350 The State of the Kirks of Kelso in 1649. 



5. — LiNTONE Kirk. 

 Sir John Ker as patrone presented me. He wes lykewyse 

 tacksman of the teinds, wherunto now the laird of Lintone 

 lies succeided. The stipend is 600 M., ane chalder of 

 victuall, half meill, half beir of the new measure, 20 M. for 

 furnisheinn;' the elements for the Communion. The communi- 

 cants ar about 240. The lenth of the paroche is two mylls 

 or thereby. The Kirk is in ane comodious part of the 

 parishe, the manse and gleib adjacent thereto. 



Sic Subscribitur, Mr Eot. Ker. 



6. — The Kirk of Eoxburgh. 

 The Earle of Roxburgh presented the present minister. 

 The pi-ovisione of the minister is 500 M. of money, 36 bols 

 victuall, half meill, half beir, Lothiane measure, and that 

 out of the personage teinds of the paroche, togither with the 

 viccarage teinds. The communieables of the paroche will be 

 about 500. The furthest toune or rather steid (whilk is bot 

 one consisting of thretty communieables or thereby) is some 

 two mylls or therby from the Kirk, all the rest of the tounes 

 or steids lyeing within a myll round about the Kirk. 



Sic Subscribitur, Mr Wm. Wemys. 



7. — The Kirk of Makerstoun. 



It wes ane Kirk of the Abbacie of Kelso; the King did 

 present. The provisione is 5 chalder of victuall, half meill, 

 half beir, Lothiane measure, togither with the viccarage. 

 The number of communicants about 260. The furthest part 

 of the paroche is distant frome the Kirk is ane myll, the 

 Kirk standing in the mids of the toune, whilk is the 

 greatest part of the paroche. 



Sic Subscribitur, Mr Wm. Turnbull. 



8. — The Kirk of Stichell. 

 The bounds of the paroche of Stichell and Hoome, whilk 

 joyned therto will be two mylls large from the one of the 

 paroche to the other. The Kirk standeth at the furthest 

 end of the paroche, so that all the paroche lyes benorth it 

 two myls large. The number of communicants in Stichell, 



