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Article OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES. ← Page 2 of 4 →
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Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.
Peebles , 29 th Deer ., 1784 . At the Commitie appointed to meet this day , compeared George Veitcb and paid bis entry £ 0 10 6 Robert Hislope Boxmaster paid in the Ballanee in bis hands 0 118 The Clerk paid in James Veitcb ' s Entry 0 10 6 To bis Mark Oil
To George BVOAVU ' S quarter dues 0 60 To James Stodliart ' s quarter dues for 2 years ... ... 0 4 0 To quarter dues from William Thomson depute Boxmaster 0 19 0 £ 3 2 9 Paid out ... 8 7
2 14 2 Pd . Do ' .. ... 1 8 2 12 6 To House Rent paid by John Irland at Whitsunday first 2 16 0 5 8 6
Paid to Janet Watson at Saint John ' s Day 2 0 0 £ 7 8 6 The aboA e sum of seven pounds eight shillings ancl sixpence paid to Andrew Scott , Five pounds one shilling sterling Avhereof was paid to Janet Watson relict of Thomas Tweedall which pays up the interest due her to June
1783 years , and the remaining two pounds seven shillings and sixpence sterling in part payment of the Interest from June 1783 to June 1784 . * ROBERT BEOWN , Mr . ANDRKAV SCOTT .
Att Peebles tbe 27 th day of December 1785 . St . John Day meeting same as former minutes . List of twenty members present AVIIO have paid their dues of Avbom five are new entrants , ancl three members are marked not paid . The office-bearers elected this year are Master , Archibald Robinson ; Senior Warden , John Hislope ; Junior Warden , Robert Marshall ; Boxmaster , William Thomson ; Key Keeper , John Brown ; Senior
Stewart , Thomas Stodhart ; Junior SteAvart , George Donaldson ; Clerk , James Bertram . At this meeting an inventory of some of the working tools , etc ., of Cumberland Lodge , is subjnitted . This Lodge seceded from Lodge Kil' winning , and was chartered and instituted in 1746 . Whether it hacl been a successful lodge or not we haA'e no means of ascertaining ; it seems now to have become dormant . Tbe following is tbe note of inventory" Inventory of tbe Peebles Cumberland Lodge , tbe be kept by the Secretary
for the use of sd Lodge untill they be recalled b y the Master ancl other members of tbe said Lodge , viz ., Peebles Cumberland . Two Levells , Two Squairs , a Plum Rule , a Cross-pen , a Key , Two Battons , and a Master ' s Pole . " ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON Mr . " Peebles 4 th January 1786 . In a meeting of the Lodge of Massons Peebles Kilwinning ancl the Worshipful Master having considered the Low Ebb of Masonry he hereby ordains
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Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.
Peebles , 29 th Deer ., 1784 . At the Commitie appointed to meet this day , compeared George Veitcb and paid bis entry £ 0 10 6 Robert Hislope Boxmaster paid in the Ballanee in bis hands 0 118 The Clerk paid in James Veitcb ' s Entry 0 10 6 To bis Mark Oil
To George BVOAVU ' S quarter dues 0 60 To James Stodliart ' s quarter dues for 2 years ... ... 0 4 0 To quarter dues from William Thomson depute Boxmaster 0 19 0 £ 3 2 9 Paid out ... 8 7
2 14 2 Pd . Do ' .. ... 1 8 2 12 6 To House Rent paid by John Irland at Whitsunday first 2 16 0 5 8 6
Paid to Janet Watson at Saint John ' s Day 2 0 0 £ 7 8 6 The aboA e sum of seven pounds eight shillings ancl sixpence paid to Andrew Scott , Five pounds one shilling sterling Avhereof was paid to Janet Watson relict of Thomas Tweedall which pays up the interest due her to June
1783 years , and the remaining two pounds seven shillings and sixpence sterling in part payment of the Interest from June 1783 to June 1784 . * ROBERT BEOWN , Mr . ANDRKAV SCOTT .
Att Peebles tbe 27 th day of December 1785 . St . John Day meeting same as former minutes . List of twenty members present AVIIO have paid their dues of Avbom five are new entrants , ancl three members are marked not paid . The office-bearers elected this year are Master , Archibald Robinson ; Senior Warden , John Hislope ; Junior Warden , Robert Marshall ; Boxmaster , William Thomson ; Key Keeper , John Brown ; Senior
Stewart , Thomas Stodhart ; Junior SteAvart , George Donaldson ; Clerk , James Bertram . At this meeting an inventory of some of the working tools , etc ., of Cumberland Lodge , is subjnitted . This Lodge seceded from Lodge Kil' winning , and was chartered and instituted in 1746 . Whether it hacl been a successful lodge or not we haA'e no means of ascertaining ; it seems now to have become dormant . Tbe following is tbe note of inventory" Inventory of tbe Peebles Cumberland Lodge , tbe be kept by the Secretary
for the use of sd Lodge untill they be recalled b y the Master ancl other members of tbe said Lodge , viz ., Peebles Cumberland . Two Levells , Two Squairs , a Plum Rule , a Cross-pen , a Key , Two Battons , and a Master ' s Pole . " ARCHIBALD ROBERTSON Mr . " Peebles 4 th January 1786 . In a meeting of the Lodge of Massons Peebles Kilwinning ancl the Worshipful Master having considered the Low Ebb of Masonry he hereby ordains