Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.

OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES .

BA' BEO . EGBERT SANDERSON , P . G . SEC . PEEBLES AND SELKIRK ( s . C . ) ( Continued from ' page 104 . ) Peebles , 27 th March , 1784 .

Agreeable to the Last appointment of the Twenty-seventh of Decembei last in order to meet ancl pay their quarter Dues Avhich was paid by the members present as marked on the page 64 , and thereafter the meeting took into their consideration that Andrew Paterson who Avas duly elected St . John ' s Day last Junr . Warden of this Lodge , ancl having since refused to pay his quarter clues , and other reasons known to the said Lodge—therefore said Lodge

suspends the said Andrew Paterson from'his office of Junr . Warden , and has this day unanimously chosen Archibald Robertson member of this Lodge Junr . Warden in place of the said Andrew Paterson . ROBERT BROWN , Master . Att Peebles tbe Twenty-seventh day of December one thousand seven

hundred and eighty four years , which day being the anniversary of St . John tbe Evangelist , and the Honourable Lodge of Masons Peebles Kilwinnino- convened agreeable to previous warning given to the whole of the Bretheren at the Commitie , and being constitute in a Just and Perfect Lodge by prayerthey proceeded to the collection of their quarter Dues , and payed as marked below :

Pd . Robert Bi-OAvn , Mr . ... 1 / 6 Pd . Alexander Hislope ... 2 / - Pd . John Hislope 1 / 6 Pd . Archibald Robertson ... 1 / 6 Pd . Andrew Scott 1 / 6 Pd . Robert White 1 / 6 Pd . John Wallace 1 / 6

Pd . John Tweedale 2 / - Pd . James Veitch ... new entered Pd . James Grosest 1 / 6 Pd . Wiiliam Thomson ... 1 / 6 Pd . Thomas Stodhart ... 1 / 6 Pd . John Brown 1 / 6 Pd . George Brown 1 / 6

Thereafter tbe Lodge so constituted proceeded to the examination of the Fellow Crafts aud entered appprentices which was performed to the satisfaction of the whole Lodge which duly reported to them by a Quorum of the Bretheren appointed examinators for that purpos ancl effect . Then the Lodge so convened and constituted as said is proceeded to the Election of tbe Master , Wardens and other members of the Lod ge , when was '

duly and Legally Elected and chosen by plurality of votes . ForMaster John Wallace , Senior Warden Archibald Robertson , Junr . Warden John Hislope , Box Master Robert Hislope , Key Keeper Walter Paterson , Senr . Steward ' John Brown , Junr . Steward Robert Smith , Clerk James Bartram . Then the Master , Wardens , ancl other members of the Lod ge were qualified by taking the oath de fideli administratione officiee , ancl ordains the master to

sign thir proceedings . ROBERT BROWN , Master . N