224 Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish, 



1661, Oct. 20. "Collected 3 lib., bet 30 d. [i.e., be out, except] 

 for the prisoner taken with the Tarkes. Appoints it to be 

 given to Mr William Galbreath.'' Mr. Galbreath was minister 

 of Chirnside. 



,, Nov, 16. " Collected 8 sh. bet 2 d. given to a woman who 

 had her husband killed with the Turkes." 

 „ Nov. 23. " Collected 4 sh. 6 d. 2 dytts to a botbell." 

 Doits a small copper coin, equal to one penny Scots, half a 

 bodle, or the twelfth part of an English penny. The bodle 

 bore the name of a mintmaster named Bothwell. Here we 

 have it only partially corrupted. See Jamieson. 



1663, Feb. 22. " Given to ane Walter Drummond who had 

 great losse be burning at Hexim [Hexham] — 12 sh." 



,, March 1. " Collected for Daniel Ffargisone — 3 lib 9 sh. 

 6d." 



„ April 26. " Collected 3 lib. 6 sh. for Wm. Wilsone in Old 

 Haddingtoun who had great losse by burning." Old Had- 

 dington may have been the portion of the town unconsumed by 

 the great conflagration of 1598. 



1664, April 10. " Collected for a gentlewoman 4 lib. 16 sh." 



,, July 31. "To a beedman [a privileged beggar, or blue- 

 gown] — 4 sh." 

 „ Dec. 11. " Collected for the Bridge of Dee— 28 sh." 



1665, April 30. " Given to Madame Geils Moncrief— 12 sh." 

 „ Sept. 17. " Collected for the Bridge of Ednem— 43 sh." 

 ,, Nov. 26. "Toa poor schoolmr — 3 sh." 



1666, Apr, 15. "Collected of collection for a converted Jew — 

 3 lib. 15 sh. 4 d." 



„ Apr. 22. "Collected for the Herbir of Eelbore— 46 sh. 



2 d." There is no such place as Eelbore. The clerk had 



heard amiss. 



,, May 30. "Given to Geo. Adamsone a poor schoolmr — 



6 sh." 



,, June 17. " Given to James Corsen recommended be the 



Bishop — 18 sh." This is one of the few entries that show the 



supremacy of Episcopacy. There was no interference with 



presbyterian order. " Given to one Mrs Sophia Hay — 6 sh." 



„ July 22. " To a lame soger— 12 d." 



,, Sept. 2. A day of thanksiving during the preceding week. 



"To an Irishe man — 4 sh." 



,, Nov. 4. " Appoints to be given to a distrest gentlewoman 



—18 sh." 



1667, "Given to one Lewes some tyme a preacher in England 

 —6 sh." 



1668, April 19. " To one Samuel Barclay a poor soger corned 

 from Barbatus — 2 sh." 



„ May 29. " Collected for the Harbour of North Barwick — 



