220 Extracts from the Session-Booh of Hutton Parish. 



wanted his cloak." Eobert Nisbet was a noted drunkard, and 

 lived in Paxton. The day when he had the " trouppers " was 

 May 18. 



1651, June 8. " This day a solemne fast and humiliation direct 

 from the Commission of the Gnal Assemblie at Perth 7 

 Januar, was keiped." See Peterkin's "Records of the Kirk of 

 Scotland," p. 636, 637. 



,, June 15. "A solemn ffast and humiliation wasintimat to 

 be keeped the Thursday nixt and the Lordis day yrafter." 

 June 22. "This day a solemne fast and humiliation waa 

 keept, not being kept on the Thursday befor, in respect we 

 was interrupted be the Englishe men our enemie." The 

 Thursday's fast was kept on the 24th June. 

 ,, Oct. 12. "Given to a poor prisoner — 4 sh." Some 

 straggler from England begging his way back. 

 ,, Nov. 2. "The minister did acquaint the session with the 

 collection yt was collected to the prisonners : that the presbit- 

 erie had ordained it to be carried up to Newcastle to them." 

 Mr William Crawfurd took charge of it at the presbiterie. 



1652, March 7. " Collected 45 sh. and given to Ben. Bell ane 

 tried man at the West Port of Edr. [Edinburgh] being recom- 

 mended. To another 12 sh." 



,, March 21. " Given to twa prisonners — 12 sh." 

 ,, April 9. " Given to ane distrest woman corned from Ire- 

 land and recommended to our charitie by Mr. Daniel Douglas, 

 our dayis collection, being 27 sh." 



„ April 18. " Collected 4 lib. 2 sh. and given to ane distrest 

 gentlewoman, ane captanes wife, being recommended be the 

 presbiterie." " To a prisoner — 6 sh." 

 „ May 2. " Also to ane poore prisoner — 6 sh." 

 ,, May 9. " A day of solemn humiliation." The reason for 

 observing such days hereafter does not appear. They seem 

 to have been held by direction of the presbytery with reference 

 to public causes. There were no parish fast days at this 

 period. I have noted all those subsequently recorded. They 

 are: July 4, 1652; Sept. 12 and 19, 1652; March 27, 1653; 

 May 7, 1654; July 16, 1654; Nov. 28, 1654; June 6 and 10, 

 1655; April 23 and 27, 1656; July 26, 1657; Aug. 4, 1659; 

 April 7, 1661 ; June 7, 1655 ; Sept. 13, 1665 ; July 11, 1666 ; 

 July 28, 1675. 



„ May 23. " To a lame souldiour — 6 sh." 

 „ July 11. " Given to a distrest woman a ministers wife — 

 20 sh. To a distrest merchant — 12 sh." 

 ,, Aug. 1. " To a lame souldiour — 6 sh." 

 ,, Sept. 19. " Ordaines Wm. Ker, Jon Hutcheson younger, 

 to goe through the old paroche the morrow, and to gather the 

 collection for the towne of Glasgow. Ordaines James Hog and 

 Geo. Nesbit for Paxtoun and Fishweek." 



