 0 
 For mending the jack 12 sh. wild 
 
 foull £1 5s. . . . . 1 17 0 
 June 23 For half a firiken of sope . . 5 11 0 
 For pigeons 12s. . . . 0 12 0 
 To Ms. Oliphent for suger . 3 4 0 
 For tobaca 14 sh. . . . 0 14 0 
 
 For 2 dusone hard fish from 
 
 Patton one at 12 sh. one at 
 
 14s. and cariage . . . 14 13 0 
 For . . . ston cotten candle at 
 
 .... and . . . stone rage weeked 
 
 candle at 30 0 0 
 
 For candle at 4s. 6d. per lb. clears 
 
 all from Greenlaw . . 3 12 0 
 
 For blew 12s. blew £3 4s. at 8 per 
 
 ounce 3 16 0 
 
 For a fou of bear for meall 
 
 £2 12s 2 12 0 
 
 Aug. 12 For 2 ib. sope lOsh. 10s. 15s. 10s. 
 
 10s. 10s 3 5 0 
 
 For 65 stacks peats casten in the 
 
 moss, £1 10 for 30^ of them . 45 15 0 
 For spices, pickles, etc. from Ms. 
 
 Oliphant . . . . 4 8 0 
 To William Mitchell pairt of his 
 
 fathers account for backing . 110 0 0 
 For corks from Edinburgh £7 2s. 7 2 0 
 For limons and orangs £7 8s. 
 
 more £4 16s. . . 12 4 0 
 
 For sundry things sent by Ms. 
 
 Monro such as solan gees, herin, 
 
 bread, etc 12 8 0 
 
 For brandy at £2 2s. per pint . 48 6 6 
 For a barrill of herin . . 5 10 0 
 
1709] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 77 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 For diner at Channelkirk going to 
 
 toun ..... 
 For linin washing while 14 days in 
 
 Edinburgh . . 
 For 3 bolls malt from Preston of 
 
 ane old account in full of all he 
 
 can ask or crave 15 
 For cariing bagage 
 For spirit of wine 14 sh., 2 fb. 
 
 pouder 10s. 
 For 4 tb. suger 
 For 8 hunder Dumbar herins 
 For a cariage and a half pay'd 
 
 John Waugh to Edinburgh 
 For a stack piets from Robert 
 
 Hope in winter 
 For 3 veals .... 
 Sep. 26 To William Burnit for couper 
 
 work since 9 Sept. last . 
 For 8 darg troves casting at 6 
 
 pence per day 
 For 51 loads colls from Itell 
 
 [?Etal] Hill at 6d. per load . 
 For a stone and a tb. butter from 
 
 John Mair in Jerriswood 
 For 1 ib. suger 18s. more 18s. 18s. 
 
 14s. £1 16s 
 
 For a four gallon barrill being 1-J 
 
 aghtendeel wite boonties and 
 aghtendell graw errete 1 
 
 was 16 gulders 3 sturs the 
 
 profite and exchange of mony 
 
 by Lewis Pringle in all is 19 9 0 
 
 For a firikine Dutch sope from 
 
 Lewis Pringle . . . 9 12 0 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 Aghtendeel wite boonties = eighth part of white beans (harricot beans), 
 and aghtendell graw errete = eighth part of grey peas. The words are old 
 Dutch phonetically spelled. 
 
78 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1709 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a leg beef and the trips of it 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 dusone hard fish from Will 
 
 
 
 
 Patton 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For veniger . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a botle of oyl 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For half a dusone aples to Grisie 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a botle oyl 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For f rawght and other expences of 
 
 
 
 
 bringing the Spaw water from 
 
 
 
 
 Lieth to Edinburgh 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a veall from Munga Brounlies 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For candle £2, more £3 12s. more 
 
 
 
 
 12s. . . . 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 fb. spice 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For cheas at £2 2s. per stone 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For brandy at £2 16 per pint 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For tobaca .... 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To workmen for clineing the 
 
 
 
 
 closes . . * 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 24 bolls 2 fous 2 pecks meall 
 
 
 
 
 made in Jan r last and put in 
 
 
 
 
 the ark at £5 10s. the boll oats 
 
 132 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 31 bolls oats to the horses at 
 
 
 
 
 £6 the boll betwixt the 2d Oct r 
 
 
 
 
 1708 and the 1st Sep r 1709, 
 
 
 
 
 that the horse was taken in 
 
 186 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 bolls horse corn in the 
 
 
 
 
 abovesaid time £3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For foulls that was fed 1 bol. 2 f. 
 
 
 
 
 at £6 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For f eading all the fouls in generall 
 
 
 
 
 and swine 3 bolls 3 f. 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For peas to the horse in abovesaid 
 
 
 
 
 time 2 bols 1 f . at £7 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For pies to the fed swine in above- 
 
 
 
 
 said time, etc. 2 bols 4 f . . 
 
 19 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 bolls 2 fows oats made 
 
1709] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 79 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Scots] 
 in meall in May last wherein £ s. d. 
 there was 84 stone houshold 
 meall and 10 stone twise shield 
 meall and 8 stone given to 
 Munga Park for Langshaw 
 milnetakeof £11 4s. forMun[g]a 
 
 Parks the oats comes at £6 to 
 
 63 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For horses in the abovesaid time 
 
 
 
 
 6 bolls 1 f. 2 p. at £6 . 
 
 37 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For light oats at half price, 7 bols, 
 
 
 
 
 1 f. 2 p 
 
 21 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For pies to the horse 1 bol 3 f . at 
 
 
 
 
 £7 .... 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For pies to swine, pigions, etc. 3 
 
 
 
 
 bols If 
 
 22 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For bear stra to the horse at 8 per 
 
 
 
 
 th. 19 th. 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 200 threve oat stra at 12 per 
 
 
 
 
 th 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 19 th. bear stra at 8s. per 
 
 
 
 
 threve ..... 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 cows gras in the Mains 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For milk £2 2s. cheas £2 2 sh. 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a leg bief 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a stone butter . 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For spices suger etc. from Charles 
 
 
 
 
 Ormiston .... 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For spices £l 18, starch £l, tobaca 
 
 
 
 
 and snuff £3 10s. 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For expences in botleing the clarit 
 
 
 
 
 and puting 14 dusone a bottles 
 
 
 
 
 in shiepboord for London 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 stone 3 quarters candle from' 
 
 
 
 
 Greenlaw since Oct. 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For three bolls of wheat bought 
 
 
 
 
 from Rutherfoord 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Alexander Wood for cariing all 
 
 
 
 
 this year and pairt of the last . 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
80 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For bringing pigeons 6s. . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For two milk cows from the Park 
 
 72 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 t or 2 veals from the Park 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 T -i n n , f ~f-% 1 I'll 
 
 For five cows from the Park kild 
 
 130 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 34 sheap kild in the house 
 
 137 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 sheap salted m the ladner . 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 lambs kild to the house . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bringing pigions 6s. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony for pigions from 
 
 
 
 
 Rutherfoord 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 From daybook for this year 
 
 173 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For suger pickles, etc. from Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Olifent .... 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 14 rucks hay at £9 per pice 
 
 126 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For graseing 13 horses 
 
 156 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S, 
 
 ,2603 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Mellerstaines, January 1710. Housekeeping. 
 Deb. to Cash. 
 
 Sterling 
 
 For 14 bolls bear for two steeps of 
 malt at £8 10s. Scots which is in 
 
 English moony 14 sh. 2d. 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 For makeing the two kills full of 
 
 
 
 
 mailt at Kelso 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 10£ 
 
 For 2 stone barlie 6s. 4d. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For 8 lb. paper 16s., 1 lb. nutmugs 
 
 
 
 
 10s., a botle oyl 3s. 6d. . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 ounces blew 3s. 4 lb., starch 
 
 
 
 
 Is. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 [sic] 
 
 For a muchkine orang floor water 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 6 dusone limons and 2 duson 
 
 
 
 
 oranges .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 81 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 X Ul t IJlllLO Ul lllll J II • • 
 
 o 
 
 X X 
 
 Q 
 o 
 
 For suger at Is. 2d. per lb. from 
 
 
 
 
 Sir Robert Blackwood 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For bisket to my L[ord] Marches 
 
 
 
 
 childreen and Lord Grahme 
 
 o 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 T^ot* d* hnrlpQ of whitp winp pit /Lq 
 
 i. Ul a? UULilCO Ul VV 111 IV^ VV 11IC CI 1/ T)o. 
 
 
 
 
 per pint .... 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 PY»r p Trill nf T<ipwc: hprin £l 1 <j 
 
 X Ul CXi Udlllll Ul X-41U VV O 11U1111 X X .3 • 
 
 
 
 
 Rd pfiriiric frnm Tiiprn lOd 
 
 OU. \^C11 llllii 11 Ulll 1 i 1 V~ 111 IvUi • 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 9 
 
 — 
 
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 For brandy at 4s. lOd. per pint 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 For 4 botles brandy at 4s. 8d. per 
 
 
 
 
 pint and cariing 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 dusone and 4 hard fish 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 Tn'nr WA^hincp lining m T^flinbnro'n 
 
 l ui vv doiiiiii; iiniiio 111 xjuinuuiiiii 
 
 
 
 
 near 10 weeks 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For starcht linins dresing and 
 
 
 
 
 washing said time . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 T^nr PYnpn ppc ocnirio 1 in rn Edin- 
 
 X UX CAUCHLCij Ulll L: 111 IU XJv.ll II 
 
 
 
 
 hnrcn n n rl pompinc mir 
 
 UL11I/11 CtllVl 1/UlllClllid UUL . 
 
 X 
 
 XU 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 T^nr Pfirifi ocp<2 in ■!- V» c» I- tittip hv 
 
 X Ul UCUKXi^to 111 \jLLCX\j LI 11 It/ UV 
 
 
 
 
 Wood .... 
 
 o 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To household exnence in Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 rmrcrn npaT 10 wppItc: nrmio'rit' 
 
 UUXi^ll 11CCH XU VV CCJVO UlUUi^lll/ 
 
 
 
 
 irom H p "\rnoo "hnic: A^Pfir 
 
 ix uiii ua v uuujv Liiio y cdi • • 
 
 o 
 
 7 
 
 ft 
 o 
 
 For 2 stnnp pandlp from Cirppnlfiw 
 
 JL UX hd OtUlI^ UCL11U1U XX Ulll VJl V/^lllU/ VV 
 
 
 
 
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 cxYj Uoxx. • • • • 
 
 o 
 
 u 
 
 1 2 
 
 X — 
 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 For 13 plls seckin at lOd npr pll 
 
 JL UX Jl.U vllO L IV 1 1 1 * I L XUVX. UUX Ull . 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 TTot q mt^our fi nnp 
 
 X 1 Ul d jJCuiV 11UU1 ... 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 
 — 
 
 o 
 
 u 
 
 T^ot q VmpV ^nv anrl n niTnn of nipf 
 x ux <x uciuiv sdy ctiiv-i ex i liiiiu ul uicx 
 
 o 
 
 u 
 
 
 o 
 
 For a for leer of veall 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 For half a leg of bieff 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For \ tobaca Is. lj, pips 2dJ, 
 
 
 
 
 chark 3d| .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 For 12 flasks Burgundy at 7s. per 
 
 
 
 
 flask ..... 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. cinamon 10s., \ lb. cloves 
 
 
 
 
 5s. | mace 12sh. . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 F 
 
82 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 2 stone rice at 8 sh. per stone 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For half a pound Bohea tee 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For I lb. green tee . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a barrill salt cod from Bailiff 
 
 
 
 
 Fall in Dumbar 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For cariage of the cod from 
 
 
 
 
 Dumbar 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a boll oats to the mares 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For cariages payd Alexander 
 
 
 
 
 Wood .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For pigions .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a pint of oile [?] to the 
 
 
 
 
 werping .... 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 For a fatt oxe from Thomas 
 
 Turner to kill .200 
 For corn to the above- \ 2 17 6 
 
 said oxe at £7 10s. per 
 
 boll . . . 0 17 6 
 For 12 bolls of oates made of meall 
 
 at 12 sh. 6d. per boll, there was 
 
 of houshold meall 48 ston, of 
 
 meall for sour cakes 5 stone, 
 
 for meall to the foulls 30 stone, 
 
 there was three pecks of grots 7 10 0 
 For twelve bolls oates made in 
 
 meall 103 stone 103 stone [sic] 
 
 and 6 pecks of grots, thire oats 
 
 was at 12sh. 6d. per boll . 7 10 0 
 The meall of thire 24 bolls oats 
 
 was begune to on the 23d of 
 
 November last 1709 
 For 15 bolls oates to the coach 
 
 mares preceeding the 1st of 
 
 Aprill at the Christinmas fiers 
 
 £7 10s. Scots . . . 9 7 6 
 For 3 bolls to straingers horse 
 
 preceeding the 1st of April . 1 17 6 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 83 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 3 fous oates to the cart horses 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 For 2 bolls 2 fous to the swine and 
 
 
 
 
 fouls preceeding 1 Aprill 
 
 
 1 
 
 s 
 
 4 
 
 For 9 bolls light oates to the foils 
 
 
 
 
 and other 3 horses preceeding 
 
 
 
 
 the 1st of Aprill at 5sh. per boll 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 fous peas to the mares at 15 
 
 
 
 
 sh. per boll . 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 o 
 
 For 1 boll bear made in meall at 
 
 
 
 
 15sh. per boll 
 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a sow from Adam 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hutchison . .10 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 For a boll oats to feed 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 the abovesaid sow 0 12 6 
 
 1 
 
 For a fow of peas to the 
 
 
 
 
 
 sow and 1 peck .0 3 9, 
 
 
 
 
 
 For 10 forpers 1 of peas reckon' d 
 
 
 
 
 1 furlit and a peck at 15 sh. per 
 
 
 
 
 boll given to the pigions 
 
 
 o 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For 2 forpets peas to the house 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 For lj fows peas to the mares at 
 
 
 
 
 15s 
 
 • 
 
 o 
 
 4 
 
 
 For A fow bear meall from 
 
 
 
 
 Widow Wight 
 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 For limons and oranges at 2s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 per duson 
 
 
 o 
 
 8 
 
 o 
 
 For 2 duson limons . 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For brandy at 5sh. per pint 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 For a stone butter . 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 100 herins . 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For salt pitter 8d. 4d. 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 bolls 4 fous and 3 fourtperts 
 
 
 
 
 came to the horse oats . 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 For half a stone of pouder 4d \ 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 Forpet, forper, or fourtpert is stated by Jamieson to be the fourth part of a 
 peck, or in other words a lippy. Lady Grisell, however, makes it the fortieth 
 part of a boll, or equal to if of a lippy. This entry is arithmetically wrong. 
 
84 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1710 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 May 27 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 6 gross of corks . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For a botle of spirits 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For severall small things for 
 
 
 
 
 Rachels backing . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 For killing 3 swine . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For the coches going in for 
 
 
 
 
 Colonel Stewarts lady 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For the cartes going to Edinburgh 
 
 
 
 
 for the kavie etc. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 For 4 lb. small candle Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Alshy Wood for cariing 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. hopes 2s. 4d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 22 gooslings from Togoe [sic] 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For a firikine of sope as it cost at 
 
 
 
 
 Newcastle .... 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 10 lb. Cheshire cheas 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For whittining to the wals Is. 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 Glew Is. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 For bringing] the flrikin sope 
 
 
 
 
 from the Hirsile 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For wild foull from Bowir 3 sh. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For sundry small things in Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh 3sh. more 2sh. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Ginelkirk bill going and 
 
 
 
 
 comeing the first of June 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For boord wages to three servants 
 
 
 
 
 in Edinburgh 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For the coach mares at Kelso 
 
 
 
 
 with Lady Rutherfoord • 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For eight dargs of truffs casting 
 
 
 
 
 by Mowit .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 swine from Adam Hutchison 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For servants beds, etc. at Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh ..... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a cariage of clarit and another 
 
 
 
 
 of cloathes .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 lb. candle Is. 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 85 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For lj gros korks 2s. 5| lb. 
 
 almonds Is. . 
 For 500 herin 5s. 10d., 500 herin 
 
 5 sh 
 
 For tobaca a lb. Is. lOd. . 
 For wildefoull plivergs [sic] gray 
 
 at 6d. green 5d. per pair, ducks 
 
 6d. per pice small tiel 4d. per 
 
 pice ..... 
 Sep. For bringing wine from Dumbar 
 
 etc. M. Brounlies 
 For salt from Munga at 4d. § per 
 
 peck ..... 
 For cariages of Spaw water, etc., 
 
 by Alshy Wood 
 For suger at 8d. a pound got by 
 
 Lady Couston 
 For pears and aples at the second 
 
 hand a gess 1 of both 
 For a gess of aples from Purvis 
 
 Hall 
 
 For frute at the fair 
 For barberies in drinkmony 
 30 Oct. For cariages by Alshy Wood 
 
 preeceeding this day 
 For 22 wild foull at 6 pence a pice 
 For 2 bolls meall from Jerriswood 
 
 at £6 per boll 
 Decm r For wine from the Taverin in all 
 
 £4 wherof £l set in d[ay] book 
 For colls at Edinburgh from 
 
 midle November till January, 
 
 £1 16s. 6d. wherof £l 4s. 8d. set 
 
 in day book 
 To Alshy Wood for cariages from 
 
 8 Nov r till January, £l 6s. 6d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 01 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 1 Gess or guess applied as a measure for apples and pears two or three 
 times, but no information as to its meaning has been found. 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 wherof 8s. 6d. more 2s. in day 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 book 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For bread sent to Mellerstaines . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For ale from Baillie Hay when 
 
 
 
 
 Grisie was maried . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For brandy .... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 For drags to the efflixar . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a pice of wine at Grisies 
 
 
 
 
 mariage from Doc: Melvin . 
 
 28 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For aples bought at Kelso 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For a lofe suger at Is. Id. \ per lb. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Ms. Howie for linins to our beds 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For spices .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Alshy in full of this years 
 
 
 
 
 cariages .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For milk from Adam Hutchisons 
 
 
 
 
 ewes at 2d. per pint 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For butter bought from John 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 Main in Jerriswood at 5sh. 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 per stone, 13| ston more 3 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 wight ..... 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Provist Brown ane old 
 
 
 
 
 account taken on 1705 
 
 Oil 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For meall to fead foulls from 
 
 
 
 
 Widow Wight at 16d. per ston 
 
 
 
 
 12 stone .... 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 st. 3 lb. cheas from her at 
 
 
 
 
 3 sh. per stone 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 fous malt to the servants 
 
 
 
 
 in winter .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 For 19 stacks of piets being a foot ' 
 
 
 
 
 larger then the £4 staks I payd 
 
 
 
 
 Tarn Youll 4sh. 2d. ster. for 
 
 
 
 
 9| stacks . . 3 10 10 
 For 10 double stacks 
 
 > 5 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 piets casten by Mowit 
 
 and Lindsay at the 
 
 same price for 5 stacks 1 17 6 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 87 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Aug. 
 
 Sep 1 
 
 To William Mitchell in full 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 of his fathers account for bake 
 
 
 
 
 
 ing .... 
 
 
 7 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For wine seek brandy at Grisies 
 
 
 
 
 mariage from George Christy 
 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 Turkies bought in Septem 
 
 
 
 
 
 ber at Ripath 
 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For seek ale etc. furnish by Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Monro 16 Aug. 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 47 loads cols quherof 6 small 
 
 
 
 
 from Itell 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For Androw Lams expence at the 
 
 
 
 
 colls . 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For sundry things bought by 
 
 
 
 
 Androw Lamb such as bread, 
 
 
 
 
 fish, butter, wild foull, etc. 
 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For chickens bought by Lamb 
 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For stoktens draps 2s. 2s. . 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For oranges and limons 
 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For brandy 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 For tobaco, etc. 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 For severall things bought by 
 
 
 
 
 Francy Newton as oysters, 
 
 
 
 
 
 solan geess, limons, snuff, etc. 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For meat bought in the Market of 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh by Robert Mander 
 
 
 
 
 
 sons bill 
 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For spices at the mariage 
 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For one boll oats to 
 
 
 
 
 
 fead two swine and 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 fous at 17s. 6d. 10 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 For 3 fous bear at 
 
 - 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 13s. 4d. per boll 0 8 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 For 4 fous peas at 
 
 
 
 
 
 16s. 8d. 0 13 4, 
 
 
 
 
 
 For 2 bolls 1 fow bear given for 2 
 
 
 
 
 bolls malt from Sticher 13s. 4d 
 
 
 
 
 
 boll .... 
 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
88 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1710 
 
 1709. 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 To the foulls of bear 
 
 1 fow . 0 2 8 
 
 To the foulls of oates 4 
 
 fous . . 0 10 0 . 
 
 For peas to the pigions 12 forpets 1 
 
 at 16s. 6d. per boll is about 
 For 3 fous peas to the mares at 
 
 16s. 6d. is about 
 For oates to the mares, etc., till 
 
 3d September 3 bols 1 fow 
 For oats to straingers horse 
 
 abovesaid time 4 B: 2 f. at 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 12 8 
 
 0 5 1 
 0 9 10| 
 2 0 0 
 
 12s. 6d 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Made in meall 12 bolls 4 fous at 
 
 
 
 
 12s. 6d. per boll is 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a boll bear for feeding the 
 
 
 
 
 borr 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For bear to the milne for servants 
 
 
 
 
 9 fous ..... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For oate stra at 6d. per 200 
 
 
 
 
 th[reve] 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 40 threave bear stra at 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 per threve .... 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For 40 th: peas stra at 6d. being 
 
 
 
 
 very ill .... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For hay this year from Coltcrooks 
 
 
 
 
 meadow .... 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a veall calf from John Hope 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 28 fatt sheap bought from the 
 
 
 
 
 Park at 9s. 2d. 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For 5 fatt nowt from the Park . 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 For 6 sheap and a cow to the 
 
 
 
 
 servants from Park 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 For 14 lambs from the Park at 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 per pice 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 more sheap to the servants 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 See p. 83. 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 89 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For meat to Georg Baillies man . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For 2 bolls malt from Androw 
 
 
 
 
 Broun that was brown in 
 
 
 
 
 strong ale in October 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 sheap to the servants 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For expence for the tenant bring- 
 
 
 
 
 ing meall Brughton . . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For suger, frutes, pickles, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 from Ms. Olifent . 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For sundry things from Char: 
 
 
 
 
 Ormston per account 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 10 
 
 For a firikine soap . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For ewes milk from Georg Newton 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 To Charles Hay, baxter, for 
 
 
 
 
 backen meat at one diner when 
 
 
 
 
 Grisie was maried . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Thomas Fenton for confections 
 
 
 
 
 and milk one diner at Grisies 
 
 
 
 
 mariage .... 
 
 11 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For household expence at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 stains from 1st March till 1st 
 
 
 
 
 July, brought from Day book . 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 i 
 
 For household expence in Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh, June and July . 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 For household expenc at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 steans, Aug. and September . 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 6 1 
 
 For household expence Nov r and 
 
 
 
 
 Deem 1 * at Edinburgh 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For 13 rucks hay from the Park 
 
 
 
 
 at 15sh. per pice 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For graseing 12 horses at £l the 
 
 
 
 
 pice . 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 £345 18 9^ 
 
90 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1714 
 
 Mellerstaine, Janr. 1st 1714. Houshold Expences. 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To Mrs. Liver for six turkies . 0 10 9 
 For 44 § pints Brandy from Will 
 Robison in Aymouth in part 
 
 payment .... 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To expence of the horse that caried 
 
 
 
 
 the Brandy 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 To John Baillie Surgen in full of 
 
 
 
 
 all Accounts .... 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 7 
 
 For half a stone starch 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 a 
 
 For expences at Faladam 1 going 
 
 
 
 
 6 and 8d. Ginelkirk coming 
 
 
 
 
 home 7 and 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 For washing at Edn: till 10 March 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For small thing such as powder 
 
 O IT 
 
 
 
 
 and oyl, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For three chopins of Hunnv 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For Brandy at 4d. the pint 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For snuff 5s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For suger and other small things 
 
 
 
 
 given out by myself 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For a Milk Cow at Faladam 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For corks to the cherie and 
 
 
 
 
 botleing of it at Lieth . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 For 30 dusone oranges, 20 dusone 
 
 
 
 
 limons at 15d. p duson, out of 
 
 
 
 
 which I had 8 gallons orrange 
 
 
 
 
 wine and large twelve gallons 
 
 
 
 
 of pansh and 2 dusone oranges 
 
 
 
 
 beside to preserve . 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a cariage of cherie and 
 
 
 
 
 customs .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 For cariing trunk 6d., drinkmony 
 
 
 
 
 6d., horse brecking 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 O 
 
 1 A small village lying between Edinburgh and Mellerstain. 
 
1714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 91 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 For 2 bolls 2 fows Malt from £ s. d. 
 stonerige Tividale measure . 2 6 0 
 
 For 10 bolls oates at 4£ 15d. Scots 
 pr boll out of which there Is. 
 6d. stone twise sheeld Meall two 
 pecks of Meall which is recond 
 duble Meall and sixty three 
 stone of servants Meall 8 pecks 
 of seads . . . . 3 19 2 
 
 For three bolls one fow Malt from 
 Berwick at 15s. the Lowthien 
 boll 3£ customs 4d. . . 3 0 4 
 
 For 7 J stone butter last year from 
 
 Jerriswood at 5s. pr ston . 1 17 6 
 
 For bolls Meall from Jerris- 
 wood to Edn. 
 Ap. 14 For sope, candle, etc. from Lied- 
 house Merchant haveing cleard 
 all with him this day . . 0 6 0 
 
 For cariing by Wood . . 0 5 0 
 
 To carrin for snuff Is. ornistons 
 
 stable Is. . . . . 0 2 0 
 
 For cards Is. 4d., 3J lb. resins Is. 
 
 5d. T %, wax 4d. T % • • • 0 3 2 
 
 For Brewing 7 bolls Malt by Mrs. 
 
 Ainsly 0 10 0 
 
 For a ston hopes to the said Malt 
 out of which I had a puntion 
 very strong Ale 10 gallons good 
 second Ale and four puntions of 
 Beer 0 14 0 
 
 For Diets from Hume Mose this 
 
 winter . . . . . 2 8 6 
 Ap. 21 For salt a boll . . . . 0 8 0 
 
 To the English Butcher for mak- 
 ing a sow in hambs . . 0 2 6 
 Ap. 28 For a firriken sope from New- 
 castle l£ Is. 6d. cariing Is. 6d. 13 0 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1714 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For cariing hopes etc. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 lb. butter from John Person! 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d. more 18 lb. more 9d. . V 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 For 14 lb. at 5d. 5s. lOd. . . J 
 
 
 
 
 For 3 old Geess at 8d. 6 young 
 
 
 
 
 ones at 6d. almost at full gruth 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For baling at Preston Is. 6d. At 
 
 
 
 
 Ginelkirk 4s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 To Mrs. Crafoords Maid Is. 
 
 
 
 
 Francy Newtons 2s. 6d. John 
 
 
 
 
 Barr Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 To mens boord wages at Edn. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For pometum to the bairens 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 47 pints of Cherie from 
 
 
 
 
 Gilbert Stewart 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 duson and nine botles 
 
 
 
 
 muchkins of fruntimack from 
 
 
 
 
 Will: Carss .... 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a veal calf from the hird 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 For drink at Dunce Is. 6d., drink 
 
 
 
 
 at Langshaw Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For floorf rom Berwick 3s., suger 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 pecks Meall for fouls at 
 
 
 
 
 Kelso ..... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Bieff 5s 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ston wight figs and resins . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 For bread and drink at Edn. in 
 
 
 
 
 Francy Newtons Lodging 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To servants of boord wages 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For Tee from Lewis Pringle in full 
 
 
 
 
 of all accounts 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To William Robison in Aymouth 
 in pairt payment of 44f pints 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 brandy at 42d. pr pint . 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For goosberies to botle at 3d. a 
 
 
 
 
 pint 2s. 6d., cheries to preserve 
 
 
 
 
 at 3d. 600 . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
1714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 93 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 July 15 
 
 Aug. 18 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For wild foull .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To men with 7 horse with 13| bolls 
 
 
 
 
 Meall from Jerri s wood . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 For 13| bolls Lithgow measure 
 
 
 
 
 Meall from Jerriswood at 8 sh. 
 
 
 
 
 the boll . 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 duson of limons to be 
 
 
 
 
 joyce 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 fous wheat from Ridbreas 
 
 
 
 
 at ..... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 gallons and a pint brandy 
 
 
 
 
 at 27d. pr. pint 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bringing the brandy from 
 
 
 
 
 Dunglas .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a barrill of Herins from 
 
 
 
 
 Hempsead 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For 5 bolls 4 fous Bear got from 
 
 
 
 
 George Newton at 7£ Scots pr 
 
 
 
 
 boll 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Robert Hume for makeing the 
 
 
 
 
 steep Malt .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 lb. sope 4s., 2 ounce blew 
 
 
 
 
 16d 
 
 ' 0 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 For 3 kislips 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 dusone Arrack 12s. gallon 
 
 
 
 
 and packing . 
 
 5 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 lb. Tee and boxes 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 fous Malt from Stenrige 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 ston chease from Widow 
 
 
 
 
 Wight at 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 a 
 
 For 14 lb. courser chease at 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For a ston Meall for foulls 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For drink money for frute 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For Scarsburg water 5 dusone 
 
 
 
 
 botles .... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 pecks salt 18 Aug. 10 pecks 
 
 
 
 
 Salt 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 a 
 
94 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1714 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For swine chease Milk and all 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Gorg Newton can ask or crave 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For corn eaten by swine and 
 
 
 
 
 fouls allowed George Newton . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Bieff from Kelso 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For some small things given out 
 
 
 
 
 by myself .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Wood for cariing 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 broom bussoms 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a years work payd Will. 
 
 
 
 
 Burnit the Couper 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For couping L. Rutherfoords 
 
 
 
 
 barrills .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For tinkler work 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 bolls Bear from Mr. Gowdy 
 
 
 
 
 at 12s. 6d. pr boll for malt 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 bolls oats for Meall at 9s. 
 
 
 
 
 lOd 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For casting 12 darg trufes with 
 
 
 
 
 meat ..... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 half Barrills of Herin from 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For suger at 9d. and at 13d. 
 
 
 
 
 comes to ... 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For Alloes and bay Berries 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For 2 guess Aples 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 For pears .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For sand 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For cariages .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For ry bread 4 loves 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 For candle 4£ Is. 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 For bran Is. 3d., corks Is. 2d. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 For 8 galons Ale the Princes 1 
 
 
 
 
 birthday at the Bonfier 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 For Mr. Wilsons Horse 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 For a Bea Skep cariing by John 
 
 
 
 
 Hope ..... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 The birthday of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George II. Old style = 
 10 Nov. N.S. 
 
1714J OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 95 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 For sundry things such as sope 
 
 candle from James Liedhous 
 From Day Book the 26 of Nivem 
 
 ber that I left Mellerstaine 
 For small things given out by 
 
 myself 
 
 Forcariing Is. 6d.more Is. more 9s 
 For expence at Faladam and 
 
 Dalkieth 
 For dry fish 8s. Hempsteed 
 For a lb. Tee from Blair . 
 For a botle snuff 5s. 
 For Butter at Hardis Mill 
 For Aples 4s. 6d., chickens 2s 
 
 tinker at Kelso 2s. 
 For couper work payd Androw 
 To Jesper when he went to Edn 
 with the Horses 
 Decmr 1 To Charles Ormston in full of all 
 accounts 
 For J lb. Jocolet 
 Edn For washing cloathes 5s. . 
 
 For a lb. of Tee from Mr. Blair 
 For I lb. Tee Gilbert Pringle 
 For suger spices and sundry other 
 
 things from Mrs. Olifer 
 For 300 loods of Colls from the 
 English side and some expences 
 in bringing them the great at 
 6d. the small 3d. at the hill and 
 what I hired in was eliven pence 
 small and fourteen great 
 To Charles Ormston in full of all 
 
 accounts 
 To Alexr Lamb Candlemaker in 
 
 full of all accounts F.N. 
 To Bailiff Fall in Dumbar in full 
 accounts R.T. of wines . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 12 0 
 
 22 16 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 0 11 6 
 
 0 16 0 
 
 0 8 0 
 
 0 17 0 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 18 6 
 
 0 8 6 
 
 0 15 0 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 4 15 0 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 18 0 
 
 0 11 0 
 
 8 0 0 
 
 9 19 0 
 0 2 0 
 7 17 
 18 2 0 
 
96 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1714 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 London 
 
 30 
 
 To Will Robison in full of all 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 accounts of wines etc. R.T. . 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 ko? drmkmony lor the Kings 
 
 
 
 
 venison etc. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a porter to carie it 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For boord wages to Kate and Tarn 
 
 
 
 
 for ten days .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To account of John Baillies boord 
 
 
 
 
 wages was resting him when I 
 
 
 
 
 came news powder oyl etc. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a chaldron of colls from Tod 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 250 billets .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For seller rent of Cariage of 6 
 
 
 
 
 barrill Herins from fnfe . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For cotten to be candle 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 duson botles Malligo from 
 
 
 
 
 Gil. Stewart 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For 51 b. 2 fous oates to the horses 
 
 
 
 
 at 5£ 
 
 21 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 For fouls and swine 11 bolls 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 For 13 bolls oates to straingers 
 
 
 
 
 horses .... 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 For 7 bolls light corn at 50d. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For peas to pigeons 9 fows at 15s. 
 
 
 
 
 boll . . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 200 threve stra beside beding 
 
 
 
 
 at 6d 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 bolls oats for Meall and 
 
 
 
 
 4 fows .... 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For 24 bolls more for straingers 
 
 
 
 
 horse Meall etc. 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For light bear at 5d. pr boll to the 
 
 
 
 
 Ases ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Ry at 15s. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For Bear 2 bolls at 12s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 S. 279 19 6 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 London, January 1715. Houshold Expences. 
 
 1st 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 10 lb. Westfalia Hamb at 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 lid. pr lb 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2: 
 
 For cloves and Nutmug half a 
 
 
 
 
 pound of each at 5s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 & 
 
 For half a pound cinimon . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. white peper 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For 8 lb. Barlie at 3d. pr lb. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a litle botle hungary water . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 For a lb. Bohea Tee 16s. Fergison 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. Beco Tee 24s. Fergison 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For J lb. fine green Tee cal'd 
 
 
 
 
 Hey son Tee at fergison . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. firriken of sope 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For two Milk . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a lb. tobaco — Fergison 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 & 
 
 For 2 duson Arrack at 14s. the 
 
 
 
 
 galon Fergison 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 J chaldron colls from Tod . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a Tun of Scots Coll . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 250 billets 3s. 25 brushes 
 
 
 
 
 Is. 9d. .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For 2 barrills of sope 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For Mutton chops Ms. Boyd and 
 
 
 
 
 we in the city 
 
 0 
 
 ,Q 
 
 *j 
 
 0 
 
 For sodp blpw 4s 3d -Ac. blew 3s . 
 
 
 
 
 more Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 *T ( 
 
 For 2 lb. wax candles 5 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For bread 9d., toungs Is., herin 
 
 
 
 
 Id - 6 - 
 
 ±u. 12 ...... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 For Aples 100 18d., a duson 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 For a firriken of sope brock up this 
 
 
 
 
 day 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For bread from Day Book from 
 
 
 
 
 18 Decmr to the 1st March . 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 For Bear from Day Book from 
 
08 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 dit 
 
 18 Decmr 1714 till the 1st March 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 1715 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For Houshold Expences from 
 
 
 
 
 Day book from the 18th 
 
 
 
 
 Decmr 1714 till the 1st 
 
 
 
 
 March 1715 
 
 37 
 
 11 
 
 
 For 3 botles Cinamon water 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 cakes Ginger bread 4 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 each ..... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For blew 8d 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 For tobaca 2s. Ale 2s. powder Is. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 chalder of colls from 
 
 
 
 
 Ghrame all charges 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 500 billets .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For half a Tunn of Scots coll 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For blew and starch 3s. 4d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For wine from a frenchman 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 botles of oyl and a half 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For cinamon water . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For stacktens drops 2s. Drogs 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For Lisbon suger at 7d. a pound 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For the fraught and other ex- 
 
 
 
 
 pences of a barill with barly 
 starch blew and two barrills of 
 
 Ap. 20 
 May 13 
 
 butter . . ... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 lb. powther lsh. 8d., two 
 
 
 
 
 wash bals 6d., a comb 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For 4 lb. power at 5 a lb., irise 
 
 
 
 
 root powder at 17d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 For 1J chalder of Colls from Tod 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For lb. rosted come . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For Balsamick cyrop 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For confected pears 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For Almonds 6d. . . . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For blew 8d., powd. 5s., 2 month 
 
 
 
 
 wash ball 6d., bleck 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For spice and barly from Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 Abercromby .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 99 
 
 rTTnn«:pVppr»in crl 
 
 1 111) USCJVCC IJIXltr 1 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 5 weeks wa shine of oreat 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 linins only .... 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 weeks sope 5s. 10 for wash- 
 
 
 
 
 in o' 2 cnim*; anH poats fid 
 
 X XI — yl VJ LI 1 1 0 CX XX vX vVUj Uu VI \_I . • 
 
 0 
 
 fi 
 
 VJ 
 
 VJ 
 
 For fine sneer and 1 3d eonrse lofe 
 
 X. V/X JL XX IV/ Otic V/l CvllVl X.CVX* VV til IJV 
 
 
 
 
 at lOd. 2 loves 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 11 
 
 For fraught of 5 dusone clarit and 
 
 
 
 
 a hoy with Tirints 
 
 CX fyVJ^Y V¥ 1LXX UXXIXLtj . . « 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 fi 
 
 VJ 
 
 n 
 
 VJ 
 
 For PYnpnpps of hri n cri n Of thpm 
 
 X t/1 LJ^XXV-'V-'O Wl ^_/I X 1 1 £^ X X ly LJXV_X1X 
 
 
 
 
 out of the ship 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 o 
 
 13 For a weeks sope another weeks 
 
 
 
 
 sone 9 lb l- at 6d 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 rt 
 
 Q 
 %J 
 
 For sone lid for 3 weeks sone till 
 
 JL V/X uv 7Vj X X VX • Ivl "J TT v^/lvu uvUv till 
 
 
 
 
 22d June 9s 
 
 — — V t . t» LXXXl^ CO. • • • 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 
 For sope from 2d June till 15 
 
 
 
 
 August .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For paper a lb. 3s. 6d., barly 2s. 3 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 K 
 %J 
 
 Q 
 
 %t 
 
 For tohappi 2s nvos fid 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 fi 
 
 For a pain of glas to a window 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 1 
 
 X. 
 
 Q 
 o 
 
 For T?ear from 1st Marph till 1st 
 
 
 
 
 Mav 
 
 J.M.CWJ ..... 
 
 'a 
 
 1 5 
 
 X o 
 
 u 
 
 To Hrinlr t"o wpicTrii~<j anrl pliiinnv 
 
 X VJ VX XXIX XV L- VI VV X It^H Uo diiu. v_,iiiiixiiy 
 
 
 
 
 swean 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 1 
 
 JL 
 
 u 
 
 To Tarn vonll at Twit tpriham 
 
 IV' JL CtXXX y UUil tit JL VV X UUV^XXXX CX XXX . 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 For soop 1 s 3d 
 
 JL vi 1 /L Xo. VJ vX • ... 
 
 O 
 
 yj 
 
 X 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 Fot* "hol^app 
 
 X VJ X. WUCll/Ct .... 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 To Polwarths man for Spa water 
 
 
 
 
 1 q TYinrp 1 <; 
 
 lOi XUUlC loi ... 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 For drink bread and cheas to the 
 
 
 
 
 scourers, etc. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For sope and sand to scour the 
 
 
 
 
 house . . . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For speaping all the chimnys of 
 
 
 
 
 our new house 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For fraught of 2 hampers wine 5s. 
 
 
 
 
 other expences 5 . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For nailing up the vine tree 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 July 4 For 10 chaldron colls with half a 
 
100 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 chalder into them being 12 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 cart fulls 12 seeks each 1£ 
 
 
 
 
 chaldron more 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For 8£ lb. fine suger at 12 t %d. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 For 6 J lb. suger at 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 10^ 
 
 To litle Charles bell Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. wax candle for tobaca 
 
 
 
 
 lighting 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To wonsar park keeper for 2 
 
 
 
 
 bucks of the Kings venison 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For cariing the 2 bucks from 
 
 
 
 
 winsour park 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 T71 j -1-1 i j r* • 1 1 n 
 
 For a duson lb. mold 6 m the lb. 
 
 
 
 
 candle ..... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 *f— 1 1 IP £~X\ 11 1 • 
 
 .tor halt a Chalder cols owing 
 
 
 
 
 Gryms since winter 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To Tarn at Twettenham and 
 
 
 
 
 Hamton Court 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For greens to the parlour chimny 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 tor trute 2s. Is. more 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For triming 10 J chalder Cols in 
 
 
 
 
 the seller .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 i^or 12 botles Spa water . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To Charles Hays Nephew ane old 
 
 
 
 
 account of backing 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For fraught and cariage payd 
 
 
 
 
 Mill tor 5 dusone Clant and 4 
 
 
 
 
 botles snuff 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For cariing my brother Kimer- 
 
 
 
 
 ghams box .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For frute by May Minzies to the 
 
 
 
 
 bairens 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For starching linins and sope 
 
 
 
 
 4s. 2d 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For pometam .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For Houshold expences from day 
 
 
 
 
 book from the 1st March till the 
 
 
 
 
 first May .... 
 
 32 
 
 12 
 
 2A 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 101 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 Sep. 10 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 Sep. 18 
 
 Hot* TToi loihoid pyhptippc f v o th mpv 
 rui nuiioiiuiu CAuciiLCo 11 um Kxtxy 
 
 £ 
 
 o 
 
 A 
 \ 1 . 
 
 book from the 1st of May till 
 
 
 
 
 tno mtct" of Tnlir 
 
 L11C llloL Ul O U1V . .. • 
 
 'j — 
 
 
 
 For Vi 1 "F a Tioimd Rohp T'pp from 
 
 JL yJX UdU CXi VJKJvAViKA J-J\Jxl\^ XCC IX Will 
 
 
 
 
 TVTrQ To nil cfori 
 
 lYlio. tJUllllSLUll ... 
 
 
 Q 
 
 
 To a Riitohpr for Ripff and 
 
 
 
 
 mutton thp Ripff at 3d thp 
 
 lHUl/l/Ull L11C JD1C11 & L OH* LUC 
 
 
 
 
 Tnnt't'O'n a\~ 3 t> d nr lo from thp 
 niuiiun dt o--j--^-u. jji iu> 11 uiii nic 
 
 
 
 
 19 In I17 fill tnp let" ^»pti fpm opr 
 
 1— O 111 V Ull L11C lol/ OCUICIHUCI 
 
 
 
 
 .To* T^PTSOTl 
 
 7 
 
 1 -J 
 
 o 
 
 To John Wright Backer for bread 
 
 
 
 
 anrl floor pfp from tVip firQr of 
 
 CXiLiXX JLlwwi. ^ tl/Li 11 Ulll U11C 111 J v Ul 
 
 
 
 
 IVTarph till thp Tja<;t of Ancm^t 
 
 XTACX1 V/ll CI 11 tilv liclot VJ1 IX UO u 
 
 
 
 
 for thp iiqp of Thnmas Rroiin 
 
 1 Ul 111^ UijL ul X llVlllUikl .Ul UU1 1 
 
 
 
 
 Rfi pkpr 
 
 <j 
 
 o 
 
 -J 
 
 o 
 
 To A mhro^p Ja plc<5on for Rpar from 
 
 X U 1X111 Ul v u CIvjVo vll XV-JX u Cl L llVylll 
 
 
 
 
 the first of Mav till the last of 
 
 vllv 1x1 k_J \J \_/ X XTAC* J Ull vllv lU/tJU VSX 
 
 
 
 
 AiifJiiQt af 10<s 2 monprh and 
 
 il ^4 Llo U <X\j Iv/O. — XXXVyllC HI aim 
 
 
 
 
 Qc O monpf ri 
 
 t/o. — iiiuiici>ii • • • 
 
 7 
 f 
 
 i 
 
 o 
 
 For — lb finest sucer at 12d a lb 
 
 o 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 TTot lr» of pnnrcPT* cnfppr Jit" Qn t> 
 
 X Ul 1U« VI LUUloCl oLlgCl cl L gjU.^JT^ 
 
 o 
 
 
 a 
 \j 
 
 Ivor ' In of ponrQPQi" lofp Qinrpr at" 
 
 X Ul 1U1 Ul LUUIoCat 1U1C SUgCl cl L 
 
 
 
 
 8d 
 
 o 
 
 
 0 
 
 For Tiisbon nowdpr sncrpr at fid 
 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 
 Tior 4i ooflpQ >na "wfifpr fit 1 4id fi 
 
 1 . Ul *x UULlCo O | Jcl WdLCl cl L X^bLl. cL 
 
 
 
 
 llclblY rr O . . . 
 
 
 & 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 For fi lb <sacro 
 
 o 
 
 18 
 
 o 
 
 For a lb Tee 16s Alb Tee 12s 6d 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 Chaldron of Colk to fill thp 
 
 1 Ul O V^llctltllUll Ul v^Ullo tU 1111 L11C 
 
 
 
 
 poIp hniKP irn 
 
 4 
 
 
 0 
 
 r or weeKS sope till tnis oay . 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 1 9 
 1 _ 
 
 o 
 
 For a lb. tobaca 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 botles Spa water 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For Houshold expence from the 
 
 
 
 
 1st July till the last of August 
 
 
 
 
 from day book 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 For a duson pound 10s. in lb. 
 
 
 
 
 candles molded frenchman 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
102 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 12 botles Spa water . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. bohea Tee 17s., a lb. 
 
 
 
 
 coffie 4s., a lb. Spice 3s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 17 T 4 T lb. westfalia hamb at 
 
 
 
 
 lid 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 
 For 4 lb. Bohea Tee Fergison 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 lb. candle 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 lb. Indigo bought in 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 56 lb. of Starch bought at 
 
 
 
 
 Edn 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 For 7 stone Pearl barly bought at 
 
 
 
 
 Edn 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ston shield peas bought at 
 
 
 
 
 Edn 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 For a barrill and pock to put the 
 
 
 
 
 abovsd things in 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a botle of snuff . j 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a bill loadening and putting 
 
 
 
 
 them in the ship . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a barrill for the butter Is. 
 
 
 
 
 payd Marion Hempsteed fishing 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For cariing and boxes Is. lOd. 
 
 
 
 
 more lOd. .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For a hamb at 14d. a lb. a botle 
 
 
 
 
 oyl 3sh. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 For 100 billets a string of roots 50 
 
 
 
 
 brushes .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a dusone Spa watter . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For setting 2 hogsheads wine by 
 
 
 
 
 Mr. Douglas's cuper 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Captain Douglases Maid for 
 
 
 
 
 Tee, etc. .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 Dusone Mold Candles 10 in 
 
 
 
 
 the lb 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For past to wash hands, etc. and 
 
 
 
 
 to Mrs. Colvile 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 103 
 
 0 i : V 
 
 8 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 For a botle spirits Is. 8d. . 
 Oct. 28 For 7 lb. 14 ounce 
 
 suger at 13 . 0 8 6| 
 For 6 lb. 6 do. 
 
 suger at 9 T (> ^d. 0 5 
 For 4 lb. suger at 5d. 0 1 
 Nov. 8 For 2 dusone Mold Candles 6 and 
 
 10 in the lb. at 6 r %d. . 
 For a dusone Spa water 14s., half 
 
 a lb. Tee 8s. ... 
 Ditto 28 For a thousand billets 12s. 5 
 
 brushes 3s. 6d. . 
 Ditt. For sope from the 23 of Sepr till 
 
 the 28 Novr .... 
 For sope more gote in the abovesd 
 
 10 weeks .... 
 For powder 2s. 6d. more lOd. 
 For saffron 4s. 2d. lead ure 
 
 6d 
 
 For genever and Rubarb 3s. lOd. 
 For Tee 9s. 6 wax candles 3 lb. 
 
 12s. 6d 
 
 For a Hogshead of Clarit from 
 
 Archbald Hamilton 
 For a Hogshead of Clarit from 
 
 Major Boyd .... 
 For | lb. Tee . 
 For 13 lb. suger at 9jd. 
 
 pr lb. . 0 10 
 
 For 11 lb. 10 ounces suger 
 
 at 12 T %d. pr lb. . 0 12 
 For 16 lb. powder suger 
 
 at 6d. 18 lb 6 ou at 
 
 9d. . . . 1 10 8 
 For a Tun of Scots Coll 
 For 6 botles champyne at 7s., 2 
 
 botles Harmtage 12s. Dutches 
 
 1 (i 
 
 A T"2 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 0 18 
 
 0 15 3 T % 
 
 0 13 0 
 
 12 0 
 
 0 15 6 
 
 13 8 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 3 4 
 
 0 4 8 
 
 0 3 10 
 
 12 0 
 
 30 0 0 
 
 30 0 0 
 
 0 8 0 
 
 2 13 1 
 
 1 16 0 
 
 2 14 0- 
 
104 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For 10 dusone botles Port wine £ s. d. 
 
 from Bonnet . . . 9 0 0 
 For 16 lb. resins at 4d., 8 lb. 
 
 curran: 5 T 6 ¥ d. . . . 0 9 0 
 Decmr.31 For Bear from Ambrose Jackson 
 
 from 1st Sptb. till the date 
 
 here at 9s. per barrill and a 
 
 croun more for stronger Ale . 7 8 0 
 To John Betson Butcher from 
 
 1 Septmr. till 31 Decmr. . 18 14 0 
 To Arther Grumball Backer from 
 
 1 Sepmr till 31 Decmr. 19s. 5 19 3 
 For Houshold expenc from day 
 
 Book from 1 Sepmr. till 31 
 
 Decmr. . . . 48 17 0 
 
 For sope from 28 Novr. till the 
 
 last of Decmr. . . . 0 15 0 
 For wine from Gilbert Black . 22 0 6 
 For miscount page 352 . . 1 0 0 
 
 S.£441 4 10 T 3 ^ 
 
 London, January 1st, 1716 Account of Housekeeping 
 
 For 4 lb. powder Is. 8d. more 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 2d . . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 For a weeks sope 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 weeks frut 4s. 6d. Bought 
 
 
 
 
 myself ..... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For Candle 6 dusone 6s. and 6 
 
 
 
 
 dusone 10s. in the lb. 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For snuff at 4s. the lb. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For sope this moneth 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 For a lb. paper 3s. mace Is. 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 For I lb. orange pill £ lb. cordi- 
 
 
 
 
 citron .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
:i7i6] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 105 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 For 1 lb. Tee l£ Is. 6d., cimone 
 
 water 4, paste 1 8d., pamatum Is. 
 Febr. 1 For 12 lb. powder 5s. 4washballs 
 
 p 1 
 
 For washing my brothers shiets . 
 For 4 ounces Rubarb at 18d. ounce 
 For 3 lb. Pistashi nuts at Mr 
 
 Toom's .... 
 For 2 weeks 6s. 9d. news . 
 For fraught of 3, 8 gallon barrils 
 
 with Meall Berwick 
 For a bote to Hungerfoord stairs 
 For a cart to Broad Streat with 
 
 the meal 
 
 febr. 10 For a porter to help with it 3d 
 
 warffage 4 
 For a lb. Bohe Tee from Mr 
 
 Hamly 
 For a lb. green Tee . 
 For a dusone Nutmugs 
 For a lb. Green Tee Mr. Hamlie 
 For a litle barrill Sturgen from 
 
 Mr. Heart . 
 For ane old account of Spa water 
 For a suger lofe at 12d^. 
 For sope for this moneth . 
 March 8 For 2 lb. \ all sorts dry sweat 
 
 meets at 3s. 6d., paste at 2s. 6d 
 
 Jib. . 
 For 1 lb. al sorts white confits 
 For a box prunellas lj lb. . 
 For 3 glases wate 1 sweatmeets at 
 
 6d 
 
 For \ lb. waffers 
 For a suger lofe at 12d^. a lb 
 
 weight 6 J lb. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Q 
 
 s. 
 
 Q. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 n 
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 a 
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 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 n 
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 f 
 
 a 
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 A 
 
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106 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [171& 
 
 31 
 
 March 31 
 
 Ap. 16 
 
 30 
 
 May 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 4 ounces Coffie powder 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For J ounce Nutmugs 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 For sope this moneth 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For powder and hungary water . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For Billets and brushes 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 25 brushes 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a Hamb from Gumly at 10s. 
 
 
 
 
 6d. a lb 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. Bohea Tee 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For half a lb. Tee . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Bieff and Mutton for 3 
 
 
 
 
 Monethes payd John Betson 
 
 
 
 
 Butcher Bieff 3d. Muton 3d T % • 
 
 
 
 
 shins 8d. 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For bread in three moneths from 
 
 
 
 
 Arther Grumble 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 J chalder Colls from Ghrames 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a suger lofe 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 For 6 duson of Mold candle 6 in 
 
 
 
 
 the lb. at 7d. 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For | lb. Tee Mrs. Abercrumby in 
 
 
 
 
 full of all acctts 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Candle 10s. in the lb. 3 duson 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. Tee from Mr. Hambly . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For sope in this moneth . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 For Come 18d. oranges 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For Coach Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For News 2s. 6d. plays operas . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For letters 6d., 2d. . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 For suger .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For wash balls 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 Dusone Botles Clarit got 
 
 
 
 
 from Major Boyd 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For suger at 12d. a lb. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For sope in this moneth . 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For 25 lb. Jacolet made by Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Scots orders 
 
 . 5 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 107 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For 12i Chalder Colls from £ s. d. 
 
 Ghrames . . . 17 1 2 
 
 For 2 botles Champain 9s., 2 botles 
 
 Burgundy 8s., Chovet . . 0 17 0 
 For 3 gallons Rack Mr. Hambly 2 8 0 
 For Id. botles . . . 0 2 6 
 
 For a lb. Tee, Hambly . . 0 16 0 
 For a du. Stockton drops 13 or 14 
 
 to the dusone . . . 0 9 0 
 For 6 flasks Clarit . . . 14 0 
 For a kit of three salmonds 
 
 the salmond . . 0 15 0 
 For the kitt boyling and 
 
 veniger, etc. . . 0 4 0 
 For frought to London 0 2 0 1 1 0 
 For 2 botles Champaine . . 0 9 0 
 For 2 botles Champaine . . 0 9 0 
 For suger and 12 botles Spa water 13 6 
 For suger . . . . 0 18 10 
 For sope in this Moneth . . 0 16 9 
 For 6 flasks Clarit Muns : Chovet 14 0 
 For 4 botles Champaine . . 0 18 0 
 For 3 gallons Rack from Hamly 2 8 0 
 July 16 To the Keeper of Wonsour Park 
 
 for a Buck . . . . 110 
 To the Carier for bringing it 
 
 home 0 3 0 
 
 For powder . . . . 0 6 0 
 For a lb. of Tee . . . 0 16 0 
 To lose at Carts . . . 0 14 0 
 Pd in For a hogshead Clarit 
 
 from Gilbert Stewart 18£ 0 0 
 For french duty 7£ 3 T % d. 
 custome house dues 
 9s. 6d. . . 7 12 7 X % 
 
 For a duble cask and 
 
 packing . .07 10^ 26 0 6 
 For fraught 10s. London duty 
 
108 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1716 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 July 31 
 
 l£ 2s. 6d. other expences given 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 out by Hendry Mille 12s. 9d. . 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 To the Park keeper for a Buck a 
 
 
 
 
 guiny the carier 3s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For spermacity 18d., Lozanges 2s., 
 
 
 
 
 saffron 3s. 6d., Baino Rachel 6 
 
 
 
 
 and spice Is. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To the servants at Newgate 
 
 
 
 
 Prison 2s. 63.. 1 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For sope this moneth 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 For suger l£ 2s., oyl 6s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For Meat bought in the Market 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For sope the first week . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 To poket .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For suger .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For Mrs. Smithes glass 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 For sope . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 For cheries to Brandy 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For sope to scour blankets, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 when I was at bath 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For cleansing the house of office 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 For meat to 4 servants 
 
 
 
 
 when I was 9 weeks at 
 bath from 8 Aug. till 8 
 Octr. from Betson , 0 15 2 
 
 For bread in that time 12 2 
 
 For candle chease roots 
 
 etc. in that time . 0 6 6 
 
 For Bear . . 0 18 0 3 1 10 
 
 For sope and sand to the house 
 
 while at bath . . . 0 3 8 
 
 For Meat, bread, bear, and all pro- 
 visions at the Bath from the 9 
 August till the 12 of October . 38 0 0 
 
 For Meat and Lodging going and 
 coming from Bath being 9 days 
 on the roads . . 11 18 0 
 
i 7 i6] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 109 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 Oct. 30 
 
 For 24 lb. white sope brought 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 from Bath .... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For washing linins at Bath and 
 
 
 
 
 starching .... 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. Tee . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of 8 lb. green Tee 
 
 
 
 
 from Holland 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 lb. Tee bought from Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Jerrard at Raterdam 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For scouring the Hamer cloath . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of ginger bread from 
 
 
 
 
 Lord Bining .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For Modera gote from James 
 
 
 
 
 Douglas .... 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a hamb at 12d. another at 
 
 
 
 
 14d. a pound 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 For a Hogshead Pontack wine 
 
 
 
 
 bought at Bourdaux by my 
 
 
 
 
 Lord Stairs all expences came 
 
 
 
 
 to . . . . 
 
 34 
 
 16 
 
 7 T 
 i 
 
 To Hendry Mille for bringing it 
 
 
 
 
 home ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the Banio for Rachy 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 dusone botles Clarite gote 
 
 
 
 
 from Major Boyd to send to 
 
 
 
 
 Bath 7£ 10s. 16s. botles and 
 
 
 
 
 corks ..... 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 o 
 
 For suger at 8d. 5s. and 6d. fine at 
 
 
 
 
 12d. 6s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 dusone of lb. Candle 10s. in 
 
 
 
 
 the lb. at 6 T %d. . 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 duson lb. Mold Candles 6 in 
 
 
 
 
 lb. at 7d 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. Bohe Tee . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a dusone 12s. in 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 lb. suger 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 Duson 6 botles Clarit from 
 
 
 
 
 Major Boyd . 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
110 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1716 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 Oct. 20 
 
 ditt. 
 31 
 
 Novr. 6 
 
 Nov. 16 
 wrong 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For billits 15s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For expences of meat going to 
 
 
 
 
 Windsor .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmoney at Mrs. John- 
 
 
 
 
 stons in Twitnem 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 botles Hermitage 8s. 2 botles 
 
 
 
 
 champaine 10 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For confections to diner 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 botles cinamon water 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a muchkine botle snuff 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 For suger at 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 For 2 bushal charcoll 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Bread flour, etc., payd Arther 
 
 
 
 
 Grumbald from the first of 
 
 
 
 
 a •iii*ii«i i 1 0 /*~v ■ i 
 
 Apnll till the last of October . 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For Meat payd John Betson 
 
 
 
 
 Butcher from Ap. 1st till the 
 
 
 
 
 last of October 
 
 24 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Tod for Bear gote from 
 
 
 
 
 Ambros Jacson from January 
 
 
 
 
 1st till 1st August 
 
 17 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 lor a tine suger lote at 12d. 
 
 
 
 
 a lb 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 For cooling seads Is. Ales Milk 
 
 
 
 
 16s 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 ±or glasmg the House brock by 
 
 
 
 
 servants .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For pomatum Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For strong Ale from . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For sope 4s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For sope 3s., 3s., 7s., 4s. . 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For powder 6s., Is., 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 For 6 monethes window tax at 
 
 
 
 
 Michelmas 1716 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a hamercloath 2 J yd. at 
 
 
 
 
 6s. 9d., lace 3d. and 2d. lining 
 
 
 
 
 3s. making 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 H 
 
xyiy] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 111 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 friday For 6 duson candle 10s. a lb. and a £ s. d. 
 Decmr. 21 Id. to R. and M. ..256 
 For expence of foul, fish and other 
 
 provisions from day book . 149 7 0 
 To John Betson Butcher for Bieff 
 
 and Muton in Novr. and Decmr. 10 18 6 
 To Arther Grumble for Bread in 
 
 Novr. and Decmr. . . 3 0 8 
 
 For salmond from Berwick . 15 6 
 
 For fraught Meall, etc. . . 1 10 0 
 
 S. 506 6 2^ 
 
 London. January 1st, 1717. Account of Household 
 
 expences. 
 
 For 14 lb. fine suger 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. at lid. 2 lb. at 8d. 
 
 
 
 
 powderd suger 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For 2 lb. resins at 4d., 2 lb. currins 
 
 
 
 
 at 5d T %. 2 lb. pruns 3d T %. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 For ane ounce Coffie powder 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 For 3 dusone Candles 6s. in the 
 
 
 
 
 pound at 7d. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a woman to wash Is. and 2 
 
 
 
 
 weeks sope 7s. .. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a thousand Billets and half a 
 
 
 
 
 hunder Brushes 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For powder .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. rise 10d., 2 lb. barly 5d., a 
 
 
 
 
 lb. suger 5d., Mace 8d. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For a woman to wash Is. 4 lb. sope 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. Tee from Fergison 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a barrill of sope from Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 West a lb. salt and peas 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 lb. | sope 2s. 3d., 6s., 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
112 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For half a Hogshead £ s. d. 
 
 strong Clarit L.P. 10 0 0 
 For half a Hogshead 
 
 smaller at . . 7 0 0 
 For the French duty 
 
 payd by Lewis 
 
 Pringle . . 7 12 0 
 For botles corks and 
 
 botleing . . 2 10 0 
 For 3 casks and pack- 
 ing 22d. and 2 botles 
 
 15 
 
 March 
 18 
 
 in all . . .076 
 
 27 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For frought 
 
 
 
 
 For suger suger [sic] and fruts ' . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 botles cinamon water 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 lb. wax candle 10s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught of 2 punchens Meall 
 
 
 
 
 and the corper 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For bring them from the ship all 
 
 
 
 
 expences .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For pometam 2s., more Is., erne- 
 
 
 
 
 ticks Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 dusone candle 10s. in the 
 
 
 
 
 pound for R. and M. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For fraught and other expences by 
 
 
 
 
 Hendry mills acctt for the 
 
 
 
 
 Kinary and herin from Duke 
 
 
 
 
 Montrose .... 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 hambs from Matucks at 13d. 
 
 
 
 
 pr lb. . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 botles cinamon water 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For sope 3s., 3s., 3s., 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For a thousand billets and J 
 
 
 
 
 hundred brushes . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For suger 7s. 6d. 10s. 3s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a Hogshead syder 2£ 5 cate 
 
 
 
 
 etc. bring in 2s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 e 
 
 31 March To John Betson Butcher for Bieff 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 113 
 
 [Housekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 ditto 
 
 Aprill 
 
 May 
 
 May 1 
 
 28 
 June 4 
 
 July 11 
 
 
 
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 10 
 
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 X 1 Ul otiyci dL ±±U. • . . 
 
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 For a lb Bohea Tee 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
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 For sone 5s 2d 3s lOd 4s lid 
 
 
 
 
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 u 
 
 u 
 
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 r or 4 Dories iirracK irom ivir. 
 
 
 
 
 Hambly .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 12 lb. powder 6s. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For sope 4s. 6d., starch 6d. 4s. 4d., 
 
 
 
 
 4s. 6d. 3s. 8 strch Is. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 dusone Candles 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For lose by James Grieve he aither 
 
 
 
 
 lost or miscounted 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 H 
 
114 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1717 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 For the cariage of a Buck and 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 drinkmoney 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For Bieff and Muton from Betson 
 
 
 
 
 Butcher in Apr. May and June 
 
 
 
 
 in full of all accounts 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Bread from Arther Grumble 
 
 
 
 
 from the 1st of Aprill till the 
 
 
 
 
 14th of July 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For white bear 5 barrils at 10s. . 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For the custom and charge of 57 
 
 
 
 
 lb. hambs sent from Holland by 
 
 
 
 
 my Lord Binning 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a thousand billets \ hunder 
 
 
 
 
 brushes .... 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 wash balls 4d. Drinkmoney 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For 3 botles Arack more 2 botles . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For some small things by James 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For sweeping chinny 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To Arther Grumble for bread since 
 
 
 
 
 14 June .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Bear from Sam: Willis from 
 
 
 
 
 29 Aug. 1716 till the 5 of August 
 
 
 
 
 1717 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 For J hogshead Clarit from Alexr 
 
 
 
 
 Baird . 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For some things bought by May 
 
 
 
 
 Minzies .... 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For six kipper Mrs. Dalrimple . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a box and shiping the fish 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 6 Ling. Fall 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 For 4 stone chease from Tweddal 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For ninteen ston Pork at 2s. lid. 
 
 
 
 
 pr ston barrills for salting etc. 
 
 
 
 
 12 toungs 8d. salting 9d. 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 For Cheas from Newton and 
 
 
 
 
 Wight tenants at 4s ston 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For powder and wash balls 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
1717] OF LADY CxRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 115 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 Edenburg 
 Aug. 17 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For tobaca 2s., snuff 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 17* /~1 ji 1_*1 T O x. 
 
 Jbor Candle while 1 was in Scot- 
 
 
 
 
 land spent in Lond: besids 
 
 
 
 
 l£ 15s. worth left in the House 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For sope at London while I was in 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland .... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 For seting razors 2s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To the Coachman and servants 
 
 
 
 
 expences at Barnet 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For expence of the servents at 
 
 
 
 
 London from the 13 Aug: till 
 
 
 
 
 the 17 of Semtm r . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For bring the Barbatos waters and 
 
 
 
 
 sweatmeats .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 Chaldron of Colls in octo br . 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 lb. tobaco 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Jb or wine from Gilbert and Lewis 
 
 
 
 
 Pringle .... 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 r or Meat from the Cooks etc.: from 
 
 
 
 
 18 Aug: till the last 01 Deem 1 . 
 
 34 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 tor washing .... 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 tor Confections Jrlumcaks and 
 
 
 
 
 Bisket from Mrs. Fenton at my 
 
 
 
 
 Rachys mariage 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 100 lb. weight starch at Edn 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For 100 lb. powder . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 21 pint Brandy Mcnill at 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 8d. pr pint 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For dry cask to it and puting 
 
 
 
 
 aboord all 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 For Casks to powder and starch . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For expences of servants and 
 
 
 
 
 horses traveling about in 6 
 
 
 
 
 monethes .... 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 botles snuff 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 150 lb. Pork at 4d. lb. salt, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 to be hung . . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
116 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Housekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For Meat, drink, coll, and candle 
 
 the two times we was at Meller- 
 
 staine .... 
 For a pice of Clarite from Major 
 
 Boyd . . 
 For confections in full of all 
 
 acc u ..... 
 For a Doe at Christenmas . 
 wrong For lose one Guinys at London . 
 wrong To the Kings footmen and 
 
 Beefeaters .... 
 To Shiriff at Ginelkirk was owing 
 
 by servants .... 
 For locks and bands by flint to 
 
 doors and gates at Meller. tne . 
 For snuff sent to London by James 
 
 Carren . 
 
 For Meall to the Barnman Meller 
 For Meall to the poor at Meller- 
 
 staine .... 
 For servants expences in Pate 
 
 Hunters .... 
 For 16 bolls oats at 10s. made in 
 
 Meall and sent to London in 
 
 1715, 16 and 1717 
 For our carte horse at Meller- 
 
 staine in 3 year 10 bols . 
 For 6 bolls ots in meall while I 
 
 was in Scotland 
 For Boord wages to the barman at 
 
 7s. 4d. a moneth . 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 From the Day book for 11 
 
 364 5 8^% 
 
 Monethes . . . . 175 2 6^ 2 
 
 S.£539 8 2] I 
 
1693-95] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 117 
 
 To Servants fies [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 1693 To Margrat Flimin her fie . 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Apr 11 To Sandy Frazer in full of his fies 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 May 2d. To Ann Faa in full of her fies 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Ditto 7. For cloathes to servants . 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To fieing and arls to servants 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Isabell Johnston 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Sept r 6 To Sandy Corbett in full of his fies 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To David Makcom quhich pays all 
 
 
 
 
 his fies 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Babi Tamson in full of all her 
 
 
 
 
 fies ..... 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Jun. To Mary Sincklar her fie . 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1694 Jun. To Nany Christy of her fie 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Nany her shoes for Whit. 94 . 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For shirts to John Broun 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For Grises nurses goun 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Sep tr To Shusan Brown for her shoes 
 
 
 
 
 Mertimas 94 . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Shusan of fie 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Davi Nickelson and 
 
 
 
 
 to John Broun 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For making cloathes to the men 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Nov r 26 To Nany Christy of fie 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To David Nickelson in full of his 
 
 
 
 
 fie 
 
 38 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Decm r 14 To Sara Semple in full of her 
 
 
 
 
 fies ..... 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Shusan her shoes for Whit. 95 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Grisies nurs in full of her fie . 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1695 To Nany Chr d her shoes for Mert. 
 
 
 
 
 94 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 23d.To her of fie 10s. to her 6lb. 8 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins to Davi lib. 3s. a hat 
 
 
 
 
 to John 18 . 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 May To Nany for shoes for Whit. 95 . 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Nany lib. 6 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
118 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1695 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 tor helping the mens cloathes 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Adam Owin a rest of fies 
 
 
 
 
 owing by my mother 
 
 39 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 lor stokms to Johny 12s., shoes 
 
 
 
 
 to him lib. 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Jun. 26 To Nany Chr. 12s. . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 July lo my Kobis nurs 
 
 
 
 
 August 9 To An Forrist 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Sept. To Ann Forrist 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo Shusan shoes tor Mer* 95 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to John 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Novt. lst.For helping mens cloathes 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Mary Marchall of fie . 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Nany her shoes Mer* 95 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Decmr. To Nany of fie 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Frances Newton per recept to 
 
 
 
 
 John Wight .... 
 
 45 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Frances Newton for shoes 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 358 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Servants fies 1696 
 To An Forrist 
 
 January It. caried from the 
 Aprill To her of her fie 
 July To her 
 
 To her . 
 Decmr. To her 
 
 page 
 
 12 0 0 
 
 12 0 0 
 
 2 10 0 
 
 8 0 0 
 
 6 6 0 
 
 To Shusan Broun 
 
 January It. caried from — page . . 5 16 0 
 
 16 To her of fie . . . 2 4 0 
 
 To her lib. 10s. Febr. 10 to her 14 2 4 0 
 
 Aprill To her her shoes for Whit. 96 16 0 
 
i6 9 6] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 119 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 
 x? 
 
 s. 
 
 cu 
 
 To her of her fies 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 21 To her lib. 4s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Septm. To her for shoes for Mertimas 96 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 Octor. 1 To her 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 To Mr. Robison for 16 ells stuffe to 
 
 
 
 
 her ..... 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Nany Christy 
 
 
 
 
 January It. caried from — P a g e 
 
 oo 
 
 O 
 
 /V 
 
 KJ 
 
 15 To her of her fie 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 reor. ±o ner ..... 
 
 & 
 
 
 
 July To her her shoes for Whitsunday 
 
 
 
 
 96 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To her 2lb. 2s. ... 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Octor. 7 To her ..... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Rachys nurs for her fie 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Francy Newton caried from 
 
 45 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 10 For shoes to Johny and brches 
 
 
 
 
 helping .... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 Aprill To Francy for shoes 2lb. 8 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a coat to Tarn 6tb. 18s. 
 
 
 
 
 stokins and shoes to him and a 
 
 
 
 
 wastcoat .... 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For blew stokins to Tarn lib. Is. 
 
 
 
 
 briches to him 2tb. 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a hat to Francy and dresing to 
 
 
 
 
 him ..... 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Tarn lib. 9s. a shirt to 
 
 
 
 
 him, shoes lib. lis. 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 Decmr. 1 To Francy Newton . 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For briches to Piter Broun 2tb. 8 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 in this year 
 
 S. 192 0 0 
 
120 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1697 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 To servants fies 1697 
 Mertimas 1694, Ann Forrist her 
 fie £24 00 00 
 
 
 X? 
 
 X 
 
 c 
 a* 
 
 A 
 
 Ll. 
 
 XLCllij UlUUgUl 11U111 jJctyCCo • 
 
 040 
 
 1 6 
 
 X \J 
 
 00 
 
 Tamirv To hpr 
 
 006 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 Anrill 21stTo her 
 
 003 
 
 07 
 
 00 
 
 ixgust ±st item, to ner .... 
 
 Ul^t 
 
 ID 
 
 oo 
 
 I f ir\ Tnnn KQinQlno t/'vp r»*vp 
 IlcUL, LU tlUIlll iVdllldlLlkS 1UI HCl 
 
 009 
 
 OS 
 
 00 
 
 VJ\J 
 
 "A Tot 1 "!" l v>~\ 0 0 'OT T~f~ niTt l~r\ at 1 milii/ili wotto Vi ai 1 
 
 iTici timab *? / j-tciii, lu nci uuiiicii pdys* nei 
 
 
 
 
 fip anrl sjViop^ 
 
 016 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 Candlmas 1694, Shusan Broun fie 
 
 
 
 
 in the vear £l 6 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 XIC111, MlULiyilL 11LJ1H LJclgC • 
 
 
 
 
 • "hPTYi *hn npT* cnnpc fr»T* Wni'f'Qn'nriQ'v 
 
 XLC111, IU 11C1 MlUCo 1U1 V T 111 LoLlllUdy 
 
 
 
 
 'Q7 
 
 001 
 
 V/V/X 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 May 24th Item, to her . 
 
 005 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 July 8 Item, to her .... 
 
 000 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 item, payo my sister ior nangins 
 
 
 
 
 she got from them 
 
 007 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 lviertimas loyo. iMany 'unristy in 
 
 
 
 
 the year £16 00 00 
 
 
 
 
 Item, brought from page 
 
 045 
 
 17 
 
 00 
 
 item, to ner snoes ior vv nitsunoay 
 
 
 
 
 '97 .... 
 
 001 
 
 06 
 
 00 
 
 Novr. 1697 Item, to Jean Brown her full fie 
 
 
 
 
 and shoes for 3 quarters 
 
 013 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 Ditto Item, to John Innis his full fie for 
 
 
 
 
 half a year .... 
 
 009 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Ditto Item, to James Carrin his fie for a 
 
 
 
 
 quarter .... 
 
 004 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To menservants cloathes 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 121 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 Item, stokins and shoes to Tarn £ s. d. 
 
 Herrit 004 00 00 
 
 Item, 2 runing wastcoats 8 ells at 
 
 14s. per ell, linen to them and 
 
 draurs 008 00 00 
 
 Item, making the wastcoats with 
 
 butons of the same . . 001 00 00 
 Item, for making a p[air] drawers 
 
 2s. mending 4s. . . 000 06 00 
 
 Item, a plush cap lti. 8s. shoes to 
 
 Rob 2li. 4s 003 12 00 
 
 Item, stokins to John Inis lti. 12 
 
 shoes to him 2ti. 4 bootmending 
 
 13s 004 09 00 
 
 For mendings lOsp. to arls to 
 
 Jamie and fieing 14s. 6d., 10s. 001 14 06 
 For 4 ells J blew cloath at 7s. 6d. 019 16 00 
 For cloth to a groms coat 2 ell \ at 
 
 8s. 6d. sterling . . .012 18 00 
 For blew cloath for a groms big 
 
 coat 3 ells at 9s. 6d. . . 017 02 00 
 To 4J ells blew serg for linin, and 
 
 5 ells yellow at 16s. . . 007 12 00 
 To yellow for facing and 3d. u 
 
 hair, buttons, and 14 ells serg 
 
 16d 013 16 00 
 
 To silk and threed and buttons per 
 
 Francy Newtons acount . 009 00 00 
 For blew facing lti. 10s. molde to 
 
 buttons . . . . 002 00 00 
 To John Hume for making, to 
 
 acount 5ti. 5s. . . . 005 05 00 
 For cloathes making to Georg 
 
 Taylor 002 00 00 
 
 For John Inises coat and Robs 
 
 making . . . . 002 04 00 
 For a hat and string to Rob: Hi. 
 
 7 shoes to him lti. 10s. . . 002 17 00 
 
122 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [oervantsj 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For 7 ells blew cloath for chair 
 
 o 
 
 s. 
 
 Q. 
 
 coats at oil. os. per en . . 
 
 09f> 
 
 Ul 
 
 no 
 
 j? or Die w serg to j onns coat iinin 
 
 AAO 
 
 00z 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To my childs nurs to acount 
 
 008 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 For the servants mornings dress- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To John Hume for making cloathes 
 
 
 
 
 quhich pays all precidmgs 
 
 008 
 
 06 
 
 00 
 
 For furnitur to cloathes per Mr. J. 
 
 
 
 
 Hums acount 
 
 10 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Francis Newton per recept 
 
 100 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 367 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Edenburgh, 1700, charg of servants. Deb: to cash. 
 
 Gawin Cluther 
 January To him in cash and cloathes . 9 15 0 
 
 Francis Brumigham 
 For cloathes to him . . 12 0 0 
 
 Judith Malbank 
 Fbry. To her in cash . . . . 6 0 0 
 To her in full of her fie . 54 0 0 
 
 James Cannell 
 His wage is in mony in the year 
 
 £36. All cloathes except linins. 
 To him for 3 month month he 
 
 came befor the tarme 
 To him for a sadle he lost . 
 To him 16s., more 14s., more 12s. 
 
 he keep't .... 
 
 James Carrin 
 His wages in the year is of mony 
 £24. 
 
 3d. To him in cash 2ii. 18 6 . . 2 18 6 
 To hime more lti. . . . 10 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 a 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
1700] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 123 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 Nany Christy 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 May To her for shoes . . . 18 0 
 To her her fie in full . . 40 0 0 
 
 Dina Ridpath 
 
 Her wages is 20 pounds in the 
 
 year and shoes 22 16 
 To her lfi. 8s. more 1 il. 8s. more 
 
 2ii. 2s. . . . . 4 18 0 
 
 To her in full of her fies . 17 18 0 
 
 Hellin Garner 
 
 Her fie is in the year 16fi. and her 
 
 shoes 18 16. 
 To her for her gown . . . 6 8 0 
 To her canar 2ti. more to her 3ti. 6 5 6 0 
 
 Janit Robison 
 To her in full of all her wages . 12 0 0 
 
 Margrat Ingles 
 
 To her in full of all her wages . 18 0 0 
 
 Cloathes to the men. 
 To James Carrins shoes 2ti. 18s. 
 
 Cannel stokins and shoes 2li. 
 
 18s 5 16 0 
 
 To Carrins shoes 2ti. 18s. and 
 
 cloathes makins 12s. . . 3 10 0 
 For serges to them and yellow 
 
 cloath per accumpts . . 61 12 0 
 For hats to them . . . 6 0 0 
 For serg 7li. 2d. Cannells frok 
 
 2ti. 6. Carrins shoes 2li. 2 . 11 10 0 
 Cannels shoes lti. 16s. Franks 
 
 shoes lfi. 16s. . . . 3 12 0 
 
124 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1700 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 For cloath to servants at the £ s. d. 
 
 Patrjliment 1 . . 16 0 0 
 
 Georg Trumble 
 
 His fie is in the year 22ii. 2 pairs 
 
 shoes and stokins £26 and a 
 
 fow of bear . . . 18 0 
 
 To him in mony . . . 5 0 0 
 
 To him for shoes and stokins . 1 19 0 
 
 To him a furlit of oats . . . 10 0 
 
 331 16 6 
 
 To John Wight for this year £40 40 0 0 
 
 S. 371 16 6 
 
 Edenburg, 1701. Servants cloathes. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 To Francis Brummigham when he 
 
 went away .... 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Cannell and Carrins shoes 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To a taylor 6s. skins to ther 
 
 
 
 
 briches lti. 6s. taylor lti. 4s. . 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To account for stokins etc. payd 
 
 
 
 
 Ms. Abercrumby . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a sword and belt to Georg 
 
 
 
 
 Edger ..... 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For boots to Georg Edgar 
 
 5 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For a hatt to Canell lti. 6s. for 
 
 
 
 
 bonnits to the men 17s. 6d. . 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For pladin to Black 6s. 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For shoes to Isabel! Lamb lti. lis. 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For a coat and shirts to Tarn 
 
 
 
 
 Plendarlith .... 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 1 At the Riding of the Parliament the members for the shires rode each 
 accompanied by two footmen. See note p. 224. 
 
1701] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 125 
 
 1 OCl V ctllto 1 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For linin to n in in or HvawpiN 1 ^<s 
 
 JL VJX. 1111111 IV 1 Lllllll> U.1 CI >V vl O lUui 
 
 X 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 IlldlVClliy CHJCtLllCo 111. 1 o . 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 For <str>kinc. ta Canpll anrl rnnino 1 
 
 X VJX OtUIVllliJ LU CI 11 \^ 11 Ct llvl X Ll 11111 ^ 
 
 
 
 
 2ti 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 _L Ul oliUCo L\J VJCUlj^ X-J\Xg<XL • • 
 
 1 
 
 ID 
 
 u 
 
 "P^z-jT VlTlPriPQ l~0 I fllTnpll "1 Tl 1 f|c "frk'P 
 J? KJL UllCllCo LU X^clilliCil X J 1 . lUSi 1UI 
 
 
 
 
 opto* *a i" 1 fie 
 
 oClg Ct L 1 Uo. • • * 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 17 J ells blew livery cloath at 
 
 85 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For stuf to be a frok to George 
 
 
 
 
 XLiUgar ..... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For threed .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 For 19 days work of a taylour at 
 
 
 
 
 4s. Georges coat 2li. 8 . 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For silk and moolls . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 159 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 Edenburgh, servents wages. Deb: to Cash 1701. 
 
 Katharin Robison came to my 
 service at Whitsunday 1700, 
 her fie in the year is £48 
 
 July 8 To her 
 
 August To her in England and when we 
 went ther for goun rubans and 
 2 shi. sterling more, goun 54ti. 
 ruban 2fi. 18s. 
 This stuf taken to myself so could 
 not be rekoned to her. 
 
 Grisell Robisone came to me 
 Mertimas 1700 her fie in the 
 year is £24 0 0 
 For perfiting her in sowing 
 
 12 0 0 
 
 58 18 0 
 
 12 0 a 
 
 James Carrin came to my service 
 at Whitsunday 1699 his fie in 
 the year is £24 0 0 
 
126 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1701 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 I give him all his cloathes £ s. d. 
 except linins 
 
 May To him lli. 10s. To him 8li. . 9 10 0 
 To him when he came first home 
 
 again . . . . . 8 0 0 
 July 8 To him 14s. 6d. . . . 0 14 6 
 To him of fie from Mertimas 1701 
 in the year £30 0 0 
 Decmr. To him 3 5 0 
 
 James Cannel cochman came to 
 
 my service at Whitsunday 
 
 1700 his fie in the year £36 0 0 
 I give his all cloathes except 
 
 linins 
 
 May To him 36 18 0 
 
 To him 9s 0 9 0 
 
 Jean Boge came to my service, 
 Martimas 1700, her fie and 
 buntith is £22 16 0 
 
 To her 18 0 
 
 For her shoes lii. 6s. To her 
 
 lli. 5s 2 11 0 
 
 Octor. To her 10 0 0 
 
 Georg Edgare came to my ser- 
 vice Lammas 1701, his fie is in 
 fie the year £36 0 0 
 August To him in England . . . 19 15 0 
 
 Agnis Christy came back to my 
 service at Lambis 1701, her 
 fie and bountith in the year 
 £22, 16s. 
 
 Feb. To her lti. 8s. To her lti. 18s. 6d. 
 
 To her 14ti. . . 17 6 6 
 
1704] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 127 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 Georg Trumble barnman came £ s. d. 
 to me Mertimas 1700, his fie 
 stokins shoes in the year is £26. 
 A furlit of bear . . . 18 0 
 To him 12ti. a furlit of bear . 12 19 0 
 To him 2ti. 10s. more 6fi. more 
 14s. 6d. more 6s. 6d., Novr. 
 22d. lOli 19 6 6 
 
 Hellin Garner came to me Marti - 
 
 mas 1699, her fie and shoes is 
 
 in the year £18 16. 
 To her lti. 10s. To her III 6s. 
 
 To her 5li. 10s. quhich complits 8 6 0 
 
 S. 234 14 6 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 76 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Edenburg, January 1704. Servants Wages. Deb: to cash. 
 Katharin Robison 
 
 May 20 To her 2 dollars 
 
 To her ......... 
 
 To her in March 
 
 To her 
 
 To Francis Newton on her accumpt 
 To Lapairl on her accumpt 
 
 Grisell Robison came at Merti- 
 mas 1703 ; her fie in the 
 year, £24 0 0 
 To her fie in full of all she can 
 
 crave . . . . 24 0 0 
 
 Margrate Carr, came to my ser- 
 vice at Whitsunday 1703, her 
 fie in the year is £20 0 0 
 Janr. 20 To her £l lining her goun 8s. . 18 0 
 
128 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1704 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 To Francy Newton on her ac- £ s. d. 
 
 cumpt . . . . . 7 9 0 
 To her by Katharin £3, 16s. 6d., 
 
 more £4, 6s 8 2 6 
 
 To stuf for a goun £15, 4s., more 
 
 £2, 18s., more £2, 2s. 6d., 
 
 £1, 13s 6 13 0 
 
 Mary M'Intosh 
 
 To her by Kat: £l, 14s. 6d. . 1 14 6 
 To her in full of her fie . 54 0 0 
 
 Jean Cuningham came to my 
 service at Christinmas 1703 
 for chambermaid, her fie £18 
 0 0 ; her shoes in the year is 
 £2 18 0. 
 
 To Jean for 5 monthes service . 9 0 0 
 
 Maorin Rule came to be cham- 
 bermaid, Whitsunday 1704, 
 her fie in the year £16, her 
 shoes £18 18. 
 To her £l, 10s. . . . 1 10 0 
 
 James Carrin 
 
 To him by Kat: for a pan, 4s. 0 4 0 
 To Isabell Ramsay on his ac- 
 
 cumpt . . . . . 2 8 0 
 To him 5s. more £l, 9s. more 
 
 £1, 9s. more £l, 9s. . . 4 12 0 
 
 Decmr. 7 To him 26 0 0 
 
 Ms. Tulip came to waite on the 
 childrin Martimas 1704, her 
 wages is in the year £36 0 0, 
 besids the expenc of bringing 
 her. 
 
1704] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 129 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 For cariing her cloathes £2, 6s. 
 for some of the expenc by the 
 road she layd out herself, £2, 
 
 
 more for her cloathes 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To cary her back £9, to her wages 
 
 
 
 
 
 for 3 monthes 
 
 18 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 
 For bringing her doun 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 John Harla 
 
 
 
 
 Janr. 15 
 
 To him 14s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 August To him ..... 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 20 To Francy Newton on his account 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To his wife .... 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 JNovr. 24 
 
 lo mm by Ivate: Jtl, 9s. more 
 
 
 
 
 
 £1, 4s. more by her £2, £1, 10s. 
 
 a 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 n- 
 \j 
 
 
 To Androw Lamb for this year . 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 For a hat and 2 cravats to him . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 
 Dirk Rule 
 
 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 To him 2 doners 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 To him by Androw Lamb 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To him at Wooller . 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Francy Newton on his accumpt 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Oct. 
 
 To himself in sumer . 
 
 Q 
 
 u 
 
 A, 
 
 u 
 
 
 Margrat Lamb 
 
 
 
 
 
 To her fies for a year and a half . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To her shoes .... 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 Margrat Ross, came to keep 
 
 
 
 
 
 howse at Mellerstean, Whit- 
 
 
 
 
 
 sunday 1704, her fie in the 
 
 
 
 
 
 year £20, shoes £22, 18. 
 
 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 To her by Androw Lamb 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 
 To her for a years fie 
 
 20 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 Georg Trumble 
 
 
 
 
 
 For shoes to him £l, 16s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 
 hose to him 9s. hose again 9s. . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 
130 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1704 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 Margrat Robison, came to £ s. d. 
 wate on the childrin, Whit- 
 sunday 1704, her fie in the 
 year £66 13 4 
 
 Novr. 1st To her 20 0 0 
 
 Dito 20 To her 13 6 8 
 
 Katharin Munro, came to serve 
 as chamber[maid], Whitsun- 
 day 1704, her fie in the year 
 £20, her shoes £2, 16, £22, 16. 
 
 To her, May 20 . . . 0 14 6 
 To her, £l, lis., more 14s. 6d. 
 
 10s 2 15 6 
 
 Nany Christy came to my service 
 as cook at Martimas 1704, her 
 fie in the year is £20 0 0 and 
 her shoes. 
 
 To her 11 0 0 
 
 For 16 ell stuf at lOsh. per ell . 8 0 0 
 To her £l, 9s., payd James Miller 
 
 taylor £l, 16s. . . . 3 5 0 
 To her £l, 9, more £l, 6 . . 2 15 0 
 
 S. 185 03 6 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1704. Servants cloathes. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 To arle Margrat Robison . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To arle Margrat Ross, chamber- 
 
 
 
 
 maid ..... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To J. Miller taylor for mending 
 
 
 
 
 servants cloathes . 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Dicks briches making 8s. linin 
 
 
 
 
 and pokets 13s. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For mending James Carrins 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 131 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For makeing 2 suts cloath.es to 
 
 o 
 &, 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 jjick ariQ jonn 
 
 A 
 
 1 o 
 
 u 
 
 10 one uevison upon a oeciiet 
 
 
 
 
 gott against mm 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 r or nose to jjick, izs. do. 
 
 
 
 
 Dicks shoes £2 
 
 
 1 o 
 
 1 J 
 
 D 
 
 r or tnreeu, siik, poKets 
 
 A 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 id d tdyiui iob. ius. xo, lib. uu. . 
 
 
 ID 
 
 D 
 
 X" OI bLOKlilb LU IrcUIUy -UOClb lob. 
 
 
 
 
 snoes to mm, l pair one 01 tnem 
 
 
 
 
 i milling oiib di xi, lo tiic ocnei 
 
 U 
 
 1 ft 
 lo 
 
 u 
 
 at cL^i, ob. .... 
 
 O 
 
 1 ft 
 lo 
 
 U 
 
 J? or snoes to j ames \^arrm . 
 
 O 
 
 L 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 j? or stoKins to ijeoroy jjoqs ids. 
 
 (\ 
 \J 
 
 ID 
 
 u 
 
 For mending servants cloathes 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 /"V 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 For making furniter to Dicks blew 
 
 
 
 
 coat ..... 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 r or 4 ells cloatn at bs. oa. per ell 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 ells stuf 7s. 0 per ell 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 J ell black serg at 13s. per ell 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 ells serge 13s. per ell 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For hardne, stentin, etc. . 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For harden .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 65 
 
 02 
 
 0 
 
 [Servants' Wages, 1707] 
 
 Mary Menzies 1 
 June 18 To her 2 years wages . . 200 0 0 
 
 Margrat Ritchy 
 June 10 To her a year and a halfs fie being 
 
 all her time . . . 63 0 0 
 
 1 See p. xlvi. 
 
132 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1707 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 Grisell [sic] came to be chamber- £ s. d. 
 
 maid June 17th, her fie in all 
 
 is £20 a year. 
 To her arls 3s. 
 
 She entred not home but went 
 
 to Ms. Monro. 
 
 Mary Muir 
 
 
 To her for shoes £l, 5s. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 Oct. 2 
 
 To her £2, 8s. for 2 pair shoes 
 
 z 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 
 To her 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To her shoes 3 pair by Androw 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lamb .... 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 Meg Mill 
 
 
 
 
 
 For stuf to her goun 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For pack threed bodies £l, 9s. ane 
 
 
 
 
 
 ell muslin 19s. 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For stentin and goun making 18s. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 June 5 
 
 To Meg Miln £l, 9s. for a suts 
 
 
 
 
 
 haed cloathes 19s. 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For ane apron 18s. . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 June 10 For a plad to her 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 July 2 To her, Tarns wedin, 14s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 
 Janit Kirk came to be cook, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Martimas 1706, her fie in the 
 
 
 
 
 
 year is £30. 
 
 
 
 
 Feb. 26 
 
 To her . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 May 15 
 
 To her for half a year . 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 
 To James Carrin 
 
 
 
 
 March 12 To him when he went back from 
 
 
 
 
 
 Durhome 2 guinys and 15 sh. 
 
 
 
 
 
 ster. ..... 
 
 34 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 To James by Margrat £1, 9s. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 
 To him a guiny at 22s. lOd. ster. 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 133 
 
 July 2 
 
 TServantsl 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 J. \J> loaUtlil AUCXlllOCL \ Ull ill o aLtw Llll L 
 
 £> 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 for lnn^ilinp 
 
 1U1 lllLlOllJlt- • • • • 
 
 JL 
 •* 
 
 1 
 
 u 
 
 To rnm p dn^iori of <3Prvir<2 for in sn n \, 7 
 
 JL w 111111 <X vlUOWll Ul oCL V l \jO 1U1 IllCtllV 
 
 
 
 
 he destroy' d .... 
 
 u 
 
 
 n 
 
 To .Tames for a kev 6s for crlasps 
 
 
 
 
 he got the mony of 
 
 1 
 
 ID 
 
 u 
 
 Tn Viim Tflms wpdin 1 6<i fid for 
 
 1 l ' 111111^ JL CvXXJLO VV L vl 1 1 1 ^ 1 Uo . \J \JL • , 1U1 
 
 
 
 
 8 ell towils £2 5 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 To him, July 1708, £12, 18s. to 
 
 
 
 
 him by Francy Newton £6 
 
 18 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Margrat Broun, came to bekook 
 
 
 
 
 at Whitsunday 1707, her fie is 
 
 
 
 
 £20 in the year and her shoes 
 
 
 
 
 £1, 6s. in all £22, 12. 
 
 
 
 
 To her for half a year 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To Isabell Brounlies for washing 
 
 4s. pd. wringing 2 . • 19 0 
 
 John Frazer, came to serve at 
 Martimas 1706, his fie in the 
 year is £36 0 0. 
 Ap. To him £3, To him £33, for a year 36 0 0 
 
 John Harla 
 
 To him his fie for Whitsunday 
 
 1707 24 0 0 
 
 Sepmr. For a stone wooll payd John 
 
 Wights widow for him . . 5 12 0 
 To him for shoes got from 
 
 Androw Lamb . . . 1 16 0 
 To Alshy Blith on his account . 0 18 0 
 Oct. 4 To him £3 to the marchand on his 
 
 account £l 18 . . . 4 18 0 
 
 Alison Brounlies entred to service 
 again at Whitsunday 1707. 
 
134 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1707 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 To her for ten day dightin £l 10 £ s. d. 
 
 brewing 13s. . . . 2 3 0 
 
 Oct. 4 To her in full of all . . . 8 0 0 
 
 Geogre Dods 
 Aug. To Will. Dickson for his childs 
 
 boord 18 0 0 
 
 To Tarn Youll by Androw Lamb 13 2 
 
 To James Ormston for threshing 12 0 0 
 
 To James Carrine, January 1709 12 0 0 
 
 S. 543 6 2 
 
 [1707. Servants clothes] 
 
 For the rid clok dying 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to G. Lamb 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins to G. Lamb 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To an ell musline to Marie Muir . 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For serg to line Jameses cloathes 
 
 
 
 
 at 10s. per ell 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Tarn Youll 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Geordi Dods . 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Geordie Lamb 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For makenig Geordie Lambs black 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes .... 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For skins for pokets 7s. at 5s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 per pice .... 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For threed lis. butons lis. 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Geordy Dods 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Georg Lamb . 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Georg Dods 2 hose 
 
 
 
 
 £1, 3s. 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For shoes to Nicoll Marchell 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins to Lam £l, 6s. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For blew hair and threed 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
1709] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 135 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 For wastcoat and drawers and £ s. d. 
 
 runing briches to Dods . . 6 10 0 
 For butons threed and for Jameses 
 
 coat 2 6 0 
 
 For mending the servants cloathes 7 7 0 
 
 For mending boots 7s. . . 0 7 0 
 
 S. 50 3 8 
 
 Mellerstaine, January 1709. Servants wages. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 May Minzies 
 
 To her 
 
 S. To her over and above her fie for 
 her care of the bairens when 
 they had the fever 
 
 100 0 0 
 
 333 6 8 
 
 Betty Navell. At candlesmas last 
 I ingag'd her for £36. 
 
 June 29 To her . . . . 18 0 0 
 
 To her at Edinburgh . . 12 0 0 
 
 Margrat Mill 
 
 May 7 To her £1, 4s. . . . . 1 4 0 
 
 June 29 To her 9 0 0 
 
 Bessi Clark 
 
 To her £1, 4s 14 0 
 
 To her . . . . . 2 14 0 
 
 To her 6 0 0 
 
 To her £3 . . . . 3 0 0 
 
 To her in full of her wages . . 110 0' 
 
 Nans Lindsay came at Martimas 
 1708, her fie in the year £14 
 and her shoes £16 8 0. 
 
136 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1709 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To her 14 0 
 
 To her 14 0 
 
 To her . . . . . 2 0 0 
 To her in full of her fie pay'd by 
 
 Adam Hutchison . . . 12 0 0 
 
 Grisell Wate came to be under 
 cook Whitsunday 1709, her fie 
 in the year £14 and shoes 
 £16 8 0. 
 
 George Mathy came to serve at 
 Lambes 1709, his fie in the 
 year is £36 
 
 To him by Francis Newton . 1 10 0 
 
 John Frazer 
 
 To him at Edinburgh . . 12 0 0 
 To him from his master at 
 
 London by his account . 28 6 0 
 
 To him for briches he bought at 
 
 London .... 440 
 He is fully pay'd 
 
 Tarn Youll, he was made coach- 
 man at Whitsunday 1709. 
 To him at John Shiels's . . 0 12 0 
 To him for George Dods loss of 
 work when drunk and lam'd his 
 leg 7 4 0 
 
 George Lamb 
 For shirts to him . . . 3 12 0 
 
 George Dods 
 March 25 For a velvit cap he spoilt 
 
 2 8 0 
 
nyog] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 137 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 For 1 yeard and a half musline . 
 For 6 cravats from James Lied- 
 
 house ..... 
 To him at severall times that he 
 
 never gave account of . 
 
 John Clark came to thresh in the 
 barn at Martimas 1708, his 
 fie in the year £20. 
 To him pay'd by Will Halliwall . 
 To him over and above his wage 
 To Tarn Youll for 10 days thresh- 
 ing at 4s. per day . 
 
 Androw Lamb, toun officer 
 
 To him for a year 
 
 To him by his officers land 
 
 John Hope came to be garner 
 Martimas last 1708, his wage 
 in the year with a house to his 
 wife is £48, and if he have 
 not the house it is £60. 
 
 To him a bed at £8 
 
 To him .... 
 
 To him £3, more £5, Is. 4d. 
 Oct. 22 To him .... 
 
 To him .... 
 
 In whole for this years fie 
 being more then bargone. 
 
 [Scots] 
 £ s. d. 
 3 3 0 
 
 3 14 0 
 
 2 5 0 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 0 0 
 36 0 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 52 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 Mellerstains, January 1709. Servants cloathes. Deb: to 
 
 Cash. 
 
 For 6 ells course white plain for 
 briches at 6s. 
 
 1 16 0 
 
138 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1709. 
 
 March 11 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For dying the said cloath at 3 sh. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For hand bands to slives 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For mending Tarn Youlls boots 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Tarn Youll . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Geordy Dods £l 10, 
 
 
 
 
 his sons 6s. . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 ell linin to Geordy Dods 
 
 
 
 
 drawers £3, strings 2s. . 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 pairs stokins at £l 10 per 
 
 
 
 
 pair ..... 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For boots to George Mathy 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For helping cloathes and altering 
 
 
 
 
 Lambs cloathes pay'd A. B. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Dods £l 10 . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 ells linine for cloathes at 
 
 
 
 
 7s. 6d 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For shirts to George Lamb payd 
 
 
 
 
 his mother .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 stone 4 lb. wight 
 
 
 
 
 sorted wooll for a 
 
 
 
 
 gray wab at £7 per 
 
 
 
 
 stone of waild wooll 
 
 
 
 
 is . . . £8 15 0 
 
 
 
 
 For oyl to said web . 0 18 0 
 
 
 
 
 For working the said ^ 
 
 
 
 
 wab 20 ells by John 
 
 
 
 
 Muckle . .300 
 
 15 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For dressing the gray 
 
 
 
 
 wab . . 3 0 oJ 
 
 
 
 
 For half a stone waild wooll for 
 
 
 
 
 pladine to be hose at £7. 
 
 
 
 
 £3 10 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For working 12 ells of the pladine 
 
 
 
 
 3d. per ell 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Geordy Lamb 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 cravats to George Lamb at 
 
 
 
 
 14s. . 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 139 
 
 [Servants] [Scots] 
 
 T^or tlrrppH to snw tVip sprvant"^ 
 
 x vj 1. t/xxx v/i^ix o yj \ v c»xx\_^ ov^i v ciiiio 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 
 111 111 11111b .... 
 
 n 
 
 u 
 
 1U 
 
 u 
 
 For nokpts to them 
 
 1 
 
 s 
 
 o 
 
 J? Ui. ULlL-lVClx dill LIllCCU. UULLU11 
 
 
 
 
 UlUlLxo clllLl L\J LIlClx IllLlxlllIlo . 
 
 
 1 Q 
 
 o 
 
 TTnr q "hot fn Tarn Vrmll 
 
 X 1 UI d IldL LO A dill XUU.11 • . 
 
 J. 
 
 c 
 o 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 JO UI d IldL dllU bLUxVlIlb LU VVlgllL . 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 1 9 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 For otVipr npppssflTvc! for tViPir 
 
 JL KJJ. KJ IfXXVsX llL^LOOCll y 0 X UI UXXt/lX 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes . . . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To a taylor 16s. pladine for hose 
 
 
 
 
 XI 1US. .... 
 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 To Will Dickson taylor for make- 
 
 
 
 
 ing their murnings 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For threed .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For pladin for hose 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For dying yellow cloath 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 S. 
 
 77 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 Mellerstaines, January 1710. Servants wages. Deb: to cash. 
 
 Sterlin 
 
 May Minzies 
 
 March 6th To her 10s. more £1 . . . 1 10 0 
 To her . . . . . 3 10 0 
 To her 3 6 8 
 
 Betty Navell 
 
 To her lOsh 0 10 0 
 
 The chair glas brecking of the 
 drinkmony 
 
 To her . . . . . 0 10 0 
 
 Margrate Brown, came to be 
 kook at Whitsunday 1709, 
 her wage in the year is 2 10 0. 
 
 To her 1 05 0 
 
 To her 2sh. more £2, lOsh. . 2 12 0 
 
140 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 Margrate Milne £ s. d. 
 
 To her for shoes . . . 0 4 0 
 
 March 9 To her for shoes . . . 0 2 0 
 
 To her 2sh 0 2 0 
 
 To her fathers house rent White 
 
 [sunday] 1710 . . . 0 5 6| 
 Ap. 12 To her 2sh. more by Androw 
 
 Lamb £l . . . 12 0 
 
 To her which compleats her wages 
 
 for 5 years time . . . 15 0 
 
 Grisell Wate 
 
 March 9 To her for shoes . . . 0 2 0 
 To her 2sh. more by Androw 
 
 Lamb £l . . . 12 0 
 
 To her for shoes 2sh. . . 0 2 0 
 
 Jean Ridpath, came to take 
 care of the fouls and swine, her 
 wage in the year with her shoes 
 at 2sh. sterling is (she came at 
 Martimas 1709 year) 14 0 
 To her far shoes . . . 0 2 0 
 To her 3d. more £5 Scots which is 
 
 her wage for 5 month . . 0 8 7 
 
 Alisone Brownlies, entred to 
 serve in the kitchen, March 8, 
 1710, her wage in the year 
 is 13 4 
 
 her shoes 0 4 0 
 To her 10s. by An'd r . more 17s. 4d 17 4 
 
 Jean Glen, came to wash and 
 spin at Whitsunday 1710, her 
 wage is with shoes in the year 
 1 10 8. 
 
1710I OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 141 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To her by Androw, 4s. . . 0 4 0 
 To her which compleats a years 
 
 fie . . . . ' . 16 8 
 
 George Mathy 
 
 To him by his master at London 
 
 £1, Os. 6d., more £l . . 2 0 6 
 To Alshy Blyth for him Is. 2d. 
 
 more 14s. 6d. more 17s. in full 
 
 of all 1 12 8 
 
 Thomas Cockburn came to be 
 Mester Houshold, at White- 
 sunday 1710, his wages is in 
 the year 4 0 0. 
 To him his wages for half a year . 2 0 0 
 Novr. 12 To his wages for half a year longer 
 
 at £5 a year . . . . 2 10 0 
 
 John Hope 
 
 To his house rent, this besids his 
 
 £4 of fie . . . . 0 11 U 
 Ap. 3 To him 5sh 0 5 0^ 
 
 To him for Pringles shoes . 0 2 10 
 
 To him by corn from Widow 
 
 Wight . . . . 2 16 8 
 
 To him a stone wooll at 6s. 8, 
 
 more 8sh 0 14 8 
 
 To him which clears his wages 
 from Martimas 1709 till Marti- 
 mas 1710, etc. . . . 0 0 10 
 
 Tarn Youll 
 
 To him by his brothers oats . 2 13 4 
 
 To hime by Androw Lamb . 0 11 8 
 
 To him by Meg Hendersons bear 0 16 8 
 
142 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 Rob: Wight came to be bred £ s. d. 
 buttler at Martimas 1709. 
 For learning him to shave at 
 
 Edinburgh . . . . 116 
 
 George Dods 
 
 To him in Edinburgh . . 0 6 0 
 To him payd Will: Hutchison . 3 7 0 
 
 John Clark 
 
 To him of oats at £8 Scots 3 fous 
 
 3 pecks . . . . 0 10 0 
 To him a boll bear from Widow 
 
 Wight . . . . 0 16 8 
 
 To him by the tenants in the 
 
 Mains corn and mony . . 0 19 0 
 To Tarn Youll of lott as it came to 
 
 15sh. bear, 13sh. 4d. oats, 15sh. 
 
 peas . . . . . 1 14 0 
 
 To a porter at Grisies mariage . 0 5 0 
 To a cook and two men . . 1 11 6 
 To Robert Manderston £l, 10s., 
 Roberton Master Houshold 
 
 £1, Is. 6d 2 11 6 
 
 Androw Lamb 
 
 To his expences in Jan r and Feb r . 0 2 6 
 July 6 To his expences Is. 4d. more 8d. 
 
 and 8d 0 2 8 
 
 To him his wages this year . 3 0 0 
 
 To a cook at Edinburgh caled 
 
 Margrat Wabster . . . 0 3 6 
 
 S. 54 4 7fi 2 - 
 
1710] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 143 
 
 Mellerstaines, January 1710. Servants cloathes. Deb: to 
 
 Cash. 
 
 rSlprvantsl 
 
 1 kJCl V dlltOJ 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For cloathes, etc. for Rob: Wight 
 
 £ 
 
 c 
 o. 
 
 IX. 
 
 rid in on at 
 
 X 
 
 Q 
 
 i/ 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 For male pine Robert Wichts rid- 
 
 
 
 
 ing coat .... 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 — i 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 For a frock to Wight 
 
 o 
 
 12 
 
 o 
 
 For 4 pair shoes to George Dods 
 
 o 
 
 x yj 
 
 o 
 
 For Rob* Wights ridinc coat 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 yj 
 
 For threed lsh 8d 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 X 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 For ^hoes to Rob* Wip*ht 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 — 
 
 0 
 
 For «?hops to Tarn Youll 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 _ 
 
 
 To James Watson for makeing 
 
 
 
 
 mens cloathes 
 
 lllvlltJ V/XV/lAi VXXVkJ • • • 
 
 o 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 For 12 ounces threed 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 X 
 
 1 1 
 
 J X 
 
 For 21 ell nlain for blew cloath at 
 
 
 
 
 7J 
 
 o 
 
 1 8 
 
 xo 
 
 11 
 
 For a chonin of ovl for livera 
 
 JL \_/X CX VllV L/lll v/X V/ V 1 XV/ X 11 V X cx< 
 
 
 
 
 wooll 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 XV/ 
 
 For 2 it ston wooll for lever a, 
 
 JL V/X m O) yj UV/11 t » Wll 1VJL XV-» V X-'X ti 
 
 
 
 
 cloath and linine ; this wooll 
 
 
 
 
 wad all «ior1~pd and plpan wail'd 
 
 1 
 
 
 o 
 
 For butter 5s. [buttons ?] . 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 
 o 
 
 For 42 ells six ouarters rloath 
 
 JL V/X JJ *m Vllkj OlA VJ LiU;l L<V1 O V/lV/U)Vll 
 
 
 
 
 working at 3d. per ell, J: M: 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 For 21 ell lining ell broad at Id. \ 
 
 
 
 
 working .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 n 
 
 For shoes to Robie Wight 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Tarn Youll 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For shoes to Tarn Youll, Geordy 
 
 
 
 
 Dods, and Rob: Wight . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 hats to Tarn Youll and 
 
 
 
 
 Geordy Dods 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For dresing a hat to George 
 
 
 
 
 Mathy .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For galoun to the hats 8sh. 9d. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
144 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For stokins to Rob. Wight, Tarn 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Youll, Geo: Dods . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For stokins to Rob: Wight 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a hat to Rob. 2s. 6d. Dods 
 
 
 
 
 Is. Id 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 For shoes to Rob. 2s. 8d. shoes to 
 
 
 
 
 Geordy Dods shoes 3sh. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 For boots to Tarn Youll cochman 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to James Kilpatrick . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For a hatt and galune to Wight . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For galuns and tracing to the rest 
 
 
 
 
 of the servants to finish them 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For Robie Wight cloathes and 
 
 
 
 
 furnishone .... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For makeing and furnishing 
 
 
 
 
 Wights cloathes 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For stokins shoes and buckles to 
 
 
 
 
 Wight 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For linins to Wight, Youll and 
 
 
 
 
 Dods 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For stokins to Dods and Youll . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 ells bustin for Dods's runing 
 
 
 
 
 wastcoat 3s. 4d. strings and 
 
 
 
 
 threed 9 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 For furniture for cloathes from 
 
 Cha: Ormston . . . 0 10 6 
 
 S. 16 01 1 
 
 Account of Servants wages 1713. 
 
 May Minzies 
 To her . . .£100 
 
 Margrat Finla 
 Edn. To her 6s. 8d. more 
 
 from my doughter 5s. 0 11 8 
 
17 13] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 145 
 
 [Servants] 
 Edn. To her 5s., 2s. 6d., 9s. 
 lOd. . 
 To her in full of her 
 wages 
 
 Ann Bell came to waah 
 and spine at Marts 
 1712 her wage in the 
 year with 2s. each 
 half year for shoes 
 is 1 14 0 
 
 To her 2s. more 2s. 
 
 To her a chist . 
 
 To her in full of her 
 wages 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 16 10 
 
 2 9 10 3 18 4 
 
 0 4 0 
 
 0 8 7 
 
 1 19 9 2 12 4 
 
 Alison Brunfield came 
 
 to be chamber Maid 
 
 Whit. 1713 her wage 
 
 with shoes in the 
 
 year is 1 14 0 
 To her wages for half a 
 
 year . . . 0 17 0 0 17 0 
 
 Peggy Johnston came 
 
 at Whitesunday 1713 
 
 her wage in the year 
 
 is 1 16 0 
 
 To her wages for half a 
 
 year . . . 1 16 0 1 16 0 
 
 Dorathy Gilroy came to 
 
 be Kitchen Maid at 
 
 White 1713 her wage 
 
 in the year is 50s. fie 
 
 and drinkmony 
 To Dolly wages for 
 
 half a year . . 0 13 0 0 13 0 
 
146 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1713 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 To Dolly Cook Maid a £ s. d. 
 quarters wages and 
 
 cariage . . 0 18 0 0 18 0 
 
 Thomas Youll Coachman 1 
 To his wife when they 
 
 were sick . .050 
 To his Lambes Rent 
 
 1712 . . . 0 15 2^ 
 febr. 2d To him at Edn Decmr. 
 
 last . . .040 
 To his Candls Rent 
 
 1713 . . . 0 15 2^ 
 July 28 To him 3s. more 5s. to 
 
 Docter Gibson l£ 
 
 Is. 6d. . . .1 9 6 4 11 7 
 
 To his Lambis Rent 
 15s. 2 T 6 Y d. 1713 
 shoes 3s., 2s. 6d., 2s. 
 6d. . .13 2 T % 
 
 Will Brounlees came 
 
 to be footman at 
 
 Marts 1712 his years 
 
 wages for stokins 
 
 shoes and altogether 
 
 is 2 10 0 
 
 To him for shoes 3s. 
 
 stokins 2s. 3d. .053 
 To him in full and for 
 
 other work for \ 
 
 year . . . 1 13 4 1 18 7 
 
 John Hume 
 March To him 6 bolls oats 
 11 Lithgow measure at 
 
 1 The items here entered against Thomas Youll are included in the fuller 
 statement on p. 148. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 147 
 
 [Servants] 
 4£ 2 bolls Bear alto- 
 gether comes to 32£ 
 4d. . . . 2 13 8 
 
 To him of his wages 0 16 8 
 
 To him a ston 4 lb. 
 
 wooll . . .097 
 July 20 To him 13s. 9d., 8s. to 
 
 him 2£ . . 3 11 9 
 
 To his House rent . 0 15 0 
 
 John Clark entred at Marts 
 
 1712 His wages in 
 
 the year is 2 0 0 
 To him payd over and 
 
 above his account of 
 
 days work . .10 0 
 July 15 To him for 4 bolls oats 
 
 and two ston Meall 1 15 0 
 To him 2s. . .0 2 0 2 17 0 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 7 16 10 
 
 Androw Lamb 
 
 To the officers land . 2 0 
 To Matha Blacks land 1 0 
 Tame Youll came to 
 
 be barnman Whit 
 
 1713 his wage is in 
 
 the year 50s., and 
 
 hose and shose each 
 
 half year. 
 To him 10s. more. 
 
 Thomas Youll came to be footman White 
 1713 his wage is 2£ 
 and for stokins and 
 shos 10s. in the 
 year in all 2 10 0 
 To him stokins 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 0 3 0 0 
 
148 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1713 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 shoes 3s. more 3s. 
 
 more 3s. 
 To him Is. 2d. 
 To Barbry Hardy for 
 
 hay working 16 
 
 days 
 
 To a washer 6d. more 
 
 18d. . 
 Tarn Youll Barnman 
 
 has gote of late 
 
 Crop 
 
 1712 4 bolls oats at 
 4£ 12s. Scots 4 fows 
 more a boll 4 fous 
 bear at 7£ Scots . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 11 0 
 
 0 12 0 12 2 
 
 0 5 0 0 5 0 
 
 0 2 0 0 2 0 
 
 1 12 8 
 
 110 2 13 8 
 
 S. 23 16 10 
 
 Thomas Youlls Account 1 
 
 For wages from White 
 
 1706 to White 1709 4 10 0 
 
 1707 To him by Androw 
 
 Lamb ... 020 
 
 1708 To him by Androw 
 
 Lamb ... 1 13 4 
 
 To him by corn and 
 
 stra ... 096 
 
 1709 To him by John Shiels 0 10 
 To him by lose of 
 
 Dods services and his 
 
 own drinking . . 0 10 0 
 
 To him ... 020 
 For wages at 2£ from 
 Whit 1709 till Whit 
 1712 . . .600 
 
 1 This statement of accounting with Thomas Youll is written on a separate 
 piece of paper pinned into the Account Book. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 149 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 1710 To him by Androw 
 
 Lamb 
 
 To him by Androw 
 Lamb Henderson 
 
 To him by his brothers 
 corns at severall time 
 and allow pat: in his 
 rent 
 
 1711 To him 
 
 To the Lambes Rent 
 1711 
 
 To him for drinking at 
 Makerston, etc. 
 
 To George Dods for 
 him 
 
 To the Docter l£ Is. 6 
 his wife 5 drogs 10 . 
 
 For wages at 2£ 10s. 
 from Whit. 1712 till 
 Marts. 1714 . 
 1713 To him 3s., 5s., 3s., 2s. 
 6d., 2s. 6d. . 
 
 To him at Edn 4s. 3s. 
 4d. R D 2s. 6d. 
 
 To him 3s. 6d. more 3s. 
 
 To the Ferrier of horse 
 hire 
 
 By his rent for 3 year at 
 Lambs 1714 
 
 ballance over pay'd . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 11 8 
 
 0 16 8 
 
 6 10 0 
 
 10 0 
 
 0 15 2^ 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 0 13 8 
 
 1 16 6 
 
 6 5 0 
 
 0 16 0 
 
 0 9 10 
 
 0 6 6 
 
 2 0 0 
 4 11 3 
 
 16 15 0 23 15 1^ 
 
 7 15 1A 
 
 Account of Expence of Servants Cloathes 1713. 
 
 To Alison Brunfield of Arls . 0 0 6 
 To Dolly kilray of Arls and bring- 
 ing her home . . . 0 2 0 
 
150 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1713 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 For going Whissen bank May 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Minzies and Androw Lambs 
 
 
 
 
 expence with one horse 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 bringing home bella 2s. 2d. 
 
 
 
 
 James young arls 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For bustine to make oat a wast- 
 
 
 
 
 coat at lid. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2f 
 
 For brew hair 6d. pr ounce and 
 
 
 
 
 threed 6: 0 . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 15 ell Gray working six 
 
 
 
 
 quarter broad at 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For 8 ells Bustine for runing 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes .... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For arls to wemen Is. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For working 15 yeards gray at 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 pr yd 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 To spotswood taylor for mending 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 £1 11 7^ 
 
 Mellerstaine, Janry 1714. Account of Servants wages. 
 May Minzies 
 
 Ap. 24 To her . . .10 0 
 
 June To her . .10 0 
 
 For dying her goun .070 
 
 To her . . .1 0 0 3 7 0 
 
 Fanny Bell Entred at 
 White 1714 to be 
 House keeper her 
 wage in the year is 
 £ s. d. 
 5 0 0 
 
 To her . . .2 0 0 2 0 0 
 
1714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 151 
 
 [Servants] 
 Jeany Forsieth Entred 
 at Marts 1713 to be 
 chamber Maid her 
 wage in the year is 
 £ s. d. 
 2 0 0 
 To her half a years 
 wages . .10 
 
 Katharin Kenady En- 
 tred at White 1714 
 to be chamber Maid 
 her wages in the year 
 is 2 0 0 
 
 To her for half a year 1 0 
 
 Katharine Heart En- 
 tred to be Landry 
 Maid and washer at 
 White: 1714 her 
 wage in the year is 
 34s. and 4d. and 
 her two pairs shoes 
 at 2s. a pair . . 1 18 
 
 Isabella Rickelton en- 
 tred to wash and 
 Milk cow at Marti- 
 mas 1713 her wage 
 in the year is with her 
 shoes at 2s. 1 10 8 
 
 To her 2s. 1 T 6 2 . 
 
 To her in full for a year 1 10 
 
 Bella Robison entred 
 to be under Cook at 
 Marts 1713 her wage 
 in the year is 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 1 10 8 
 
152 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 Janr. To her 5s. more 2s. £ s. d. 
 
 6d. more 5s. one s 
 
 to her . . . 0 13 6 
 For stuff to her goun 10 0 
 To her linin to it 2s. 
 
 6d. makeing Is. 8d. 0 4 2 
 For two Aprons James 
 
 Liedhouse . .030 
 For changeing a plate 0 1 6 2 2 2 
 
 Peggie Sharp entred 
 
 to be under cook at 
 
 July 8 her wage in 
 
 the year is 1 10 0 
 To her for half a year 0150 0150 
 
 To the Nurs 3s. 4d. 
 
 more 3s. 4d. . .068 
 To her 6 bolls oats at 
 
 5£ 16s. 8d. . .3 6 0 3 12 8 
 
 Alexander Hume En- 
 tred at White 1713 
 to be Butler his 
 wages in the year is 
 2 0 0 
 
 Janr. To him . . .10 0 
 To him for boots . 0 10 0 
 To him for cheno and 
 other things he 
 
 brock . . . 0 10 0 2 0 0 
 
 James Grieve Entred 
 at Marts 1713 to be 
 Butler his wage in 
 year is 2£ but if he 
 pleases me it is to be 
 3£ 3 0 0 
 
 Octr. To him . . .10 0 10 0 
 
1714] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 153 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 Thomas Youll Coachman 
 To the fferriers ac- 
 count l£ 10 a horse 
 
 hire to the coch when 
 
 the Mare was spoilt 
 
 0 10 0 . .200 
 To him for shoes 3s. 
 
 4d. from R D 2s. 
 
 6d. . . . 0 5 10 
 Candles rent 1714 
 
 Lamb rent 1714 
 
 l£ 10s. 5d. . . 1 10 5 3 16 3 
 
 May 15 he is over payd at 
 White 1714 5£ 19 
 Id. 
 
 June 3 To him 3s. 6d. more 3s. 
 
 John Hume Garner 
 To him 5s., 2s., more 
 
 10s. ston wooll 8s. 1 5 0 
 To him in full of his 
 
 wages at Marts 1714 2 6 8 
 For his bbolls oats and 
 
 2 bolls bear Lithgow 
 
 measure . . 2 13 4 
 For his House Rent 0 15 0 7 0 0 
 
 For his Cows meatt 
 and grase. 
 
 John Clark 
 To him shoes 3s. 2d. 
 
 Meal 2s. 5d. more 
 
 2s. Id., 15s. 4d. .13 0 
 Androw Lamb his ex- 
 
 pences at fairs 2s. 
 
 more 3s. . .050 
 
154 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1714 
 
 [Servants] 
 To Androw Lamb for 
 
 his land 
 To Dick . 
 
 3 0 0 
 0 6 8 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 4 14 8 
 
 Thorn Youll footman 
 
 To Tom 3s. 6d. .036 
 
 July 14 To him 5s. more 2s. 
 
 more 6d more 3s. 
 
 6d. . . . 0 11 6 
 To him 3s. . .036 
 To him which pays him 
 
 for a year and a half 2 6 0 
 
 3 4 & 
 
 To Tamas Youll the 
 Barnman a years 
 wages payd him at 
 Whitsunday 1714 
 
 2 17 4 
 
 Thomas Bell Entred 
 
 at White 1714 to be 
 
 Barnman his wage 
 
 in the year is three 
 
 pound and two pair 
 
 shoes and 2 pr stok- 
 
 ins 10 . 3 10 0 
 To him 5s. to him his 
 
 whole fees for 6 
 
 monethes . 1 15 O 
 
 To 5d. men for going 
 
 errands thresing etc. 
 
 for a year . .14 2 
 To Meg Henderson 
 
 two Aprons 3s. shoe 
 
 2s. 2d. . . . 0 14 2 1 18 4 
 
 To her 2s. and to 
 Barbry Hardy for 
 her Is. more in full 
 
 28 6 1 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 155 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 Account of Servants Cloathes and other expences 1714. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For a pair boots to Sandy Hume 0 10 0 
 To Fanny Bells Arls Is. . . 0 10 
 Ap. 14 To Liedhouse for threed last year 0 2 0 
 Ap. 26 To Alexander Blyth for makeing 
 
 and mending cloathes to this 
 
 day haveing cleard accounts 
 
 with him . . . . 0 8 6 
 For cariing Jean Forsyth and her 
 
 trunk from Newcastle . . 0 12 6 
 For bring Fanny Bell out of toun 
 
 Is. bringing Katharin heart 2s. 0 3 0 
 For bringing Katharin Kenady 
 
 from Berwick Is. . . 0 10 
 
 For bringing Pegie Sharp from 
 
 Berwick . . . . 0 10 
 
 1 19 0 
 
 London, January 1715. Servants wages. 
 May Minzies 
 
 
 To her 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 April! 
 
 To her which compleats all her 
 
 
 
 
 
 wages till Lambes last 1714 . 
 
 19 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 Aug. 26 
 
 To her l£ lOsh. Decmr. 2 to her 
 
 
 
 
 
 2£ 3s. .... 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 
 Katharin Hearts wages I highted 
 
 
 
 
 
 when I came to London from 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candles 1715 to .300 
 
 
 
 
 March 8 
 
 To her .... 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Aug. 26 
 
 To her 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Jean Housnem came to be Cook 
 
/ 
 
 156 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 the 16 day of Dcemr 1714 her £ s. d. 
 
 wage in the year is £8. 
 To her for 2 Monethes caried away 
 
 by constables . . . 17 4 
 
 To Marie Swan cook for a week . 0 2 6 
 
 To Hana Stivens cook . . 0 8 0 
 
 Sara Lies came to be Chamber 
 Maid the 21 Decmr. 1714 her 
 wage in the year is £4 0 0 
 
 1715 
 
 Janr. 11. To her for 3 weeks wages . 0 5 0 
 
 Hellen Williams came to be 
 Housemaid the 12 her wage in 
 the year is . .£400 
 
 For a mug 2 more for 6 weeks 
 6s. 2d. 
 
 Aug. 26 For constables and cariing befor a 
 
 justice of peace 8s. 2d. . . 0 16 4 
 
 Ann Frazer came to be chamber 
 maid the 22d febr. her wage in 
 the year was .300 
 Aug. 26 To her for a fourtnights wages 3 
 
 weeks more . . . . 0 7 6 
 
 Sara Thrift came to be Housemaid 
 the 10 of March her wage in the 
 year is . . £4 0 0 
 
 To her for a week . . . 0 2 0 
 Ap. 8 To Doraty house made for a week 0 17 
 
 Lattes Hall entered to be Cook 
 the 26 of March her wage in the 
 year is . 8£ 0 0 
 
 To her for a moneth wages 
 
 13s. 4d 0 13 8 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 157 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 To Winifrid Rollands for a £ s. d. 
 monethes wages. . . ■ . 0 16 8 
 Aug. 26 Katharin Loid came home for one 
 night only 
 
 Sep. 18 Amee cook a day . . . 0 2 6 
 John Baillie came to 
 be Jerriswoods ser- 
 vant at White 1714 
 his wages in the 
 year is £5 0 0 
 
 1715 
 
 Janur. 11 To him half a years 
 
 wages ... 2 10 0 
 
 May 1 To him in full of his 
 
 wages . 2 10 O 
 
 Thomas Hewie came 
 
 in John Baillies 
 
 place his wage 
 
 4£ 0 0 
 To him for half a year 
 
 tho he was only 
 
 from 6 May till 28 
 
 Sepr ... 200 
 
 James Grives wages I 
 
 highted after I came 
 
 to London at 
 
 Candles 1715 to (in 
 
 the year) £4 0 0 
 Aug. 26 For a Mug Is. a fork 
 
 lOsh. . 
 I highted James 
 
 wages at Lambes 
 
 1715 to £5 0 0 
 
 Tarn youls is to con- 
 tinue at in the year 
 £3. 
 
158 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Servants] 
 To his wifes Candles 
 
 rent 1715 . . 0 15 2 T % 
 To her Lambes rent 
 
 1715 . . . 0 15 2 T % 
 Aug. 26 For plewing his land 
 
 this year . . 0 18 10 
 
 Betty cook 
 
 for a moneth . 0 10 6 
 Aug. 17 To her for days wages 0 8 0 
 
 Jean Forsith entred to 
 be house Maid at 
 Whitsunday 1715 
 her wage in the 
 year is £3 0 0 
 Aug. 26 To her a pair shoes . 0 4 
 
 To her . . .11 
 
 To her fraught come- 
 ing up beside her wages 0 10 
 
 To her in full of 11 
 moneths wages at 
 4£ a year . .20 
 
 Nelly Ormand came 
 to be Cook on the 
 17 August her wage 
 in ye year £5 0 0 
 
 To her for 6 moneths 2 10 
 
 [1715 
 
 [Sterling] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 2 9 1 
 
 0 18 6 
 
 3 16 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 10 0 
 
 Robert Anderson came 
 to be Jerriswoods 
 footman Sepr. 28 
 his wage in the year 
 with Liverras is £5 
 
 he furnishes shoes and 
 stokins — stayd a 
 week. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 159 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 George Midcalf came £ s. d. 
 
 to be footman Octo- 
 ber 1715 his 
 wages in the year 
 without stokens and 
 shoes is 5 0 0 
 
 S. £48 16 2 
 
 Aug. 26 
 Sep. 18 
 
 To Hellen Williams arls 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a Big coat to Tarn Youll lined 
 
 
 
 
 and brass buttons 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a Big lin'd Coachmans Coat . 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a hatt and laceing two with 
 
 
 
 
 old lace I had by me 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a blew coat to Tames Youll 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 pair Stokins to the Liverras 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Tarn youll 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For dresing and cuting two hats 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a sute Liveras to James Grive 
 
 
 
 
 at 4£ lOsh 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a big Blew coat to James 
 
 
 
 
 Grive ..... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a sute Liverras to Thomas 
 
 
 
 
 Hardy and a big coat 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a coate to the coachmas 
 
 
 
 
 Nicolles .... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a wastcoat and briches to 
 
 
 
 
 make Tarn youll a full sute 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Robert Anderson arls to be 
 
 
 
 
 Jerriswoods footman 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For gold lace to two hats 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 For shoes to Tarn youll 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a hat to George Midcalf 8s. 
 
 
 
 
 lace to it 3s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
160 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1717 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 For a pair plushes and with £ s. d. 
 
 shambo briches to George . 0 16 0 
 
 For a pair of shoes to Tarn youll . 0 4 6 
 
 S. £28 16 2 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of Servants 
 
 wages. 
 
 May Minzies 
 
 To Mr. Hambly for a piece of 
 
 chints 6 0 0 
 
 To her at Lambes 1717 in full of 
 
 all wages . . . . 4 15 6 
 
 Katharine Heart 
 I highted her wages at Whit 1717 
 
 to . . .500 
 To her full and compleat payment 
 
 at White 1717 . . . 5 16 2 
 
 Katharin Lasell came to be cham- 
 ber Maid to my doughters the 
 day of her wages 
 
 in the year is .5 0 0 0 12 6 
 
 She stayd 6 weeks . . . 0 12 6 
 
 Mary Pen came to be chamber- 
 maid her wage in the year is 
 6 0 0 
 
 June 2d To her l£ Is. 6d. returned 6s. 6d. 
 
 pay her for six weeks . . 0 15 0 
 
 Katharin Kenady came to be 
 House Maid the 23 day of Janr. 
 her wage in the year is 
 
 4 0 0 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 161 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 I highted her wages at Lambes £ s. d. 
 
 1717 to . . 4 10 0 
 To her when she was in Scot- 
 land 2 12 
 
 To her compleat wages at Marts 
 
 1717 . . . . . 13 0 
 
 Jean Dickson came to be cook the 
 1st febr. her wage in the year is 
 8 0 0 
 
 To her a moneths wages for a 
 
 fourtnight . . . . 0 13 4 
 
 Pegie came to be cook 
 
 the 18 day of febr. her wage in 
 . the year is . .600 
 She stayd only a night. 
 
 Betty was cook from 20 feb. 
 to 
 
 To her 10 sh., more 10s. more for 
 
 10 weeks 8 lOd. . . . 1 8 10 
 
 Ann Phillips entred to be cook 
 
 Wedensday the 24 Aprill her 
 
 wages in the year .700 
 To her in full for 2 monethes and 
 
 2 weeks at 8£ a year . . 1 13 6 
 
 Ann Griffeth came to be cook the 
 9 July her wages in the year is 
 7£ and 8 if she dos well 
 
 8 0 0 
 
 To her 7 Moneth and 3 weeks at 
 
 3s. 4d. a week . . . 5 3 4 
 
 James Grieve 
 To him full payment of all wages 
 
 at Martimas 1717 . . 14 19 7 
 
 L 
 
162 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 John Hume Garner at Mellerstaine 
 
 To him three years wages at £ s. d. 
 
 Martimas 1717 . . 12 0 0 
 
 To him 18 bolls oats and 6 bols 
 
 bear Lithgow measure at 8sh. 
 
 pr boll for sd 3 years . . 9 12 0 
 To his house rent 3 years at 15 . 2 5 0 
 To his cows grase and fother in 
 
 winter. 
 
 James Park came to be footmas 
 13 febr. his wages without shoes 
 and stokens is 5 0 0 
 
 Thomas Youll 
 To him the Candles and Lambs 
 
 1716 and 1717 rent . . 3 10 10 
 For Plewing his Land the sd 2 
 
 years . . . . . 1 17 8 
 
 George Divison entered footman 
 his wages in the year 
 
 is . . . 4 10 0 
 June To him 5s. in full of his wages for 
 
 8 moneth more . . . 3 0 0 
 
 To Androw Lamb 3 years rent 
 Lambs 1715 16 and 1717 his 
 being 2£ Matha blacks l£ 2s. 
 
 8 tV— 9£ 8 1 TY • .98 1^ 
 
 Dorathy Hunter came at the end 
 of Aug: 1717 to be my Grisies 
 Maid her wages in the year is 
 5 0 0 
 
 octr. To her by Francy Newtons ac- 
 count . . . . 6 14 4 T 4 2 
 
iyiy] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 163 
 
 [Servants] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To her by Mrs. Wisharts account 0 6 0 
 
 To Babie Robison for sowing at 
 
 half a crown a week . . 1 12 3 
 
 febr. 11 For a woman to wash Is. to scour 
 
 2 days 2s 0 3 0 
 
 For washing Is. Is. Is. Is. Is. Is. 
 
 2s. 6d. Is. Is. Is. Is. Is. . . 0 13 6 
 
 For scouring Is. Is. 6d. . . 0 2 6 
 
 S. £96 6 9lg 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of Servants cloathes. 
 
 Marchs 
 
 For stokins to Tarn 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For mending Tarn youls Cloathes 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 For 6 duson brass buttons at 18 . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 dusone small at 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 For a pair gloves for Park 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 hats to the servants 15s. 
 
 
 
 
 lace to them 10s. 4d. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 For cloath to servants at 8sh. 2 
 
 
 
 
 big coats and sute cloathes 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 The serge linin at 20d. big butons 
 
 
 as above for one coat 
 
 
 
 
 To Pringle the Taylor for makeing 
 
 
 
 
 the sute at rates agreed on 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair hose to Tarn 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 For a pair shoes to Tarn . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a hat and galoun to George 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 4s. . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 pr scarlite stokens to the 
 
 
 
 
 servants 5s. on at 6s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For Tarns shoes 18d. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For | cloath for Georges Briches 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 5d. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
164 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 Aug. 
 
 [Servants] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 tor shoes to James Park 4s. shoes 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 to George 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 lor dresmg a hat 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 lor a pair boots to James Park 
 
 
 
 
 lis. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 duson guilt bras buttons for 
 
 
 
 
 2 coats at 2s. pr du. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For nin duson waistcoat buttons 
 
 
 
 
 at 1 sh. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a goun to Tarns doughter 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For stokens to Tarn youll . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For ane Apron to Nans Haliwall . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 For a Blew Ridincoat to Will Mc 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 For cariing Dol Hunters cloaths, 
 
 
 
 
 etc. . . . ... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For boots to George which he lost 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 S. 
 
 £23 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 Deburst for Houshold furnitur 1693. 
 
 1693 
 
 Aprl 22d To William Scott for a table, 
 
 stands and glas 
 May 20. For a sut Aras hangins of 14 ells 
 in 3 pices .... 
 For puther from Mrs. Hervie 
 Ditto For sevarall othar things to the 
 howss that stands in ane other 
 book ..... 
 For furniture betwixt Oct 1 12 
 
 1693 and May 12, 1694 . 
 For bed bolster and cods . 
 For drinking glases . 
 1694 To Penman, goldsmith, for work 
 as per account and recept 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 60 0 0 
 
 96 
 39 
 
 304 
 22 
 11 
 
 88 18 0 
 
 40 0 0 
 
1693] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 165 
 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 For furnitur to my green bed, etc. 
 
 169 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 
 For dornick .... 
 
 24 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Jun. 20 
 
 For a washing ruber . 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Ditto 
 
 For bottles .... 
 
 57 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Aug. 
 
 For dornick at Inerkithin 12lb. 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 
 str. ..... 
 
 124 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 For liting my coper culrd stuf, etc. 
 
 28 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Ditto 26 
 
 For 2 ston lint 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For linin for shits 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Oct. 
 
 For the litle long folding table 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 For the rond table . 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 6 Holland codwars 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a bast to a bed . 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 4 spinell yerin . 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 
 
 For a lint whille 3lb. 10 earthin 
 
 
 
 
 
 pots 6s. .... 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 5 duble preses for books at 
 
 
 
 
 
 131b. p. pice, cohering 7lb. 
 
 72 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For bakets seals and 3lb. helping 
 
 
 
 
 
 the screwtor 18s. . 
 
 13 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a wanscot chist of drawers . 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For lint spining for shits 6 slips in 
 
 
 
 
 
 the pound 14s. p. lb. 
 
 
 
 
 
 For cariing the Lady Laws chist . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1695 
 
 For stript crap for window 
 
 
 
 
 March 12 
 
 courtins at 8s. 6d. per ell 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 To 24 ells linin for shits 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 May 30 
 
 For a bason 4, for 6 puther 
 
 
 
 
 
 spoones lib. 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 5 glases 2lb. 6s. a lid to a 
 
 
 
 
 
 stand 14s. 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a washing tub 12s. a ruber 8s. 
 
 
 
 
 
 a glas 14d. jacolit stick lOd. . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 July 
 
 For polishing my drawers 18s. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 6 lame plats for milk . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a key to the closit 8, a 
 
 
 
 
 
 por anger 4s. . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
166 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 
 For a gross bottels from Georg £ s. d. 
 
 Lason at 2lb. pr duson . 24 0 0 
 
 For 36 pint bottles . . . 19 16 0 
 For a pott 14s. a ston lint for shits 
 
 101b 10 14 0 
 
 For working crap for curtins . 6 10 
 
 S. 1310 14 0 
 
 Deburst for houshold furnitur 1696. 
 
 January For 2 ston of lint to the toun of 
 Mellerstens .... 
 To a pairt of payment for linin 
 working 
 
 20 For a ladle 3s. a flamer 4s. caps 3s 
 
 washen brush 6s. . 
 For a shovell 14, skull 6s. . 
 For 6 drinking glases 3 ft. 
 
 chamer pots life. 7s. 
 For tikin to bed and bolster 
 For buttons for codwars 
 For a water stoup yron girths 
 Aprill For a posit dish 
 
 For drinking glases . 
 For setting a fixt bed in the 
 
 nursary 
 For 2 pair shits 4 1ft. linin 14s. 
 For linin working 5 quarters brod 
 
 at 3s. 4d. per ell. 
 For ane yron draping pan . 
 May 1st For a pair linin and woolan 
 
 blanckets . . . . 
 For scuring 3 piece Arass hangins 
 For 6 Dutch wand chiers . 
 For 54 ells hair plush at 3 lb. 8 per 
 
 ell for hangins 
 
 [Scots] 
 11 18 0 
 
 4 7 0 
 
 16 0 0 
 10 0 
 
 3 7 0 
 
 2 16 0 
 
 19 0 
 
 18 0 
 
 14 0 
 
 7 4 0 
 
 2 18 0 
 4 14 0 
 
 3 14 0 
 
 8 16 0 
 
 2 2 0 
 
 19 16 0 
 
 183 6 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 167 
 
 Jun. 18 
 
 July 19 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 [j? urnisnmgsj 
 
 [Scots] 
 
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 f? 
 
 X 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 crap, etc. .... 
 
 lo 
 
 f\ 
 y) 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 For rubers hard and washing 
 
 1 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 
 For the Japan table stands and 
 
 
 
 
 glas ..... 
 
 i oa 
 lZU 
 
 A 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 For 6 chairs at 16sh. the pice 
 
 a n 
 
 
 A 
 
 For a fring to the plush hangins 
 
 
 
 
 2 lb. 7s. cover to Japan table 
 
 K 
 «J 
 
 ( 
 
 n 
 
 V/ 
 
 Trrn* rklK^nin <t zLf? flic linin c\t~ ftrl 
 JL Ul UHClllUg *xO Cllb 1111111 dl ^o. uu. 
 
 
 
 
 Lllc til ..... 
 
 cr 
 
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 Q 
 
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 A. 
 
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 6 
 
 1 5 
 
 o 
 
 X Ul d iJUH/Il k^CloJVCLi 1 Wl 111 > 
 
 
 
 
 /^l r\ cj "h r> c 
 
 UlUdLllCa • . . . 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 U 
 
 Ai 
 
 u 
 
 r or a natner oiusn os. oq. . 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 
 r or maKing o cucmnes at 1 is. pice. 
 
 
 
 
 imnin lo one 01 tnem 
 
 q 
 O 
 
 
 C\ 
 \J 
 
 Vi /~\T* ft 'tXT'Q'f'OT* rvloCOC 
 
 JC UI D Wdlcl ^IdbCb . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Carr, goldsmith for 6 spons 
 
 
 
 
 6 forks, etc. per recept . 
 
 100 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To put the blads in the silver 
 
 
 
 
 knives . ... 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a bast to the door 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 68 ells cours dornick working 
 
 
 
 
 bliching, etc. 
 
 8 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 600 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 Deburst for howshold furniture 1697. 
 
 Agust 1st To Carr goldsmith the remains of 
 ane acount . 
 For a lame bason 
 For bustin the big chair 
 For a clogbag lock 
 For a fish pan . 
 For puting a blad in a knif 
 
 [Scots] 
 012 00 00 
 000 14 00 
 000 14 00 
 000 04 00 
 000 07 00 
 000 12 00 
 
168 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1697 
 
 Septm. 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 Jbor sives and riddels at Meller- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 steans ..... 
 
 002 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 For a fathirbed bolster and 2 cods 
 
 042 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For a bason 4s. 6d. 4 glases lti. 16 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 06 
 
 For the shoe yron 10s. a lock 
 
 
 
 
 mending and key to a trunk 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For a cover to the green chair 
 
 
 
 4 ell at 2li. per ell 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 h or scurmg 5 pice 01 Arrass 
 
 
 
 
 hangings .... 
 
 OUo 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 For 2 milk basons at 10s. and 14s. 
 
 
 
 
 3 caps at 18sn. 
 
 002 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 For a rimin dish 2s. milsy 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 bason 7sn. .... 
 
 000 
 
 11 
 
 00 
 
 For 6 knives with horn hefts 
 
 001 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 t or a lame chamber pot 13: 
 
 
 
 
 2 rid ons and a dry stool 
 
 001 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 -f— ^ I ill ^ 1 A 
 
 1 or a harth buson 12 a busom tor 
 
 
 
 
 hangms 11 
 
 001 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 Tl PI* T 
 
 Jbor a gros 01 cnapm and a gros 
 
 
 
 
 muchkm bottels 
 
 036 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 T~1 llllf lz~k 1 
 
 h or a bed bolster and 2 cods 
 
 016 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For werping and sowing my 
 
 
 
 
 holland .... 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For working my holland 43 ells 
 
 
 
 
 12s. per ell and drinkmony 
 
 026 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 For 5 hesps mor yerin to the 
 
 
 
 
 holland at lti. 10 the spinill . 
 
 001 
 
 17 
 
 00 
 
 For a clogbag lock 
 
 000 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 To Thomas Carr goldsmith 6 
 
 
 
 
 ounces silver 
 
 019 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 For 6 ells scarlit crap to my bed 
 
 
 
 
 at 24 s.per ell 
 
 007 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 To Robert Hadden for munting 
 
 
 
 
 it 6ti. 16, a big cushin 2ti. 
 
 008 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 To the timer of the bed 15ti., 
 
 
 
 
 rops 2ti. .... 
 
 017 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To the rods of the bed 4ti. 4ti. 
 
 008 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
1703] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 169 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 To stentin silk and threed and £ s. d. 
 
 takits 007 00 00 
 
 To 3 cut Vinis*glases . . 012 13 00 
 To 4 J ells Damask table cloath, 
 
 30J ells Damask servits. 
 To table cloathes at per ell, 
 
 the servits at 
 For 25 lb. tow . . . . 010 08 00 
 For 4 pair of linin shits . . 041 12 00 
 For 4 pair shits at 5ti. 10 . . 022 00 00 
 For a pair old shits . . . 004 04 00 
 I or seals and 2 pound wight . 004 06 00 
 For 3 carpit cushins 4ti. 10s., a 
 
 chamber box. . . . 005 12 00 
 The timber of a bed with rods . 006 00 00 
 To John Hancha for tables and 
 
 timer work per acount and 
 
 recept 027 04 00 
 
 To Ms. Henry for pother as per 
 
 recept . . . .. 018 06 00 
 
 377 14 0 
 
 For plode [? plade] to Mr. Johnston 167 12 0 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1703. Houshold Furnitur. 
 Deb: to Cash. 
 
 For 12 ells callico to help to line 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 the bed .... 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 19 bottles .... 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a large sawse pan 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a skellit pan 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Ms. Willy for 18 glases ale 12s. 
 
 
 
 
 wine 6s. and 8s. 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 jelly glases 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 jugs at 3sh. per pair 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 crewits .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
170 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Febr. 2 
 
 Mar. 
 
 Aprill 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a wine glas 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 17f ells silk and cotten for 
 
 
 
 
 window curtins 
 
 32 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For drawing the pand of the white 
 
 
 
 
 bed 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 bottles .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 little cups to drink out off . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a little yetlin kettle . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a little bras pan 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For tining the pan . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For calico to line my bed 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ane earthin pot to pickle 
 
 
 
 
 salmond .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Thomas Carr goldsmith ane 
 
 
 
 
 ballance of ane old accumpt 
 
 
 
 
 for silver work in full of all I 
 
 
 
 
 am due him as per his recept . 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a little wort shill 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a whisk .... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a dry stool 10s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 33 bottles .... 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a ridle to the tind 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 For tows to the wall last year 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For wall tows .... 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For a jack £4 16s. for smithwork 
 
 
 
 
 in making the whils 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For cuper work 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a chamerpot 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 bottles 8s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 111 ell tickin 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For nails 9s. seting the kitchin 
 
 
 
 
 chimny £12 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 bottles 16s. nails 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 slips yeron 18s. 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair sheats for the childrins 
 
 
 
 
 beds, 12 pillabers . 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair sheets to the servants 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 171 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 m TT "T * ■ 1 0 1 
 
 lo James Imry smith tor work 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 FT* T71 * i 0 11 1 • 
 
 lo Ernist tor my bed making . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 bottles 6s., for a map 7s., a 
 
 
 
 
 whisk 2s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 1 or a slip yeron 6s., lor a rill 6s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 cups 14s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a bottle 2s., 5 bottles 10s. . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 decanters 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 TT1 in 1 i 11*1 
 
 lor 12 cheana custard dishes 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 lor 2 hand sconces 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 lor a come pot 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 TT1 1 ' T\ • 1 
 
 Jbor ordmar Dornick 
 
 54 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 57 ells linin for shits 
 
 38 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 TT! I l ■ 
 
 lor chamber pot 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 TT! *1 "IA i 1 ■ 1 IP p • 
 
 lor 2 lb. Dutch threed tor fringes 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 T7^ * " i i 1 p 
 
 lor wirsit to make fringes 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 lor a basm 14s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 bottles .... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 lor 21 ells pladmg working 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 lor 50 ells 1mm blichmg . 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 lor a timber morter 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 TT! IP n 
 
 lor a skep tor mean 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 TT! i i -r\ i T 
 
 1 or a pound and ane ounc Dutch 
 
 
 
 
 threed ..... 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Tl 1 * t * a 11 1 r\ 
 
 lor knitms 4s., small cords 7s. 8 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 T71 § 1 i r* 1 11 1 • 
 
 lor takets £1, a ladle and sowm 
 
 
 
 
 sive 5 .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 or a pair wooll cards £1 2s. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For yron for cruks and bearers . 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 For a tree stoup lis. a handy cog 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 10 ells harden 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ane ston wooll . 
 
 6 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For linin for shits 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 ston lard wooll at £6 10 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For oyl to wooll 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For threed £l, 12 cravat to Steed- 
 
 
 
 
 man 12s. .... 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
172 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1703 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 
 Meller 
 [steans] 
 Oct. 20 
 
 For forcing shirs 2 pair 3s., threed 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 2s 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For knitins 4s., while bands 2s., 
 
 
 
 
 knitins 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 50 ell stuf for the little room 
 
 
 
 
 at 7s. 6d 
 
 17 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To Steedmans son a mounth at 
 
 
 
 
 Mellersteans in pairt 
 
 08 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the couper a years accumpt 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 ells strakins at 6s. 6d. 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 156 days spinin whereof 6 to 
 
 
 
 
 washen .... 
 
 11 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 For 18 days all at Is. 6d. per day 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 30 ells linin at 3s. the ell 
 
 
 
 
 working .... 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 ells linin to Frater . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 30 ells pladin by heart at 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 per ell . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 21 ells pladin wrought by 
 
 
 
 
 Rob: Milne at Is. 6d. . 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For 43 days work by Alshy Blith 
 
 
 
 
 and his son 
 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For 29 ells harden for bed and 
 
 
 
 
 horse shites .... 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 seeks £4 for a pott 2s. 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For dying yellow fringes . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a map 8s., ridle 5s. 8d., tyle for 
 
 
 
 
 chimny, £l 2s. ; 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 For takets 8s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 ' For scarlit wirsit lifting to a fring 
 
 
 
 
 of a bed .... 
 
 26 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For green worset to the said bed . 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For bangall for servants towills . 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For cloath to the black riding 
 
 
 
 
 furnitur at 10s. str. 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a black coutch with canvis 
 
 
 
 
 botom ..... 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a black arme rush chair 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
1703] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 17a 
 
 [Furnishingsl 
 
 L O J 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For two low rush chairs 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a rush bottomd eassi chair . 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a big bufft eassi chair with 
 
 
 
 
 cushon .... 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a walnut tree footstooll and 
 
 
 
 
 buffing .... 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For two rush foot stools . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To P. N. for making a cran and 
 
 
 
 
 cripit ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 crook trees bed rods etc. by 
 
 
 
 
 Pat. N 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 100 ells cord for curtins 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For furnitur to make beds 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For rods to a bed at 3s. per foot 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a larg fire shuffill 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a fine cutt timber of a bed . 
 
 48 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a ston of douns 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For dying silk fring and cushons 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For making 7 cushons 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 cutt cornises 3s., drinkmony 
 
 
 
 
 6s 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For buckarm threed, takets, and 
 
 
 
 
 to a bed .... 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For lame bouls and basons, etc. 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a pice muslin for window 
 
 
 
 
 curtins .... 
 
 37 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 bottles £l 2s. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Stidmans son pays out a 
 
 
 
 
 month at Mellersteans . 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Imrie, smith 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For linin to help to line the 
 
 
 
 
 barens bed .... 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For brush to the horse 10 nails, etc. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For setting chimnys . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For table cloathes 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Clark wright in pairt of his 
 
 
 
 
 account .... 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
174 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1703 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 
 For tining two pots, another pot, £ s. d. 
 
 3 covers . . . . 2 0 0 
 
 For busoms and brushes and 
 
 chamber pots . . . 8 0 0 
 
 For a frying pan . . . 2 2 0 
 
 For 9 ells hardin from Hellin 
 
 Garner . . . . 2 14 0 
 
 S. 807 0 8 
 
 Edenburg, January 1707. Houshold Furnitur. 
 Deb. to Cash. 
 
 For glazing the house at Edin- 
 burgh 
 
 For the workemanship of a cooler 
 54 ounces and 13d., a duson 
 spoons 31 ounce 8d., 12 knife 
 helfts 10 ounce 10d., six salts 
 15 ounce 3d. as per Robert 
 Bruce goldsmithes account 
 
 For 37 ounces 2d. silver of the 
 abovesaid work (the rest being 
 my own) at £3 4s. per ounce 
 
 For severall things mended by 
 Mr. Bruce 
 
 For a bras hand candlestick to 
 the bairens room . 
 
 For 2 smothing yrons £l 8s 
 mending the rest 7s. 
 April lst.To Sibit Smith in full of all 
 accounts 
 
 For a big bras pan . 
 
 For a virginall hammer 16s., 
 musick book £6 
 
 For another big brass pan 
 
 [Scots] 
 20 0 0 
 
 91 8 0 
 
 118 16 0 
 
 8 16 0 
 
 0 12 0 
 
 1 15 0 
 
 19 0 
 
 4 16 
 
 6 16 
 
 4 6 
 
1707] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 175 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 
 For a pair little bras candle sticks 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £2 8s., 3 pair snuffers £l 10, 
 
 7 X 
 
 
 
 
 extinguisher 5 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For screw nails from Mr. Inis 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For half a gross bottles £9, cariing 
 
 0 7 0 
 
 
 
 
 them ..... 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For mending a pot Is. 6d., cocks 
 
 
 
 
 and pales 2s., oven mending 
 
 x 7 0 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For nails 2s. 6d., smith work 
 
 
 
 
 14s. 6d., 2s. 6d., Is., Is., 6s., 
 
 
 
 
 Is., 2s. .... 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the bucat and 
 
 
 
 
 girthes 9s., tubs 7s. 6d., 3s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For kitchen towils £l 2s., more 
 
 
 
 
 cours cloath £3 6s. 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For threed Is. 2s. Is. 6d., a hair 
 
 
 
 
 busom 16 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a washing ruber lis., a ruber 
 
 0 7 
 
 
 
 
 8s., a ruber 12s. 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For keys to back gate lis., 2 little 
 
 
 
 
 tubs lis. .... 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a whipe 12s., a Spanish busom 
 
 L 7 X 
 
 
 
 
 4s., hard brush 8s. 6d. . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 sillibub glases £2 8s., a glas 
 
 
 
 
 10s 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 ells Holland for window 
 
 
 
 
 curtins .... 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For comb and brush to the mares 
 
 
 
 
 £1 16s. . . . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For glazing windows £l 16s., a 
 
 
 
 
 map and whisk 12s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For 7 earthen juggs £l 2s. 4d., a 
 
 
 
 
 tin tanker 5s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 For a sand glas 6s., a milk sive and 
 
 
 
 
 pott 6s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For a ston douns to the easie chair 
 
 
 
 
 £8 10s., a rugh head £l 2s. 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
176 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1707 
 
 
 [b urmsnmgsj 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 hor 4 ells harden £1 2s., a coll 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 ridle 4s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 ior a lock to Grisies door 16s., a 
 
 
 
 
 
 key to the drawers 6 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 11* 1 111^ 
 
 For helping trunk locks 8s., a cours 
 
 
 
 
 
 chamer pot .... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 
 For bast 6 ells of 8 bread £2 2s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 ells fine 8s. 6d. per ell . 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 For a washin ruber for Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 
 steans ..... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 
 For strings to window courtins 
 
 
 
 
 
 17s. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 
 Jbor 3 hand candlesticks to 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mellersteans 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 10 duson of bottls 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Meller 
 
 For 3 lame basons and 
 
 
 
 
 fsteans] 
 
 chamerpots 4 to Mellerstean 
 
 
 
 
 June 10 
 
 basons 7s. p. pots 8sh. p. 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 Mellerstean For a saus pan 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 June 10 
 
 For spoons bought by Mary Muir 
 
 
 
 
 
 6s 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 9 ells strakins at 6s. per ell . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 For a ladle 2s., kitchin knif 3s. 6d. 
 For 3 ells bast £l Is., for harden 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 at 4s. per ell ... 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 12 yron scewers 9s., a Spanish 
 
 
 
 
 
 busom 4s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 July 8 
 
 To the couper in Earlston in full 
 
 
 
 
 
 of all accounts 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 5 ells strokins for kitchin 
 
 
 
 
 
 aprons, etc. .... 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 For stamping plush 2s. per ell 8s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For scouring 16 pair blankets 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For puting up chmneys and doing 
 
 
 
 
 
 other things in the house 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a map 3s. 6d., a filler for 
 
 
 
 
 
 Meller[stean] 3s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a glass chirn 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1707] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 177 
 
 [Furnishings] [Scots] 
 
 Sep. 29 
 
 For houshold furniture from 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 TVToiihra in full of all appnninTits 
 
 \A. hjd- <X XXX J LI 11 Ul till d\^V/U U.111 U to 
 
 
 
 
 aporHmcr to his apponnt and 
 
 
 
 
 discharge .... 
 
 107 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Dundas for 2 Ormiston 
 
 
 
 
 fnipchps 
 
 \Jk LAV_> A A V^O .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 PYir hplnino" loks anrl kpvs at" 
 
 JL Ul A AV^ 1 1^/111 lUiVo CI 1 1 LI IVv y o CL L 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh 8s 
 
 JLJ villi K_/ kA.±. C± IX KJtJ» • • • 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 duson table napkins and 15 
 
 
 
 
 "hahlp ploafhps honochi" at* Tnnpr- 
 
 i/Ciuic Lyiva mcij uyj uiiii u <x\j jlxiiicx 
 
 
 
 
 kithin hv TVTs T/insrlav 
 
 xvxuxxxxx kj y itxo# jljxxio vacl \ . • 
 
 136 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For sowing table napkens 6 
 
 
 
 
 n a likens 3 dusone 
 
 lltll/lW'llO VlUOV/llV • • 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For a damask table cloath from 
 
 JL -L CI VlCilllCliJlV I Cl Miv V, 1V/CI \j±X 11 VIxl 
 
 
 
 
 Ms. Orr .... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For makeing a brander, etc., in the 
 
 
 
 
 kitphpn 
 
 XVI bV^XXv-XX .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 4. 
 
 For anothpr clas phirn thp first 
 
 A. VJX CXXAV^OAAVA ££ACLo villlll OXXV/ mot 
 
 
 
 
 hemo* broke 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a lock to the utter door of 
 
 
 
 
 later meet room 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a clogbag lock 6s., 2 timber 
 
 
 
 
 rilatps 1 4s 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For aim to litp povprins 8s work- 
 
 X yJJ. CA AAA A %j\J XI IjVs V^UV L/llllO Uo»5 V V W X XV 
 
 
 
 
 ing lint £l more £2 7s. . 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 big timber milk basons, a 
 
 
 
 
 Dig picllc .... 
 
 9 
 
 Q 
 
 
 To John Mucle for working 5 
 
 
 
 
 coverings 8s. per p. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the couper in Earlston in full 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 
 To Lethem, smith, ane old account 
 
 
 
 
 for chimnys, etc. ... 
 
 36 
 
 
 00 
 
 S. 
 
 694 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 M 
 
178 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 London. January 1715. Household Furniture. 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 h or 4 litle chena trute dishes 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 I or a dusone wine glases 6£, 2 Ale 
 
 
 
 
 Glases Is. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 crewits Is., 2 water botles 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 21 water glases 8s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 litle green Tee cups and 
 
 
 
 
 sassers ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 I 1 or 4 big dishes from Jb ergison at 
 
 
 
 
 3s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 lor 2 duson 01 chena truncher 
 
 
 
 
 plate tergison 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 big Dishes for Frut Fergison 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 r or a big punsh bowl b ergison . 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 r or 2 litle punsh bowls h ergison 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For close stoall 10s., a pan 3s. 4d. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For 2 triming cloath 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 For a Tee ketle 0 7 0, a hatshet for 
 
 
 
 
 suger Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a spung 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a new washing tub 5s. 6d., a 
 
 
 
 
 ii 1 ■ 1 1 
 
 second hand tub 3s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a wig block 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a linin skreen 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 tor a coll ndle yron one 2s., 
 
 
 
 
 timer one 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a head to Come Mime . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 , > 4 1 • _ j „, 0 J_l 
 
 Jbor 2 Ale jugs 4s., 3 earthen pans 
 
 
 
 
 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For a hard Ruber 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a grater and timber spoon 3d., 
 
 
 
 
 2 serches 8d., map 11 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 For a pair sisers for the Dog 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a dusone of knife hafts make- 
 
 
 
 
 ing 4s. pr pice and puting on 
 
 
 
 
 the creast lsh., the blads 14d. 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
X7I5] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 179 
 
 Ap. 20 
 
 May 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 26 ounces 10 peny wight of 
 
 Q 
 
 X, 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 new sterline at 5s. 6d. 
 
 >v 
 
 4 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 
 X 1 UI d U-UbUIlc OI 1UIKS WUIKlIlclIl" 
 
 
 
 
 snip os., gravemg creast is. . 
 
 o 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 A 
 
 jd or zd ounces ^q. weignt oi new- 
 
 
 
 
 bteiinie dL ob. oq. 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 For a coper knif basket 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 bowls Is. 6d., a close stool 
 
 
 
 
 pan 3s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a coper tanker . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 /-» 
 o 
 
 For a writing table . 
 
 Q 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 J; Ul d ClUbc DUX lUS., d pULllcl pdll 
 
 
 
 
 oS. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the Hamer 
 
 A 
 
 1 
 
 
 j; oi a oi usii to Liie beivdiiub 
 
 A 
 0 
 
 A 
 
 1 A 
 10 
 
 For fraught of 5 beds, 12 pr 
 
 
 
 
 blankets bolster piller twills 
 
 I) 
 
 T O 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For other expences in bring them 
 
 
 
 
 out of the ship 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 For a hard ruber Is. 6d., 2 chamber 
 
 
 
 
 ■v-v/->.4-n T A 
 
 pots 1U .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For a paill 2s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 broun china litle plates 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ane ovel Dutch table 6 cups 
 
 
 
 
 and sassers .... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a Honn to sharp razors 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Couper for a blew camblet 
 
 
 
 
 oea ..... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ane yron foot to the Marble 
 
 
 
 
 table ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a sea Green Camblet Bed 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 lo 
 
 u 
 
 \a /-\t-» o To r\o ~y\ I i o i "f" /^v n o ti rl o hm 1 4~ 
 X 1 UI d J ctpdll JLilcl LU IlclIlU. ctUULlL 
 
 
 
 
 Tee .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 dressing Glasses for my 
 
 
 
 
 self and Grisie with drawers . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 knives and forks 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a duson of wine Glases 8s., 2 
 
 
 
 
 glas mugs 2s., 2 Ale glas 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
180 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 For 4 white basons . 
 
 For brass nails for chimny brushes 
 
 at 6d 
 
 For 2 hooks of brass for curtins Is. 
 For a coper Callender 
 For a big coper pot for Bear 
 For a nother les copper pot for 
 
 bear . 
 For a pair Kitchen Bellis 
 For a pair bellies to the Landry . 
 For a brass choffer with bras foot 
 For a top to the Lanthorn of tinn 
 For a fether bed bolster and 
 
 pillows from Mrs. Murray 
 For a dressing glass to May and 
 
 Rachel . 
 For mending the stair sconce 
 For scales and weights and broads 
 
 and weights 
 For a hook to hold my keys 
 For 4 duson truncher plates and a 
 
 bason of puther 
 For 38 foot Mullers 
 
 dyed pear tree for 
 
 prints at 6d. and 4d. 
 
 pr foot . . 0 15 10 
 For 19 J foot dyed peer 
 
 tree mullers the smal 
 
 picturs at 3d. the 
 
 midle size at 4d. the 
 
 largest size at 5d. by 
 
 Mr. Lasaget . . 2 18 0 
 For a bed from Mrs. Simson and 
 
 bolsters .... 
 For 2 earthen pots for salting meat 
 For 2 timber plates for takeing up 
 
 meat out of a pot . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 X? 
 X 
 
 c 
 o. 
 
 LI. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 a 
 u 
 
 *7 
 4 
 
 A 
 \J 
 
 
 ft 
 
 n 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 _L 
 
 yj 
 
 A 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 n 
 
 A 
 yj 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 6 
 
 3 13 10 
 
 3 0 0 
 0 2 4 
 
 0 3 6 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 181 
 
 [Furnishings] [Sterling] 
 
 Sep. 18 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a brass tinder box 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For ane English blanket to my 
 
 
 
 
 own bed .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a clock pin with 10 pins 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For 6 litle hard brushes 8d. 
 
 o 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 For 52 els linin for shiets from 
 
 
 
 
 May Minzies 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For ane yron scewer with a wight 
 
 
 
 
 a loner one for spiting small foul 
 
 
 
 
 4 others lesser 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 For a chinnv glass in one pice 54 A 
 by 22i Mr. Turin 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a large Glass in a Glase fram 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 For a writting Dask on wheels 
 
 
 
 
 walnut tree Mr. Turin . 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair bellies 5sh., a hearth 
 
 
 
 
 brush 18d. of walnut tree 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For a pair litle hand sconces 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 pices yellow Damask for 
 
 
 
 
 window curtins 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 pices Green Damask for 
 
 
 
 
 hangins, chairs and window 
 
 
 
 
 curtins from Piter Hambly 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Mattine 3s. 4d. to the entry 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a litle Tee pot 3s. 6d., a plate 
 
 
 
 
 to it 9d., glas suger box Is. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 For a brass pestel to a morter . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 litle stools 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Scots man for ane Indian 
 
 
 
 
 TVTfi'H" l~»"Pin cf\v\ cf 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 
 V7 
 
 For a pair tongs, shuvel, and 
 
 
 
 
 Poker to the Kitchen 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a trivit to stove halls . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For a pair brass tongs and poker 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a glass Lamp 9sh., the yron 
 
 
 
 
 to fix it at the door 30d. 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For a Backie for Tee dishes 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
182 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a pair Bellies 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a wire sive for the sinders 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a glass to the wemens room 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 basons Is., a chamber pot 
 
 
 
 
 6d 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a Callico Twilt to the blew bed 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ane yroning blanket . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 porangers 3d., a litle pan 2d. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 For a spunge to the chambermaid 
 
 
 
 
 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a saffron botle 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a large chist of drawers 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a table with Drawers for the 
 
 
 
 
 Cupboord .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a hanging and 2 corner shelfs 
 
 
 
 
 to the Cupboord . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 hanging shelfs in my Closet 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 60 clock pins at peny a pice . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a firr table for dressing of 
 
 
 
 
 linins ..... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a furm to the Kitchin . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a Basket for cloathes 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 9 wine glases 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair glass sconces to the 
 
 
 
 
 litle drawin room . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For black Japan Frams for picturs 
 
 
 
 
 at 2d. and l^d. . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For dyed pear tree frams at 3d., 
 
 
 
 
 4d. and 5d. a foot 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 frames to the picturs more 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair of Raxes and a chean 
 
 
 
 
 to the Jack .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a brass fender 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a chimny pice 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a yellow Moyhair bed and 
 
 
 
 
 stuff Tourdelie 2 window 
 
 
 
 
 curtins .... 
 
 46 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 183 
 
 [Furnishings] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 i s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a glas 6 foot high 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 chimny glasses with black 
 
 
 
 
 frams and 2 pair of glas 
 
 
 
 
 sconces 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a lage glass with black frame 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a large Glass with glas frame 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a chimnv glass with guilt 
 
 
 
 
 frame ..... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a chimny Glass with glas 
 
 
 
 
 frame ..... 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a litle chimnv glass wt black 
 
 
 
 
 frame ..... 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For a large Glass with black 
 
 
 
 
 frame ..... 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 black iapan tables with 
 
 
 
 
 green plush 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 blew Bundet window 
 
 
 
 
 curtins .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a iapan Tee Table 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 o 
 
 For a litle glass with black frame 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 o 
 
 For 12 japan chairs, 2 Arm chairs. 
 
 
 
 
 2 stools .... 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 Kain chairs at 12s. a pice . 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 black chairs with rush 
 
 
 
 
 bottoms .... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 beds Green and blew for 
 
 
 
 
 servants 2£ each 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 fatherbeds, 2 bolsters, 2 
 
 
 
 
 pillows, 2 twilts, 4 blankets 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 folding beds for the abovesd 
 
 
 
 
 beding for servants 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a large Marbel table a litle 
 
 
 
 
 table and 2 window soils 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 window kain sashes 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a wanescot table for 8 sitters 
 
 
 
 
 10s., one for 5 sitters 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a book case with looking glass 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
184 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Jb urnisnmgs] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 1 or 2 Fortigal Matts for floors 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 litle guilt sconces 
 
 0 
 
 /•» 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a japan corner cupboord with 
 
 
 
 
 a table fixt to it 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 wanscots tables and a 
 
 
 
 
 blacke one each 4s. 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 chimny graits of one sort 
 
 
 
 
 with yron fenders tongs etc. . 
 
 f 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a grate .... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a Landry grate and grate for 
 
 
 
 
 heating yrons 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a hearth and endyrons and 
 
 
 
 
 brass tongs and snuvell . 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For a smothing table 8s., a long 
 
 
 
 
 brod for washing on starch 8s. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 lor the stair lantron 6s. , 2 stair 
 
 
 
 
 sconces 7s. . 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For a House Lader 8s., a Horse 
 
 
 
 
 tor drying lmms 7s. 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 ii <> 1 • 
 1 or a coper for washing 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a banch 5s., 4 tubs 10s., a 
 
 
 
 
 water tub 6s., litle standert 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a Kitchin grate 18s., with 
 
 
 
 
 cran 6s., tongs, poker, etc. 5 . 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 TTl I'll "I ■_ y-» 
 
 For a litle rax and 2 speets 6s., 
 
 
 
 
 pot hook Is., a gridyron 18d. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 r* 
 O 
 
 For a coper pot 16lb 18s., a pot 
 
 
 
 
 101b 10s., 2 stew pans 10s. 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 sauce pans 8s., a brass 
 
 
 
 
 Ketle 14s., a bras morter 2s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a dnping pan and foot 3s., a 
 
 
 
 
 truncher stand 8s., frying pan 
 
 
 
 
 18d. . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For a brass ladle and skumer 2s., 
 
 
 
 
 a trivet 2s., a plate rack 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 brass candle sticks, snuffers 
 
 
 
 
 9s., 2 yron ons Is. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 185 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For a floor barril Is., tinn candle 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 box Is., a folding table 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For ane yron coll basket 3s., a 
 
 
 
 
 roling ston 18s. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a Red and white Marbel table 
 
 
 
 
 at 5s. a foot .... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 TT' T"> * J ' T> IT J "U 1 
 
 Jbor Rid japan Bellis and brush 
 
 
 
 
 6s., bought on ye Terns 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a brun vernisht tee brood 
 
 
 
 
 bought on the yce on lems 1 . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 l^or a purple and white Devon- 
 
 
 
 
 shire Marble table 5s. a foot . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For sume wrong caried over page 
 
 
 
 
 368 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 T71 111 1 
 
 lor a shad shuvel 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a puther chamber pote 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For green tape and silk to the 
 
 
 
 
 chairs .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 ~r\ r* i i 
 
 lor a fine slap basone 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a litle Tee broad 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a pittipan to ane ashet 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a grate for Jerriswoods closet 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair bras tongs and shuvel 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a brass fender 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 lor a coper scutle 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 or a new f ashond coper scuttel 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 bras pins at 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a hearth and dogs 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a back to the Hearth . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair Bellows— walnut tree 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For ane extinguisher 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For ane browning yron 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a stiel to warm water 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 'In the winter of 1715-16 the frost was again so intensely severe that the 
 xiver Thames was frozen over during almost the space of three months. Booths 
 were erected on the congealed river for the sale of all kinds of commodities and 
 .all the fun of the fair of 1684 was revived. On 19 January 17 16 two large oxen 
 were roasted whole on the ice.' — Old and New London, by Edward Walford. 
 
186 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Furnishings] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a coll rack 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a tinn'd Basket for Plates 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a litle china Tee pot a saffron 
 
 
 
 
 pot at 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 pieces of the Green Damask 
 
 
 
 
 of my furnitur 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a Cavie for chickens . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a silver stand for small wax 
 
 
 
 
 candle weight 6 ounces 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a case to the bige knives etc. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair Glas Branches 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 litle picturs glased . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For a litle wooden cooller . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a table bed with canves 
 
 
 
 
 Bottem to the Landry . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 large glas sconces from 
 
 
 
 
 Turin 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a powdering tub 6s., a meal 
 
 
 
 
 barrill Is. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd hollon for one sheat at 
 
 
 
 
 4s. the ell 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a powdering tub 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 yd a quarter holland for the 
 
 
 
 
 uper shiet 4s. 6d. the ell 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 11 6 
 
 A1 TT2 
 
 For the easie chair with rid 
 
 
 
 
 Damask cushon 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a Balband screen 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 12 knives weight 26 ounces 
 
 
 
 
 and 3 peny weight at 5s. 6d. . 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For 12 forks 12 spoons weight 33 
 
 
 
 
 ounc 1 peny 5s. 6d. 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 For the fashon of knif 9s., spoons 
 
 
 
 
 and forks 2s. 6d., engraveing Is. 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a case to them l£ all made by 
 
 
 
 
 Platel .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ane fine blanket to my own 
 
 
 
 
 bed 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
1715] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 187 
 
 [Furnishings] [Sterling] 
 For a Blanket to my Doughters 
 bed 
 
 To Ocheltry for working 20 yd. 
 
 Damask Table cloathes . 
 For boyling 27 spinell yeron 
 For winding werping and dresing 
 the yeren .... 
 For Blitching the Table cloathes 
 For changing the big salver 
 weighting 58 ounces at 5s. 7d. 
 and Is. the ounce workmanship 
 For puting a handel in the Milk 
 pot ..... 
 For puting the extinguisher to 
 
 the Tee Ketle and mending it 
 For Damask Table cloath and 12 
 servits .... 
 For a steling to the iner seller 7s., 
 a shelf 2s. 6d. . . . 
 For 2 sumter trunks 
 For scouring 35 pr blankets at 
 Mellerstaine 
 / For 10 walnut tree chairs wt 
 mated seats l£ 8s. 
 For 2 stoolls of the mated chairs . 
 For a yellow Callamanca easie 
 chair ..... 
 For a litle folding walnuttree table 
 For 10 chairs stuft back and seat 
 beside the Damask at l£ 15s. 
 and 4 squar stools of the same 
 at 1£ 6s. . . 
 For a settie stuff of the same above 
 For a fram to a fire screen . 
 For a walnut tree book case 
 For a fram to a marbel table 
 For 4 litle stufft stools these in to 
 the bargon 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 22 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
188 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1715 
 
 [Furnishings] [Sterling] 
 
 The Dininroom great and harth £ s. d. 
 
 grate 2£ 5s. hearth 4£ . . 6 5 0 
 
 For a fish Ketle weight 18 lb. at 2s. 1 16 0 
 For makeing 8 Damask window 
 
 Curtins with 4 seats two pieces 
 
 of hangins all furniture but the 
 
 Damask by John Sanderson . 26 0 0 
 
 £559 0 4 T % 
 
 Deburst for cloathes 
 Aprill 1693 To ane acount pay'd to 
 
 Scots 
 
 Mr. 
 
 Ditto 
 
 
 37 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 May 12 
 
 To acount to Baillie Pat John- 
 ston quhich is all presiding 
 
 
 
 
 
 this day .... 
 
 213 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a white Damask wastcoatt . 
 
 17 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 For strip muslin for cravat and 
 
 
 
 
 
 slives ..... 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 2 pair shoes 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Jun. 30 
 
 To John Ross for shoes quhich is 
 
 
 
 
 
 all he can crave . . . 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 For shoes from Georg Ross 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 For linint for shirts and froks . 
 
 33 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a hat .... 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 
 
 To James Richy acount of 
 
 
 
 
 22d. 
 
 cloaths got befor Sept. 1691 
 and all acounts preciding this 
 
 
 
 
 
 day . . 
 
 174 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the night goun Jeany 1 got 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1694 
 
 For black crap for a goun and 
 
 
 
 
 Apr. 20 
 
 coat at lib. 5s. per ell . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Ditto 
 
 For lace to shirt hands at 2lb. per 
 
 
 
 
 
 ell 
 
 25 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 Lady Grisell's sister afterwards married James, seventh Lord Torphichen. 
 
1695] OF LADY CxRISELL BAILLIE 189 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 
 
 k 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 For 3 ells galoun to a coat . 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 July 18 
 
 For buff to be briches 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 August For boots 13lb 4s. shoes 2lb. 4s. . 
 
 15 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 2 pair shoes from Andrew 
 
 
 
 
 
 Baird ..... 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For making the buff briches and 
 
 
 
 
 
 gloves ..... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 1st For ternin for a goun to Gris 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Decmr. For 3 ells J Belliden silk fring 
 
 
 
 
 
 lib 16, making Grises goun 
 
 
 
 
 
 lib. lb .... 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 Jbor shoes 21b. lb, tor black cloatn 
 
 
 
 
 
 for goun at 23sh. st. per ell 
 
 78 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 For shoes to Robin 9s., froks to 
 
 
 
 
 
 him, pladin to him 3lb. . 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 loyo 
 
 For stays to my Robin lib. 6s. . 
 Jbor 4 ells muslm tor morning lor 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 the Quin .... 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 .bor rubans lib. 6s., black shoes 
 
 
 
 
 
 21b. 8s., shambo glovs 2lb. 14s. 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 May 
 
 For a bongrace to my Robin 12, 
 
 
 
 
 
 one to Gris 12s., thread 2s. 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a love hud 3lb 10s. For a 
 
 
 
 
 
 snuf-napken 2lb. 10 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For under stokens 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For making Grises goun lib. 16, 
 
 
 
 
 
 shirts and wascoats to her and 
 
 
 
 
 
 Robin ..... 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 For worsit for strips lib. and 
 
 
 
 
 
 working 2 pair 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a mask lib., cuting shoes 8s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 dying and washing 3lb. 12s. . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a campain wig from Manson 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 dollars .... 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 July 
 
 For a pair cotten stokins . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 20 
 
 For 2 pair shoes 4lb. 16s. to the 
 
 
 
 
 
 man 3s. 6d. .... 
 
 5 
 
 19 
 
 6 
 
190 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 Sept. 
 
 Novr. 
 1st 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For furnitur to a peticoat . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For pladin to my Robin . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair silk slipers with silk 
 
 
 
 
 and waltin furnisht 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For lace to the bairnes and 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For holland from Holland 
 
 29 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For plying to a goun lib. 16 for 
 
 
 
 
 flanen 2lb. 12 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For dressing the rid ridin coat 
 
 
 
 
 41b. 8 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To shoes to Gris 12s. for flanell 
 
 
 
 
 2, 12s. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Grahme for a hat 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To linin for Robin 3lb. 4, stuff to 
 
 
 
 
 him lib. 4s., blew base to him 
 
 
 
 
 lib 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To a frok to Gris 2lb. 3s., for lace 
 
 
 
 
 to her lib. 10 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair shoes 5lb. 10, Forone 
 
 
 
 
 pair 2lb. 14 . 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For pladin to Robin and stuff to 
 
 
 
 
 Gris 21b. 6s. ... 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For bustin 2tb. 8, for flanell 2ib. 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 3 ells lace 2ib. 14s. 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For blew shirts litting and Grises 
 
 
 
 
 goun litting .... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For linin 17s. For making Grises 
 
 
 
 
 goun 3tb. stokins lis. 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Robert Blackwood per 
 
 
 
 
 acount . 
 
 22 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To Lapairl tags for crap . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 914 0 0 
 
1696] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 191 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 Deburst for cloathes for 1696. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 January For 10 ells Flanen at 16s. per ell 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Grisie 9s. 6d. en ell 
 
 
 
 
 flanen . . 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For linin for litle cloathes . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair understokens 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For stokens to Gris . 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To mor linin for litle cloathes 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 10 To muslin for 3 napkens . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair understokins 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Grisi: 10s. F. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Ditto 28 For my childs dead linen 1 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For pladin to Rachy 11. 3s. linin 
 
 
 
 
 for her froks and for shirts 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For camrick to slives 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For linin to be shirts 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a muslin cravat . 
 
 14 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes 21. 18s. 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a long wig from Manson 
 
 28 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a blew cock to a hat, For 
 
 
 
 
 shoes to Grisie and a bongrace 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ells muslin for a cravat 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ells muslin for a cravat 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Aprill For a blew cock to a hat, for a 
 
 
 
 
 ruban to a staf 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For butons to shirts, for ane apron 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 ounces worsit for stokens . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For under stokens 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a snuf napken . 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair shoes to my self . 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 May For whit bustin for a coat at 21. 
 
 
 
 
 per ell . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a whit fring to it 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 4 My Robin' died 28 February 1696, and was 'buried by his grandfather 
 Robert Baillie in the Grafreers Churchyard 3 quarters from Mortons stone.' — 
 From a note by Lady Grisell in a book of MS. songs. 
 
192 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1696 
 
 Jun. 
 
 Agst. 
 
 Novr. 
 
 [Clothing] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For whit flard bustin at 21. 4s. the 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 ell 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 ells black silk stuf for a coat 
 
 
 
 
 at 41. 16s. the ell . 
 
 43 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For making Grisie a goun . 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a black fring to my coat at 3s. 
 
 
 
 
 st. the ounce 
 
 27 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a black gos hood 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For bustin to Jeriswoods wast- 
 
 
 
 
 coats and furnitur to them 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 napkins — snuf ons . 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 : For a wige from Manson Campain 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For dying a coat black 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For muslin for cravats 5f ells at 
 
 
 
 
 31. 3s 
 
 26 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to my self 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For shirts to Rachy 21. 12s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 shirts to Gris 21. 15s. 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For stokins to Rachy 18s., Linin 
 
 
 
 
 for drauers 41. 10s. 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 caps fo my sisters 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ells bustin for a wast coat . 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For dresing a cap to Gris 31. 
 
 
 
 
 Shoes to her 11. 6s. 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For washing 9 pairs gloves 11. 16s. 
 
 
 
 
 Understokens 11. 4s. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For dresing boots 18s. for butons 
 
 
 
 
 to wastcoats 6 duson 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 shoes to Gris 11. 8s. For 
 
 
 
 
 pladin and making cloath to Ra 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For making Grisis sadculerd goun 
 
 
 
 
 and a rufflin to it . 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Gris 17s. tape for 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes 10s. 6d. . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For a strip flanell coat at 11. 12s. 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a sute of cloathes from John 
 
 
 
 
 Hoburn of cloath . 
 
 81 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For an alamod skerf 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
1698] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 193 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For stript stuf to Grisie . . 6 0 0 
 
 Janr. For shoes and slipers to J . . 7 4 0 
 For making a velvit cap 12s. to 
 
 cambrick and muslin to cravats . 9 12 0 
 
 To Roses wife an account for shoes 8 2 0' 
 
 S. 476 00 00 
 
 Janr. 10 
 1698 
 
 Ditto 
 11th 
 
 To the expence of cloathes ; 1698. 
 
 
 Scots 
 
 To a sute of black cloathes taken 
 
 
 
 
 of in Janr. 1697 . 
 
 54 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a sute of black cloothes from 
 
 
 
 
 Mr. Blackwood, Mar. 1696 
 
 73 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For lace to shirt hands 
 
 26 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 4>l ells stript flanill at lli. 16s. 
 
 
 
 
 for 2 wastcoats 
 
 7 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For muslin I bought at Preston 
 
 
 
 
 pans ..... 
 
 85 
 
 05 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Grisy . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For muslin to my self 
 
 9 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a mask .... 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 10 ells blew camlit to a riding 
 
 
 
 
 coat ..... 
 
 17 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For sowing of things when I went 
 
 
 
 
 to England .... 
 
 6 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 For bustin to a wastcoat 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For lining to Rachys shirts and 
 
 
 
 
 drawers to Grisy 14 ells 
 
 7 
 
 04 
 
 0 
 
 For lining bought from Ms. 
 
 
 
 
 Abercrummy 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For lace to the bairens 
 
 5 
 
 07 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Grisy . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For rabitt skins to lin briches 
 
 
 
 
 with ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For making Grisies goun . 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 N 
 
194 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1698 
 
 [Clothing] 
 
 For shoes to Grisy . 
 
 For gloves to Gris 
 
 For a bongrace to her 
 
 For wirsit to be stokens to her 
 
 For eggin 
 
 [Scots] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 16 
 
 1 10 
 0 12 
 0 15 
 0 13 
 
 S. 313 16 6 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1702. Cloathes. Debet to 
 
 Cash. 
 
 
 Scots 
 
 For 2 pair gloves to the bairens . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 ells lace at 18s. the ell 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 yeards white rubans to the 
 
 
 
 
 bairens .... 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For lace to shirt hands at £3 the 
 
 
 
 
 ell 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Grisie . 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For boots bought from Bruther- 
 
 
 
 
 steans ..... 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair gloves 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 27 For 3 pairt of shoes from Bruther- 
 
 steans in pairt of payment at 
 
 
 
 
 4s. 6d. the pair 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Cowin Taylor to a pairt of his 
 
 
 
 
 accumpt .... 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For working stokins to Jer. 18s. 
 
 
 
 
 for on stokin 10 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For spining wirsit for stokins and 
 
 
 
 
 | fb. bought .... 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For black gloves 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair of gloves . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 ells Maskarad for gown 
 
 
 
 
 and peticoat 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1702] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 195 
 
 May 
 
 [LlotnmgJ 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 ror strip fianen coats to the 
 
 
 
 
 bairens .... 
 
 A 
 
 4 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 jr or serg to line a wastcoat 
 
 1 
 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 J? UI td Ul UUI Ucl a Lllc Udllcllb . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For linin to the bairens 
 
 L 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 jj ui d jjdii uidcjv yiuvcb • . 
 
 A 
 
 15 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 ±0 canco ine oairenses gowns is 
 
 
 
 
 made of 
 
 1 K 
 ID 
 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 §4 /~vt* 0 T»ri reo Ti»Atv» shirk Q miiri^TO 
 
 X UI d Wlgc 11UII1 olllll O gUlllVa • 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 r 1 J r\ ir\r\ t r\T* r>ntin« nr\ 4- V» 0 uri fro onri 
 
 j_u v^up iui putmg up tile WlgC dllLl 
 
 
 
 
 finnmrp 1 ~f- tz-vt* tv» o 
 
 IUIU.111^ 1L IUI lilt ... 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For wires 2s. For making up 
 
 
 
 
 ane old goun 18 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 jd ui 10 ciis iduc iium jcdii ^iicdbiy 
 
 o 
 
 JL'± 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 J? UI d Udll UI L/IUdLII ollUCo llldJvlllg 
 
 ± 
 
 ID 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 j? ui nidKciiig up my uiu guun . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a side of a night goun of strip 
 
 
 
 
 adLlIl ..... 
 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 JD UI d Idll .... 
 
 0 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 For working a pair of stokins to J 
 
 1 
 
 1U 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 J; UI pidUlIlg LU pice d piynig UI d 
 
 
 
 
 goun ... 
 
 a 
 U 
 
 ID 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 i? or 1 1 ens oi lace ior tne oairens 
 
 11 
 
 A 
 
 A 
 
 For making Grisies and covering 
 
 
 
 
 Rachys gouns 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Grisie £l, more £l 4 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 24 ells stuf working at 5 per 
 
 
 
 
 ell, etc. .... 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a cravat from Ramsay 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2J ell strip bustin for a wast- 
 
 
 
 
 coat ..... 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves £2 10s., for shoes £2, 
 
 
 
 
 muslin £4 18s. 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For muslin to cravats 
 
 16 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair under stokins . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 50 ells linin for shifts . 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For holland for shirts 
 
 42 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
196 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1702 
 
 [Clothing] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 29 
 
 To Francy Newton for muslin paid 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 accounts for cravats and 
 
 
 
 
 childrin and my own morning 
 
 41 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For silk handcurchefs to the 
 
 
 
 
 childrin .... 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair black stokins . 
 
 XT 
 
 8 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For hatband and black gloves 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For calico to the childrin . 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For snuf handcurchefs 6 . 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a black fan £l 12s. 3 masks 
 
 
 
 
 £4 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For necklace and eyrrings £l 8s. 
 
 
 
 
 white silk gloves £3 12 . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a black silk belt 18s. . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For tape threed shoestrings etc. 
 
 
 
 
 per F. N 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to myself £l 16, shoes 
 
 
 
 
 to Gris, £2 . 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For cleaning and dying the camlit 
 
 
 
 
 goun, bairens gouns, etc. 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a black sword £7 4s. for 3 
 
 
 
 
 quarter shed muslin 3sh. sterling 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For working stokings £l 10s. 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a hatt £5 16s., strings 6s., 
 
 
 
 
 butons for shirts £l, Le'pairls 
 
 
 
 
 14s. 6d 
 
 7 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For threed £l 16s., for sowing by 
 
 
 
 
 my Ant Couls 1 maid 18s. 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To a tavlor atMellersteans£l 18s., 
 
 
 
 
 a pair gloves 16s. . 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to myself £l 16s., shoes 
 
 
 
 
 Grisie and Rfachel] £l 16s. 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins to John Hume 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 ells eggine 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For lining to a satin night 
 
 
 
 
 wastecoat . . . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 A sister of George Baillie's mother married Sir Alexander Mackenzie of 
 Coul. 
 
1702] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 197 
 
 Novr. 
 20 
 
 d. 23 
 
 Novr. 30 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 30 
 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 For muslm to the bairens . 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 For 20 ells linin for ther shifts 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For ther second mourning gouns 
 
 
 
 
 last year .... 
 
 25 
 
 r* 
 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 ells black crap to line a 
 
 
 
 
 goun ..... 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 For a black crap hood 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To John Haburn for hats and 
 
 
 
 
 gloves old account 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For twill and burds eye for 
 
 
 
 
 UlaWcIo .... 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 J? UI UldCK. ollJv tUIU 1D1 d lltCK-iclCC 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 i n 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
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 J? (J I 'db Udll oLUlvlilb LU Hit UdllCllt) 
 
 
 
 
 from Ms. Abercrumie 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 ells blew grounded callico at 
 
 lo 
 
 j 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For strong shoes to Mersser 
 
 O 
 
 o 
 
 14 
 
 /A 
 
 0 
 
 To Radii's calico nightgoun from 
 
 
 
 
 lVlb. xiugg .... 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 For spining wirsit at 18s. per lb 
 
 U 
 
 lo 
 
 U 
 
 r rom strong snoes irom ivierser 
 
 
 
 
 [sic] ..... 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 spinell wirsit for stuff 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a belt to Grisie . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For pins 6s., to a taylor 8s., gloves 
 
 
 
 
 os. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For a muff to Rachy 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a sute black cloth 2f ells at 
 
 
 
 
 atlo 1US. .... 
 
 37 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 171 i-i 1111 II'' 0 c\ J 
 
 lor 11 ells black 1mm for 2 sutes 
 
 
 
 
 £1 2s. .... 
 
 11 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 J ells black shagrin at £3 6s. 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 ells lace .... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes at Kelso to the bairens 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a white satin paticoat from 
 
 
 
 
 Lisie Rainalds 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 729 2 0 
 
198 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1707 
 
 Edinburgh, January 1st 1707. Cloathes. Deb. 
 
 to Cash. [Scots] 
 
 April 
 
 For a pair boots from Mersser 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Merssers man . * . 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 To Merstone 2 pair Campagn 
 
 
 
 
 shoes . . . 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To him for a pair marican, ap: 
 
 
 
 
 calf lather .... 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For my Poplin goun and coat 
 
 97 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For helping my Tipper £l 16s., 
 
 
 
 
 safer for the juell £l 10 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For stript muslin for heads £5, 
 
 
 
 
 more £4 5s., more £2 12s., £2 
 
 
 
 
 5s 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Rachy lac'd £2 8s., 
 
 
 
 
 serg tair border 16s. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For strips to J. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For serge for lining 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a duson kids to my self at 
 
 
 
 
 Pearth 12sh., 6 pair to Rach: 
 
 
 
 
 6s. 6d 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To drink mony to a taylor 14s. 6d. 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For last somers drogat dying and 
 
 
 
 
 stokins .... 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 ells drogat dy'd over again 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair stokins dying 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Rachy £l Is., 2 black 
 
 
 
 
 neckleses 8s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For eggin £2 13s., washing 3 pair 
 
 
 
 
 gloves 10s., 6s. 6d., 6s. 6d. 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For black ruban to slives £l 6s., 3s. 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins £l 8s., silk 7s., threed 
 
 
 
 
 8s. 6d., Is. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For a taylor in the house £l 8s. . 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For patches 6s., blew serg for 
 
 
 
 
 Grisies coat helping £l Is. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For mending the bairens dust- 
 
 
 
 
 gouns ..... 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 199 
 
 
 [Scots], 
 
 
 X? 
 X 
 
 s. 
 
 j 
 a. 
 
 j? or gioves x^s 4fcs., x^ os. oa. 
 
 4 
 
 1 o 
 \L 
 
 t> 
 
 r or 0 ens DiacK suk ior aprons at 
 
 
 
 
 os. per en .... 
 
 lO 
 
 1 9 
 
 
 Hot* TTTrifmo. "ho fhp nnrnpr*; pmrl 
 
 A. vJl 1 UUailo L\J LI1C DUI U.C1S CXIILI 
 
 
 
 
 strings 01 tne aprons 
 
 1 
 
 e» 
 O 
 
 ll> 
 
 j? or cotton tnreea os. iua., snoes 
 
 
 
 
 OS. OQ. ..... 
 
 u 
 
 7 
 
 /I 
 
 4- 
 
 wA /"*vt» o v% a a 1 1 t*\ 1 n 1 Y~l yv» noli y"\ -i- O /-J f 1 
 
 j? or ane en piain musnn io os., 
 
 
 
 
 tnreea d oq. .... 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 11 
 
 Q 
 
 o- 
 
 u ap limn 4" /~v KQrtn\)'c no lie* 1 r^/~i 1 1 o t*o 1 
 
 jo ox iixiiii to xvacxxyb cans L. r coiidxsj 
 
 
 
 
 lis., for 11 ell Knin for 6 shifts 
 
 
 
 
 l/U 11C1 • . . . . 
 
 O 
 
 11 
 
 A, 
 
 j? or musnn to ^rrisie X4 10 gas 
 
 
 
 
 nanacurcneis xo 14* ior 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 JLli 
 
 O 
 yj 
 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 A 
 
 jlo Urnseii ivODison ior sowing 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 J J 
 
 o- 
 
 j? or a Dig staina satin nigntgoun 
 j; or loj en egin at lis. oq. per en 
 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 
 
 
 xiu ius. more xz 4*s. oa. . 
 
 1 9 
 
 1 -1 
 
 Q 
 O' 
 
 17 at* 10 pile. ca"Hn to linp Ot*iqip<; 
 
 X Ul X \J Clio oClUll LVJ 1111C VJllolto 
 
 
 
 
 tduy gotxxx .... 
 
 - 'J 
 
 u 
 
 1/ 
 
 Ttot* Nr»Oif"c TYinclin tot* n 1 <r n t" fMOjrt'npe. 
 
 JL U± kJtUlo lllU-Ollll \.\JL lliyilL I^HJclLllCo 
 
 Bf 
 O 
 
 o 
 
 A 
 
 j? ox a xxatt x^b . ^ts., sxxoes x^s xoa 
 
 
 
 
 stoKins xi .... 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 _ 
 
 A 
 
 j? or gioves to tne oairens ana 
 
 
 
 
 myseii last year . . • 
 
 lo 
 
 1- 
 
 A 
 
 hot stnpt musnn xio i4<s. oa., 
 
 
 
 
 eggm xio ius. 
 
 5s 7 
 
 4 
 
 A 
 
 j?or tnreea ius., os. oa., os., ^s., 
 
 
 
 
 14s., tape 6s. stentin 4s. 4d., 
 
 
 
 
 threed 8s. 4s. 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 For 8| ell camlit for sourtoot 
 
 
 
 
 4d., butons to it £3 6 per el. 
 
 
 
 
 £3 4 
 
 21 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For sarge to line the coat 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 a 
 
 For stokins £l 4s., a handcurcher 
 
 
 
 
 black and white £19. 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 a 
 
.200 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 For fine musline a sute £7 17s. 6, 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 2 J strip camrik £4 10 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For lj muslin for Rachy 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Grisie and Rachy 
 
 
 
 
 made by John Blyth 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ell[?] musline to Rachy 
 
 
 
 
 £3 6s. .... 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For threed £2 10s., laces 15s., 
 
 
 
 
 tape 2s. 4d., knitins 10s. 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 For 3 ell linin for calls £3, 3 ell 
 
 
 
 
 Scots cambrick plain 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 14 ells stript Scots cambrick, 
 
 
 
 
 different prices 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes 5s. 6d., nidles 4s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 a comb lis., shoes 6s. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a belt to Grisi 18s., knitons 
 
 
 
 
 5s., nidles 3s. \ 100 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For threed and silk 15s., p. tape 
 
 
 
 
 7s., ruban 6s., pins 7s. 2s. 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For a scor linin for drawers 
 
 10 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair slipers £l 6s., half ell 
 
 
 
 
 moskarad lis., threed 6 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For 6 ells silk waltins 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 25 ells cloath for shirts to my 
 
 
 
 
 self and the bairenses shirts at 
 
 
 
 
 £1 2s. 6, 26 ells at £l 6d., 21 ell 
 
 
 
 
 at 10s. per ell for drawers 
 
 55 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ell plain cambrick . 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 10 
 
 For ane ell stript cambrick and 
 
 
 
 
 ane ell musline 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a black lace 9s., a pair wirsite 
 
 
 
 
 under stokens 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Will Cowin taylore 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair threed stokens 13s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 riding stokens 14s. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 ells Holland £2 19 per ell 
 
 
 
 
 for shirts .... 
 
 53 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ells cambrick . 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
1707] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 201 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For 4 ells lace at 3sh. per ell . 7 4 0 
 For 24 shirts sowing at 3s. per 
 
 pice, etc. . . . . 4 12 0 
 For silk 13s., tape pins £l, yellow 
 
 ruban £2 2s. . . . 3 15 0 
 
 For one ell J kelt for gramashes . 2 5 0 
 For 12 ells unblitcht linin at 12s. 
 
 per ell . . . . . 7 4 0 
 For 20 ell drogate bought by Milne 3 0 0 
 Octr. For 21 ell Holland from Francis 
 
 Newton, shirts . . . 62 16 0 
 For a lutstring hood of 2 1 ell from 
 
 ditto 8 2 0 
 
 For calico to the bairenses 2 gouns 
 
 outsid and in . . . 18 18 6 
 For a lutstring hood 2 J . 8 2 0 
 
 For 2 ells Holland 4s. 8 . 5 12 0 
 
 Octor. 3 For 10 ells musline and a half 
 for sutes from Francis Newton 
 since Martimas last at sundry 
 prices . . . . 34 6 6 
 
 For a black gaz hood £2 5, black 
 
 gloves 2 pair £2 6s. . . 4 11 0 
 For 11 J ell fin cambrick for 
 ruffils at sundry prices from 
 Francis Newton since Martimas 
 
 last 52 14 6 
 
 For rubans in ditto time F. N. 27 7 0 
 For 2 fans £2 8s. 2 p. . . 2 8 0 
 For patons £2 8 . . . 2 8 0 
 For threed lupin pins, etc. . 23 16 0 
 For 10 ell stript musline at 6s. 6d 
 per ell, 10 ell plain muslin 6s 
 6d., 10 ell stript at 6s. got from 
 Francie Newton and taken to 
 London with me . . . 114 0 0 
 For 4 ell lace to shirts . . 7 4 0 
 
202 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1707 
 
 [Clothing] [Scots] 
 
 Oct. 3d For cloathes in full of all accounts £ s. d. 
 
 to Will Cowin .. . 50 0 0 
 For a sute black cloathes from 
 
 Sr. Ro: Blackwood . 72 0 0 
 
 S. 1171 8 10 
 
 Mellerstaines, January 1710. Cloathes. Deb. 
 
 to Cash. Stg. 
 For cloathes to Grisie and Rachell 
 
 in Edinburgh when they were in 
 
 morning .... 
 
 12 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For cloathes to my self in Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh .... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Jerriswood . 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For patches pins etc. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a stone gray cloath petticoat 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For some small things at Kelso for 
 
 
 
 
 my mornins 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 & 
 
 For black cloath to help my goun 
 
 1 
 
 05 
 
 0 
 
 For black shoes 2 pair 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For plain musline 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 For love hood 10s., black gloves 
 
 
 
 
 4s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 For black silk gloves 6s., vellam Is., 
 
 
 
 
 serge 2s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For stokins 2s. 6d., plain shoes 3s. 
 
 
 
 
 4d. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 For Grisie and Rachy musline . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For cloath to help Grisies goun . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Rachie 6s., stokins 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For a neckles lOd. . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For a gas napken 5s., lining silk to 
 
 
 
 
 help a goun 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 203 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 
 Q 
 
 X, 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 24 14 1 For silk gloves to Rachell . 
 
 0 
 
 O 
 
 r\ 
 0 
 
 i/ u i; or ruDan dq. an ine aoovesaiu. 
 
 
 
 
 J.UI IllOlIllIlgcj cXCcU 1UI glOVCh 
 
 
 
 
 iiO /ll 1 i S. 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 
 i; or o ens nonanu ior Lrnsies goun 
 
 
 
 
 at OS. DQ. .... 
 
 Q 
 
 a 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 iviarcn i .r or pins tnreea, etc. . . 
 
 a 
 U 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 yard plain musline at 5s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 per yard .... 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Ap. 4th For 5 ell prying to Rachys night 
 
 
 
 
 goun ..... 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 5| ell plying to my callico 
 
 
 
 
 goun ..... 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 3 10J 
 
 For lining to help nightcloathes 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8| 
 
 For bustine for pokets 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 6^ ell cambrick for night- 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes .... 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 For 2 pair gloves to Rachy 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 May ol lo William UicKSon taylor tor 15 
 
 
 
 
 days ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 r or a suk lace .... 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 40 ells linin for shifts and 
 
 
 
 
 aprons at 2s. the ell from 
 
 
 
 
 James Ainsly 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 17 ells linin for drawers at lsh. 
 
 
 
 
 4d. from James Ainsly 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 August For 40 ells linin for Grisies shifts 
 
 
 
 
 from Lithgow 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 XT' * i 
 
 .bor pins, etc. .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Aug. 16 .bor holland cambrick muslme 
 
 
 
 
 and severall other things at 
 
 
 
 
 Grisies mariage as per Francis 
 
 
 
 
 Newtons account 
 
 38 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For altering two gouns by 
 
 
 
 
 Finlisone .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 ells linins for the bairens's 
 
 
 
 
 shifts ..... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
204 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Clothing] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 21 ells linin for my own shifts 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 at 2sh. 4d. .... 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For musline for night cloathes, 
 
 
 
 
 ruffles, tukers, etc. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 snuf handkerchiefs 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a silk handkerchief 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 litle blew and white napkins 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves for Jerriswood 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to Rachell 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a pair of boots from 
 
 
 
 
 Messer .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony to his man and 
 
 
 
 
 for liquering boots 
 
 0 
 
 01 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Rachy 6s., washing 
 
 
 
 
 gloves 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves to Jerriswood 2sh., 
 
 
 
 
 washing gloves 4sh. 8d. . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 To Grisie Lamb for sowing shirts 
 
 
 
 
 at 3d. J per pice 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 For black silk for ane apron at 
 
 
 
 
 6sh 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves Is. 6d., working frienge 
 
 
 
 
 to my aprone 6d^ 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 
 To Mr. Weems for my Tabie goun 
 
 
 
 
 and coat and lining 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For sowing Grisies holland coat 
 
 
 
 
 18s. the ell square 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For a pice musline got from 
 
 
 
 
 Provist Broun 1705 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves from Liviston at Grisies 
 
 
 
 
 marriage .... 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For altering two gouns to Rachy 
 
 
 
 
 by Ms. Duncan 
 For 6f ells fine lace at 26sh. per 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 ell for a head sute to Rachy from 
 
 
 
 
 Lewis Pringle 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For a taill border to Grisies sowed 
 
 
 
 
 coat ..... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
i7io] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 205 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 For severall small things such as £ s. d. 
 
 pines, tape, threed, etc. . . 0 8 6 
 
 For a pice knitins . . . 0 0 6 
 
 For Grisies brids favorits . . 3 10 6 
 For 4 ells ruban 12s. and silver 
 
 tasels 10s. for her brids garters 12 0 
 For ruband for the brids garland 
 
 thats brock over her head . 0 3 0 
 For a head sute fine laces to Grisie 
 
 £10 9s. 9d., ruffels £5 8s. . ' 15 17 9 
 For lace to shift tuckers and 
 
 egins, etc. . . . 15 6 0 
 For Grisies best night cloathes 
 
 and ruffles . . . . 3 12 0 
 
 For a linin to the sow'd goun . 3 16 0 
 For two pices of holland by Ms. 
 
 Crafford . . . . 9 9 0 
 For a headsute of narrow lace to 
 
 Grisie and ruffles . . . 4 10 0 
 
 For lace for tuckert and egin . 2 10 0 
 For fine musline for Grisies apron 
 
 and heads, etc. . . . 1 14 0 
 For rubans to Grisies night 
 
 cloathes . . . . 0 12 0 
 
 For ruffels to Rachys fine head . 2 11 0 
 
 Aug: For egine to a sute to Rachy . 1 16 3 
 
 For sowing linins at the mariage 2 13 8 
 
 For a gold and white handkerchieff 0 10 0 
 
 For Grisies slipers . . . 0 10 0 
 
 For 2 pair slipers and a pair shoes 0 8 6 
 For gloves at the mariage from 
 
 Ms. Burn . . . . 10 0 
 To Ms. Lyon manto makers ac- 
 count . . . . . 10 0 
 For shoes to Jerriswood . . 0 5 0 
 For a hatt at the mariage . 0 9 0 
 For a sute cloathes trim'd with 
 
 silver for Grisie, a sute trim'd 
 
206 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 with silk to Rachy, a skerff to £ s. d. 
 
 each, and stokins, shoes, rubans, 
 
 fans and handkerchieffs and 3 
 
 big night gouns and stays for 
 
 Grisies mariage . . . 112 8 6 
 For small things from Char: 
 
 Ormstons . . . . 0 7 4 
 For green satine to Grisies 
 
 peticoat . . . . 2 7 3 
 For gold galoun to the green 
 
 peticoat . . . . 16 3 
 
 S. 315 1 9 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of my 
 
 Dearests Cloathes. Stg. 
 
 For 5 yd cloath at 17s. 6d. . . 4 7 6 
 
 For 5 yd black cloath at 17s. . 4 5 0 
 
 feb. 28 For a hat . . . . 116 
 
 For scouring 2 pr stokens . 0 2 0 
 
 For silk stokens . . . 0 14 0 
 
 For a scabert to a sword . 0 2 6 
 For Black gloves 16d. 
 
 For a Duson of gloves . . 0 15 0 
 
 For Musline for Cravats at 7s. . 3 7 6 
 For makeing 3 suts cloath by 
 Whisle at 2 guinys the sute I 
 furnishing linin and buttons to 
 
 
 coat and wastcoat 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 
 For some linin he bought for the 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloathes ». 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 March 2 
 
 For a wige from Robert Boe 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 For 16 yd shagreen at 3s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 15 yd drogat at 3s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 May 28 
 
 For 16 yd shagreen for the sute 
 
 
 
 
1717] 
 
 wrong 
 
 Eden- 
 burgh 
 
 fil? T AFlV P'RTtJTT'TT A TT T TTT 
 
 
 
 207 
 
 rriothinal 
 
 low 
 
 erling] 
 
 and 6 vd for the Bra cad wast- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 coat ..... 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a yd more linin to the wast- 
 
 
 
 
 POJlt 
 
 \s\JCL L ..... 
 
 0 
 
 Vy 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 pr under stokens 10s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 2 nr strvn*; fi<; 
 
 o 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For 3i vd Gold Brocrade for a 
 
 
 
 
 vv douvv^uarii .... 
 
 10 
 
 XV/ 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a wicrp 
 
 JL VyJ. Ch V V 1 £J v> .... 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a pair silk stokens 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For plpanino" <stnff f»oat«» plpanino 1 
 
 JL VJl. V^±\^<X11111££ ij t U 11 V^WCX U J ^ 1 CI. 11111 
 
 
 
 
 hlar»lr f»loathpQ 1 «; 
 
 *y 1 Ct v> XV V/lVl<XtllL/ij Xo« ... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 4< nr <sViop<; from T^ronn 
 
 JL Ul l M ollUL o 11 Will Ul UU11 . 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For Tnf l Tl^^ino , a <5worH 
 
 JL Ul 1 1 1 1 1 LI 111 CXi o VV V/l \_1_ . . 
 
 o 
 
 Vy 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For o*lnvp<; R< Sri 
 
 X Wl glU V to 00< UVX. ... 
 
 o 
 
 Vy 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 For 3d 3 buttons at 2s 6d 3d A 
 
 
 
 
 at 12d 2 wastbands 3d 
 
 o 
 
 11 
 
 10W 
 
 For a hatt l£ Is fid 2 hair skins 
 
 
 
 3s., another 3s. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For a pair silk stokins 15s., scour- 
 
 
 
 
 ing cloathes 2s. 6d. 
 
 o 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For a cotton satine goun 2£ 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a glas weight for Lady 
 
 
 
 
 lYT^rfrmt" TTixmil i~r»n 
 
 lualclal/ XXdillilLVJii • . 
 
 o 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For hoi land from Ovocll Wrav 
 
 JL KJ±. llvllUllU. XI will V y VVll T T 1 CI \ • 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 For a powdering goun 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 For 2 wicrs bono-ht at Fdn* 2£ 10 
 
 
 
 
 and l£ 5 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 o 
 
 For a wio* from T^nwip optr last 
 
 X KJX <Xi VV lii 11 Vylll XJKJ VV 1C VJlslrX luOu . 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 T^V»r fi Ttv crlnx/pc: Tq firl 51 riair 
 x vji vi iji yiuvcs io. <x ijciix 
 
 
 
 
 btOKcllb lua. ... 
 
 1 
 
 A 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For Holland for shirts 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For rubans, etc. 8s. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes l£ 10 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Black Cloath from Elliot . 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 S. 76 10 9 
 
208 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of my 
 
 own Cloathes. 
 
 
 Stg. 
 
 For 27 yd White Indian quilting 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 at 4s. 6d. and 5s. 6d. 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For dying my green goun 7s., my 
 
 
 
 
 callico and lining scowring 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For glazing my white lining Is. 
 
 
 
 
 and the green above not drawn 
 
 
 
 
 out ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd lining to the green at 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 6d 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves washing Is., hood 
 
 
 
 
 washing Is. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 ounces threed and tape 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For If yd cambrick for a sute at 
 
 
 
 
 lis. pr yd 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 For a girdle Is., washing 3 hoods 
 
 
 
 
 18d., gloves 2s 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 yd white callico at 28d. a 
 
 
 
 
 yd . . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 For 9 pr gloves 18s. 9d., silk gloves 
 
 
 
 
 6s. 3d 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2|| yd lann at 4s.6d., 10s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 sowing 4 shifts 6s. 8d. . 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 For Dutch Manto to be body and 
 
 
 
 
 slives to my black goun 6s. 3d. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For satine laceing Is., pluf 6d., a 
 
 
 
 
 cypres hood 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For some small things 3s., pins Is. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair gloves 2s. 2d., 2 pair 
 
 
 
 
 stokins at 7s. and 5s. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 For 1 \ yd cloath for a peticoat 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For 14ydeginat5s. 6d. 3 19 9 
 
 For a yd f \ lan at 1 2 6 
 For Musline and making 
 
 a handkerchief . 0 2 6 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 209 
 
 Li^iotnmgj 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For a wire makeing and 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 starching ye head 0 4 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 r or a iioorisnt hood and Apron . 
 
 0 
 
 Id 
 
 0 
 
 r or a ya. ^amoriCK 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a Marsyls wastcoat 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pr Cotten slives 2s., a pair 
 
 
 
 
 green shoes and lace 6s. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For Holland for shirts at 4s. 
 
 
 
 
 oa. ..... 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For dying a pr stokins Is. . 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 Ir 
 
 rui cyme du jd. uu.. vditiiLidUb 
 
 
 
 
 ground and severall other 
 
 
 
 
 tnings irom ivirs. JrearKS tnis is 
 
 
 
 
 dUUVC IllCCdl L. 
 
 
 
 
 TTnr n fan 9q Inn 1 9q 1 ^g 
 1? UI ct Idll ^b. <JJ5.j Idll dU I — b. X* «Jb. 
 
 
 
 
 6d., alamed hood 8s. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a pr green lacd shoes 6s., plain 
 
 
 
 
 OS. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 r or o snun nanciKercnien at Zoa. 
 
 
 
 
 pr piece .... 
 
 U 
 
 14 
 
 f\ 
 
 U' 
 
 X 1 UI iSCJ^ ytl VJlCCll bLiypt XjULbLIlll^ 
 
 
 
 
 at luoi ..... 
 
 1 O 
 1Z 
 
 17 
 
 c* 
 
 o- 
 
 X 1 UI O CUIHUb yb., bWcdL WdLClb ^b., 
 
 
 
 
 lace for shoes lid. 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 11 
 
 r or siiK gloves os. ou., more ior 
 
 
 
 
 gloves 18s, more 16s. 
 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 J? UI a y(l glccll lULbLIliiy 1UI 11I1JI1 
 
 
 
 
 diiQ ane aprone 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 For making my scarlet peticoat 
 
 
 
 
 ^s., ^ pr tnreeQ sroKins os. 
 
 U 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 Kr 
 
 IVTtc T.i"nr1cQ"\r TYTftTTfT* TrmlrP'T in 
 -L vJ lYAlb. XjlIlLlbdy iTldlllU IlldJVCl 111 
 
 
 
 
 full of all accounts 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a piece satine 14 J yd § broad 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a piece pertian of 10 yds 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 9 yd green lut string 3£ 3s. 
 
 
 
 
 22 yd pench 3£ 4s. 6d. . 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For | piece pertian 1 12s. 3d., 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
210 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1717 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 girdles 10s., scowring white linin 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 2s. 6d 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For 2 allamod hoods l£, a gass 
 
 
 
 
 hood 6s., rose ruban 2s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 pieces chints 10 a pice 
 
 
 
 
 scarlet Damask 5£ 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a yellow satine night goun 
 
 
 
 
 2£ 8d., a pr stays 2£, opening 
 
 
 
 
 body 10s. .... 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For linin from old silk shop to 
 
 
 
 
 this day .... 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Camrick frome Cicel Wray, 
 
 
 
 
 etc. ..... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Lindsay manta maker 
 
 
 
 
 in full of all accounts to this 
 
 
 
 
 dav 
 
 VAC* J ..... 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For some things bought by May 
 
 
 
 
 Menzies, Lond: 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For gloves from Livingston 
 
 
 
 
 kids 2, lambs 14d . 
 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For severall small things at my 
 
 
 
 
 Rachys mariage . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 116 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of my 
 
 Grisies Cloath. 
 
 
 Stg. 
 
 
 For a green and gold Attles 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd green lutstring for lining 
 
 
 
 
 it at 6s. 3d. ... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 yd fring for a head sute at 
 
 
 
 
 8d 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 For gloves washing Is., Is. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a white Apron 6s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For 5 years green lutstring for a 
 
 
 
 
 skerf at 6s. 3d. 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 211 
 
 [LlotnmgJ 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For making the skerf by Mrs. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Gray 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a scarlet apron 7s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 lor 27 yd Black velvet tor goun 
 
 
 
 
 and coat at 17s. 
 
 22 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd Black Italian Lutstring 
 
 
 
 
 lining ..... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For severall small things 8s., a 
 
 
 
 
 girdle Is. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 yd white Persian for the 
 
 
 
 
 Caposhins dress 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 lor 6 yd ruban 3s. 9d., pins Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 lor 10 yd trmge at 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 lor gloves 18d. 15d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For 11 yd quilting for coats at 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 6d. ..... 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 1 or dying the blew Damask goun 
 
 
 
 
 without a linin 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For Green Ruban at 9d., 2s. 3d., 
 
 
 
 
 fan 3s., a hook 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For 22 yd green and white stript 
 
 
 
 
 Armozeen at 13sh. 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 or 4 snun handkerchiefs at 28d. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 For combs 3s., lining to a peticoat 
 
 
 
 
 7s. .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 lor dying peticoat 1mm 3s., 5 yd 
 
 
 
 
 JJamity it) 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 1 or a pair buckles 3s. 9d.. a visard 
 
 
 
 
 6d. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 For small things 4s. 10d., a duson 
 
 
 
 
 gloves l£ 5s. ... 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 lor thick Muslme 9s., a Hoop 1£ 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For boning a hoop 5s., a pairthreed 
 
 
 
 
 stokins 6s. 6d., shoes 16s. 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 To Mrs. Lindsay Manta maker in 
 
 
 
 
 full to this day 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For blew ruban 4s., shoes lis., fan 
 
 
 
 
 18d., hat lOd. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
212 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 For 12 J yd. Gindgum ell broad for £ s. d. 
 
 a goun . . . . 2 10 0 
 
 For girdles 9s., green lutstring 
 
 9s. 8d., a glas weight 5s. . 13 8 
 For half piece china taffito 2£ 
 
 17s. 6d., a girdle 2s., wires Is.. 3 0 6 
 For J piece pertian to Grisies old 
 
 chinse l£ 12s. 3d. . . . 1 12 3 
 For black egine 5s. 6d., white egin 
 
 6s. 4d., ruban 2s. 6d. . 0 14 4 
 
 For shoes 6s., lining hatt Is., white 
 
 Damask goun scowring 6 . 0 13 0 
 For ane alamad hood 10s., small 
 
 things 5s., more 2s. . . 0 17 0 
 For scouring wraping goun 4s. 6d., 
 
 threed Is., laceing Is. . 0 6 6 
 
 For a dusone of gloves l£ 8s., shoes 
 
 14s. 6d., fans 6s. 6d. . . 1 19 0 
 For 4 yd crimson ruban 3s. 4d., a 
 
 piece chints 5£ . . 5 3 4 
 
 For 8 yerds gingem to line the 
 
 gingem goun . . . 10 0 
 For a piece gellow Damask, J a 
 
 piece Taffita . . . * . 7 10 0 
 For covering breast wt white 
 
 tabie 5s. p jumps 10 . 0 15 0 
 
 For dressing box l£ 12s. 3d., 
 
 lace from Mrs. Dessliger . 4 18 9 
 Aug. 3 For lutstring for gouns and linins 
 
 from old silk shop . . 11 0 2 
 
 For camirick l£ 4s., gloves 6s. . 1 10 0 
 Aug 5 To Mrs. Lindsay Manta maker in 
 
 full of all acctts . . . 3 0 0 
 For Clasps . . . . 0 3 0 
 Sep. 3d For sundry things bought by May 
 
 Minzies . . . . 2 13 6 
 For sundry things to her at her 
 
 sisters mariage . . . 7 14 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 213 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 For Gloves from Livinston kids £ s. d. 
 
 2s., La: [lambs] 14d. . . 4 12 0 
 
 For 2 pieces Indian Pertian . 5 19 0 
 
 For 2 pr shoes at 16sh. . . 1 12 0 
 
 S. £151 2 11 
 
 Account of money given Rachel Dundas. 
 
 For shoes .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For 26 yd white Cotten satine at 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 9d., 12 yd white sesnet 27sh. 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 For 6 pair gloves I give her 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 To Piter Hambly for a pice of 
 
 
 
 
 Chints ..... 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To her 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For | lace 2s. ... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To her by Captain Turnbull, etc., 
 
 
 
 
 in Scotland .... 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a pice chints 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To her 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 23 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 London, January 1st, 1717. Account of My 
 
 Rachy's cloath. 
 
 
 Stg 
 
 
 For a cherie handkerchieff . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For washing gloves Is., Fan 9s. . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 For Fans 5s. 6d. more 7s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 2s., more 9s. . 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 For a duson and 3 pr gloves 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 For a scarlet Apron 7s. pr yd old 
 
 
 
 
 silk shop .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 27 yd velvet at 17s. . 
 
 22 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd black Italian Lining for 
 
 
 
 
 it at 6s. 3d. ... 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 10J yd fring for a sute at 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
214 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1717 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For H yd thick Musline at 5s. . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 For 3 yd pink ruban 2s. 6d., a 
 
 
 
 
 girdle Is. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 For sundry small things 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 18 yds white persian at 22d. 
 
 
 
 
 pr yd for her Caposhin dress at 
 
 
 
 
 the Maskarad 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 yd white semet for the 
 
 
 
 
 Damask goun 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 yd rubans 3s. 9d., pins Is. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For gloves washing 18d., gloves 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For ane Alamod hood 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 10 yd fring 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For dresing a head by Mrs. Tuer 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 24 yd Rid and silver stuff at 
 
 
 
 
 22s., 8 yd lining 
 
 30 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 7 yerds Indian quilting at 
 
 
 
 
 5s. 6d 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 For dying the rid damask goun 
 
 
 
 
 yellow wt out linin 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For scouring the pillen linin and 
 
 
 
 
 peticoat .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For narow valentians lace at lis. 
 
 
 
 
 lane 12 makeing, etc. 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a girdle 6s., ane ell ruban 7s. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For cambrick and makeing a sute 
 
 
 
 
 head cloathes and Ruf . 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For Fans 9s., a stra hat 10s., floors 
 
 
 
 
 7s., Mask 2s 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For green lac'd shoes 7s., for 2 
 
 
 
 
 snuff handkerchiefs 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 For combs 3s., fan 2s., hooks and 
 
 
 
 
 pendons 3s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For rid galoun 5s . , rid silk 3d . , green 
 
 
 
 
 silk stokins lis. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 For lace to shoes Is., sundry small 
 
 
 
 
 things 4s. 10 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
1717] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 215 
 
 rClothiTicyl 
 
 rst 
 
 erling] 
 
 
 
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 A 
 Lx . 
 
 ino* and rnnnntino' n fan 
 
 HlhZ CX11 VX. LXXX L»XXX££ Ct %J&* XCXflX 
 
 
 
 
 25s. ..... 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 / 
 
 rv 
 
 Trr^T* 0 nncnn fir I J_ I r\ \ o 1 -V £»o q 
 X 1 UI d vlllaUIx yJL VJlUVCf) XX Ob., d 
 
 
 
 
 Hood l£ 
 
 2 
 
 pr 
 O 
 
 1/ 
 
 H v Q TTn In n 1 a n z'* r» o L^otti linin o 1 1\ 
 X UI O J LI Xx.xvi.xdl.x dlCJvCIU. IHllix CdlU. 
 
 
 
 
 to a Best poun at 2 s 7d 
 
 1 
 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 For a Riding goun . 
 
 2 
 
 
 O 
 
 
 
 
 
 fan 18d 3 ffirdles 9s 
 
 0 
 
 
 i> 
 
 IVf-pc TiinrlQ;fi\7' TVTiHTii~nQ TYiixlrPT* 
 XU ItXIo. X-ixxxlXody lYXdlxLLld IxxdxVtl 
 
 
 
 
 in full of all apponnt's 
 
 XXX J.XXLXX V/l CXXX CXv^v^ vy LXXX » • 
 
 
 ID 
 
 
 X V 1 ! <* vXl v> Oil 1 ^ 1 W^V XcJw Xajo. Ova., yiccii 
 
 
 
 
 lntdtfinfT Q<; 
 
 lUlotllllt; Ja. Ovl. ... 
 
 For inipoe china taffita 2£ 1 7 s fid 
 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 X X 
 
 
 
 
 a fflas weight 5d curdles 2s 
 
 3 
 
 A. 
 
 l> 
 
 TTot* Ji rriT'rllpc 1 9« firl Iqpp 1YTt*« 
 
 X KJ1 H yilvAxCo x. — o. ULl.j JdtC ItXIo. 
 
 
 
 
 Waird Is 4d laceinc 9d 
 
 » T U11U. lO* -1 VA • , 1 1 1 V V* 1 1 1 y" V 1 • . 
 
 o 
 
 1 /t 
 14b 
 
 T 
 
 X MJ1 ILlUdll ao« UU.; O VLlo IctLC ItXIo. 
 
 
 
 
 Ward pfp 2£ 7« fid 
 
 TV did; CLt, — 1 o. "HI. . . 
 
 9 
 
 Li 
 
 1 O 
 
 \J 
 
 TTnr nTiin rr q Vicji" lc cr>fi"WPiTi o* wlii i~p 
 jo kjSl liimiy d iidL oi_,u wi iiiy wiiilc 
 
 
 
 
 TiQTYIQclr fPfYMTi (\ 
 
 -L/dlxxdolV ^UUll U . . . 
 
 o 
 
 i 
 
 f\ 
 \J 
 
 JJ LfL glUVCo Us., MJLUCo dL 1US., dllLl 
 
 
 
 
 OllkJClO Ob. ... 
 
 o 
 
 
 A 
 
 x 1 ui oiiuco uy xvciiiuiLio . . 
 
 O 
 
 1 _ 
 
 U 
 
 X Ul d ClUdtxl IldL LU IlLllllg 
 
 
 
 
 lldUlLC .... 
 
 n 
 
 
 0 
 
 For a naturall blaclc hair wicre 
 
 JL V/l 141 lltluLlltlil V 111 Vv IV 1 1 11 1 X f! 1 V- 
 
 
 
 
 +1*^1 TYi T?/^<^ 
 
 11UII1 xJUu .... 
 
 i 
 
 X 
 
 L 
 
 ft. 
 
 For Sfi vd TTnllfind from Mr 
 
 X KJX *J\J \ vX XXv'XXClllv.l 11U111 liXl . 
 
 
 
 
 T inrl 
 
 XilllLl ..... 
 
 x^> 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 For ane Alamad hood 10, a pair 
 
 
 
 
 stokins 6s. a roll 18d. 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 fi 
 
 For lj yd Damity for pokets 2s. 
 
 
 
 
 6d., small things 5s., more 2s.. 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For robings to a goun 4s. 6d., 
 
 
 
 
 threed Is. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 
 For a white satine quilted coat . 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
216 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1717 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For a yellow pertian quilted coat 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 dusone 4 pr gloves at 2s. 8d. 
 
 
 
 
 pr D 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 For a pr tickine shoes 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 Callico Aprons 10 3 jepsies 
 
 
 
 
 13s. 2d. .... 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For laceing 18d., 4 yds crimson 
 
 
 
 
 ruban 3s. 4d., wires 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 For a piece chints 5£ ? another 
 
 
 
 
 piece 5£ got befor . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 16 yd gingem for a goun 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pr white stays 2£, covering 
 
 
 
 
 a pr on breast 5s. . 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a pr jumps yellow canves 
 
 
 
 
 sticht wt green 10 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For satine with silver shoes from 
 
 
 
 
 Green .... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 yd rid and white silk at 
 
 
 
 
 7s. for wraping goun 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 8 yd white lutstring for lining 
 
 
 
 
 the goun at 5s. 6d. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 yd black lutstring at 6s. 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 for linings and aprons . 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 4d. white sesnet hoods 12s. 8d. 
 
 
 
 
 more lutstring old silk shop all 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 For lining to the old chints goun 
 
 
 
 
 l£ 12s. 3d 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 For a sute laces at 4£ from Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 Devliger .... 
 
 30 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 For lace to Night cloathes, Apron, 
 
 
 
 
 shift, etc. .... 
 
 16 
 
 , 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 5| Cambrick 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Cambrick night cloathes and 
 
 
 
 
 ruffles ..... 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For handkerchiefs 2£ 10 . 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Lindsay mantua maker 
 
 
 
 
 in full of all ... 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
;i 7 i8] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 217 
 
 [Clothing] [Sterling] 
 For lace and cambrick, etc., from 
 
 Mers. Perks . 
 Eden- For 9 yd Dayaper from Rob. 
 burgh Manderson .... 
 For sundry things bought by 
 
 May Minzies ... 
 Sep. 3d For Linins and sowing and gloves 
 
 and sundry other things at Edn, 
 
 at her Mariage 
 For Bryds favours 1 . 
 For the Brids Garter 1 
 For the Garland that is brock over 
 
 the Brids head 1 
 For 25 yeards silver stuff for goun 
 
 and coat 
 For a green Podisoy hood and 
 
 Mantle Trimd wt Gold 
 For a Cotten Satine Night goun 
 
 to Lord Binning . 
 For 8 yd lutstring for the silver 
 
 stuff goun . . 
 For lutstring to slives and necks 
 
 of gouns .... 
 For a sute loup'd laces from Mrs. 
 
 Tempest .... 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 11 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 5 
 
 36 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 41 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 S. 361 12 3 
 
 1718 My Rachys childs cloathes. Stg. 
 
 Aug. 16 To Mrs. Lindsay in full . . 10 0 
 
 For scouring gouns . . . 0 12 0 
 
 For mending lace 5s., a hook Is. 0 6 0 
 For child Bed Linins and every 
 
 thing she wanted . . . 74 4 3 
 
 Novr. 19 For egine Mrs. Tempest . . 14 0 
 
 1 See p. xlv. 
 
218 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1718 
 
 [Clothing] 
 For \ piece jueling for childs day 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 vests ..... 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For cleaning a goun py'd Whit- 
 
 
 
 
 son ..... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For quilting a goun 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 baskets 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For litle wastcoats 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For egins for 3 sute litle cloathes 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 p. litle threed Mittons 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 To Mrs. Childs account coats and 
 
 
 
 
 froks ..... 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For holland from Lind 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 sute litle linins besids the 
 
 
 
 
 egines ..... 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To Mrs. Perks for egins for 3 suts 
 
 5 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 For a Bed table and chair from 
 
 
 
 
 Moor 
 
 
 
 
 For more eggine 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 J yd Podisoy for 
 
 
 
 
 a cloack . . 2 13 0 
 
 
 
 
 For scarlet sesnet at 
 
 
 
 
 3s. 6d. . . . 10 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For makeing the clock the lace 
 
 
 
 
 my own .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For loops to the goun 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For more eggine 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 a pair white shoes with silver . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 113 3 6 
 
 Debursments in bussines 1692. Scots 
 
 Decern- To Mr. William Chiesly 1 per 
 ber 27 receipt for Drumkairn's bussi- 
 
 1 William Chieslie of Cockburn, W.S. 
 
1694] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 219 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] [Scots] 
 nes and extracting ane act 
 against the tenant in Easton . 58 00 00 
 ditto 30 To Mr. William Chiesly for ex- 
 peding the gift of Ballancriefs 
 warde 1 . . . 58 0 0 
 
 1693 To Broun messenger for citing of 
 
 July Tersonce . . . 11 4 0 
 
 Sept. 30 To Nicoll Somervill agent for 
 William Melvill, merchant, for 
 ane attestation of the best 
 assignation granted by Banja- 
 min Wirsely . . . 34 16 0 
 
 Octr. 2 To Mr. William Chiesly for in- 
 
 fefting me in Wariston's Land 21 6 0 
 To a consultation in the bussines 
 
 of Landrick . . 24 0 0 
 
 Novr. 22 To Mr. Chiesly for raising a 
 sommonds for proveing the 
 tenuer of some writs relating 
 to Ridhall . . . 20 0 0 
 
 Decmr. 9 To Mr. Chiesly to consult Mr. 
 
 Brody in Meldrum's affair . 11 0 0 
 ditto 26 To Mr. Chiesly for informations in 
 
 Landrick affair . . . 8 8 0 
 1694 To Mr. Chiesly for extracting 
 Januar 3 decriets against Lanrick, 
 Meldrum and Kemne, per re- 
 ceipt 56 0 0 
 
 Ditto 8 To consult Lenrick bussiness . 28 10 0 
 24 To the decector of the Chancery 
 for passing of my gift of genarell 
 receaver 2 . . 46 0 0 
 
 1 A grant of ward entitled the grantee to draw the rents of an estate held 
 4 ward' of the Crown, the owner of which was dead, during the minority of the 
 heir, under burden always of the alimony of the heir, widow's terce, etc. The 
 tenure of ward was abolished in 1747 in consequence of the "45.' In the 
 present case the grant was made for the minority of Alexander Hamilton, heir 
 of his father James Hamilton. 
 
 2 Salary ^300, 
 
220 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 To the servants of the abovsaid . 6 0 0 
 To the keeper and under keeper 
 
 of the great seall and purs dues 100 0 0 
 To expences at the privie seall . 13 4 0 
 Febr. 28 To Mr. Chieslys man Rob 
 
 Young 8 12 0 
 
 May 9 To him for ane execution of 
 arristment against Meldrums 
 
 tenets 14 0 0 
 
 July To Mr. Chieslys servants . . 6 0 0 
 August 2 To Mr. William Chiesly to acount, 
 
 per receipt .... 240 0 0 
 23 To Mr. Chiesly per receipt . 40 0 0 
 To Mr. Chiesly for a sommonds 
 of valuation of the tinds of 
 Mellersteans . . . 5 16 0 
 
 For writting memorialls about the 
 
 poll 2 8 0 
 
 Deem. To 3 consultations with the Kings 
 advocat 1 2 in Duck Gordons 
 business and on in the tinds of 
 Mellersteans . . . 100 16 0 
 
 1695 To Mr. Chiesly for Meldrums 
 Feb 1 22 bussines, per receipt . . 100 0 0 
 To his men for informations 
 
 writing . . . . 4 16 0 
 March 11 To Sir Archibald Moor 2 he gave 
 out in the Duck of Gordons 
 bussines . . . 43 10 0 
 
 To the sheriffe dark in Aberdien 
 to take infeftment in Meldrums 
 Land 40lib, expences sending 
 ther 4lib 4s. . . 44 4 0 
 
 1 Sir James Stewart, whose curious actings at the time of the Revolution 
 earned him the sobriquet of ' Wily Jamie.' 
 
 2 Probably Sir Archibald Muir of Thornton, afterward Provost of the city of 
 Edinburgh. 
 
1697] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 221 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] 
 
 August To Mr. Chiesly per receipt 
 Novr. 1st To Adam Urwin 
 
 To Mr. Chiesly to get out the 
 
 decreat about the hows . 
 To a consultation in Duck Gordon 
 bussines .... 
 For executing a sommond 
 To Patrick Christy at the infeft- 
 ment takeing 
 
 Take out Mr. Cheslys mony. 
 lent first . 240 0 0 
 It. more per recept 40 0 0 
 It. more per recept 66 13 4 
 
 346 13 4 
 
 The sume of all the rest is S. 976 14 0 
 
 Debursments in bussiness, 1697. Scots 
 
 January To Sir Gilbert 1 5 guinys . . 0075 00 00 
 To Sir Gilberts man for writing 
 informations in the bussiness of 
 Ridhall .... 0001 09 00 
 
 1 Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto practised first as a writer in Edinburgh, acting 
 as agent for William Veitch, the convenanting minister, and for the Earl of 
 Argyll, whose escape he secured. lie took a leading part in arranging Argyll's 
 Rising, and was actually in arms with him, but escaped abroad. Having 
 obtained a pardon, he passed for the Bar in November 1688 (having failed to 
 pass the examination in the preceding July), was made a Baronet in 1700, and 
 became a judge under the title of Lord Minto in 1705. He and his wife were 
 evidently intimate friends of the Baillies, as much ' drink-money ' is entered as 
 having been left at Minto, and it was to Lady Minto that Baillie gave the com- 
 mission, which evidently caused some amusement at the time, and which is 
 referred to by Mrs. Calderwood (twenty years after his death), viz. ' to get him 
 a fine house at the Cross of Edinburgh with a large garden behind it, that 
 he might both have the pleasure of seeing the street and walking in his own 
 garden.' — Coltness Collections. 
 
 [Scots] 
 £ s. d. 
 66 13 4 
 72 0 0 
 
 9 8 0 
 
 64 2 0 
 3 4 0 
 
 2 10 00 
 
222 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] [Scots] 
 Di. 7th To the clerks and servants for the £ s. d. 
 
 dues of a decreet of making 
 
 a r i s t e d goods forthcoming 
 
 against the tenents of Meldrum 0012 07 00 
 To the Signit for horning and 
 
 punding on the decritt . . 0001 16 00 
 To Jo: Russell for seeking out the 
 
 process for proving the tener 
 
 of writs relating to Ridhall . 0001 09 00 
 To writting 18 informations for 
 
 proving the tenar of said writs 0006 17 00 
 Ditt. 18 To Patt. Christy for doing bussi- 
 
 ness Novr. '96 . . 0005 16 00 
 
 To consult my brother Wills 
 
 assignation .... 0036 00 00 
 For a messingers going for 
 
 Meldrum .... 0000 14 00 
 July 10 To Mr. Chiesly for expeding of 
 
 bussiness, per recept . . 0042 10 00 
 To Mr. Chiesly for a decritt of 
 
 valuation of the tinds of 
 
 Mellersteans . . . 0006 00 00 
 
 Novr. 10 To Sir Gilbert Elliot for the two 
 
 Taylies of my estate 3 guinies 0043 04 00 
 To Sir Gilberts man for writting 
 
 them 0008 14 00 
 
 To Androu Car the writers man 0001 00 00 
 To Mr. Crafoords man . . 0001 09 0 
 
 S. 244 5 0 
 
 Edenburg, January 1704. Publick Burdins. 
 
 Deb: to Cash. Scots 
 Cess. 
 
 The lands of Langshaw for 
 Martinmas 1703 and Candlemas 
 1704 79 19 4 
 
1704] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 223 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] [Scots] 
 For going in with cess by Androw £ s. d. 
 
 Lamb . . . . 0 7 0 
 
 For 3 termes cess by James Gray 
 
 for Jerriswood . . . 32 18 0 
 For 4 tarmes cess out of Meller- 
 
 steans preceeding the 1st of 
 
 September 1704 . . . 236 11 6 
 
 S. 349 15 10 
 
 Expenc at Law. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 To Alexander Pringle for writting 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To bussines in Landrick pay'd 
 
 
 
 
 Rob: Dick in full for head 
 
 
 
 
 courts and all preciding this day 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For the messangers expenc at 
 
 
 
 
 Langshaw in takeing infeftment 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a discharge to Androw Bruce 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 To Houstons brother 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To Alexander Cuningham writter 
 
 
 
 
 for Rickertons bussines and 
 
 
 
 
 others as per his account given 
 
 
 
 
 in ..... 
 
 145 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 S. 
 
 197 
 
 01 
 
 4 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1704. Sundry Account. 
 
 Deb: to the Rents of Langshaw. Scots 
 
 For two monthes cess at Canilmes 
 
 1704 payd by the tenants in 
 
 Coumsly hill . . . 39 19 7 
 For 4 tarmes cess payd by John 
 
 Mudie in Threepwood the last 
 
 tarme being Cats 1704 . . 5 14 0 
 For cess at Whitsunday 1704 
 
 payd by John Moodie . . 12 0 
 
224 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1704 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For cess payd by Thomas Turner 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 for the tarme of Whitsunday 
 
 
 
 
 1704 
 
 29 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 To cess payd by John Moody 
 
 
 
 
 Febr. 26 " . * . 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To cess for Whitsunday 1705 payd 
 
 
 
 
 by John Mudie 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 To cess payd by Cumsly Hill 
 
 
 
 
 Septr. 1st 1704 
 
 39 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 S. 99 08 10 
 
 To loss upon Langshaw rents 
 crop and year 1703, this was 
 of the Parks set to Thomas 
 Ladlay so much doun of the 
 rentall 119 13 8 
 
 For kirk stent payd by John 
 
 Mudie, Whit. 1704 . ^. 1 10 0 
 
 To James Hunter for reparing the 
 
 kirk . . . 38 12 8 
 
 August For the foot mantle of Twidale 1 17 7 8 
 
 For answering at the head court $.190 
 
 To Will : Nicolson pay'd by John 
 Moodie in Threepwood of few 
 duty for the tarmes of Whit- 
 sunday and Martimas 1703 S. 14 15 2 
 
 To Will: Nicolson of few duty 
 payd by Tho: Turner for Mose 
 howses, Coumsly hill and 
 Blainsly for the tarmes of 
 Whitsunday and Martimas 
 1703 . . . . S. 141 8 4 
 
 1 A similar entry occurs in the accounts of the previous year. It was pro- 
 bably an assessment levied under an Act passed in 1661, whereby the commis- 
 sioners of shires were relieved of the expense of providing the costly foot-mantles 
 worn by them at the Riding of Parliament, which for the future were to be paid 
 for by the shires, to whom they were to be restored at the rising of Parliament. 
 Langshaw lay in the shire of Roxburgh or sheriffdom of Teviotdale. 
 
1704] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 225- 
 
 [Business Charges, etc.] [Scots] 
 To Will: Nicolson by Moodie in £ s. d. 
 Threepwood the few duty for 
 Whitsunday and Martinmas 
 
 1 Tff\ A C! 
 
 1704 .... b. 
 
 1 A 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 ±0 vviuiam iNicoison tne iew outy, 
 
 
 
 
 iviartimas 1704 . . 0. 
 
 1 A 1 
 
 141 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 To the scoolmasters sallary for 
 
 
 
 
 Whitsunday and Martimas 
 
 
 
 
 1703 payd by John Moodie in 
 
 
 
 
 Threepwood . . S. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0^ 
 
 To scoolmasters sallary by 
 
 
 
 
 Moody for Whitsunday and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 l n 
 
 1U 
 
 u 
 
 To the scoolmaster sallarie by 
 
 
 
 
 j^aQiay, out recept Drum . 0. 
 
 1U 
 
 u 
 
 O 
 
 To scoolmasters sallary Whit- 
 
 
 
 
 sunday and Martimas 1704 S. 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 A. 
 
 O' 
 
 For a milston to the milne . S(. 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0' 
 
 Jc or yron worK lo ner x<± 10s., 
 
 
 
 
 WIiyilL WUlJV X±^i) 1 — . >J. 
 
 J. a 
 
 
 
 For lime and meason work to the 
 
 
 
 
 milne howse £14, wright £6 S^. 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For puting up Cumsly Hill bire 
 
 
 
 
 £1 18s. more £l 18 . $<. 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For repairing Will. Marssers bire 
 
 
 
 
 howse . . . $. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a workmans wages 2 days at 
 
 
 
 
 Thorn: Turners . . S. 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Willson of Steapond payd 
 
 
 
 
 by T. Ladlay . . S. 
 
 261 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 These artickles marked is caried 
 to the 137 fol. in this book 1705. 
 
 Horsekeeping. 1 
 To expencess in horss keeping. Scots 
 Jun. 1693 To James Moor stabler of ane old 
 
 acount . . . . 87 11 0 
 
 N.B. — Many entries relating to this heading will be found under ' Sundries.' 
 
 P 
 
226 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1693 
 
 [Horsekeeping] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To Moffit, stabler per recept 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Sept. 22d For shoes to horsses . 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 1694 To James Moor stabler 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Oct. For girth 4s. 6d., mor 6s. . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 1695 For caring out horss at severall . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Decemr. To James Moor stabler which 
 
 
 
 
 pays all precidings 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Moffit stablar per recept 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For shoes to horss 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For hay to horses 
 
 lo 
 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 j? or a DiiQie to me guiiQing 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For sevarell things to the gueld- 
 
 
 
 
 ings leg .... 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 This was mostly at Edn. 
 
 
 
 
 
 244 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To expence of horses at Meller- 
 
 
 
 
 stane which is caried to leger 
 particularly by itself . . 500 0 0 
 
 To expences in horskeeping 1696 
 
 January To David Denun, sadlar, per 
 
 recept 46 0 0 
 
 March 8 For a gelding .... 266 13 4 
 
 To Pat. Hunter for horss . . 5 10 0 
 
 For horss carrig to Edinburgh . 1 12 0 
 For 2 horses to Polwart and shoes 
 
 to the gray hors . . . 9 4 0 
 
 For bridle to the hors . . 0 15 0 
 
 For girding . . . . 0 7 0 
 
 1697 For a comb, spung, brush, shiers 
 
 August 20 to the horss . . . 2 2 6 
 
 To take horses out of toun . . 10 0 
 
 To gress to the horss at the Dean 10 4 0 
 
1708] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 22? 
 
 [Horsekeeping] [Scots] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 Decmr. To Mr. Moor, stabler . 64 0 0 
 
 Janr. 1 To Mr. Moor stabler in full of 
 1698 acounts preciding this day . 24 0 0 
 For things bought for the horss at 
 Mellerstean as yron and bind- 
 ings, etc., go. . . . 4 10 
 
 S. 105 8 10 
 
 Mellerstains, Janr. 1708. Horses expence. 
 
 Deb- to Cash 
 
 S- J h/ * %j\J V (toll. 
 
 
 Scots 
 
 ITi-v-p fPQninn' of iJLi v» t±\ Lri "pi?" 
 
 X" UI ICdLllIiy dL vrlilClK.lI JV . • 
 
 
 
 u 
 
 J? OI JLccULlliy dL vrlilclKlIK. JJL D, dllU. 
 
 
 
 
 io 0 . . . . 
 
 A 
 
 1 1 
 
 ft 
 u 
 
 For feeding by the road 9s. 
 
 ft 
 
 u 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For drogs to them . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 coch mares a night at 
 
 
 
 
 Greenlaw .... 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For cleaks to the grate cart traces 
 
 
 
 
 makeing them 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Patrick Hunter in full for 
 
 
 
 
 stabling this year 
 
 39 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For nets net oyls 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For munting the old chariot 
 
 35 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a crem and plate to a sadle 
 
 
 
 
 and stuffing .... 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For mending a clogbag sadle 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a strip lather and strip yron 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a chean bitt and bosses 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a tie to a side sadle 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For paneling 2 cart sadles one 14s. 
 
 
 
 
 one £l 4s. 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For a bridle 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For a horse comb and a brush to 
 
 
 
 
 Tarn Youll .... 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
228 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1708 
 
 [Horsekeeping] 
 
 1 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For 2 tathers to the cart horse . 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For a cart sadle 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 new collers to the horse 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 pair cart fiets great tows 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For lamp bleck for the coach 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 bridles and bitts at 20s. . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair strips and yrons 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a mane comb 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a bridle and curple 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 11 ells girding . 
 
 1 
 
 2' 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 pair buckles 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For mending a side sadle . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a sadle mending 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 ells girdin 12s. 2 pair 
 
 
 
 
 buckles 4s. Ch* Or . 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For yron for shoes at Mellerstains 
 
 
 
 
 this year .... 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For shoeing horse by Pate Newton 
 
 
 
 
 from 19 Sep. 1707 till Janr. 1st 
 
 
 
 
 1709 . 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 156 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 Mellerfstaine], Janr. 1709. Expence of Coach 
 
 and Horses. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 
 Scots 
 
 For oyl to the coach 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For oyl to horse legs 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For horse shoes 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For expence of horses to George 
 
 
 
 
 Baillie ..... 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 ell girthin 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a ps of 24 ells girthin from 
 
 
 
 
 John Muckle 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Patrick Hunter in full of all 
 
 
 
 
 accounts 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
1710] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 229 
 
 July 30 
 
 ttt i • ~\ 
 
 [Horsekeepmg] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 To Barty Gibsone tor 2 coach 
 
 o 
 
 s. 
 
 j 
 
 a. 
 
 mares 13 nights and helping the 
 
 
 
 
 coach . 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For mending harnes . . * 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Jbor glas to the chariot trom Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 Burtone 
 
 3 
 
 ■ 4 
 
 0 
 
 I 1 or more glases tor the chariot 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For shoeing horse and mending 
 
 
 
 
 sadles . . . . 
 
 1 
 
 
 0 
 
 For the white mares expence to 
 
 
 
 
 Cesnock 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 l^or horses expence at Kelso, etc. 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For horse expence at Kelso in full 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 For 1 stone 14. ounces yron for 
 
 
 
 
 shoes £l 12s. per stone . 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 For 22 tb. yron at £l 12 per stone 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 3 stone 4 tb. 3 ounces yrohe 
 
 
 
 
 at.£l 12s. per stone 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For shoeing horses by Pat. 
 
 
 
 
 Newton £18 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 91 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Expence of coch and horses 1710. 
 
 
 Stg. 
 
 For the coch mares at Ginelkirk 
 
 
 
 
 with Tarn Youll 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For gat same to the mares 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 For horse sezers [scissors] 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 n 
 
 For lamp bleck to the harnes 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 s 
 
 For a pint of oyl to the harnes . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 1 ston 1 tb. yron for shoes 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 For lamp bleck 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 For mending the chariot wheals 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For grase to the powny at Edin- 
 
 
 
 
 burgh 6d. per night 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
230 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Horsekeeping] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Tarn of yron for shoes 1 ston 
 
 ■J. £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 7 tb. is 3s. lOd. . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 For tethers to the horses 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For lamp bleck 7d.| 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 z 
 
 To Bartie Gibson ane account of 
 
 
 
 
 stabling 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Pate Hunter ane account of 
 
 
 
 
 stabling 
 
 J 0 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 For bringing the mare and foil 
 
 
 
 
 from Cesnock 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 ston 1 tb. 5 ounces yron to 
 
 
 
 
 Tarn Youll 2s. 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 For a pair safe braces to the coach 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 For a pad .... 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a clogbage sadle, and furnitur 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For ane account of horse expence 
 
 
 
 
 pay'd T. Y 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 ; 
 
 For oyl to the coach 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For caring out horses 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair hulsters to the clogbage 
 
 
 
 
 sadle ..... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 For expence of horses on the road 
 
 J, 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 To Pat: Hunter stabler in full of 
 
 
 
 
 all preceeding 4 Decmr. • . 
 
 0 
 
 18' 
 
 0 
 
 To sundry accounts laid out by 
 
 
 
 
 George Mathy at Kelso, 
 
 
 
 
 etc. ..... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For glas to the chariot by Barton 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 For horse at Ginelkerk when we 
 
 
 
 
 went to toun pay'd Shirrifs 
 
 
 
 
 account sometime after 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 For expence of horses at Kelso . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For shoeing horse, by Pat. Newton 
 
 
 
 
 from 1 Janr. 1710 till 6 Novr. 
 
 
 
 
 1710 £1 4s. 6d. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For noult feet oyl 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 For oyl 2d.|, tar 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 00 10| 
 
 For yron got by Tarn Youll 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
I7ii] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 231 
 
 [_J.XIJ1 SCiVCC IJlllgJ 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 2 broad white bridles with bits 
 
 i? 
 
 s. 
 
 u.. 
 
 1 Aif\ fi ntiir primp n 1 1 c i nT"iTcn *?*7 Yi 
 
 XtxII. d JJdll j CUlllC <Xl\.KX KJL U.OI1 — 1 Lit 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 
 Fnr # fnthnm Q thrpprl tows 1 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 n 
 
 V/ 
 
 1 
 X 
 
 in 1 
 
 For s\ broad whifp hiMrllp 1 /tH 
 
 X Wl Ct Ul UaU VV 111 L/C U11U1C jl v i • . 
 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 
 X(J TVllXldlll ItXlllCl gdLllCL 111 UlC 
 
 
 
 
 Abay compleat payment of 
 
 
 
 
 Bartholamew Gibsons account 
 
 
 
 
 for stabline from 31 Janr. 1710 
 
 
 
 
 till 1 Decmr. 1710 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 To Clark in Melrose for head 
 
 
 
 
 courts .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 S. 23 14 7if 
 
 more 
 
 For cart Horse 
 going to toun 
 
 For 6 bolls light 
 oats at 5s. pr 
 boll . 
 
 2 3 1 
 
 10 
 10 
 
 0 2 0 4 8 
 
 6 0 1 10 0 
 
 Expence of Horses and Coach 1711. Stg. 
 Janr. 19 For 3 bolls oates from the 
 
 Tenants of the Mains to the 
 
 Horses at lis. 8d. pr boll . 1 15 0 
 feb. 28 For Horse upon the road 4s. Id., 
 
 more 2s. .... 0 
 For horse at Ginelkirk . . 0 
 For stabline at Pat Hunters to 
 
 this day .... 0 
 For lintsead oyl to the Horse . 0 
 For oates to the Horse 
 
 at lis. 8d. from 3 
 
 Sepr. 1710 till Ap. 12 £ 
 
 1711 . . 30B If 17 
 
 6 
 3 
 
 10 
 0 
 
 20 15 a 
 
232 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1711 
 
 [Horsekeeping] [Sterling] 
 For oats more £ s. d. 
 
 to the Horse 3 0 
 which is sett doun 
 above sum of all 
 is . . . 42 1 
 
 For Bear to the Horse at 15s. pr 
 
 Boll . . . . If . 0 3 0 
 For Bear to the Horses 1 . 0 3 0 
 
 For shoeing Horses payd John 
 
 Flint from Novr. 18 1710 till 
 
 Aprill 18 1711 . ... 0 5 6 
 
 May 29 For 19 lb. 7 ounes yron from the 
 
 Marchant to Tarn youll 3s. 3d. 0 3 3 
 For a chapine oyl 9d. . . 0 0 9 
 Sepr. 21 For 2 Colts gelding the ordiner 
 
 price is a shillin I gave . . 0 4 0 
 For gras to Horse at Edn . . 0 2 6 
 To a Ferrier for the young coch 
 
 mare . . . . 0 2 6 
 
 For a bridle Is. payd Trotter 
 
 sadlers account at Kelso 15 . 0 16 0 
 For cutting down the Hay in 
 
 Jerriswood Park * . . 3 0 0 
 For cutting doun Coltcrooks 
 
 Meadow . . . 0 15 0 
 
 For horses at Edn. , . . 0 2 6 
 For poling sisers 5d. 9 fathom 
 
 9 threed tows 15d. strip lethers 
 
 16d. . . ... 030 
 
 For a fine bridle 26d. another 18d. 0 3 8 
 For 14 Bolls oates at 10sh* from 
 
 12 Ap. till 1st Sepm. . . 7 0 0 
 For 1 boll 1 fou peas at 15s. from 
 
 Apl. 12 till Sepm. 1 . . 0 18 0 
 To William Miller Gardner in the 
 
 Abay full payment of Barthola- 
 
 mew Gibson stablers account 
 
3.712] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 233 
 
 [Horsekeeping] [Sterling] 
 from 1 July 1711 till 21st Novr. £ s. d. 
 
 1711 8s. 8d. . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 To Pate Hunter stabler till 18 
 
 
 
 
 August 1711 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 To Pate Newton for shoeing 6 
 
 
 
 
 horse from Mart. 1710 till 
 
 
 
 
 Martemas'1711 1£ 10s., mending 
 
 
 
 
 the chariot 2s. 8d., rumping 2 
 
 
 
 
 horse Is. . . 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 8 
 
 To James Hunter wright for the 
 
 
 
 
 chariot mending . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For yron to the coach and Tarr 
 
 
 
 
 8s. 6d. from Liedhouse . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For dresing a boar skine Is°. lOd. 
 
 
 
 
 more . . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 For 20 Rucks Hay at 10s. pr c Ruck 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Grass to 14 horses 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To timber to the coach wheels 
 
 
 
 
 l£ 14s. 4d. yron l£ 5s. 4d. 
 
 
 
 
 making them l£ 8s. 4d., shoeing 
 
 
 
 
 them l£, collering 5s. 4d., Tarr 
 
 
 
 
 Is. . ;" . t . . 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 S. 
 
 £73 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 Expence of Coch and Horses 1712. Stg. 
 
 Coch etc. Horses Corn and Stra 
 
 For oyl to the coch . 0 4 0 
 For a comb and brush 0 2 3 
 For hemp sead . 0 16 
 
 For oats to the Horses 
 from the 1st Septmr 
 
 1711 till the 22 May 
 
 1712 at lOsh. pr bol] 
 
234 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1712 
 
 [Horsekeeping] 
 
 38 
 
 For strangers 
 horses . 2 
 May 23 For horses put 
 in the stable 
 chist this day 1 
 
 42 2 
 
 For light oats 
 
 to the horse 
 
 5s. 4 0 
 
 For pease at 
 
 15s. . 0 2 
 
 This stra 
 was 1711 
 crop and 
 spent last 
 
 For Peas Straw at 
 lOd. . 30st. 
 
 For oat stra at 
 8d. . 
 
 For bear strat 
 at 6d. > 
 
 100 
 
 32 
 
 year but To a boll Lang- 
 was forgot shaw light 
 to be in- oats 4s. 2d. . 4 
 cert "till For bear at 4sh. 8d. 
 the acct 2 fouls 
 
 was clos'd For helping the chariot 
 by Hunter 8 days . 
 For mending horse 
 
 furniture 
 For 100 nails to the 
 
 coach . 
 To the Ferrier for the 
 
 Gray Mare . 
 For oyl to the coach 
 For mending sadles by 
 Trotter 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 [Coch Horses Corn and Stra] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 4 0 
 
 0 1 0 
 
 0 1 
 
 0 4 0 
 
 21 4 0 
 
 10 0 
 
 0 0 6 
 
 15 0 
 
 3 6 8 
 
 0 16 0 
 
 0 16 8 
 
 0 4 8 
 
 0 2 0 
 
1712] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 235 
 
 [Horsekeeping] [Sterling] 
 
 [Coch etc. Horses Corn and Stra] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For oyle to Gray Mare 0 16 
 
 For bran and Drogs 
 
 when colded . 0 5 0 
 
 For 12 ells Girthing at 
 
 2d. very broad .020 
 For 2 pair strip lathers 
 
 2s. 3d., buckles 18d. 0 3 9 
 For shoe to a horse t 0 0 4 
 For Tarr to the coach 
 
 6d., oyl 2s., bleck 
 
 3d. . . .029 
 For expenc on the 
 
 road to Edn . 0 2 0 
 
 For mending the coach 
 
 and 2 pair shekles, 
 
 the shekles with nails 
 
 15d. a pair . .036 
 For expences on the 
 
 road ... 030 
 To a pyper at Red- 
 
 breas for the horse 0 10 
 
 Deem. 10 To Patrick Hunter in 
 
 full of all Accounts 
 
 for this year . 2 12 0 
 
 For two trees for polls 0 2 0 
 For mending of sadles 
 
 at Kelso, etc. .053 
 For mending sadles by 
 
 Mrs. Troter . 0 10 
 
 For the Hay of Jerri s- 
 
 wood Park last year 
 
 being still untoucht 6 0 0 
 
 For the llay of Colt- 
 crooks . . . 10 0 0 
 
 For stra which comes 
 
 to 7£ 5 of crop 1712 7 5 0 
 
236 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1709 
 
 [Horsekeeping] 
 
 To Pat Newton for 
 shoeing horse from 
 the last March 1712 
 till last March 1713 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 [Coch Horses Corn and Stra] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 £4 2 4 35 12 0 
 
 [1709] 
 
 Estate Management. 1 
 The expence of repairing tenants houses. 
 
 Deb: to Cash. [Scots] 
 March 22 For meason and wright wbrk in 
 Langshaw Milne allowed to 
 Thomas Ladly this day . . 44 7 8 
 
 For naills to sclate the house, etc., 
 
 of Langshaw . . . 6 10 
 June 8 For a milne stone to Langshaw 
 
 Milne bought by James Deas . 20 12 0 
 
 For doors to Moss houses . . 2 8 0 
 
 For a nather milston from Green- 
 law to Langshaw. 
 
 For sclateing the house of Lang- 
 shaw by Pat: Thomsone , 30 0 0 
 
 To Jamie Blakie 2 days at Lang- 
 shaw cutting timber . . 14 0 
 
 To Mellerstains workmen at 
 
 Langshaw Dam . . . 5 15 0 
 
 For helping to put up Langshaw 
 
 Park dicks . . 28 0 0 
 
 For repairein the stone dicks at 
 
 Langshaw . . . 16 0 0 
 
 For 6 loads lime for Langshaw 
 
 House . . . . 1 16 0 
 
 For divits to Langshaw House . 3 6 8 
 
 For thicking Langshaw stables . 4 10 0 
 
 N.B. — Many entries relating to this heading will be found under * Sundries.' 
 
iyo 9 ] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 237 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 To a milne wright for repaireing 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Langshaw Milne 
 
 42 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To said milne wright Munga Dick 
 
 
 
 
 half a boll meall . 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Munga Park measone for re- 
 
 
 
 
 paireing Langshaw Milne 
 
 48 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For yrone £5 10sh., casting divits 
 
 
 
 
 to Langshaw Milne £5 12s. 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For nails to the milne by John 
 
 
 
 
 Boe and other yron work 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For other expences at Langshaw 
 
 
 
 
 Miln by Ja: Ainsly 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 
 For reparations in Over Langshaw 
 
 
 
 
 and Mose Houses . 
 
 41 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 For glazing Langshaw Houss 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For lime to Langshaw House 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For casting divots to Langshaw 
 
 
 
 
 Milne .... 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For divits leading and other work 
 
 
 
 
 at Langshaw House 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For pan cratch a boll £l 14, Tarn 
 
 
 
 
 Youlls expence a night with a 
 
 
 
 
 horss going to the Pans for it, 
 
 
 
 
 he haveing corn along with him 
 
 
 
 
 6sh. 4d. and custome 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 For pan cratch to the Tour head 
 
 1 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 days bringing the cratch at 
 
 
 
 
 5s 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For drawing thack to the thicker 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For helpnig the pigion house at 
 
 
 
 
 Jerriswood • 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For a furlite to Langshaw Milne 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 369 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
238 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1710 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 Expence of repairing Tenants Houses 
 May 15 For repairing Tam 
 Williamsons house 
 and the smithes T: 
 Hop ... . .050 
 
 For 4 days thicking of 
 these houses by 
 Mowit . . .020 
 
 For building the 
 smidy belonging to 
 John Flint by Tam 
 H. . . , 0 10 0 
 
 [Sterling] 
 1710. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 0 17 0 
 
 For divits to Jamie Ormstons 
 
 
 
 
 house when he entred to it 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For repairing Coltcrooks park 
 
 
 
 
 dick by Kerncorse 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 For 4000 divits for Ormston and 
 
 
 
 
 Thomsons houses .. - 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For stinging the barn 9 \ day 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For 56 threve bear stra for sting- 
 
 
 
 
 ing the barn at 4d. per threve 
 
 
 
 
 1709 crop 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 To Hunter for 2 cuples in the 
 
 
 
 
 smithes house and two in Tam 
 
 
 
 
 Williamsons house and timering 
 
 
 
 
 them and helping the nurses 
 
 
 
 
 house ...... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 For service at the smidy 11 days 
 
 
 
 
 more at it and T: W: 19 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For 5000 divits for Tam William- 
 
 
 
 
 sons house .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For building the kitchen payd 
 
 
 
 
 Munga Dick 3 15 2 
 
 3 
 
 05 
 
 2 
 
 To Mungae for the park gate 
 
 
 
 
 makeing .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For the nurses house repairing . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 For John Brouns house, for 1709 
 
 
 
 
 repairing .... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 239 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For repairing Langshaw Dicks . 0 15 6 
 For repaireing Langshaw Milne 
 
 houses which compleats them at 
 
 James Ainslys entry payd to 
 
 Munga Dick . . . .200 
 For repaireing Mose Houses payd 
 
 the said Munga Dick in pairt 
 
 0 4s. 5J . . . 0 4 5 T % 
 
 For repairing Alexander Pringles 
 
 houses in Langshaw . . 0 7 3 
 For divits casting to Langshaw 
 
 Milne house at 12d. per thou- 
 sand 10 0 
 
 For lime to the slouse of the milne 0 16 
 For nails and wooud bands to the 
 
 Milne 0 2 8 
 
 To Munga Dick in full of Mose- 
 
 houses reparations . . 0 12 10| 
 For mending Langshaw Miln 
 
 whiel and traugh . . 17 6 
 
 For 4000 divits to malt barn, etc. 0 4 0 
 For repairing Coumsly Hill and 
 
 Over Langshaw payd Munga 
 
 Dick the timber all cutt on the 
 
 ground . . . . 11 4 0 
 For 3400 divits to Coumsly Hill, 
 
 and 2400 to Over Langshaw 
 
 5000 to Langshaw office houses 3 5 0 
 
 29 8 10 T \ 
 
 Reparations of Langshaw Barrony 1711. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For repairing Langshaw Park 
 Dicks when Thomas Turner 
 entred to them Mart. 1710 . 5 10 0 
 
240 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 
 Repairing Houses 1711. 
 
 For helping the walls of Mains 
 Houses by Imry . 
 
 May 29 For bilding up the Stable and 
 coachhouse by John Wilson 
 For three shovels 
 For cloding Jerviswood Park 5sh. 
 
 For building Jerviswood Park 
 door . . . . 
 
 For 17 J days work at Cochhouse 
 and Stable by John Wilson at 
 lOd. a day without meet . 
 
 For pan crach to the tour head 
 2s. 2d. pr boll, cariage 2s. 6d. . 
 
 For Nails 
 
 For building the Kitchen payd 
 
 Mungo Dick 2 15 2 
 For 53 days work of 5d. men 
 
 about the houses this year 
 For 114 5d. days at the Kitchen 
 
 For work about the House and 
 for dails, etc. 
 
 For cariing home the Dails the 
 100 dails the rest our own 
 horses ..... 
 
 For building the Kit- 
 chen by Imry in full 
 
 of his . . .18 0 
 
 For work about the House by 
 Hunter 33 days lOd. pr day . 
 
 For 468 foot pavement at 2d. pr 
 foot in kitchen and trance 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 6 0 
 0 3 6 
 
 0 10 
 
 0 14 2 
 
 0 4 8 
 0 10 6 
 
 2 15 2 
 
 113 
 
 2 7 6 
 
 25 0 0 
 
 0 13 4 
 
 For building „the 
 Kitchen by John 
 Young . 
 
 2 12 8 
 
 14 8 
 
 ) 
 
1712] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 241 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 
 For 45 days work at the quarie for £ s. d. 
 the pavement . . . 0 18 1 
 
 For helping Caltcrooks park Dicks 
 
 by Tarn Hope 5| . . . 0 5 6 
 
 For Nails from Liedhouse Is. 6, 
 
 yron for sundry uses 16sh. . 0 17 6 
 
 For inclosing the Thack Meadow 
 to the Tenants in Mellerstaine 
 Mains at 8d. pr Rood . . 7 3 4 
 
 For inclosing the Bogg in Meller- 
 staine Mains at 8d. pr Rood 12 0 0 
 
 S. 62 14 8 
 
 Expence of Repairing Tenants Houses 1712. 
 
 March 24 For puting a band 
 
 about Langshaw 
 
 Miston 1 
 For building Malt Barn 
 
 at 15sh. pr Rood . 
 For 2 days by Hunter 
 
 at Tho Willisons 
 
 House 
 For 5 days at Hall 
 
 Houses 
 
 July 3 To James Hunter for 
 John Humes House 
 cuples 5 
 For George Dodses 
 chimny and win- 
 dows 4 days . 
 
 Millstone. 
 
 Sterline Money 
 
 Barony of 
 Langshaw. 
 
 0 12 6 
 
 0 2 1 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 0 3 4 
 
 0 18 
 
 Q 
 
THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1712 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 For Timber payd John 
 
 Gibson for Fanns 
 
 Scooll . . 0 11 
 
 For bands to the spinle 
 
 and armes Lang- 
 shaw Milne . 
 For John Boes work 
 
 at the Spinle and 
 
 armes 
 To Ammers Wright 
 
 for work 4 days 
 
 there . 
 For timber to the 
 
 Garners house and 
 
 George Dodses . 1 5 
 For Meason and 
 
 wright work at 
 
 Garners house by 
 
 Munga Dick at 12ds . 
 
 a day lad 8ds. . 2 13 
 For work by Munga 
 
 Dick at making a 
 
 chimny to Dodses 
 
 House . . .01 
 For puting up Coum- 
 
 slyhill barn, etc. . 
 For Hillandmans ser- 
 
 ing Dick 12 days . 0 5 
 For more timber from 
 
 Park for Garners 
 
 House . . .19 
 For 4 doors crooks and 
 
 bands to Coumsly- 
 
 hill 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 8 
 
 0 3 8 
 
 0 2 6 
 
 0 3 10 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 0 
 
 15 4 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 0 13 4 
 
 £6 17 9 3 1 2 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 243 
 
 TE state Management] 
 
 
 
 
 For mending old 
 
 
 
 
 Ditch Dick in Colt- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 crooks . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For the Dick and 
 
 
 
 
 Ditch at 8s. pr 
 
 
 
 
 Rood in Coltcrooks 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For helping Coltcrooks 
 
 
 
 
 Ditch Dick 10 days 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For 10 thousand 
 
 
 
 
 Divits for Hall 
 
 
 
 
 House 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 lor 6 days work at 
 
 
 
 
 Hall House 5d. men 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 3000 divits to 
 
 
 
 
 Fanns Scooll 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For for Coltcrooks 
 
 
 
 
 park to Munga Dick 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 S. 
 
 £1 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Expence of Repairing Mellerstaine Tour and 
 offices Houses 1712. 
 
 For hair to plaster the Kitchin at [Sterling] 
 9d. a stone . . . . 0 6 6 
 
 For Nails 7s., more 4s. 6 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For 400 windows at 2d. J, 200 
 
 
 
 
 doors at 5d., 200 planshers at 
 
 
 
 
 8d. p hunder 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For Nails 4s. 4d., 1000 windows, 
 
 
 
 
 200 doors, 200 planshers 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 For 45, 5d. days at the quarie for 
 
 
 
 
 payment to the Kitchin, etc. . 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 For flooring the Milk House, etc. 
 
 
 
 
 by Thomson 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For 13 days Meason work about 
 
 
 
 
 the House by David Imry 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
244 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1712 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 For 65 days work of 5d. men £ s. d. 
 
 about the House, etc. . . 12 1 
 For 24 days 5d. men at the stone 
 
 quarie . . . . . 0 10 0 
 For work about the dicks by 
 
 John Clark 25 days at 5d. . 0 8 9 
 June 24 For biging the Collhouse 9 days, 
 
 other work 3 J days by Tarn Hope 0 12 6 
 For building the house of office by 
 
 Tho Hope 5 days . . 0 5 0 
 
 For nin score Dails from Eymouth 
 
 and Berwick to the house only 
 
 110 of them at lid. . . 5 0 10 
 For bringing home two carts full 
 
 Daills from Berwick . . 0 13 8 
 Ditt 16 To James Miller Glazier 2£ to 
 
 account in full of all 2£ Is. 8 . 4 18 
 For Nails from Liedhouse 2s. 8d., 
 
 for yron from him 3s. . 0 5 8 
 
 For lead 2lb. 4d., lime lis. 8d., 
 
 lime 5s 0 17 0 
 
 For Nails 5s. 4d., 3s. 5d., 4s., Is. 
 
 8d., and more 5s. 7d. . . 10 0 
 For t 60 Dails from Aymouth 
 
 brining home . . . 0 6 3 
 To William Moor lis. 6d. . . 0 16 
 To John Smith for makeing and 
 
 mending smith work 2£ . 2 0 0 
 Sep. 2 For wright work about the house 
 
 by James Blakie 4£ . . 4 0 0 
 For plastering l£, more wright 
 
 work by James Blakie 2£ 7s. . 3 7 0 
 To James Hunter for sawing 
 
 Dails lOd. a day 6 days • 0 5 0 
 
 For work about house and offices 
 
 houses by the 5ds. men, etc. . 4 14 8 
 
 S. £33 7 4 
 
1713] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 245 
 
 Expence of Repairing Tenants Houses 1713. 
 
 Mellerstanes Langshaw 
 
 For mending Lang- 
 shaw Milne Arms . 0 2 1 
 For Nails to the park 
 
 gate .... 003 
 
 For 2600 divits to 0 2 4 
 
 Fanns House 23 6d. a 
 
 days work by Jamie 
 
 Paterson that has it 
 
 0 2 9 0 2 9 
 To Munga Dick for 
 
 work at Fanns house 0 2 0 
 
 0 4 9 
 
 For cuting down colt- 
 crooks Hay . 0 17 0 
 
 For 5d. men at Colt- 
 crooks park . 0 18 6 
 
 For hay rakes 6 .014 
 
 For suples to the barn 0 13 
 
 1 18 1 
 
 June To Andrew Lambs 
 
 expences at fairs .010 
 July 17 To his expence .014 
 To his expences Is. 2. 0 1 2 
 
 £0 3 6 
 
 Expence of Repairing Mellerstean Tour and 
 
 office Houses 1713. [Sterling] 
 For 8 sto. whitening from Grive 
 in Dunce at 8ds. p stn. 
 June 18 For Nails . . . . 0 6 4 
 For Lead to door crooks . . 0 18 
 
246 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1713 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For a mutchkin lientsead oyl 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 16ds. 2d., white lead 8ds. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a Muchken Lintsead oyl 15ds. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 For a botle to hold it 2ds.^ 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 6 
 
 JL A 
 
 For 8 st. whitening Grive in Dune 
 
 
 
 at 8ds. pr ston 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 For a chopine lintsead oyl 14ds., 
 
 
 
 
 culours for dyill lOds. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For 20 J days stinging the house 
 
 
 
 
 8ds. and meat 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 8 
 
 For 100 threve bear stra at 3ds. 
 
 
 
 
 for stinging the house 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 To Pat Newton for smith work 
 
 
 
 
 till Lambes 1713 . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Mean Meason for work about 
 
 
 
 
 the house .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 5 J road meason work in the 
 garden dick upon the North 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 side by Robert Mean at lis. 8ds. 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For work by 5d. men about the 
 
 
 
 
 House and Dicks till the 18 day 
 
 
 
 
 July 1713 .... 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For 5d. men at back close till 18 
 
 
 
 
 July 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 yron snakes for windows 
 
 
 
 
 at Dunce .... 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For pan cratch 2s. 6d., cariing it 
 
 
 
 
 2s. 6d., paynting tour head 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 For a wainfull Dails bringing 
 
 
 
 
 from Berwick 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 For a rake lime 4s. 2ds. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For 8 trees and 60 dails from 
 
 
 
 
 Edmiston in Berwick 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 For smith work about the house 
 
 
 
 
 by Hardy .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For more smith work at Gordon 
 
 
 
 
 5s., more Is. 2d., more 8d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 For thicking the kitchin 2s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
1714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 247 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 For50Dailsat Is., 60at9ds. from £ s. d. 
 
 Will. Robertson in Aymouth . 4 15 0 
 For 4 lb. white leed a chapine lint- 
 
 sead oyl 2s. 7ds. . . . 0 2 7 
 For a tree from Park 5 Nails 3s. . 0 8 0 
 For wright work by James Blackie 3 9 0 
 
 £23 11 0 T 6 2 
 
 Repairing Mellerstaine Tour and office Houses 1714. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Ap. 14 For yron from James Liedhouse 
 
 last year haveing cleard all 
 
 accounts with him till this day 12 0 
 For lime lis. last year . . 0 11 0 
 For 7 loads lime at 6ds., 3s. 6d., 
 
 An r expences 9ds. to new house 0 4 3 
 For stones to soli the big oven 
 
 and building up the mouths of 
 
 Both with new hewen ston and 
 
 stons for their mouthes and the 
 
 workmenship with their meat 
 
 3 of them 3 days Sanders Mean 
 
 Ap. 27 
 
 May 24 
 
 and his sons a grot to the lads . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 To James Pringle at founding the 
 
 
 
 
 House 4d., Blakie at Aymouth 
 
 
 
 
 2s 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4. 
 
 To James Pringle for building the 
 
 
 
 
 back office houses 12d. pr day 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Jamie hunter for work about 
 
 
 
 
 the house last year 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For Nails to the new house 9s. 
 
 
 
 
 Nails 7s. 6d.. more 5s. . 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For 3 thousand Divits to the new 
 
 
 
 
 House ..... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 days barrowmen Is. 8d. A. 
 
 
 
 
 Hardy . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 & 
 
248 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 
 For thi eking the house 2s. 8d., 2 £ s. d. 
 shuffels 3s. 2d. . . 0 5 10 
 
 For bring home three wanefulls of 
 
 dails and trees to the house . 10 3 
 
 For glazing the new house 100 
 ches losens 36 foot wire losens 
 at 3d. and 4d. . . 2 0 0 
 
 For pavment and laying the litle 
 
 close by Alex r Mean . . 2 7 0 
 
 For days work about the house by 
 
 him 0 5 0 
 
 For expence of the cart horse 
 
 going to Coldstream . . 0 2 0 
 
 For mending the glass windows 
 
 from Aug. 18, 1713 till July 12 13 0 
 
 For Nails at severall times 17s. 2d., 
 
 Is 0 18 2 
 
 For 265 ells Casow at the well back 
 
 closes at 2d. pr ell without meat 2 3 4 
 
 For 5d. men 69 days at the offices 
 
 houses in back close . • 18 9 
 Sept. 6 For leveling and leeding stons to 
 
 the back closes 86 days . . 1 15 10 
 
 For 8 days Meason work about the 
 
 house 0 8 0 
 
 For 100 dais brought home in two 
 
 wains 0 13 6 
 
 For 4 trees from George Dods . 0 5 0 
 
 To Pate Newton for smith work 
 about the house and workmens 
 shuvels and house . . 0 13 6 
 Sept. 11 To 5ds. men 65 days at back wind 
 and sowing dails 6 of them 
 which clears of all the 3 work- 
 men to this day also 18 days 
 work by John Shirra 83 in all . 1 14 7 
 Nov. 19 To 5ds. men for work at Dicks 
 
 houses, etc. . . . . 2 18 
 
3714] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 249 
 
 [Estate Management] [Sterling] 
 
 Nov. 24 
 
 For Lime Is. 2d., 3s., glazing in 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 full to Miller by R. T. Is. 8d. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 For bands, locks, and snecks to the 
 
 
 
 
 offices houses by Hardy Smith 
 
 
 
 
 in Gordon Is. 4d., more 2£ 5s. 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 To John Mowit for stinging the 
 
 
 
 
 house and dick 
 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 For 20 dails from James Blakie 
 
 
 
 
 l£, cariing 3s.,4d. . 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 To Jamie Blakie cleard all ac- 
 
 
 
 
 counts and payd . 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For thicking the house by Young 
 
 
 
 
 \ J \JLCXi V u . . . . . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For 1 st. 11 lb. yron for quarie 
 
 
 
 
 work, looms mending 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For more yron 4s. 8d., 2 shuvels 
 
 
 
 
 3s. 2d 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 For 34 lb. lead 5s. 9d. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 
 £41 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 Mellerstaine, Janry 1714. Repairing Tenants Houses. 
 
 Mellerstaine. Langshaw. 
 To Amers Milne wright [Sterling] 
 for Langshaw Mile 
 
 Wheel ... 5 19 4 
 
 To Munga Dick for 
 over Langshaw barn 
 
 10 days 8ds. . 0 6 8 
 
 To Munga Dick 2 days 
 
 building up the 
 
 cross and tronn .020 
 To a Meason to finish 
 
 out the Malt Kill 
 
 and barn . .10 0 
 To Ainsly for over- 
 
 langshaw Houses . 0 6 0 
 
250 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1714 
 
 [Estate Management] 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To John Gray for 
 
 
 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 doors at Mosehouses 
 
 
 
 
 0 5 0 
 
 For a door to Coumsly 
 
 
 
 
 
 hill and 2 days work 
 
 
 
 
 0 4 8 
 
 For casting Divits to 
 
 
 
 
 
 the Malt barn 12ds. 
 
 
 
 
 
 p 1000 . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 2 suples 3d. more 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 suples 2 T ^d. 
 
 
 
 
 
 For rials and hudins 
 
 
 
 
 
 to Tarn Bell . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 For tar to the sheep 
 
 
 
 
 
 last year in the toun 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 To Hope Meason 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 days at Jerriswood 
 
 
 
 
 
 Park dick 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 To 5d. men at Jerris- 
 
 
 
 
 
 wood park dicks and 
 
 
 
 
 
 other dicks . 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 To 5d. men at Colt- 
 
 
 
 
 
 crooks park dick 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 days 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 
 Septm. 6 For 5d. men at the 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hay 27 days being 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 day each . 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 
 For 5d. men at the 
 
 
 
 
 
 park dicks 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 For working at the 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hay by 5d. men etc. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 For cuting the Hay in 
 
 
 
 
 
 nursary ground 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 2 days at Nurses 
 
 
 
 
 
 house . 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 £5 15 2 7 1 3 
 
1709] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 251 
 
 Expense of Garden. 1 
 
 Mellerstaines, Janr. 1709. Expence of the 
 
 Gardine. Deb: to Cash, [Scots] 
 
 r or & spaas to, a now xi 10s. . 
 
 7 
 
 ID 
 
 u 
 
 For men to work with the garner 
 
 
 
 
 at 5sh. per day 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 1U 
 
 
 For 3 rackes, a howe, a pairin 
 
 
 
 
 yron, a stalk for a line threed, 
 
 
 
 
 ana a pair 01 fork grains 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For plants at 4s. per 100 . 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Samuill Robsone in Brigend 
 
 
 
 
 101 garame seeas . * . 
 
 1 Q 
 
 x 1 
 
 A 
 \J 
 
 For spinage sead 4 ounces at 
 
 
 
 
 Edinburgh .... 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For 51 day by Tarn Youll in the 
 
 
 
 
 gardine at 5d. [stg.] 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 llPPTYTP I s ?, Hot* "wrkflrTYiATi cj"h "hTif ctavf\~\Tn(* 
 . X-j JJ KJ1 WUlJvlIlCll ctL LI1C gdlLllIlC 
 
 
 
 
 preceeding this date 
 
 29 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For wnrkififn nt thp cmrdinp 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For f54< fnnt - ocl^^*; fr»T Vin1"P hpH<! 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 s. 
 
 87 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Expence of the gardine 1710. 
 
 • 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For a lb. peas .... 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 Ap. 22d For workmen at 5d. a day, delving 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 To Tarn Youll at the boulling 
 
 
 
 
 green 15 J days 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 To White in Fans and Black in 
 
 
 
 
 Mellersteans at the boulingreen 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 For plants 3s. 6d., peas Is. 3d. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For gardine seads from Brigend 
 
 
 
 
 Garner 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 Many entries relating to this heading will be found under ' Sundries.' 
 
252 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1710 
 
 [Expense of Garden] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For 3 shuffels . . . 0 3 6 
 
 For 200 days work at the 
 
 Boullingreen at 5d. per day . 4 3 4 
 
 7 10 5 T % 
 
 Expense of the Gardine 1711. 
 For Spades 2 at 4sh. 6d., shaffels 
 
 4 at Is. 2d. 
 For Gardine seads 
 For pursly sead 
 For a watering cann c. o. . 
 For 106 5d. days at the Bowlin 
 
 green .... 
 
 [Sterling] 
 0 13 8 
 15 6 
 0 14 
 0 4 4 
 
 4 2 
 
 S. £4 9 0 
 
 Expence of the Gardine 1712. 
 
 For a lb. of white pease 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For men to work the ground at 
 
 
 
 
 5d. p day .... 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 For a lb. firr sead 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For inclosing the Nursary 80 5d. 
 
 
 
 
 days ..... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For 78 5d. days trinching and 
 
 
 
 
 setting trees and in gerdine 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For 19 days at Jerriswood 
 
 
 
 
 Nursary more 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 38 days ditchen out the 
 
 
 
 
 Nursary Dicks 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 10 
 
 For 25 days more at setting out 
 
 
 
 
 the trees .... 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
1713] OF LADY GRISELL BA1LLIE 253 
 
 [Expense of Garden] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For young Trees bought by John 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Hope which was a perfit cheat 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For Elm sead from Hundalie 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 shuffels 2s. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a line threed 7d. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 For gardine seads by John Hope 
 
 
 
 
 from Samuell Robsone . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 For a syth .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a spade 3s. 8 a shovell 18d. 
 
 
 
 
 another shovell 14d. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 For a spade 4s. 2ds. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For 5ds. men at the Green 80 
 
 
 
 
 days ..... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 8 
 
 For 5d. men at the Gardine 20 
 
 
 
 
 days ..... 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 S. 
 
 £13 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 Expence of the Gardine 
 
 Sterling 
 
 For a spade Berwick 3s. 6d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For floors 2s., 2 shovles c. 0. 3s. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For a long syth 2s. 2d., sharpening 
 
 
 
 
 stons 4ds. a pice . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 For a spade c. 0. 4s., 3 lb. clover 
 
 
 
 
 sead 2s. 3d. .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 For a lb. lime sead 5s. 6d. . 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For 5ds. men and others at the 
 
 
 
 
 Boulling green and banks 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 For 5d. men at the North wall till 
 
 
 
 
 18 July .... 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 For 5ds. men at Gardine 4s. 6d. 
 
 
 
 
 at for close l£, gravell 4 . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 For 5ds. men at the Gardine 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For 34 ewe trees from William 
 
 
 
 
 Miller 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
254 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1713 
 
 l_jcj-x.peii.se 01 ^jraraenj 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Jb or a rolmg ston from Kimmer- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 gham ..... 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For Gardin seads and tree seads 
 
 
 
 
 C _ „ 11 T"> v 
 
 samuell Kobson 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For John Humes expences 2s. 8d., 
 
 
 
 
 more Is. ... 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 For trees from Earlston 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 
 £21 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 Expence of the Gardine and Planting 1714. 
 
 March 
 
 Sep. 6 
 Sep. 9 
 
 
 Sterling 
 
 -f— 1 , ft -f- 11 1 
 
 For trees from Jedbrugh . 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Sr Pat. Scots Garner for geting 
 
 
 
 
 the Allers .... 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For 2 spades at Edn. 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For John Humes expences going 
 
 
 
 
 about seeds, trees, etc. . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 For a spade from my father 
 
 
 
 
 4s. . . . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a syth 2s. another syth and 
 
 
 
 
 2 sharping stons 3s. 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For Gardine seeds this year 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 For 2800 thorns 10s. pr 1000 . 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For Anemonys 4d. Ranunculus 3d. 
 
 
 
 
 Junquils Id. Tulips 2d. . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For 40 plains Id. pr pice, 1000 
 
 
 
 
 Elms 15s.}, 100 geans 2d. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 For 200 firs 12s. pr 100 . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 5d. mens work in the Gardine 
 
 
 
 
 and at planting 192 days for a 
 
 
 
 
 years time .... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For smith work by Pat Newton 
 
 
 
 
 till this day .... 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
1694] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 255 
 
 [Expense of Garden] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For Akorns 2s., Mrs. Mean Is. . 0 3 0 
 For lines Is 0 10 
 
 14 9 10 
 
 Expence of the Gardine and Planting 1718. 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For chestons and Walnuts . 15 0 
 For 300 horse chestons . . 0 6 0 
 For a sneding knyf Is. 6d. . 1 11 0 
 
 3 2 0 
 
 For corn to Cart Horses . . 2 5 0 
 
 Doctors and Surgeons. 1 
 
 To docters and chirurgions. 
 
 1694 To a consultation of chirurgions [Scots] 
 Janr. 4th for my leg . . . 34 16 0 
 March 18 To John Baillie cherurgion for 
 
 drawing my wife blood . 5 16 0 
 Jun. 6 To John Baillie and DocterKirton 2 
 
 for wateing on me in my flux . 92 16 0 
 
 July 2 To Mr. Knox for letting blood . 3 12 0 
 
 1695 For blooding . . . . 3 10 0 
 For Sarsaroot 3 . . . . 16 6 0 
 
 1 Many entries relating to this heading will be found under ' Sundries.' 
 
 2 Doctor George Kirkton, a first cousin of George Baillie. See p. 31. 
 
 3 Sarsa or sarsaparilla, a still much employed medicine. 
 
256 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Doctors, etc.] [Sterling] 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 Augt. To Docter Sincklair. 1 . . 11 12 0 
 Novr. To Docter Burnits man at two 
 
 times. . . . . . 5 16 0 
 
 To John Baillie cherurgion . 34 16 0 
 
 For Sarsa root . . . 6 0 0 
 
 January To Docter Sincklar . . . 11 12 0 
 
 S. 226 12 a 
 
 To more expence of Docters, etc. 399 14 0 
 
 S. 626 6 O 
 
 1696 To Docters and cherurgions. [Scots] 
 
 January 
 
 To George Kirton for his pains . 
 
 29 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Aprill 
 
 For 3 fb. sarsaparella 
 
 13 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Docter Sincklair . . 
 
 46 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 To Mr. Rainolds per recept 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Mr. Rainalds 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For Andersons pills . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Georg Kirkton 8 rex dollers to 
 
 
 
 
 
 account .... 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Georg Kirton for blooding . 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 May 
 
 To Georg Kirton to acount 
 
 13 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 January 
 
 To Docter Burnits man 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1697 
 
 To Docter Senclair . 
 
 52 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To his man . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 Elsewhere called Dr. St. Clair. Probably Dr. Matthew St. Clair of Herd- 
 manston, East Lothian, the ancestor of the present Lord Sinclair. He was a 
 deputy-lieutenant of East Lothian, and was in command of the party who went 
 to interview Mr. Hepburn of Humbie, who in 17 15 was considered as likely to 
 join the rising. In the skirmish which followed Keith's younger son was killed, 
 'the first that was killed in the late rebellion.' — Rae's Rebellion. In revenge 
 the Highlanders plundered Herdmanston House 'of everything valuable which 
 they could carry with them.' — Rae's Rebellion. 
 
1694] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 257 
 
 [Doctors, etc.] [Scots] 
 
 Febr. 12 To Georg Kirton a guiny at 23s. £ s. d. 
 
 6d 14 2 0 
 
 Jany. To Docter Sincklair . . 69 12 0 
 
 1698 To Docter Sinckair . . . 59 14 0^ 
 
 S. 197 8 a 
 
 Small Payments. 
 
 Sundry small things. 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 1 Tun TJ/~vt» tii^loc 
 
 ioy* O U.I1. J? Ol IllLllcb .... 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Vi /~\ Y* WO nAli T"\l 1 /""I /2k t* O Y\ /~A TOCO W"l 1 Y"* 
 
 X 1 OI Ucipcl , JJUClcI, dlltl JclbclIIlIIl . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 Tn Grppnnplr^ m^n ^ 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1U IllcLLCl Iclllo LVJ JclJJclll • . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For drinkmony and horss hire at 
 
 
 
 
 Temple .... 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 October For caring books 14s., for paper 
 
 
 
 
 and for a coch 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For sevarell small things 6fb. for 
 
 
 
 
 safer of a mufe 2tb 18. . 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For paper, wax, pens, 14s, pins, 
 
 
 
 
 knitins, 12s. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1695 For sevarell small things ltb. 16, 
 
 
 
 
 sevarell things 3ib. 13 . 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 23 To Christinins .... 
 
 8 
 
 14 
 
 a 
 
 For a coch 14s., Greenocks man 
 
 
 
 
 14s., flitting the seller lOsh. . 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 a 
 
 To Lisi Rainald for my Robins 
 
 
 
 
 vallantin gloves 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the poor 6Tb., to Jedbrughs 3 
 
 
 
 
 cochman 14s., corks 9sh. 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1 Sir John Shaw of Greenock. 
 
 2 Japanning must have been a comparatively new art in Scotland at this time, 
 for in 1705 a petition was presented to Parliament by Sarah Dalrymple for 
 leave to carry on 'a japaning manufactory,' which was opposed by two glass 
 makers, 1 M. la Blanc and Mr. Scott.' 
 
 3 William Kerr, Lord Jedburgh. 
 
 R 
 
258 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Jun. 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 Novr. 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 [Small Payments] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 For tape thrid 12s., to a barber 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 14s., to a nurs 3ib. 10 . 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To a poor woman lib. 8, drink 
 
 
 
 
 mony to nurses 7 . 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Foracoch7s. ToReths 1 nurs3tb. 
 
 
 
 
 10, thrid and knitins 2ib. 2s. . 
 
 5 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 To John Formons mariadg for my 
 
 
 
 
 self and gris . 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For letters 13s. Lady Boyis 
 
 
 
 
 womans mariadg . 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For taking Nany to Polwarth 
 
 
 
 
 Hows and to buy sop 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Docter Sincklars childs 
 
 
 
 
 christining .... 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For powder and jassamin . 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To the woman in the tobuith 
 
 
 
 
 lib. 9s. To Tarn Noble lib. 9s. 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For letters lib. For letters from 
 
 
 
 
 London betwixt August 94 and 
 
 
 
 
 this day .... 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For helpin windows 10s. To 
 
 
 
 
 Manson, barber, 14s. 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Drink mony in the contry 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For letters .... 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 To Adam cochman . 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Provist Chis's nurs 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To letters at the post 2lb. 4 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Greenocks man 14, Torwoodlys 
 
 
 
 
 nurs 3lb. .... 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To Drumsho boys, etc. 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 S. 122 0 0 
 
 Alexander, Lord Raith, at one time Lord Treasurer Depute for Scotland. 
 
1696] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 259 
 
 [Small Payments] [Scots] 
 
 
 Sundry small debursments, 1696. 
 
 £ 
 
 Q 
 O . 
 
 A 
 
 Janr. 
 
 To Andrew Lamb 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 yj 
 
 
 To hansels .... 
 
 10 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 20th For knitins and tap 15s. . 
 
 o 
 
 1 *5 
 
 X o 
 
 
 Aprill 
 
 For letters 9s. to Ladikins to a 
 
 
 
 
 
 poor woman 11. lis. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For threed 11. 14s., for coch heirs 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. 9s 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 
 For letters 11. 5s. For paper 7s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 powder 121., to An Faa 11. 9s. 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 o 
 
 
 To Justice Clarks 1 nurs 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 o 
 
 
 For a bell and cord to the door 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 o 
 
 
 For cariing books 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 o 
 
 
 For washing a goun 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 
 To a christining of a child of 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rreastmills 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 o 
 
 
 To the woman in Tolbooth 
 
 o 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 Julv 
 
 For letters 15s., mor 41. 8s. 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 To Will Padyen 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 o 
 
 
 For a hather brush 3s., pins 10s. . 
 
 o 
 
 13 
 
 o 
 
 Agust. 
 
 For threed 18s., pins 10s., knitins 
 10s. 
 
 
 
 
 
 To the falconer 14s. 
 
 o 
 
 14 
 
 o 
 
 Sept. 
 
 To the Justice Clarks man 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 o 
 
 Octobr. 
 
 To a barber for half a year 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1st 
 
 For 4 ounces of threed 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 o 
 
 Novr. 
 
 For letters .... 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Car when he brought in Rachy 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Will: Padyen 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 
 To gloves to Marin Lidas . 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the woman in Tolboth 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Meg Vas .... 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Gavin Plumers 2 nurs . 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 
 To my sister Elisabeth I gave her 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 S. 
 
 65 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 1 Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, appointed 28th November 1692. 
 
 2 Frequently mentioned in the Account Book of Sir John Fotriis, 
 
260 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1697 
 
 January 
 1st 
 
 March 
 
 Agust. 
 
 Sep: 
 
 Octor 12 
 
 [Small Payments] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 Sundry small Debursments, 1697. 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 s. 
 
 j 
 a. 
 
 To hansels and new years gifts 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To Wisharts man 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For letters .... 
 
 000 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To drinkmony to Conservater and 
 
 
 
 
 Cap[tain] Drumonds nurses 
 
 005 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 To the barber a quarter . 
 
 001 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 For a letter from John 
 
 000 
 
 13 
 
 00 
 
 To Justice Clarks man lti. 9s., to a 
 
 
 
 
 poor man 14s. 
 
 002 
 
 13 
 
 00 
 
 To Provist Chieslys 2 nurses 
 
 005 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 To pouther 8sh. 2 quer paper 14s. 
 
 001 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 To Jame Carein in arls and to 
 
 
 
 
 Jacson 14s. 6d. 
 
 001 
 
 01 
 
 06 
 
 To my fathers cochman in drink- 
 
 
 
 
 mony ..... 
 
 002 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To the old woman 
 
 000 
 
 14 
 
 06 
 
 To flint and ball 
 
 000 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 To my sister Breastmills nurs . 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To An Faa .... 
 
 000 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 For letters to b. 
 
 000 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 To the barber. .... 
 
 001 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 To fieing and arls 
 
 001 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For wafers .... 
 
 000 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 To Grisies master for cols . 
 
 000 
 
 14 
 
 06 
 
 For sweat powther 12s. 
 
 000 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 For letters .... 
 
 000 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To Jamie Carr .... 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For letters .... 
 
 000 
 
 15 
 
 00 
 
 To a cochman .... 
 
 000 
 
 14 
 
 06 
 
 For bringing Dorathie Farellton 
 
 
 
 
 from Berwick 
 
 003 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 To chairmen .... 
 
 001 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 For cariing a chair and box twis . 
 
 000 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 For sevarell little things . 
 
 007 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
i6 9 6] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 261 
 
 [Small Payments] [Scots] 
 For pins and other litle things £ s. d. 
 per Francy Newtons account 002 04 00 
 
 S. 62 18 0 
 
 Brothers and Sisters' Accounts. 
 
 1696 Pay'd to my brothers and sisters. 
 January To Archibald Baillie. [Scots] 
 
 the 18 To Baillie Faa on his acount 
 
 62 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 24 To him 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Aprill To him 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Will Johnston on his acount . 
 
 17 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 May 13th To John Murduck on his acount 
 
 
 
 
 per recept .... 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To my mother in law on his acount 
 
 66 
 
 13 
 
 8 
 
 To Archbald per recept 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 July 19 To Archbald Bewhauen on his 
 
 
 
 
 acount per recept . 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To the Lady Gradins 1 servant 
 
 
 
 
 Marg rt Ingles on his acount . 
 To Breastmill 2 on his acount 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Hew Mintgumary on his 
 
 
 
 
 acount ..... 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John Wight on his acount 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To him brought from the 4 page 
 
 986 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To John Bayllie. 
 July 96 To pay a bill for him . . . 130 0 0 
 To him he pay'd his skiper and 
 
 conservaters lady . . 30 0 0 
 
 To Manson for a wige to him . 17 8 0 
 
 1 Helen Johnston, daughter of Lord Wariston, and aunt of George Baillie, 
 married George Hume of Graden. 
 
 2 Dundas of Breastmiln, Linlithgowshire, married George Baillie's sister 
 Rachel. 
 
262 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1696 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To him he lent a Ham bargeman 
 
 1 / 
 
 c 
 0 
 
 A 
 \J 
 
 iu linn wuen iic went awdy l\j 
 
 
 
 
 crons, more lib. 9 
 
 31 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 To pay his chamer rent 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Harton to be his night goun 
 
 12 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 For making his goun 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To him by bill to Holland 
 
 120 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 360 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Payd to my brothers and sisters 1697. 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 January To my sister Hellin . 
 
 
 009 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 To linin to her 
 
 
 007 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To muslin to her 
 
 
 001 
 
 19 
 
 00 
 
 To muslin to her ruffils 
 
 
 001 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To her ant Johnston on 
 
 her 
 
 
 
 
 acount .... 
 
 
 026 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 To her for flowrd muslin . 
 
 
 007 
 
 15 
 
 
 To Elisabeth. 
 
 
 
 
 
 January To her . . 
 
 
 002 
 
 00 
 
 
 To her in mony 
 
 
 009 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 To her 2 ells strip flanell . 
 
 
 005 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To her 5 ells alamod 
 
 
 012 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 To linen for her 
 
 
 007 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To strip muslin to her at 3ti. 18 
 
 
 
 
 per ell . 
 
 
 008 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 To muslin for ruffils at 3li. 
 
 
 001 
 
 10 
 
 00 
 
 To her ant Johnston on 
 
 her 
 
 
 
 
 acountt 
 
 
 026 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 Jun. 22d To her . 
 
 
 006 
 
 06 
 
 00 
 
 Septm. To her .... 
 
 
 004 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Novr. To her 3ti. 12s. 
 
 
 003 
 
 12 
 
 00 
 
 To her for flourd muslin . 
 
 
 007 
 
 15 
 
 
1698] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 263 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] [Scots] 
 
 March 
 
 To John Baillies acount to Cowin 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 xayior ..... 
 
 
 fin 
 
 f\c\ 
 
 
 To Chisim shoemaker on his 
 
 
 
 
 
 acountt .... 
 
 
 Uo 
 
 
 Septm. 
 
 To Mr. Robison on his acount 
 
 120 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 To him a doller 
 
 002 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 
 To Cowin taylor in full of ane old 
 
 
 
 
 
 acount ..... 
 
 010 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 Johns account is £147 6 0. 
 
 
 
 
 Febr. 28 
 
 To Robert he got for his master . 
 
 002 
 
 14 
 
 00 
 
 
 To him 10s., to making a wastcoat 
 
 
 
 
 
 12, hat and gloves llli. 2s. 
 
 012 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 March 
 
 To 3 pair shoes by Chisim 6ti. 8s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 to him lli. 4s., puder 10s. 
 
 008 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 Ditto 
 
 To him lti. 9, more lti. 9, stokins 
 
 
 
 
 
 to him lti. 6s. 
 
 004 
 
 04 
 
 00 
 
 Aprill 
 
 To him lti. 10, more 16s. 6d. 
 
 002 
 
 06 
 
 06 
 
 May 
 
 To him to go over the water lti. 
 
 
 
 
 
 9sh., more lti. 9s. 
 
 002 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 Jun. 
 
 To him lti. 9s., for wntting his 
 
 
 
 
 
 book 5ti. . 
 
 006 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 July 
 
 To him Hi. 9s., stokins lti. 14s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 bukels 16s. .... 
 
 003 
 
 19 
 
 00 
 
 Agust. 
 
 To a wige llli. 16, ane other wige 
 
 
 
 
 
 2h. 18s., shoes 2ti. 14 . 
 
 017 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 
 To him lti. 9s. To him 14s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 muslin to him lti. 4s., mending 
 
 
 
 
 
 10s. . . . 
 
 003 
 
 17 
 
 00 
 
 Septr. 
 
 To him 2ti. 18s., more lti., puder 
 
 
 
 
 
 14s. shoes 2li. 13s. 
 
 007 
 
 05 
 
 00 
 
 
 To him lti. 9s. butons, threed, shoes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 mending and lti. 2s. lid. 
 
 002 
 
 11 
 
 00 
 
 
 To muslin to him at 3li. 8s. 
 
 011 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 Febr. To James to give his master, 
 
 8ti. 14s., writting master, 2li. 14 011 08 00 
 
264 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1698 
 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 To him for books, 10s., shoes lti. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 16s., to himself 10. 
 
 002 
 
 16 
 
 00 
 
 
 To stokins to him 19s., puder 10s., 
 
 
 
 
 
 to ge over the water lti. 9s. . 
 
 002 
 
 18 
 
 00 
 
 March 
 
 To pay 3 quarters at the scooll . 
 To stokins lti. 6s., to his writing 
 
 017 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 
 master 14s., to him 9s. . 
 
 002 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 Jim. 
 
 To shoes lti. 10s., dressing a hat 
 
 
 
 
 
 6s., gloves 6s. 6d., pokits 6s. 6d. 
 
 002 
 
 09 
 
 00 
 
 October 
 
 To books to him 2ti. 9s., to Lily 
 
 
 
 
 
 for him 14s. 6d. . 
 
 003 
 
 03 
 
 06 
 
 
 To stokins 18s., candle to his scool 
 
 
 
 
 
 14s. 6d., to himself 10s. . 
 
 002 
 
 02 
 
 06 
 
 Fdenburg, '99. Mony pay'd my brothers this year. 
 To Archbald Baillie as follows. 
 
 1699 To Georg Drumond in Edinburgh 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 January tolbuth . . . 
 
 63 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Andrew Carr per instructione 
 
 57 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Febr. 24 To Robert Spence . 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To chamber rent 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 To John Rainalds 
 
 20 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Mr. Dumbar 
 
 70 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To loos a panded coat, the man in 
 
 
 
 
 Canigate Tolbuth . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To man in tolbuth 9 
 
 009 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To him at severall times 30 19 0 
 
 30 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 For Mr. Bonnar 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 October For boord to Will Paton per 
 
 
 
 
 recept . . . . 
 
 129 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To William Thomson per accumpt 
 
 
 
 
 and recept .... 
 
 
 
 
 John Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 January To him ..... 
 
 81 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To him which was the last he got 
 
 
 
 
 befor he counted . 
 
 38 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
1700] 
 
 OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 265 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] [Scots] 
 June To him the ballance of his count £ s. d. 
 
 
 that he had his brothers not for 
 
 1169 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 July 
 
 To hime which was the first he 
 
 
 
 
 
 got after he counted with his 
 
 
 
 
 
 brother .... 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 To his poll .... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To his docters 
 
 49 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 November To him his principall sume of 
 
 
 
 
 
 333ti. 6s. 8d., intrest 185ti. 8s. 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 Od 
 
 518 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 
 James Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 Febr. 
 
 To him at severall times befor his 
 
 
 
 
 
 accumpt was made 
 
 32 
 
 06 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Baillie Bowdens accumpt the 
 
 
 
 
 
 first after his counting . 
 
 205 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 Decmr. 
 
 To him at severall times this year 
 
 
 
 
 
 as per Cash book . 
 
 155 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 The ballance of his last account, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candlemas '99 
 
 134 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 Robert Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 Febr. 
 
 To him quhich was the last befor 
 
 
 
 
 
 cumpting with his brother 
 
 49 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 
 To him at severall times after 
 
 
 
 
 
 cumpting and per Grahm's 
 
 
 
 
 
 account .... 
 
 72 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Baillie Bowdens accumpt 
 
 317 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 
 To a bill from Holland 
 
 520 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 To ballance of his last account, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candlemas '99 £157 5 6 
 
 
 
 
 Edenburgh, 1700. My brothers. Deb: to Cash. 
 
 Archibald Baillie. [Scots] 
 To Francy Newton per accumpt . 29 5 0 
 To Mr. Abercrummie per accumpt 16 10 0 
 
266 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1700 
 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 June 
 
 To Mr. Dumbar by instructions . 
 
 38 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Will: Papon [sic] for boord 
 
 
 
 
 
 and poket mony . 
 
 194 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 For loosing a bible was panded . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 August 24 To Will: Cowins accumpt . 
 
 25 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Provist Johnstons accumpt . 
 
 96 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 To a baxtcr in town 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To pay Hay, wige maker . 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 To one Duncan in town 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 
 To him at severall times in cash . 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Dmicrilp T^nhi^nn 
 
 5 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Deem. 
 
 To William Pat on for 6 monthes 
 
 
 
 
 11th 
 
 boord and poket . 
 
 no 
 110 
 
 
 0 
 
 
 To him by Plumer when he was in 
 
 
 
 
 
 the Tolbooth 
 
 54 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 John Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 
 To his poll .... 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To hime per recept . 
 
 480 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 Robert Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 
 For his poll .... 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 To Francy Newton per accumpt 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 James Baillie. 
 
 
 
 
 Decmr. 4th To him at sevarall times as per 
 
 
 
 
 
 his recept .... 
 
 121 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 Ditto 30 
 
 To him being the first after he 
 
 
 
 
 
 sign'd his account in Deem' 4th 
 
 22 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 Edenburgh, January 1702. My brothers. Deb. to 
 
 Cash. 
 
 Archibald. [Scots] 
 
 20 To Georg Edgar on his precept . 53 3 0 
 
 March To Breastmill for him . . 3 0 0 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 267 
 
 [Brothers, etc.] [Scots] 
 
 2d 
 
 r Fo mv <;i<Ni"pr Bt*pj} dirnill npv 
 
 X VJ Illy ololtl Ul C< I o L 1 11 1 1 1 L/Csl lllo 
 
 £ 
 
 c 
 
 o • 
 
 KX» 
 
 
 IJl IJ \j .... 
 
 1 2 
 j_ — 
 
 o 
 
 vj 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 jlo ii.nci.ro w L/ar per nir [Sic] recept 
 
 q 
 
 fi 
 O 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 1\ To \r 1 K 
 IVxcLy x u 
 
 1U llllllbCll .... 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 id in \t cic^pT* T-sfPti ctmi 11 q wnmfin 
 
 1U AllV Olol/Cl XJl Cdo Lllllllb WUlliclll 
 
 
 
 
 
 pel 111b picCcpt 
 
 1 A. 
 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 1U -IliJ MblCi J_>1 CclbLilllil LU aL- 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 TY"1 T"\f" f\ 1 4"r»P' Q r»/"k'\7'£» coin T^rf/'Onf 
 
 UUIlipL Ul l/llC dUUVc bdlU piCCCpL 
 
 
 
 
 
 thp wholp "nrppFTk't" hpincr for 
 
 VV HUlt ^J 1 Cl/C Vt Vj UClll^ ± W-L 
 
 
 
 
 
 XUU kjCOLb .... 
 
 ±0 
 
 u 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 J; Ul d blvlll LU Illb UllCllcb dllLI Ullc 
 
 
 
 
 
 cipnf" 1t» mv qiQi"pt* T£t*P£i c?|-rrYTill 
 
 OClll/ liU HIV JJICiloL llilll . 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 1 4 
 
 ft 
 
 June 9 
 
 To him sent by his man to Breast - 
 
 
 
 
 
 mill 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 To my sister Breastmill on his 
 
 
 
 
 
 precept .... 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 VJ 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 For shoes .... 
 
 O 
 £k 
 
 VJ 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 For lowsing his brothers watch he 
 
 
 
 
 
 panded .... 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 XVJ 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 July 18 To Ms. Stothert in Lanrick on his 
 
 
 
 
 
 precept .... 
 
 X 4 
 
 xu 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 August To Francis Newton per his precept 
 
 VJ X 
 
 18 
 
 ft 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 To my sister Breastmill in pairt of 
 
 
 
 
 
 a precept of £52 12s. Scots 
 
 
 VJ 
 
 0 
 
 VJ 
 
 
 To my sister Breastmill in full of 
 
 
 
 
 
 the precept of £52 12s. . 
 
 1 fi 
 
 10 
 
 xJL 
 
 f\ 
 
 VJ 
 
 Oct. 6 
 
 To Georg Edgar one his accumpt 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 Novr. 26th To my sister Breastmill per his 
 
 
 
 
 
 precept .... 
 
 57 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 
 To my sister Breastmills woman 
 
 
 
 
 
 in full of the precept abovesaid 
 
 
 
 
 
 of £60 Scots .... 
 
 30 
 
 16 
 
 • 
 
 0 
 
 [1698] 
 
 The expence of my mothers funerals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 
 To her dead linin 
 
 060 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 
 To her coffin .... 
 
 076 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
268 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1698 
 
 [Mother's funeral] 
 
 [Scots] 
 
 To charge of her lying in the 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 church ..... 
 
 029 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 For writting the letters and paper 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For plumkake 18ti. bisket 36 
 
 054 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 For glases .... 
 
 13 
 
 00 
 
 0 
 
 For brecking the ground . 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 To the batthels 
 
 07 
 
 05 
 
 
 To the kirk tressorar 
 
 52 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For the morcloath 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For the grave and turf 
 
 08 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To the bell man 
 
 02 
 
 08 
 
 
 To the poor . . 
 
 06 
 
 00 
 
 
 For coch and harse 
 
 37 
 
 04 
 
 
 For cariing the letters 
 
 08 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 For keeping the stairs 
 
 01 
 
 10 
 
 
 To the man that drove the harse 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 
 For cariing letters to the country 
 
 03 
 
 00 
 
 
 To drink mony to the surgons 
 
 
 
 
 man . . .* 
 
 07 
 
 08 
 
 
 To the wrights man 
 
 02 
 
 00 
 
 
 For wins and seek, my oun 
 
 129 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To the herralds for her scuchens 
 and horsemunting per ther 
 accompt . • . . . 210 06 8 
 
 750 9 8 
 
 Of this mony only 
 
 p'ayd out presently, 
 
 the wine being in the 
 
 howse . . . 478 12 00 
 Heralds and wine 
 
 together is . . 339 18 8 
 
 S. 818 10 8 
 Given out for sundry small things 68 1 0 
 
 818 10 8 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 269 
 
 My Father-in-law 1 
 
 Robert Baillie of Jerriswood, Esqr. was eldest son to 
 George Baillie of Jerriswood. His Mother was sister to Sir 
 Archibald Johnston Lord Warriston. After having been 
 educated in the Universitys of Scotland he went abroad 
 to study the law, and, being at Paris when Sir William 
 Lockart of Lee was first time Ambasoder at that Court, 
 he was recommended by Sir William Lockart to the 
 Popes Nuncio then at Paris to travel with him to Rome, 
 which gave him an opertunity of being acquainted with 
 many great men. 
 
 Returning to Scotland some years therafter, he was well 
 seen in the Civel Law, divinity, History and whatever else 
 could acomplish a Gentleman and good Christian. Abount 
 the year 1661 he married 2 Mrs. Rachell Johnston, Daughter 
 to the Lord Warriston. When the Lord Warriston was 
 committed to the Tower in the year 1663 Jerriswood came 
 from Scotland to wait of him, and stayed at London untill 
 The Lord Warriston was sent to Scotland. Then Jerris- 
 wood went to Scotland and attended him till his Death. 
 It is observable That from the time of my Lord Warristons 
 Death Jerriswood had an impression on his Spirit that he 
 would suffer death for the Cause of his Religion in the 
 same place that my Lord Warriston did, which he told to 
 some of his nearest friends long before his death. 
 
 Also about two years before he died, having been long in 
 the fields alone, he came in and told his Lady that he 
 would Certainly Suffer Death at the Cross of Edinburgh 
 for his principles ere long. 
 
 Tho' he was a very Bright man he would never accept of 
 any publick Employment, nor be member of parliament, 
 
 1 The words ' My Father-in-law ' are in Lady Grisell's handwriting, and are 
 endorsed on the paper. The document itself is not in her hand, and is unpunc- 
 tuated. 
 
 2 * 20 January 1661. Proclaimed in marriage Mr. Robert Baillie of Jerviswood 
 and Rachel Johnston, daughter of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston.' 
 — Lanark Parish Registers. 
 
270 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 because he would not take the Declaration Test and other 
 Oaths imposed at that time. Yet he lived always peaceably 
 under the government, acknowledged the King's authority, 
 and Declared in his last words that he never intended any 
 thing against the government but to have things redressed 
 in a parlimentary way. 
 
 About the year 1677 Mr. James Kirton, late Minester of 
 Edinburgh, who was seized in his own Chamber by 
 Captain Carstairs unwarrantably without any order, 
 Jerriswood, being lodged near by, was Called, and desired 
 the Captain to show his order for apprehending Mr. 
 Kirton; and he having none to produce, Jerriswood Rescued 
 him out of the Captan's hands. Jerriswood was summened 
 to Appear nixt day before the privy Council, and having 
 appeared was fined in five hundred pound Str. and com- 
 mitted prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh. Afterward 
 was sent prisoner to the Castle of Stirlen where he Con- 
 tinued a long time. 
 
 In the year 1678 Jerriswood went to London with Duke 
 William Hamilton and the Noblemen and Gentlemen to 
 represent the grivences of the Highland Host invading 
 the West of Scotland. 
 
 About the year 1682, when the Duke of York was appointed 
 Commissioner for the parliament of Scotland, Duke 
 William Hamilton, Lord Tarras and many other members 
 of parliament had concerted to Oppose The Duke's being 
 Commissioner because he was a papist, and had the 
 Oppinion of Sir George Lockart and Sir John Cunningham 
 two Eminent Lawyers who thought it was against law. 
 Jerriswood being consulted all along by Duke Hamilton 
 etc. in that affair, tho he was no member of parliament 
 but as a man very Capable of advising them, The Duke 
 of York, being come to Scotland, by his intrest kept the 
 two lawyers from pleading against him ; but Jerriswood 
 was looked upon by the Duke with a Jealous eye and as 
 an enimy to the government because of his opposing 
 popery and arbitrary power 
 
 About the year 1683 Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbles 
 of Sesnock, Jerriswood, Commissar Monro and several 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 271 
 
 other Gentlemen were seised in London. Jerriswood, being 
 brought before King Charles the Second and the Councill, 
 was charged with tresonable practices and of being En- 
 gaged in a plot against the Government, which he abso- 
 lutly denyed. The King Threatned him with the Boots 
 in Scotland, to which he answeared, His Majesty might 
 give him Spurs too but he Could Say nothing but the 
 truth. He was returned to the gate house and laid in 
 Irions, where he continued Six Months, and afterwards 
 sent down in a Yaught to Scotland with Sir Hugh Campble 
 etc. and there confined Closs prisoner in Edinburgh 
 Tollbooth, where being Called and examined before the 
 Councill and charged with Conversing with and advising 
 the members of Parliament to oppose the Duke of Yorks 
 being Commissioner and several other things Relating 
 thereto of which there was no proof, yet he was fined 
 in Six thousand pound Str. It was then thought their 
 malice would have gone no further against him but he was 
 Still detained Closs prisoner, during which time he was 
 afflected with a fever of Sex weeks Continuance, and 
 before he was well recovered there came an order from 
 Court to pursue him before the Justiciary for his life. It 
 was very remarkable the thursday night before he Re- 
 ceived his indictment he had some glorious Manefestation 
 from God, and on the friday morning he wrot out a note 
 which he convey' d by his keeper to his Sister Mrs. Kirton 
 in which he said 6 Sister, Praise, praise God with me for I 
 ' have got such a glorious Manifestation of God this night 
 ' as I would not exchange for Many Many Worlds. They K Chas: th 
 
 * are thirsting after my blood, which they will get, but Some ^^35 ebl 
 
 * of the greatest of them will live Short while after." 
 
 It was very extraordinary The Justiciary Court pro- 
 ceeded against him on the same grounds and Reasons 
 for which he was fined by the Councill without ever the 
 Councills Sentence being recalled. 
 
 On Munday the 22 of December 1684 he received his 
 indictment to Appear befor the Justice Court at ten a 
 Clock the day following, wher Sir George Lockart was made 
 assessor to Sir George McKenzie, then King's Advocat, to 
 
272 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 plead against him. He was Carried out in his nightgown 
 not being fully recovered of his fever, and was kept in the 
 Court untill one on the Wedindsay morning, returned 
 again to prison, appeared before them again about 
 eleven the same day, and Received Sentence of death to 
 be execute the very Same day betwext two and three in 
 the afternoon. When he returned to prison after Receiving 
 his Sentence, he prayed publickly before all in the room. 
 Some of his words were ' Lord, we take this Severe Sentence 
 from the land of man as a love token from the heart of my 
 God This night Shall I be a piller in the House of God 
 to go furth no more and I shall be with the Generall 
 Assembly of the first born and with the Spirits of Just 
 men made perfect and the Mediator of the new Covenant 
 which is best of all.' 
 
 A little before his excecution there came two of the town 
 Curats Mr. Trotter and Mr. Londie to desire access to him, 
 but his Lady and her sisters told them none of them 
 Should come there to trouble him. He pleasantly said he 
 would be content to Speak with the brethren, but he Saw 
 the Sisterhood were not for it and he had little time to 
 Spare. Some of his fellow prisoners came to take their 
 leave of him, asked him what Lord Tarras and others 
 had witnessed against him. He answeared, 6 Who Could 
 Remember fire Side discourse Several years ago.' For he 
 could not Remember whether one word of it was true or 
 not. But, tho none of the witnesses agreed in any one point 
 in the proof against him, yet they Thirsted So much after 
 his blood that it was resolved this great and good man 
 Should be made a Sacrifice to Popery and arbitary power. 
 He said also to some of his fellow prisoners they are to cutt 
 me in pices and Send me thorrow the Country but do 
 what they will this body Shall be a glorifyed body in the 
 day of the Resurrection. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 273 
 
 Memoradums and derections to Servants and 
 ruels layd down by my Mother both fer their 
 diet and work. Copyd and colected together 
 1752, made by her Deer. 1743, and the derec- 
 tions given to the severl Servants. 
 
 To the Butler 
 
 1. You must rise airly in the morning which, will make 
 your whole business and houshold accounts easie. 
 
 2. Two bells are to be rung fer every meal ; for break- At the stated 
 fast half an hour after 8 and at 9 ; for diner half an hour hours - 
 after 1 and at 2 ; for super half an hour after 8 and at 9. 
 
 At the first bell for super lay the bible and cushions for 
 prayers. 
 
 3. Have bread toasted, butterd tost or whatever is 
 orderd for breakfast all set ready by the second bell. 
 
 4. Consider your business and have a little forethought 
 that you may never be in a hurry or have anything to 
 seek, to which nothing will contribut more than having 
 a fixt and regular places for seting every thing in your 
 custody in order, and never fail seting every thing in its 
 own place, which will prevent much trouble and con- 
 fution, and soon make every thing easie, when you know 
 where to go derectly for what you want. 
 
 5. See that the back doors of the Porch be shut as soon 
 as the last bell rings for diner and super. N.B. 
 
 6. That all the servants that are to wate at table be 
 ready in the room before we come. 
 
 7. That you may never have occation to run out of 
 the room for what is wanted have always at the sideboard 
 what follows or any thing ells you can foresee there can 
 be occation for 
 
 Bread Water peper vinigar 
 
 Ail wines mustard shalot 
 
 smal Beer sugar oyle sallad 
 
 s 
 
274 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 N.B. 8. Stand at the sideboard and fill what is cald for to 
 the other servants that come for it, and never fill, nor let 
 any other do it in a dirty glass, but as soon as a glass is 
 drunk out of, range it derectly in the brass pail which 
 you must have there with water for that purpos, then 
 wype it. 
 
 9. Never let the dirty knives forks and spoons go out 
 of the dinning room, but put them all in the box that 
 stands for that use under the table. 
 
 10. When a signe is made to you, go and see if the second 
 course is ready, then come and take away all the first 
 course before you set down any of the second. 
 
 11. In like maner when a sign is made take away the 
 second course. 
 
 12. Take the napkine of the midle of the table and 
 sweep all the bread and crums clean of all round the table 
 into a plate. 
 
 13. Have any desert that there is ready to set doun, 
 always have butter and cheese, and set plates and knives 
 round. 
 
 14. When all that is taken away, set doun water to 
 wash. 
 
 15. Then take away the cloath and set doun what wine 
 is cald for, with the silver marks upon them, in bottle 
 boards, and a decanter of water, and glasses to every one 
 round. 
 
 16. When diner and super is over, cary what leaves of 
 smal beer and bread into the Pantry your self, and the 
 cheese, that nothing may go to waste. 
 
 17. As soon as the company leaves the dining room 
 after diner and super come imediatly and lock up what 
 Liquors are left, clean your glasses, and set every thing 
 in its place and in order. 
 
 18. Always take care to keep your doors and your 
 cuberts lockt where you have any charge. 
 
 JV. li 19. The Plate must always be clean and bright, which 
 a little wiping every day will do, when once it is made 
 perfectly clean, which must not be by whitening but a 
 little soap suds to wash it, or spirit of wine if it has got 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 275 
 
 any spots, and wiping and rubing with a brush and then 
 a piece Shambo leather. 
 
 20. The Pantry, seler and Larder and every thing that 
 is under your care must be kept perfectly clean and 
 sweet, which will require constant attention, but if things 
 are alowed to run into dirt and confution, double the time 
 and pains will not set it right, and every thing that stands 
 in dirty places will soon grow musty and stinking and unfit 
 to be used. 
 
 21. Let not the dirty cheney go into the kitchin till 
 the cook be ready to clean it and empty the meat of them 
 into pewter dishes befor it goes to the second table, and 
 see that none of them is brock when you put them by. 
 
 22. Who ever breaks cheny, glasses or bottles let me 
 know that day, otherways thay will be layd to your 
 charge. 
 
 23. Be exact in giving your pantry cloaths to wash, and 
 in geting them back and keeping them together. 
 
 24. Clean everything without delay and put all your 
 things in order after every meal and after tea. 
 
 25. Have tea, water and what may be usualy cald for 
 in the afternoon ready, that it may not be to wait for. 
 
 26. Every morning clean all the bottle that have been 
 emptyd the day befor, and set them up in the bottle rack, 
 this will save much trouble and make cleaner bottles, 
 then when the dirt is allowed to dry in them, if any has a 
 bad smel or sedement sticking to them, to make them as 
 sweet and clean as new, boyle some wood ashes in watter 
 and make a strong Lee, put the bottles into it befor it is 
 cold, let them soak in it all night, next day wash them 
 well in it, then in clean water, a few hours standing in 
 the Lee may do for those not very dirty, and hang them 
 in the bottle rack with their heads down, the most neces- 
 sary thing for having good wine and ale is clean bottles 
 and good corking, every bottle must be ranced with a 
 little of the Liquor that is bottling, and one bottle of it 
 will do the whole. 
 
 27. Be constantly atentive in looking about to see 
 what any one wants at table and when you take away a 
 
276 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 dirty plate take also the dirty knife and fork and give all 
 clean. 
 
 28. You must keep your self very clean. 
 
 29. At one a clock in the sumer when the servants are 
 at out work all the stable people, carters and maids go 
 to diner, in the winter they dyn at the hour with the rest 
 of the family altogether after we have dynd, but in the 
 sumer you and those that wait at table must dyn after us, 
 both second table and later meat are alowed a clean table 
 cloth every other day, and you must see that all get their 
 vituals warm and in order without confution or waste. 
 
 N.B. 30. You must see that all the servants about the stables 
 and out works be out of the kitchin before ten a clock, 
 except when any of them is obliged to wait at super 
 
 N.B. 31. The under butler puts on the gentlemens fiers, cleans 
 their boots and shoes, helps you to clean every thing, and 
 to get breakfast and to cover the table, etc. 
 
 32. If any of the family is indesposed and eat in their 
 room, require back from the person you gave it to any 
 thing that is under your charge, such as knives, forks, 
 spoons, glasses, linnen, etc., and never allow any thing 
 of that sort to go about the house or to be out of its proper 
 place. 
 
 33. Deliver carefully back to the house keeper what 
 ever table linnen you get from her and upon no account 
 make any other use of them, nor dity them by wyping 
 any thing as you have cloaths for every use you can want. 
 
 34. N.B. Bring up your Account books every monday 
 morning and lay them at my room door. 
 
 35. Every servant gets a mutchkin of beer every meal, 
 except when they get milk, which is always when there 
 is any to give them, and then they have only beer for their 
 diner. 
 
 36. The servants gets half an Oat loaf at every meal, 
 or if it is broun bread or Ry, the loaf is set down to eat 
 what they want, but no pocketing or waste alowed, and 
 that you must see to, and observe these ruels for bread 
 and beer, for your account of it must hold out with this. 
 
 37. N.B. If a glass of wine is cald for to company bring 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 277 
 
 as many glasses on a salver as there is people, and fill it 
 befor you come into the room, and leave the bottle at the 
 door in case more is wanted, and have a clean napkin 
 hung over your arm. 
 
 The Servants Diet 
 
 There is to be brewed out of every Louthian Boll of 
 Malt 20 gallons of small beer, our coper and looms brews 
 2 1 bolls at a time which is 50 gallons, that is 400 Scots 
 pints. From 6 furlets of Malt that is a Louthian boll 
 and half there is 240 scots pints of beer. 
 
 pints 
 
 17 servants 3 mutchkins a day each is about 13 
 
 pints a day which in 14 days is . . . 182 
 For the table 2 pints a day in 14 days is . . 28 
 For second table 2 pints a day is and 2 more . 30 
 
 240 
 
 This calculation is when all the servants get beer. 
 
 8 stone of meal or broun flower should fully serve 17 
 servants eight days. 
 
 There is 30 loves out of the stone of Oat meal, the same 
 reckoning to be made of broun flower or Ry, backt in half 
 peck, 1 loaves. Beef salted for the servants is cut in pieces 
 of as many pounds as there are common servants, if 15, 
 every pice is 15 pounds, no alowence in that for the second 
 table, they geting what comes from the first table. 
 
 Sunday they have boild beef and broth made in the 
 great pot, and always the broth made to serve two days. 
 
 Monday broth made on Sunday and a Herring. 
 
 Teusday broth and Beef. 
 
 Wednesday broth and 2 egs each. 
 
 Thursday Broth and beef. 
 
 Fry day Broth and Herring. 
 
 1 This should surely be half pound ; a peck is a measure of capacity containing 
 about two stones. 
 
278 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Saterday broth without meat, and cheese, or a puden or 
 blood pudens, or a hagish, or what is most convenient. 
 
 In the big pot for the 2 days broth is alowed 2 pound 
 of barly or grots, or half and half. 
 
 Breakfast and super half an oat loaf or a proportion of 
 broun bread, but better set down the loaf, and see non is 
 taken or wasted, and a muchkin of beer or milk when 
 ever there is any. at diner a mutchkin of beer for each. 1 
 
 Derections for the House Keeper 
 
 The servants diet belongs to her charge but I chose to 
 put it altogether. 
 
 To get up airly is most necessary to see that all the 
 maids and other servants be about their proper business, 
 a constant care and attention is required to every thing 
 that there be no waste nor any thing neglected that should 
 be don. 
 
 The dayry carefully lookt after, you to keep the kie of 
 the inner milk house where the butter and milk is, see 
 the butter weighted when churn'd, and salt what is not 
 wanted fresh, to help to make the cheese and every now 
 and then as often as you have time to be at the milking 
 of the cows. 
 
 Keep the maids closs at their spining till 9 at night 
 when they are not washing or at other necessary work, 
 weight out to them exactly the soap, and often go to the 
 wash house to see it is not wasted but made the proper 
 use of, and that there be no linnen washt there but those 
 of the family that are alowed to do it. often see that 
 they waste not fire either in the wash house or Landry 
 and that the Landry be keept clean. 
 
 Take care that the Cooks waste not butter, spices, nor 
 
 1 From the data here given ihe cost of feeding a servant would seem to have 
 amounted to about 3d. per diem, made up thus: bread f^d., beer £§d., meat 
 ffTjd-> eggs or herrings £$d., barley J|d., sundries ^d. — total Vo^. = 3d. In 
 this calculation oats are taken at 10s. per boll, barley at 3d. per lb., malt at 
 15s. per boll, eggs at 2d. per dozen, and meat at 2d. per lb. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 279 
 
 any thing amongst their hands, nor embasel it, and that 
 the kitchin fire be carefully lookt after and no waste, let 
 it be getherd after diner and the cinders throwen up that 
 non be throwen out, neither from that nor by the Chamber 
 maid. 
 
 Make the kitchin maid keep all the places you have 
 lookt up very clean, also the kitchin, Hal and passages, 
 and see the Cook feed the fouls that are put up right and 
 keep them clean or they can never be fat nor good. 
 
 To take care the house be kept clean and in order, help 
 to sheet and make the straingers beds, that the beds and 
 sheets be dry and well aird. get account from the chamber 
 maid of what candles she gets from you for the rooms and 
 see there be no waste of candle nor fire any where. 
 
 Keep the kie of the cole house but when it is wanted to 
 get out coals, but be sur it be always lockt at night, that 
 the Turf stack be not tred down but burnt even forward, 
 let them fill all their places with coals at once, that the 
 kie be not left in the door. 
 
 To make scimed milk cheese for the use of the family 
 when ever there is milk enough for it. when there are 
 more cows then the dairy maid can milk so soon as they 
 shoud be, let Grisell Wait or any other in the toun I shall 
 name help her and get for doing it a pint of scim'd milk 
 a day. 
 
 As every thing is weighted to you give out nothing but 
 by weight. 
 
 6 ounces pruens for Cockaleekie or stove. 
 
 6 oun. Makerony for a smal dish, 8 oun. larger. 
 
 6 oun. vermiceli for a soup. 
 
 a pound peas for a puden or soup. 
 
 for best short bread 8 lb. flower 3 lb. butter, second 
 short bread 8 lb. flower 2 lb. butter. 
 
 For a bun of 5 lb flower 1 lb butter, 2 lb raisins, 1 lb 
 curants, 4 ounces caraway seed, 4 ounces sugar and barm. 
 
 The servants sheets is changed once a munth. 
 One week the body linnin is washt, the second week 
 table and bed linnin and always bouckt when the weather 
 
280 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 will alow of it, the third week the landry maids must be 
 keept closs at spining and at all times when they have not 
 other necessary business, such as Hay and Harvest and 
 the Barn which the dairy maid goes to when she has a 
 moments time for it, and always to the miln with any 
 melder. the dairy maid, house maid and kitchin maid 
 always to spine when they are not otherways necessarly 
 imployd which they will often pretend to be if they are 
 not diligently lookt after and keep to it. 
 
 Thomas Yool, George Carter and postilion do not wash 
 in the house nor 
 
 John Hume the Carter. 
 
 The other men servants wash in the house or out of the 
 house as I can agree for them, but not at a certainty, 
 when washt out I give lOsh. a year for each of them. 
 
 All the scim'd milk that can be spaird after serving the 
 family or when cheese is not made of it, to be measurd 
 and sent to Grisell Wait who sells it and accounts for it, 
 or gives it away to such poor people in the toun as I give 
 her a note of. but non of them to come about the doors 
 for it. 
 
 Take care there be no hangers on, nor santering odd 
 people come about the house, but those that have business 
 and that not at male time, which they will always do if 
 not hinder d. 
 
 See that all the maids keep their dusters and washing 
 clouts dry and in order, and not let them ly about in hols 
 wet, which soon rots and makes an end of them. 
 
 See that every one keeps what is in their charge in there 
 proper stated places, then nothing will be out of order, or 
 to seek when wanted, nor any hurry. 
 
 In general to keep all the servants in order, with some 
 authority and make them obay you and do their duty 
 without feed or favour to any, and to look after every 
 thing with the same care and faithfulness as if it was 
 your own, then few things can go wrong, if diffident or 
 ignorant of any thing, ask derections from me or Mrs. 
 Menzies or any that can inform you. 
 
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 EXTRACTS FROM BOOK MARKED 
 ' BILLS OF FAIR ' 1 
 
 Lord Orknays, 2 Oct. 12, 1715 
 
 Peas soup relief hame and 
 
 boyld chickens 
 with bate butter 
 and slices of bread 
 and limon 
 
 pidgion py 
 
 sewd bief very 
 tender with sallarly 
 
 spinich 
 stacks with minst 
 meat about them 
 
 pickled sols 
 
 aples 
 Chestons 
 pears 
 
 Rosted Turkie 
 
 4 rosted partrages 
 
 friassy of cocks- 
 combs and 
 sweat breads 
 
 milk in a boill 
 confections 
 milk 
 
 pears 
 peald walnuts 
 aples 
 
 - 1 There are one hundred and seventy of these. 
 
 2 Lord George Hamilton, Earl of Orkney, fifth son of the Duke of Hamilton, 
 one of the Lords of the Bedchamber to George I. He married Mrs. Villiers, 
 William iii.'s mistress, after the death of Queen Mary. She is commemorated 
 by Swift for her wisdom and ugliness, and according to Lady Mary Wortley 
 ■Montagu she drew the greatest number of eyes at the coronation of George II. 
 " She exposed behind a mixture of fat and wrinkles, and before a very consider- 
 able protuberance which preceded her. Add to this the inimitable roll of her 
 eyes and her gray hairs, which by good fortune stood directly upright, and 'tis 
 impossible to imagine a more delightful spectacle.' 
 
282 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Duck of montroses 1 super 
 
 Scots collips w* 
 marow and black 
 pudins about them 
 friasy rabits rost cheas 
 
 ratafia cream frut earned cream 
 
 rost small 
 wild foull 
 
 Sunday, Christenmas 1715, w* 9 of our f rinds 14 at table 
 
 in all. 
 
 Plumb patage with sagoe and 
 a few frute 
 relief minsht pys 
 
 fricascy chickens 
 
 Bran 2 
 rost bief 
 
 plumb puden 
 
 cold toung 
 
 butter and chease 
 
 aples 
 chestons 
 
 a rost goos 
 
 Bran 
 wild foull 
 
 Desert 
 Ratafia cream 
 sillibubs 
 
 Jellys 
 
 oyster loves 
 
 Jacolet walnuts 
 and almonds 
 stewd pears 
 
 butter and chease 
 
 1 James Graham, fourth Marquis and first Duke of Montrose, at this time 
 Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, married Lady Christian Carnegy, second 
 daughter of David, Earl of Northesk. The Duke and Duchess seem to have 
 been very intimate friends of the Baillies, as their names occur frequently in the 
 Accounts. Lockhart was not unnaturally very sore at the Duke becoming a 
 Whig, and sums up his character as follows : ' He was a man of good under- 
 standing yet was led by the nose by a set of men whom he far surpassed, and 
 never in all his by-past life did one material action that was prudent and 
 discreet. His courage upon certain accounts was much questioned, but his 
 unsincerity and falseness allowed by all.' 2 Brawn. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 283 
 
 Lord Orfoords, 1 28 Dec r . 
 
 rost bief on by table 
 cut by servants 
 
 2 partrages 
 and partrages hasht 
 ragow hogs feet 
 
 Chestnuts 
 butter and cheese 
 
 sup 
 rost mutton 
 
 Bisquet 
 
 2 ser 
 
 Deseart. 
 Jellys 
 
 Confections 
 
 Jellys 
 
 a relief 2 young geas 
 
 Ragow cokscoms 
 
 rosted larks and 
 other small birds 
 
 aples 
 butter and cheese 
 
 oranges 
 
 Bishop Sarums 2 Christenmas Din r . 
 
 Plumb patage relief Scots colops cokscombs 
 little bals and sawsages 
 
 fricasey forst 
 meat 
 and other 
 things 
 
 Bisquets 
 
 stwd aples 
 
 Bran 
 Rost Bieff 
 
 Minsht pys 
 Bran stood still 
 a side of lame 
 
 Deseart 
 
 sillibubs 
 Jellys 
 Pears oranges 
 
 orange pudine 
 
 Larks rosted 
 
 stwd pears 
 
 Bisquits 
 
 1 Edward Russel, Earl of Orford, at this time First Lord of the Admiralty. 
 
 2 Dr. Gilbert Burnet, Lord Bishop of Salisbury, chaplain to William in. 
 His mother was a sister of George Baillie's grandmother, so they were first 
 cousins once removed. As Bishop Sarum died on 17th March 1 7 1 5 the dinner 
 recorded must have been his last Christmas dinner. 
 
284 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 1715 
 
 Jan r . at home, 8 at table w* the duck of Montros. 1 
 
 Broth relief of salmond 
 
 pudens hages 
 sheap head 
 
 2 
 
 checken py 
 
 Lobsters peas 
 2 rosted turkies 
 
 Duke of Roxburgh, 2 January 3, 1715. 
 
 soup with a foull relief of fish 
 fricascy chickens little py of cocks combs 
 
 lams stons 
 
 leg rost mutton 
 2^ 
 
 Rosted wild foull 4 or 5 
 sparagrasse athine aple py dry'd whitiens 
 
 a rosted turkie 
 
 Deseart 
 Limon Cream 
 dry'd aples chestons 
 confections 
 
 shelld walnots Jellys pears 
 
 1 See p. 282. 
 
 2 John, fifth Earl and first Duke of Roxburgh, at this time Secretary of State 
 for Scotland. He married Lady Mary Finch, only child of Daniel, Ear* of 
 Winchelsea and Nottingham, and widow of William Savile, Marquis of Halifax. 
 His Grace had been very closely associated with Baillie at the time of the passing 
 of the Act of Union, being one of the inner circle who directed the voting of the 
 * Squadrone Volante.' Lockhart describes him as follows: ' He was a man of 
 good sense improven by so much reading and learning that perhaps he was the 
 best accomplished young man of quality in Europe, and had so charming a way 
 of expressing his thoughts that he pleased even those 'gainst whom he spoke.' 
 The Duchess of Roxburgh was said to be the original of the Roxana of Lady 
 Mary Wortley Montagu's Town eclogue. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 285 
 
 Gen 1 Erles, 1 10 May 1715 
 Green Soup 
 
 Makrell colopes 
 hens w* colloflour 
 
 2^ 
 
 Rost hear 
 
 soles tartes 
 green peas 
 
 Mr. Mitchels, Feb. 29, 1716. 
 
 Soup relief salmon 
 
 fricascy of rabits a py 
 
 rost a saddle of mutton 
 
 2nd 
 
 3 rost ducklins 
 
 rague sweat breads sparagras 
 truffle and morels 
 
 4 rost chickens 
 
 April 1717. Duck and Duck Montrose Lord 2 and 
 
 Lady Rothes 
 
 Soup relief cods head with alle sauce 
 fricascy rabits natle cale 3 boyld chickens 
 
 boyld hame 
 
 1 General Erles. Probably Colonel Giles Earle, distinguished both in war 
 and politics. He attached himself first to the Duke of Argyle, and was known 
 as 'the Duke of Argyll's Erie.' He was appointed in 1718 groom of the Prince 
 of Wales's bedchamber, and afterwards filled several other posts. He was a 
 coarse humorist who played for his own hand, and eventually became more or 
 less the tool of Walpole. 
 
 2 John Leslie, eighth Earl of Rothes, eldest son of the fifth Earl of Hadding- 
 ton by the elder daughter of the Duke of Rothes, who left no sons. On succeed- 
 
286 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 2nd 
 
 a rosted fillet of bief Larded with a rague of sweat 
 breads under it 
 Ptansy Crawfish limon puden 
 
 rague sweatbreads sparagrass 
 
 8 rost ducks 
 
 Deseart 
 ratafia cream and gellies 
 chestnuts cheas butter 
 
 oranges confections aples 
 
 cheas pistoches 
 sillibubs 
 
 1718, 26 May, At Mr. Jhonstons. 1 
 
 soup with a foule 
 relief boyld hame and pidgeons 
 beans and bacon fricasey of chikens 
 
 rost veall with rague saus 
 relief of rost mutton 
 
 ing to the earldom of Rothes he assumed the surname of Leslie, and resigned 
 the earldom of Haddington to his younger brother. He married Lady Jean 
 Hay, daughter of John, second Marquis of Tweeddale. He was another of the 
 Whigs for whom Lockhart had not a good word to say, * being false to a degree, 
 a contemner of honour and engagements, extremely ambitious, ridiculous, vain, 
 and conceited (tho' of very ordinary parts and accomplishments), extravagantly 
 proud and scandalously mercenary.' 
 
 1 Son of Sir Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston (executed 1663), and uncle 
 of George Baillie. He was for many years Secretary of State for Scotland under 
 William and Mary, but was dismissed over the Darien Scheme in 1696. He 
 was generally known as * Secretary Johnston,' and at one time was probably 
 the most unpopular man in Scotland. Lockhart cannot find words in which to 
 express his hate and contempt for that ' vile and execrable wretch,' who never- 
 theless was 1 much esteemed ' by Queen Caroline for his humour and pleasantry. 
 He married Catherine Poulett, daughter of the second Baron Poulett, and lived 
 latterly at Orleans House, Twickenham, where he cultivated fruit and enter- 
 tained royalty. Lady Grisell's accounts show that many barrels of herrings 
 were sent to him from Scotland by his dutiful nephew George Baillie. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 287 
 
 frayd eles 
 archocks 
 
 Milk 
 strawberes 
 milk 
 
 2 Cour $ 
 a goos 
 tarts 
 3 chickens 
 
 peas 
 cold salmond 
 
 Dessert 
 
 Milk 
 
 Chirries 
 
 silibubs with strawberres 
 sweet meats 
 oranges milk 
 
 Augst 1718. Lord Sundrelands, 1 4 folks at table 
 
 Soup without anything init 
 Hog potch of bief mutton veall 
 
 2 
 
 boyld sols 
 fricasy chickens 
 
 3 
 
 Rost fillet bief 
 puden 
 
 4 
 
 4 patriedges 
 bottams of Raeteehocks 
 
 2 young hairs 
 
 Desert 
 
 frut sillibubs 
 frut frut 
 
 Limon cream 
 
 1 Charles Spencer, third Earl of Sunderland, married, first, Lady Arabella 
 Cavendish, fifth daughter of the Duke of Newcastle, and, second, Lady Anne 
 Churchill, second daughter of the Duke of Marlborough. He was at this time 
 First Lord of the Treasury. He was a great book collector, and a most un- 
 attractive character. His son succeeded as Duke of Marlborough. 
 
 broyld eells 
 
 frut 
 frut 
 
288 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Dinner at Sir William Bairds, 30 Dess. 1718 
 brown soup 
 chached calfs head 
 
 2 nd 
 stewd carp 
 asalray sel d 1 
 rost Lame. 
 
 3rd 
 
 fasond with Larks about it mintched 
 pys jellies bran 
 
 salmond scoloped oysters 
 
 gundie partrages 
 with pickels and wood cocks. 
 
 Lord Anadall, 2 29 January 1719, 10 at table 
 Brown Soup 
 Relief fish 
 
 backed pudins stewed Breast of veall 
 
 Beef or Mutton py 
 stewed fillet of boyled chickens 
 
 Beef 
 
 whit soup 
 relief boyld Turkie with 
 forsed balls and sagages 
 
 1 A celery salad. 
 
 2 William Johnstone, third Earl and first Marquis, married, first, Sophia, 
 daughter and heiress of John Fairholm of Craigiehall, Linlithgowshire, and, 
 second, Charlotte Vanhose, only child of John Vanden Bempole. * He was a 
 man framed and cut out for business, extremely capable and assiduous ; of a 
 proud, aspiring temper, and when his affairs and politics went right, haughty to- 
 a great degree ; and vice versa the civillest, complaisantest man alive, and a 
 great affecter of popularity.' — Lockhari's Papers. He played for his own hand, 
 and was trusted by neither party. 
 
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 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 2^ C. 
 
 Phesan and partrage 
 sparagras scoloped oysters 
 
 aple tart w* cream 
 ragu of sweet broyled salmond, 
 
 bread and cockscombs 
 
 3 Ducklins 
 
 Desert 
 
 a salver with sweet meats 
 stweed pears pistosenuts 
 butter chees 
 sillibubs and jellies a lagere salver sillibubs and jellies 
 wt sweet meats 
 cheese butter 
 pistashe nuts stweed aples 
 
 a salver with sweet meats 
 
 super 
 confections 
 
 Lobster rost lame 
 
 silibubs and jellies a ring w* wild silibubs and jellies 
 foull collops and pickles etc. 
 bran cold tart 
 
 confections 
 
 feb r 23, 1719. Super att home D and Ducthess of 
 Montross Lord and Ladye forster. 
 
 4 rost chickens 
 salmond collops 
 Candles 
 
 eating poset fatafia cream 
 
 pattie a salver w* jellies and a hair ragud 
 
 sillie bubess 
 
 T 
 
290 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 sago lemon hatted 
 
 kit 1 
 
 Candles 
 
 frecasy veals drest Lobsters 
 
 feet 3 Ducklines 
 
 At home Lady Mary Worthly. 2 
 A soup with Marrabon 
 
 2 
 
 boyld lam 
 a plum pudine 
 
 3 
 
 rost turkie with mushrom sauce 
 and pickles w* a litle bread 
 
 Desert 
 Curds 
 
 pears Jelly aples 
 
 cream 
 
 1 Hatted Kit, a preparation of milk, etc., with a creamy top. 1 Make 2 
 quarts of new milk scalding hot, and pour upon it quickly 4 quarts of fresh 
 butter milk ; let it stand without stirring till it becomes cold and firm, then take 
 off the hat or upper part, drain it in a hair sieve, put it into a shape for half-an- 
 hour, turn it into a dish, and serve with cream and sugar.' — Stevens's Farm Book, 
 1855, vol. ii. p. 299. 
 
 2 The famous Lady Mary Pierrepont, eldest daughter of Evelyn, first Duke 
 of Kingston, and the Lady Mary Fielding, daughter of William, Earl of 
 Denbigh. She married Edward Wortley Montagu, eldest son of the Honour- 
 able Sydney Montagu. She was at this time a great friend of Lady Murray, 
 nte Grisell Baillie, a friendship which came to an end a few years afterwards. 
 In 1721 'the peace of Mrs. Murray's family had been painfully broken in 
 consequence of the brutality of a servant of her brother-in-law, Lord Binning, 
 who, in a fit of drunkenness, burst into her bedchamber in the middle of the 
 night and threatened to put her instantly to death if she ventured to resist his 
 violence. With great courage and presence of mind she succeeded in alarming 
 and calling up the family ; but for this crime, which was held to be a capital 
 burglary, the man was condemned to death, though afterwards his punishment 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 291 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 21 [Nov* 1719]. Lady Hindfoord, 1 L d Sutherland. 2 
 10 at table. 
 
 1. Broth sheaps head boyld goos and a hagis 
 
 2. rost veal 2 casterlings limon pudine collerd pig the 
 relief was fish 
 
 Confections and Jellys. 
 
 14 Decm r (1719). Super at Mr. Cockburn 11 at table 
 22 persons in al. 
 
 head, eating poset in cheana high dish, foot, hauch 
 venison, one side backd pudine, 2 partrages and larks, 
 midle litl dish with sallory sellet made and unmade, 
 othe[r] s d veal collops white sauce, 2 boyd pullets w* 
 persley sauce in the midle pickles of other sort than the 
 comon ones 
 
 In the midle of the table a pirimide sillibubs and orang 
 cream in the past, above it sweet meets dry and wet. 
 
 was commuted for transportation. On the subject of this escape, Lady Mary 
 thought fit to exercise her wicked wit in an infamous ballad, which of course 
 she loudly disclaimed all knowledge of, but of which her own letters to her sister 
 Lady Mary plainly enough betray her to have been the writer. . . . The subject 
 is repeatedly alluded to in the printed collection of her letters, and still more 
 pointedly in some of those that have not been published.' — Appendix to Lady 
 Murray's Memoirs. 
 
 1 Lady Hyndford, daughter of John, fifth Earl of Lauderdale, and wife of 
 James Carmichael, second Earl of Hyndford. 
 
 2 John Gordon, sixteenth Earl of Sutherland. President of the Board of 
 Trade. Took a leading part in suppressing the '15. 'He is a very honest 
 man, a great asserter of the liberties of the people, hath a good rough sense, is 
 open and free, a great lover of the bottle and of his friend, brave in his person 
 which he hath shown in several duels, too familiar for his quality, and often 
 keeps company below it.' — Mackay. He married three times. 
 
292 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 5 June (1720) Mr. Wallop 1 and 8 at table 
 
 1. Barly broth with lambs head 
 
 2. a chean rost mutton 
 
 3. a dish turbet 
 
 4. Chickens, hair, peas and cold toung 
 
 Deseart 
 Milk, strawberies, Sillibubs 
 
 June 21 st . Earle of Staires 2 and eleven at Table 3 
 
 Scots Broth 
 Remove of Turbet and broild salmond 
 muton collups Pigen py chickins boyld 
 
 Boyld Lamb and French beans 
 2 Turkie poults. 
 
 Mushrooms Peas 
 Cheries Tart 
 Lobsters cream loafs, 
 
 a goose. 
 
 Desert and 
 Cream Jellies strawberies 
 Cheries swetmeats allmond-cream 
 Lemon Cream 
 
 1 John Wallop, afterwards first Earl of Portsmouth, at this time M.P. for 
 Hampshire, and a Lord of the Treasury. He was created Baron Wallop and 
 Viscount Lymington on n June 1720, a few days after the date of this dinner. 
 
 2 John Dalrymple, second Earl of Stair, famous both as a general and as a 
 diplomatist. At this time he must have just returned from his brilliant embassy 
 to Paris. He married Eleanor, Viscountess Primrose, daughter of the second 
 Earl of Loudon, and widow of James, first Viscount Primrose. The curious 
 phantasmagoria of the death of her first husband in Rotterdam seen by her in 
 Edinburgh was the origin of Sir Walter Scott's ' My Aunt Margaret's Mirror/ 
 and the circumstances of her marriage with Lord Stair were almost as peculiar. 
 
 3 This Menu is not in Lady Grisell's hand. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 293 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 15 July 1720. At the Princess 1 
 the Lady of the bed chambers Table at Richmond, 
 9 at table 
 a white soup with hearbs 
 salt rosted mutton 
 sids fish a large Mackerall 
 fricassy chickens 
 bacon and beans 
 a chicken py 
 midle a piece bief stewd whole 
 no relief 
 
 2 
 
 2 pullets at top 
 6 pigions at foot 
 sids peas 
 
 broyled herins with butter souce 
 
 lopsters 
 
 beans 
 
 tart in the midle 
 Deseart 
 a big dish in the Midle with 
 connections and frute only 
 
 22 June Prince Wales Duchess Shrosberries 2 Table. 
 13 at one and 6 at a litle. 
 midle soup with peas 
 top boyld Lamb 
 foot rost mutton 
 one s d fish boyld chicken rague 
 side pigion py, veal colep, fricassy 
 
 1 Carolina Wilhelmina, Princess of Wales, daughter of the Markgraf of 
 Anspach. 
 
 2 Duchess of Shrewsbury. One of the Ladies-in-Waiting on the Princess of 
 Wales. According to Lady Cowper she was rather forced on the princess by 
 the king, but she 4 had some extraordinary talents, and it was impossible to 
 hate her so much as her Lord. . . . She had a wonderful art at entertaining and 
 diverting people, though she would sometimes exceed the bounds of decency. 
 She had a great memory, had read a good deal, and spoke three languages to 
 perfection.' — Diary of Lady Cowper. 
 
294 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 2 Course 
 midle tart with cream 
 top pullets 
 
 foot pigions and partrage 
 
 side sturgen, venson pasty peas 
 
 side fryd sols, frensh beans, lopsters 
 
 Deseart 
 
 2 big dishes frute and confections. 
 
 20 Nov r 1722 at L d Carlils, 1 7 at Table. 
 
 1. A Dish stewd Meat muton bief veall and crimp cod, 
 the fish set up and rost beaff set down with gravie sauce 
 boyld with shalot on one side and bitrowes w* oyl and 
 veniger on the other side in litle chena hollow plates 
 
 2. A pigion py and Mutton collips stew d Ld. Rothes way 
 
 3. 5 Ashiets ; 3 teel, squab pigions, scollopd oysters, 
 fryd smelts and butterd scorsonera or something of that 
 kind hertickhos cut in thin slices will do better it was 
 cream bet up with butter was on it 
 
 4. rid herin and tarts butter on one side and cheas 
 on the other 
 
 5. Deseart : oranges, apels, pears, and chestons all the 
 dishes litle and very neat no case with knives on the 
 by table. 
 
 17 Decm r . 10 at a big table L d Carlile, 1 etc. 1722. 
 
 1 st . 7 dishes 2 soups, a terean, stewd pigions w* sweat 
 breads mushrooms etc. with a sauce half rague half 
 
 1 Charles Howard, third Earl of Carlisle, at this time Constable of the 
 Tower of London. He held several important posts under Whig Administra- 
 tions. He married Lady Anne Capel, daughter of Arthur, first Earl of Essex. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 295 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 fricassy, a litle py of toungs etc. veall a la dob with 
 spinag sauce a boyld pullet sallary sauc 
 
 2 Releaffes a whole turbot and fryd smelts and rosted 
 veal 
 
 Rost Bieff on the By table for any that cald for it 
 
 2 nd . 7 Dish a Turkie, a Phesant, snyps, partrages, a 
 
 wild duck and larks round 
 
 3 d . 7 Dish in chena a large dish crawfish, a tart, fryd 
 
 soils, Blang mange, sallary and chease, sparagrass, lambs 
 
 livers whole w* sauce 
 
 Deseart 
 
 Aples in cyrop and pears stewd in a round glass in 
 
 raw ones round with a foot and raw pears round 
 
 them 
 
 Jelluy 6 glasses 3 of biskets 
 hipd as high betwixt each 
 2 glasses, a high scaloped glass 
 in midle wet orang chips 
 Milk in candle candle bowl milk 
 
 china bowl but I in midle wet orang chips 
 think glas as good salver confections in the 
 
 middle 
 
 carrans in cyrop the like below aples with cyrop and 
 and raw pears round raw ones round 
 
 1725, January 22 Duke Hamilton 1 L d Twedle 2 
 Rothes 3 Selkirk 4 10 at Ta. 
 2 end Dishes soup and Lamb Midle dish bieff py in 
 blood one ashiet in each salt tung w* red cabage and 
 sasages and boyld Turkie with salary sauce. 
 2 Reliefs salmond and sadle of Mutton 
 
 1 James, fifth Duke of Hamilton, married, first, Anne, daughter of the fourth 
 Earl of Dundonald ; second, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Strangeways ; and 
 third, Anne, daughter of Edward Spencer. 
 
 2 Lord Tweeddale. John Hay, fourth Marquess, one of the Representative 
 Peers in six Parliaments. He married in 1748 Frances, daughter of John, Earl 
 Granville. 3 See note 2, p. 285. 
 
 4 Lord Selkirk. Charles Douglas, formerly Hamilton, Earl of Selkirk, one 
 of the Lords of the Bedchamber to the king ; died unmarried. 
 
296 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 2 nd Service 
 
 partrage and wood cock young Ducklins for end dishes 
 the midle dish aple py with cream 
 2 ashiets on each side, rague with sweat bread, Aspara- 
 grass rost oysters on Squers and marrow pudine 
 
 Deseart Jelly ratafia cream sweat meats frute etc. 
 
 Mr. Dundas of that Ilk 1 Jan. 25 Mr. Dundas Advocate 2 
 Sr. G. Eliot 3 and Lady 
 At the 2 ends soup and rost Mutton pickles in the 
 midle, ane ashet on each side, salt toung and fricassy of 
 rabets, relieff of salmond. 
 
 2 nd Course 
 
 ends 2 Ducklins, a Rague of sweatbread pallets etc., 
 Midle dish aple py with cream 
 
 2 ashets on each side, Tanzie, fricassy ousters, caparata, 
 Lamb. 
 
 Deseart, confections, frute, etc. 
 
 April 12, 1725. At the Duke Chandes 4 howse at 
 
 Cannons. A Duson at Table. 
 1 st . a broun soup and a white soup, fricassy, pudine, 
 broun rague, and collo'pes, ane Eparn in the Midle. 
 
 1 Mr. George Dundas of that Ilk, advocate, at this time M.P. for Linlith- 
 gowshire, married Alison, daughter of Brigadier-General Bruce of Kennet. 
 
 2 Mr. Robert Dundas, advocate, eldest son of Robert Dundas of Arniston. 
 He was at this time M.P. for the county of Edinburgh. He became Lord 
 President of the Court of Session in 1748. 
 
 3 Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto, second Baronet, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot. (See 
 p. 221.) He was at this time M.P. for Roxburgh, afterwards a Lord of Session 
 as Lord Minto. He was interested in music, arboriculture, etc. He married 
 Helen Stewart of Allanbank. His daughter Jean was the authoress of the 
 ' Flowers of the Forest. ' 
 
 4 Duke of Chandos. James Brydges, first Duke of Chandos, built a magnifi- 
 cent house at Canons near Edgware, where this dinner took place. According 
 to Defoe there were one hundred and twenty persons in family, and the choir 
 entertained them every day at dinner. Pope is said to have drawn his Timon's 
 Villa from this house. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 297 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 Reliefs 2 salmond, Lamb, and Chickens. 
 
 2 d . 3 rings with 5 plates 4 low and one higher in the 
 midle in each, 1 st ring a green goose a chicken, a Rabet. 
 
 the midle ring, blang Mangie and broun Mangie, brunt 
 cream, custart white and custart green or Tanzie. 
 
 3 rd . ring, a dukline, turkie pout, 2 pigions, broyld 
 chicken, rabet. 
 
 2 ashets on each side, a Rague sweat breads, fryd sols, 
 hartichocs spnch. 
 
 15 March [1727]. At L d . Mountjoys 1 10 at table, 
 7 and 7 and 2 removes. 
 
 1 st . a Tareen with Beafe, veall, etc., ducklins, chickens, 
 pigions, pallets, sweat breeds, cocks combs, all sorts of 
 roots, Asparagras, sallary, licks, etc. : in midle a rogued 
 Turkie with oysters gisert's livers, Morels and sundry 
 things put on see wars and stuck in it and light broun sauce. 
 
 sids : 3 litle pudins, a plumb, a green, a white, and 
 backed one cut and put betwext them, Beef collops stewd 
 tender, Pigions one suortout, and a very smal sadle 
 mutton ; at other end white soup and a pullet in it, 
 7 dishes in all. 
 
 Relieffs, a jack with pudin in it, and whitens w* smelts 
 and a good sauce, a ragued breast of veall prety white. 
 
 3 young ducks, 4 Turkies, aple tart, and small sweat- 
 meat tarts round it, craw fish, 3 sols fryd and craw fish 
 tails and shrimps, and bodys craw fish brused and put 
 in the sauce and pourd on the midle of them. 
 
 3 whole sweatbreads and a piece veall stuft with forst 
 meat, the skiny piece of the veall or lamb the bigness of 
 a large sweat bread and put in the midle ; they were all 
 prity white and bate butter and limon, Asparagrass with 
 cream and butter sauce, and tost and fryd sippets [?] round. 
 
 1 Thomas Windsor distinguished himself in the wars in Flanders, and was 
 made Viscount Windsor of Black Castle in the Irish peerage. He was afterwards 
 made Baron Mountjoy in the peerage of the United Kingdom. He married 
 • Charlotte, daughter of the seventh Earl of Pembroke. 
 
298 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 Deseart : 9 all on guilt cornered salvers, low feet ; 
 midle, with one row glass salvers with half inch broad 
 brims with franch plumb, Apricoks, fruts dry, Almond 
 bisket and Ratafia. 8 in all, and wafers put in betwixt 
 them, a salver above that w* 4 frute jelly s and wet sweat- 
 meats, with covers, and betwixt them high glasses, white 
 confits on the top, a scolloped glass cornered brim. 
 
 2 ends bottom row, Jelly harts horn and limon and 
 ratafia cream, a salver on top with the same cornered 
 brimd glasses as in the midle. 
 
 2 sids 1 st . row, Aples in sawcers and frensh figs and 
 plumbs, the last pistashe nuts on one and aples in cyrop 
 in the other, the same cornerd brimd glasses as the rest, 
 the 4 corners, 2 slist oranges and 2 almonds and resins, in 
 glass broad cream bowls. 
 
 At Lord Hallifax 1 in the Country at Bushy Park, 
 28 May 1726. 
 
 Bacon and Beans 
 
 green soup 
 veal in it 
 veal stewed 
 carp 
 
 Relief Roast mutton 
 
 pidgeon pye 
 
 Pidgeans, Chickens, 
 and young turkies 
 
 Ragout of sweatbreads 
 
 Pease 
 
 Sparagras 
 
 Tart 
 green geese 
 
 char 
 
 1 Lord Halifax. George Montagu, first Earl of Halifax, married, first,. 
 Ricarda Posthume, daughter of Richard Saltonshall, and, second, Mary, daughter 
 of the Earl of Scarborough. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 299 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 1727, June 6. Sir Robert Walpoul, 1 Mr. Dodington. 2 
 8 at Table. 
 
 5 dish, a sop, Pudin, Hamb, 4 boyld chickens, a stwd 
 fillet bieff ; 2 releiffs, fish and rost Mutton. 
 
 7 dish : 2 young gees, Turrem green pigions, curran 
 tart, peas stewd, burnt cream, hautichok sukers, Angeloty. 
 
 Deseart : Confections, frute, Jellys, and Milk. 
 
 We was eight days at Twitenham. We had always an 
 Eparn in the midle, 2 dish at first, 4 at 2 d , 6 at the last, 
 the variety was soups, peas, Mager, gravie, rise, barly, 
 vermaselly, variety of meat was rost Bieff, Bran, stwd 
 cops [?], pigions, minsd pys, boyld lamb, rost lamb, boyd 
 foull, rost foull and sasages, jack, hard fish, stewed rump 
 bieff, boyld beaff, rost veall, ragu'd breast veall, Turkie, 
 chean pork, rosted breast of pork, Lamb, boyld and backed 
 pudin, orang pudin, Asparagrass, Brocaly w* sasages, 
 vension Pasty, rost venison, rost mutton, wild Ducks, 
 rabets, boyld wild ducks w* ounions, larks, rost goos, 
 boyld goos, sturgen, rague sweat breads, hogs pudins 
 and white ones, lamb frys, fricassy rabets, rost rabets. 
 
 1 Sir Robert Walpole, afterwards Earn of Orford, at this time Prime Minister. 
 This dinner took place shortly before the death of George I., the news of which 
 reached Walpole at Chelsea on the 14th. He is said to have killed two horses 
 in carrying the tidings to the new king at Richmond. 
 
 2 George Dubb Doddington, afterwards Lord Melcomb Regis, at this time 
 a Lord of the Treasury. He left a diary which has been published, and which 
 shows the writer in anything but a pleasant light. Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, 
 who never missed an opportunity of saying something spiteful of her quondam 
 friend, Lady Murray, writes in 1725 : « Mrs. Murray has got a new lover in the 
 most accomplished Mr. Doddington.' 
 
300 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 26 Janu r 1728. Mr. Onsly, 1 the Speaker, Hadinton, 2 
 and Marchmont, 3 Coll. Hope, Mr. Johnston, and 
 Mr. Mitchell. 11 at Table. 
 
 1 st . 7 dish : a soup, a sweatbread and cox comb py, 
 a Lamb, 4 on the sids, a pudin, boy Id chickens, ragu'd 
 fillet bieff, Tush. 2 relieffs, Turbet and rost mutton. 
 
 2 nd . 7 dish : wild foull, cheston py and a goos, on the 
 sids craw fish or white beans and sasages, Asparagras, 
 minsd collips and sasages, burnt cream. 
 
 Deseart : Sweatmeats and Jellys and sillibubs, etc. 
 
 London, 30 March 1728. L d Carlyl, 4 Lady Lechmoor, 5 
 Lady Mary, 6 Lds. Stairs, 7 Hadinton, 2 Marchmont. 3 12 
 
 1 st . 4 dish : Soup, Lamb, sids, 4 boyld chickens and 
 a pudin ; 2 relefes, crimp hard [?] and forsadle of mutton. 
 
 2 nd . 5 dish : 2 Duclins, date py, Kidny beans and sheaps 
 toungs rosted ; sids, a crab and Asparagras. 
 
 1 Arthur Onslow was elected Speaker on 23rd January 1728, so this was no 
 doubt a dinner in his honour. He held this most distinguished position until 
 18th March 1761, when he retired after thirty-three years 'constant and un- 
 wearied attendance in the chair.' 
 
 2 Thomas Hamilton, sixth Earl of Haddington, whose son, Lord Binning, 
 was married to Lady Grisell Baillie's daughter Rachel. 
 
 3 Alexander Hume, second Earl of Marchmont, K.T., Lady Grisell Baillie's 
 brother. He was the third son of the first Earl, his elder brothers predeceasing 
 their father. He married Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir George Campbell 
 of Cessnock, when he assumed the surname of Campbell. 
 
 4 See note I, p. 294. 
 
 • 5 Lady Elizabeth Letchmere, daughter of the third Earl of Carlisle, married, 
 first, Nicholas Letchmere, Attorney-General in 17 18 and raised to the peerage 
 
 in 1721 as Lord Letchmere. 'The discreet and sober Lady L re has lost 
 
 such furious sums at the Bath that it may be questioned whether all the sweet- 
 ness the waters can put into my lord's blood can make him endure it, particularly 
 ^700 at one sitting which is aggravated with many astonishing circumstances.' 
 — Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She married, second, Thomas Robinson 
 ■of Rokeby Park. 
 
 6 Lady Mary Howard, daughter of the Earl of Carlisle. 
 
 7 See note 2, p. 292. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 301 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 Deseart : Jellys and Sillibubs, curds and cream, pears 
 and aples, pistaches and scorcht almonds, Bisket round 
 the milk. 
 
 The following three Menus are from a jotting left by 
 Lady Grisell of dinners at Naples shortly before Lord 
 Binning's death : — 
 
 18 Dec r 1732. Mr. Horner Archer, etc. 12 at Table. 
 
 Soup 
 
 Boyld veal and Lamb plumb pudin and 
 
 colifloor litle paties round it 
 
 Soup 
 
 2 reliefs fish and muton py 
 
 4 wood cocks, 4 snyp 
 a french lof drest peas 
 with milk salmagundy 1 
 fryd soles 
 
 Corainorely [?] Pig burnt cream 
 
 Aples 
 
 Biskit Chesnuts 
 Drest buter etc. graps drest buter upon crots 
 
 pistaches plumb etc. bisket 
 
 Mr. H. Hunters. 16 Folk. 
 Mr. Horner. 10 at Table, 6 by table. 
 Mrs. Archer. 
 
 Boyld leg Pork 
 Soup 
 
 [?] mustart pickle, etc. potatos 
 
 pudin rague veal and sweet breads cok comb, etc, 
 turnips fish souce 
 
 fish 
 
 1 ' Salmagunde,' a dish of minced meat with eggs, anchovies, vinegar, pepper, 
 etc. 
 
302 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 relife, pigion py 
 
 wood cocks and partrages 
 salet Minshed py Morells 
 
 cold toung fryd soils 
 
 peas fish sause 
 
 loyn veal 
 
 Peas pudin 
 
 Soup 1 
 Boyld Turkie 
 
 Pork and torts 
 
 relief of fish 
 
 Salmagundy 
 Turnips 
 
 rost udder 
 Aple Dumplin 
 ragued veal 
 
 frogs 
 salet 
 
 The following Menus are from some loose sheets of 
 paper, and relate to a visit paid by Lady Harvey 2 at 
 Mellerstain : — 
 
 Super, Thursday, July 15, 1756. 
 cold Chickens 
 Waffles colerd pig 
 
 Jelly 
 
 Hartichoks Salmon 
 Collops 
 
 1 There is no heading to this Menu, but it is on the same sheet as the two 
 immediately preceding. 
 
 2 * Sweet Molly Lapell,' familiarly known as ' Tom ' in the Prince of Wales's 
 circle, daughter of Brigadier-General Nicholas Lepell, at one time Maid of 
 Honour to the Princess of Wales, afterwards Mistress of the Robes to her when 
 Queen. She married John Hervey, the handsome son of the Earl of Bristol, 
 who rather neglected her. She was a great friend of Lady Murray, and stood 
 loyally by her in her quarrel with Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Indeed, she 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 303 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 
 Diner, 16 th . 
 
 Soup 
 relif cod 
 
 pickls salad 
 rost beef 
 
 chickens 
 
 peas 
 
 puffs 
 
 pickled salmon 
 
 veal colops 
 
 Diner, Sunday, 18 th . 
 
 Giblet broth 
 relief salmon 
 salad 
 rost beef 
 
 Hagis 
 Colerd Eel 
 
 pudens moor foul 
 
 Cold Pig 
 
 no super 
 but strawbery 
 
 Diner, 21 
 Rumble of Veal and broth 
 Salmon 
 
 was beloved by the whole Baillie family. It was she who attended Lady Grisell 
 on her deathbed, both Lady Murray and Lady Binning being ill at the time. 
 She was noted for her beauty, and seems to have been a charming personality. 
 Her portrait still adorns the walls of Mellerstain. Her husband was a great 
 friend of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, with whom his wife was not on speaking 
 m terms on account of the quarrel between Lady Mary and Lady Murray. 
 
 Tarts 
 cowhead 
 
 peas 
 cox coims 
 
304 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Bills of Fare] 
 Loin of Mutton and stakes 
 
 Stewed cucumbers 
 
 Moor foul 
 
 Makerony 
 
 Cream 
 
 Super 
 veal colops 
 
 fryd eggs 
 
 strawberys 
 
 Mellerstain 1748 account of what is spent yearly in the 
 house of meat and drink, etc., in quantity, but not 
 the value. 1 
 
 6 oxen cut in 199 pieces, besides beef from Kelso 
 Wedders 
 Lambs 
 
 Ewe . 
 Calfs . 
 Swine 
 Pigs . 
 
 Eggs besides those of our own hens 2284 
 Candle Stones 
 Butter for sheep . . .12 pound 
 for greesing wool . . 8 p d 
 in family . . .300 p d 
 
 Soap pounds 
 Cheeses 
 
 Fouls eat or given away. 
 Turkies 
 Geess 
 Hens 
 ducks 
 capons 
 Chickens 
 
 56 
 22 
 62 
 33 
 12 
 191 
 
 376 
 
 1 It must be remembered that Mellerstain was at this time a lady's establish- 
 ment. 
 
 19 
 11 
 1 
 3 
 4 
 10 
 
 30 
 
 320 
 
 231 
 24 
 
1749] OF LADY GRISELL 
 
 BAILLIE 
 
 305< 
 
 Bottles 
 
 Liquors Claret ...... 31 
 
 Port 62 
 
 Hermitage . . . . .18 
 
 Cotrotee ...... 5 
 
 Canary ...... 33 
 
 Modera 28 
 
 Chirrie ...... 56 
 
 Serainse ...... 9 
 
 Tocky 1 
 
 White wine . . . . .11 
 Frontiniac . . . . .12 
 Cyder ...... 54 
 
 Strong Ale 269 
 
 Second Ale ..... 458 
 Bottled small Beer .... 218 
 
 Bottles 1265 
 
 Small Beer in Barels 850 gallons Scots 
 Flower 111 Stone 14 pounds 
 Oat Meal 264 stone 
 
 Mellerstain 1749 Account of what is spent yearly in the 
 house of meat and drink, etc., in quantity, but not 
 
 in value. 
 
 5 Oxen cut in 166 pieces ..... 5 
 
 Wedders 18 
 
 Ewes 6 
 
 Lambs ........ 12 
 
 Calfs 4 
 
 Swine ........ 5 
 
 Pigs 27 
 
 Eggs besides those of our own house . . . 3720 
 Candles, Stones 29, pounds 4 
 
 Soap pounds ....... 228J 
 
 Butter, our own pounds 216 \ ^ 
 Butter bought pounds 128 i 
 
 Cheeses ........ 51 
 
 u 
 
306 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1749 
 
 Herrings, half Barrels ...... 4 
 
 Tusk fish 5 
 
 Fouls eat or given away 
 
 Turkies ...... 45 
 
 geess ...... 5 
 
 ducks 22 
 
 Hens 81 
 
 Chickens 181 
 
 Pigions, our own . . . .113 
 
 447 
 
 Liquors Bottles 
 
 Claret 26 
 
 Port 65 
 
 Hermitage . . . . .10 
 
 Canary ...... 25 
 
 Shirrie ...... 43 
 
 Modera ...... 24 
 
 Frontiniac ..... 4 
 
 Seraionse . . . . 4 J 
 
 Strong ale . . . . .152 
 
 Second Ale 572 
 
 Bottled small Beer . . . .217 
 Orange wine ..... 33 
 White wine ..... 15 
 Cotrottee ..... 5 
 Punch besides shrub ... 34 
 
 1232J 
 
 Small Beer in Barrels, 850 Scots gallons 
 Flower, Stones 134, pounds 8 
 Oatmeal and Ry, Stones 272 
 
 Extracts from small paper covered book marked 4 Cash 
 Book begune 22 March 1729. For no use at all.' 
 It deals with a visit to Bath and Bristol. In this 
 
1749] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 307 
 
 book Lady Grisell uses the word ' By ' when she 
 means ' Paid to.' 
 
 x>y iviay ivienzies to account • • 
 
 1 1 
 
 i 
 i 
 
 u 
 
 j->y xxccuuiiL pdy jd jumibtuH * 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 Jiauyiit, etc. ud,y{A iviib. xowyii 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 i ft 
 10 
 
 O 
 
 ^ctlllllg -flllclis ... 
 
 n 
 
 o 
 & 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 Doc: Gibson's man . 
 
 U 
 
 fir 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 Plasters 
 
 (J 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Limmons sent to Mellerstane 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 1 /A 
 
 a* 
 O 
 
 O jj UJ.H.AC1 oHJJvlllo ... 
 
 yj 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 „ Megilsidler 5s. Pate Allan 2 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 Betty and Nelly 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 „ Kimergham Drinkmoney 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 „ Whitehall Drinkmoney . 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 „ Mr. Halls Carter 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 S r James Halls Coachman 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 „ John Coachman 7 J 
 
 
 
 
 Mo wages at 10£ a year, 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 14 9 2 
 
 By the expence of 6 coach horses 
 and 8 Riding horse from 
 
 Dunce to Bath . 
 
 30 
 
 1 
 
 
 cariing Bagage 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 guids 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Turnpicks 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 mending sadles and 
 
 
 
 
 blooding 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 pistol ball 2s sope Is. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 Bassindain and Hume' 
 
 s 
 
 
 
 horss . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Washing on the Road 
 
 0 
 
 L6 
 
 2 
 
 Eating for 5 and Georg 
 
 
 
 in the Coach and 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 maids from Berwick 
 
 
 
 16 days to Bath . 
 
 23 
 
 18 
 
 6 
 
 Servants at Dune . 
 
 0 
 
 d 
 
 0 
 
308 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1749 
 
 By 7 mens board 16 days 
 
 at Is. pr day . 5 12 0 
 
 „ Duncan and John each 
 
 5s. of wages . 0 10 0 
 
 „ John Coachman and 
 Tarns board 5 days 
 at Bath and Joeys 0 15 0 
 Ap 1 17 „ Horses 5 nights at Bath 6 18 0 
 
 „ Shoeing horses at Bath 
 
 etc. . . 1 14 8 
 
 „ Tarn to cary home 9 
 
 horses . 14 14 0 
 
 £88 9 7j 
 
 L: B is to pay the half of this 
 £88, 9s. 7dJ. 
 
 [Note as to details of £30,ls. 9|d. above stated, con- 
 tained on a separate piece of paper and not in Lady 
 Grisell's handwriting.] 
 
 Berwick a night . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 1* 
 
 Belfoord a night . 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 An wick a night . 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 Morpeth a night . 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 New Castle a night 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 Darlington baitting 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 fferryhill a night . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 Northalerton a night 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 Borrowbridg a night 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 Wetherby baitting 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 ffarybridge a night 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 Doncaster baiting 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 Blyth a night 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 Nottingham a night 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 Leister a night 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 Smokington a night 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 Coventry baitting 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
I73i] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 309 
 
 18 1 
 
 0 4 0 
 
 1 11 7 
 1 14 5 
 0 7 11 
 
 28 9 3| 
 Duns ... 1 
 
 Franc . . 0 12 6 
 
 30 1 9| 
 
 [Note as to Lodgings at Bath.] 
 
 my 3 rooms and one Garet • . £l 15 0 
 
 p r week L. Bin 2 rooms and half and Garet . 1 10 0 
 
 Mr. Mitchell 2 rooms and a half . 15 0 
 
 4 10 0 
 p. Month, 18£. 
 
 Warwick a night . 
 Hartfoordbridge baiting 
 Mortinmash a night 
 Cirensister a night 
 Alerton baitting . 
 
 Journel, May 20, 1731, that we went abroad To the 
 
 October, new still, 1733, that we left Paris, and to 
 the Oct., old style, that we came to London, 
 1733. 1 
 
 Roterdam 29 May 1731 Old Stil and the 9<* of June N. St. 
 
 gdr. st. doit. £ s. d. 
 
 For Boat fraught from 
 
 the yaught . . 6 0 0 0 11 0 
 
 Diner at . . 6 0 0 0 11 0 
 
 bagage . . .2 6 0 0 4 2 
 
 a coach . . . 2 10 0 0 4 6 
 a scout 2 from Roterdam 
 
 toDelph . . .5 2 0 0 9 4 
 
 1 Contained in a paper-covered notebook 7|"X6£". The outer column giving 
 the values in Sterling money has been added by the editor. For money tables 
 see p. 421. 
 
 3 Schuit or trekschuit, a public boat drawn through the canals by horse. 
 
310 THE HOUSEHOLD 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Paline, etc., at Delph 
 
 Coach hire at Roterdam . 
 
 Coach at Delph 
 
 Seeing the church ther . 
 N.S. for a large hamper and 
 lock and a little ham- 
 per for Grisie 
 June 10. Passage of letters to the 
 Saterday 11 day 
 
 Exchange for 150 £ Stel. 
 Bag and portage of 
 521g. 8st. 
 
 the roof in scout from 
 Delf to Leyden each 10s 
 1 doit Servants in 
 scout, 7s. Id. 
 
 a hamper for the Drogs . 
 
 2TeaKells . 
 
 Bagage from Roterdam 
 to Lyden, . 
 11. For Breckfast and diner 
 the last lg. pr head 
 and for wine 
 
 To Edwards for 2 nights 
 lodging at Roterdam 
 he reckoned it a week 
 payd by J. Gordon 
 
 our intertainment there 
 being 2 diners 2 breck- 
 fasts and 2 suppers 
 payd by Gorden 
 
 Lyden. 
 
 June 12. For diner and super 
 and wine the maids 8 
 13. the maids 8, we dining 
 in Mr. Burnets . 
 Smalls by John for breck- 
 fast and suppers 
 
 BOOK [1731 
 
 gdr. st. doit. £ s. d. 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 rv 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 & 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 14 2 0 1 5 10 
 
 75 0 0 6 17 6 
 
 96 15 0 8 17 3 
 
 8 16 0 0 16 0 
 
 0 8 0 0 0 8 
 
 1 14 0 0 3 0 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 311 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 gdr. st. doit. £ s. d. 
 
 Leyden 
 June 15. 
 
 TT^m» oil n»o Y» -p/~kY» Too q 4~ fil 
 J? UI sUgcU J.UI led dil O2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o-f- Ql Tk 
 St. o| ID. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 I) 
 
 rv 
 
 u 
 
 
 4 
 
 For washing Roterdam . 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 4> 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 For entertainment in 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 days 
 
 QQ 
 OO 
 
 r\ 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 Q 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 For milk at a Bours 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 house 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 For bagage lg. 7st. more 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 g 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 /; 
 O 
 
 1 
 
 JC UI a LUdtU J-Obt. 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 n 
 
 For lodging a week at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lyden 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 To Frederick, etc. . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 To a man for errands 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 For 6 lb. chocalet . 
 
 13 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 For a lb. Tea 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For lodging 2 nights at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Edwards errour in 
 Roterdam this is set 
 down befor. 
 For a Scout from Liden 
 to harlem for the roof 
 and 6 and 4 servants in 
 
 Scout 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 
 Amster- For scout harlem to Am- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 dam June sterdam . 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 18 For bagage . 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For tape at Harlem errour 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 For a guid . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach . 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For a coach . 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 For bagage . 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 For lodging and inter- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tainment 3 nights 
 
 64 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 For a scout to utright 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 the whole of it which 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 was devided 20 gul. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and drink 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
312 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 Utright 
 June 20. 
 
 Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 gdr. 
 
 St. 
 
 doit. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 For diner at Newer Sluce 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of fish 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For 4 lb. cofne powder 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 st. and box 18st. . 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 a lb. Tea Bohea from 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lord Bins landlord 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 2 pair gloves Grisie and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I errour 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 For lodging and entertain- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ment at the Castel of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Antwerp. 3 nights 
 
 47 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach to Syst 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 For a coach to Sousdick- 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 Gildermause 
 
 For diner to 6 of 
 
 us and 2 maids 3 11 
 Servant : . . 0 12 
 
 For 2 Post wagon to the 
 Buss to the wagennears 
 
 To servants at Utright . 
 
 To the wageneer . 
 
 For smalls by James 
 Buss 25. For lodging and inter- 
 tainment 3 nights at 
 the golden Lyon 
 
 To servants . 
 
 To a sergent 11 st. soger 
 6st 
 
 For a Berline to 
 
 Mostrick:. . 40 0 
 
 2 Post wagons . 50 0 
 
 bagage . .55 
 
 Commissers Knight 11 
 
 Wageneers . .18 
 
 4 0 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 32 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 97 4 0 8 18 2 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 313 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 gdr. st. doit. £ s. d. 
 
 For diner at Lumpt 4 18 
 Overbeck a night. 6 5 
 maid . . .06 
 bree for breckfast 1 6 
 Diner At Ass . 4 10 
 
 17 5 0 1 11 7 
 
 741 12 2 67 14 5 
 
 Mostrick a guiny is 27 Skillins, 1 and each skillin 
 10 Marks, and each Mark 6 doits. 
 
 Stg. 
 
 June 27 For lodging and super 
 
 Sk. 
 
 M. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 and breckfast 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Servants 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 For a berline to Aix 
 
 32 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 For 2 Diligances to Aix . 
 
 45 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 For baggage . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 To the Wagennears 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 To a soger to forbear 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 serching 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 9 Marks is For Diner at Gulph 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 a skillin To a wageneer 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 at Aix To the 3 servants boord 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 days to 27 June 
 
 111 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 30 To accounts from John of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Smalls for breckfasts 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and supers 
 
 27 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 To smalls by John and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 James 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 To clear house accounts 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pd. John . 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 June 9 To clear house accounts 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 more at Aix 
 
 22 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 This should be thirty-seven skillings, and is so given elsewhere. 
 
314 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 To sundry smalls for 
 
 house I bought . 
 For diners 11 days and 2 
 
 skillins a head . 
 cooks maid . 
 to see the relicks in great 
 
 church 
 a coach 
 
 For 12 nights lodging in 
 Mr. Tewis house 
 
 the maid in the house 
 
 coffie .... 
 
 For a Berline and 2 
 waggons to Spa . 
 
 3 wagonneers 
 
 [Stg.] 
 
 Sk. 
 
 M. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 61 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 a 
 D 
 
 195 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 IV 
 
 7 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 168 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 88 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 4. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 1 850 4 0 24 14 0 
 
 Spa. 
 
 here the guiny is 37 skill and 4 souse, a skillin 10 sous, 
 and a sous 4 Hers 
 
 Stg. 
 
 
 sk. 
 
 st. doits. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 9 To John 
 
 . 78 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 13 To John 
 
 . 74 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 For wood, etc. 
 
 . 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 To house 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 To a Copashin 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 For a water bottle 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 20 To John 
 
 . 37 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 23 To John 
 
 . 81 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 S. 293 6 0 8 11 2 
 
 Spa. 
 
 This is Lievers, sous, etc. 
 
 French Stg. 
 
 £ s. d. £ s. d. 
 
 July 25 To John . . . 12 0 0 0 13 4 
 
 1 This column is wrongly summed. It should be 847 Sk. 4 M. 
 
I73i] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 315 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 To make up a former 
 
 balance . 
 For powder lib to 
 
 day 20 a wash ball 7d. 
 26 To Lady Fannys car- 
 nush[?] . 
 To John 
 30 To John 
 
 To Neckles Grisie and 
 
 Mrs. Burnet 
 To poor pilgrims 1 sk. 
 Aug 1 1 For John 
 To John 
 2 To John 
 To John 
 
 Monday 6 For a moneths Lodging 
 9 rooms and a kit- 
 chen and 2 beds for 
 men servants, 14 sk. 
 p. week, 10^ guinys 
 and 6 sk. and 3 liers . 
 7 To John . 
 
 To John was forgot to 
 set down . 
 9 To John 
 For letters . 
 13 To John 
 
 20 For 2 wagons at 3 sk. a- 
 piece for 37 days to 
 this and 2 days riding 
 Aug* 20 To John 
 
 22 To John 4 guinys 
 
 For the Buckie to the ball 
 Aug. 25 For 12 doz. botls water 
 O.S. to Mr. Cockburn 
 
 To Roclor for the Ball 
 and Super to 70 
 persons • 
 
 [French] [Stg.] 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 196 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 110 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 74 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 L96 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
316 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [i73i 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 [French] 
 
 [Stg.] 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 To John . 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 To John 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 To John 
 
 30 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 
 To the fidels at the ball 
 
 28 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 Wednes- 
 
 For bread etc. by John 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 day 28 
 
 To a cook at 1 sk p r day 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 days . 
 
 24 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 
 For 3 weeks lodging to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Monday 27 
 
 147 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 To John at 3 times 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 guinys 
 
 56 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 For a weeks lodging the 
 Sunday 31 Sept. 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 
 For a chaise to the 1st 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of Sep. and horses 
 
 35 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 ,Sept m 3 
 
 To John to the 10 
 
 74 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 and 10 
 
 For Arrack and Limons 
 Washing to Saterday 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 weeks . 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 french caps Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Twiles at Aix . 
 
 6 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 To John 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 12 To John . 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 12 nights lodging to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Saturday 15 at 12 skill 
 
 72 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the Caposhins 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the wemen at Ger- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 onster Pohon . 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 To the wemen at Pohon 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 in Toun . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 Friday 14 To the cook for 10 days 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 
 To the housemaid Ann 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mary Nort Livoux, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 daughter of our land- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lord 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 Probably a mistake for 1st September. 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 317 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 we went 
 
 16 
 
 [French] [Stg.] 
 
 For a wanscote chest 
 
 r> 
 
 X, 
 
 s. 
 
 3 
 
 a. 
 
 
 s. 
 
 a. 
 
 and lock . 
 
 o 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 /-» 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 15, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 r or a chaise 12 days 
 
 
 i n 
 1U 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 
 1U 
 
 U 
 
 For the last weeks wash 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o licLlllv ... 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 Q 
 
 n 
 
 For Kains the half 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For a p r shoes my D. . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 mending shoes 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 li 
 
 2 p r clogs 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 letters 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 Apoticary's bill . 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 x 1038 6 0 60 19 
 
 taken out of 
 
 
 
 
 this washing 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 washing 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 shoes my D 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 mending shoes 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 p r Cloggs G 
 
 
 
 
 and I 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 S. 1007 3 0 
 
 Leige. 
 
 17 Sepm For 1 lb. Tee . . 7 10 0 0 8 5 
 To 54^ broad holland 
 for 3 p r shiets at 35 
 
 Sturs the ell . . 94 10 0 5 6 4 
 For 34 J demie holland 
 at 45 Sturs for 7 Shifts 
 
 to Grisie . . . 77 12 2 4 7 4 
 5 els Muslin for 4 cravats 
 
 45 St. . . . 11 5 0 0 12 3 
 2 night napkins . . 5 6 1 0 5 11 
 
 196 3 3 
 
 This column is wrongly summed by Lady Grisell. 
 
 11 0 3 
 
318 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [French] [Stg.] 
 
 take out the demi hol- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 land muslin and night 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 caps 
 
 94 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 S. 102 
 
 102 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 For 2 chases 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 from Spa to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Leige that 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 caried 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 persons 28 0 0 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 A wagon for 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 servants and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 bagog . 12 0 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 a horse to a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 servant . 4 0 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 To drink money to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chaises 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1| 
 
 To the poor 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 19 Sep. For diner at Barixpay 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 masters 5 servants 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 4 
 
 For a kain to Charles 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Forbes 3 guinys 
 
 56 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 pay d his horse from 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spa .... 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 
 For 5 Nights at the Altas 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Noble to M sr Pontels 
 
 250 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 makeing 4 p r shiets 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 H 
 
 a blunderbush 2 guin. 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 p r pistols 2 gu. 
 
 74 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Namour. 
 
 For 2 Berlins 
 
 from Leige 80 0 0 
 a horse to a 
 
 servant . 5 0 0 
 
 85 0 0 4 15 8 
 
 To Lodging and supers 
 for 4 nights for we 
 
173^] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 319 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [French] [Stg.] 
 
 Qineo mostly m tne 
 
 *? 
 
 s. 
 
 Q. 
 
 
 s. 
 
 A 
 Q. 
 
 Bishops . 
 
 yb 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 i o tne jDisnops servants 
 
 A K 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 o 
 
 <a 
 
 1 1 
 11 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 r or 2 rserlins and. a Hid- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ing horse from Namure 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 the riding horse was 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 01 It 
 
 74o 
 
 O 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 Seeing tne Lastle ot 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Namure . 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 o 
 
 For bread etc. by J ohn . 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 "flay at Rosey 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 upon btra 8 00 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 yum J at ititcn- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mount . 12 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 Id 
 
 /} 
 o 
 
 For Diner at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 K 
 
 o 
 
 i 
 
 ouper at lviasn o u 
 
 
 
 
 U 
 
 O 
 
 y 
 
 Diner at Runion 4 10 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 Super at Bostogne 9 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 Diner at Mark- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lange . 5 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 Super at Arlong 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 impos d on 16 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Diner at Luxen- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 burg . 12 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 fthe 2 above 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 should be here 
 
 77 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 S. 1616 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 90 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 Sup d at Carmine, 
 the first village 
 in Lorain and 
 here the Lewi- 
 dors 1 is 32 livers 6 10 4 4 0 
 
 1 Lady Grisell seems to use ' Lewis dors ' as synonymous to 1 guiny,' and the 
 calculations are based on this assumption. 
 
320 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 28 breckf ast at Pont- 
 
 mush . 3 
 lay and sup d at 
 
 Nancy . 32 
 wine upon the road 1 
 
 29 dind at Roviell 6 
 
 30 Sup d at Lunavile 20 
 
 [French] 
 £ s. d. 
 
 lay at Mercour 15 
 Oct. 1 Din at Alunavile 7 
 lay at Ish . 7 
 Coshers for going 
 out of the road 
 3 leigs to Luna- 
 vile 
 
 Seeing the Duke 
 of Lorains Palice 
 and the Acad- 
 amie . 21 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 10 
 0 
 0 
 10 
 0 
 15 
 
 48 0 
 
 0 
 
 168 15 0 
 
 [Stg.] 
 £ s. d. 
 0 2 4 
 
 114 
 0 10 
 0 4 0 
 0 13 4 
 0 10 4 
 0 4 8 
 0 5 2 
 
 1 12 0 
 
 0 14 0 
 5 12 6 
 
 Oct. 2 
 
 here the Lewidor is 24 livers 
 For diner at Jussie 
 
 in Burgundy 
 
 biskets etc. 
 
 lay at Doncour 
 Chato a private 
 house and left 
 the servants 
 
 Dind at Dampier 
 
 lay at Champain 
 in the Dutche 
 of Burgundy 
 
 was serched here 
 overly and gote 
 a pass gave the 
 men 
 
 breckfast at Ark- 
 surtiel 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 7 10 
 
 3 2 
 
 3 0 
 
 Sterling 
 0 5 8 
 0 3 10 
 
 0 13 8 
 0 3 10 
 
 0 6 7 
 
 0 2 8 
 2 7 
 
i73i] OF LADY CxRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 321 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 [French] £ s. d. 
 
 lay at Dijon 24 0 1 1 0 
 
 Cyrop copilair 1 
 
 suger, etc. 4 15 0 4 2 
 
 Maid at Dijon 14 Oil 
 
 5 Dind at Nuys 10 0 0 8 9 
 lay at Beaune 11 0 0 9 7 
 
 6 Dind and lay at 
 
 Shalong up 
 
 Soan . 33 0 1 8 10 
 
 servants twise 
 
 paid . 3 0 0 2 7 
 
 was stop d at 
 
 Shalong 3 days 
 
 by the imper- 
 
 tinance of the 
 
 Bourro and paid 
 
 lodging, etc 24 14 117 
 A chase post for 
 L d Bin and my 
 
 Dear to Lyons 160 0 7 0 0 
 
 4 servants in the Dili- 
 gence to lyons . 
 
 4 trunks 12£ caring out 
 and in 8£ . 
 
 their supers at Macom 3£ 
 boat men 30st. 
 Oct. 9 For 5 places in the Dili- 
 gence upon the Soan in 
 2 days from Shalon to 
 Lyon us 4 women and 
 a footman 
 
 lay at Macom for super 
 
 361 1 0 
 
 48 0 0 2 2 0 
 
 20 0 0 0 17 6 
 
 4 10 0 0 3 11 
 
 60 0 0 2 12 6 
 
 6 0 0 0 5 3 
 
 1 Capillaire. a syrup extracted from the maiden-hair fern ; a simple syrup 
 flavoured with orange-flower water. 
 
 X 
 
322 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 [French] £ s. d, 
 
 11 Dind at Roiotin . . 5120 0411 
 a coach at Lyons 3 hours 3 16 0 0 3 5 
 letters 12£ new l£ . 13 0 0 0 11 5 
 
 Lyon For Lodging, au 
 guinys strl Park and enter- 
 24 tainment 6 
 
 Livres. nights 230 0 10 1 3 
 
 12 3 m. chocolet 10 15 0 8 5 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 3 
 
 6 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 nights . 230 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 3 fb. chocolet 
 
 10 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 2 bottles Genever 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 Suger and other 
 
 
 
 
 
 smalls graps etc. 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 Serchers 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 a clogbag a lewi- 
 
 
 
 
 
 dor and 24 sous 
 
 25 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 a clogbag lock 
 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 Maps 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 harden bags 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 wax cloath to 
 
 
 
 
 
 trunks 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 a pillow and cover 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 mending clogbags 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 phisick bag 10s, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bowers Bag 4£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 fib. 
 
 5 
 
 08 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 a chocalet pot 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 303 8 0 
 
 Oct. 23 For caring 6 chairs over 
 
 9 
 10 
 
 the Alps cald Munt 
 
 Sines to men to drink 12 0 0 0 10 6 
 Sundry things layd 
 out by Bower 
 for Gibson when 
 
 sick . 8 11 0 7 9 
 
 For 4 chases and a sadle 
 horse from Lyon to 
 Turin giveing as din- 
 ner and super and car- 
 
I73i] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 323 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 ing us over the Alps, 
 
 40 Lewidors 
 to the Camariers from 
 
 Lyons to Turin 
 Serchers the Duan at 
 
 Novalies . 
 
 Stg. 
 
 [French] £ s. d. 
 960 0 0 42 0 0 
 
 8 15 0 0 7 8 
 
 2 0 0 0 1 9 
 
 1 1779 13 0 77 9 6 
 
 the sequin is 9 livers 1 
 
 1731, Turin 
 Oct. 27 For coaches at 8 Livers 
 a day 
 
 Persico and other waters 
 Seeing Palices and other 
 places 
 
 La Boundanc the foot- 
 mat [sic] 30 st. p. day 
 and something to drink 
 
 opera tickets 
 
 Mr. Banker at 
 
 Turin Commission for 
 200£ 
 
 Lodging and entertain- 
 ment 5 nights and 4 
 day at Turin 
 
 For drink money 
 upon the road 
 lay at Syany 1 0 
 30 dind at Versiles 15 
 
 lay at Navar 1 0 
 
 Serchers at Bourg- 
 
 deversail . 2 10 
 
 (not summed into account) 
 
 For 4 chases and a 
 sadle horse from 
 
 St. here 
 
 28 10 0 1 11 8 
 
 6 15 0 0 7 6 
 
 33 0 0 1 16 8 
 
 7 10 0 0 8 4 
 12 0 0 0 13 6 
 
 37 10 0 2 1 8 
 
 229 13 0 12 15 2 
 
 1 Wrongly summed by Lady Grisell. 
 
324 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Turin to Rom 
 
 in twenty days 
 
 with 2 mails a 
 
 day 180 sequins 1710 
 the Coshers to 
 
 drink 4 . 38 1748 0 0 
 6 geografical maps 18 0 0 
 
 Stg. 
 £ s. d. 
 
 95 0 0 
 
 2 3 
 0 0 
 
 2120 18 0 117 16 9 
 
 Millan, 1 November 1731 
 a sequin here is 14 livers 
 
 For seeing Ecco 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 Tomb 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 Palaces, Liberrary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hospitall in all 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 2 days 2 coaches 
 
 36 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 Bourgon footman 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 Lantron 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 Cinamon water 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 the Countes of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Borameas ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vant brought 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 us chocolet 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 Servant St. Ber- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 nardo 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 3 Nights Lodging 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and entertain- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ment . 108 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 a footman . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 191 14 0 7 3 10 
 
 Plasentia here a sequin is 20 Julios 
 For seing Churches 
 
 Palices etc. . . 18 0 0 0 9 5 
 Camarier . . .4 0 0 0 2 1 
 
 22 0 0 0 11 6 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 325 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Parma, here and in all Italy where we went till we came 
 to Naples a sequin is 20 and sometimes 20| Pol or Julios 
 10 byoks is a Poul. 
 
 Stg. 
 
 (name 
 erased) 
 
 Reggie 
 Modena 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 carred over 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 For diner at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Parma 
 
 28 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 The 5 servants 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 Milk . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7. 
 
 Tobaco 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 wine . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 finding books was 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lost 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 a woman in Regio 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 serchers 
 
 . 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 frute . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 Sending to Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 To Gosolas ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vant 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 galary 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Theater 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 Palaces 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 Coachman . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 footman 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 camarier 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For seeng Palaces 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 more . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 camaries 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 For seeing Paleses 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 footman 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Passage gilt 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Severals . 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
326 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 Camarrir . 2 0 0 1 0 
 
 28 
 
 Bulonia 
 
 For sasageses 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 a Scots pint of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 waters 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 wax cloth to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 trunks 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 bad brandy 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Tobaco 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Messages to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dulioly . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 books 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 2 gramers . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Duan sercher 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 seing palaces 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 seing instituto 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Coledge 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Coches 
 
 58 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 footman 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 Lodging and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 entertainment 
 
 102 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 Camarier 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 266 10 0 2 13 2 
 
 Loretta 
 
 16 For lodging only 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 fish . 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 Seing St. Casa 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 Seeing Treasurs 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 a footman . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 to a woman 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pilgram . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
T731J OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 327 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 a guid to Cascad £ s. d. 
 
 at Terny . 3 0 0 1 7 
 
 33 5 0 
 
 To Camariers upon 
 the road 
 17 Dind at Matcher- 
 
 ata . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 lay at Toranteens 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Dind Ponta de 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 latravo 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 lay at Seravala 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Dind at Foligna 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 lay at Spoletta 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Dind and lav at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Terne 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 buger plumbs and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 frute 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 Dind at Narni 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 lay at Uticoly 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 a Prist at Narni 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to see reliks 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Dind at Chevita 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 costelata . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 lay at Castle Nov 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 0 24 18 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 479 3 0 
 
 12 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 We came to Rome the 23 Novrn 1 " at one a clock of the 
 day 1731, here a sequin is still 20 Julios or Pols in some 
 payments | poul more, a sequin is 2 Phillips, there is half 
 phillips and quater phillips which is 2 and a half Poul. A 
 Powl is 10 byocks, there is half and quarter pouls and 5 
 quotrins for a byock. 
 
328 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Rome, 23 Novm r , 173. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stg. 
 
 
 For passage at the 
 
 Julios 
 
 by. 
 
 q- 
 
 
 
 
 bridge 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 Duan serening bagage 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 overly 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 At the Port for bagage 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 Mrs. Cotten a sequin 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 Mr. Hays man for wine 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 wax candle . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 a hamper and cords for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wine 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 Suger at 16 byocks the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ffi. . . . 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 Coaches at 12 pouls p r . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 day 
 
 144 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 Lodging and entertain- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ment 3 times a day ex- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cept Tee and suger for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 days 3 sequins a day 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 at 20 Julios, in all 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sequins 
 
 480 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 to the cook 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 testoun . 6 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 to the camarier 3 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 to the maid a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 testoun . 3 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 to vincent the footman 
 
 27 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 L d M l's servant 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Sir Thomas Derhams 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 servant . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Mr. Hays servant 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Countes Bolanetis Ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vants 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Corsini the Pops 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nephews servants 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Prince St. Abonys ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vants 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 329 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 Books of Travels Mr . .fulios by. q. 
 
 Elphiston 
 
 
 36 0 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 For seeing Mo- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 saickwork 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Bustas 
 
 i 
 i 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 a 
 o 
 
 bt. Lnorls Lnurcn 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 villa Borghese 
 
 4 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 
 Z 
 
 1 
 
 Borghese Palice 
 
 o 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 j: arnesi Jr anc 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 11 
 
 u 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 X 
 
 4 
 
 the famous Bull 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 there . 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 u 
 
 n 
 
 
 a 
 u 
 
 Pamphili Palic 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 Barberini Palice 
 
 D 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 o 
 
 
 Justiniani Palic 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 the Vatican . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 v ma x anipnin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pal 
 jr ai . 
 
 /i 
 
 u 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 
 i 
 i 
 
 seting up coacn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 trier 
 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 l~r»£» \ mr\nitnPQf pr 
 Lilt X3.II1UI11 LllCdtCl 
 
 L 
 
 
 
 
 
 Collona Palic 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 For entering the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Kingdom of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Naples 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 Mala Duan . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 Naples Duan 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 56 0 0 
 
 Deem 5 For 4 Chases by the Pro- 
 catcho and a sadle 
 horse from Rom to 
 Naples in 5 days with 
 2 Mails a day 26 se- 
 quins and 2 to drink 560 0 0 14 10 8 
 
 S 1398 19 0 36 8 2 
 
330 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Naples, Wedensday, 5 Dec r N.S., 1731. 
 
 Stg. 
 
 For 2 Doz Naples 
 
 
 D. c. g. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 chena plats 
 
 7 
 
 2 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 6 basket chamber 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pots 
 
 0 
 
 6 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 5 water basons 
 
 0 
 
 5 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 6 Chamber ston 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pots 
 
 0 
 
 6 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 8 earthen pots 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 kitchen . 
 
 0 
 
 7 2 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 3 Kitchen pots 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 more 
 
 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 a big water jar 
 
 0 
 
 1 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2 sauce pans 
 
 0 
 
 0 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 big blew and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 white bouls 
 
 0 
 
 3 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 6 Tee cups 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Come cups and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 saucers and 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 little bouls 
 
 2 
 
 5 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 6 Ivery Knives 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and forks 
 
 3 
 
 8 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 2 Tee pots . 
 
 0 
 
 1 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 a boyling and 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 washing basons 3 8 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 12 cristal wine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 glases 
 
 1 
 
 4 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 12 slight wine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 glases 
 
 0 
 
 2 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 2 emits 
 
 0 
 
 2 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 10 water glayses 
 
 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 12 small carafs 
 
 1 
 
 4 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 4| Doz. wine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 flasks 
 
 0 
 
 5 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 salet Dishes 
 
 0 
 
 2 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 a Tee pot . 
 
 0 
 
 0 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 15 9 4 
 
I73i] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 331 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 Mr. Douglasses man's D. c. g. £ s. d. 
 
 service . . . 2 8 0 0 11 2 
 
 Cleaning the house . 0 9 9 0 3 9 
 
 19 7 3 3 18 9 
 
 Naples Caried over 19 17 3 3 18 9 
 
 For 33 J can Hag- 
 abag for 5 doz. 
 Tee napkins 
 
 fring d . 23 2 5 4 13 0 
 
 4 doz. hagabag 
 
 napkins 7 ca. 20 3 0 4 1 2 
 
 4 can hagabag 2 
 
 tablecloths 2 8 0 0 11 2 
 
 32 Napens and 4 
 
 Table cloaths 
 
 of German 
 
 Dyaper 35 0 0 7 0 0 
 
 3 Naples Dyaper 
 
 Tablecloths 8 5 0 1 14 0 
 
 some second 
 
 hand linen 16 8 0 3 7 2 
 
 4 lan towels finer 2 8 5 0 11 4 
 
 109 2 0 
 
 To Francisko foot- 
 mans wage .870 1 14 9 
 
 Cooks wages at 
 
 6D. pr mo. 14 10 2 16 5 
 
 Fransiska the 
 maid 15 car- 
 lins pr Moneth 
 
 to her 0 6 0 0 2 5 
 
 23 4 0 
 
 1731 For house rent a moneth 
 January 28 to this day 
 
 40 
 
 0 0 8 0 0 
 
332 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1732 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 making a Chimny 
 
 For coach and horses a 
 
 Moneth to 6 Jan r . 
 For coaches to see Presa- 
 
 pias. etc. . 
 For a Millan Chase 
 To Saverios child 2 C. 
 
 taylor 2 Car. 
 For mending smokie 
 
 chimny . 
 To a cook . 
 To Fransisca the maid 
 
 of wages . 
 To Saverio of wages at 
 
 10D. pr Month 
 To the french cook at 
 
 7D. pr. Month . 
 Feb r 4 For the coach a 
 
 Moneth . 
 For House Rent a 
 
 moneth the 
 For letters . 
 For cariing Chease to 
 
 Rome 
 
 For two Millan chases . 
 For bringing home the 
 
 chases 
 For glasses . 
 For a Coach to see Presa- 
 
 pias, etc. . 
 For a Balcony to see the 
 
 car .... 
 For a Lodge at the opera 
 
 a night 
 For 2 trunks 
 To St. Francis Church 
 To Saverio of wages 
 
 Stg. 
 
 D. c. g. £ s. d. 
 
 5 0 0 1 0 0 
 
 40 0 0 8 0 0 
 
 3 3 0 0 13 2 
 
 52 5 0 10 10 0 
 
 0 4 0 0 1 7 
 
 5 5 0 1 2 0 
 
 0 8 0 0 3 2 
 
 0 8 0 0 3 2 
 
 14 0 0 2 16 0 
 
 2 0 0 0 8 0 
 
 40 0 0 8 0 0 
 
 40 0 0 8 0 0 
 
 2 2 0 0 8 10 
 
 2 0 0 0 8 0 
 
 91 0 0 18 4 0 
 
 0 6 0 0 2 5 
 
 0 8 0 0 3 2 
 
 1 2 0 0 4 10 
 4 0 0 0 16 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
1732] OF LADY CxRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 333 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 To the French cook John D. c. g. £ s. d. 
 
 of wages . . . 7 0 0 1 8 0 
 To Francesca maid in full 
 
 of 3 moneth wages . 3 10 0 12 5 
 27 For a moneth and a half 
 house Rent to the 12 
 
 of March . . . 60 0 0 12 0 0 
 March 6 For the coach a moneth 
 
 this day . . . 40 0 0 8 0 0 
 For making 30 lb. 
 
 chocalet in house book 
 24 pound coco 
 
 nuts . 9 6 0 1 18 5 
 
 14 pound powder 
 
 suger . 1 8 0 0 7 2 
 
 4 ounces vinellas 6 6 6 1 6 8 
 
 4 oun cinamon 0 5 3 0 2 2 
 
 18 5 9 
 
 Naples 
 
 From Day house Books 
 from 5 Dec m 1731 to 
 the 1st March 1732 
 
 Ap. 14 
 
 N.S. 
 
 603 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 
 For House Rent a moneth 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For Saverias wages 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 The Cook a moneths 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wages 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Francisco a moneths 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wages 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To Nicola the Boy a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 moneth . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the Cook at Soriento 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of his wages 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 95 Can gas at 22 and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 g. for beds . 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 To Nicolla in full wages 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
334 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For 3 chases to Putsola D. c. g. 
 
 and Bara, etc. . .390 
 For expenses at Neros 
 
 Baths, etc. . . 6 10 
 To the Chasemen . 0 6 0 
 30 For House Rent to this 
 day 
 
 For a coach and 2 horses 
 
 2 Moneths 
 For 20 packs of cards 
 For 3 chases to Castle 
 
 Marc 
 To the Chase men 
 To French Cook a 
 
 moneths wages 
 May 2 To Saverio a moneth 
 
 this day . 
 10 To Francisco the Maid 
 
 moneth . 
 To Nicol cook boy a 
 
 moneth and 2 days 
 25 To Francisco cook boy 
 
 28 days . . .14 0 
 
 s. d. 
 
 15 7 
 
 4 5 
 
 2 5 
 
 26 0 0 5 4 0 
 
 80 0 0 
 
 2 2 0 
 
 6 0 0 
 0 6 0 
 
 7 0 0 
 10 0 0 
 
 16 
 0 
 
 1 
 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 7 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 8 10 
 
 4 0 
 2 5 
 
 8 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 6 0 
 
 6 10 
 
 5 8 
 
 1 1448 0 4 291 13 2 
 
 Naples. 
 
 May 3 
 1732 
 
 The Furniture for our House 
 At Portiche and removing 
 
 For Naples 
 3 Doz Plates 
 
 2 soup basons 
 
 3 Dishes 
 2 Dishes 
 
 a boul \ caraf 
 12 Jelly glases 
 
 1 6 
 
 7 0 
 
 8 0 
 5 0 
 1 4 
 
 0 7 2 
 
 0 4 8 
 
 0 2 10 
 
 0 3 2 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 0 7 
 
 0 2 9 
 
 This summation should be 1 458 o 4. 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 335 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 Portice 
 4 May 
 
 1732 
 Naples 
 Portice 
 June 2 
 
 12 Earthen 
 
 
 D. 
 
 c. 
 
 g- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Candlesticks 
 
 0 6 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 6 pr. snuffers 
 
 0 6 6 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 36 white wicker 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 chairs at 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 grains the peace 
 
 5 4 0 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 3 can bedin to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cookboy . 
 
 0 6 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 a looking glas 
 
 10 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 yron grate to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 stove hal . 
 
 0 6 4 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Nails ' . 
 
 0 10 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 Serening our 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 goods at Duan 
 
 13 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 ffelucas with goods 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and ourselves 
 
 5 3 0 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 Whiting the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 house 
 
 3 5 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 Cleaning house 
 
 0 8 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 chases with ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vants 
 
 2 5 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 nails 4g 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 Porters for caring goods 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 Coper pots 17 qrtf 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 yron things, spits, etc 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 To Saveria a months 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wages to this day 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To cook a moneths wages 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to this day 
 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To Francisco cook in full 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 this day . 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
336 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 
 
 D. c. g. 
 
 
 s. 
 
 Q. 
 
 To washing table linen 
 
 0 8 0 
 
 o 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For 32 can cords 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to beds 
 
 10 7 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 80 yron rings 
 
 0 2 2 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 2 ounces scarlet 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 silk 
 
 0 6 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 Taylor 10 days 
 
 4 0 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 more rings, etc., 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to beds 
 
 0 3 1 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 6 2 0 
 
 30 To-day book from the 1st 
 March to the 1st of 
 
 July being 4 moneths 632 11 7 126 12 8 
 To hear Carastin 1 sing . 5 0 0 1 0 0 
 Augt. 16 To cary a bed to Naples 0 6 0 0 2 5 
 For the coach to 
 
 Angelo 36 0 7 4 0 
 
 For the coach to 
 
 1 Augt. 7w. 54 0 10 16 0 
 
 90 0 0 
 
 To the vanditor 4 
 Moneth 1 
 
 Septm r . . 53 00 53 3 4 10 13 5 
 To Mr. Saveria of 
 
 wages . 12 50 2 10 0 
 
 To the cook 2 ms. 
 
 2 Aug. . 14 00 2 16 0 
 Francisco Maid 2 
 
 August 3 m. 4 50 0 18 0 
 
 To Frances Kit- 
 chen boy . 2 50 0 10 0 
 
 Giovanni Carestini, born about 1705. 1 His voice, at first a powerful clear 
 soprano, afterwards changed to the fullest, finest, deepest contralto ever perhaps 
 heard.' — Groves's Dictionary of Music, etc. Carestini made his debut in London 
 under Handel on 4th December 1733. He was a tall, handsome man, and a 
 very good actor. 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 337 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 To Joseph Kit- d. c. g. £ s. d. 
 
 chen boy 10 Aug. 3 50 0 14 0 
 
 To Lowrenc a 
 
 Month 22 Aug. 5 00 1 0 0 
 
 To Indian rute 
 
 Portice 
 Oct r 2 To the Cook 2 
 
 moneth 2d. Oct. 14 
 22 To Lorensine to 
 
 this day 2 mo. 10 
 ToMushet . 5 
 To Francisco the 
 
 maid to 18 Oct r . 3 
 To Joseph cook 
 
 boy to 10 Nov r 6 
 To Frances coach- 
 man . 1 
 
 42 0 0 
 0 5 0 0 2 0 
 
 0 2 16 0 
 
 0 2 0 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 0 0 12 0 
 
 0 14 0 
 
 0 0 4 0 
 
 39 0 0 
 
 To Nicola Gove- 
 glio, coach 1 Mo. 
 
 hire . . . 36 0 0 7 4 0 
 To Guis c Attanassio on 
 
 acct. of house rent . 100 0 0 20 0 0 
 To Notaro di Roma pr 
 
 the Policy . .10 0 0 4 0 
 For the coach a Moneth 
 
 byToriano . . 36 0 0 7 4 0 
 For coach horses to 1st 
 
 November from Angelo 
 
 viti a moneth . . 36 0 0 7 4 0 
 To venditor 
 at the 1st November 
 
 for 2 monthes . . 26 6 0 5 6 5 
 For carts at 4| car- 
 lins with goods 
 
338 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1732 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Stg. 
 
 Naples 
 
 
 
 d. c. g. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 from Portice to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Naples 
 
 5 75 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 porters 2 carl. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 each cart 
 
 1 80 
 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 to drink 
 
 0 30 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 Birris at Bridge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 several times 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 caring more good 
 
 2 40 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 bring a press 
 
 0 25 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 puting up Da- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mask curtins 
 
 0 30 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 a cloath to cover 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 the carts . 
 
 0 30 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 12 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 For abed at Mr. Temples 
 
 12 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 For a tee boord 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 a hagabag table- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloathe . 
 
 1 70 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 12 rush chairs 
 
 1 80 
 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 a coper pot 24 gr 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ounce . , 
 
 1 56 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 2 doz. Tee Nap- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 kins 
 
 7 20 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 4 can hagabag 7 
 
 Carlins . 2 80 0 11 2 
 
 16 0 6 
 
 To ventitor in 
 
 pairt of 100 Ducats 
 for 6 moneth begin- 
 ning the 1st. of Nov r 
 
 1732 . . . 20 0 0 4 0 0 
 To Caposhins and Saints 
 
 Pictors . ... 0 8 0 0 3 2 
 For our coach from Angelo 
 
 for the moneth of Nov r 36 0 0 7 4 0 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 339 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 Stg. 
 
 
 
 
 
 d. c. g. £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 To cooks wage to 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 Dec r . 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To Lorrance to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 Nov r . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Joseph under 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cook in full 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 Fransisco Maid to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 Nov r . . 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 hatts to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John and James 
 
 2 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 To Calabria a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 moneth 15 Dec r 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 28 9 0 
 
 To Cap* Piels ships crew 2 7 0 0 10 10 
 To horses to the Consols 
 
 coach etc . 1 4 0 0 5 7 
 
 Friday 14 For chair men etc. . 1 2 0 0 4 10 
 we came To Caposhins . . 0 4 0 0 1 7 
 to NaplesFrom Day House Book 
 from 1st July to the 
 1st Decem br being 5 
 
 Moneths . . . 765 0 7 153 0 3 
 
 1733 
 
 To cooks wages to D. C. gr. 
 
 2 January 7 0 18 0 
 
 To Lowrencon to 
 
 2 ms. 22 Jan r . 12 0 2 8 0 
 
 To Calabria cook 
 
 boy full . 1 50 0 6 0 
 
 To Francisco Maid 
 
 to 18 Jan r . 3 0 0 12 0 
 
 To a Cook Xmas 
 
 daj . 2 0 0 8 0 
 
 To Angelo 
 
 25 5 0 
 
 for 
 
340 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 2 Moneths to the 1st d. 
 
 Feb r . . • . 72 
 
 To the vanditor in pairt 
 
 of 100 D* for 6 moneth 
 
 which is not full 17 D* 
 
 p r moneth and this 
 
 maks 60 D ts . . 
 For bringing cheases 
 
 from Hammons . 0 
 To Prests . 0 50 
 
 old shiets . 2 50 
 
 James bedin in 
 
 ship . 6 32 
 
 custom house for 
 
 trunks . 3 95 
 
 rubarb . 2 55 
 
 15 
 
 For repairing cheases . 1 
 feb r 2 To Mark Cook boy to 6 
 
 feb. 1 mo. . . 1 
 To House Book in 
 
 Decm r 1732 
 To D n Guiseppe Atten- 
 
 assio on account of 
 
 house Rent 
 For lock and repairs at 
 
 Portice . 
 
 Naples 
 1733 
 
 March 26 To the venditor in 
 
 full for Moneths 5 
 
 For our coach 1 
 March . 36 
 
 Ditt to the 27 
 March . 30 
 
 165 
 
 50 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To Portice House Rent 
 for a year 
 
 66 
 
 170 
 
 c. g. £ s. d. 
 0 0 14 8 0 
 
 40 0 0 8 0 0 
 
 3 0 0 1 3 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 
 15 4 
 
 0 15 10 
 
 0 10 2 
 
 8 2 
 
 2 0 0 4 10 
 
 5 0 0 6 0 
 
 7 8| 33 3 1 
 
 0 0 10 0 0 
 
 8 6 0 19 5 
 
 0 0 4 0 0 
 
 7 4 0 
 
 6 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 
 0 0 34 0 0 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 341 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 
 To the house at Naples 
 
 d. 
 
 c. 
 
 g- 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 in full of 200 D 
 
 
 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For letters by Hammons 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 aco u in 17 Mon 
 
 
 52 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 To Sig r . Spelteras 
 
 Jour- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ney to England 
 
 
 76 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 To Ditt of wages 5£ Str. 
 
 65 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 To John the Cook in full 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of wages . 
 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Fransisco of wages . 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 To Mark under cook 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 For jack boots 
 
 2 82 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 buff britches 1 D. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42g. 
 
 2 42 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 To Erasmus Rol- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 land 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Mr. Golds Maid 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Sig r Stef ano a hat 
 
 3 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Capusins and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Preasts 
 
 0 20 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 the Consul and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tories servants 
 
 1 50 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Marquis R. . 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Faranta Mr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Temples man 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Gratcia 
 
 1 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 For 259 Rottolo 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 hambs 36 of yni 
 
 25 90 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 bring them from 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Soriento and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 puting them a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 boord in the Moll 
 
 2 30 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 3 Parmozan cheases 
 
 165 lb. . 43 85 8 15 4 
 
 all sent home 
 
 72 0 5 
 
342 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1733 
 
 [Fore'gn Tour] Sterling 
 
 For Maccarony at 7|g. 
 
 d. 
 
 c. 
 
 gr. £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 10, 11, 13, 14 
 
 gr pr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rott. all sent home 69 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rottolo of it 
 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 31 1 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 
 4501 
 
 7 
 
 0 902 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 For rpnairincr 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chases 
 
 13 50 
 
 
 
 
 1 4, 
 
 0 
 
 Ditt . 
 
 3 71* 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 9 
 
 Ditt 2D. 94g. ID. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 73p\ 
 
 4fc O/ 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 AC? 
 
 8 
 
 days wages to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 workmen 
 
 3 60 
 
 25 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 For mending 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sadles 
 
 1 20 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 caring trunks and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sighting yn} 
 
 3 30 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 postilions to ty on 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 bagag 
 
 0 05 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 H 
 
 stra to lay bagage 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 right . 
 
 0 07 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 H 
 
 The expense of our Jour- 
 ney in the Kingdom of 
 
 Naples to Rome 51 1 0 10 4 5 
 
 From Household book 
 from 1 January 1733 
 to the 22nd of March 
 
 1733 . . . 333 2 5 66 13 0 
 
 4916 1 5|985 9 8 
 
 1 this in English money at 510 Ducats for 100£ Sterline is 
 960£ 2 shillins. 
 
 1 Lady Grisell here takes the ducat as worth 3s. 1 id. sterling. In the 
 editor's calculations the ducat has been taken as worth 4s. ; hence the dis- 
 crepancy. 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 343 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 Bring back Rome ex- julio by 
 penc which is . . 554 2 9 
 2 crouns is a sequin, a se- 
 quin 20 Julios, this in 
 English money is 138 
 guinys£l45 8 6 
 reckoning 20 Julios or 
 pauls half a guiny 
 
 £ by. 
 
 Bring back Bolome sum 
 
 of . . . .1160 13 4 
 
 this in English money 10£ 
 10 byocks to a sequin 
 57£ 16 shillins . 
 
 Rome, 1733 
 
 March 29 For our journey from 
 Terracina to Rome 
 Apl. 22 For our journey from 
 Rome to Florence and 
 from Florence to Bal- 
 onia 
 
 For seeing Churches 
 Palices and villas 9D 
 6 P. of it for the great 
 Duks Gallarie . 
 
 For Chease repairs 
 
 For cords 5p. caring 
 cheases 
 
 For greess . 
 
 For porters to Duan, etc. 
 
 For 7 days coach Mezar- 
 eri week, 20 pouls 
 
 10 days at 12 pauls 
 
 For 2 coaches 2 days . 
 
 To Mr. Strods contribu- 
 tion 
 
 To Mrs. Cottan . 
 
 Touns p. byocks Stg. 
 164 8 0 43 4 2 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 5 
 
 40 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
344 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] St. 
 To Mr. Hamiltons ser- 
 vant 
 To coachman 
 For a syrang 2 D a box 
 
 for it lp 3 d . 
 For 2 brushes lp. 5 paper 
 
 6 . . . 
 To Angelo the footman 
 To Lowrensin to cary 
 
 him to Naples . 
 To mend boots and 
 
 baginet . 
 Florence For repairs of Cheases ID 
 
 9 washing, etc. 5 
 For nails and gemlet 
 
 8Sc. and caring chease 
 
 2p 
 
 For essenes for us all and 
 
 orang butter 
 For 2 ounces apaplectick 
 
 balsom 
 To the house and cook 
 
 here 
 
 For letters for Mr. 
 Temple 3p. for our- 
 selves 
 
 For a coach 17 days at 
 9 pauls p r day . 
 
 For pometam 
 
 For Lodging and enter- 
 tainment at Madam 
 Pettits for 5 days 50 
 9 wax candle, suger, 
 
 etc. 5 5 4 . . 56 4 4 14 16 2 
 
 To Ditt 14 Days at 48 
 Pauls a day and to 
 
 servants 2D. . . 86 7 0 22 15 2 
 Jossipies For Ditt at a f rench house 
 
 cr. 
 
 P- 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 345 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 May 26 18 days 40C. pr day cr. p. by. £ s. d. 
 french etc. 3 . . . 80 4 8 21 2 4 
 
 house 
 
 brought all from house 
 
 book . . . 554 2 9 145 7 7 
 
 here a sequin is 10 Liners 10 byocks, and l£ is 2 pauls, 
 and 12 demi is a byock 
 
 Balonia 
 
 15 May For 2 Cheases to Palazzo £ by D 
 1733 Albegote with Lady 
 Essex 12£, voitarins 
 
 men to drink £4 10 . 
 
 16 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 For a coach 23 days at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 pauls p r day 
 
 131 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 For our lodging at 1 J se- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 quin for 26 days 
 
 408 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 20 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 For 4 linch pins 2£ rops 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7£ . 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 For puting in cheases l£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mending pistols 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 For a saddle . . 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 6 
 
 To Lowra the maid, 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pistols at 36 pauls 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 From House Book 
 
 420 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Going Post to Franco- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lina 5J post pr acct. 1037 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 to be added 123£ to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 this 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 1160 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 58 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 Vinice 
 
 11 June For 2 piots in 3 days from 
 Francolina 9 florence 
 sequins at 21 paul 
 which is here 21 Linrie 
 
346 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 Sterling. 
 
 and to the rowers 3£ 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 8 byoks or soldis de- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vide this in 3 pairts is 
 
 126 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 painters maid 2£ paper 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wax etc. 4£ 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 For a Gundala 8 days at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8£ pr day 
 
 64 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For lodging and enter- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tainment in a French 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 house at 35£ per day 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 except Tee and suger 
 
 372 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 to servants who served 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 us well . . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 for frute and wine in the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 piot 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For seeing the Doges 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Palice and other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 places 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 3 glases at glass work . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For a Barchella to Padua 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 the 3 d is 
 
 32 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 to Rowers . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 idua For Super, breckf ast, and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 diner with S r Rob 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Broun and Neil Broun 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Consull. . 
 
 70 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 to the servant 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 cariing baggage 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 To a scrivener 6£ 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 To the cetcerony a pistol 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 rekon it 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 Coaches 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 For suger wax candle 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 etc. at Vinice . 
 
 51 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 For washing at Vinice . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 Verona For grees to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cheases . 5 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 a coach at Verona 8 8 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
1733J OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 347 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 
 £ s. d. £ s. d. 
 
 seeing churches, 
 
 etc. there 6 0 0 3 0 
 
 19 8 0 
 
 877 15 0 21 18 9 
 
 This in English money at 2143 £17 7 soldis for £50 is 
 about 2l£ 15s. 6. 
 
 Frankford 
 
 here 4 florins and 15 Karmitens is a unger 
 
 Flo. k. 
 
 For seeing churches . 2 7 0 
 this is about 5 shillins sterlin 
 
 Vinice 
 
 For 1 lb. green 1 lb. 
 
 Bohe Tea . . 32 12 0 0 16 4 
 
 For 25 lb. Chocalet 112 10 0 2 16 3 
 
 For wax candle 1, 17, 
 
 letters 17£ . . 18 17 0 0 9 5 
 
 To sum brought over . 858 7 0 
 
 To Mr. Smiths Commis- 
 sion . . . 64 9 0 1 12 3 
 
 S 1087 05 p 
 bringdown 2l£ 15 6 
 and ad at 22£ 
 in a sequin 
 228 £18 which 
 is . .550 
 
 27 00 5 
 
 For our Journey from d. g. d 
 Padua to Aix . . 627 0 0 
 
348 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Sterling. 
 £ s. d. 
 
 14 J guiny From Padua to Trent 
 28J sequins at 22£ 
 
 15 4 6 
 
 73 16 8 From Trent to Aix 
 
 a Post Horse 48 38 
 eating and lodgingllO 34 
 odd expences 33 14 
 
 6 17 
 13 16 5 
 4 3 1 
 
 expences of 2 Florins Kar. 
 
 cheases . 398 16 590 42 0 49 15 8 
 
 From Aix to Spa for 
 
 things 1431 shillin . 71 15 
 
 4 10 0 
 
 £93 2 0 
 
 For our journey from 
 Leige to Valensien by 
 a particular account a 
 pairt, which particular 
 
 I must cary to Leger 327 19 0 14 9 9 
 For our Journey from 
 Valencien to Paris by 
 
 a particular account . 450 4 0 20 12 6 
 For our journey from 
 
 Paris to Calice by ditt. 517 6 0 23 13 11 
 To the Master of the Sloup 
 
 from Calice to Dover 96 0 0 4 8 0 
 
 journey and other 
 
 L. Su. 
 
 1391 09 0 
 
 this at 1090 Livers for 
 £50 is near about 63£ 
 Sterling 14 sh. 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 349 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 
 Spa £ s . d. 
 10 July From Day House Book 
 1733 from this date to the £ or 
 
 22nd Sepm r . about f ranc s. liers 
 
 £39, 12Stg. . 1464 5 2 85 8 0 
 
 Sept. 22 For 2 cheases with 18 0 
 
 2 horses each 
 
 to Liege . 24 0 
 2 riding horses 8 0 0 9 4 
 
 cariage of bagage 
 
 and postilions 7 15 0 2 0 
 
 diner for 14 at 
 
 Chairfountain 24 5 1 10 3 
 
 Leige, 24 2 night super 
 
 diner and break- 
 fast, 7 of us and 
 
 2 servants at 
 
 Mutton blanc 40 0 2 6 8 
 
 Brusles 25 For 3 nights Lodg- 
 ing and eating. 
 
 6 of us . 53 2 3 1 11 
 
 to servant of the 
 
 house 2 10 0 2 1 
 
 159 12 0 
 
 1623 17 2 
 
 This at 1725£ for 100£ 
 Str is £94 4 6 Stg. 
 Paris, October 
 
 Tewsday 27 From Daybook from 
 2 Oct. to the date here- 
 of for 5 of our selves 
 
 and Mr. Horatio Man 320 0 0 14 2 0 
 this at 1090 Livers for 
 £50 stg is about 14£ 
 2 sh. Stirling, 
 
350 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling 
 
 For lodging 3 weeks 3 £ s. d. 
 days at le otel der 
 
 Hambourg 315 315 0 0 13 17 6 
 
 Sterling. 
 £ s. d. 
 
 For our laces at Brusles 63 11 0 
 Cambrick at Valensien . 17 2 l£ 
 Duty at Custom house 
 
 for Cambrick . . 1 3 6| 
 For our journey from 
 
 Dover to London, 6 of 
 
 us and 2 servants p r . 
 
 a particular account . 16 8 8 
 To Mr. Man to clear 
 
 traveling accounts . 4 8 0 
 For silver plate 111 
 
 ounces and fashion . 31 17 6 
 For gilding the porangers 12 6 
 
 Leyden. 
 
 Account from the new stil that we came to 
 
 Roterdam which is 27 May 0 : stil of expenses only 
 for my D Grisie and I. 
 
 
 G. 
 
 St. 
 
 D. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For washing 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 For a piece of 7 Snuff 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 hander chiefs . 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 For 5 J Pertian to line 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wraper at 28st . 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 To a writing Apron 3 J ell 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 armapre say 28 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 To James a pair of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stokins . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 For a pair pockets 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 To John a p r . stokins . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
3E73*] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 351 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 To 2 pr. threed stokins 
 mine 
 
 For making Grisie's 
 
 goun 
 For a washing 
 For a pair pockets 
 For 2 threeds of broad 
 
 holland 19J ell 54 st. 
 For 50J ell holl gris 
 
 shifts at 37 st. . 
 For 2 thrids of 49 ells 
 
 holland at 4 gul. 
 For 16J holland at 58 
 
 sturs 
 
 For Mushets holland 2£ 
 
 Stirling . 
 To Mushet 30 sh. Str. 
 
 errour set in Leger . 
 To Mrs. Clench for 6 
 
 shirts 
 For tape at Harlem 
 For 2 piece green hand- 
 
 erchieff . 
 For 6 pr thread stockins 
 
 Grisie 
 
 To 5 pr. thread stockins 
 
 for Grisie 2g 18st 
 For 2 pr collerd thread 
 
 stockins errour 
 For a piece broun 
 
 handerchiefs errour . 
 For apron Mushet 
 Utright For a purs Grisie 
 
 silver . 17 10 
 For a purs Rachy 
 
 ditt . 17 10 
 For a purs litle 
 
 gris — 17 0 
 
 Sterling. 
 
 g- 
 
 St. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 S. 
 
 d. 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 28 10 0 2 12 3 
 
 91 11 8 8 7 11 
 
 130 14 0 11 19 7 
 
 52 4 0 4 15 8 
 
 21 19 0 2 0 3 
 00 0 0 
 
 95 18 0 8 15 10 
 
 10 15 4 0 19 8 
 
 34 0 0 3 2 4 
 
 21 0 0 1 18 6 
 
 14 0 0 1 5 8 
 
 0 0 0 0 0 0 
 
 1 9 0 0 2 8 
 
 1 12 1 
 
 1 12 1 
 
 1 11 2 
 
352 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 [Foreign Tour] Sterling. 
 
 For 3 velvet purss g. st. d. £ s. d. 
 
 to them . . 4 16 0 6 9 
 
 For 2 pr. gloves Grisie 
 
 and I . 
 For washing 
 For 10 Dutch els yaly ( ) 
 
 silk for a goan 
 For stokins Grisie 29 2 st. 
 For 2 pr under stokins 
 
 Gris 2 g 2 st. . 
 For a pr baver 
 
 stokins \ . . 3 0 
 a pr baver gloves 1 4 
 
 56 16 0 
 
 1 8 0 0 2 7 
 3 13 0 0 6 8 
 
 70 0 0 6 8 4 
 
 2 2 0 0 3 10 
 
 2 2 0 0 3 10 
 
 0 5 6 
 
 0 2 2 
 
 litle come pot 
 
 a litle lock to come pot 
 
 litle copper ketle . 
 
 For a pr thread stok 
 
 under stokins Gris 
 For 4 piece tape 
 
 10, 5, 7, 6 . 1 12 
 buttons , 0 3 
 
 For a wagone to loonup- 
 
 stant . . 
 expenses at loonupstant 1 
 
 put to Grisies slives 
 For 4 \ ells hollen for my 
 
 west coats 
 For the silver conforture 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 740 9 6 67 14 11 
 
 1 This line has been interlined, and no doubt refers to the immediately suc- 
 ceeding entry. 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 353 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 Mostrick. At this place 37 skillins, and each skilling 10 St, 
 
 is in a guiny. 
 
 Aix 
 
 37 sk. 4 
 Marks in 
 a guiny 
 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For Musnets goun at 24 
 
 Sk. Mks. doits 
 
 £ 
 
 £. 
 
 d. 
 
 Mark 10 ells . 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 /-I 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 To chairman for 3 days 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 For a doz glovs L Hervie 1 
 
 15 
 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 2 doz Grisie 
 
 Jo 
 
 u 
 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 2 doz me 
 
 Oft 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 doz to give away 
 
 5J 
 
 fi 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 A 
 
 2 pr gloves Mrs. Terr is 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 U 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 
 2 kains 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 2 nidle cases 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 rv 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 JN idles 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 /"V 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 2 p r shoves my D. 
 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 a litle silver plate 
 
 37 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 biger plates 20 crowns 
 
 loO 
 
 /"V 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1.3 
 
 4 
 
 callico lor 2 bed gouns 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lining 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 11 
 
 galoun and silk my coat 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 6 p r gloves to my D. 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 a noorishd handker 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 chief Grisie 
 
 15 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 3 snuff handkerchief my 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Uear 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 a pair gray threed stok- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ins me 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 a pie boban 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 lb. puder . 
 For 7} elscamb- 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 letforfrok5sk.37 4 0 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 furniture buttons, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 etc. . 10 5 7 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 making 9 sk. 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ells lining 15 27 3 3 
 
 75 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 11 
 
 1 See p. 302. 
 
 Z 
 
354 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 July 4 Sk. Mks. doits £ s. d. 
 
 Aix For washing . . 16 0 0 0 9 4 
 
 Chair 8 days to Douse 8 0 0 0 4 8 
 17 times each near half 
 
 an hour at Douse . 34 0 0 0 19 10 
 Making Grisies seek and 
 
 mine . . . 10 0 0 0 5 10 
 
 a box for the heads . 1 1 0 0 0 8 
 
 servant at Douuse . 1 0 0 0 0 7 
 For 10 J ell Indian 
 
 Tafita Gris 66 0 0 1 18 6 
 10 ells brountafita 
 
 me . . 60 0 0 1 15 0 
 clohth for stay 
 
 bands . 1 3 0 0 0 9 
 lining for the 
 
 sieves . 4 0 0 0 2 4 
 
 131 3 0 
 
 For 3 J ell Dyaper 
 
 Grisie . 10 4 4 0 6 1 
 
 6 ell holland my 
 
 D drawers 24 0 0 0 14 0 
 
 6 yd. holland my 
 
 drawers . 15 0 0 0 8 9 
 
 13J ell holland 3 
 
 aprons . 54 0 0 1 11 6 
 
 103 4 4 
 
 825 3 2 24 1 9 
 
 Spa, the 9 July 1731. 
 
 For a Neclace to me . 2 5 0 0 1 5 
 
 a pair breast straps . 3 0 0 0 1 9 
 13 J ell holl for 4 aprons 
 
 Grisie 4 sk. . . 54 0 0 1 11 6 
 
 2£ holl for pockets . 6 7 2 0 3 11 
 
I73i] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 355 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling 
 311 ell holl gris shifts at sk. Mks. doits £ s. d. 
 
 Aug. 
 
 4 skil 
 
 127 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 3 pr spectickles 3 sk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 staff string lj . 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 lace at 15 sk Grisie 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tuckers 
 
 45 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 20 To John erour 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a waterbotle errour 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a pr. threed stokins 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 To Moushets to buy her 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 goun lining 
 
 o 
 
 8 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 250 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the half of the stons 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and wax frute . 
 
 37 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 S. 
 
 287 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 x 143£ 18 143£ 18s. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 For 2 weeks washing this 
 
 L. 
 
 S. 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 sk. 7 . 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 To litle Grisie I owd her 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 on the last account . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 To the old woman at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 well 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 To the waganier 5s. Dick 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Litletonscarinishf ?]5s. 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 To Grisie and Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Burnet necklaces 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 To a Ball 4 sk. the boy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 sk. 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 1 For a wash ball 7 2 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 powder 10 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 For a weeks washing 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 saterday 28 July 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 Lady Grisel here changes skillings, sous, and liers into its equivalent at Spa 
 in French money of livers and sous. 
 
356 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For a p r gray threed 
 stokins 
 
 For a Jeronstat dyell . 
 
 For a box to Phillips the 
 Jesuit at Liege 
 8 For a lb. powder 5s a lb. 
 this day 5s. 
 
 For neckleses Mrs. Dal- 
 rymple and I . 
 
 To French horns . 
 
 To my Dear 
 
 For a box to Mr. Cartret 
 
 For 4 weeks washing a 
 sk. the day great pieces 
 6 sturs doz. small 5 st. 
 shirt, cravat, and hand- 
 kerchief and 3 st. shifts 
 and 3 sturs peticoats 
 
 8 handkerchiefs 4 hoods 
 to Grisie equely and 
 me 14 yd. 
 18 2 lb. | poweder a lb. this 
 day 
 
 a pr threed stockins 
 lost to Mrs. Spence 
 18 To my dear 
 
 For washing to the sater- 
 
 day 19 . 
 For a soliter to Grisie . 
 For 3 black neckleses . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 L. 
 
 S. 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 31 5 0 1 14 10 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 37 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 138 11 2 7 16 2 
 take out pocket . . 37 8 0 2 1 8 
 
 S— £101 3 2 5 14 6 
 
 Spailing. L. S. 
 
 28 For 3 lb. powder 2 ysday 0 15 0 0 0 10 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 357 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterl 
 
 ing] 
 
 
 For a weeks washing 
 
 L. 
 
 S. 
 
 
 £ s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 Saterday 25 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 4 
 
 9 
 
 Sept. 6 
 
 To Mushet . 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 Washing 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 18 
 
 9 
 
 
 Shoes my D. 5£ mend- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ing l£ 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 6 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 pr clogs Grisie and I . 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 9 
 
 7 
 
 Leige 
 
 3 articles in generall 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 account . 
 
 94 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 5 5 
 
 11 
 
 
 fine holland my Dear at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 livers 20 els . 
 
 80 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 10 
 
 0 
 
 19 Sepm. 
 
 Leige The articles of 94 livers 
 3s 3 on the other side 
 set by mistake in the 
 general account is as 
 followeth : 
 
 34 J Demi holland 
 at 45 sturs for 7 
 shifts to Grisie 77 12 2 
 
 5 ells muslin for 
 
 4 cravats 11 5 0 
 
 2 night Napkins 5 6 1 
 
 Cambrick fine 46 15 0 
 
 46 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 3J ell Baskest which is 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cambrick 
 
 29 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 5 
 
 For a pr boots to James 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 For a pr shoes my Dear 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 4 lb. powder and wash 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ball 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 Waltins and silk for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mantle 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 Pocket my D. 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 2 pr. stokins to Gr. 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 2 Ink horns 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 John a guiny he has not 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 acc u ed for . . 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
358 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1731 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Oct. 12, 
 
 Turin 
 Oct. 27 
 
 Millan 
 
 the half of the kams in 
 
 L. 
 
 S. 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 the box . 
 
 18 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 S. 
 
 369 
 
 17 
 
 3 
 
 20 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 731. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 fon here the guiny or Lewidor is 24 livers 
 
 
 
 TiYvr lfil fill flr\rvrvl oillr trk 
 
 j? or 1U2 en noora. siik to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CZ «t 90 T,ivpr<5 flip pll 
 
 \J. cXiVj £u\j IjI V CI 0 L11C Cll 
 
 91 0 
 
 ju X.VJ 
 
 o 
 
 \J 
 
 VJ 
 
 q 
 
 ij 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 1 Ol pll vn\r fffnin at" 1 f\ 
 XV/ 2 CUL Hlj gOLlil dl 1.VJ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 jL/ivers 
 
 1UO 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 
 11 
 
 10 
 
 lining and. borders to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 crnnn C* 
 
 hLKJlXxL VJT. ... 
 
 1 1 
 
 10 
 
 JL\J 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
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 V) 
 
 
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 VJ 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 rnv onnn main no* 
 
 111V h'KJlXLL lUCUVlllfc' • • 
 
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 o 
 
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 4 
 
 4 
 
 Grisie goun making 
 
 O 
 
 a 
 
 VJ 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 ITlalU. ... 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 0 101 
 
 6 head wires 
 
 u 
 
 D 
 
 A 
 
 A 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 UlCllLllllg U dlllcb UUULb 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 1 (\ 
 X u 
 
 VJ 
 
 
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 XTXlAoIlCU 1VJ1 olllctllo • 
 
 o 
 
 1 2 
 
 X ^ 
 
 o 
 
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 0 
 
 6 
 
 a noop . . 
 
 1 £ 
 io 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 A 
 VJ 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 9 
 
 X -j 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 n 
 
 V/ 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 cli Mliv 1U1 d dULc 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloaths 
 
 
 /"V 
 
 U 
 
 a 
 
 V) 
 
 O 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 j. lie Xctyiuiib iui ninny 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 dim iiidKing 
 
 T9 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 A 
 VJ 
 
 Q 
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 3 
 
 0 
 
 FaT* TTlJllnnO' tyiv ol c\ Qpplr 
 
 A. KJL X 1 1 CI IV 1 J ltl 111 \ \J 1 VX OCX^lVj 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 etc. 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 For mending James's 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloaths 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 For Dressing a hat and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lining 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 For stokins to my D. . 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 2 pr uper and 4 under 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 myself 
 
 28 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 Grisie stokins 
 
 11 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 washing linins 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 spectickles . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 For washing 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 io| 
 
1731] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 359 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 1 Nov. L. S. £ s. d. 
 
 Bolonia For washing . . 11 0 0 0 9 7 
 
 washing . . . 15 0 0 0 13 2 
 
 S. 660 10 2 28 17 8 
 
 Rome 23 Nov r 1731. 20 pols a sequin. 
 
 To my Dears pocket 
 a Stafe string 
 a Necklace me 
 Gloves my D 
 Gloves me . 
 Washing the doz. 1 pol 
 the shirts 5 byoks 
 
 2 Kain Damaty for 2 p r 
 pockets Gris at 5 carline 
 
 261 
 
 Naples 
 
 5 Deem. 1732 A Kain and a Palm 
 ermasin for one apron 
 26J 
 
 6 Kanscord silk Rob 36 
 cor for Grisie . 
 
 Poul. By. 
 
 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 91 n 
 u 
 
 
 u 
 
 1U 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 5 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 5 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 1 o 
 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 
 1 5 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 18 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 48 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 sequin 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 21 6 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 25 3 0 5 1 2 
 A Ducat is 10 Carlins and Terie is 2 Carlins. 10 grains 
 is a Carline, 26 or 26J Carlins is a sequen, a Venetian 
 sequin is 27 carlins, a Ducat is about 4 sh. stirlin. 
 
 Naples. Wednesday, 5 Dec 1 *. N. S. 1731. 
 
 Due. Car. Gr. £ s. d. 
 
 Caried over 25 0 0 5 1 2 
 To a capashin for siring- 
 
 ing the ears . . 5 2 0 1 0 10 
 
360 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For 15 Palm Cloath 11 
 
 Due. Car. Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Due. can . 
 
 20 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For tape 3 Carlins 5 g. . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 For threed and silk 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 For paper 8 g., tape 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 car .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 For powder 2 car paper 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 For black ruban . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For gold buttons 9 grain 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 big and 4 J gr small 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 the peice . 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 For threed 4 g 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 For a wige to Gr . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For making and lining 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 my Deirs Cloaths by 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 For making G. wastcoat 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and mine 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For 9| can velvet my 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 goun at 5^ Ducat 
 
 52 
 
 7 
 
 n 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 For a pr. black silk 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 stokins 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 For a can blew 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloath . 7 2 0 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 5 and 4 yellow 
 
 1732 
 
 Seteday For 10 ells Demie holl: 
 
 Gandl . . . 9 0 0 1 16 0 
 January 9 For 6 spoons 15 D. 6 C. 
 
 5 g. gote for 2 old ones 
 
 3 D. 9 Carlins . . 11 7 5 2 6 9 
 To the Italian Master a 
 
 moneth . . . 3 3 8 0 13 7 
 
 serge . 3 2 2 
 5 \ ou. gold galoun 7 15 
 buttons . 0 8 0 
 makeing . 4 0 0 
 
 0 
 1 
 0 
 0 
 
 12 9 
 
 8 0 
 
 3 2 
 
 16 0 
 
 22 
 
 3 7 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 361 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 To Gibson of her 20£ 
 
 Due. 
 
 Car. 
 
 Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 12 Legu . 
 
 32 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 For 3 can Dyaper for Dr. 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For threed 3 g. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 To Musick Master a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 IIIUIICHI ■ • • 
 
 A, 
 
 K 
 D 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For coppying Musick . 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 To my Dears pocket 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 For washing 5 weeks 
 12 For 1 J ^ Can Muslin 26 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 car .... 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 n 
 
 i 
 
 246 
 
 4 
 
 n 
 
 49 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 1732 
 
 To the litle Italian Mr. 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For fine sope 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For a hat to James 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 For a p r shoes to me 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 To Doctor . 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 To the Mantua Maker me 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 To the Mantua Maker 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gris 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 For my velvet mittons . 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 For copiing music at 1 C. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 the 4 lines 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 For 5 Lottery Ticket of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Millan 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 For Tuning spinet a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 month 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 For a pr. short furd gloves 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 me .... 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 To S. Carmany Playing 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 master 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For St. Josephs pictor . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 1 Up to this point the accounts are given in full detail. Henceforward, in 
 order to avoid repetition, only selected entries are given. 
 
362 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For Chera de Spanie is [Sterling] 
 
 1732, 
 Naples, 
 12 Mch 
 
 wax and jostro. Ink 
 
 Hup 
 
 Tar 
 
 VII. 
 
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 s. 
 
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 7 
 
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 Hot* At lVrpQ;i"nfi ^c^'n^ll^PT , - 
 
 X MJ1 Tb liXCiMIld lldllLUvCl 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pliipff<i 
 
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 X vjl O Udll yJL L11C J V7 Udll 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ^trvnd ft I'm n y i n fnrmv 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 "Rob 25 C 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
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 XV/ 
 
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 a ui cxi iji • isiiucij in y ju/ . • 
 
 i 
 
 x 
 
 0 
 
 V/ 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 4 
 
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 For 2.54- ran blew armazin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 for curtins 22 Carlins 
 
 56 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 TrnT* 1 *7 r» n w cr^iifr pnlmir 
 
 X \JL X I L/dll ollU.ll CU1UU1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 linins 
 
 37 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 X VJI ^ Udll DldClV dllild/J. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lid lo ... 
 
 i 
 
 X 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 TTrkT* ft vpn i~nT*c: in i"Vip 
 
 X MJ1 O VClll/Lllo 111 L11C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lotery at Rome for us 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 onrl r»iiT fpTA n Hp rii IHtpti 
 diivx uui y i diiudimxi cii 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 For 8 ventors in tbe 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lotery at Mill on for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ditto 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 For Jamie Mitchell and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 IX/It* NQiieni'P in I-? /~k"m 
 IyJ.1 . OdUsUlC ill XtUlllC 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 T -ottprv 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 TT r»T S pan Qi"T*\7"nri nvrnnyiTi 
 
 X UI O L-dll Oil y UU dlllivJZilll 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vJl tile uuipic 1U1 JI1C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 _ ' ) V . ... 
 
 
 q 
 
 o 
 
 X 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 • 
 
 For 4 r) r snectickles and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 one case . 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 For Don quickset 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 For a pr. black knit 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mittons G. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 14 palm armazin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cantoush at 24 c. Gr. 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 10 
 
 For 1J. 1. p. green g : 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wraper 22 J c. . 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 363 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For 2 cans p. green 
 peticoat 22j C. 
 
 For 1 C. 5 palm g : 
 wraper 25 C. 
 
 For 3 Can green for 
 Sultain 22 1 C. . 
 
 For 2 green aprons G: . 
 
 For making Can- 
 tush G. . 5 0 0 
 green peticoat 3 0 1 
 wraper . 5 0 0 
 ruban to peticoat 2 6 0 
 Sultain . 6 0 0 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Due. Car. Gr. £ s. d. 
 
 5 0 4 1 0 2 
 
 4 0 6 0 16 3 
 
 6 7 5 1 7 0 
 2 7 8 0 11 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 For 3 snuff handker- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 chiefs G. . 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 For 2 fether Tipits G 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and I 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 For 4 snuff handker- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 chiefs me 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 For a p r shoes my D : 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 broun 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 For 4 picturs to George . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For 4 pair spectickles . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 To the Italian Master . 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 To the Playing Master 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to 12 Mar. 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For making 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 gouns me 5 4 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 making 1 to G : 18 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 For 2 can black 
 
 silk my D 2 4 8 
 
 making the waist- 
 coat . . 6 2 2 
 
 lineing and but- 
 tons 
 
364 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1732 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 making velvet 
 britches . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 0 2 2 
 
 Naples 
 
 1732 copiing Musick 14 0 
 Italian Master 3 4 0 
 Churches at Soriento 
 2 handkerchief snuff 
 
 ones me . 
 a Dressing glass . 
 2 fans Gris . 
 6 aprons changeing 
 
 colour 22 C. 
 2 pr yellow stokins Gr. 
 a tortoyshel comb, Gr. . 
 2 goss handker chiefs G. 
 yellow shoes Grisie 
 a rid coffer with yellow 
 
 nails 
 
 Coppiing musick . 
 
 a subscription for Musick 
 
 Blooding 
 May 12 Carmany Gordana play- 
 ing Mst. . 
 
 tuning spinet 
 
 Italian Master Mr. Nicol 
 
 Chuches which is asses 
 at a Terie the whole 
 day and a man 
 
 22 \ Can green Pertian 
 bed 11 C. 
 
 Cutting Grisie' s hair 
 14 binding music books 
 16 gr. 
 
 For cutting Grisies hair 
 For copiing Corellies 
 
 Musick 
 For 3 J can Armazin me 
 
 )uc. 
 
 
 Url*. 
 
 0 
 
 3J 
 
 s. 
 
 el. 
 
 Q 
 
 Cf 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 1 6 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 Q 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 X i7 
 
 — 
 
 1 
 
 K 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 fi 
 O 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 i 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 
 1U 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 n 
 
 a 
 u 
 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 lo 
 
 
 L 
 
 n 
 U 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 rv 
 U 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 I) 
 
 
 U 
 
 U 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 L 
 
 (J 
 
 U 
 
 
 1U 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 y 
 
 u 
 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 lo 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 24 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 365 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 22 C. changing gold 
 and white 
 To Nicol taylor for all 
 Mantas 18, carlins sul- 
 tains 8 c, cantush 5 c, 
 peticoats 3 and work 
 in the house 4 carlins 
 
 Due. Car. Gr 
 7 15 
 
 May 24 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 For the 
 Tables 
 
 whole Marble 
 
 p day and meat 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 1 can padisoy britches . 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 a pr garters 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 2 pr silk stokins . 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 2 pr under stokins 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 For 20 gold loups 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 20 gold buttons . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Account of Marbel bought at 
 
 Naples. 
 
 
 
 
 For 2 Marbel Tables 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fiore de persico from 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Don Michel Dicalabria 
 
 56 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 wooden cases 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Shiping in the Barcelona 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and custom house 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 officers 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 3846 0 4 769 4 2 
 
 sold 
 
 To sundry things by Mr. 
 
 3906 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 781 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 666 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 133 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 3240 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 648 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 108 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 3349 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 669 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 s 50 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3299 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 659 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 the whole drawn upon Mr. Hammon this at 510 Ducats 
 
366 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1732 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 for 100£ sterling is 646£ 16 shillins str. where entered in 
 cash book 300 
 
 346 10 
 
 [Note. — Lady Grisel bases her calculations here on the 
 ducat = 3/11, while in detailed calculations it has been taken 
 as worth 4/ ; hence the discrepancy.] 
 
 Portice, 
 July 20 
 
 1732 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Due. Car. Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 2 pr. silver clasps 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 a pr. velvet shoes 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 pr. silk gray stokins . 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 To Carmany for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 singing . 13 5 0 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 hire of spinet .220 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 Chases to Masters 3 6 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 5 
 
 copiing music .0 4 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 2 floors 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 To Doctor Piagiddel 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Potzzos . 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 To Nicols for blooding . 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 For turning broun waste- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 coat 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 For 2 can velvet 6J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 palm 2 cloks 
 lj can Armagin to line 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 71 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloks 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 n 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 making and ruban to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cloks 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 To the Doctor 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 To Biries at the bridge . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For 5 \ can Dyaper 8 C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 servits 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 7 
 
 18 long towills 25 gr. pr 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 can 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1 \ can 3 hagabag napkins 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 n 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 4 can servants and pantry 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 2 can kitchen cloaths . 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 threed 9 gr. pr ounc 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
1732] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 367 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For 4 baths Ishi water [Sterling] 
 12 barrals each bath Due. Car. Gr. £ s. d. 
 
 15 gr. pr. barrel 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 caring it 4 days 3 carlins 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 each 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 a tub 9 days 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 To caposins 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 a can flanen 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 a pr velvet shoes 2 d . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 plain 8 car 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 ar gloves 6 C. 2 pr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mittons 7 C. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 a pr. jumps and slives . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 can silk for hoop 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 2 necleses 8 C. tape 2 C. 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 Naples Dec r 1732 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a knite silk wastcoat 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For 16| Cann olive Dam 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ask to be sent home . 
 
 49 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 For rolling up silks 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 TomyD. . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For chases to Masters to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Portice 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 For 4 Moneths tuning 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 spinets 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 For tuning spinets to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ysday . 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 For copiing music 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 For cuting hair G 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For 6 Can shagreen my 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 velvet for Nightgoun . 
 velvet shag 3 J c linin . 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 gold loops for Ditt 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 a wige 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 makeing goun, etc. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 For a pair of shoes 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Cambrick weepers 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 a black sword and gloves 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
368 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterl: 
 
 ing] 
 
 15 \ and a half black 
 
 Due. 
 
 Car. 
 
 Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 cloath 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 17 
 
 7 
 
 3 can armazine . 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 buttons 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 making the sute . 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 making velvet sute 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 armazin 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 n 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 molds to velvet buttons 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 making goun pocks etc. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 01 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 18 palm cloath a full sute 
 
 24 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 2 can 5 palm armazin . 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 Damity for body lin 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 making the sute and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 buttons . 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 twist for holls this should 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 not be 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 2 pr. gray slipers . 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 
 124 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 24 
 
 18 
 
 10 
 
 For my knit wastcoat 
 
 this is a green one to 
 
 my D. . .400 
 
 makeing 2 seks . .400 
 a new hoop made . 3 0 0 
 cover old hoop . .050 
 6 can moyhair rigote . 14 4 0 
 a black fan . . .030 
 a crap hood . .030 
 covering my jumps . 2 4 7| 
 1 can black damask . 3 10 
 1 can armaz to line it 110 
 making wastcoat . 0 5 0 
 
 Naples 1732, O.S. Dec r . 27 
 
 For a velvet Muff Grisie 3 3 3 
 a p r silk mittons . .12 0 
 7\ can broun velvet . 30 0 0 
 making 2 Robs. . .400 
 
 0 16 0 
 0 16 0 
 0 12 0 
 0 2 0 
 2 17 7 
 0 12 
 0 12 
 0 9 7 
 0 12 5 
 0 4 5 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 13 3 
 0 4 10 
 6 0 0 
 0 16 0 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 369 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 7 Jany. 
 N.S. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 To 6 canes Poaso Du- 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 manz for my black 
 
 Due. 
 
 Car. Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 seek 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For 12 can velvet to the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Boys 
 
 48 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 To Carmany playing 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Master, etc. 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 For Mushets goim 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 Making 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 apron to her 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Making and cloath to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 James 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 Lowrenchiens cloath 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 John cudberts cloaths . 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 Drinkmoney Cagnonies 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 To Mrs. Cagnonies a pies 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 cambrick 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a trunk with bras 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nails 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a book of Minuits 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 For a red trunk with 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 nails 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 For blooding by Nichels 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 vomits 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 recept plaster 2 7 in 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 gredians 1-6 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 Scots pills from England 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 Gravel cups to cure it . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 For beding to the Maids 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 Shiets and pillabers 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 Brazier w th 22 gr. 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 Stand and spaleta for it 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 pen knif 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 clogbag trunks . 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 belt for lead bag . 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 bars to trunks by Gartano 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 wax cloth for trunks 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 paper 27 g. . 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 A 
 
370 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 2 Lamps from Lig- 
 horn 
 
 Feb. For 6 snuff boxes 
 
 cristall to my watch 
 2 fine snuff boxes Gr. . 
 to the Banificato . 
 Dona Luisas blew Dam- 
 ask .... 
 Musick paper 
 copiing musick 
 11 sword belts 
 26 fans 
 18 fans 
 
 2 caps to the boys 
 To John Cuthberts 4 
 
 spoons 
 more of wages 
 more 6 guinys 
 more .... 
 To James of wages over 
 
 his fans . 
 more by John after he 
 
 was gone . 
 more by John 
 For a wige . 
 2 1 p. green shagreen 
 2 wige combs 
 patches 12 gr. 
 padisoy for clock . 
 I spomalincena for hood 
 March For 6 Torteshel combs . 
 For a spinet 
 For spomalincina sent 
 
 home 5 can and 4 palm 
 
 I take the half and L. 
 
 Bin the other and is . 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Due. Car. Gr. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
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 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
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 o 
 
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 o 
 
 \J 
 
 o 
 
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 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Q 
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 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 X 
 
 Q 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 Q 
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 Q 
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 0 
 
 13 
 
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 0 
 
 0 
 
 yj 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 1 
 
 Q 
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 7 
 
 11 
 
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 X\J 
 
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 0 
 
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 0 
 
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 16 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
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 yj 
 
 0 
 
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 0 
 
 yj 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
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 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
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 0 
 
 3 
 
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 6 
 
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 0 
 
 18 
 
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 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 371 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 10 pauls a croun, 16 byocks a paul. 
 
 Rome 1733 
 
 Crs. Pis. By. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 29 March For 2 wax Pops . 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 to 
 
 For prints . 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 22 April 
 
 For 4 copper Medles 
 For 2 Corinthen brass 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 pops 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 
 For 2 gold crouns and a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 silver croun 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 
 For a discription of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rome 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 For 2 marbel weights for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 paper 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 Frolenc 
 
 For 2 volums of the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 April 
 
 gallary of the great 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Duke 
 
 25 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 
 10 vol. Italian books 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 
 . 2 alabaster figurs 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 For a putter tee pot 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 For Barminis Mistres off 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a Statue . 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 n 
 
 
 To Mrs. Colmans coach- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 man 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 For a wooden box with a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lock 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 For 2 Lyons of Marbel . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 For my gandchild Hel- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lens Pictor 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 For 3 Pictor of Mr. Baillie, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 my Daughter Grisie, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and my grandchild 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gris by Mr. Martine . 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 
 frames and glases and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 box to ditt 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 For making my Dears 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 wastcoat . 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 For lutstring at 36 pauls 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pr lb. 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
372 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 Crs. Pis. By. £ s. d. 
 Dressing hair and wires 1 9 6 0 10 3 
 For my lut string . . 16 0 0 4 4 0 
 
 1733 Bolonia 
 
 May 15 A Sequin 21 paul, 2 pauls a livre, 10 bycocks is a 
 paul, and 12 Dinis a byock. 
 
 Bolonia, 
 
 1733, 
 
 May 
 
 
 L. 
 
 B. 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 pr filosel stokins 
 
 21 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For seeing palaces 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 To the Copsin Convent 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For cariing spinet to St 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Donis 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 To Prists . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For a pair jack boots . 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For wire and dressing 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 hair 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 For a whip to John 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 For tobaco powder 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 For the box in the opera 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 house 
 
 85 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 cushen in the box 
 
 10 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 cloath to ly over the box 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 18 Tickets to the opera 
 
 30 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 2 opera book 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For caring pictors 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 a book of what is to be 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 seen here 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 mending my watch 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 letters 6£. 10s. 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 For a pictor of the Autom 
 
 40 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 For a wax cloth curtin to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chease 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 puting it up 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 1733 
 Venice 
 
 A vinecian sequin is 22 Lieris, a Florence sequin 
 2l£. 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 373 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 
 
 
 [Sterling] 
 
 11 June For a book of the curi- 
 
 L. B. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 ositys here 
 
 a 
 2 
 
 u 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Baucaches history 
 
 do 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 A Map of Venice . 
 
 Oi 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 a Map of Germany 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 D 
 
 the lives of the Painters 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 Flans ot houses . 
 
 37 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 ror 2 lb. tryackle with 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 boxes 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 D 
 
 o 
 
 hipocacuana 
 
 ft 
 o 
 
 U 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 Sir Robert Brouns Nurs 
 
 oo 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 Sir Robert Brouns Ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vants 
 
 £J 
 D 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 0 
 
 General Shulenbergs ser- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vants 
 
 
 n 
 \J 
 
 n 
 u 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 Seeing a Newranberge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 snow oi L/Unsts Dirtn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and passion 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 Sir Rob* Brouns garner 
 
 r> 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 a barber 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 at a gundaliers weding 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to ndls 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 fx 
 
 0 
 
 For a wastcoat to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jacome . 
 
 /o 
 
 K 
 
 o 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 2 
 
 For Mush . 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 7 
 
 Ci 
 
 o 
 
 tobaco pip case 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 a spung l£ 5s esher 1£, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 steel and flint 6s 
 
 V 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 3 whisks 
 
 0 
 
 lb 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 pr spectickles . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 stuffine to cushen 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 For 9 J brack camblet 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 line 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 12 bratch shogreen 5£ . 
 
 60 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 make cantush and seek 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 etc. 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 5 brach a la mod for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sandella . 
 
 45 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
374 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 L. B. £ s. d. 
 
 black lace for mittons . 2 5 0 0 1 2 
 
 masks . . .3 0 0 0 1 6 
 
 a black cap . . 25 0 0 0 12 6 
 For the half of the 
 
 Apoticarys bill . . 11 10 0 0 5 11 
 
 1733 
 
 Frankfoord 
 
 For 2 pair bavers Fl. K. 
 
 stokins . . . 6 0 0 0 14 0 
 
 For 5 Doun pillows . 13 0 0 1 10 4 
 For 30 of their ells for 
 
 pillabers . . . 13 0 0 1 10 4 
 For 45| lb. hamb 5J 
 
 sture . . 6 1 0 0 14 0 
 
 44 48 0 
 
 this at 4 flarans 15 kamtins to ane unger and ane unger 
 10 sh. strline is £5, 5 shillins sterling. 
 Aix la Chaple, 10 July 1733, N.S. Livers. 
 
 For a pr. of shoes to me 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 glovs at 15 st. Doge Skin 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 baver skin gloves 6 pair 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 Baver at 23 sk. peticoat 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and clock 
 
 50 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 3 
 
 Castor clock at 11 12 . 
 
 25 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 For 6 ell castor for frok 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and wastcoat . 
 
 69 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 To Mr. Hays subscrip- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tion 
 
 37 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 the Judge at Dimburgh 
 
 30 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 13 drawings of the Foun- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tons, etc. 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 3 pincils to my boys 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 a wanscote chist w* a lock 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 wax frute . 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 a play to little Grisie . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 2 Kain strings 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 375 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 Spa 
 Sep. 22 
 
 Livers. 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 capashiens in convent . 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 x 
 
 fj 
 u 
 
 ft 
 
 carvie box . 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 ft 
 
 o 
 
 X 
 
 9 
 
 2 Peutter salts 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 o 
 
 yj 
 
 X 
 
 9 
 
 a tortoy shell snuff box 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 G r 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 ft 
 
 o 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 For Japan Dressing boxes 28 12 
 
 9 
 
 l 
 
 lo 
 
 
 d UU.clU.ICCl UL)A • . 
 
 lO 
 
 o 
 
 ft 
 
 ft 
 u 
 
 1 / 
 
 O 
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 5 Ivory boxes and 2 dyels 
 
 42 
 
 10 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 Q 
 
 I 
 
 6 kains and a head to one 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
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 Q 
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 Ct 1/UlilU UCtl • • 
 
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 0 
 
 ft 
 
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 9 
 
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 4 
 
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 ft 
 
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 ft 
 
 1 
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 orate . . . 
 
 lo 
 
 lo 
 
 ft 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 ft 
 
 4- Vl O TXT'fiTYl^T* Q "f" 4" ^ r» (~ITT\ e± 
 
 tUC WCII1C11 at L11C X UI1UI1C 
 
 1 1 
 
 x X 
 
 i 
 
 9 
 — 
 
 ft 
 
 X 2 * 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 j? or iiOugmg at tne juoup 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ior li sk. pr. nignt irom 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 iu July to oi Aug. 
 
 zyi 
 
 1U 
 
 o 
 
 17 
 
 ft 
 
 Vy 
 
 1 
 
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 at Q clr fn 99 Sent 
 
 at O olV. LU OCIJt. • 
 
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 ft 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 
 9 
 
 Q 
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 Atitiq A T o -p-\7 /-I aii n , Vi"H^"P 
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 AO 
 
 1 5 
 
 Xcl 
 
 0 
 
 X 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 10 
 
 XV 
 
 ■Frio main 
 
 tllC IlldlU ... 
 
 9 
 
 xu 
 
 ft 
 
 ft 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 For mending cheases 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and sadles 
 
 114 
 
 5 
 
 ft 
 
 a 
 
 D 
 
 1 ft 
 
 q 
 
 a cheas for 4 persons to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 go to Geronstat at 3 sk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 p r day in the season 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 and 2 J sk. after it 
 
 96 
 
 10 
 
 ft 
 
 V/ 
 
 
 12 
 
 X — . 
 
 7 
 
 To a cook 72 days 
 
 36 
 
 0 
 
 ft 
 
 \j 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 ft 
 \j 
 
 a sute cloathes to James 
 
 78 
 
 10 
 
 r\ 
 
 U 
 
 A 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 James of wages half a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 guiny 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 John Cudbertson wages, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 guinys . 
 
 37 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 For letters . 
 
 38 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 For washing 5 sow shirt 
 and cravat and hand- 
 kerchief 4 sows shifts 
 
376 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 Leige 
 Sep. 23 
 
 and a skillin the Doz. 
 
 Livers. 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 on all other pices 
 
 55 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 a cours sheat for the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 trunk 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 tor 12 ells lace 6 \ sk. 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ell 13 sk., 10 ell 19 sk. 
 
 179 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 2 ells lace . 
 
 33 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 D 
 
 19 p r gloves Lady Harvie 
 
 1 14 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 3 pr mens gloves to give 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 away 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 a purs Donohow . 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 Brusles For bring brass trumpet 
 
 25 
 
 from Ipers 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 a surgeon to Grisies arm 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 Seeing Arch Dutches 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Palice etc. 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 Lodging 3 nights and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 eating 6 of us 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 muslin . 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 Paris, 2 friday, 20 October 1733. 24 livers a Lewidor 
 
 or guiny. 
 
 For 2| ell cloath . 
 
 55 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 7J ell silk lining . 
 
 37 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 a pr. stokins to the cloaths 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 a pr. stokins or sheverin 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 a pr. baver stokins 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 a pr. worset stokins 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 a pr. thick traveling 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 stokins 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 a Hatt 
 
 17 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 5 duz butons to cloath . 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 plying etc. to ditt 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 1 See p. 302. 
 
 2 Paris accounts given in full. 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 377 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 Livers. £ s. d. 
 
 making ditt . . 10 0 0 0 8 8 
 
 2 wigs a ty one and a bob 
 
 3 Lew. . . . 72 0 0 8 3 0 
 taylors man . . 1 0 0 0 0 10| 
 baver gloves at 35 sturs 13 10 0 0 11 6 
 
 271 5 0 
 
 Paris 
 
 ForaneAlamad 5 9 0 0 4 9 
 
 hood to me 
 a duzon combs 
 
 9£, 3 of tor- 
 
 toyshel 12£ 21 0 0 0 18 4 
 
 making my vin- 
 
 ice silk Rob 8 0 0 0 7 0 
 
 a sheneel Pala- 
 tine .6 0 0 0 5 3 
 
 6 ells black lace 30 0 0 1 6 3 
 
 8 ells narow 
 
 black lace 12 0 0 0 10 6 
 
 puder puff 10 
 
 st. wires 10 s. 1 0 0 0 0 10| 
 
 black gass hood, 
 etc. ..9 0 0 0 7 10 
 
 thick travel- 
 ling stockins 3 0 0 0 2 7 
 
 Baver skin 
 gloves at 35 
 
 st . 20 0 0 0 17 6 
 
 115 9 0 
 
 For a gass head 4 0 0 0 3 6 
 
 For caps quilted 
 for dressing 
 
 4 of them 5 15 0 0 5 0 
 
378 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 
 
 
 Livers. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 For wires 10 st. 
 
 JL v J L Till XV Otl 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 nof/inoc! T -V- 
 Ud LCllCb L3J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 miff 10<i 
 
 0 
 
 
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 1 
 
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 12 
 
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 6 
 
 4 pr Imbro- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 dered shoes 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 379 
 
 [Foreign Tour] [Sterling] 
 
 Antoylage 
 head 
 
 13 
 
 0 
 
 Livers. 
 
 0 
 
 £ 
 0 
 
 s. 
 11 
 
 d. 
 5 
 
 3 ells aunage, 
 3£ 10s. . 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 2 ells aunage 
 5£ . 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 palatins 
 thick travel- 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 ing stokins 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Baver gloves 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 st. the pr. 
 
 20 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 6 
 
 Antoylage sute 
 
 37 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 803 13 9 
 
 1190 7 9 
 
 Paris 
 
 Oct. 11 To the person of 
 1733 Lord Walgraves 
 
 Chaple . 6 0 5 3 
 
 Sn r Bellonys Bill 
 
 from Buro at 
 
 Rome . 12 0 0 10 6 
 
 Description of 
 
 Paris . 15 0 0 13 1 
 
 3cookryBooks 6 15 0 5 11 
 
 a book of beasts 3 10 0 3 0 
 
 4 unbound books 
 
 of 6 10 0 5 8 
 
 4 places in the 
 
 opera house 32 0 0 18 0 
 
 seeing observato r , 
 
 palices, and 
 
 churches 18 0 0 15 9 
 
 Madam la Duches 
 and M s . Lessis 
 
 otels etc. ..8 0 0 7 0 
 
380 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 Cardinal Richlieu's Li 
 
 Monument . 4 0 
 Seing looking glass 
 
 work . 4 10 
 
 116 5 0 
 
 For a lisenc for a 
 coach to the 
 
 country .6 0 0 5 3 
 
 errour 15 An order to see 
 
 versyles 
 
 TiinPT* IVTnrlin 
 
 JL'.lliCl <X\i lUHUlil 
 
 0 
 
 u 
 
 
 T 
 / 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 Lodging and eat- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 111^ Ct lllgllU Cl L 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 versvle 
 
 43 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 X 
 
 Diner at Marley 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 Lodging a night 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ttilU. cctniiy dl 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OU U clllllC J. 10 . 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 \J 
 
 uiner at . . 
 
 
 10 
 
 u 
 
 Q 
 O 
 
 >7 
 I 
 
 black pudins at 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 St. Jarmans . 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 a botle ratafia 3£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 drams 12 st . 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 Seeing Lamule . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 The Dary there 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 St. Clou etc. 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 Menagery 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Treanon . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Marly seeing things 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 the water machine 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 near Marley . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 Seeing Mason . 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 crossing the river 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sean 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 James the foot- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 man or Jacome 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 134 2 0 
 
 [Sterling 
 
 £ s. d. 
 0 3 6 
 
 0 3 11 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 381 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 1733 [Sterling] 
 
 ro Caparan teeth 
 
 IT 
 
 
 Livers. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 drawer 
 
 96 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 tooth powder . 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 teeth water 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 For 12 botles Lau 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 de Carin 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 hungary water . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 —119 15 0 
 
 
 
 
 For a toothpice 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 case 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 4 knives 14£ a pen- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 knif £1 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 2 razors . 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 a St. Clou shoe 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 snuffbox 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 another St. Clou 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 box 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 2 doz. St. Clou 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 hefts for knives 
 
 24 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 5 salt botles 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 2 pr. siszers 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 hinges to 2 boxes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of Ivory 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 - 100 0 0 
 
 
 
 
 For ane Eparn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 french silver . 
 
 205 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 a pr ditt Candle- 
 
 
 
 
 
 sticks . 
 
 22 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 19 
 
 3 
 
 2 pr ditt candle- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sticks . 
 
 48 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 2 salts of ditt . 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 a p r . snuffers and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pan 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 2 snuff pans 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 2 frute plates of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ditt . 
 
 26 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 335 10 0 
 
382 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 [1733 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For 14 ells floord [Sterling] 
 
 silk Mally Mit- 
 
 
 Li vGrSi 
 
 p 
 
 s. 
 
 A 
 tl. 
 
 chell £16, lOst. 
 
 231 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 making the sute 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 ageneel tipet Mrs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mitchell 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 a tipet to Miss 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Johnston 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 a handkercheff 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Lady Louth . 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 2 p r rufles to my 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 boys T and G 
 
 34 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 2 knoted tipets to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 give away 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 an imbroyderd 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 handkerchieff 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 a block to dress 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 upon . 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 -320 0 0 
 
 1733 
 
 Paris. 
 
 Oct. 15 To one Mr. Menzies 8 0 0 7 0 
 
 reading new prints 1 0 0 0 10 J 
 
 Mr. Knights coach- 
 man ..3 0 0 2 7 
 Mrs. Homers 
 
 coachman .3 0 0 2 7 
 15 
 
 For the prints of 
 
 versyles 20 0 0 17 6 
 
 pocket books from 
 
 nuns 31 0 17 1 
 
 nidle books from 
 
 nuns Ms Howard 6 0 0 5 3 
 
 blew marking 
 
 threed 7 \ small 
 
 hanks ..25 0 1 11 
 59 5 0 
 
1733] OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 383 
 
 [Foreign Tour] 
 
 For the coach and 
 
 2 horses and our [Sterling] 
 own 2 horse 3 
 
 day to Marsils Livers. £ s. d. 
 etc. 12 0 0 10 6 
 Jacome the foot- 
 man drink .2 0 0 1 9 
 14 0 0 
 
 For a coach and 2 
 horses at 10 
 
 Livers p r day 230 0 10 1 3 
 
 to the coachman 12 0 0 10 6 
 
 Lewis Mr. Mans 
 
 servant .3 0 0 2 7 
 245 0 0 
 
 Tewsday, 27 For the ot el 
 
 for 3 weeks and 3 days 
 servants in Lodging . 12 0 0 0 10 6 
 To John Cudbert 
 
 of wages 24 0 1 1 0 
 
 ditt 3 J Lewider 90 0 3 18 9 
 
 ditt 6£ 9£ 15 0 0 13 1 
 
 129 0 0 
 
 Jacomo 43 0 1 17 8 
 
 a lacd hat 7£ lace 
 
 15 . . 22 0 0 18 3 
 
 footman Martins 
 
 place ..9 0 0 7 10 
 
 530 0 0 
 
 For washing . . 20 0 0 0 17 6 
 
 132-16 Stg. 1 2884 4 9 126 3 8 
 
 1 This is Lady Grisell's jotting as to the value of the Paris expenditure, but 
 if 24 livres=;£l, is. as she states elsewhere, it is difficult to see how she arrives 
 at her result. 
 
384 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Memorandums for Earl Hadinton and Mr. Baillie in their 
 Travelling. 1 Oxford, March 10th, 1740. 
 
 Inns in France 
 
 Dijon . 
 Lyons 
 Nismes 
 Montpellier 
 Avignon 
 Aix 
 
 Marseills 
 Valence 
 Monteumant 
 Toulon 
 Narbon 
 Beziers 
 Carcassone 
 Castlevaudon 
 Toulouze 
 Montauban 
 Bourdeaux 
 Xaintes 
 Nants 
 Angers 
 Samur 
 Tours 
 Orleans 
 Estampes 
 
 St. Loois. 
 Au Pare, 
 a L' Orange. 
 Cheval blanc. 
 Au Pelican. 
 Au Bras d'Or. 
 Aux treze Cantons. 
 A la Post. 
 A la Post. 
 
 Notre dame de Petie 
 
 A la d'Orade. 
 
 A la Croix blanche. 
 
 Au Lion d'Or. 
 
 Au Lion d'Or. 
 
 Au bon Pasteur. 
 
 Au Tapis Verde. 
 
 Chez Madame Bennet. 
 
 L'Ecu de France. 
 
 Vis a vis les Carmes. 
 
 L'Ours. 
 
 Trois Maures. 
 
 A la Galere. 
 
 Notre dame de Chaise. 
 
 A la Post. 
 
 Inns in Italy 
 
 Turin . . . .La Bonne Femme. 
 Milan . . . . Le Faucon, Al Puozza o' Tre Re. 
 Genoua . . .La Croix blanche ou Santa 
 
 Martha. 
 
 Leghorne . . . Lion blanc ou Croie d'Oro. 
 
 1 These 'Memorandums' are contained in a note-book of 120 pages, 
 8" x 6", and are not in Lady Grisell's handwriting, though evidently of her 
 composition. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 385 
 
 Pisa . 
 Florence 
 
 Sienna 
 Rome 
 
 Naples 
 Bologna 
 Ferrara 
 Venice 
 
 Padona 
 
 Vicenza 
 
 Verona 
 
 Modena 
 
 Reggio 
 
 Parma 
 
 Piacenza 
 
 Luca . 
 
 Mantua 
 
 Ceremonies. 
 
 Collins's, an English house, but 
 a French house in Via Magia 
 to be preferd. 
 
 Tre Re. 
 
 Monocos al Trinita di Monte, 
 best apartments 20 crouns a 
 month. 
 
 II Cappello Rosso. 
 
 Al Pellerino. 
 
 Lione Bianco. 
 
 Chez Monsieur d' Henry sopra 
 ill Grande Canale extream 
 good. 
 
 Re e Regina d'Inghilterra. 
 
 Le due Rote. 
 
 Le due Torre. 
 
 St. Georgio. 
 
 Giglio Coronato. 
 
 Alia Posta. 
 
 La Croce Bianca. 
 
 II Corallo. 
 
 Lione d'Oro. 
 
 Wesel 
 
 Dusseldorp 
 
 Cologn 
 
 Bonn . 
 
 Coblentz 
 
 Mayentz 
 
 Frankfort 
 
 Wurtzburg 
 
 Donawert 
 
 Nuremburg 
 
 Ausburg 
 
 Munick 
 
 Inspruck 
 
 Trent . 
 
 Inns in Germany 
 . Le Baisin Bleu. 
 . Hoff van Holland 
 . Hoff van Holland. 
 
 Der Stern. 
 . Lillie. 
 
 . Gulden Crannerin. 
 . Gulden Engel. 
 
 Gulden Swaan. 
 
 Gulden Sunne. 
 . Gulden Haan. 
 
 Le Raisin d'or. 
 . The Daler. 
 . Gulden Rosen. 
 . Gulden Rosen. 
 2 B 
 
886 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Directions for Holland 
 In general avoid lodgeing at any English or Dutch 
 house, they being the most imposing, the French the best. 
 A rule never to be departed from throw all Holland 
 is constantly to make an agreement first for every thing 
 you get, or in imploying anybody if but for a message, 
 or you will be greatly imposed upon and pay duble. If you 
 use them with sevilety and show them you will not be 
 bubbled the} 7 will use you well, but in no way will bear 
 rugh treatment, and are ever ready to impose upon any 
 they see ignerant and careless. 
 
 At Rotterdam 
 Avoid the English house the most impertinently im- 
 posing of any we met with. If Mr. Baillie the banker be 
 alive send for him, or for Mr. Knaghten a banker, both 
 Scots men, either of them will be usefull to you, when 
 they know who you are. 
 
 At the Hague 
 
 Send for Monsieur Piere Daniel Tonyn sur le Corte 
 Vyverberg he is brother to Capn. Tonyn, he will assist you 
 in anything. Lodge at Mr. Adams at the Golden Star 
 and Lyon in the Korte Houtstraet near the plain. There 
 is an ordinary which it is very right to dyn at when you 
 do not stay long in a place, to see the manners and ways 
 of different people, but a disagreeable thing to be con- 
 stantly in a croud of straingers. Here you must go and 
 wait upon the King of Britains Minister if there is one, 
 and so you must do where ever you go where the King has 
 a Minister. If he returns not your visit go no more. 
 
 At Amsterdam 
 Send for Mr. James Wedderburn, Merchant, a relation 
 of yours, he will assist you in any thing, he lives over de 
 Illustre School op de flucale Burghwall. Lodge at the 
 Bible and Orange in the Warmer Straet or Ville de Lions. 
 Hear the fine organ in the great church. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BATLLTE 
 
 387 
 
 At Leyden lodge at the Castle of Antwerp on the Kopen- 
 burgh. The Phisic Gardens and other gardens there are 
 worth seeing. 
 
 At Delft see the Prince of Oranges Tomb. 
 
 At Harlem see the Bleech field, a fine sight when covered 
 with cloth. 
 
 At Utrecht lodge at the Casteel van Antwerp op de 
 ganse Markt. If the Prince and Princess of Orange be at 
 Insedyck, a house of theirs near Utrecht, or at their house 
 in the wood near the Hague, or any where near, you must 
 go wait upon them, and get some body to go with you to 
 introduce you. 
 
 A Rout for seeing North Holland 
 Hire voitures at Amsterdam by the day, make it in your 
 bargen that the coachman shall maintain himself and 
 horses, otherways you will be much imposed upon in that 
 article, if you can likeways agree with him that he shall 
 pay all the passage and toll money, it will be better, but 
 that they will not like to do. 
 
 Let the voiture cross the river in the morning befor 
 you are ready, otherwise you will be detaind, you take 
 coach just at the place where you land on the other side 
 of the river, the first toun you come to is Munickendam, 
 from that you come through another toun cald Edam, 
 but in neither of those places is there any worth seeing, 
 then go to Hoorn where you may dine at the Dool. 1 Befor 
 you come to Munickendam you pass a village cald Brook, 
 which is remarkable for being built without any order or 
 regular streets, the houses all detacht from one another ; 
 it is very neat and the inhabitants reckond vastly rich, 
 after seeing Hoorn you go that night to Enchussen, the 
 best house is the Toorn upon the shore, see the Stadhouse 
 there. If you stay out but two days go from Enckuyhen 
 
 1 In most towns in Holland there were ' doelen ' or shooting galleries, where 
 archery was or had been practised. These either developed into hotels or gave 
 the name to many hotels which still exist. The old 'Dool' at Alkmaar still 
 survives, in the courtyard of which people may be seen even to this day practis- 
 ing archery. The word 1 doel ' means 'mark ' or 'aim.' 
 
388 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 to Alckmaer which is the prittiest toun you will see, go 
 airly and you can be back at Amsterdam at night, re- 
 member to hear the organ in the great church of Alckmaer, 
 the finest in the world. Lodge at the Dool. 1 Between 
 Alckmaer and Amsterdam you come through a very fine 
 country which formerly was three great lakes and stile 
 retain the names of the Bumerent, the Beemster, and the 
 Scermer, if you stay out three days go from Enchuysen 
 to Medenblyck, the best house the Valck, you may be 
 early in the afternoon at Alckmaer and next day return 
 to Amsterdam by Harlem. 
 
 Some Account of the Difference of Mone}^ 
 Guineas are a ready coin all over Holland and Flanders 
 if you can carry them without discovery, and is better then 
 a bill when the Exchange is 36 Eskillings for a guinea, 
 the Eskillings in Holland are not so good as in Flanders, 
 those with a star are the best, those cald Mai Eskillings 
 pass for a peny or half peny less, they will take non of the 
 Dutch Eskillings for what they pass in Holland in Flanders, 
 so get rid of them. The Guilders which are 1 shillin and 
 8 pence of our money are a good coin and taken in Flanders 
 for the full value. At Leige and Spa and all the Bishop 
 of Leige's Country an Eskilling gose for 10 pence, so that 
 every Guinea passes for £l, 10 10, reckoning 37 Eskillings 
 to the guinea. 2 
 
 No money gose in France but the new French Louis, 
 but they are seazable at entring into the country if they 
 find above 5 Louis for each person, but as you loose much 
 by bills of exchange you must hide what you have and 
 show only a little. In a Louis there is 24 livers, in a liver 
 20 sols, there is 3 liver pieces which is cald Ecus blanc 
 and 6 liver pieces which is cald Ecus grand. 
 
 Spanish or French Pistols 3 go best in Italy any other 
 
 1 See note, p. 387. 
 
 2 This statement of Lady Grisell hardly coincides with her accounts, where 
 the schelling is valued at a little over 6d., which would appear to be more 
 correct. 
 
 ■ About 17s. 7£d. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 389 
 
 money loosing much, so change your French money for 
 Spanish or French Pistols befor you go into Italy, they go 
 all over it, and so dos Florentine, Genoese and Venetian 
 Sequins, 1 which last are the best money, if you can get 
 them at the same price they are airways best but do not 
 take them in Lombardy. A Sequine is about the value 
 of half a guinea, what is cald a Roman croun, tho I never 
 saw the coin, is 10 Pauls, there is 20 Pauls in a Sequin, 
 in a Venetian Sequin I think there is 21 or 22 Pauls, a 
 Testoon is 3 Pauls. 
 
 The silver money in the Kingdome of Naples is different 
 from that all over Italy. In a Sequin there is Naples 
 ducats, in a ducat 10 Carlins, and a coin cald a terri which 
 is two Carlins. 
 
 In Germany Hungars is the money most curent, a 
 Hungar is a gold coin in which is 4 Florins and some times 
 10 or 12 Karrentari, 60 Karrentari make a Florin, 12 
 Karrentari make a Roman Paul, Spanish Pistols are also 
 good money here and are worth 7 J Florins. In going out 
 of the different dominions in Germany which come very 
 quck, some times twice in a day, you must take care to 
 get rid of your silver money, for what passes in one terri- 
 tory will not pass for the same in another, and they are so 
 intricat and different little coins I can give no account of 
 them. 
 
 In every toun where you stay a day or more you may 
 hier a servant that knows the place and can conduct you 
 every where, there is always plenty to be had, but you 
 must get your Land Lord to recomend and answere for 
 their honesty, since there are many rogues amongst them, 
 their constant pay is a Testoon 2 a day, or the value of it 
 alike all over Italy. 
 
 For seeing churches and palaces and most other places 
 give a Testoon, if you see any Sovereign's house you must 
 give two Testoons, if you have audience of any Sovereign, 
 the guards and servants expect some thing to drink, half 
 a Pistol amongst them all is sufficient. At Rome a Croun 
 
 1 ios. 5d. 
 
 2 is. 6d. 
 
390 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 is enough to the Pope's. At the great seasons of the year 
 if you are there they come again, as likewise the servants 
 of all the Italian houses you go to, who also constantly 
 come the day after you have been at their house the first 
 time for some thing, two Testoons is enough to give them 
 and the first time only, and again at Christianmass and 
 Easter. If you walk often at Villas you need not give 
 every time. A Testoon now and then is sufficient. 
 
 At Rome you must have an antiquary to conduct and 
 show you the antiquatys and raretys who will always atend 
 you when you send to him when you go to see any thing. 
 5 Pistols is enough to give him for all when you go away. 
 
 Through your whole journey you will be often stopt at 
 coming into every different dominion to serch your trunks 
 for merchandise as they call it. Telling them they may look 
 if they please, at the same time assuring them you have 
 non, and giving them a little money, will free you from any 
 trouble, sometimes a Paul in France, one, two or three 
 livers accoridng as you have things about you to be 
 affrayd of a strict serch. 
 
 At every place you stay at, any acquaintens you meet, 
 or in some things your Land Lord will inform you of the 
 general price of things, such as the hier of your coach, 
 how much a head for eating. All over France the general 
 price is 25 1 sols a head for diner, and 30 2 sols for super 
 and bed. But then you must make your agreement or 
 they will make you pay a great dale more and you will 
 not be better served. In Italy you only say when you come 
 into your Inn you eat a Pasto and there is a fixt price all 
 over Italy for diner and super. I think it is 2 J 3 Pauls 
 at diner and 3 4 pauls at super. 
 
 Going in to Italy over the Alps 
 We were not at Leghorn nor Genoua so can give you no 
 derections about them. If you go to Genoua Mr. Jackson 
 the King's Consul there will be of great use to you, he is 
 an honest, civil, good naturd man. 
 
 1 is. id. 
 
 ' 2 is. 7i-d. 
 
 3 is. 3£d. 
 
 4 is. 6^d. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 391 
 
 You are caryd over Mount Senis in chairs by men, for 
 which you give a Pistol a piece, and your chaises and bagage 
 by mulls for which you must make the best bargen you can, 
 there will be fifty people tearing you to pieces to be em- 
 ploy d. 
 
 Turin 
 
 The first toun you come to worth notice here you may 
 see all in two or three days. Some houses of the King's 
 a little way out of town worth seeing, a noble prospect 
 from them. If there is a British Minister there go to him. 
 
 Milan 
 
 Here you may stop three or four days. There is many 
 things worth seeing, the great Church St. Paolo and others, 
 the Hospital, the Pest house, the house where the Ecco 
 repeats above fifty times 1 etc., the Boromean Islands 
 near Milan, which are fine, if you go will take up 3 days to 
 go and return. In the way to Milan see the Chartereax 
 at Pavia. 
 
 At Piacenza stop a day to see the Dukes Palace and the 
 Theater. 
 
 At Parma — a day to see the galery of pictures and the 
 famous Theater. 
 
 At Regio there is nothing, but within two mills out of 
 the road there is a new house of the Prince of Modena's 
 in the French tast worth seeing, to see how inferior it is 
 to the Italian Palaces, etc. 
 
 At Modena — a day or two to see the Duke's Palace, etc. 
 
 Bologna 
 
 This will take up a week. Inquire for Mr. Magnoni a 
 banker in our name. He will be of great use to you when 
 he knows who you are, and is an honest man, ask also for 
 Sigre. Barnachi 2 the famous singer and Sigre. Sandoni 3 
 the husband of the Cuzone, they will be pleasd to be of 
 service to any of our family. See the Institute — the 
 Churches— Palazo Sanpieri, Palazo Tavi— Pal. Bonfiglioli 
 
 1 This is the ' Ecco ' Lady Grisell paid 3s. 5<3. 1 for seeing.' 
 
 2 See p. xlix. 3 See p. xlix. 
 
392 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 — Pal. Zambeccari — Pal. Magnani — Pal Monti. They are 
 best stored with paintings. The Toun house cald Palazo 
 Publico. Without the toun the Convents of St. Michall 
 in Bosco, the Certosa and Capuchins. There is here the 
 famous Signora Laura Bassa, a learned lady who is made a 
 doctor ; she is very affable good company and makes 
 straingers wellcome that come to see her ; Mr. Magnoni 
 will introduce you to her. 
 
 At Loretta half a day is enough where there is only the 
 Santa Cassa and the riches in it to be seen. 
 
 Betwixt Loretta and Rome you must see the famous 
 cascade at Terni, which is but 2 or 3 leagues going and 
 coming out of your road. 
 
 At Rome 
 
 Here so many things are to be seen that it will take you 
 up some months and you must have an antiquary to con- 
 duct and show you every thing. The only one I know is 
 Sigre. Marco Parker al Caffe Inglese in Piazza di Spagnia. 
 He is an English man and cousen to Mr. Parker the Beedle 
 at Oxford. 
 
 At Naples 
 
 Here you need no derections, only inquire for the Marquis 
 Rinuccini, Mr. Consul Allen and Mr. Hammond, who are 
 so good friends of ours they will conduct and derect you 
 in every thing. I only desire you woud wait upon Made- 
 moiselle Louise Cagnony and her sister where ever they 
 are and they will make you acquainted with any other of 
 our friends. See Portici, where we lived, and Soriento, 
 where we past some time very agreeably. 
 
 A list of posts from Naples to England by way of 
 Germany which we came ourselves and what is worth 
 seeing in the different places we came to. 
 
 Naples to Rome posts to pay 
 
 Naples to Aversa, Post Royal 1 . . . If 
 To Capua ........ 1 
 
 To Francolino ....... 1 
 
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 393 
 
 posts to pay 
 
 To St. Agata 1 
 
 To Carigliano where there is a river to pass, pay 3 
 carlini for each Chaise. . . . . .1 
 
 ToMola 1 
 
 Here you show your pass which you get at Naples 
 
 and pay some thing to avoid having your trunks opend. 
 2 carlins. 
 
 To Itri 1 
 
 To Fondi 1 
 
 To Terracina where ends the Neapolitan State and 
 there is a chain where you pay one Carlino per 
 
 Chaize ........ 1 
 
 To Capaccie ....... 1 
 
 To Piperno ........ 1 
 
 To Casa Nuova ....... 1 
 
 To Sermoneta ....... 1 
 
 To Cisterno ........ 1 
 
 To Veletri 1 
 
 To Marino 1 
 
 Here they will insist upon puting 3 horses to each 
 shaise which they cannot oblige you to, having no order. 
 
 To Torre di Mezza via . . . . . . 1 
 
 To Rome 1 
 
 in all 18J 
 
 At going into any great toun you pay only common 
 post, at seting out from a great toun you pay Post Royal, 
 which is a post and a half for only one post of way. Coming 
 into Rome they drive you directly to the Customehouse 
 to have your bagadge serched. Give a Festoon, and if 
 they do not suspect you have counterband goods, they 
 will be very sivil and just open your trunks and look 
 into them, but if you have any thing seasable you loose 
 it if they find it. Put your Bibles or prayer book in your 
 pocket or hide them in the sate of the chaise which is 
 seldome serched, or they will certainly take them from you, 
 or any English books they think heretical. 
 
394 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 In the Neapolitean State you pay 11 Carlini per chaise' 
 every post and 3 Carlini to each postilion. 
 
 In the Roman State you pay 8 Pauls for your horses 
 every post for each chaise, 2 Pauls to each postilion and 
 3 pauls for a single horse. 
 
 Rome to Florence 
 
 Rome to La Storta, post Royal . . . . 1| 
 Passing the gate 1 paul per chaise. 
 
 To Baccano ........ 1 
 
 To Monte Rossi 1 
 
 To Ronciglione ....... 1 
 
 To the Mountain of Viturbo . . f post) 6 pauls each 
 To Viturbo . . . . § post] per chaise 
 
 To Monte Fiascone . . . . . .1 
 
 To Belsena do not ly here . . . . .1 
 
 To St. Laurenzo . . . J of a post ) 6 pauls each 
 To Acqua Pendente . . f of a post j per chaise 
 
 To Centino 1 
 
 To Re di Coffano a good place to ly at . . lj 
 To Rieorso ........ 1 
 
 To La Scala ........ 1 
 
 To Torriero ... .... 1 
 
 To Bon Convento ....... 1 
 
 To Montarone ....... 1 
 
 To Sienna ........ 1 
 
 Here see the dome and church, they are fine pices of 
 Gothick Archetecture, the Chapel Chigi is very rich, the 
 floor of the church deserves particular notice, it is the 
 finest in Europe and make them take the boards of the 
 pavement. Off the church see the Library painted in 
 Fresco after the desins of Raphael, oposit to the Church 
 see an hospital erected by a shoe maker, see the Market 
 place. Sennesino 1 that was so long in England has a house 
 
 1 Francesco Bernardi detto Senesino, one of the most famous sopranists of 
 the century, born about 1680 at Siena, received his musical education from 
 Bernacchi, and was brought to England by Handel. 1 In 1739 Senesino was liv- 
 ing in Florence, and sang a duet with the Archduchess Maria Theresa there. 
 He died about 1750.' — Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 395 
 
 here and will be glad to see you if he is at home. Lodge 
 at the 3 kings. 
 
 Sienna to Castiglioncello . . . . . .1 
 
 To Pogibonsi ....... 1 
 
 To Le Tavernelle 1 
 
 To St. Cassiano ....... 1 
 
 To Florence ........ 1 
 
 A French house in the Via Magia is the best to lodge at, 
 where we were well used, Collins' s, an English house there, 
 is generally full and not the most reasonable. All English 
 houses or any English body you employ abroad for any 
 thing are generally the first and readyest to impose upon 
 you, therefor to be avoided, or at least be much upon your 
 guard. 
 
 If Mr. Mann is stile Resident here he will conduct and 
 take care of you in every thing. In case he is not I set 
 down what follows. See the galary, which imploys you 
 several days, ask for the Copys in Brass of the 4 famouse 
 status that are in the Tribuna, where there is inumerable 
 fine and curious things, as there is in every part and room 
 in that galery. The great Church, which is larger every 
 way then St. Pauls in London ; behind the great alter in 
 the dome is an unnnisht statue of a dead Saviour by 
 Michal Angelo. See Giotto's Tower from whence there is 
 a fine prospect of the Citty and Country. Observe the 
 gates of the Baptistry, particularly that facing the church. 
 It is the finest piece of work of that kind perhaps in the 
 world. The little chappel under St. Lorenzo where the 
 bodys of the great Dukes are reposited is the design of 
 Michal Angelo and several of the statues in it are by his 
 own hand. The Library of St. Lorenzo, the entrence into 
 it with the stairs are from the design of M. Angelo. The 
 Cloysters of the Annunciata are painted by Andrea del 
 Sarto and his scholars. The best are a Saint bringing to 
 life a dround boy, which is the first on your right hand 
 as you enter, and a Maddonna with Joseph leaning on a 
 sack oposit to the entry. 
 
396 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 In the Church of the Carmes is a handsome Chappel 
 belonging to the Corsini Family. 
 
 The Poggio Imperiale about a mile from toun is a 
 country seat of the Great Dukes, the apartments adorn' d 
 with valuable paintings and other fine furnitur. 
 
 Pratolino six mills from Florence another seat of the 
 Dukes. The great colossall statue in the garden, the water 
 works, the grotto, the Theatre in the house, all worth 
 seeing : when you are here ride the ring. 
 
 Boboli the Dukes garden is very fine, desire to see the 
 Menagery there, where George will be delighted with great 
 variety of all kinds of strange burds and beasts, if you have 
 any brass money in your pockets it will be very good food 
 for the Ostrich, in the uper part of the garden where the 
 Citronades grow there is a good statue of Adam and Eve 
 by Michel Aagelo. You will have good luck if you escape 
 being wet when the water works plays, they are very 
 pritty. 
 
 The Capins a little way out of toun, beautiful road to 
 it, cows are keept there, fine chise, butter and cream, 
 people go there to breakfast, and there is several rooms 
 and arbers for company to sit in. 
 
 The Palaces best worth seeing are Pitti, Ricardi, Strozzi, 
 Iarini where there is a fine colection of paintings. 
 
 There is statues and paintings to be seen in the old 
 palace belonging to the Duke, you must send over night 
 to have leave to see the Wardrobe. The Dukes coaches 
 are worth seeing. 
 
 The apartment of the Electrise is well worth seeing. 
 
 There are good statues in the streets as a Herculus and 
 Centaur by John de Bologne, a Rape of the Sabins by the 
 same, a man suporting his dead friend antique. Take 
 notice of the beautys of the Ponte Santa Trinita. 
 
 Florence to Bologna posts 
 
 Florence to Uccellatojio, Post Royal . . .1 
 
 Near Uccelatojio is a house of the Dukes cald Prato- 
 lino, where are many fine water works, you pay some 
 thing more to the Postilions to bring horses from 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 397 
 
 posts 
 
 the next post to cary you on when you have don seing 
 the house. 
 
 To Ponte Assieme ....... 1 
 
 Here if you have much baggage they can oblige 
 you to put 3 horses to each Chaise or take your 
 baggage off and cary it on horses, the will endeavour to 
 make you do both. We took 3 horses for the two bad 
 posts only and did not take off our baggage. 
 
 ToGiogo . i| 
 
 To Fiorenzolo a good place to ly at . . . . i| 
 
 ToTilligare 1 
 
 To Sojano ........ l 
 
 The Pope's Dominions 
 
 To Pianore . 1 1 
 
 To Bologna . 1 1 
 
 10| 
 
 Lodge at the Pellegrino and see page 17 for what is to 
 be seen. 
 
 Bologna to Venice 
 
 Bologna to St. Giorgio, Post Royal . . . lj 
 To St. Carlo a river to pass pay 1 paul per Chaise . 1\ 
 
 To Forrara 2 
 
 Here in the churches are good paintings but few by 
 men of note. See the Senola della Madona Delia Cir- 
 concisione. Cardinal Rufo, Bishop of the place, has 
 a fine collection of paintings. Lodge at St. Marco. 
 Ferrara to Francolino . . . . . .1 
 
 6 
 
 At Francolino we took water to Venice. We hierd two 
 piotte (having 3 chaises in company), for which we payd 
 at the rate of a hunger to each man that rowed. You may 
 go by land but it is excessive bad road and dear. You 
 will be two days going and must take provisions in the 
 boat with you. We coud neither get beds nor any thing to 
 eat the night stopt by the way. 
 
398 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 At Venice 
 
 Lodge at Monsieur D' Henrys on the great Canall where 
 we were well used and cheap. See the Church and Pro- 
 curatories of St. Mark. The smal church dedicated to St. 
 Geminiano, which stands at one end of the Place of St. 
 Marks, was built by Sansovino. Mr. Law 1 that made such 
 a figur in France in the Messasipie year your country 
 man is buried there. If Mr. Consul Broun be alive who is a 
 worthy honest Scots man send to him and he will do every 
 thing for you when he knows who you are. Your hierd 
 servant will cary you to all the churches worth seeing. 
 In the Church and Convent of St. Giorgio Maggiore are 
 fine paintings by Titian, Tintoret and other masters of the 
 Venetian school, in the refectory is the famous Marriage 
 of Cana by Paul Veronese. There is good paintings in the 
 schools of St. Rocco and St. Marco. The Palaces best 
 worth seeing are Grinani — Maniani — Grassi — Delphino — 
 Pisani — Barberigo. The Doge's Palace and the Courts 
 of Justice are adornd with fine paintings of Titian, Tintoret, 
 Paul Veronese, Bassan, etc. Observe in going into the 
 Palace the statues of Adam and Eve much esteemd. The 
 Arsenal is well worth seeing and the Treasury and Towr 
 of St. Mark. The Library of St. Mark contains several 
 fine busts, statues and other remains of antiquaty, the 
 roof is finely painted. The Realto, a bridge over the great 
 Canal, is very fine and many fine buildings by Paladio. 
 Eat Serbetti at a house near St. Marks famous for making 
 every thing in Ice the best of any place, it is like a Collie 
 house. 
 
 Venice to Padua 
 
 We went by water doun the Brent, hierd a Bercello 
 which is a large boat, for which we payd 48 pauls ; it con- 
 veniently holds a great many with chaises and baggage, 
 and is a most agreeable way of going, great numbers of 
 fine houses being all along that river. 
 
 1 The well-known John Law, born in Edinburgh 1681, died in Venice in 
 poverty in 1729. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 399 
 
 At Padua 
 
 Lodge at the post house, see the Church of St. Guistina, 
 it is one of the finest in the world, was built after a plan 
 of Palladio's, the Convent behind the Church is very 
 pritty, the Libary and Cellers are commonly seen by 
 straingers. The Church of St. Antonio di Padua. The 
 Chappel del Santo. The Bas relief that adorns it is the 
 history of his life and miracls, very fine ; the Scuola di St. 
 Antonio is well painted by Titian. See the toun house in 
 which is the Monument of Titus Livius the Roman His- 
 torian ; see the Garden of Simples and Papafava. It is a 
 large toun once well inhabited and fine Colleges for study- 
 ing and many students but now quite ruinous and no 
 body there. 
 
 Padua to Vicenza 
 Posts 
 
 Padua to Slesega . . 1 1 Here you pay 16 J jDauls 
 To Vicenza . . 1 J per chaise each post. 
 
 Vicenza, lodge at the post house. The tounhouse is a 
 noble pice of Archetecture. Many of the Palaces within the 
 toun were built by Palladio or Sansovano and are esteemd 
 the best in Italy. The Olimpick Theatre is a noble work of 
 Palladio's. The Triumphal Arch as you go out of toun, the 
 house of Marquis Capra a little way out of toun is well 
 worth seeing, it is cald the Rotunda. 
 
 Vicenza to Verona 
 
 Posts 
 
 Vicenza to Montebello . . . . . .1 
 
 To Caldier l j 
 
 To Verona ........ 1 
 
 Lodge at the due Torre. See the Amphetheatre, it coud 
 contain 23,000 spectators — the Arsenal — the Dome — U 
 Giardino Gusto — the Church of St. George — the Academia 
 Philarmonica. 
 
 From Padua quite through the Venetian State there 
 can be no regulation for the price of post horses, they will 
 
400 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 have what they please, there being no limited order. We 
 some times payd 18|, 16J and 15 pauls per chaise, and in 
 proportion for a single horse. It being thought dear 
 makes most people go by Voiturino's, but it is a mistake. 
 We endeavourd to agree with those people from Venice 
 to Trent, but found afterwards their demands was realy 
 more then it cost us post : they woud have taken double 
 time with all the inconveniences of rising, etc., that 
 atend traveling that way. 
 
 Verona to Trent 
 
 Posts 
 
 Verona to Volarni . . . . . . . lj 
 
 A river to pass pay 2 pauls per chaise. 
 
 To Peri 1 
 
 A difficult passage where they take out the horses 
 and dragg the chaises up by men about 200 yards. 
 We payd for 3 chaises 22 pauls. 
 
 ToKala .1 
 
 To Roveredo ........ 1 
 
 To Trent 2 
 
 From Verona hither we payd 15 pauls a chaise per post. 
 See the church where the Counsell was held in which is a 
 very fine organ, hear it play, it is extream curious. See 
 St. Peters, where is keept the body of St. Simion, a child 
 murderd by the Jews. Lodge at the Golden Rosan. 
 
 Here you must put an avan train to your chaise, for 
 which you pay from 22 to 25 florins a pice. You may 
 find them ready made, but further on you must wait the 
 making ; you cannot travel without these fore carriages, 
 they not being used to drive as in Italy. Care must be 
 taken to fit the axletrees of your chaise to your anan 
 trains that they may both run in the same tract. Have the 
 fore wheels higher then they commonly are if you can get 
 them. The people there are used to fit them as they 
 shoud be. Here the mony changes to Hungars, Florins 
 and Karrentari, see page 11. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 401 
 
 Trent to St. 
 dominions after 
 but Germans 
 To Equa 
 
 Trent to Inspruck 
 Michale the first post in 
 which no more Italian 
 
 the Imperial 
 spock nothing 
 . 1 
 . 1 
 
 Those two posts you pay one Florin per horse and 3 
 horses to each chaise. 
 
 ToBradnol . . . . 
 To Bolsano .... 
 To Tentschen 
 
 To Colman .... 
 
 To Brixen a good place to ly at 
 To Mittewald 
 To Sterzingen 
 To Brenner . 
 To Stainack . 
 To Scamberg 
 To Inspruck . 
 
 Posts 
 
 here you pay 45 
 Karrentari for 
 each 3 quarters 
 of a post. 
 
 45 
 
 Karrentari each. 
 
 At each whole post you pay one Florin per horse and 
 put 3 horses to a chaise. At the 3 quarters of a post you 
 pay 45 Karrentare, which is three fourth parts of a Florin, 
 and at every post you pay 24 Karrentari to the Postillions. 
 Lodge at the Golden Rosen, see the Franciscans Church, a 
 pent house belonging to the toun house, and the Emper- 
 ours Garden. The pent house is coverd with gold plate. 
 
 Inspruck to Munick 
 
 Posts 
 
 Inspruck to Seafield . . . . . .2 
 
 you hier an additional horse at the half way house 
 and not at Inspruck which they will endeavour to 
 make you do. 
 
 To Mittewald 1 
 
 To Waller — see a very odd place . . 1 J 
 
 To St. Bennedict Buren . . . . . 1% 
 
 2 c 
 
402 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Wolfertshousen 2 
 
 To Munick 2 
 
 8 
 
 Lodge at the Daler and not at the Soli el d'Or ; it is an 
 imposing house. See the Elector of Bavaria's 3 houses, that 
 in the toun, Slysham about 4 mills out of toun, and as you 
 go on your way to Auxburg see Nymfenberg, it is in the 
 post road. The Jesuits Church is fine ; the whol toun very 
 pritty. The Elector has many fine houses and all well 
 furnished, but without taking up too much time you can 
 see no more but these three, they being at a distance from 
 the toun. Beware here of any bodys coming to you on 
 pretence of showing you the place. We were imposed upon 
 by one who pretended to be a gentleman orderd by the 
 Elector to atend staingers and was the only bite we met 
 with in out whole journey. One cannot be enough upon 
 ones guard ; there being folks in all places upon the watch 
 for straingers, to pick their pockets in any way they can 
 best. Your hierd servant or your Land Lord will inform 
 you of every thing to be seen and get a coach for you. 
 
 Munick to Auxburg Posts 
 
 Munick to Pruch H 
 
 Pruch to digenpank . . . . . 1 J 
 
 To Auxburg . . . . . . . H 
 
 Lodge at the Raisin d'Or, see the secret gates of the toun 
 and toun house. They work plate finely here. It is 
 worth going to the great Silver Smiths shope to see it. 
 
 Auxburg to Frankfort 
 
 Auxburg to Meeintenham 
 
 To Donnawert 
 
 To Winding . 
 
 ToAding 
 
 To Dinkenpil 
 
 To Kreilsheim 
 
 Posts 
 
 • n 
 ■ ii 
 
 • i* 
 . i 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 403 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Blauslelden l -i 
 
 To Mergentheim, this belongs to the Prince of Anspach 
 
 — Lutherans . . . . . . 11 
 
 To Bischofsen, belongs to the Prince of Holsten — 
 
 Catholicks ....... 1 
 
 To Mittenberg, belongs to the Elector of Mayence — 
 
 Catholicks ....... 2 
 
 To Aschafsenberg El. of Mayence . . . .2 
 
 To Dettingen ....... 1 
 
 To Hannaw see the Prince's house here . . .1 
 To Frankfort, lodge at the Bone Noir on the Parrade. 
 
 See the Cathedrall and Protestent Churches . 1 
 
 Frankfort to Collogne. See page 44 
 
 We went by water doun the Rhine in two days and a 
 half. We hierd two boats, one for ourselves close coverd 
 like a Pleasur Barge upon the Tames, in which we lay all 
 night upon good straw and Pillows for our heads, and 
 never went on shore. An open boat for the servants and 
 chaises. We payd 75 Florins for all, Taxes included, of 
 which there are many at every toun you pass by. It was 
 in the sumer and no danger of catching cold. We 
 caryd our provitions, had tea water boyld and every thing 
 dresst in the Boat with the servants which was tyd to ours. 
 The water men or servants went on shore at any toun we 
 came to and got us what ever we wanted. 
 
 At Collogne lodge at the St. Esprit, see the toun and 
 churches here or at Frankfort, get rid of your avan trains, 
 which you may now go without, and will be of no use to 
 you in Flanders, sell them for what you can get tho less 
 then you payd. We left 3 at Spa thinking they offerd us 
 too little for them at Frankfort ; they are yet unsold. At 
 the entrence into Germany they are wanted and necessary 
 for people going in, and by chance you may sell them for 
 what you gave, but take any thing reither then leave them 
 to be sold at a better price which they will perswade you 
 to do and you never hear more of them. 
 
404 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 see page 45 
 Collogne to Aix la Chappelle 
 
 Posts 
 
 Collogne to Bergen . . . . . lj 
 
 To Juliers ........ 1 
 
 To Aix la Chappelle . . . . . . lj 
 
 Lodge at Florentins near the Spring, see the Cathedrall 
 — Toun house — Baths — Ramparts — where they drink the 
 waters, etc. 
 
 Aix la Chappelle to Spa 
 There is no post, we hierd 3 horses to each chaise and 
 payd 12 Eskillins per horse. The whole toun is lodging 
 houses, you pay an Eskillin a night for each room, eat 
 at the Ordinary. Mr. Hay a Scotsman is a Banker there, he 
 knows us well and will be of service to you, he also lets 
 lodgeings. See all the fountains round the toun. The 
 Capuchins garden where all the Company walk. 
 
 Spa to Leige 
 
 We hierd 2 horses to each chaise, payd 12 eskillins per 
 horse, dyn at Chaude Fontaine half way, see the Baths 
 and the mashine for rasing the water which is a little like 
 the great one at Marli. 
 
 At Leige lodge au Mouton Blanc, see the great Church. 
 The English Jesuits Convent, ask for Father Phillips who 
 is a Cannon of Leige, he will be glad to show you sevility, 
 you saw him at Oxford. 
 
 From Frankfort to Collogne by land 
 
 Posts 
 
 Frankfort to Kuningstein . . . . 1| 
 
 To Weirgas ........ 1 J 
 
 To Limperg ....... 1 
 
 To Walmroth 1 
 
 To Frayling ........ 1 
 
 ToGutroth 1 
 
 To Weyerbus lj 
 
 To Warth 1 
 
 To Spieg 1 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 405 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Collogne ........ 2 
 
 From Collogne to Utrecht if you prefer going by 
 Holland to tother road 
 Collogne to Nuyse ....... 2 
 
 To Hofstadt bad lodgeing . . . . .2 
 
 To Santen 2 
 
 To Cleeves 2 
 
 To Nimeguen about 20 mills, lodge at White Swan. 
 
 To Utrecht about 35 mills, lodge au Chateau d'Anvers. 
 
 Frome Venice to Utrecht by this Route is computed 
 about 940 English mills. 
 
 From Leige to Brussells to follow the Route from 
 Page 44. 
 
 From Leige to St. Turon 3 horses to each Chaise if two 
 persons are in it, at 12 Eskillins for 3 posts which it is 
 reckond, it is at the rate of 4 Eskillins per post each horse, 
 at each barrier you pay 4 sols per chaise. Postillions at the 
 rate of one Eskillin per post. 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Tirelemon 3 Eskillins per post each Chaise . . 2 
 
 To Loven 2 
 
 To Brussells 3 
 
 10 
 
 Lodge at the Emperour. See the Cour — the Arch- 
 Dutches' s Palace and the Toun. 
 
 Brussells to Paris 
 Brussells to Tubise . . . . • . 2 J 
 To Brenlecourt . . . • l£ 
 
 To Chateau lj 
 
 To Corignion by way of Mons which is half a league 
 about ........ 2 
 
 To Chivrein l£ 
 
 Here you are sercht. At 50 yards from Chivrein you 
 are sercht again, at entering into France, at entering 
 Valencienne again. We had little trouble by imediatly 
 
406 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 giving a little money, and without hesitation telling them 
 at the same time we gave the money that they might 
 serch if they pleasd for we had nothing counterband nor 
 any Merchandise which is the question they ask. 
 
 From Brussells to Valencienne you pay 3 Eskillins per 
 horse each post. If two people are in the Chaise you pay 
 for 3 horses tho you get but two and so it is generaly all 
 over France. 
 
 Posts 
 
 Chivrien to Valencienne . . . . . 2| 
 
 Lodge at Grand St. Martin. At every Bureau, which 
 is the same as our Custome house officers, they inquire 
 if you have old money, which is prohibited. If you have 
 any you must take care to hide it well, for some times 
 they serch very narowly, and if they find it you loose it, 
 but a little monejr given in time generaly prevents it. 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Bushein . . . . ' . . . . 2| 
 To Cambray ........ 1| 
 
 Here they serch slightly. Lodge at the post. See 
 the house Lord Marchmont lived in. He is stile rememberd 
 in this place with honour and affection, which you will 
 find if you go to the English Nunery, and but name him 
 and say you are related to him or indeed any where ells 
 in the whole toun. 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Metz en Conture 2 
 
 To Peronne here you are serched again but no more 
 till you get to Paris . . . . .2 
 
 To Marche le pot ....... 1| 
 
 To Fouches ........ 1 
 
 To Roy 1 
 
 To Couche Le pot ....... 1 
 
 To Cuvilly 1 
 
 To Gournay a good place to ly at . . . .1 
 
 To Bois de Lihu . . . • . . .1 
 
 To Point St. Maixence . . . . . . 1| 
 
 To Chantilly 1 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 407 
 
 From Pont St. Maixence you go through the Duke of 
 Bourbon's fine Park and Gardens. When you come to 
 Chantilly lodge at the post house and stay a day to see 
 the house and Gardens, the finest thing to be seen in France. 
 Chantilli to Lusarche ...... 1 
 
 To Ecouen U 
 
 To St. Denis where you see the Treasury of the Kings 
 
 of France who are cround and burried there . 1 
 To Paris post Royal you pay . . . . .2 
 
 Here you get a little printed book of all the posts in 
 France which derects you very exactly. 
 
 Paris 
 
 Here we had privet lodgeings at the Hotel d'Ambour, 
 Rue de Tour, Fauxbourg St. Germain, payd 300 livers 
 a munth for all the first floor, containing 6 handsome well 
 furnished rooms, 3 rooms on the floor over it, a Hall for 
 servants and other conveniences. 
 
 A Tour we made to see some of the Kings houses 
 about Paris, October 1733 
 We set out with our own coaches, with only a pair of 
 horses. First to La Mutte, a hunting Seat of the Kings, 
 the house not fine, the gardens pritty. From that through 
 the Bois de Bologne to St. Cloud, a Seat of the Duke of 
 Orleans's, the Park and Gardens 6 Leagues round. From 
 that about a League to Mudon, a house of the Kings finly 
 situated. Thence to Versaills about 4 a clock and saw 
 part of the house that evening. Lodged at the Cadran 
 Blue. Next morning saw the rest of the house and gardens, 
 which woud take up more then a day. Saw the Menagery 
 where there is a smal house. Went through the Park 
 of Versaillies to Trianon, a very pritty house of the Kings 
 built of marble and fine gardens. From that to Marli, 
 an exceeding fine place. The house has 4 apartments, no 
 body gose there when the King gose but whome he names. 
 There is on each side of the house 6 pavillions in the 
 garden sourounded by trees, 2 familys can lodge in each. 
 Tho this place lys high yet it apears very low, being 
 
408 
 
 THE HOUSEHOLD BOOK 
 
 surounded by high mountains, except towards the garden. 
 There is no water but what is supply d by a vast machine 
 half a league below the house, which may be said to throw 
 the river Sein up a vast hill, which is there received in 
 reservoirs to throw it back again into the Garden, where 
 water abounds in all shapes. From Marli see the Machine, 
 which is composed of 14 vast wheels. From that to St. 
 Germans, a very fine place where King James and his 
 Queen died. It is quite ruinous, but capable of being 
 made the finest place the King has. The Castle is now 
 inhabited by Irish people of fashion adherents to that 
 King. The Tarrass is very fine. Here we lay the second 
 night at the Prince de Galles, and got to Paris next day by 
 diner. 
 
 To be seen more in and about Paris 
 
 Le Cabinet de Monsieur Le Due d' Orleans au Palais 
 Royal, where there is the finest colection of picturs in 
 France, or almost any where ells. That of the Holy 
 Family by Raphael valued at 5000 pound. 
 
 La Gallerie du Luxembourg, where there is fine paintings 
 of Rubens. 
 
 Lese Invalides. 
 
 L'Hotel du Mayne, Rue de Bourbon. 
 Le Palais de Madame La Duchess de Bourbon, proch 
 les Invalides. 
 
 L'Hotel d'Antin, Rue neuve St. Augustin. 
 L'Hotel d'Evreux, Fauxbourg St. Honore. 
 L'Hotel de Toulouze, proch la Place des Victoir. 
 La Bibliothique du Roy — Rue de Richelieu. 
 L'Observatoire. 
 
 Seaux. The Duke of Maynes house, 4 leagues from 
 Paris. 
 
 Vincennere, 1 league from Paris. 
 Bagnolet the Duke of Orleans's, 1 league. 
 St. Maur the Duke of Bourbon's, 2 leagues. 
 St. Ouen, 1 league. 
 Petitbourg, 6 Leagues. 
 Fountainebleau, 14 leagues. 
 
OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 409 
 
 Choisy, 4s leagues. 
 
 Issy, the Princess of Conti's. 
 
 The Tuilleries. 
 
 The Louvre. 
 
 The Gallery of Fortifications. 
 Notre Dame. 
 
 The Chappell of Val de Grace. 
 
 The Chartreux Convent, where are paintings esteemd 
 good don by Le Sieurs. 
 
 The Chappelle of Carmalet Nuns, where is a pictur by 
 Guido for which Lord Burlington offerd 3000 pound, and a 
 Magdalen by Le Brune. 
 
 The Sorborne, where is Cardinal Richlieus Monument, 
 extream fine. 
 
 The Church of St. Sulpice. 
 
 Place Vandome. 
 
 Place Victoire. 
 
 Paris to Callais 
 
 Paris to St. Dennis, post Royall 
 To Ecouen . 
 To Lasarche . 
 To Chantilly 
 To Lingueville 
 To Clermont, a good place to ly at 
 To St. Just . 
 To Wavigny . 
 ToBreteul . 
 To Flors 
 To Habecour 
 To Amiens . 
 To Piequigny 
 To Flexcourt 
 To Haut Cloches . 
 To Abbeville a good place to ly at 
 To Nouvion . 
 To Bernay . 
 To Nampon 
 
 Posts 
 2 
 
410 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Posts 
 
 To Montreal lj 
 
 To Frane 1| 
 
 To Neuchatel 1 
 
 To Boulogne ....... 1| 
 
 A good place to ly at, inquire for Mr. Smith, a wine 
 Merchant, a Scots man ; we had wine from him ; he 
 is very sivil and servisable to all his country folks. 
 
 From Boulogne to Marquise . . . . . 1| 
 
 To Haut Buisson ....... 1 
 
 To Callais 1 
 
 30J 
 
 Here if you do not think it worth while to bring your 
 Chaises home and they are but unwildy and troublesome 
 in our country, sell them for what you can get. Some 
 times it happens people just come there wanting to go to 
 Paris or Italy will give you there value and be glad to get 
 them. If that dos not happen, the people there who 
 make it their business to buy chaises to sell again, will 
 give you very little for them, but take it reither then leave 
 them there to be sold. It will perhaps cost duble there 
 price for the hier of there standing and not to be sold at 
 last, as we found by two we left there. 1 
 
 From Callais to Dover we hierd a little shipe, on of Mr. 
 Minets, 3 guineas is the common hier for the whol shipe, 
 if others are going you may get passage cheaper, either 
 in those boats or in the Kings packet boats that go con- 
 stantly. Ly at Dover at the Shipe. Your trunks and 
 baggadge. 
 
 1 1 They ask me here [Calais, 27 July 1739] extravagant prices for chaises, of 
 which there are great choice, both French and Italian : I have at last bought 
 one for fourteen guineas of a man whom Mr. Hall recommended me.' — Lady 
 Mary Worthy Montagu's Letters. 
 
APPENDIX I 
 
 I. — State showing various articles mentioned in the accounts, 
 and their prices between the years 1693 and 1718. The 
 money, weighs and quantities appearing in the Accounts 
 are here reduced to money sterling, weight Avoirdupois 
 and quantity Imperial Liquid Measure. 
 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 London. ! 
 
 Present Day. 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 8. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 \ 
 
 I 
 
 I 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 Almonds .... 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 G 
 
 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 o 
 
 L 
 
 y 
 
 Almond Biscuits 
 
 do. 
 
 0 
 
 ] 
 
 5-4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aloe Berries . no price given 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Anchovies 
 
 do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Apples .... 
 
 p. barrel 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Apples .... 
 
 per dozen 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 i) 
 
 0 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 Apples from Bemerside and 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bassendean 
 
 per doz. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Apples (French) 
 
 per doz. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Barley .... 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1-4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 n 
 
 Barley (pearl) . 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 6 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 Bee skep .... 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 Bees wax .... 
 
 p. 11)'. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 Blue (washing), dearer after 
 
 
 J° 
 
 0 
 
 6-5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 of 
 
 Union 
 
 p. oz. 
 
 to 
 
 f° 
 
 0 
 0 
 
 102 
 2-7 
 
 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Butter (cheaper after Union) 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 lo 
 
 to 
 0 
 
 43 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 Butter from England 
 
 p. barrel 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Camomile .... 
 
 no price 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candles (rag wick, G, 8, 12, 
 and 20 to the lb.) 
 
 
 
 
 2-9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candles (cotton wick, G to 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4'3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 the lb.) 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 Candles (Irish), 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3'8 
 
 0 
 
 b 
 
 
 
 to 
 
 Candles (Mould, G and 10 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 
 { 
 
 
 to 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 to the lb.) . 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 Candles (wax for lighting 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tobacco) 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 G 
 
 111 
 
 
 
412 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Capers 
 Carmel 
 Caraway seeds . . no 
 Chalk, do. 
 
 Cheese (Best) . 
 
 „ (coarse) 
 
 „ (Cheshire) 
 
 „ (Tweeddale) 
 Cherries to brandy 
 
 Do. to preserve 
 Chestnuts . 
 
 Chocolate . 
 
 Cinnamon 
 
 Cinnamon water 
 
 Citron peel 
 Cloves 
 
 Coffee Beans (unburned) 
 
 Do. (roasted) 
 
 Coffee powder . 
 
 Corks 
 
 Corn flower 
 Cucumbers, 
 
 Currants, . 
 
 Figs 
 Fish- 
 
 no 
 
 p. lb. 
 p. lb. 
 price given 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 p. lb. 
 price given 
 
 p. GOO 
 price given 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. pint. 
 
 p. lb. 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. gross 
 
 price given 
 p. pint 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 Barrel containing 30 salt cods 
 
 Herrings p. barrel, exclusive 
 of carriage 
 
 Herrings (Glasgow) 
 (Lewis) . 
 ,, (Hempstead) 
 ,, (Dunbar) 
 ,, fresh to salt for 
 servants 
 Killine (dried) 
 
 Ling . 
 
 lb. 
 
 p. barrel 
 
 p. 1000 
 . each 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 ab 
 
 
 CL. 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 5'8 
 
 0 
 
 b' 
 
 2*2 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 u 
 
 a 
 
 u 
 
 a v> 
 
 u 
 
 A, 
 ... 
 
 1 O 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 VI 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 L 1 
 
 
 TO 
 
 
 U 
 
 2 
 
 1 1 
 1 1 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 8*3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8-7 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 111 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 8 3 
 
 u 
 
 o 
 L 
 
 o o 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 3*2 
 
 u 
 
 i 
 i 
 
 A 
 
 u 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 u 
 
 a 
 O 
 
 u 
 
 u 
 
 U 
 
 ft < k 
 o 0 
 
 U 
 
 1 
 
 J 4 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 ] 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 (> 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 17 
 
 *h 
 
 0 
 
 G 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 London. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 0 3 
 
 0 if 3J 
 0 8 0 
 
 0 10 0 
 (0 4 Oj 
 |p. bottle) 
 0 3 0 
 0 11 0 
 
 0 12 0 
 0 6 oj 
 
 } -{ 
 
 0 0 5^ 
 
 0 0 11 
 
 Present Day. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
APPENDIX I 
 
 413 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 Fish — contd. 
 Oysters . 
 Oysters (pickled) 
 Salmon for a year 
 Sturgeon 
 Trout 
 
 Flambeaux 
 
 Ginger 
 Ginger bread 
 Ginger confected 
 Gooseberries to bottle 
 
 Hartshorn jelly 
 Honey 
 
 Indigo 
 Lemons 
 
 Lemons, syrup of 
 Loaves 
 
 Mace 
 
 Milk Ewe . 
 Mugwort water . 
 Mustard . 
 Myrrh 
 
 Nutmeg . 
 
 Nuts Pistachio . 
 Spanish 
 
 Oil salad . 
 Olives 
 Oranges . 
 Orange peel 
 
 Pepper 
 
 . p. barrel 
 . p. barrel 
 
 p. little barrel 
 price not given 
 
 . each 
 
 p. lb. 
 no price given 
 p. pot 
 p. pint 
 
 p. quart 
 p. oz. 
 
 each 
 
 no price given 
 each 
 
 p. oz. 
 p. pint 
 p. lb! 
 
 p. oz. 
 
 p. lb. 
 p. pint 
 
 p. pint 
 
 each 
 p. lb. 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 </. 
 
 £ 
 
 •V. d. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 0 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 S 0 
 
 0 12 
 to ' 
 
 l0 1 4 J 
 
 0 0 5 8 
 
 0 i 10 
 
 0 10 
 
 0 0 8 
 
 0 0 8-7 
 
 {° I 2 H 
 
 lo o 7 J 
 
 f° i 7 1 
 
 (O 0 8 J 
 
 f° I 2 1 
 
 lo 1 4 J 
 
 0 0 0 2 
 
 0 0 5 
 
 0 0 5 8 
 
 0 0 4 
 
 1 0 0 4 4) 
 
 ( 0 0 7*2) 
 
 0 o 2-7 
 
 f * 4 } 
 
 lO 1 8 J 
 
 0 6 4 
 
 0 0 0f^| 
 to 
 
 0 0 4 J 
 
 0 1 11*2 
 
 0 1 43 
 to 
 
 .0 1 8-3 
 
 London. Present Day. 
 
 0 0 1 
 
 0 0 81 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 14 
 
 0 2 0 
 
 0 0 1 
 to 
 
 0 0 n 
 
 0 0 5 
 
 0 3 9 
 
 0 1 (y 
 
 0 0 2 
 
 0 3 6 
 
 0 12 
 
 ... | 
 
 0 3 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 OJ 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
414 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 London. 
 
 Present Day. 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 &'. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 
 d. 
 
 
 ii a i\ripo oci van 
 
 I1U UllLC ^Ivtll 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 n\ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pipes, tobacco 
 
 p. doz. 
 
 1° 
 
 to 
 
 r 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 3 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Plumbs, musk 
 
 no price given 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X \J Lets 11 • • 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4*5 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6i 
 
 T*1*ll Tl P« 
 
 1 X U 1 1 • • 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4*3 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7~ 
 
 Ml*ll 11 ol 1 AC nHY flT 
 A 1 UlltllCo^ UUA Ul 
 
 1+ lb 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 flu i o Irn in 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 J° 
 
 0 
 
 »-» .o ~\ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 li 51 1 Wl 1 W 
 
 AVCfclolllo • • 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 5 *8 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I v* l Lfll 1ft • • 
 
 no iirir,p frivpn 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1° 
 
 1 
 
 6 l 
 
 
 
 
 Rhubarb 
 
 p. oz. 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 21 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 10J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ( A 
 
 { 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 Rice 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 
 In 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 4 J 
 
 
 
 
 In 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 4 i 
 
 Rolls 
 
 p. doz. 
 
 rv 
 
 yj 
 
 0 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Sago 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2| 
 
 Salt 
 
 r» nppk 
 
 . If* IJ V> 1 I\ 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Saltpetre 
 
 no price given 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 OtJtJtl 1U1 U1IUS • 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0' 
 
 0 
 
 2*9 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 2 i 
 
 OI1U1 lUIcaU . • 
 
 Tin nnpp crivPTi 
 
 11U III IK t E£ 1 V Cll 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Snuff . 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 Snuff tnnai'i'n 
 
 kjlltllJ lUWavl/U • 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 / "2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (0 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Soan fNpwnastlp^ 
 
 p. firkin 
 
 t. 
 
 to 
 
 n f 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 0 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1° 
 
 12 
 
 ° 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Soap 
 
 fin 
 
 
 to 
 
 a ( 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 
 lo 
 
 16 
 
 6 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 opei m<iceii . . 
 
 lltj Ul 11/B ^IVCH 
 
 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Spice . • . 
 
 p. lb. 
 
 0 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 8 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Spirits of Wine . 
 
 p. pint 
 
 r 
 
 to 
 
 11 f 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 
 (o 
 
 0 
 
 11 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 f° 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Starch . 
 
 • ly. olUllv 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 
 lo 
 
 3 
 
 41 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 f° 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sugar, candibord . 
 
 P . lb. 
 
 
 to 
 
 D 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 H 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 
 lo 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 3*6 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 coarse 
 
 
 r 
 
 to 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 lo 
 
 0 
 
 8 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 kitchen 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 64 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 If 
 
APPENDIX I 
 
 415 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 London. 
 
 Present Day. 
 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 8. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 Sugar, powdered . 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 43 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 <; 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 Syrup, balsamic 
 
 > 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 12 
 
 0 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 Tartar, red 
 
 [i. 
 
 lb. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 7*2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 0 1 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tea, Bohea . 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 f° 
 
 to 
 
 
 f° 
 
 to 
 
 °] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ll 
 
 9 
 
 i J 
 
 ll 
 
 1 
 
 oj 
 
 
 0 
 
 ] 
 
 6 
 
 ,, Green . 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 0 
 
 14 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 to 
 
 
 ,, Hyson . 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 9 
 
 A 
 
 U 
 
 
 0 
 
 q 
 o 
 
 U 
 
 ,, Pekoe . 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chocolate . 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 0 
 
 r 
 
 48 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 Tobacco 
 
 p. 
 
 lb. 
 
 0 
 
 i 
 
 5 4 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 Wafers 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 i 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Varnish 
 
 no price given 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Vinegar 
 
 p. pint 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 II. — List of Wikes, Ales and Spirits, and their prices, 
 between 1693 and 1718. 
 
 Ale, English 
 Ale from H. Y. 1 
 Aquavitae .... 
 Arrac .... 
 
 Beer— 
 
 Small beer from Abbey Hill 
 Brandy .... 
 
 Burgundy .... 
 
 Canary .... 
 Champagne 
 
 Claret .... 
 
 p. pint 
 p. pint 
 p. pint 
 p. doz. 
 
 p. pint 
 p. pint 
 
 p. flask 
 
 P- gal- 
 
 . p. bottle 
 p. doz. 
 p. hogshead 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 0 1 
 
 0 0 Of 
 
 0 0 6| 
 
 5 4 0 
 
 London. 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 to 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 6 8 ) 
 to 
 
 0 7 9 J 
 
 d. 
 
 2 2 0 
 
 1 ° 
 I P- 
 
 6 
 
 bottle 
 
 [ 0 4 0 ] 
 
 I o 7 o J 
 
 1 13 2 
 j'500W27 00 , i 
 
 125 0 0 J|l 47 0 0 J 
 
 1 Perhaps Harry Younger's Abbey Hill Brewery. Beer is also got from 
 Dunfermline, Dundee, and Leith, 
 
416 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 London. 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 d. 
 
 Emetic wine 
 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 Florence wine . 
 
 p. doz. 
 
 0 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 o 1 
 
 
 
 French wine 
 
 p. hogshead 
 
 1 
 
 to 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 
 
 114 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 o J 
 
 
 
 Fruntimack, Frontignan 
 
 p. pint 
 
 u 
 
 1 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 Gineva, bought in England along with 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 rhubard 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 Green wine 
 
 p. gal. 
 
 0 
 
 7 
 
 l 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ( 0 
 
 4 0 ^ 
 
 Hermitage 
 
 . p. bottle 
 
 
 
 
 
 to \ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ( 0 
 
 6 0 J 
 
 Madeira 
 
 . no price given 
 
 
 
 
 
 ... 
 
 Malaga 
 
 p. doz. 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 l 
 
 
 
 Mum 
 
 p. pint 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6f 
 
 
 
 Pontack from Bordeaux 
 
 p. hhs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Port .... 
 
 p. doz. 
 
 
 
 
 0 
 
 18 0 
 
 Sack .... 
 
 p. gal. 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Sherry 
 
 p. pint 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 Sherry sack 
 
 p. hhs. 
 
 16 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 White wine for pliysic 
 
 p. pint 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 III. — Prices of Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, etc., 
 between 1693 and 1718. 
 
 Cattle. Milk cows . . . .£326 
 
 Holland cow . . . .18 4 
 
 Cows for killing . . . 1 ]2 0 to £2 7 0 
 
 Calfs . . . . 0 3 6 to 0 10 0 
 
 Skin and tallow of a cow, worth . 0 6 8 
 Beef, back, say, and rump, 5s. ; \ leg of beef, 7s. ; in England, 
 
 3d. p. lb.; Veal, leg of, 2s. Id.; leg of veal from Berwick, 
 
 5s. 
 
 Sheep. Rams, 15s. 6d.; Ewes, 5s. to 10s. each; Sheep for servants, 
 about 5s. each ; Lambs, Is. 8d. to 4s. each ; skin of a 
 sheep, worth about Is. 4d.; killing sheep, 6d.; Mutton, 
 leg of, 5s.; in England, 3|d. p. lb. 
 
 Pigs. Pigs, £1 to £1, 5s. each ; hams in Scotland, 7s. each ; in 
 England, hams (Westphalian), Od. to lid. p. lb.; other 
 hams, Is. 2d. p. lb. 
 
 Birds. Hens, 5d., capons, 8d. each; chickens, 2J each; turkeys, 
 Is. 4d. to 3s. Id. each ; geese, lOd. each ; goslings, 6d. 
 each ; carrying same from Border, Id. each ; grey plovers, 
 6d. p. pair ; green plovers, 5d. p. pair ; wild ducks, 4d. 
 to 6d. each ; small teal, 4d. each. 
 
APPENDIX I 417 
 IV.— Prices of Fuel between 1693 and 1718. 
 
 Coal- 
 
 Carberry 
 
 Carlops ..... 
 
 Woolmit 
 
 Clackmannan, put down in the close 
 Alloa 
 
 Carting same from Leith 
 Etal (Northumberland) — 
 
 Small coal .... 
 
 Great coal .... 
 
 Cost of carrying same . 
 
 Scots coal ..... 
 
 Coal ...... 
 
 Peat 
 
 Charcoal 
 
 Billets of wood 
 
 Roots and brushwood used in England 
 
 p. cart 
 p. load 
 p. dale 
 p. dale 
 p. ton 
 p. ton 
 
 load 
 load 
 load 
 
 p. ton 
 
 p. ton 
 
 p. stack 
 
 ». bushel 
 p. 100 
 
 Scotland. 
 
 £ 
 
 8. 
 
 d. 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 9 
 
 0 3 4 
 
 Note. — There is nothing in the accounts to show what weight is repre- 
 sented by the words 'dale,' 'cart/ and 'load.' A dale, how- 
 ever, seems to be used as synonymous with a ton, and as we see 
 from the Accounts (1703) that it took two carts to carry a dale, 
 a cart probably represents a \ ton. A load nowadays means 
 3 cwt., and it probably meant the same then. 
 
 In London the Accounts show that a cart carried nearly a 
 ton (£). 
 
 2d 
 
418 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 APPENDIX II 
 
 Statemknt showing money wages per annum of servants, etc. 
 
 Master Household 
 Butler . 
 
 Footman 
 Coachman 
 
 Groom . 
 
 Postillion 
 Carter 
 Valet 
 Barnman 
 
 Gardener 
 
 Housekeeper . 
 Ladysmaid 
 Cook . 
 
 Under Cook . 
 
 Kitchen Maid . 
 
 Chambermaid . 
 
 Scotland 
 Prior to 1714. 
 
 £ *. d. 
 5 0 0 
 3 0 0 
 113 4) 
 to 
 
 2 10 
 
 3 0 
 to 
 
 4 0 0 
 1 10 
 
 to 
 0 
 
 I 
 I 
 
 f 
 
 1 2 
 
 of 
 
 °l 
 
 0 ] 
 
 0 ) 
 
 0/ 
 
 d 
 
 
 
 London 
 
 In 
 
 1740 
 
 
 1718. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 14 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 { 4 0 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 \ to 
 
 8 0 0 
 2 10 0 
 
 0 0 
 0 0 
 
 14 0 0 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 
 
 
 (G 0 0 
 
 8 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 { to 
 
 
 
 
 18 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 0 0 
 0 0 
 
 16 0 0 
 *3 0 0 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 (4 0 0 
 i to 
 (5 0 0 
 
 Continent. 
 1732. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 10 10 0 Spa 
 16 16 0 Naples 
 3 12 0 Naples 
 
 3 12 0 Naples 
 
 1 This was the Baillies' Scots coachman, so ^3 cannot be fairly regarded as 
 the English wage. 
 
APPENDIX II 
 
 419 
 
 Laundrymaid . 
 
 French Maid . 
 Nurse 
 Woman to wait on 
 
 Children 
 Dairy Maid . 
 Fowl and swine girl 
 W oman to wash ant 
 
 spin 
 
 Woman haymaking 
 without food 
 
 Field labourer, Do 
 
 Thresher, Do 
 
 Herd; without meat 
 Officer, Do. 
 
 Scotland 
 
 Prior to 1714. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 { 1 1 0 ) 
 
 I 1 17 4 J 
 
 3 6 8 
 
 5 0 0 
 
 1 4 0 
 
 1 14 0 
 
 0 0 3| 
 p. day 
 
 0 0 5 
 p. day 
 
 0 0 llj 
 p. day 
 
 In 1740. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 2 0 0 
 
 2 0 0 
 
 0 0 
 5 0 
 
 London 
 1718. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 0 0 
 
 Continent. 
 1732. 
 £ S. d. 
 
 Tradesmen in Scotland prior to 1714 : Tailor, 4d. p. day and food ; 
 mason, Is. p. day ; wright, lOd. p. day ; thatcher, Is. p. day. Drystone 
 dykes cost Is. p. rood, and turf dykes 8d. p. rood. 1 
 
 1 See note, p. lxiii. 
 
420 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 APPENDIX III 
 
 Note of Fees paid in connection with Education in Edinburgh 
 except where otherwise marked. 
 
 Miss May Menzies Governess . . .p. annum 
 Arithmetic . . . . . .a quarter 
 
 Book-keeping . . . . . .a course 
 
 Cooking lessons . . . . .a course 
 
 Dancing — 
 
 A course to perfect Lady Grisell (Edinburgh) 
 
 Children 
 
 In London ..... 
 Fiddler for same .... 
 
 Flute 1 lessons 
 
 French (London). To the French Mistress 
 French (London). To the French Master 
 Geography ..... 
 Harp lessons (London) 
 Italian Lessons (Naples) 
 Painting lessons .... 
 
 Playing (spinet and virginel) 
 
 Tuning do. 
 Playing lessons, spinet (Naples) 
 Reading ...... 
 
 To perfecting reading 
 
 Reading School .... 
 
 Singing 
 
 Singing (Naples) 
 
 Theory of Music. Thorough Bass 
 Viol lessons .... 
 Writing Lessons 
 
 p. month 
 
 p. month 
 p. month 
 
 p. quarter 
 
 p. month 
 p. month 
 p. quarter 
 the first month 
 p. month 
 p. month 
 
 p. quarter 
 
 p. quarter 
 p. month 
 p. quarter 
 
 p. quarter 
 
 p. month 
 
 p. month 
 p. quarter 
 p. month 
 p. month 
 
 1 Two flutes are bought, one for ios. stg. and the other for £i, 5s. stg. 
 Prices of spinets and virginels are not given. 
 
APPENDIX IV 
 
 421 
 
 APPENDIX IV 
 
 TABLES OF SCOTS AND ENGLISH MONEY 
 AND MEASURES 1 
 
 I. — Money 
 
 12 Scots pennies =1 Scots shilling- = 1 penny stg. 
 20 Scots shillings = 1 Scots pound = ls. 8d. stg-. 
 A guinea = between £1, Is. and £l, 3s. 6d. 
 
 A jacobus = about £l, 6s. 
 
 A mark = 13s. 4d. Scots = ls. l^d. 
 
 A rex dollar =7s. 3d. 
 A dollar =4s. 2M. 
 
 stg. 
 
 II. — Measures of Extension 
 
 Scots Lineal Measure. 
 1 Scots inch = 1 
 8*88 Scots inches = 1 link 
 1*35 Scots links =1 Scots foot 
 
 1 "001616 imp. inches. 
 8-89435 
 
 3 T ^ Scots feet 
 6 ells 
 4 falls 
 10 chains 
 8 furlong's 
 
 -1 ell 
 = 1 fall 
 = 1 chain 
 = 1 furlong 
 = 1 mile 
 
 Imperial Lineal Measure. 
 7*92 imp. inches 
 
 120194 
 - 37-0598 
 = 222-3588 
 = 889-4352 
 = U894-352 
 = 71154-816 
 or 1976-522 
 
 1-515 
 
 3 
 
 °2 
 
 4 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 links 
 feet 
 yards 
 poles 
 chains 
 furlongs = 1 
 
 = 1 
 = 1 
 = 1 
 = 1 
 = 1 
 = 1 
 
 imp 
 
 imp. yds. 
 
 link. 
 
 foot. 
 
 yard. 
 
 pole. 
 
 chain. 
 
 furlong. 
 
 mile, or 1760 yards. 
 
 III. — Measures oe Weight 
 
 (1) Scots Troyes or Dutch Weight raised from the Standard Lanark Stone. 
 16 drops =1 ounce = 475*56 imp. troy grains. 
 
 16 ounces =1 lb. = 7608-95 „ „ 
 
 16 lbs. =1 Lanark stone =121743-195 „ „ 
 
 1 The following measures are taken from the tables, etc. published in 1827 
 by the authority of the Magistrates and Justices of the City and County of 
 Edinburgh. 
 
422 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 (2) Imperial Troy Weight. 
 
 24 grains =1 pennyweight =24 imp. Troy grains. 
 
 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce =480 „ „ 
 
 12 ounces =1 lb. =5760 
 
 (3) Scots Tron Weight raised from the Edinburgh Tron Pound. 
 
 16 drops =1 ounce = 601*417 imp. Troy grains. 
 16 ounces =1 lb. = 9622-67 ,, 
 16 lbs. =1 stone = 153962*72 „ „ 
 
 (4) Imperial Avoirdupois Weight. 
 
 16 drams =1 ounce = 437"5 imp. Troy grains. 
 16 ounces =1 lb. = 7000 „ „ 
 
 14 lbs. =1 stone =98000 „ 
 1 dale ss 1 ton. 
 
 1 Scots Troy pound =1 lb. 1 oz. 6*3 dr. imperial avoirdupois. 
 
 1 Edinburgh Tron pound = 1 lb. 6 oz. ,, 
 
 Assuming that Lady Grisell in her Accounts used the Edinburgh Tron 
 Weight, it is necessary in order to compare the prices then and now to 
 multiply the quantity or divide the price by |^ = - 1 J-. 
 
 IV. — Measures of Capacity 
 
 (1) Scots Liquid Measure. 
 
 4 gills = 1 mutchkin 
 
 2 mutchkins = 1 chopin 
 2 chopins = 1 pint 
 8 pints = 1 gallon 
 
 26'0508 imp. cubic inches. 
 
 52-1017 
 104-2034 „ 
 833-6272 
 
 imp. cubic inches. 
 
 (2) Scots Dry Measure for Ba rley and Oats. 
 
 4 lippies =lpeck = 807 '576 
 
 4 pecks =1 firlot = 3230*305 " „ „ 
 
 4firlots =lboll = 12921-222 „ 
 
 16 bolls =lchalder =206739*546 „ „ 
 
 A forpet, forpeiv, or fourtpert = according to Jameson j of a peck, 
 or of a firlot ; according to Lady Grisell it equalled ^ of a firlot. 
 
 6 firlots = A Lothian boll. 
 
 1 boll oats = 10 stones weight. 
 
 2 bolls oats = 1 load =20 stone = 2^ cwt. 
 A chalder =1 ton =160 stones. 
 
 1 cwt. =8 stones. 
 
 (3) Imperial Liquid or Dry Measure. 
 
 4 gill 
 2 pints 
 4 quarts 
 2 gallons 
 4 pecks 
 8 bushels 
 
 = 1 pint 
 = 1 quart 
 = 1 gallon 
 = 1 peck 
 = 1 bushel 
 = 1 quarter 
 
 34-659 
 69-318 
 277-274 
 554-548 
 2218-191 
 17745-526 
 
 imp. cubic inches. 
 
 1 Scots pint =3 imperial pints. 
 1 Scots peck = If imperial pecks. 
 
APPENDIX IV 
 
 423 
 
 TABLES OF FOREIGN MONEY 
 
 Rotterdam, Leyden, Utrecht, Gildermause I5uss(?), and Lumpt 
 
 8 doits or duyten = l stur (stuyver?). 1 doit or duyt = £^d. stg. 
 20 stur =1 guilder. 1 stur =l 1 1 0 d. stg. 
 
 1 guilder = Is. lOd. stg. 
 
 i Maastricht 
 
 6 doits or duyten = 1 mark. 1 doit or duyt = *1 Id. stg. 
 
 10 marks = 1 skillin or schelling. 1 mark = *68d. ,, 
 
 37 skillins =a guinea. 1 skilling or schelling = G"8d. 
 
 Aix 
 
 6 doits = 1 mark. 
 9 marks = 1 skilling. 
 8 skillings = 1 crown. 
 
 Chapelle 
 
 1 doit = *12d. stg. 
 1 mark = *74d. „ 
 1 skilling = f>"75d. 
 1 crown =4s. 6d. „ 
 
 Spa 
 
 4liers = l sou. 1 lier = *17d. stg. 
 
 10 sous = 1 skilling. 1 sou = '67d. 
 
 1 skilling = 6 "75d. „ 
 
 French Money 
 
 20 sous =1 livre. 1 sou = "67d. stg. to "7d. stg. 
 
 3 livres = 1 ecu blanc. 1 livre = from Is. ljd. to Is. 2d. 
 
 6 livres = 1 ecu grand. 
 24 livres = 1 louis. 
 
 Lorraine 
 
 20 sous =1 livre. 1 sou ='39d.stg. 
 
 32 livres = 1 louisdor = a guinea. 1 livre = 7'8d. „ 
 
 Burgundy and Paris 
 
 20 sous =1 livre. 1 sou = *52d. 
 
 24 livres = 1 louisdor = l guinea. 1 livre = 10£d. stg. 
 
424 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Turin 
 
 20 sous =1 livre. 1 sou = '65d. stg. 
 
 9J livres =1 sequin = 26 carlins. 1 livre = ls. lid. stg. 
 10 carlins = 1 ducat. 1 carlin = 4'8d. 
 
 1 ducat = nearly 4s. 
 
 1 sequin = „ 10s. 5d. 
 
 20 sous = 1 livre. 
 14 livres = 1 sequin. 
 
 MlLLAN 
 
 1 sous = *4od. stg. 
 1 livre =9d. stg. 
 1 sequin = 10s. 5d. 
 
 Plasentia, Parma, Reggio, Modena, Loreto, Rome 
 
 10biocks(baiocchi) = l julio or paul(paolo). 1 biock = *62d.stg. 
 
 10 julios or pauls = 1 Roman crown or scudo. 1 julio or paul = 6jd. 
 
 20 julios or pauls = 2 crowns = 1 sequin. 1 Roman crown = 5s.2^d. „ 
 
 3juliosor pauls = 1 testoon. 1 sequin =10s.5d. ,, 
 
 Bologna 
 
 12 demis =1 biock. 1 demi = *05d. 
 
 20 biocks = l livre = 2 julios or pauls. 1 biock = '6d, 
 
 10^ livres = 1 sequin. 1 livre = Is. 
 
 10 grains =1 carlin. 
 
 2 carlins = 1 terri. 
 10 carlins = 1 ducat. 
 
 Naples 
 
 1 grain = '48d. stg. 
 1 carlin = 4 "8d. „ 
 1 ducat = nearly 4s. 
 
 Venice 
 
 20 soldi = 1 lira. 
 
 21 liras =1 Florentine sequin. 
 
 22 liras =1 Venetian sequin. 
 
 1 soldo = '3d. stg. 
 1 lira = nearly 6d. „ 
 1 sequin = 10s. 5d. }J 
 
 Frankfort 
 
 60 karrentari = 1 florin. 1 karrentari = *47d. stg, 
 
 4 florins 15 karrentari = 1 hungar. 1 florin =2s. 4d. *2 „ 
 
 7 \ florins = 1 Spanish pistole. 1 hungar =10s. „ 
 
 1 Spanish pistole = l7s. 7 '5 „ 
 
 From Liege to Calais 
 
 20 ous = 1 livre. 
 
 1 sous = *55d. stg. 
 1 livre = lid. „ 
 
APPENDIX IV 
 
 425 
 
 Notes as to Salaries and Wa(;es in 1707 and now 
 
 Judges . 
 
 Church. 1 (1) Best Charges . 
 
 (2) Average Stipend 
 
 Education. 2 
 Edinburgh University. 
 
 Principal . . 
 
 Divinity . . 
 
 Hebrew . . 
 
 Church History 
 
 Public Law 
 
 Mathematics . 
 
 Greek . . . 
 
 Logic and Meta- 
 physics . 
 
 Natural Philo- 
 sophy . 
 
 Moral Philo- 
 sophy . . . 
 
 Humanity . . 
 
 Librarian . . 
 
 Tradesmen, 3 etc. 
 Masons 
 Joiners . 
 Tailors 
 Dykers 
 Field labourer 
 
 Paid by 
 City. 
 
 £ s. d. 
 
 Ill 2 2 
 
 88 17 9 
 
 50 0 0 
 
 100 0 0 
 
 150 0 0 
 
 50 0 0 
 
 22 4 5 
 
 22 4 
 22 4 
 
 22 4 5 
 24 9 5 
 36 13 4 
 
 Queen 
 Anne's 
 Grant. 
 £ 6'. d 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 35 14 3 
 
 Class 
 Fees. 
 
 £ S. d. 
 
 30 "6 0 
 no fees. 
 30 0 0 
 
 30 0 0 
 50 0 0 
 
 50 0 0 
 
 50 0 0 
 
 50 0 0 
 50 0 0 
 20 0 0 
 
 . p. day 
 . p. day 
 . p. day 
 
 p. rood of 6 yds. G inch. 
 
 . p. day | 
 
 1707. 1 Present Time. Increase. 
 
 £ s. d. 1 £ s. d.' 
 
 500 0 0 3,600 0 0 7*2 
 
 138 17 9| 1,000 0 0 7-2 
 
 50 0 0 300 0 0 G 
 
 111 2 
 110 17 
 
 85 14 
 
 130 0 0 
 
 150 0 
 115 14 
 107 18 
 
 107 18 8 
 
 107 18 8 
 
 107 18 8 
 
 110 3 8 
 
 56 13 4 
 
 1,600 0 0 
 
 570 0 0 
 
 800 0 0 
 
 440 0 0 
 
 600 0 0 
 
 1,100 0 0 
 
 1,100 0 0 
 
 900 0 0 
 
 1,100 0 0 l 
 
 900 0 0 I 
 
 1,100 0 0 
 
 400 0 0 
 
 1302 0 1 10,610 0 0 
 
 0 10 
 
 0 0 10 
 
 0 0 8 
 
 0 10 
 
 0 0 5 
 
 7 1 
 
 7 6 
 
 6 0 
 
 6 0 
 
 4 2 
 
 1. The Church. — The stipends of the ministers of the Edinburgh 
 churches were raised in 1694 to 2500 merks Scots, or £138, 17s. 9|d. 
 stg. They were reduced in 1708 to 2000 merks, but. were raised again 
 to the old figure in 1712 for three of their number {City of Edinburgh 
 Records). As to the average stipend of the Ministers, Mr. Steel, the 
 minister of Sorn in Ayrshire, speaking in 1749, stated that at that time 
 it did not exceed £52. This figure was apparently an underestimate, 
 for it appears from the statistics collected by the Committee, who 
 reported upon the stipends to the General Assembly in the following 
 year, that the average stipend at that time must have been nearer £65. 
 As there must have been some increase during the forty years that had 
 elapsed since the Union, it cannot be far wrong to take £50 as the 
 average stipend in 1707- In regard to the average stipend of to-day, 
 Mr. Simpson, minister of Bonhill, estimates it for landward parishes 
 at about £260. Mr. P. C. Robertson, however, the Interim Auditor of 
 the Church of Scotland, considers that if the city churches, with their 
 largely augmented stipends, be included, the average is nearer £300. 
 
426 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 2. Education. — The figures entered as paid by the city are taken 
 from the City Accounts ; the figures entered as paid from Queen Anne's 
 grant are taken from Sir Alexander Grant's History of the University ; 
 the figures entered as derived from fees in the classes of Greek, Logic 
 and Metaphysics, Natural Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Humanity, 
 are based on the fact that when the Professor of Moral Philosophy 
 in 1708 was forbidden to charge class fees, he received an additional 
 salary of £50 in lieu thereof. It is therefore probable that £50 also 
 represents the value of the fees in these other classes which formed part 
 of the same course of study. The sums entered as class fees for Divinity, 
 Church History, and Mathematics are merely estimates. The fees 
 drawn by the Librarian were for issuing diplomas, and the figure entered 
 is an estimate founded on the number of graduates, and the fees he was 
 allowed to charge. In judging of the salaries of the Principal and of 
 the Professor of Divinity, it has to be remembered that these gentlemen 
 also held as ministers city charges, which brought each of them in an 
 additional sum of £122, 4s. 5d. Graham in his Social Life of Scotland 
 states that the salaries of Professors in .Scotland during the first quarter 
 of the eighteenth century averaged from £25 to £30, exclusive of class 
 fees. As will be seen from the above state, the salaries of the regular 
 professors in Edinburgh averaged considerably more. 
 
 It is more difficult to ascertain what rise has taken place in the 
 remuneration of the parish e Dominie.' According to statute he was 
 entitled in 1707 to a salary from the heritors of not less than £5, 18s. 3d., 
 and not more than £11, 2s. 6d. In a Memorial drawn up in 1782 for 
 the Parochial School Masters in Scotland, it is stated that this remunera- 
 tion, 'though not great, was yet well suited to the times, the funds, 
 and distinction of rank at the period. The emoluments of their office 
 placed them above day labourers, and the poorer class of mechanics and 
 farmers ; nay, raised them to an equality with the more opulent farmers, 
 respectable tradesmen and citizens ; among whom their employment, 
 their manners, and prospects in life procured them a degree of respect 
 very advantageous to their profession.' Still in spite of this opinion, 
 and of our knowledge that they enjoyed in addition certain perquisites, 
 their pay seems to have been relatively poor. On the other hand an 
 examination of the fees paid by Lady Grisell for the education of her 
 daughters as shown in Appendix m., would indicate that private tuition 
 was relatively well paid, and taken all over, it may be assumed that the 
 increase in their professional incomes lies between six and ten. 
 
 3. Tradesmen, etc. — In comparing the wages paid to tradesmen then 
 and now, it is necessary to bear in mind that whereas they worked at 
 least 10 hours a day in 1707, they only work at most 9 hours nowadays. 
 This has been taken into account in the foregoing state. The amounts 
 entered as presently paid are based on the wage per hour paid to the 
 tradesman, not the sum per hour charged by his master against the 
 customer. 
 
 It will be observed that in the foregoing state no notice lias been 
 taken of the earnings of Solicitors, Doctors, and Surgeons, nor of the 
 pay of the Army. In regard to the first three of these, it has been 
 found impossible to arrive at any true method of comparison, the work 
 performed by them then and now being so different. The few items 
 capable of comparison, such as drawing bonds for money, bleeding, 
 syringing the ears, etc., indicate that a man in the position of George 
 Bail lie would have had to pay eight times more now than he did then. 
 
APPENDIX IV 
 
 427 
 
 (Syringing the ears, 5s. then, £2, 2s. now ; bleeding, 9s. 8d. then, 
 £4, 4s. now.) 
 
 As to the pay of the army, it was relatively so high that it stands 
 alone, and must be judged by itself. The generous treatment meted 
 out to soldiers does not appear to have arisen from any attempt to place 
 the Scottish army on the same footing as the English army, alongside of 
 which it was called upon to fight, for we find the same high rate of pay 
 ruling in Scotland during the reigns of Charles n. and James vn. before 
 the beginning of the great Continental war. It arose more probably 
 from the desire to ensure the loyalty of the army, and it no doubt 
 accounts for the fact that so many gentlemen were to be found serving 
 as non-commissioned officers and privates, and that desertion was at that 
 time practically unknown. The following state, for which the editor 
 is indebted to Mr. Andrew Ross, Ross Herald, shows how small has been 
 the increase in the pay of the army during the last two hundred years, 
 and indicates that in spite of its pay being occasionally a year or two in 
 arrears, the army was either largely overpaid then, or miserably under- 
 paid now. In looking at the figures it must be borne in mind that 
 colonels, lieutenant-colonels, and majors had companies, and drew 
 captain's pay in addition to their pay as field officers. 
 
 
 Colonel. 
 
 Lt.-Colonel. 
 
 Major. 
 
 Captain. 
 
 Lieutenant. 
 
 Ensign. 
 
 Sergeant. 
 
 j Corporal. 
 
 Drummer. 
 
 Private. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Foot Guards. 
 
 Per diem. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 s. d. 
 
 d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 I. 
 
 1677 
 
 12 0 
 
 7 0 
 
 5 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 4 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 6 
 
 2. 
 
 1702 
 
 12 0 
 
 7 ° 
 
 5 ° 
 
 8 0 
 
 4 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 7 
 
 3- 
 
 1707 (England) 
 
 20 0 
 
 12 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 14 0 
 
 7 0 
 
 5 0 
 
 ■ 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 10 
 
 
 
 
 f J 3 o 7| 
 
 
 f 6 6 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4- 
 
 1911 
 
 18 0 
 
 
 (i6°oJ 
 
 11 7 
 
 \ to - 
 I 7 6 J 
 
 5 3 
 
 2 6 
 
 1 9 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 Marching; Regiments. Per diem. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 5, d. 
 
 5. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 s. d. 
 
 
 1685 . 
 
 12 0 
 
 7 ° 
 
 5 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 4 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 5 
 
 2. 
 
 1702 
 
 12 0 
 
 7 0 
 
 5 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 4 0 
 
 3 ° 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 6 
 
 3- 
 
 1707 (England) 
 
 12 0 
 
 7 0 
 
 5 0 
 
 8 0 
 
 4 0 
 
 3 0 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 0 
 
 1 0 
 
 0 8 
 
 4- 
 
 , 9 „ . . 
 
 18 0 
 
 18 0 
 
 0-3 
 
 11 7 
 
 f 6 61 
 
 5 3 
 
 2 4 
 
 1 8 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 0 
 
 Note.— There was no line regiment on the 1677 Establishment, and the pay of the Foot 
 Guards was the same in 1685 as in 1677. 
 
428 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 AP PE 
 
 
 
 I. 
 
 
 II. 
 
 III. 
 
 
 IV. 
 
 
 V. 
 
 
 VI. 
 
 
 VII. 
 
 
 VIII 
 
 
 House 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 keeping 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Year. 
 
 Accounts 
 (Food, 
 drink, 
 firing, light- 
 ing, wash- 
 ing, and all 
 
 Sundry 
 Disburse- 
 ments, 
 including 
 taxes, feu- 
 duties, etc. 
 
 Servants' 
 Wages. 
 
 Servants' 
 Clothes. 
 
 Clothes for 
 Family. 
 
 Furniture 
 
 and 
 Furnish- 
 ings. 
 
 Expenses of 
 Horses, 
 etc. 
 
 Docto 
 
 and 11 
 Surgeo | 
 
 
 expenses 
 
 in 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 connection 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 therewith.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. d. 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 
 £ s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 S.m 
 
 
 £ 
 
 s. 
 
 d. 
 
 £ 
 
 
 
 f j i 1] 
 XJ 1] 
 
 1693, 1694, ) 
 and 1695 j 
 
 *75 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 257 
 
 9 4 
 
 7 29 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 1 ^ 
 
 
 109 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 52 3 1 I 
 
 Average for \ 
 these years / 
 
 58 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 85 
 
 16 5 
 
 9 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 l8 
 
 4 
 
 36 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 J 7 7 > 1 
 
 , .1 
 
 1696 
 I1697 
 
 
 79 
 
 15 
 
 0 
 
 46 
 
 5 0 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 5° 
 
 1 3 
 
 2 
 
 50 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 1 91 
 
 
 149 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 70 
 
 9 8 
 
 14 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 31 11 
 
 8 
 
 48 
 
 15 
 
 10 
 
 31 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 109b 
 
 78 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 19 4 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 I 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 ' ' , 1 
 
 21699 
 
 165 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 246 
 
 15 8 
 
 29 
 
 2 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 18 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 7 0 •. 1 
 
 1700 
 
 242 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 3 234 
 
 15 6 
 
 21 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 9 0 
 
 0 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 2318 t j 
 
 1701 
 
 250 
 
 13 
 
 7 
 
 82 
 
 17 10 
 
 *9 
 
 1 1 
 
 2 
 
 13 5 
 
 5 
 
 44 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 42 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 41 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 7 6 ( 1 
 
 1702 
 
 235 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 59 
 
 3 8 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 4 
 
 16 8 
 
 10 
 
 60 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 3° 
 
 19 
 
 0 
 
 5 6 A 
 
 1703 
 
 237 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 104 
 
 1 7 
 
 19 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 10 5 
 
 3 
 
 65 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 67 
 
 5 
 
 0 
 
 27 
 
 16 
 
 0 
 
 21 12 u 
 
 1704 
 
 212 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 103 
 
 4 2 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 5 8 
 
 6 
 
 49 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 90 
 
 
 10 
 
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 1 Old Mrs. Baillie died this year, and the Baillies flitted to a house belonging to Bailie Hamilton. 
 
 2 Lady Grisell has an entry to the effect that her book 'was not rectified, and it was to great truble to 
 writt them all out.' This probably accounts for the want of detail in that and the two preceding years. 
 
 This figure includes the family clothes, but no details are given to enable a separation to be made. 
 
 4 Flits to Lord Colinton's house, probably in Foulis Close. 
 
 •> Expenses of going to London on 1st April, staying there and returning by 15th May. 
 ,; Includes Bonds for borrowed money. 
 
 7 This and the two entries immediately below include servants' clothing. 
 
 8 This should be ,£160, 13s., but Lady Grisell enters it as shown here. 
 
 : ' LadyiGrisell and her husband seem to have been in London for several months at the beginning of the year. 
 
 10 Includes a payment of ,£27, 15s. 6d. to Miss Menzies, 'over and above her fie for her care of the bairens 
 
 when they had the fever.' 
 
APPENDIX V 
 
 429 
 
 JIX V 
 
 IX. 
 
 i ■ Business 
 Charges. 
 
 X. 
 Rent. 
 
 XI. 
 
 Estate 
 Expenses. 
 Building 
 
 and 
 repairing 
 mansion 
 houses, 
 tenants' 
 houses, 
 dykes, etc. 
 
 XII. 
 
 Pocket 
 Money. 
 
 XIII. 
 
 Expenses in 
 connection 
 with 
 political 
 journeys to 
 London. 
 
 Total. 
 
 Probable 
 Income. 
 
 Y EAR. 
 
 £ 
 
 
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 11 This is the year their daughter Grisell was married to Mr. Murray, and the expenses directly attributable 
 to this event amount to nearly ^280. 
 
 12 In the autumn the family go to London. 
 
 13 Furnished lodgings at ^14 p. month. 
 
 U This includes £45 paid to a carriage builder ' to account,' and was no doubt part of the price of a new 
 carriage. Two horses and a coachman are hired at £2$ a quarter. 
 15 This includes three years' cess, etc., for Scottish Estates. 
 
 Ifi This year their daughter Rachel is married to Lord Binning, and the expenses directly attributable to 
 this amount to about ^300, besides the expenses of the journey to and from Edinburgh, where the marriage 
 took place. 
 
 17 This includes £113, 3s. 6d. for ' My Rachels cloaths to her child.' 
 
 IS This sum includes Cess and Poll Tax and Poor money, averaging about £36 p. ann. 
 
430 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY ORIS ELL BAILLIE 
 
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 Ala mode, a silk material, a la mode, 
 in the seventeenth century. 
 
 Antoylage, entoilag-e, linen or other 
 material to which lace is sewed. 
 
 Armogeen, a stout silk almost invari- 
 ably black. 
 
 Attles, a silk stuff wrought with 
 threads of gold and silver imported 
 from India. 
 
 Bast, matting made of the inner bark 
 
 of the lime. 
 Batthel or bathel, beadle. 
 Bear, barley. 
 
 Bongrace, a sort of front standing 
 erect round the face attached to the 
 hood. 
 
 Bragad, brocade. 
 
 Buffing, huffines {?), a kind of coarse 
 
 material. 
 Bufft, covered with buffines. 
 Bustin, bustian (?), same as fustian, 
 
 a coarse twilled cotton cloth. 
 Busum, besom, broom. 
 
 Calamanka, calimanco, a woollen 
 material made plain and glazed in 
 finishing. 
 
 Camlet, camblet, a cloth made of 
 wool, silk, or hair, or all three. 
 
 Capillaire. See note, p. 321. 
 
 Chutches, cuches, donkeys. 
 
 Clogbag, saddle bag. 
 
 Cods, pillows. 
 
 Cod wars, pillowslips. 
 
 Cog, pail. 
 
 Cruk, crook, an iron hook suspended 
 
 in kitchen chimney on which pots 
 were hung. 
 
 Dail, a load, a ton. 
 
 Dails, wooden boards. 
 
 Damaty, dimity, a fine sort of 
 
 fustian. 
 Dicks, dykes, stone walls. 
 Divits, divots, turfs cut into squares. 
 Dornick, dornock, chequered table 
 
 linen. 
 
 Drogat, drugget, a sort of woollen 
 stuff. 
 
 Fairins, a gift of money for spending 
 at a fair or a gift bought at a fair. 
 Furd, made of fur. 
 
 Galown, galloon, a hard braid of 
 
 silk or wool used for edging. 
 Gass or gaz, gauze. 
 
 Hagabag, coarse table linen. 
 Harden, a common linen or the 
 
 coarsest quality of hemp or fiax. 
 Hatted kit, a preparation of milk, 
 
 etc., with a creamy top. See note, 
 
 p. 290. 
 
 Jacolit, chocolate. 
 
 Jumps, jimps, a kind of easy stays 
 open in front, worn by nurses. 
 
 Kains, canes. 
 
 Kevelmell, a heavy mell or hammer. 
 Lame, earthenware. 
 
432 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Lutestring, lustring, a bright silk 
 much used, said to have been intro- 
 duced into this country by the 
 French refugees after the Revoca- 
 tion of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. 
 
 Manto, manteau. 
 Maskarad, masquerade. 
 Milsy, a milk strainer. 
 Mohair, cloth made of mohair; the 
 fine silken hair of the Angora goat. 
 
 Panscratch, the thick scale that 
 
 forms on the bottom of a salt pan. 
 Pertian, persian, a thin plain silk, 
 
 much used for linings. 
 Pice, piece, a hogshead. 
 Pillabers, pillowberes, pillowslips. 
 Pittipan, pettypan, a white iron mold 
 
 used for pastry. 
 Podisoy, paduasoy, a strong silk, 
 
 usually black. 
 Pother, pewter. 
 
 Queches, quaich, a small and shallow 
 drinking cup. 
 
 Rimin dish, perhaps the rimmer or 
 vat in which curd is set to harden 
 for cheese. 
 
 Salmagundy, salmagunde, a dish 
 of minced meat with eggs, anchovies, 
 vinegar, pepper, etc. 
 
 Scout, schuit, a public boat drawn by 
 horse through the canals. 
 
 Sesnet, sarcenet. 
 Shad, flat. 
 
 Shagreen, a sort of baize. 
 Sheneal, chenille, striped taffata. 
 Shill, shovel. 
 Skep, basket hive. 
 Snakes, snecks, fastenings. 
 Sods, a sort of saddle used by the 
 poorer classes made of cloth stuffed. 
 Stenting, stretching. 
 Stinging, thatching. 
 Stoup, flagon. 
 
 Strakins, linen cloth made of coarse 
 flax. 
 
 Tabie, tabby, a kind of silk watered 
 or waved. 
 
 Tafita, taffeta, a sort of thick 
 
 silk. 
 Thack, thatch. 
 Thicking, thatching. 
 Tolliduse, taille-douce. See note, 
 
 p. 39. 
 
 Tourdelie, tour de lit, the valance of 
 
 a bed, 
 Tows, ropes. 
 
 Trivet, a movable iron frame for 
 
 supporting kettles, etc. 
 Tusk, a fish as big as a ling, much 
 
 esteemed for its delicacy. 
 
 Wort shill, a shovel for wort for 
 brewing. 
 
 Yettin, cast-iron. 
 Yrone, iron. 
 
INDEX 
 
 Abernethy, Dr., 18, 19, 22, 23. 
 George, 53. 
 
 Aikman, Francis, of Brambleton and 
 
 Ross, 36 n. 
 William, portrait painter, xxvii 
 
 and n, 55. 
 Ainsly, James, 203. 
 Aislaby, Mr., xxii n. 
 Aiton, taken prisoner at Preston, 51 
 
 and n. 
 Aix-la-Chapelle, 404. 
 Ale, 415. 
 
 Allen, Mr. , British consul at Naples, 392. 
 Amsterdam, 386. 
 Anchovies, lix. 
 
 Anderson's meeting-house, 37. 
 
 pills, 35- 
 
 Robert, footman, 158. 
 
 Andrews, Eliza, 430. 
 
 Annandale, William Johnstone, lirst 
 
 marquis of, 288 and n. 
 Arbuthnott, Dr. John, 43 and n. 
 Archery in Holland, 387 «. 
 Army pay, 427. 
 Augsburg, 402. 
 
 Baillie, Archibald, son of George 
 
 Baillie of Jerviswood, xi. 
 Archibald, son of Robert Baillie 
 
 of Jerviswood, xv, lxxiv, 261, 264, 
 
 265. 
 
 Christian, xi. 
 
 Elizabeth, daughter of Robert 
 
 Baillie of Jerviswood, and wife of 
 Robert Weems of Graingemuir, xv, 
 xxxvii, 45 n, 430. 
 
 George, first of Jerviswood, and 
 
 merchant burgess of Edinburgh, x, 
 xxx, 430. 
 
 George, son of Robert Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xii, xv; present at the 
 execution of his father, xiii ; his life 
 influenced by his father's fate, xiii- 
 xiv ; escapes to Holland and his 
 estates forfeited, xvi ; in the service 
 of the Prince of Orange, xvii ; re- 
 turns to Scotland and is made re- 
 ceiver-general, xviii ; his marriage, 
 
 2 
 
 xviii ; his political position, xix ; a 
 member of the first Union parliament, 
 xx ; a lord of the treasury, xxii, 
 xxxix ; his retiral, xxiii, lxvii ; a 
 lover of books, xxv ; an encourager 
 of the fine arts, xxvi ; his love of 
 music, xlviii, Ixxviii ; valuation of 
 his lands, Ixxviii ; his social qualities, 
 xxiv ; his death, xxiii, xxvii. 
 
 Baillie, George, of Manorhall, xi, 430. 
 
 lady Grisell, her parentage, xii ; 
 
 sent on a mission to Robert Baillie, 
 prisoner in Edinburgh Tolbooth, xii ; 
 accompanies her father in his flight 
 to Holland, xvi ; her marriage, xviii ; 
 her daughters' marriages, xxvii-xxix ; 
 her business capacity, xxx-xxxv ; 
 house rents, xxxvii, 40, 45, 48, 54, 
 59, 140, 141, 146, 149, 153, 158, 162, 
 33i-334> 337, 340 ; travelling ex- 
 penses, xxxviii-xlv ; education and 
 amusements, xlv-li, Ixxviii ; house- 
 hold expenditure, xxxi-xxxvi, lvii- 
 lx ; estate management, Ix-lxiv, 236- 
 255 ; stable expenditure, 225-236 ; 
 furniture and furnishings, lxiv-lxv, 
 164-188; lawyers' and doctors' fees, 
 lxvi ; expenses of a foreign tour, 309- 
 383 ; horses and carriages, lxviii-lxxi ; 
 clothing, lxxi-lxxii ; general remarks 
 on the accounts, lxxv-lxxix. See 
 also under Servants. 
 
 Grisell, daughter of George Baillie 
 
 of Jerviswood, and wife of sir Alex- 
 ander Murray of Stanhope, xxvii- 
 xxviii, xliv, xlviii, 7, 10, 12-15, 2 4> 
 25 and n, 86-89 passim ; her 
 marriage expenses, 203-205, 429 n ; 
 her Memoirs, xiii, xxii, 1, Ixxviii. 
 
 Grisell, grand-daughter of George 
 
 Baillie of Jerviswood, xxvii. 
 
 Helen, daughter of Robert Baillie 
 
 of Jerviswood, and wife of John Hay, 
 xv, xxxvii. 
 
 Helen, grand-daughter of George 
 
 Baillie of Jerviswood, xxvii. 
 
 James, merchant burgess of Edin- 
 burgh, x. 
 
434 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Baillie, James, captain of the City Guard 
 
 of Edinburgh, xi, I and «, 2. 
 James, son of Robert Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xv, 55, 265, 266. 
 
 John, of Walston, 3 and 45. 
 
 John, son of George Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xi. 
 John, son of Robert Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xv, 49, 59, 264, 266. 
 John, chirurgeon, 21, 22, 32, 90, 
 
 255, 256. 
 
 Rachel, wife of (1) rev. Andrew 
 
 Gray ; and (2) of rev. George 
 Hutcheson, xi, 430. 
 
 Rachel, daughter of Robert Baillie 
 
 of Jerviswood, and wife of Patrick 
 Dundas of Breistmilne, xv, lxxiv. 
 
 — — Rachel, daughter of George Baillie 
 of Jerviswood, and wife of Charles, 
 lord Binning, xxvii, xxix, xl, xlix, 
 8, 14, 17, 32 passim ; her marriage, 
 115; cost of her trousseau, lxxiii, 
 213, 429 n; her life illustrated by 
 entries in the account books, xlv- 
 xlvii. 
 
 Robert, of Jerviswood, the story 
 
 of his rescue of the rev. James 
 Kirkton, xi, 269 ; arrested for high 
 treason and confined in the Tower, 
 xii ; carried prisoner to Scotland, 
 xii ; his execution, xiii-xiv and n, 
 xv ; his family, xv ; notice of, 269- 
 272. 
 
 Robert, son of George Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xxvii, 191 and n, 265, 
 266. 
 
 ■ Robert, of Manorhall, 1 and n. 
 
 William, son of Robert Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood, xv. 
 
 Mr., banker in Rotterdam, 386. 
 
 Baillies of Jerviswood, ix. 
 
 of Lamington, x. 
 
 of St. John's Kirk, ix. 
 
 genealogical tree, 430, 
 
 Baird, Alex., 114. 
 
 sir William, 288. 
 
 Baldwin, Mr., coachmaker, 33. 
 Ballinton, James, 67. 
 Balsamic syrup, 98. 
 Barr, John, 92. 
 Bassa, Laura, 392. 
 
 Baths or bagnios, lxviiand n, 3, 7> J 8, 
 
 37, 38, 45, 109. 
 Bayley, Mr., xxii n. 
 Beaver-skin stockings, xlv, lxxii. 
 Bell, Andrew, bookseller in London, 
 
 xxv, 39. 
 
 Ann, 145. 
 
 Charles, 100. 
 
 Fanny, housekeeper, 150. 
 
 Bell, Thomas, 12, 154. 
 Bellingham, Charles, 23 n. 
 
 Jeanie, 38 and n. 
 
 lady Julian, 38 and n, 52. 
 
 Bells, lxv. 
 
 Bempole, Charlotte Vanhose, wife of 
 William, marquis of Annandale, 
 288 n. 
 
 Bernachi, signor, xlix, 43, 52-54, 391. 
 Betson, John, butcher, 104, 106, no, 
 in. 
 
 Bewhauen, Archibald, 261. 
 Bible pawned, 266. 
 
 ' Bills of Fair,' lix ; extracts from, 281- 
 .304- 
 
 Binning, Charles, lord, xxix and n, 
 109, 430 ; his marriage, xl j dies at 
 Naples, xliii. 
 
 George, lord, 430. 
 
 Bisset, Duncan, lv. 
 
 Black, Gilbert, 104. 
 
 Marth, 12. 
 
 Blacking, lx. 
 
 Blackwood, sir Robert, 8i, 188, 190. 
 
 Blainsly, 224. 
 
 Blakie, James, 19, 244. 
 
 Bleeding, lxvi, 7, 16, 18, 23, 37, 38, 
 
 45, 255, 364, 366, 369, 427. 
 Blyth, Alexander, 155. 
 
 John, shoemaker, 200. 
 
 Boe, John, 17. 
 Boge, Jean, 126. 
 Bologna, 391. 
 Book-keeping, 29. 
 Books, 52, 
 
 Boscawen, Mr., xxii n. 
 Boughtrige, 23. 
 Bowling-green, lxii. 
 Boyd, James, 40. 
 Brady, James, 26. 
 Bran, 66. 
 
 Brandy, 69, 73, 74, 7<5, 415- 
 Breastmiln. See Dundas, Patrick. 
 Broom besoms, 94. 
 Broughton, 25 and n. 
 Brown, Mr., British consul in Venice, 
 398. 
 
 Hew, 5. 
 
 Jean, 120. 
 
 John, 117. 
 
 Margrat, cook, 133, 139. 
 
 Neil, consul in Padua, 346. 
 
 Peter, 22, 29, 119. 
 
 sir Robert, 346, 373, 
 
 Susan, 117, 118. 
 
 Thomas, baker, 101. 
 
 Will, 38. 
 
 Brownlies, Alisone, 133, 140. 
 
 Andrew, 17-19. 
 
 Isabell, 133. 
 
INDEX 
 
 435 
 
 Brownlies, Mungo, 9, 12, 78. 
 
 Will., 4, 146. 
 
 Bruce, Alison, 296 n. 
 
 lady Anne, xxvii. 
 
 Brumigham, Francis, 122. 
 Brunfield, Alison, 145, 149. 
 
 Grace, at Greenlaw, 71. 
 
 Burke (Burck), captain, 13. 
 Burnet, Gilbert, bishop of Salisbury, 
 xviii, 283 and n. 
 
 William, 77. 
 
 Bute, lady, 35 and n. 
 
 Cairncross, George, mason, lxiii. 
 
 Calais, 409. 
 
 Calder, 22 and n, 27. 
 
 — Elizabeth, fourth wife of Hugh 
 
 Rose of Kilravock, 36 and n. 
 Cambray, 406. 
 Campbell, sir George, 270. 
 — — sir Hugh, 270, 271. 
 Margaret, countess of Marchmont, 
 
 300 71. 
 
 Candibrod sugar, 61, 69. 
 Candles, 71, 72, 76, 79, 97, 102, ill, 
 411. 
 
 Cannel, James, coachman, 122, 126. 
 Canongate, bagnio, 3 ; fire in, 6. 
 Capel, lady Anne, 294 n. 
 Capons, 60. 
 
 Cards, losses at, 1, 31, 37-40, 45, 47- 
 
 50, 52-54, 107, 282. 
 Carestini, Giovanni, 336. 
 Carlisle, Charles Howard, third earl 
 
 of, 294 and n. 
 Carnegy, lady Christian, 282 n. 
 Carolina Wilhelmina, princess of 
 
 Wales, 293 and n. 
 Carr, Andrew, 264, 267. 
 
 Margrate, 127. 
 
 Carrin, James, liii «, 8, 116, 120, 125, 
 
 128. 
 
 Carss, Will, 92. 
 
 Carter, George, servant, liv, lxiii, 280. 
 Carts, lxxi. 
 
 Castles, Ann, cook, liv. 
 
 Castruchi, xlviii. 
 
 Cattle, plague among, 34 n. 
 
 prices of, 416. 
 
 Cavendish, lady Arabella, 287 n. 
 Cavers, 1 1 and n. 
 
 Cess, 1, 2, 4-6, 42, 58, 60, 223, 224, 
 429 n. 
 
 Champagne, 103, 107, 415. 
 
 Chandos, James Brydges, first duke of, 
 
 296 and 11. 
 Channelkirk (Ginelkirk), 25 and n. 
 Chato, Thomas, in Kelso, 72. 
 Cheese, 64, 78, 84, 86, 113, 412. 
 Cheyne (Shien), Dr., 31. 
 
 Chiese, Philip de, inventor of the 
 
 Berline carriage, lxix and n. 
 Chiesly (Cheasly), Jean, 195. 
 
 sir Robert, 65. 
 
 William, of Cockburn, 218 and 
 
 n, 219, 220. 
 Chocolate (jocolet), lviii, 95, 106, 322, 
 
 347, 412. 
 Christy, Agnes, 126. 
 Nany, cook, 117, 119, 120, 123, 
 
 130. 
 
 Patrick, 221. 
 
 Churchill, lady Anne, 287 n. 
 Churchyard charges, 5. 
 Cinnamon, 74, 81, 412. 
 
 water, 98, no, 412. 
 
 Claret, 69, 109, 415. 
 Clark, Bessie, 135. 
 
 George, 2, 3. 
 
 John, 137, 147. 
 
 Clog bags, xxxviii, Ixviii and n, 
 230. 
 
 Clothing, lxxi, 188-218. 
 Cloves, 69, 74, 81, 97. 
 Cluther, Gawin, 122. 
 Coach wheels, 39. 
 
 Coal, 61, 63, 64, 72, 77, 85, 95, 97-98, 
 
 417 and n. 
 Cockburn, Adam, of Ormiston, 259 n. 
 
 sir James, of Ryslaw, 24. 
 
 Thomas, 141. 
 
 Cocks combs (cox colms) in the ' Bill of 
 
 Fair,' 289, 303. 
 Cod, lx. 
 Coffee, lviii. 
 
 Coinage of Holland, France, Italy, etc. 
 388 ; relative value of money, lxxvi ; 
 table of Scots and English money, 
 421 ; tables of foreign money, 423. 
 
 Colecot, John, 35, 44. 
 
 Cologne, 403-405. 
 
 Coltcrooks, 19, 243. 
 
 Corbett, Sandy, 117. 
 
 Corks, 84, 85, 412. 
 
 Cot houses, lxiii-lxiv, 13. 
 
 Coumsly hill, 224, 225, 239. 
 
 Couston, lady, 85. 
 
 Cow tax, 34 and n ; price of cows, 67, 
 
 89, 90. 
 Craw, John, 28. 
 Croo, captain, xii. 
 
 Crumbin, Mr., teacher of music, 12, 
 16. 
 
 Cuningham, Alexander, writer, 223. 
 
 Jean, 128. 
 
 sir John, 270. 
 
 Currants, ill. 
 
 Cuthbert or Cuthbertson, John, 369, 
 
 370, 375, 383. 
 Cuzzoni, signor, xlix and n. 
 
436 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Dalrymple, lady Margaret. See 
 
 Loudoun, lady. 
 Sarah, 257 n. 
 
 Dancing, xlvii-xlviii, Ixxviii, 7, 10, 14, 
 
 33, 53, 420. 
 Darien Company, xix. 
 Davidson (Divison) George, footman, 
 
 162. 
 
 Deans, George, gardener, liv. 
 Deas, James, 236. 
 Debentures, 58 and n. 
 Dentistry, lxvii, 24, 35, 46, 53, 54. 
 Denun, David, saddler, 226. 
 Derham, sir Thomas, 328. 
 Dice, 52. 
 
 Dick, Munga, 240, 242, 243. 
 
 Rob, 223. 
 
 Dickson, Jean, cook, 161. 
 
 Patrick, 53. 
 
 William, tailor, 139, 203. 
 
 Dippo, Isabell, 20. 
 Doctors' fees. See Medical fees. 
 Doddington, George Bubb, 299 and n. 
 Dods, Andrew, 18. 
 
 George, servant, liii and n, liv, 
 
 131, 136. 
 Door bells, lxv. 
 Douglas, James, 109. 
 Jean, wife of sir John Kennedy of 
 
 Culzean, 33 n. 
 Drink expenditure, lvii. 
 
 money, lv, 7, 13, 14 passim. 
 
 Drummond, George, 33, 264. 
 
 James, 1, 6. 
 
 Ducks, 85. 
 
 Dunbar, Mr., teacher of French, 32-34, 
 36. 
 
 Duncan, James, 27. 
 
 Dundas, Dr. Alexander, 16, 18. 
 
 Betty, 54, 56. 
 
 George, of that ilk, 296 and n. 
 
 Grisell, 56. 
 
 Patrick, of Breastmiln, xv, 261 
 
 and n, 266, 267, 430. 
 
 Rachel, Ixxiv, 33, 43, 213. 
 
 Robert, advocate, 296 and 11. 
 
 Dunglass, xl and n. 
 
 laird of. See Hall, sir John. 
 
 Dupplin, 15 and n. 
 
 lady, 39 and n. 
 
 Dykes, lxiii and n. 
 
 Earl's meeting-house, 40. 
 
 Earle, general, 285 and n. 
 
 Earlston, xxiii ; repairs of the kirk, 
 
 lxiv, 19 ; valuation of subjects in, 
 
 Ixxviii. 
 Edgar, George, 124-126. 
 Edinburgh, great fire in 1645, x \ 
 
 house rents and lodgings, xxxvii. 
 
 Edmonston, Andrew, of Ednem, x. 
 
 Education, xlv-xlvii, 420. 
 
 Eliot, sir Gilbert, of Minto, lxvi, 24, 
 
 221 and /z, 222, 296 and n. 
 
 sir Gilbert, of Stobs, 29 n. 
 
 Essex, lady, 345. 
 
 Estate management, lx, 236-255. 
 
 Expresses from and to Edinburgh, 17, 
 
 23- 
 
 Faa, Ann, 18, 117, 260. 
 
 Fairholm, John, of Craigiehall, 288 tu 
 
 Sophia, 288 
 
 Fairings, 27, 28. 
 Faladam, 90 and n, 95. 
 Farellton, Dorathie, 260. 
 Fenton, Thomas, 89. 
 Finch, lady Mary, 284 n. 
 Finla, Margrat, 144. 
 Fir seed, lxii. 
 
 Fire in Edinburgh in 1645, x 5 nre m 
 
 Lawnmarket, 10. 
 Firs, 59. 
 
 Fleming (Flimin), Margaret, 117. 
 
 Flint, John, 232. 
 
 Florence, 394. 
 
 Foot-mantles, 224 and n. 
 
 Forbes, Charles, 318. 
 
 Forman, John, 258. 
 
 Forrist, Ann, 118, 120. 
 
 Forsith, Jean, housemaid, 151, 158. 
 
 Forster, lord, 289. 
 
 Foulerton, Robert, of the Custom 
 
 House in Leith, xliv n, 
 Foulis, Hary, 27. 
 
 sir James, of Colinton, xxxvii, 
 
 13 and n. 
 Frankfort, 402. 
 
 Frazer, Ann, chambermaid, 156. 
 
 • John, 20, 133. 
 
 Frogs in the ' Bill of Fair,' 302. 
 Fuel, prices of, 417. 
 Funeral expenses, 267. 
 Furniture and furnishings, lxiv. 
 
 Garner, Hellin, ii, 123, 127. 
 Gascoigne, Anne, 430. 
 George I., accession of, xxii. 
 Geese, 92. 
 Gelding, 232. 
 
 Gibson, Dr., 22, 23, 28, 56 and 11. 
 
 Bartholomew, 65, 229. 
 
 Gifford, John, 31. 
 
 Gilroy, Dorothy, kitchenmaid, 145, 
 149. 
 
 Glass churn, lxv. 
 
 windows, 3, 5, 32, 35. 
 
 Glen, Jean, 140. 
 Goldbeater's leaf, 32. 
 Gooseberries, 92. 
 
INDEX 
 
 437 
 
 Gordon, the duke of, obtains the 
 forfeited estate of Robert Baillie of 
 Jerviswood, xvi. 
 
 ■ James, agent of the Linen Manu- 
 factory, i. 
 
 John, banker in Rotterdam, 
 
 xliv n. 
 
 Gowdy, Mr., 21. 
 
 Grange Muir, 18 and n. 
 
 laird of. See Weems, Robert. 
 
 Grant of ward, 219 and n. 
 
 Granville, John, earl, 295 n. 
 
 Gray, Andrew, minister of Glasgow, 
 xi. 
 
 ■ James, 65. 
 
 Grazing, 73, 80, 89. 
 Greenknowe. See Pringle. 
 Grieve, James, 113, 152, 157, 159. 
 Griffeth, Ann, cook, 161. 
 Grumball, or Grumble, Arthur, baker, 
 
 104, no, 114. 
 Gunpowder, 28. 
 Guns and bayonets, 28. 
 Guthery, Alex., writer, 41. 
 
 Haddington, Charles, eighth earl 
 
 of, 43°- 
 
 George, tenth earl, 430. 
 
 George, eleventh earl, 430. 
 
 Thomas, sixth earl, 300 and n, 
 
 43°- 
 
 Thomas, seventh earl, xxix, 384, 
 
 430- 
 
 Thomas, ninth earl, 430. 
 
 Haliburton of Pitcur, 24. 
 
 Halifax, George Montagu, first earl of, 
 
 298 and n. 
 Hall, Lattes, cook, 156. 
 Halliwall, Dorothy, 49. 
 
 Will., 137. 
 
 Hamilton, Alexander, 219 n. 
 
 Archibald, 103. 
 
 Charles, son of Charles, lord 
 
 Binning, xxix. 
 George, son of Charles, lord 
 
 Binning, succeeds to Jerviswood and 
 
 Mellerstain, xxix, xxx. 
 Grisell, daughter of Charles, lord 
 
 Binning, xxix, xliv. 
 • Helen, daughter of Charles, lord 
 
 Binning, xxix, xliv. 
 
 James, fifth duke of, 295 and n. 
 
 Jean, 36 and n, 42. 
 
 John, son of Charles, lord Bin- 
 ning, xxix. 
 
 1 lady Margaret, 207. 
 
 Mary, 52. 
 
 Rachel, daughter of Charles, lord 
 
 Binning, xxix. 
 
 Hamilton, Thomas. See Haddington, 
 earl of 
 
 > William, duke of, 270. 
 
 Hardy, Barbry, 148. 
 
 Margaret, liv. 
 
 Harla, John, 17, 129, 133. 
 
 Hartrigge, 29 n. 
 
 Hay, Charles, baxter, 89. 
 
 lady Jean, 286 n, 
 
 John, writer in Edinburgh, 
 
 430. 
 
 Robert, 46. 
 
 lady Susan, 37, 
 
 Heart, Katharine, laundrymaid, xxxix, 
 
 29, 151, 160. 
 Hempsteed, Marion, 102. 
 Hens, 60. 
 Heraldic arms, 41. 
 Herdmanston, 256 n. 
 Herring, lix, 72, 76, 77, 85, 412. 
 Hervey, lady, 302 and n, 353, 376. 
 Hervie, Tho., 49. 
 Hewie, Thomas, 157. 
 Hilton. See Johnston, Joseph. 
 Hirsel, the seat of the earl of Home, 
 
 22 and n, 84. 
 Histinns (? Hastings), sergeant of the 
 
 King's Foot Guard, xii. 
 Hoburn, Roger, 4. 
 
 Holland, directions for travelling in, 
 386. 
 
 Holt, Mary, 430. 
 
 Hope, Helen, wife of Thomas, earl of 
 
 Haddington, 430. 
 John, gardener, lxii, 88, 137, 
 
 141. 
 
 Robert, 19. 
 
 Tarn, 244. 
 
 col., 300. 
 
 Hopetoun, John, earl of, 430. 
 Hops, 75, 84. 
 
 Horses and carriages, expenditure on, 
 
 xl, lxviii-lxxi, 8, II. 
 Horse-shoeing, 19, 64. 
 Household expenses, xxxi-xxxvi, lvii- 
 
 lx. 
 
 furniture, lxiv-lxv, 164-188. 
 
 House-rents, xxxvii, 40, 45, 48, 54, 59, 
 
 33 *-334» 
 Howard, lady Mary, 300 11. 
 Hull, William, footman, liv. 
 Hume of Wedderburn, xiv, 40 and 
 
 Alexander, second earl of March- 
 
 mont, 300 and n. 
 
 Alex, of Whitehouse, 49 and n. 
 
 Andrew, lord Kimmerghame, 4, 
 
 27 and n. 
 
 Ann, wife of sir John Hall of 
 
 Dunglass, 27 n. 
 
438 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Hume, Anne, wife of sir William Purves 
 
 of Purveshall, 36 and n. 
 
 David, collector of the cess, 4. 
 
 sir George, 65. 
 
 George, of Graden, 261 11. 
 
 George, of Kimmerghame, xxxviii 
 
 n. 
 
 George, of Whitefield, 50 n. 
 
 ■ Grisell, wife of George Baillie of 
 
 Jerviswood. See Baillie, lady 
 
 Grisell. 
 
 Grisell, daughter of lord Polwarth, 
 
 36 and n. 
 
 ■ James, of Aiton, xiv. 
 
 Jean, wife of James, lord Tor- 
 
 phichen, 23 «, 188 and n. 
 
 John, carter, 280. 
 
 John, gardener, lxxv, 153, 162. 
 
 John, tailor, 121, 122. 
 
 Julian, wife of Newton of that ilk, 
 
 23 and n. 
 
 Julian, sister of lady Grisell, 23 
 
 and n. 
 
 ■ sir Patrick, aftw. earl of March- 
 
 mont, xii, 406; escapes to Holland, 
 xv ; his estates forfeited, xvi; returns 
 to Scotland, xvii ; created lord 
 Polwarth, xviii. 
 
 Patrick, son of sir Patrick, xvii 
 
 and n. 
 
 ■ Robert, 93. 
 
 ■ Sophia, 27 n. 
 
 ■ Mrs., of Bogend, 9. 
 
 — — Mrs., of Whitefield, xiv. 
 
 Hungary water, 68, 97, 381. 
 
 Plunter, Dorathy, 162. 
 
 James, 224, 233. 
 
 ■ John, 2, 5. 
 
 Patrick, stabler, 41, 65,68, 71, 
 
 73- 
 
 Hutcheson, George, minister in Edin- 
 burgh, xi and n. 
 Hutchison, Adam, 83, 84. 
 Hyndford, lady, 291 and n. 
 
 Indigo, 73. 
 
 Inglis, Margrat, 123. 
 
 Patrick, 42 and n. 
 
 Thomas, dean of guild of Edin- 
 burgh, x. 
 Ink, lx. 
 
 Innes, John, 120, 121. 
 
 Inns of France and Germany, 384 ; of 
 
 Holland, 386. 
 Innspruck, 401. 
 
 Jackson, Ambrose, ioi, 104. 
 
 Mr., British consul in Genoa, 390. 
 
 Jaillot, Bernard Antoine, map-maker, 
 xxv and n. 
 
 Japanning, 257 and n. 
 
 Jedburgh, lord. See Kerr, William. 
 
 Jenkins, sir Lyon, xii. 
 
 Jerviswood, xv, xxx, lx, 8, 60 ; pur> 
 
 chased by George Baillie, x, 430 ; 
 
 valuation, lxxviii ; feu-duty, 10. 
 Johnston, Archibald, lord Wariston, 
 
 xi, xviii, 269 and n. 
 
 Effie, 10 and n. 
 
 Helen, wife of George Hume of 
 
 Graden, 261 n. 
 Isabell, 117. 
 
 James, merchant burgess of Edin- 
 burgh, x. 
 
 James, secretary of state for Scot- 
 land, xviii, xix, xxxv, lxix, 3, 286 
 and n, 300. 
 
 Joseph, of Hilton, 27 and 11. 
 
 Lucy, 53. 
 
 Margaret, wife of George Baillie 
 
 of Jerviswood, x, 430. 
 Martha, 45. 
 
 Rachel, daughter of lord Waris- 
 ton and wife of Robert Baillie of 
 Jerviswood, 269 and n ; note on the 
 imprisonment of her husband, xii. 
 
 Will, bookseller, 5. 
 
 Kennedy (Kenady), lady, 33 and n. 
 
 Andrew, 33 and n. 
 
 Anne, wife of John Blair yr. of 
 
 Dunskey, 33 n. 
 
 Anne, 32 and n. 
 
 Katharin, chambermaid, 151, 
 
 160. 
 
 Kerr of Littledean Tower, 24 and n. 
 
 Andrew, writer, 55. 
 
 John, of Kersland, 17 and 11. 
 
 William, lord Jedburgh, 257 n 
 
 Kilpatrick, James, 29, 53, 144. 
 Kilravock (Kilraick), lady, 36 and n. 
 Kimmerghame, 27 and 11. 
 Kirk, Janit, cook, 132. 
 Kirkton, Dr. George, 7, 11, 31, 255, 
 256, 257. 
 
 James, minister of the Tolbooth, 
 
 Edinburgh, xi and ;z, 270. 
 
 captain, R.N., 31 and 11, 42. 
 
 Knaghten, Mr., banker in Rotterdam, 
 
 386. 
 
 Krenberg, or Kramberg, or Cremberg, 
 teacher of singing, 10-12, 14. 
 
 La Bushier, M., surgeon, 57. 
 Laidlay, Thomas, 224, 236. 
 Lamb, Alexander, candlemaker, 95. 
 
 Andrew, 10, 13, 17, 20, 25, 62, 
 
 63, 87, 129, 137, 147. 
 
 Isabell, 124. 
 
 Jean, 29. 
 
INDEX 
 
 439 
 
 Lamb, Margrat, 129. 
 William, lxiii. 
 
 Langshaw, lxiv, 27, 41, 58, 222-224 
 
 and ;z, 236. 
 Lasell, Katharin, 160. 
 Law, John, financier, buried in Venice, 
 
 398 and n. 
 Lawnmarket fire in 1701, 10. 
 Leadhowse. See Liedhouse. 
 Lechmere, Mr., xxii n. 
 Lecturers' tax, 44 and n, 51. 
 Legal fees, lxvi, 219-223, 426. 
 Leishman, William, xv. 
 Lemons, 80, 83, 413. 
 Lesley, 15 and n. 
 Tarn, 57. 
 
 Letchmere, lady Elizabeth, 300 and n. 
 Liedhouse, James, 137, 247. 
 
 Thomas, 9, 64. 
 
 Liege, 404. 
 
 Lies, Sara, chambermaid, 156. 
 Lindsay, Nans, 135. 
 Linen manufactory, I and n, 3, 4, 6. 
 Littledean Tower. See Kerr. 
 Liviston, William, writer in Edinburgh, 
 
 2 and 11. 
 Loaf sugar, 86. 
 Lockhart, lady, lxxvi n, 53. 
 
 sir George, 270. 
 
 sir William, of Lee, 269. 
 
 Longformacus, 29 and n. 
 Lottery tickets, 44, 361, 362. 
 Loudoun, Hugh, third earl of, 39 «, 40. 
 
 lady, 39 and n. 
 
 Louth, lady, 382. 
 Lutestring, 42, 209-212. 
 
 Macclesfield, George, earl of, 
 430. 
 
 Mace, 74, 81, 413. 
 M'Gie, Mr., 21, 29. 
 M'Intosh, Mary, 128. 
 Mackenzie, sir Alexander, of Coul, 
 196 n. 
 
 Coll, 36. 
 
 Pegie, 20. 
 
 sir Roderick, of Prestonhall, 24 11. 
 
 Magill, Alex., 1. 
 
 Magnoni, Mr., banker in Bologna, 
 391. 
 
 Main, John, 86. 
 Mair, John, 77. 
 Malbank, Judith, 122. 
 Malcolm (Makcom), David, 117. 
 Malt, 68, 74. 
 
 Man, Horatio, 349, 350, 365. 
 Manderson, Robert, 26, 87, 142. 
 Mar, lady, 39 and », 48. 
 Marble brought from Naples, xliv and 
 », 365. 
 
 I Marchmont, earls of. See Hume. 
 Marjoribanks, James, 67. 
 Markham, Georgina, 430. 
 Marriage customs, xlv and n. 
 Marshall, Adam, 10, 27. 
 Mary, 118. 
 
 Martin, Mr., portrait painter, xliv, 271. 
 Massie, James, schoolmaster at Mel- 
 
 lerstain, 3, 9, 11, 14-20, 32. 
 Mathy, George, 136. 
 Meal, 65, 85. 
 Mean, Alex., 247, 248. 
 Robert, 246. 
 
 Medical fees, lxvi, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 
 19, 21-23, 28 > 3h 32, 43, 5 6 > 2 55 
 257, 374, 427. 
 
 Medina, sir John, xxvi and n, 24. 
 
 Mellerstain, xxiii, xxx, lix, lxi-lxiii, 
 2, 8, 10, 13, 21, 26, 59, 304, 305 ; 
 purchased by George Baillie, mer- 
 chant burgess of Edinburgh, x, 430 ; 
 teinds, 222 ; cess, 223 ; valuation, 
 lxxviii. 
 
 Melvill, William, merchant, 219. 
 
 Menzies (Minzies), James, 35. 
 
 May, xlvi, lii, lxxiv, lxxv, 15, 
 
 16, 25, 33, 35, 54, 131, 135, 139, 
 
 150, 155, 217, 280. 
 
 Patrick, xiii. 
 
 William, of Raw, xlvi. 
 
 Mercer (Marsser), Will, 225. 
 Midcalf, George, 159. 
 Milan, 391. 
 
 Mill, Henry, 54, 108, 109. 
 
 Margaret, 132, 135, 140. 
 
 Will, 31. 
 
 Miller, James, glazier, 20, 244. 
 
 James, tailor, 130. 
 
 William, gardener, 231. 
 
 Mineral waters, lxvii. 
 
 Ministers' stipends, 425. 
 
 Minto, lord. See Elliot, sir Gilbert. 
 
 Mirrors, lxv. 
 
 Mitchell, James 48. 
 
 Mally, 382. 
 
 William, 76, 87. 
 
 Money. See Coinage. 
 Monro, Grisie, 18. 
 John, 74. 
 
 Montagu, lady Mary Wortley, xxiii n, 
 
 xxviii, xlv », lxxii », 281 n, 290 
 
 and n, 299 n, 300 n, 302. 
 Montgomerie, Hugh, 68. 
 Montrose, Dick, 38. 
 James, first duke of, 52, 282 and 
 
 «, 284, 285, 289. 
 
 duchess of, 31, 39, 282 and n. 
 
 Morton, Robert, 22. 
 
 Mosman, George, bookseller in the 
 
 Luckenbooths, xxv, 3, 4, 11. 
 
440 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Mountjoy, Thomas, lord, 297 and n. 
 Mowit, John, 249. 
 Muckle, John, 138, 228. 
 Mudie, John, in Threepwood, 223, 
 224. 
 
 Mugwart water, 68, 413. 
 Muir, sir Archibald, 220 and n. 
 
 Mary, 70, 132. 
 
 Munich, 401. 
 
 Munro, Katharin, chambermaid, 130. 
 
 Murduck, John, 261. 
 
 Murray, sir Alexander, of Stanhope, 
 
 xxvii-xxviii, 430. 
 Alexander, W.S., keeper of a 
 
 bagnio in the Cowgate, lxvii n. 
 
 lady. See Baillie, Grisell. 
 
 sir David, of Stanhope, 25 n. 
 
 Music and musical instruments, xlviii- 
 
 xlix, 16, 361, 366. 
 
 Namur Castle, 319. 
 Naples, 392. 
 Navell, Betty, 135. 
 May, 139. 
 
 Newton, Francis, lxx, 20, 25, 37, 1 18, 
 201. 
 
 George, 26, 89, 93, 94. 
 
 Pate, blacksmith, 19, 228, 229, 
 
 233> 236. 
 
 Richard, of that ilk, 23 and tu 
 
 Nicolson (Nickelson), David, 117. 
 
 Will, 224, 225. 
 
 Nightgowns, xiii, lxxi-lxxii and n. 
 Nutmegs, 61, 69, 80, 97, 106, 413. 
 
 Ogle, Betty, laundrymaid, liv. 
 Onslow, Arthur, 300 and n. 
 
 sir Richard, xxii n. 
 
 Opera tickets, xlix, 42, 43, 49, 52, 53, 
 
 323, 332, 372, 379. 
 Orange flower water, 80. 
 Oranges, 75, 80, 83, 413. 
 Orford, Edward Russel, earl of, 283 
 
 and n. 
 
 Robert Walpole, earl of, 299 and 
 
 n. 
 
 Orkney, George Hamilton, earl of, 281 
 
 and n. 
 Ormand, Nelly, 1 58. 
 Ormiston, Charles, 79, 95. 
 
 • James, lxiv, 13, 133. 
 
 Owin, Adam, 118. 
 Oysters, lx. 
 
 Padua, 399. 
 
 Pallie, Henry de, butler, liv. 
 Paris, directions for travellers, 407. 
 Park, James, footman, 162. 
 Munga, 79. 
 
 Paterson (Petterson), sir William, xiii. 
 
 Paton, William, in the Tolbooth, 
 266. 
 
 Pawnbroking, 4, 266, 267. 
 
 Peas, 83 and «, 88, 96. 
 
 Peat, 73, 76, 86. 
 
 Phillips, Ann, cook, 161. 
 
 Pierrepont, Frances, wife of the earl of 
 
 Mar, 39 «. 
 Pigeons, 76. 
 
 Pipe and drum, 19, 25, 27, 28, 60. 
 Piquebourg (Pickburg), countess of, 47 
 
 and n. 
 Pistols, 2, 318. 
 
 Pitcairn, Archibald, 16 and it, 18. 
 Plumer, Gavin, 259 and n. 
 
 Mary, 27. 
 
 Polwarth, 12 and n. 
 Poor tax, 47, 48, 57. 
 Portsmouth, John Wallop, first earl of, 
 
 292 and 11. 
 Potatoes, lx. 
 Poultry, prices of, 416. 
 Poulett, Catherine, wife of Secretary 
 
 Johnston, 286 n. 
 Pratolino, 396. 
 Preston, Thomas, 67. 
 Prestonhall, lord. See Mackenzie, 
 
 Roderick. 
 
 Prices of articles between 1693 an( ^ 
 
 1718, 410. 
 Primrose, Eleanor, viscountess, 292 «. 
 Pringle, Mrs., of Greenknow, 63. 
 
 Alexander, 223. 
 
 Gilbert, 95. 
 
 James, surgeon, 28. 
 
 sir John, of Stitchell, his house 
 
 plundered by the rebels, xiv. 
 
 Lewis, 77, 204. 
 
 Mary, 430. 
 
 Robert, xl and n, 30. 
 
 Prognostication, 27. 
 
 Queensferry, 15. 
 
 Raith, Alexander, lord, 258. 
 Ramsay, Isabell, 133. 
 Redbraes (Ridbreas), xii, xviii, 23 and 
 «> 93- 
 
 Redhall, 219, 221, 222. 
 Rees's bagnio in the Canongate, lxvii, 
 3- 
 
 Riccarton, 15 and n. 
 
 Rice, 70, 82. 
 
 Rickelton, Isabella, 151. 
 
 Riding of the parliament, 124 and n, 
 
 224 n. 
 Ridpath, Dina, 10, 123. 
 
 George, 5 and n. 
 
 Jean, 140. 
 
 Ritchy, Margrat, 131. 
 
INDEX 
 
 441 
 
 Robertson (Robison), Bella, under- 
 cook, 151. 
 
 David, vintner, 1. 
 
 Grisell, 31, 125, 127. 
 
 Janet, 123. 
 
 Katharin, 125. 
 
 Margrat, 130. 
 
 Thomas, of Rokeby Park, 300 n. 
 
 Tam, 20. 
 
 William, in Eyemouth, 90, 92, 
 
 247. 
 
 Robinson, Anastasia, xlix. 
 
 Robsone, Samuel, in Brigend, 251, 
 
 253. 2 54- 
 
 Samuel, in Kelso, 59. 
 
 Rolland, Erasmus, 341. 
 
 Winifred, 157. 
 
 Rome, 392. 
 
 Room (Rume), Mrs., xxxviii, 21, 25, 
 
 Rots, Margrat, chambermaid, 129, 
 130. 
 
 Rothes, John Leslie, eighth earl of, 285 
 
 and n, 295. 
 Rotterdam, xli, 309, 386. 
 Roxburgh, Jchn, first duke of, 49, 53, 
 
 284 and n. 
 
 duchess of, 284 n. 
 
 Rule, Marion, 128. 
 
 Russel, John, of Bradshaw, W.S., 
 keeper of a bagnio in the Cowgate, 
 lxvii. 
 
 Rutherd, Margaret, liv. 
 Rutherford ferry, 22 and n, 28. 
 
 Saddlery, lxviii. 
 
 St. Andrews college, 12. 
 
 St. Clair, Mrs., 39, 40. 
 
 Dr. Matthew, 11, 12, 15, 55, 
 
 256 and n. 
 St. Giles tolbooth, xxiii. 
 St. Leonards, lands of, 42. 
 Salaries and wages, liii-lvi, lxxvii, 425. 
 Salmon, 61. 
 Salt, 93. 
 
 Salting, Katherine Augusta Millicent, 
 430. 
 
 Saltonshall, Ricarda, Posthume, 298 n. 
 Sandoni, signor, xlix and n, 391. 
 Sanderson, John, 188. 
 Scarsburg water, 71, 93. 
 Scavengers' tax, 47, 53. 
 Schoolmaster's salary, 225. 
 Scot, John, 32. 
 
 ■ William, coachbuilder, lxx n. 
 
 Scugald, John, painter, xxvi and 11, 6, 
 7, 43, 47- 
 
 Seaforth, the earl of, succeeds to the 
 forfeited estate of sir Patrick Hume, 
 xvi. 
 
 Selkirk, Charles, earl of, 295 and n. 
 Semple, Sara, 117. 
 
 Senesino, Francesco Bernardi detto, 
 
 394 and n. 
 Servants, li-lvi ; clothes, lv, 124, 130- 
 
 131, 137-140, 143, 149, 155, *59, 
 163 ; instructions to servants, 273 ; 
 diet, 277-278 and n ; directions for 
 the housekeeper, 278 ; wages, liv, 
 117-120, 122-123, 125-137, 139-140, 
 144, 160, 418 and 11. 
 
 Sharp, Peggie, under-cook, 152. 
 
 Shaw, sir John, of Greenock, 257 
 and n. 
 
 Sheep, 64, 73, 88, 89, 416. 
 Shirra, John, 248. 
 Shrewsbury, duchess of, 293 and n. 
 Sim, George, 56. 
 Simmerall, John, 34, 39-42. 
 Simson, Will, 12. 
 Sinkolum, music teacher, 14. 
 Sinclair, Mary, 117. 
 
 sir Robert, 29 n. 
 
 Singing fees, 420. 
 
 Smith, Agnes, in Kelso, *]\ 
 
 John, 3. 
 
 Mr., wine merchant in Boulogne, 
 
 410. 
 
 Snuff, lx, 104, no, 414; used by 
 
 ladies, lxxii. 
 handkerchiefs, 209, 21 1, 350, 
 
 353, 363, 364. 
 
 mills, 52. 
 
 Soap, 72, 74, 414. 
 
 Somervill, Nicoll, 219. 
 
 ' Souns and gullits,' xxxix and n. 
 
 Spaw water, 25, 78, 99-102, 105. 
 
 Spence, Robert, 264. 
 
 Spencer, Anne, aftw. duchess of 
 
 Hamilton, 295 11. 
 Spinet tuning, 42, 48, 5 2 - 
 Spirit lamps, lviii. 
 
 Squadrone volante, xix, xxxv, 284 n. 
 
 Stable expenditure, 225-236. 
 
 Stage-coaches, xxxix and n, xl ; stage- 
 coach from Edinburgh to London, 
 29. 
 
 Stair, John Dalrymple, second earl of, 
 
 292 and n, 300. 
 Stanhope, earl of, xxii. 
 Steall, John, teacher of singing, 15, 
 
 16, 25. 
 Stewart, Gilbert, 92, 107. 
 
 Helen, of Allanbank, 296 n. 
 
 sir James, king's advocate, 220 
 
 and n. 
 
 col. John, killed in an election 
 
 brawl, 29 11. 
 
 John, 34, 40, 43. 
 
 Stewartfield, 29 and n. 
 
442 HOUSE-BOOK OF LADY GRISELL BAILLIE 
 
 Stitchell. See Pringle, sir John. 
 Stockton drops, 107. 
 Strafford, lady, 40 and n. 
 Strangeways, Elizabeth, 295 n. 
 Sugar, 74, 75, 109, in, 414. 
 Sunderland, Charles Spencer, third 
 
 earl of, 287 and n. 
 Surgeons' fees, Ixvi. 
 Sutherland, John Gordon, sixteenth 
 
 earl of, 291 and n. 
 Swan, Marie, cook, 156. 
 Swine, 61, 64, 68, 74, 416. 
 Swords, 4, 5, 9, 196, 
 
 Tailoring, 125, 150, 155, 203. 
 Tarras, lord, 270, 272. 
 Taylor, George, 121, 
 
 Robert, coachman, liv. 
 
 Tea, xlv, lviii, 82, 93, 95, 97, 101, 
 
 102, 105, 106, 109, 317, 347, 
 
 415- 
 
 Thames frozen in 1715-16, 185 and 11. 
 Threepwood, 223-225. 
 Thrift, Sara, housemaid, 156. 
 Tobacco, lx, 70, 72, 415. 
 Tonyn, Pierre Daniel, at the Hague, 
 386. 
 
 Torphichen, James, seventh lord, 
 23 n. 
 
 Tradesmen's wages, 419 and n. 
 Travellers' directions, 386-410. 
 Treaty of Union, xx-xxi. 
 Trees, lxii, 31, 32, 254, 255. 
 Trent, 400. 
 Trotter, Dr., 21. 
 
 Will, schoolmaster at Mellerstain, 
 
 3- 
 
 Trumble, George, barnman, 127, 
 129. 
 
 Turkeys, 87, 90. 
 
 Turnbull, captain, 60 and n. 
 
 Ann, housekeeper, liv. 
 
 Grisell, 53. 
 
 Turin, 391. 
 
 Turner, Thomas, 224, 239. 
 Tweeddale, John Hay, fourth marquess 
 
 of, 295 and n. 
 Tyninghame, 55 and n, 
 
 Urwin, Adam, 221. 
 Utrecht, xvi, xli, 405. 
 
 Valenciennes, 406. 
 Vass, 3. 
 
 Veitch, William, covenanting minister, 
 
 221 n. 
 Venice, 397-398. 
 Verona, 399. 
 
 Vetch, Will., minister at Peebles, 
 2. 
 
 Vicenza, 399. 
 
 Villiers, Mrs., 281 and n; described 
 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, 
 281 n. 
 
 Vinegar, 75, 415. 
 
 Vint, John, shoemaker, 56. 
 
 Virginals, 22, 26. 
 
 Vizicater plasters, 15. 
 
 Vorie, Christian, wife of George Baillie 
 of Jerviswood, x and n. 
 
 John, in Balbaird, x. 
 
 Wabster, Margrat, cook, 142. 
 Wages of tradesmen, etc. See Salaries 
 
 and Wages. 
 Wait or Wayte, Grisell, 136, 279, 
 
 280. 
 
 Walker, John, 27, 30. 
 
 Nans, 29. 
 
 Wall paper, lxv. 
 
 Wallop, John. See Portsmouth, earl 
 of. 
 
 Walpole, sir Robert. See Orford, earl 
 of. 
 
 Walston. See Baillie, John. 
 War render, Helen Catherine, 430. 
 Wash balls, 114. 
 
 Washing, 99, 105, 133, 163, 355-359- 
 Watch pawned, 267. 
 Water tax, 42, 47, 58. 
 Watson, James, tailor, 143. 
 Wauchope, John, of Edmonstone, 
 
 63 n. 
 Waugh, John, 77. 
 
 Wedderburn, James, merchant in 
 
 Amsterdam, 386. 
 Weems, David, 29, 45 and n, 46. 
 Robert, of Graingemuir, xv, 45 n, 
 
 430. 
 
 Weights and measures, 421 and n. 
 West, John, 45 and n. 
 Westfauns, lxxviii. 
 
 White (Whett), major, escorts Robert 
 Baillie of Jerviswood to the Tolbooth, 
 xiii. 
 
 Wight, John, 4, 10, 13, 64. 
 Rob, 142. 
 
 Wigs, lxxii, 206, 207, 215, 261, 367, 
 37p, 377- 
 
 Williams, Helen, housemaid, lii, 156. 
 Willis, Sam, 114. 
 Wilson of Steapond, 225. 
 
 John, 240. 
 
 Window tax, 43, 51, 60, no. 
 Windsor, Thomas, viscount. See 
 
 Mountjoy. 
 Wines, 416. See also under Champagne, 
 
 Claret, etc. 
 Winter, Jamie, carpenter, xvi. 
 Wirsely, Benjamin, 219. 
 
INDEX 
 
 443 
 
 Wood, Alexander, carrier, 23, 67, 71, 
 79- 
 
 John, solicitor, lxvi. 
 
 Wray, Cycell, 207, 210. 
 Wright, John, baker, 101. 
 
 Youll, Andrew, postillion, liv. 
 Davie, 64. 
 
 Youll, Helen, dairymaid, liv. 
 
 Henry, 71,74. 
 
 Tarn, coachman, xxxix, Hi, liii 
 
 and n, liv, 15, 17, 29, 68, 132, 133, 
 136, 146 and n, 148 and w, 154, 162, 
 280. 
 
 Young, Robert, clerk of court, 6, 7, 11. 
 Younger's brewery, 415 and n. 
 
 Printed by T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty 
 at the Edinburgh University Press 
 
REPORT OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH 
 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 
 SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY 
 
 The Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Society was 
 held in DowelFs Rooms, Edinburgh, on the 26th November 
 1910,— Mr. W. B. Blaikie in the chair. 
 
 The Secretary read the Report of the Council as 
 follows : — 
 
 During the past year ten members have died, and ten have 
 resigned membership. 
 
 Dr. John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh, Chairman of 
 Council, was so intimately associated with the daily work 
 of the Society, and its officials and other workers had so 
 learned to lean on his help and encouragement, that his death 
 is felt as the greatest of the great losses which the Society has 
 sustained in recent years. His work on the Lindores and 
 Inchaffray volumes, invaluable as it is, represents only a 
 small fraction of the Society's debt to him. 
 
 After filling the vacancies, twenty-four candidates for mem- 
 bership remain on the list. 
 
 Except Craig^s De U?iione, announced in the last Report as 
 about to appear, no volume has been issued since the last 
 General Meeting. Waristons Diary and Miscellaneous Nar- 
 ratives relating to the '45 will it is hoped be sent out early 
 in 1911, and the other volumes promised for 1909-1910, viz. 
 Lady Grisell Baillie^s Household Books^ and Seajield Corre- 
 spondence, are well advanced at press. 
 
 The difficulties which have so seriously delayed the issue of 
 
2 
 
 The Scots in Poland will, it is now hoped, be shortly overcome, 
 and the volume issued during the coming year. 
 
 For 1910-1911 it is intended to issue two of the three 
 volumes following : — 
 
 1. The Book of the Accounts of the Granitars and Chamber- 
 lains of the Archbishopric of St. Andrews during Cardinal 
 Beaton's tenure of the See, a.d. 1539 to 1546. Edited by 
 R. K. Hannay. 
 
 % Letter-book of Bailie John Stuart, Merchant in Inverness, 
 1715-1752. Edited by William Mackay. 
 
 3. Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, vol. 3. This 
 will include, among other items, selections from the Wardrobe 
 Book of Edward i. for the 33rd year of his reign (a.d. 1304-05), 
 from the original in the British Museum, which contains a 
 great deal of matter relating to Scotland ; a batch of seven- 
 teenth-century Haddingtonshire Trials for Witchcraft, edited 
 by Dr. Wallace James; List of Pollable Persons in St. 
 Andrews in 1693, edited by Dr. Hay Fleming ; Papers 
 relating to the '15 and the "45, from the originals at Perth ; 
 and perhaps Mr. Archibald Constable's long promised trans- 
 lation of Ferrerius' Historia Abbatum de Kynlos. 
 
 In accordance with the resolution of last year's Meeting, a 
 general index to the first series of the Society's publications is 
 in preparation, and will in due time be offered to Members. 
 
 There are four vacancies in the Council to be filled up, 
 caused by the election of Mr. Donald Crawford as Chairman of 
 Council, and by the retirement in rotation of Sir James Balfour 
 Paul, Lord Guthrie, and Mr. W. B. Blaikie. It is recom- 
 mended that Sir J. Balfour Paul and Mr. Blaikie be re-elected, 
 and that the other vacancies be filled by the appointment 
 of The Hon. Hew Hamilton Dalrymple and Mr. C. S. 
 Romanes, C.A. 
 
 The Accounts of the Hon. Treasurer, of which an abstract 
 is appended hereto, show that the balance in the Society's 
 
3 
 
 favour on 10th November 1909, was £4>1%, Is. Id., the income 
 for 1909-1910, ^529, 10s. 9d., the expenditure, £329, 15s. 
 lid., and the credit balance on 10th November 1910, ,£671, 
 15s. lid. 
 
 The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the Report, said : — It 
 must be a matter of regret to the Society that I should occupy 
 this place to-day, but our President, Lord Rosebery, who has so 
 frequently given us illuminating addresses from this chair, is 
 perforce absent in the act of making history, and has naturally 
 little time for speaking about history. You have before you the 
 Annual Report for the current year. The Report is short and 
 somewhat laconic, but if you examine it you will find that it 
 is teeming with interest. We have this year to deplore the death 
 of him who was Chairman of Council from the time Professor 
 Masson left us until this year. Bishop Dowden, as you probably 
 are aware, was the life and the soul of the Council of this Society. 
 Mr. Law told us in his last speech in 1903 how the inception 
 of the Society was that of Lord Rosebery, who suggested its 
 establishment in a letter to the Scots?na?i nearly twenty-five years 
 ago, and that his suggestion was first taken up by Bishop Dowden, 
 who became chairman of a committee that carried the prelimi- 
 naries through. The interest taken by the Bishop in the Society, 
 and the counsel and assistance he ever gave to those who were 
 doing historical work, can never be forgotten by those who sought 
 his aid. He edited for the Society, The CharLulary of Lindores, 
 and inspired and assisted in the editing of The Charters of the 
 Abbey of Inchaffray. Strange to say, like our first Secretary, 
 Mr. Law, Bishop Dowden was not a Scotsman by birth, but like 
 Mr. Law he became a Scotsman by adoption and association, and 
 these two men did as much to further the study of Scottish 
 history as any Scotsman amongst us. 
 
 The Council have elected as their Chairman Sheriff Donald 
 Crawford, a gentleman who has given much service to the Society 
 and who has edited one of its most interesting books. 
 
 It is the custom of the Chairman at these annual meetings to 
 give a slight foretaste of the bill of fare which is offered to the 
 members of the Society. I do not think that at any previous 
 meeting the Council have been able to offer a more tempting 
 programme than they have to-day. It is true that only one 
 
4 
 
 book has been issued since our last meeting (Professor Terry's 
 Translation of Craig s De Unione), but there are no fewer than 
 five volumes in type awaiting the finishing touches of the various 
 editors. The volume of The Scots in Poland has been pro- 
 vokingly and unavoidably delayed by the difficulty of verify- 
 ing descriptions and getting documents from Warsaw, but the 
 Council hope that these difficulties will be overcome in the 
 current year. 
 
 The issue of The Diary of Johnston of Wariston will complete the 
 first series of the Scottish History Society's publications, and the 
 Council have resolved to prepare a general index of the whole of 
 the sixty-one volumes comprising that series. This it is hoped will 
 be issued to members in the course of the year, and it is believed 
 that it will be a work of the greatest use to students of history. 
 It is possible that the Council may print a small extra edition 
 which may be purchased by libraries and collectors who are not 
 members of the Society, and thus extend the usefulness of the 
 Society's work. 
 
 Of the books promised, the first that may be mentioned is The 
 Diary of Johnston of Wariston, 1632-34, and again in the moment- 
 ous years, 1637-39- This book is edited by Mr. George M. Paul, 
 Deputy Keeper of the Signet, whose sympathetic work on a 
 Diary of Archibald Johnston, issued in 1896, is well known to 
 later members. This new instalment, referring, however, to an 
 earlier period, is of absorbing interest, for it embraces that 
 crucial period in which Laud's Service Book was imposed upon 
 the people of Scotland, and the National Covenant (practically 
 the work of Johnston himself) was prepared and signed. We 
 have here at first hand this epoch-making event graphically told 
 by one of the principal actors. The Diary is, however, more than 
 the mere relation of events ; it shows the mental working 
 of a strange, nervous, intensely religious Puritan, full of egotism 
 and introspection, but whose whole soul is filled with a desire 
 to walk closely with his God, whom he consults and to whom 
 he gives information on nearly every page of the journal. 
 There have been few portrayals of the real Covenanter. The 
 Covenanter of romance must disappear when we read this Diary of 
 Johnston of Wariston and compare with it the work, edited by 
 Sheriff Scott Moncrieff twenty-one years ago, The Narrative of 
 James Nimmo. If the Scottish History Society had done nothing 
 
5 
 
 else than given these introspective memoirs, showing the inward 
 working of the Covenanter's mind, it would have accomplished 
 a great work. 
 
 The Household Book of Lady Grisell Baillie is a volume edited 
 by Mr. R. Scott Moncrieff to be ready shortly. It gives the 
 daily expenditure of an aristocratic family in the last decade 
 of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth. 
 
 The Correspondence of the Jirst Lord Seqfield, edited, from the 
 originals at Cullen House, by Mr. James Grant of Banff, is another 
 book of much historical value. Lord Seafield was Chancellor of 
 Scotland at the time of the Union ; it was he who uttered the 
 historical obiter dictum, ( This is the end of an auld sang/ when the 
 last Scottish Parliament accepted the Union. 
 
 Then there is a volume of Narratives relating to the '45 with 
 which I am entrusted. To me at least they are all full of interest. 
 They belong to that type of article classed as ' fragments which 
 must not perish/ and the incentive to the collection of these is 
 the motto engraved on the Society's insignia. Among them is a 
 portion of a mutilated manuscript of John Murray of Broughton 
 picked up on the field of Culloden. There is the narrative 
 of a Captain in Lord Balmerino's Horse, an Englishman, occa- 
 sionally referred to by historians, but which has never before 
 been printed. There are several narratives written by ministers 
 from various parts of the country giving minute local details to be 
 found nowhere else. There is the apology of the Laird of Grant 
 for his somewhat ambiguous conduct during the rising. There is 
 the narrative relating to the capture of Edinburgh and the Battle 
 of Prestonpans. Jack, its author, was a writing-master in Edin- 
 burgh, who assisted Professor M'Laurin to prepare the defences of 
 the city, and who attempted to assist Cope's artillery at the Battle 
 of Prestonpans. Lastly, it contains a good deal of narrative and 
 many accounts of secret service performed by Walter Grosset, 
 Commissioner of the Excise, who was an active agent of the 
 Government in the '45. 
 
 The programme for the following year begins with a volume by 
 Mr. Hannay on the Accounts of the Granitars and Chamberlains of 
 the Archbishopric of St. Andrews shortly before the Reformation, 
 a theme which has been little written of, yet there is no doubt 
 that it was the inordinate care of the worldly goods of the 
 great ecclesiastics that exasperated the nobility and commons, 
 
6 
 
 and contributed largely to the unanimity of the Reforma- 
 tion. 
 
 Mr. Maitland Thomson is collecting material for a Miscellany 
 which comprises historical tit-bits ranging over four and a half 
 centuries. Whether that book will be included in the next year's 
 issues remains to be seen. 
 
 One work I have left to the last and that is the Letter Book of 
 Bailie John Stuart, to be edited by Mr. William Mackay of Inver- 
 ness. The Society has hitherto had only one book on com- 
 mercial affairs, and this volume, giving the details of a Highland 
 merchant's business in the early eighteenth century, will be of 
 much historical value. John Stuart, a bailie of Inverness, who 
 was of the family of Kinchardine in Strathspey, and was related 
 to several other Highland families, was a merchant in Inverness 
 from about the year 1700 till 1752. During that period he carried 
 on an extensive trade, in all kinds of commodities, with Highland 
 chiefs and Government garrisons in the Highlands, as well as 
 with Edinburgh, London, and various parts of the Continental sea- 
 board from Norway and Sweden to Venice. Hugh Miller states 
 in his Scotch Merchant o f the Eighteenth Century that coal had not 
 found its way into the Cromarty Firth before 1750, but we find 
 Bailie Stuart bringing coals from Newcastle thirty years before 
 this, probably even earlier. He owned about a dozen ships, some 
 of which were built at Inverness ; the oak timber for these was 
 brought from Darnaway and Loch Ness side, and part of 
 the iron and timber frame - work came ready made from 
 Dantzig. Stuart was factor on the Inverness-shire estates of 
 the Earl of Moray. His business transactions and ventures, his 
 successes and misfortunes, are recorded in his letters, which 
 give a vivid picture of the conditions under which trade 
 was carried on in the capital of the Highlands during the 
 first half of the eighteenth century. Among the Bailie's 
 partners in business was William Duff of Braco, afterwards the 
 first Earl of Fife ; and his numerous customers and correspond- 
 ents comprised the Duke of Gordon, the Earls of Moray, Seaforth, 
 Cromartie, Sutherland, and Caithness, Lord Lovat, Lord Reay, 
 Lord President Forbes, The Mackintosh, Lochiel, Mackintosh of 
 Borlum, Glengarry, Stewart of Appin, the Laird of Grant, Sir 
 Alexander Macdonald of Sleat, MacLeod of MacLeod, General 
 W T ade, Captain Burt, and the Bailie's cousin, the famous Colonel 
 
7 
 
 John Roy Stuart, the Jacobite soldier and poet. One of Stuart's 
 descendants made his mark in British history, for his grandson 
 was that Sir John Stuart who beat the French at the battle of 
 Maida in 1806, the first British general who defeated Napoleon's 
 veterans on European soil. With this programme before you 
 I think you will agree that the Council is not neglecting the 
 interests of the Scottish History Society. 
 
 The motion was seconded by Sir James Balfour Paul, and 
 unanimously agreed to. 
 
8 
 
 ABSTRACT OF THE HON. TREASURER S 
 ACCOUNTS. 
 
 For the Year ending 10th November 1910. 
 
 I. Charge. 
 
 I. Balance from previous year — 
 
 (1) In Bank on Deposit Receipt, £400 0 0 
 
 (2) In Bank on Current Account, 72 1 1 
 
 £472 1 1 
 
 II. Subscriptions, viz. — 
 
 (1) 400 Subscriptions for 
 
 1909-1910, . . . £4^0 0 0 
 8 in arrear for 1908-1909, 8 8 0 
 7 in advance for 1910-1911, 7 7 0 
 
 £435 15 0 
 
 Less 25 in arrear and 3 in 
 
 advance for 1909-1910, 29 8 0 
 
 406 7 0 
 
 (2) 89 Libraries, . . . £93 9 0 
 1 in arrear for 1 908-1 909 
 and 4 in advance for 19 10- 
 1911, . . . .550 
 
 £98 14 0 
 
 Less 1 in arrear for 1909- 
 
 1910, . . . .110 
 
 97 13 0 
 
 III. Copies of previous issues sold to New Members, 10 17 0 
 
 IV. Interest on Deposit Receipts, . . . . 14 13 9 
 
 Sum of Charge, . . £1001 11 10 
 
9 
 
 II. Discharge. 
 
 I. Incidental Expenses — 
 
 (1) Printing Cards, Circulars, and 
 
 
 
 Reports, 
 
 £6 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 (2) Stationery, and Receipt 
 
 
 
 
 Book, ..... 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 (3) Making -up and delivering 
 
 
 
 
 Publications, 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 5 
 
 (4) Postages of Secretaries and 
 
 
 
 
 Treasurer, .... 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 0 
 
 (5) Clerical Work and Charges on 
 
 
 
 
 Cheques, . 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 0 
 
 (6) Hire of rooms for Annual 
 
 
 
 
 Meeting and Advertising, 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 De Unione Regnonnn Britannice — 
 
 
 
 
 Composition, Printing, and Paper 
 
 
 
 
 540 Copies, .... 
 
 £115 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 Proofs and Corrections, 
 
 56 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 Binding Stamp, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 0 
 
 Binding 540 Copies at 8d., 
 
 18 
 
 0 
 
 0 
 
 Photogravure Portrait of Prof. 
 
 
 
 
 Masson, .... 
 
 6 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 
 £198 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 Less paid to account October 
 
 
 
 
 1909, 
 
 145 
 
 6 
 
 0 
 
 £29 12 11 
 
 52 15 6 
 
 III. The Scots in Poland. Expense to date — 
 
 Composition, .... £72 1 0 
 
 Corrections, . «. . . 19 18 0 
 
 Engraving Map, . . . 5 5 0 
 
 Carry forward, £97 4 0 £82 8 5 
 
10 
 
 Brought forward, £97 4 0 £82 8 5 
 Less paid to account, 
 
 October 1908, £77 17 0 
 Less paid to account, 
 
 October 1909, 12 5 0 
 
 90 2 0 
 
 VI. Correspondence of James, Fourth Earl of 
 
 Findlater. Expense to date — 
 
 Composition, .... £27 4 0 
 
 Corrections, . . . . 14 3 0 
 
 VII. Diary of Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston. 
 Expense to date — 
 
 Composition, .... £58 14 0 
 
 Alterations, . . . . 32 14 6 
 
 Transcribing, . . . 72 15 0 
 
 £164 3 6 
 
 Less paid to account, 
 
 October 1908, £3 18 0 
 Less paid to account, 
 
 October 1909, . 64 16 6 
 
 68 14 6 
 
 VIII. Balance to next account — 
 
 (1) On Deposit Receipt, . .£650 0 0 
 
 (2) On Current Account, . . 21 15 11 
 
 7 2 0 
 
 IV. Miscellaneous Narratives relating to the '45. 
 Expense to date — 
 Composition, . . . . . . 39 12 6 
 
 V. Household Books of Lady Grisell Baillie. 
 Expense to date — 
 Composition, . . . . £53 6 0 
 Corrections, . . > . 10 11 0 
 
 63 17 0 
 
 41 7 0 
 
 95 9 0 
 
 671 15 11 
 
 Sum of Discharge, £1001 11 10 
 
11 
 
 Edinburgh, 22nd November 1910. — Having examined the Accounts of the 
 Hon. Treasurer of the Scottish History Society for the year ending 10th 
 November 1910, of which the foregoing is an Abstract, we find the same to be 
 correctly stated, and sufficiently vouched, — closing with a balance of ^671, 
 15s. nd. in Bank, whereof ^650 is on deposit receipt and ,£21, 15s. nd. is 
 on current account. 
 
 Ralph Richardson, Auditor. 
 Wm. Traquair Dickson, Auditor. 
 
£>cotttsrt) tyistorp £>octetp* 
 
 THE EXECUTIVE. 
 1910-1911. 
 
 President. 
 
 The Earl of Rosebery, K.G., K.T., LL.D. 
 Chairman o f Council. 
 Donald Crawford, K.C., Sheriff of Aberdeenshire. 
 
 Council. 
 
 Sir James Balfour Paul, C.V.O., LL.D., Lyon King of Arms. 
 
 Walter B. Blaikie. 
 
 The Hon. Hew Hamilton Dalrymple. 
 
 C. S. Romanes, C.A. 
 Sir G. M. Paul, D.K.S. 
 Ralph Richardson, W.S. 
 Sheriff W. G. Scott Moncrieff. 
 
 Professor P. Hume Brown, M.A., LL.D., Historiographer 
 
 Royal for Scotland. 
 William K. Dickson, Advocate. 
 A. O. Curle, B.A., W.S. 
 
 D. Hay Fleming, LL.D. 
 Professor John Rankine, K.C., LL.D. 
 
 Corresponding Members of the Council. 
 Prof. C. H. Firth, LL.D., Oxford; Rev. W. D. Macray, Duck- 
 lington Rectory, W T itney, Oxon. ; Prof. C. Sanford Terry, 
 Aberdeen. 
 
 Hon. Treasurer. 
 J. T. Clark, Crear Villa, 196 Ferry Road, Edinburgh. 
 
 Joint Hon. Secretaries. 
 J. Maitland Thomson, LL.D., Advocate, 3 Grosvenor Gardens, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
 A. Francis Steuart, Advocate, 79 Great King Street, 
 Edinburgh. 
 
RULES 
 
 1. The object of the Society is the discovery and printing, 
 under selected editorship, of unpublished documents illus- 
 trative of the civil, religious, and social history of Scotland. 
 The Society will also undertake, in exceptional cases, to issue 
 translations of printed works of a similar nature, which have 
 not hitherto been accessible in English. 
 
 2. The number of Members of the Society shall be limited 
 to 400. 
 
 3. The affairs of the Society shall be managed by a Council, 
 consisting of a Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, and twelve 
 elected Members, five to make a quorum. Three of the twelve 
 elected Members shall retire annually by ballot, but they shall 
 be eligible for re-election. 
 
 4. The Annual Subscription to the Society shall be One 
 Guinea. The publications of the Society shall not be delivered 
 to any Member whose Subscription is in arrear, and no 
 Member shall be permitted to receive more than one copy of 
 the Society's publications. 
 
 5. The Society will undertake the issue of its own publica- 
 tions, i.e. without the intervention of a publisher or any other 
 paid agent. 
 
 6. The Society will issue yearly two octavo volumes of about 
 320 pages each. 
 
 7. An Annual General Meeting of the Society shall be held 
 at the end of October, or at an approximate date to be 
 determined by the Council. 
 
 8. Two stated Meetings of the Council shall be held each 
 year, one on the last Tuesday of May, the other on the Tues- 
 day preceding the day upon which the Annual General Meeting 
 shall be held. The Secretary, on the request of three Members 
 of the Council, shall call a special meeting of the Council. 
 
 9. Editors shall receive 20 copies of each volume they edit 
 for the Society. 
 
 10. The owners of Manuscripts published by the Society will 
 also be presented with a certain number of copies. 
 
 11. The Annual Balance-Sheet, Rules, and List of Members 
 shall be printed. 
 
 12. No alteration shall be made in these Rules except at a 
 General Meeting of the Society. A fortnight's notice of any 
 alteration to be proposed shall be given to the Members of the 
 Council. 
 
PUBLICATIONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY 
 
 For the year 1886-1887. 
 
 1. Bishop Pococke's Tours in Scotland, 1747-1760. Edited by 
 D. W. Kemp. 
 
 2. Diary and Account Book of William Cunningham of Craig- 
 ends, 1673-1680. Edited by the Rev. James Dodds, D.D. 
 
 For the year 1887-1888. 
 
 3. Grameidos libri sex : an heroic poem on the Campaign of 
 
 1689, by James Philip of Almerieclose. Translated and 
 Edited by the Rev. A. D. Murdoch. 
 
 4. The Register of the Kirk-Session of St. Andrews. Part i. 
 1559-1582. Edited by D. Hay Fleming. 
 
 For the year 1888-1889. 
 
 5. Diary of the Rev. John Mill, Minister in Shetland, 1740- 
 1803. Edited by Gilbert Goudie. 
 
 6. Narrative of Mr. James Nimmo, a Covenanter, 1654-1709. 
 Edited by W. G. Scott-Moncrieff. 
 
 7. The Register of the Kirk-Session of St. Andrews. Part n. 
 
 1583-1600. Edited by D. Hay Fleming. 
 
 For the year 1889-1890. 
 
 8. A List of Persons concerned in the Rebellion (1745). With 
 a Preface by the Earl of Rosebery. 
 
 Presented to the Society by the Earl of Rosebery. 
 
 9. Glamis Papers: The ' Book of Record/ a Diary written by 
 Patrick, first Earl of Strathmore, and other documents 
 (1684-89). Edited by A. H. Millar. 
 
 10. John Major's History of Greater Britain (1521). Trans- 
 lated and edited by Archibald Constable. 
 
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 PUBLICATIONS 
 
 For the year 1890-1891. 
 
 11. The Records of the Commissions of the General Assemblies, 
 
 1646-4-7. Edited by the Rev. Professor Mitchell, D.D., and 
 the Rev. James Christie, D.D. 
 
 12. Court-Book of the Barony of Urie, 1604-1747. Edited 
 by the Rev. D. G. Barron. 
 
 For the year 1891-1892. 
 
 13. Memoirs of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik, Baronet. Ex- 
 tracted by himself from his own Journals, 1676-1755. Edited 
 by John M. Gray. 
 
 14. Diary of Col. the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock, 1683- 
 
 1687. Edited by the Rev. Walter Macleod. 
 
 For the year 1892-1893. 
 
 15. Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, First Volume — 
 The Library of James vi., 1573-83. Edited by G. F. Warner. — 
 
 Documents illustrating Catholic Policy, 1596-98. T. G. Law. 
 — Letters of Sir Thomas Hope, 1627-46. Rev. R. Paul. — Civil 
 War Papers, 1643-50. H. F. Morland Simpson. — Lauderdale 
 Correspondence, 1660-77. Right Rev. John Dowden, D.D. — 
 Turnbull's Diary, 1657-1704. Rev. R. Paul. — Masterton 
 Papers, 1660-1719. V. A. Noel Paton. — Accompt of Expenses 
 in Edinburgh, 1715. A. H. Millar. — Rebellion Papers, 1715 
 and 1745. H. Paton. 
 
 16. Account Book of Sir John Foulis of Ravelston (1671-1707). 
 Edited by the Rev. A. W. Cornelius Hallen. 
 
 For the year 1893-1894. 
 
 17. Letters and Papers illustrating the Relations between 
 Charles ii. and Scotland in 1650. Edited by Samuel 
 Rawson Gardiner, D.C.L., etc. 
 
 1 8. Scotland and the Commonwealth. Letters and Papers 
 relating to the Military Government of Scotland, Aug. 
 1651-Dec. 1653. Edited by C. H. Firth, M.A. 
 
 For the year 1894-1895. 
 If). The Jacobite Attempt of 1719* Letters of James, second 
 
 Duke of Ormonde. Edited by W. K. Dickson. 
 20, 21. The Lyon in Mourning, or a Collection of Speeches, 
 
 Letters, Journals, etc., relative to the Affairs of Prince 
 
 Charles Edward Stuart, by Bishop Forbes. 1746-1775. 
 
 Edited by Henry Paton. Vols. i. and n. 
 
PUBLICATIONS 
 
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 For the year 1895-1896. 
 22. The Lyon in Mourning. Vol. Hi. 
 
 33. Itinerary of Prince Charles Edward (Supplement to the 
 Lyon in Mourning). Compiled by W. B. Blaikie. 
 
 24. Extracts from the Presbytery Records of Inverness and 
 
 Dingwall from 1638 to 1688. Edited by William Mackay. 
 
 25. Records of the Commissions of the General Assemblies 
 {continued) for the years 1648 and 1649. Edited by the Rev. 
 Professor Mitchell, D.D., and Rev. James Christie, D.D. 
 
 For the year 1896-1897. 
 
 26. Wariston's Diary and other Papers — 
 
 Johnston of Wariston's Diary, 1639. Edited by G. M. Paul. — 
 The Honours of Scotland, 1651-52. C R. A. Howden. — The 
 Earl of Mar's Legacies, 1722, 1726. Hon. S. Erskine. — Letters 
 by Mrs. Grant of Laggan. J. R. N. Macphail. 
 
 Presented to the Society by Messrs. T. and A. Constable. 
 
 27. Memorials of John Murray of Broughton, 1740-1747. 
 Edited by R. Fitzroy Bell. 
 
 28. The Compt Buik of David Wedderburne, Merchant of 
 
 Dundee, 1587-1630. Edited by A. H. Millar. 
 
 For the year 1897-1898. 
 
 29. 30. The Correspondence of De Montereul and the brothers 
 
 De Bellievre, French Ambassadors in England and Scot- 
 land, 1645-1648. Edited, with Translation, by J. G. 
 
 FoTHERINGHAM. 2 Vols. 
 
 For the year 1898-1899. 
 
 31. Scotland and the Protectorate. Letters and Papers 
 relating to the military government of scotland, from 
 January 1654 to June 1659. Edited by C. H. Firth, M.A. 
 
 32. Papers illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in 
 the Service of the United Netherlands, 1572-1782. 
 Edited by James Ferguson, Vol. i. 1572-1697. 
 
 33. 34. Macfarlane's Genealogical Collections concerning 
 Families in Scotland ; Manuscripts in the Advocates' Library. 
 2 vols. Edited by J. T. Clark, Keeper of the Library. 
 
 Presented to the Society by the Trustees of the late Sir William Fraser, K.C.B. 
 
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 PUBLICATIONS 
 
 For the year 1899-1900. 
 
 35. Papers on the Scots Brigade in Holland, 1572-1782. 
 Edited by James Ferguson. Vol. n. 1698-1782. 
 
 36. Journal of a Foreign Tour in 1665 and 1666, etc., by Sir John 
 
 Lauder, Lord Fountainhall. Edited by Donald Crawford. 
 
 37. Papal Negotiations with Mary Queen of Scots during her 
 Reign in Scotland. Chiefly from the Vatican Archives. 
 Edited by the Rev. J. Hungerford Pollen, S.J. 
 
 For the year 1900-1901. 
 
 38. Papers on the Scots Brigade in Holland, 1572-1782. 
 Edited by James Ferguson. Vol. in. 
 
 39. The Diary of Andrew Hay of Craignethan, 1 659-60. 
 Edited by A. G. Reid, F.S.A.Scot. 
 
 For the year 1901-1902. 
 
 40. Negotiations for the Union of England and Scotland in 
 
 1651-53. Edited by C Sanford Terry. 
 
 41. The Loyall Dissuasive. Written in 1703 by Sir ^Eneas 
 
 Macpherson. Edited by the Rev. A. D. Murdoch. 
 
 For the year 1902-1903. 
 
 42. The Chartulary of Lindores, 1195-1479. Edited by the 
 
 Right Rev. John Dowden, D.D., Bishop of Edinburgh. 
 
 43. A Letter from Mary Queen of Scots to the Duke of Guise, 
 Jan. 1562. Reproduced in Facsimile. Edited by the Rev. J. 
 Hungerford Pollen, S.J. 
 
 Presented to the Society by the family of the late Mr. Scott, of Halkshill. 
 
 44. Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, Second Volume — 
 
 The Scottish King's Household, 14th Century. Edited by Mary 
 Bateson. — The Scottish Nation in the University of Orleans, 
 1336-1538. John Kirkpatrick, LL.D. — The French Garrison 
 at Dunbar, 1503. Roberts. Rait. — De Antiquitate Religionis 
 apud Scotos, 1594. Henry D. G. Law. — Apology for William 
 Maitland of Lethington, 1610. Andrew Lang. — Letters of 
 Bishop George Graeme, 1602-38. L. G. Graeme. — A Scottish 
 Journie, 1641. C. H. Firth. — Narratives illustrating the Duke 
 of Hamilton's Expedition to England, 1648. C. H. Firth. — 
 Burnet-Leighton Papers, 1648-168-. H. C. Foxcroft. — Papers 
 of Robert Erskine, Physician to Peter the Great, 1677-1720. 
 Rev. Robert Paul. — Will of the Duchess of Albany, 1789. 
 A. Francis Steuart. 
 
 45. Letters of John Cockburn of Ormistoun to his Gardener, 
 1727-1743. Edited by James Colville, D.Sc. 
 
PUBLICATIONS 
 
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 For the year 1903-1904. 
 
 46. Minute Book of the Managers of the New Mills Cloth 
 Manufactory, 1 68 1-1 690. Edited by W. R. Scott. 
 
 47. Chronicles of the Frasers ; being the Wardlaw Manuscript 
 entitled ' Polichronicon seu Policratica Temporum, or, the 
 true Genealogy of the Frasers.' By Master James Fraser. 
 Edited by William Mackay. 
 
 48. The Records of the Proceedings of the Justiciary Court 
 from 1661 to 1678. Vol. 1. 1661-1669. Edited by Sheriff 
 
 SCOTT-MONCRIEFF. 
 
 For the year 1904-1905. 
 
 49. The Records of the Proceedings of the Justiciary Court 
 from 1661 to 1678. Vol. 11. 1669-1678. Edited by Sheriff 
 Scott-Moncrieff. (Oct. 1905.) 
 
 50. Records of the Baron Court of Stitchill, 1655-1 807. Edited 
 by Clement B. Gunn, M.D., Peebles. (Oct. 1905.) 
 
 51. Macfarlane's Geographical Collections. Vol. 1. Edited 
 by Sir Arthur Mitchell, K.C.B. (April 1906.) 
 
 For the year 1905-1906. 
 
 52. 53. Macfarlane's Geographical Collections. Vols. 11. and in. 
 
 Edited by Sir Arthur Mitchell, K.C.B. 
 
 (May 1907 ; March 1908.) 
 
 54. Statuta Ecclesle Scotican^e, 1225-1559. Translated and 
 edited by David Patrick, LL.D. (Oct. 1907.) 
 
 For the year 1906-1907. 
 
 55. The House Booke of Accomps, Ochtertyre, 1737-39. Edited 
 by James Colville, D.Sc. (Oct. 1907.) 
 
 56. The Charters of the Abbey of Inchaffray. Edited by W. A. 
 Lindsay, K.C., the Right Rev. Bishop Dowden, D.D., and 
 J. Maitland Thomson, LL.D. (Feb. 1908.) 
 
 57. A Selection of the Forfeited Estates Papers preserved in 
 H.M. General Register House and elsewhere. Edited by 
 A. H. Millar, LL.D. (Oct. 1909.) 
 
 For the year 1907-1908. 
 
 58. Records of the Commissions of the General Assemblies {con- 
 tinued), for the years 1650-52. Edited by the Rev. James 
 Christie, D.D. (Feb. 1909.) 
 
 59. Papers relating to the Scots in Poland. Edited by Miss 
 Beatrice Baskerville. (Publication delayed.) 
 
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 PUBLICATIONS 
 
 For the year 1908-1909. 
 
 60. Sir Thomas Craig's De Unione Regnorum Britannle Trac- 
 tatus. Edited, with an English Translation, by C. Sanford 
 Terry. (Nov. 1909.) 
 
 61. Johnston of Wariston's Memento Quamdiu Vivas, and Diary 
 from 1637 to 1639. Edited by G. M. Paul, LL.D., D.K.S. 
 
 (May 1911.) 
 
 Second Series. 
 For the year 1909-1910. 
 
 1. The Household Book of Lady Grisell Baillie, 1692-1733. 
 Edited by R. Scott-Moncrieff, W.S. (Oct. 1911.) 
 
 2. Miscellaneous Narratives relating to the '45. Edited by 
 W. B. Blaikie. 
 
 3. Correspondence of James, fourth Earl of Findlater and 
 first Earl of Seafield, Lord Chancellor of Scotland. 
 Edited by James Grant, M.A., LL.B. 
 
 For the year 1910-1911. 
 
 4. Accounts of the Chamberlains and Granitars of Cardinal 
 David Beaton, 1539-1546. Edited by R. K. Hannay. 
 
 5. Selections from the Letter Books of John Stuart, Bailie 
 of Inverness. Edited by William Mackay. 
 
 In preparation. 
 
 Register of the Consultations of the Ministers of Edinburgh, 
 and some other brethren of the ministry since the 
 interruption of the assembly 1653, with other papers of 
 public concernment, 1 653-1 660. Edited by the Rev. James 
 Christie, D.D. 
 
 A Translation of the Historia Abbatum de Kynlos of 
 Ferrerius. "By Archibald Constable, LL.D. 
 
 Miscellany of the Scottish History Society. Third Volume. 
 
 Analytical Catalogue of the Wodrow Collection of Manu- 
 scripts in the Advocates' Library. Edited by J. T. Clark. 
 
 Charters and Documents relating to the Grey Friars and the 
 Cistercian Nunnery of Haddington. — Register of Inch- 
 colm Monastery. Edited by J. G. Wallace-James, M.B. 
 
 Records relating to the Scottish Armies from 1638 to 1650. 
 Edited by C. Sanford Terry. 
 
 Papers relating to the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745, with other 
 documents from the Municipal Archives of the City of Perth. 
 
 The Balcarres Papers. Edited by J. R. Melville. 
 
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