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Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland · J. Maxwell Wood — chapter 28 of 74 · ~303 words · public domain

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Feb. 26th. 1 bottel clarit to Sir Robert's Servts. 0 1 6

March 2nd. 1 bottel clarit to Sir Robert's Servts. 0 1 6

March 4th. 1 bottel clarit to Sir Robert's Servts. 0 1 6

March 5th. In the two rooms when at meat 22 bottels clarit 1 13 0

do. ffor the Servts. and Gentelmen's Servts., 4 bottels of brandy 0 6 0

do. at night when the Gentelmen returned--25 bottels of clarit 1 17 6

do. 2 bottels brandy to Rockhall wt bottels 0 3 0

March 6th. 2 bottels clarit at dinr wt Sr Walter Laurie and Cariel 0 3 0

do. Ale from the 23rd of ffebr., till this day 1 19 6

do. To 1 baccon ham 0 9 0

do. To a rosting piece of beef 0 6 6

do. To a rost pigg 0 2 6

do. To 2 rost gease 0 3 0

do. To 1 rost turkey 0 4 0

do. To a calf's head stwed wt wine and oysstars 0 3 6

do. To 2 dish of neats' tongues 0 8 0

do. To 2 dish of capons and fowls 0 6 0

do. To a passtie 0 7 0

March 6th. To a dozn. of tearts 0 6 0

do. To 2 dozn. of mincht pys 0 8 0

do. To 1 quarter of rost mutton 0 3 6

do. To rost veal 0 3 6

do. To 1 barrel of oysters, 6 limmons, and other pickels 0 4 0

do. To eating for Tennents and Servants 1 0 0

The following is a note of some of the items of expenditure at the funeral of the notorious Sir Robert Grierson of Lag himself:--

1733.

Decr. 29th. 2 bottles small clarit £0 3 0

do. 2 flint glasses 0 1 4

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