222 Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish. 



sairs, especially those of Tunis. Admiral Blake sought re- 

 paration for their repeated piracies, and not obtaining it, 

 entered the harbour in March, 1655, and fired nine of the 

 Turkish ships under the guns of the fortifications, and brought 

 the Dey to reason*. 



1656, April 20. "Given to a distressed man corned from the 

 north — 6 sh." 



,, April 27. " Given to a man wanting the leg — 4 sh." 

 „ May 4. " The session thought fit that the weeklie exer- 

 cise should be left until the Beirseed tyme be done." 

 ,, June 15. "To one Bettie who had a creeple woman to his 

 wife— 5 sh. 4 d." 



,, June 23. " Appoints the collection for Edinburgh to be 

 sent to the piesbiterie being 8 lib." What occasioned this 

 collection for Edinburgh does not appear. 

 ,, Aug. 3. " The minister exhorted the elders that if they 

 did sie any miscarriadges to snib them." 



,, Oct. 12. " Given to Jon Thomsone ane Inglishemane in 

 the countie of Cumberland who had his housses brunt — 12 sh." 

 ,, Oct. 19. " Collected for the Inglish man in Northampton 

 shire who had great losse by burning — 3 lib. 8 sh." 

 ,, Nov. 2. "Collected for the Grsecian, being intimat the 

 preceding Sab. — 3 lib. 2 sh." Perhaps for a student in Greek 

 at the University? " Given to a minister's sone corned from 

 Inglande to carry him home — 12 sh." 



,, Nov. 16. "Appoints to be given to Thomas Hastie for 

 qrtering a distrest man a night — 4 sh." Thomas Hastie was 

 the keeper of an ale-house in Hutton. On the 20th November, 

 1650, the Scottish Estates enacted that in none of the burghs 

 any should take " more than 4 sh. Scotts for a gentlemans bed 

 a night, and 2 sh. for a servants."! 



,, Dec. 31. " Appoints to be given to a yonge man named 

 Cammell corned from Inglande — 12 sh. ; who had his brithers 

 taken with the [Turks?]." 



1 657, Jan. 25. " Collected 1 1 .sh. 4 d. and given to Jon Stewart- 

 sone, who had great burning in Cummerland." 



,, March 29. "Appoints to be sent to George Hawshall in 

 Dunse, blind — 16 sh." 



„ April 5. " Compeired Jon Peirsone for a scandall of fight- 

 ing with Johne Wilson in Ladiekirk faire. Confessed Jon 

 Wilson did shoot him : and he did take him on the haffit. 

 Compeired Jon Wilson. Confessed he did shoot him but gave 

 him no stroake. The session did cause them agrie, and 

 appointed them to repaire to Ladie kirk session the nixt 

 Sabbath." 



* Carlyle's " Cromwell," iv., p. 120. 

 f Balfour's " Annales," iv., p. 167. 



