Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish. 225 



38 sh." The date of this erection appears to have been hitherto 

 not ascertained. 



1668, June 21. "Ennactsthat whosoever complaines upon an- 

 other shall appear befor the session and consign 12 sh. in 

 caise they shall not make it out." 



,, July 20. " Collected for the Towne of Kilmarnock — 8 lib. 

 2 sh. 10 d. and given to Mr William Galbreath, collector to 

 the presb,," &c. No reason assigned for this collection, In 

 1661 it received a damage of nearly £3000 sterling from 

 Dalziel and his soldiery. 

 „ Sept. 13. " Collected for Linton bridge— 3 lib. 8 sh." 



1669, April 18. " Collected for the poore in this paroche — 6 lib. 

 bet 4d." 



,, Sept. 26. "Given to one Captain Innis — 12 sh." 

 ,, Oct. 10. "Collected for the 3 gentlemen of note recom- 

 mended be the synod — 5 lib. 16 sh." 



1670, May 15. " Given to the minister to take to a presbiterie 

 for a poor schcllar — 24 sh." 



,, July 31. " Collected for the distressed people in Couper 

 by burning — 3 lib. 12 sh. 4 d." 



1671, Jan. 15. "Collected at the appointment of the presbiterie 

 to two personnes whose names wer not knowen — 3 lib. 4 sh. 

 6d." 



,, Feb. 12. " Compeired Jeane Donaldsone and being re- 

 quired for a testimonial^ Ans. : She had one but she hath lost 

 it. Appoints her to bring a testimoniall from Preston panns 



as also another from Kirk or uyrwise to have no 



residence in this paroche." 



1672, March 31. " Given to one Captain Murray distrest — 13 

 sh. 4 d." 



1673, Nov. 23. " To a poore gentleman— 18 sh." 



1674, April 5. " Collected for Johne Wilsonein the churche and 

 through the paroche— 17 lib. 8 sh. 8 d." 



,, May 11. " Given to a ship broken man — 2 sh." 



,, Dec. 27. " Collected for the relief of the twa prisoners 



taken by the Turkes— 3 lib. 16 sh." 



1675, July 11. " To a robed merchant Wm. Eutherfoord — 6 sh." 

 Probably a packman. 



,, July 28. "Given to Scot who had his puddings 



carried before him — 6 sh." 



1676, March 12. "The minister produced ane discharge from 

 Mr James Lawtie of 8 lib. 18 sh. 8 d. yt was received for the 

 burning of Swynwood of the date at Chirnsid the 2nd March, 

 1676." The collection was made January 16. Swine wood is 

 on the Billie estate and in the parish of Coldingham. Mr. 

 Lawtie was minister of Chirnside. 



„ May 7. " Collected 12 sh. 2d. with 17 sh. 9 d. in afternoon 



