Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.

OLD RECORDS OF THE LODGE OF PEEBLES .

BY BRO . ROBERT SANDERSON , P . O . SEC . PEEBLES AND SET . 1 IIRK ( S . C . ) ( Continued from page 56 . ) Minutes of Deer . 27 th , 1782 and 1783 , same as previous meetings . Attached to the latter is the following itemin which we have mention for the first time

, since its formation of Peebles Cumberland Lodge . * This day Compeared Brother Alexander Hislop member of Peebles Cumberland Lodge No . Brother Archibald Robertson member of Berwick Kilwinning No . and Brother Robert Smith member of the Royal Arch No . — and craved to be members of this Lodge who was receved and admitted accordingly . ROBERT SCOTT Mr .

ALEX . HISLOP . ARCED . ROBERTSON . ROBERT SMITH . ( The next minute is on the date of St . John ' s Day , but seemingly , owing to the death of Bro . Thomas Tweedale , who had taken a prominent part in the affairs of the Lodge for many years , and esjiecially in the cash transactions connected with the building of the lodge , the greater part of the minute is taken up with the transfer of the debt to his heirJohn Tweedalefor behoof

, , of the widow of the deceased . And no notice is taken of the annual examination of fellow crafts , etc ., or the the election of office-bearers , although it is evident from following minutes that the election took jfiace . Robert Brown takes the place of Master in room of Robert Scott . —R . S . )

Peebles 28 th Deer . 1783 . The Lodge of Massons Peebles Kilwinning presently conveened and taking into their Consideration that the Societ y is owing to the Deceast Thomas Tweedale Masson in Peebles and Member of this Lodge one hundred and one pounds sterling of Principal ! as the Ballance of a certain sum laid out by him for Building the house in the Northgate of Peebles called the Masson Lodge . And as John Tweedale Masson in Loanheadand as Heir and Representative

, of the said Deceast Thomas Tweedale has most generously agreed to take eighty pounds sterling in full payment and satisfaction of the said sum of one hundred and one pounds sterling , and has taken a Bill for the said sum of eighty pounds sterling payable against the term of Whitsunday next , and which Bill is accepted by Robert Scott , Master ; Robert Brown , Senr . Warden ; John BrownBoxmaster ; John HislopMasson in Peebles ; James Grozart

, , , Masson there ; William Murray , Masson there ; Andrew Scott , Masson there ; John Tiiriibull , Watchmaker there ; Robert Hislop , Masson there ; Walter Paterson , Masson in Wbitesid , and James Stevenson , Masson in Penny Cook ; and which Bill is to be lodged in the Clerk ' s hands till the said term of Whitsunday , when the money is to be paid , and when the said John Tweedale is to grant a sufficient Discharge of the said Debt of one Hundred and one pounds

sterling . Also the societ y is to relieve the said John Tweedale of all obligations prestable upon him respecting said house , excepting his ordinary quarter dues , if he pleases to continue a member of this Lodge . And as the said John Tweedale is bound by the said Deceast Thomas Tweedale ' s settlement to him , to pay to Janet Watson relict of the said Deceast Thomas Tweedale five pounds