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The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.
THE HAUGHFOOT LODGE AND SPECULATIVE MASONRY .
By R . S . ExTEACTS PROM Old ) RECORDS OP HAUGHFOOT
LODGE . —contd . Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1733 . The Rols called ; only present—The Laird of Gala , William Henderson , George Cairncross , John Lowes ,
Hugh Cairncross , John Young , yr ., John Donaldson , John Fountaine , John Young , The Laird of Torsonce , Adam Claperton . The which day , by plurality of votes , Adam Claperton was chosen Preses till next St . John ' s
Day . The sd day tho Preses , with consent of the then present members , fines each of the absents
in one pound Scots . The comitie appointed to meet at Galashiels report that they met the last St . John ' s night , and ordered payt as within , but no receipts beingproduced , they retain the bill bearing'intrest till
the sd recepts be shown . The sd day Jcams Claperton and William Henderson , by the Preses' order with consent of the sd . members , are allowed to pursue the deficient members till payb be recovered at any court of
justice where the members are answerable , and that at the expense of the lodge , tho which power is ordered to be put in present execution . The comission of five for entrants continued .
The sd day William Sanderson , son to John Sanderson , was entered in common form and ordered to pay William Henderson , present Box Master , the soume of one pound ten shillgs Scots .
The sd day William Henderson reports that he has recieveel from John Young three pounds six skill Scots money , upon William Brown ' s acpts and John Young ' s . The sd day met at Galashiels George Cairncross ,
John Sanderson , John Donaldson , Hugh Cairncross , Jeams Bryson , according to the cotnission to five for entrants , and admitted William Liddell iu common form aud took his bill for two pounds Scots as his entry .
Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1734 . The rols called ; members present . ( Follows a list of 13 Masons ) . Tho which day , by plurality of votes , John Young , yr ., was chosen Preses ,
The sd day the Preses , with consent of the lodge , fines each of the absents in one pound Scots . William Henderson continued Box Master till next St . John's day .
John Sanderson not having produced receipts his bill is still in the Box Master ' s hand . Thb comission to five for entrants continued . Continues the power for recovering the debts due to the lodge in the hands of Jeams Claperton a nd William Henderson .
Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1735 . The rols called members present : —John Young , Torsonce , Jeams Frier , John Young , yr ., Adam Claperton , John Donaldson , John Lowes . The Preses and Boxmaster continued till next
St . John ' s Day . Continues the fine of one pound Scots upon absents . The commission to line for intrants continued . Continues the power for recovering the debts due to the lodge in the hands of Jeams Claperton and Willm . Henderson .
Haughfoot , Deer ., 27 tb , 1736 . * Rols called ; persons present . John Youngs , eldr . & yr . Jeams & Adam Clapertons , John Lowes , John Donaldson , William Henderson .
The sd day John Lowes , by plurality of votes , was chosen Preses till next St . John ' s day . The comissioir to five for entrants continued only to those who have given punctwall attendance these severall years past .
And the Preses , with consent of the above present members do hereby restrict and discharge those members that soldome or ever attend , from medling with anything concerning the sd lodge , either by admitting of new entrants , uplifting of
money , or any way concerning their other business , untill they give full satisfaction to the attending members for their former ofenses .
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The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.
THE HAUGHFOOT LODGE AND SPECULATIVE MASONRY .
By R . S . ExTEACTS PROM Old ) RECORDS OP HAUGHFOOT
LODGE . —contd . Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1733 . The Rols called ; only present—The Laird of Gala , William Henderson , George Cairncross , John Lowes ,
Hugh Cairncross , John Young , yr ., John Donaldson , John Fountaine , John Young , The Laird of Torsonce , Adam Claperton . The which day , by plurality of votes , Adam Claperton was chosen Preses till next St . John ' s
Day . The sd day tho Preses , with consent of the then present members , fines each of the absents
in one pound Scots . The comitie appointed to meet at Galashiels report that they met the last St . John ' s night , and ordered payt as within , but no receipts beingproduced , they retain the bill bearing'intrest till
the sd recepts be shown . The sd day Jcams Claperton and William Henderson , by the Preses' order with consent of the sd . members , are allowed to pursue the deficient members till payb be recovered at any court of
justice where the members are answerable , and that at the expense of the lodge , tho which power is ordered to be put in present execution . The comission of five for entrants continued .
The sd day William Sanderson , son to John Sanderson , was entered in common form and ordered to pay William Henderson , present Box Master , the soume of one pound ten shillgs Scots .
The sd day William Henderson reports that he has recieveel from John Young three pounds six skill Scots money , upon William Brown ' s acpts and John Young ' s . The sd day met at Galashiels George Cairncross ,
John Sanderson , John Donaldson , Hugh Cairncross , Jeams Bryson , according to the cotnission to five for entrants , and admitted William Liddell iu common form aud took his bill for two pounds Scots as his entry .
Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1734 . The rols called ; members present . ( Follows a list of 13 Masons ) . Tho which day , by plurality of votes , John Young , yr ., was chosen Preses ,
The sd day the Preses , with consent of the lodge , fines each of the absents in one pound Scots . William Henderson continued Box Master till next St . John's day .
John Sanderson not having produced receipts his bill is still in the Box Master ' s hand . Thb comission to five for entrants continued . Continues the power for recovering the debts due to the lodge in the hands of Jeams Claperton a nd William Henderson .
Haughfoot , Deer . 27 th , 1735 . The rols called members present : —John Young , Torsonce , Jeams Frier , John Young , yr ., Adam Claperton , John Donaldson , John Lowes . The Preses and Boxmaster continued till next
St . John ' s Day . Continues the fine of one pound Scots upon absents . The commission to line for intrants continued . Continues the power for recovering the debts due to the lodge in the hands of Jeams Claperton and Willm . Henderson .
Haughfoot , Deer ., 27 tb , 1736 . * Rols called ; persons present . John Youngs , eldr . & yr . Jeams & Adam Clapertons , John Lowes , John Donaldson , William Henderson .
The sd day John Lowes , by plurality of votes , was chosen Preses till next St . John ' s day . The comissioir to five for entrants continued only to those who have given punctwall attendance these severall years past .
And the Preses , with consent of the above present members do hereby restrict and discharge those members that soldome or ever attend , from medling with anything concerning the sd lodge , either by admitting of new entrants , uplifting of
money , or any way concerning their other business , untill they give full satisfaction to the attending members for their former ofenses .