228 Extracts from the Session-Book of Hutton Parish, 



1660, July 8. "To the smith in Ffishweek for making the 



ticketts — 24s." 

 166i, July 28. "Appoints to be given out to buy ane great 



Bible for reading in the Church — 10 lib." 



1663, April 5. "Appoints to be given to Henrie Nisbett for 

 strae to the school-house — 36 sh." 



1664. " To Jon Dougle [the beadle] 20 sh. To the precentor 

 —40 sh." 



More Bepairs, Steeple, and Bell, — 1664, Aug. 24. "Given 

 out to buy nailles — 16 sh. The said day to buy nailles — 13 

 sh. 4 d." Aug. 28. " Given out for lyme— 30 sh. To the 

 coupper for mending the watter tub — 8 sh. To Geo. Murdoche 

 to fetch a load of lyme — 10 sh." Oct, 9. " Given out to Geo. 

 Murdoche for carieing of sand for building of the steeple — 

 55 sh." 1665, Jan. 1. "Given to Wm. Ffrisken mason for 

 his tub that was broken at the Kirk work — 24s. To George 

 Scouller — 15 sh." March 19. " Given to Jon Olazie for drink 

 qn the bell came hame — 16 sh " July 9. " Given to the smith 

 for work belonging to the Kirk — 24 sh. in part of payt." July 

 23. 20 shillings " given to Jon Dougle to buy a tow to the 

 bell." Aug. 13. " Given to Jon Peirson, smith — 24 sh." Aug. 

 27. "To the same, 24s." Nov. 26. "To George Scouller— 

 18 sh." Feb. 25. " To James Scouller for mending the kirk 

 boxes — 8 sh. To Wm. Ffrisken for a dayes work at the kirk 

 12 sh." March 11. " Given to Jon Dougle to buy a bell tow 

 — 15 sh." John tugs too strongly at the bell. 1666, June 17. 

 " Given to Jon Bougie to buy a lock to the kirk door with 

 nailles yrto — 17 sh." Dec. 9. "Given to the smith in Fish- 

 week for nailes — 8 sh." 



1667, April 7. "The session enactis that whosoever shall bring 

 in a throughstone into the Churche yeard after the daite hereof 

 shall pay to the boxe — 24 sh." "The session enacts that Jon 

 Dougle should have for ringing of the bell to a buriall, of 

 landed men — 6 sh. ; and of the minor sort — 4 sh." 



More Repairs. — 1667, Sept. 8. "Appoints Wm. Ker and Jon 

 Hutchesone to goe to Eyemouth to buy the timber to the kirk." 

 " Given out be Jon Hutchesone to louse the timber to the Kirk 

 —13 lib. 3 sh. with 12 lib. out of the collection of the 3 lib. 

 starling that was appointed to be collected be David Home 

 extending to 25 lib. 3 sh." Sept. 22. " Given out to buy 

 nailles to the Kirk— 27 sh. 4 d." Oct. 6. " Given out for 

 nailles to the Kirk. For drink to the workmen — 7 sh. 6d." 

 [The drink was ale.] Oct. 27. " Given to George Scouller — 

 12 sh." Nov. 3. To ditto, 12 sh. Nov. 10. " Given to Alexr. 

 officer — 12 sh. for sumonding the deficients yat would not pay 

 their proportion of the 3 lib. starling." " To George Smith for 

 his working at the Kirk — 24 sh." "To George Scouller — 



