226 Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish. 



from Hilton and his ladie." With a flourish of the pen, David 

 Home here bids us adieu. We wish he had been less sparing 

 of paper. 

 1676, June 4. " Collected for the of Eymouth— 4 lib. 8 sh. 



Given be the Laird of Hiltoun 42 sh." This is a provoking 

 blank. It was perhaps for the harbour ; or it might be loss 

 among the fishermen. It will probably be recorded in the 

 Presbytery Eecords, if they are still extant. 



II. CHURCH ECONOMICS. 



1650, Jan. 26. " This day was a motion made concerning the 

 buying of a Bell. Appoints the Minister and Mr Pat. Home 

 to speik the laird of Blakiter and Huttonhall the most consider- 

 able heretores in the paroche and to report yr diligence to the 

 session." Mr. Pat. Home, of Hutton Bell, was one of the elders. 

 The movement was premature. 



,, Feb. 10. " This day the session ordaines that there be no 

 graves oppened into Ffishweek except by the bedell and ap- 

 points it to be intimat the nixt Lordis day." 



1651, Aug. 10. " This day David Home Schoolmr. reports that 

 he spak Wm. Sumervail annent the littill thing he gettis of the 

 lands of Hutonhall yearlie, and that the said Wm. refused to 

 pay him becaus of the Laird his absence untill he get ane act 

 of the session for his warrandice. The session grantis ane act 

 in the said Davids favoris and appoints it to be extracted and 

 send to the said Wm. Sumervaill with the kirk officer." In 

 Middleton's Parliament, 1662, for complying with Cromwell's 

 Government, William Somerwell in Hilton was fined £360 

 Scots*. 



1652, June 22. "The whole heritors being conveened with the 

 session, anent ane subdivision in the Kirk : Ordaines yt all the 

 Seatis yt ar to be set up to be made after the forme of pewes, 

 with yair endis to the wall." 



1654, Jan. 1. " ffor a lock to the boxe — 12 sh." 



1655, July 8. "Appoints 4 sh. to be taken out of the boxe for 

 mending the Jogges " [the pillory]. 



,, July 29. "Johne Hutchesone elder reported that the 

 Laird of Blaketer was shewing him that the seat that his son 

 hes set up under his tollerance, was but to stand during his 

 pleasure, qrupon the sd. Jon desired it to be enacted, that in 

 case he desired it to be removed, it should be, so that John 

 Hutchesone younger be not prejudged of his stans as ane 

 heretor in Huttons proportion." Both the Hutchesons were 

 members of the session, and active business men. 



* Wodrow's "History," i., p. 272. 



