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John Clerk (merchant)

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Clerk attended the weddings of his servants at the kirk of Penicuik, and recorded expenses he paid towards the food and entertainment "at the brydell" for himself and other members of the family and household. On 21 June 1672 Jennet Lourie married George Pennycooke and Clerk contributed 12 shillings
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for the garden and orchards of Newbiggin. He employed a shoe maker or "cordiner", Thomas Robb, who would stay at Newbiggin and make shoes for the family. Clerk recorded in his account book in 1670 that he paid Robb "too much, he being but a faking rascal".
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was another of Clerk's customers. Making international transfers of money for clients by bills of exchange depended on a network of merchant contacts, including John Jousie and Robert Inglis based in London.
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at Newbiggin in April 1672. He paid Thomas Cosh to fetch and feed doves from nearby landowners, from Clerk's small dovecot in the gable end of the stable, and from the nesting holes built in the main house.
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He was a person of great ability and of an enterprising commercial spirit. He settled in Paris in 1634, and, in a few years, acquired а very considerable fortune. Collaborating with
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Nails for his building projects were supplied by two "nail wives", Elspeth and Isobell Fermer. Clerk bought plum and ash trees from Matthew Mitchell in
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by James Crommie. Clerk criticised Willie Gray, who slated the roof of Newbiggin for him in 1658, as "a deceiving cobbling knave". Clerk built a new
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in the 16th century. A carpenter, James Sandelands, made drawers for his pine wardrobe and picture frames. Some carnation striped
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Siobhan Talbott, 'Beyond 'the antiseptic realm of theoretical economic models', new perspectives on Franco-Scottish commerce',
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The North Sea and culture (1550-1800): proceedings of the international conference held at Leiden 21–22 April 1995
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In 1647 Clerk married Mary Gray, fourth daughter of Sir William Gray of Pittendrum (brother-in-law to
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On 27 January 1670 John Clerk married his second wife, Elizabeth Johnston, at Edinburgh's
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merchant noted for maintaining a comprehensive archive of family papers, now held by the
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A General and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire
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Description of John Clerk's salesmanship in 1649 and retail stock in Edinburgh
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James J. Brown, "Merchant Princes and Mercantile Investment", Michael Lynch,
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Clerk bought paintings in Paris, some from the collections of
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Siobhan Talbott, 'Letter-Book of John Clerk of Penicuik',
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each for Luckie, Helen Gray, Helen Clark, and Nans Clerk.
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General Account Book of John Clerk of Penicuik, 1663-1674
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General Account Book of John Clerk of Penicuik, 1663-1674
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General Account Book of John Clerk of Penicuik, 1663-1674
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General Account Book of John Clerk of Penicuik, 1663-1674
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On his death in 1674 he was succeeded by his eldest son,
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Index

John Clerk of Penicuik
Sir John Clerk, 2nd Baronet
Penicuik
Scottish
National Archives of Scotland
National Library of Scotland
Montrose
Alexander Forbes
Bishop of Caithness
Fettercairn
Robert Inglis
Penicuik Policies
Penicuik
Midlothian
Cardinal Richelieu
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian
Earl of Moray

Penicuik House
Penicuik
John Preston of Fentonbarns
Penicuik House
North Berwick
Holyroodhouse
Worsted
Canongate
dovecote
Dalkeith
John Smith of Grothill
Penicuik Jewels

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