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2 articles of his discharge , produces in the clerk's hands a receipt from James Pringle , of £ 24 , and another from Robert Lowrie , of £ 3 : 7 : 6 , containing oblidgment to pay with a rent . " The committee also report that there is in

John Donaldson's hands £ 6 : 13 , and ordains him to pay in the same to the Treasurer , or grant bill therefore , and finds there is in John Sanderson's , the present Treasurer's , hands , £ 7 : 10 . " The sd day the commission to five for

entrants continued . ' The preses , with consent of the lodge , modifies the fyne formerly imposed upon John Young , John Fountain , Adam Claperton , and Jeams Peacock , for their unwarrantable entring of Alexr , Methven

to 6 shills . Scots per peice , and appoint the same to be immediately paid in to the Treasurer , and ordains them to use all diligence for recovering the

entry money . " The preses , with consent of the lodge , continues John Sanderson Treasurer till ^ next year , and ordains the clerk to give the Treasurer an acpt . of all the deficients in payment of fynes or entries , and appoints him to do diligence betwixt

and the next St . John's Day for recovering yrof . " The Treasurer accordingly received £ 3 from Torsonce , Captn . Scot , and Hugh Scot yr of Gala , as their fynes for absence last St . John's Day . "The absents conforme to a note are fyned each

of them in twenty shillings Scots , and ordained to pay the same to the Treasurer . " Upon application made to the lodge by John Hamilton servt to Andrew Thomson , the preses with consent of the lodge ordains him to be

instructed , and to pay Twenty Shillings Scots to the treasurer as entry money , which sd Twenty Shillings is presently paid as directed .

" The treasurer upon supplication of Margret Vetch is ordained to give her 4 stones of oat meal . " The preses with consent of the lodge recomends to the commission of five for entering to

consider as to the entry money the distinctions following , ( viz-, ) that a tradesman pay at least five shillings sterling , and any other person whosoever , tenfshillings sterling .

"Haughfoot , 27 th Deer . 1719 . " The which day John Donaldson being chosen preses of the meeting , caused call the roll of the haill members of the lodge .

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(" Follows a list of 38 members , of whom 17 are marked absent and 6 of them excused . " The preses with consent of the lodge , fines each of the absents in Twenty Shillg Scots , with 12 Shillg each of them in lieu of their

proportion for dinner . "The sd day the commission to five for entring , and admitting- is continued for a year to

come . " The sd day John Young , John Fountain and Adam Claperton paid each of them to the treasurer 6 Shillg Scots as a fine , modified last St . John's Day , and appoint the former orders for doing diligence for recovering Alexr . Methven ' s

entrie money to continue . " The preses with consent of the lodge continues John Sanderson to be their treasurer for a

year to come , and ordain the clerk to give m to him an account of all deficient in ' payt of fynes or entries , in order to doing diligence for recovering yrof betwixt and next St . John ' s Day . " Upon application made to the lodge by Alexr .

Dickson Traquair * the preses with consent of the lodge ordains him to be instructed , and to pay in Three pounds Scots to the treasurer of entry

money . " The treasurer upon the supplication of Margret Vetch is appointed to give her four stones , of oatmeal . [ Having now given the old records of this lodge down to Bro . Buchan ' s " pet date , " 1717 ,

I shall be glad to have the comments of the brethren upon the same , and opinions as ? to their operative or speculative character . — R . SANDERSON . ]

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LODGE MINUTES , ETC . —No . 9 .

By Bro . W . P . BUCHAN , Grand Steward , Grand . Lodge of Scotland . ( Continued from page 327 ) . FROM THE MINUTES OF GLASGOW ST . MUNGO LODGE ( No . 27 ) .

" St . John's Day , 27 th Dec , 1791 . A procession in a Masonic stile having been agreed upon by the Masters , & c , of the different lodges in this City , it accordingly took place from Somervail ' shouse , opposite the High Church , and proceeded with the greatest regularity down the High-street ^ Saltmarket , along the Bridegate , up the Stockwell ,