The Haughfoot Lodge And Speculative Masonry.

shiels by the brethren there , and ordered to pay or give bill for one pound ten shill Scots as entry money , payable next St . John ' s day . Galashiels , Janry . 3 rd and 4 th 1739 . According to appointment of the lodge , Ave , the following members , have met at Galashiels ,

viz .: — Hugh Scot , William Sanderson , George Cairncross , Hugh Cairncross , John Sanderson , William Craig , John Donaldson , James Bryson ,

James Bryson , yr ., Andrew Tomline , William Cairncross , Jeams Peacock , Jeams Frier , John Butler , John Lowes , William Henderson , John Fountain , James Henderson ,

Andrew Tomline , John Young , yr ., and eldr . And having taken Willm . Henderson ' s accounts into our consideration , we find that his depursements equals his receivings , wherefore he is hereby

discharged . The sd day Jeams Frier , yr ., was admitted in common form , ancl gave his bill for one pound ten shillings Scots money . The sd day Robert Mofat , Wright in Galashiels , was admitted in common form , and was ordered

to give his bill to Hugh Cairncross , present Treasurer , for two pounds Scots money , payable next St . John ' s day .

The sd day AndreAV Tomline , yr ., payed one pound ten shillings to the Treasurer as his entry money , Jeams Bryson , John Sanderson , Willm . Craig , Hugh Scot payed each sixpence for being absent last St . John ' s day , and Jeams

Peacock gave his bill for two pounds Scots , and John Butler his bill for one pound ten shillings , payable next St . John's day . The sd day found in the hand of Jeams Claperton in Stow the soume of one pound eleven

shillings Scots money , for which soume he has this day given bill , payable next St . John ' s day . And being voted whether next meeting on St . John ' s day should be at Hanghfoot or Galashiels , it was carried by the plurality to be at Galashiels in John Donaldson ' s , present clerk .

Galashiels , Deer . 27 th 1739 . The which day the Masons being met , and rols called as follows : — ( A list of 29 names , 8 of whom are marked absent , and 1 excused ) .

The present members fines each of the absents in six shillings Scots , according to sedurent in the year 1737 . The which day Jeams Brysone was chosen preses by plurality of votes , ancl Hugh Cairncross

continued Box Master till next St . John ' s day . The commission to five for intrants continued . The sd day Hugh Cairncross , Box Master , has received one pound ten shillings from John Butler , one pound ten forsd from Jeams Frier , yr ., one

pound ten forsd from Jeams Bryson , yr ., as their entry money , and six shillings Scots for his being this day absent , viz ., John Fountain payed by Andrew Tomline . The sd day it is agreed by the above members

that the meeting is to be next St . John's day at Stow , and hereafter that the meeting shall be one year at Stow and another at Galashiels , which is to be a lasting statue ( statute ) . James Brysone , preses .

The sd day Jeams Claperton and William Henderson got the factory for uplifting the debts belonging to the lodge assigned to them , the sd Jeams Claperton having received it , signed by Jeams Brysone , present preses .

Galashiels , Deer . 27 th 1740 . The which day the Masons being stopped from going to Stow , according to last sedurent , by the extremity of weather , met at Galashiels . Rols being called , found present ( follows a list

of 15 Masons ) . The above brethren * has this day chosen Jeams Bryson to continue preses , Hugh Cairncross Box Master to continue till next meeting ,