Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.

one shilling sterling yearly as the annual rent of the said one hundred and one pounds sterling . The Society do agree to ' relieve the said John Tweedale from paying to the said Janet Watson one pound one shilling sterling , out of the five pounds one shilling sterling he is bound to pay her yearly by the settlement above mentioned . And obliges themselves to satisfy the said Janet Watson for the same all the years and days of her lifetime and ordains this

minute to be signed by the Master , Senior Warden , and the said John Tweedale . ROBERT SCOTT , Mr . ROBERT BROWS , Senior Warden . JOHN TWEEDALE .

Peebles , 27 Deer ., 1783 . The Society present after agreeing with John Tweedale for Eighty jiounds sterling in full of the sum due by them to the deceast Thomas Tweedale , found it necessary to acess themselves with two shillings each year of Quarter dues to be paid per sixpence quarterly , and appointed quarterly meetings to be held in the Lodge , to receive said dues , and for the good of Massonary . the first quarterly meeting to be on the last Saturday of March nextand the

, second ou the last Saturday of June next , and the third meeting to be on the last Saturday of September next , and the fourth meeting to be on St . John ' s Day next , aud thir clues to continue yearly ttntill the debt clue by said Society on said house be brought to sixty pounds sterling and then the quarter dues to return to the ordinary rate . And the Societ y hereby agrees and ordains that any member of this Lodge

refusing to pay up his arrears of quarter dues imposed , viz ., Two shillings per year , or sixpence quarterl y shall be rendered unealgable for an officebearer of this Lodge , or to give bis vote therein , as also any member that does not attend regularly the quarterly meetings as above mentioned , or send a Reasonable excuse for his not attending or sending his quarter dues to said meetingshall be fined in three jience sterling for each failiar , which , minute is signed by the master present . ROBERT SCOTT , Mr ., and 13 others .

Peebles , 29 th Deer . 1783 . This Day counted with the Boxmaster John Brown , found in his hands Two pounds sterling , which he paid over to Andrew Seott Masson in Peebles in order to Pay to Janet Watson relict of the Deceast Thomas Tweedale , in part payment of the annual rent of one hundred and one pounds sterling of Principal clue by the Lodge to said Thomas Tweedale , and which @ rent fell due in the month of July last , and also Discharges said Boxmaster of his Intromissions Signed by the Master and the said Andrew Scott . ANDREW SCOTT . ROBERT SCOTT .

Peebles 14 th Jany . 1784 . The Committie mett according to previous warning , and settled with the Boxmaster John Brown . Discharges him of his Intromissions as he has Delivered up the twenty glasses contained in the Inviutary the 28 th Deer ., 1780 , except three which is Brock by the Lodge since ; also a Bill b y Robert Harper for eighteen shillings and sevenpence . Do . by John Veitch for twelve shillings strg . Do . bThomas Tod for ten shillings and sixpence . Do . b

y y George Veitch for ten shillings and sixpence , which four bills , and seventeen glasses is Delivered to Robert Hislop the new Boxmaster , and recomended to him to recover jjayment of said Bills as soon as jsossable . ROBERT BROWN , Mr .