Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish. 227 



1655, July 29. " Appoints ane voluntar collection to be intimat 

 the nixt Lords day for putting up ane loft in the west end of 

 the Kirk." 



,, Aug. 19. "Appoints Wm. Ker and Jon Hutchesone to 

 collect in the old paroche ; also James Hog and Geo. Nisbet 

 in the new." Pishwick and Paxton, for ecclesiastical purposes, 

 had been combined with Hutton. 



,, Nov. 18. " Appoints the voluntarie collection to be brought 

 in againe Tewsday nixt for the upputting of the loft." 



Church Bepairs and Alterations. — Dec. 4, 1655. " Given to 

 George Smith — 36 sh." "Taken out of the box to pay the 

 woman in Barwick for the timber to the laft — 18 sh. starling, 

 7 d." " Given to George Smith for thatching of the Kirk, 

 50 sh." Jan. 13, 1656. "Given to James Scouller in pairt 

 of payment 4 lib. for working the timber of the laft." Peb. 3, 

 1656. "Given out of the boxe to Mrs Dune in Barwick — 8 

 sh. starling 9d. for timber to the Kirk." 



1658, Nov. 15. "Eeceaved be Jon Hutchesone elder from 

 James Scouller in name of the session — 84 lib. 16 sh." Hutche- 

 son may have advanced money for the church repairs. He 

 was cautioner for several who were fined by the session. 



1659, Jan. 23. "Given to Henrie Nisbet for nailes making to 

 the Kirk, 18 sh. To Alex. Hastie for drink— 11 sh." The 

 smith had " a spark in his throat." 



,, July 31. "Appointed Johne Hutchesone yonger to be 



Treasurer until Candlemas nixt, 28 sh. being onlie in the 



boxe." 



,, Aug. 7. "Allowed to the minister for his seat all that pairt 



between Jon Homes seat and Adam Nisbetts." 



,, Aug. 14. "Given for ane purse to had the collections — 



3 sh." 



,, Aug. 21. "The minister complained to the session that 



George Scouller had disobeyed the sessions ordinance in sitting 



in his forme in that place of the Kirk that was allotted for 



him. The session referris him to the presbiterie." 



,, Sept. 18. "CompeiredMr Johne Kynneir and protested 



againes all the seates in the Kirk that wer set by since the 



visitation." 



Both dissentients were members of session, 



1660, May 6. "Given to Alexr. Home, Kirk-clerk in Chirnsid 



3 lib." 



„ June 10. "To the precentor— 3 lib. To the Beddell— 

 20 sh." 



„ June 17. Lent out to William ffrisken — 5 lib. Given to 

 James Scouller for the up putting of the laft which is to be laid 

 on the lands with uyr impositions for Kirk and Belhous — 



4 lib. 6 sh. 8d." 



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