The Records Of An Ancient Lodge.

And Lykways it is acted by us under subscrybers in name & behalf of the wholl meason trade ; That if anie person within the said tread -. of meason tread in nousted shall be contimasious to tho tread for Avhat fyne shall be imposd upon them by consent of the tread they shall pay the just double at anio oyr tyme they shall be made to pay it the qlk we Consent under our hands as fd is Robert Bmiyie , Johd Mein , John mein John moin Johnmeser James mein Thomas bunyie Androw mein Thomas bunyie Andrew mein Rob' Mein Jaes Mein . "

Here again we are struck ivith the number of persons of the name of Mein ; out of twelve signatures attached to the aboi'e " act" eight have the surname Mein ; there are three John ' s , two Andrew ' s , two James ' s and a Robert . There are also three Bunyie ' s , and the twelfth is the name of Meser . All the signatures are by different hands .

An particular not of the arent for the year 1696 . James mein for on year for eleven pound . . . 00 — 12 — 00 Ro' bunnie for eleven pound 00 — 12 — 00 W dam-nick for four pound ten shilin . . . . 00 — 04 — 06 James moin brigcnd for six pound 00 — 06 — 06 John mein for two cards for all praceding . . . 02- ^ -19 — 02 John mein tounheid for fne ground . " . . . 00 — 13 — 00 W' » millr for elenen pound 00 — 12 — 00 John

hislop for four pound ten shilin . . . . 00 — 04 — 06 Andro Willson for two year of twent y . thrie shillin . 00 — 03 — 00 Ro' pringl for eleun pound this is unpayd for for sd year . 00 — X — 00 Jo bouei- for ten ' , . 00 — ij —• 00 Ri mein payed for John renick on year area . . . 00 — 04 — 06 wheras y was two dew to wit the years 1695-1696 William Achison for booking mony and mark . . . 00 — 08 — -00 James mein for passing four pound & on shilin . . . 4 — 01 — 00 James Mens booking mony 00 ¦ — 02 — 08 ther was three payed for not being perfyt . . . 00 — 12 — 10

the above soume conies to 12 — 15 ¦— 08 ther was of debursments this . , . . . 4 — 19 — 10 ther remains this 7 . — 15 — 08 ginen out for tobaco the soum 00 —15 — 00 for four pints of aile 0 — 12 00 for an mice and an haf of tobaco o 01 — 06 1 — 10 — 02

6 — 05 — 02 The above is upon page 22 , and upon pages 24 and 25 ive come to the following under the same date : — " An acount of bonds within the box this day being the 2 S of December 1696 . Thomas bunnie and willinin mill eleuen . . . . 11 — 00 — 00 John mein tounheid and John mein his son . 12 — 00 — 00

. . Andro Tm-nbnl the sonm of arent unpayed for two years . 06 — 00 — 00 John renik aren unpayd for on year 04 — 10 00 James mein and Andro mein 06 — 00 00 John mein credybnts for the soum of . . . . 16 — 00 — 00 John bouyer and Richard mein the soum of . . . 10 '— 00 — 00 Andro AVilson the soum of , 0 j 03 00 James and alexander meius the soum of . . . . Ij — 00 00

Rob' pringal and andro pringle the soum of . . . 1 j — 00 — 00 Rob' bunnie and Ro' bunnie the soum of . . . 1 j 00 00 AV draughill and thomas bunnie the soum of . . . 04 — 10 — 00 Ja : hislop and John mein the soum of . . . . 04 10 00 John moin in Lesuidoun the soum of .... 04 10 00 William Achison and andi-o wilson for the sonm . . Ij — 00 — 00 Patrick Jarsop his is in thomas bunnies nevoy bond for the soum of which is produscd this day into ye box December 28 1697

1 j 00 00 Andro lithars for the soum of eleven Pound in the hand of R mem lj _ 00 — 00