Old Records Of The Lodge Of Peebles.

ont of the ale licences , and a vote of the meeting being put -whether they would sett for one year or three years , and whether they should all be sett , the lodge and the house together , or separate , which was carried by a majority that they should be sett only for one year , and also separately , and that they should be sett by roup , on Saturday the fourth day of October next , at seven o'clockeveningand for that purpose the roup to be advertised through the

, , town of Peebles by tuck of drum , on Monday next , and on Saturday immediately before the roup . THOS . GRIEVE , Master . [ The details of the roup are rather amusing in their way , and as the minute relating thereto occurs frequently in the old records , we give it in full this once , as follows ( R . S . ) ] : — Articles of Roup of the Massons' Lodge of Peeblesthis fourth day of

, October , Eig hteen Hundred years , and the house or stable thereto belonging for one-year after the term of Whitsunday next , and are to be sett up separately—the lodge to be sett up at Five Pounds Ten Shillings sterling , and the other house at Ten Shillings sterling , the highest offerer to be preferred ; and to grant bill and sufficient caution to the satisfaction of the Master for payment of the rent , at the term of Whitsunday , Eighteen Hundred

and Two , within ten days after the roup , under the penalty of Thirty Shillings sterling . And the members of said Lodge shall have the priviledge of said Lodge upon St . John ' s Day , their quarterly meetings , and for any other business that may exist—except on fair days . And if such security is not given within ten days after the roup , it is to' be roup't anew , and the Worshipful Master is appointed Judge of the Roup , by whom the offers is to be determined , and the Master has power to adjourn the roup if he thinks proper . THOS . GRIEVE , Master .

BIDS . Bidden by Robert Smith , Five pounds ten shillings sterling . ROBERT SMITH . Bidden by David Hinderson , Five pounds twelve shillings sterling . DAVID HENDERSON . Bidden by John JohnstonFive Pounds thirteen shillings sterling .

, JOHN JOHNSTONE . Bidden by Nasmyth Henderson , Five pounds fourteen shillings sterling . NASMXTH HENDERSON . Bidden by Robert Smith , Five pounds fifteen shillings sterling . ROBERT SMITH . Bidden by John Johnstone , Five pounds sixteen shillings sterling .

JOHN JOHNSTONE . Bidden by the said John Johnstone for the stable and in terms of the articles , twelve shillings . JOHN JOHNSTONE . The said John Johnstone being the last and highest offerer for both lotts is hereby preferred to a sett of the same for one year from Whitsunday nextthe house at the sum of Five pounds sixteen shillingsand the stable at twelve

, shillings—but that only on his granting Bill and otherwise implementing fully the articles of Roup . JOHN JOHNSTONE . THOS . GRIEVE , Master . ( To be continued . )