Masonic Celestial Mysteries.

" Sd day roll called and the absents fyned as follows , viz .: —¦ James Pringle 01 : 10 : — John Pringle 01 : — : — The Laird of Falahill 01 : 10 : — Andrew Hardie 01 : — : — The Laird of Torwoodlie 02 : — : — Willm . Pringle 01 : — : —

£ 08 : — : — "Sd day the Laird of Torsonce , Sir James Scott , Thomas Scott , Walter Scott , John Younger , Ashiestiell , Thomas Frier , ancl the Laird of Middleton were excused . " Sd day resolved and enacted , that in all time

coming the absents shall over ancl above their fyne , be obliged to pay their share of the reckoning . " Sd day agreed that the Box Master pay in to the relicts * of Robert and William Lowrie , six

shillings sterling out of the publick stock . " Sd day James Peacock , John Currie , and John Donaldson , servants to Gala , and Andrew Tomline were entered in common form , and each of them ordered to pay one pund Scotts of entry

money to the Box Master . " Sd day the Box Master continued . "Haughfoot Deer 27 th 1712 . " The sd day the roll called and all the absents excused , except these following who were fyned

in the sums after mentioned , viz .: — The Laird of "Falahill £ 01 : 10 : — The Laird of Middleton 1 : 10 : — Andrew Hardie 1 : 10 : — £ 04 : 10 : —

" Sd day the preses and Box Master were continued for a year to come . " Sd day John Fountain was entered in common form . "Haughfoot Deer . 27 th 1713 .

" List of Masons in that lodge . ( " Follows a list of 30 Masons . ) " After calling the rolls , Andrew Thomson was chosen preses for that day , and Mr . Thomas Scott to continue yrafter till next St John ' s Day , and

the absents fyned as follows , viz .: — John Pringle 01 : 10 : — The Laird " of Falahill 01 : 10 : }—Alexr . Young 01 : — : — The Laird of Torwoodlie 02 : — : — Andrew Hardie 01 : — : — £ 07 : — : —

" Sd day the other absents were all excused . " The Boxmaster continued for a year . " Sd day William Murray was entered in common form , and paid in to the Box Master one pound Scots .

" Also James Peacock , John Currie and Andrew Tomline paid each of them one pound Scots , and the consideration of John Donaldson's entrymoney delayed . " Sd day agreed that £ 3 be paid to William Lowrie ' s relict , and £ 1 : 16 to Robert Lowrie ' s relict for supplying their present necessities .

"Haughfoot , 27 Deer ., 1714 . " Follows list of 33 Masons belonging to the Lodge : — " The Laird of Torwoodlie chosen preses . " The preses for last year reports that he and

oyr four conveened Thomas Frier befor yem , and reprimanded him for his fault , and administered the oath of new to him , and left the considerationof his fyne to the meeting . " The meeting , because the committee

reportshe was very sorry for his fault , passes from any fyne , " Hugh Scott yr of Gala * was admitted prentice and fellowcraft in a common form , and paid in to the Box Master fowr pound Scots .

" John Borthwick , Torrowoodlie's servant , was also admitted in common form , and paid in to the Box Master , by appointment of the meeting , one pound ten shillings . " The commission of five for receiving entrants continued till next St . John ' s Day as formerly .

"The Box Master , Andrew Thompson , continued , and Torsonce clerk . " The Box Master appointed to give to Robert Lowrie ' s relict 3 stones of meal , and to Willm Lowrie ' s 5 stones meal out ofthe public stock .

" William Cairncross older , Walter Scott , Adam Clapperton , and AVilliam Craig are appointed to meet with the Box Master and clerk to adjust the Box Master ' s acmpts , and have them in readiness for the meeting against the next St . John ' s Day . And in the mfiantime it is recommended to the

Box Master to be diligent to gett in the deficiences . " Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th 1715 . "List of Masons 34 in number , of whom 17 are marked absent , 10 of them fined and 7 excused .