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scot and to furnish himselfe with water casks , spaids , Barrows , Troacks , Clear the foundations , take clown the old Gavel , and sour the lime , And to Execute the mason work fully and sufficiently , according to a plan given him

by the Master . And James Robertson is to furnish all Freestone wanted for the house at five pence halfpennie pr foot , exclusive of the stair , likewise , it is agreed upon by the meeting to borrow Twenty Pound Ster ., more besides the Twenty six pound formerly Borrowed . "JOHN RHIND , Master . "

"The Office Bearers Re-Elected for the year 1777 : —John Rhind , Master ; Andrew Wilson , Deput Master ; James Robertson , Sr . Warden ; Alex . Grant , Jr . Warden ; George Smith , Treasurer ; Robert Wilson , Chaplain ; and William Matheson , Officer . " Resolutions of the Annual Evenins

meeting , one Thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven . " 1 st . That all Members belonging to the Operative Lodge of Banff , Geometricals as weel as those that has

served a Master belonging to the Lodge , shall only pay for the future Five Shillings Ster . at Passing FelloAv Craft , and that those who have Passed since the first of December last , and paid Ten shillings Ster . Shall upon their

Aplication to be Raised Master only pay Five Shillings Ster . " 2 d . Resolved , That James Hepburn shall be Master at Aberdeen for this year as Deput from the Operative Lodge of Banff . James Smith , Deput

Master at Turreff for the Operative Lodge . George Ogston to be Deput Master at what ever place providence orders for the Operative Lodge . " 3 d . That John Symon , Andrew Wilson , William Milne , and Alex . James

be Stewarts for the ensuing year , and is Voted as such at the Evening Meeting . " 4 th . Resolved , That George Strachan ' s -widow shall have out of this fund for this year one Pound sterling , John Stewart continued at four Pound

ster ., James Brodie to have for this year three Pouud ster ., Widow Hutcheon in Turreff Ten Shillings ster ., Widow Hutcheon in Aberdeen Fifteen Shillings sterling , Peter Craib ' s son in Aberdeen Ten Shillings sterling . " JOHN RHIND , Mr . "

" Att a Meeting held in the Operative Lodge of Banff , the 14 Jany , 1777 , _ It was unanimously agreed by the Meeting that the Office-Bearers should Borrow the sum of Thirty pound ster . towards finishing the Front House . Att same

Meeting agreed that John Taylor , mason at Boynclie , shall posses the Front House for one year for the sum of Five pound ten shillings ster ., to be paid at two different Terms , viz ., Martinmas and Whitesunday . The Apartments

that he is to pocess are the lower flat , entire south Room and Closet in the second storie , the Gavel above Do ., with a shadd in the back close nine feet

wide and not less than Eighteen feet long , with the halfe of the yard after a pass is taken off which the Meeting agrees to be seven feet wide . The said John Taylor is to find sufficient security for the Rent to the Satisfaction of

the Office-Bearers . Likewise agreed that Mr . Morgan shall have five shillings ster . deduced off his rent for loss off the Yard , & c , and that the Office Bearers are impoured to comon with him anent the same and to get a

sufficient Cautioner for his rent to be paid at two different Terms , viz ., Martinmas and Whitesunday , at three pound Jive shillings ster . of Yearly Rent . " JOHN RHIND , Mr . "

" Att Banff , and within the Operative Lodge of Banff , at an Anuall Evening meeting the seventh of January , 1778 years . The Meeting appoint the Treasurer to pay to John Stewart , a Decayed Brotherthe sum of Four

, pound sterling for this Year . The Widow of the deceased William Murray to be paid Ten Shillings sterling in order to help the defreyhig his funeral Charges . And Recomends to James