The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.

The which day upon application made to us for Margaret Rutherfoord , spouse of the now absent Patrick Sanderson , have ordered John Sanderson to pay her out of the funds now in his hand the soume of three pounds ten shillings Scots money

for her relief-The which day we members of the forsd . comittie have granted factory * to Walter Scot in Stow ancl Robt . Frier in Haughfoot for uplifting all debts , sonnies of money , and oyrs whatsoever belonging to the lodge , as the factory itself more fully bears .

Haughfoot , Decr . 27 th , 1729 . The which day Jeams Claperton was chosen preses by plurality of votes , and John Donaldson apointed clerk till next St . John ' s day . Rols called and fcund absent .

( Follows a list of 15 Masons ) . The preses with consent of the then present members of the lodge fines each of the absents in one pound Scots inoney , excepting those who too frequently absent themselves , and those are to be

fined as the lodge shall herafter think fit . The lodge hearing of Walter Scot ' s indisposition , do hereby desire the said preses to enquire

at Walter Scot what papers he has in his hands concerning the lodge , and to give report betwixt and the twelfth day of May next . Continues the commission to five for entrants . The sd day payed to Robt . Frier , present

Treasurer , by John Lows threef pounds Scots as the full of what the lodge required for his entry . The sd day payed to Robt . Frier by Jeams Rae two pounds Scots , which with one pound , money forsd payed by him to Walter Scot , is full of what

he owed by bill . The sd day payed to Robt . Frier by Hugh Cairncross the soume of one pound ten shillings Scot as his entrv .

Haughfoot , Decr . 28 th 1730 . George Cairncross appointed preses , and George Kirkwood clerk for the year to come . Rols called and found absent ( follows a list of 14 Masons ) . The sd day the preses with consent of the lodge fines each of the absents in one pound Scots .

The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.

Recomends to the Laird of Torsonce to give order to Alexr . Mitchell to exhibit Walter Scot ' s papers to George Kirkwood , and Jeams Claperton , and deliver up any papers found thei'e concerning the lodge of Masons at Haughfoot to be

given up by them to the Boxmaster . Continues the commission to five for intrants , appoints Jeams Claperton , Robert Frier , and John Young to compair the minutes of sedurants with the Register betwixt the date herof and

Candlmass next , and upon finding that they agree to destroy the minutes . Appoints the Box Master to write to John Hamilton for six pounds Scots for his brother , and servts entry money to be payed to Wm . Craig ,

and an letter was accordingly delivered to Wm . Craig . The preses with consent of the lodge , allows John Donaldson to retain in his oune hand out of the for end of his bill three pounds Scots money for filling up the Register proceeding this day .

Appoints Robert Lowrie s obhdgment for £ 3 7 s . 6 d ., Jeams Pringle ' s for £ 24 , and Andrew Thomson's bill for £ 23 6 s . 8 d ., to be destroyed as being desperate debts . Eighteen shillings of Andrew Thomson ' s bill being payed to George Cairncross for which he is comptable .

Haughfoot , Feby . 2 nd , 1731 . According to appointment of last meeting we Jeams Claperton , Robt . Frier , John Young , Willm . Cairncross , John Donaldson , George Cairncross , and Willm . Murray have compaired

the minutes of sederunts with the Register and found that they perfectly agree wherfore as desired we have destroyed the sd minutes . The sd day applications being made by John . Young son to John Young for being admitted

member of the Lodge of Haughfoot , he was accordingly admitted in common form , and ordered tc pay in to Robt . Frier present Treasurer , the soume of one pound ten shillings Scots money for his admission betwixt and next St . John ' s Day .

Decr . 27 th , 1731 . Rolls called found absent ( follows list of names of 10 Masons ) . The which day John Claperton was chosen by plurality of votes to be preses till next St . John ' s

Day . The sd day the preses with consent of the lodge , fynes each of the absents in one pound Scots .