Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish. 221 



1653, Jan. 16. "The minister reported he delivered at the 

 synod the contribution for Glasgow being 53 pundis." This 

 has reference to a disastrous fire which broke out on the 1 7th 

 June, 1652. The loss was computed at £100,000. 



,, Jan. 9. "Given to 6 prisoners — 6 sh." 



„ Feb. 20. " To twa sogers— 3 sh." 



,, Feb. 27. " To a poore schoolmr on Jon Douglas, being 



recommended be the presbiterie." 



,, March 27. " Given to three prisoners — 14 sh." 



„ May 1. "To ane ministers wife who had her husband 



killed into Ireland— 12 sh." 



1654, April 2. " To a lame soger— 4 sh." 



,, April 30. " Given to ane creeple to buy him ane barrow 



—12 sh." 



,, May 21. "Appoints to be given to a fundline in Ladie- 



kirk at the dirrection of the presbiterie — 30 sh," 



,, Aug. 6. " Given to one Elisabeth Stewart ane ensigne 



Lowries wife who lost his leg at Wooster — 10 sh. To a soger 



corned from Barbatus — 4 sh." The battle of Worcester was 



fought September 3rd, 1651. The prisoners were sent to the 



plantations*. " A terrible Protector this," says Carlyle. " He 



dislikes shedding blood ; but is very apt ' to barbadoes ' an 



unruly man — has sent and sends us by hundreds to Barbadoes, 



so that we have made an active verb of it : ' barbadoes ' you." 



This may have been either an escaped prisoner or a soldier 



who had served his time. Barbadoes was planted 1627f. 



,, Aug. 13. "To ane sick soger — 3 sh." 



,, Sept. 10. "Given to a poore woman called Rankeine 



who had a brunt child — 4 sh." 



,, Oct. 8. "Johne Wilsone admonished for resetting a 



stranger woman into his house." 



,, Nov. 26. " Given to Mr Johne Yonge recommendit be the 



ministers at Edr. — 30 sh." 



1655, April 29. " To a poore soger — 2 sh." 



„ May 6. "Given to a Major on Alexr, Gordoun — 24 sh. To 



another on Griersone having a recommendation from the 



presb. at Dumfries — 16 sh,' 



,, Sept. 23. " Given to a woman with 3 children, who had 



her husband killed at Dundie — 6 sh." 



,, Oct. 21. " Given to John Stewart berried — 12 sh." 



,, Dec. 23. "Appoints to be given to Mr Matthew Mortimer 



being recommended be the presbiterie— 36 sh." 



1656, March 23. " Given to John Brae ane Irishe man herried 

 be the Turkes — 25 sh." These Turks were the Barbary cor- 



* Fullarton's " G-azeteer of Scotland." 

 f Carlyle's " Cromwell," iv., p. 114. 

 % Helylyn's " Cosmography," p. 118. 



