Kirk Session & Heritors' Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
There are 402 records.
| Date | Entry | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1703 | Wednesday, meeting of session: James Stevenson, And. Melvil, David Kid, David Murdoch, George Hay of Mortoune, David Henderson, John Martine, Wm Paterson, Alexr. Walker of Easter St Fort, Patrick Lawson, Patrick Mylles. John Smyth absent. | CH2/160/2 p.1 |
| 10 Feb 1703 | Collected on the Sabbath instant three pounds and twelve shillings Scots. | CH2/160/2 p.1 |
| 10 Feb 1703 | What utensils belonging to this church? Two silver cups marked with MAW dated 1652 and … an old peuther bason. Any mortifications for the use of the poor of the parish? None. Total in box £50-19-0 Scots | CH2/160/2 p.1 |
| 10 Feb 1703 | Given to Isabel Weemes (a cripple, 8/- weekly during her confinement to the house) 8/-; to Wm Couper 14/-; to Mgt. Walker £1-10-0; to Agnes Kirkcaldy £1; to Robert Dick 10/-; to Mgt Melvil 10/-; to Alexr. Barclay 12/-; to Katharine Dudiston 8/-; to Christian Mathie 8/-; to Isabel Ferney 8/-. | CH2/160/2 p.1 |
| 10 Feb 1703 | Were there any scandals in the parish? None. 'Be diligent in making enquirie anent scandals, and to report to the session' - Minister. | CH2/160/2 p.2 |
| 7 Mar 1703 | Again enquired about scandals; again replied none. Act of Council for a voluntary collection for the relief of these who suffered by the blowing up of powder in Leith £5-13/- | CH2/160/2 p.2 |
| Apr 1703 | Receipt from South Leith 8 April 1703 for collection given for relief of the distressed inhabitants who suffered by the blowing up of pouder in July last. | CH2/160/2 p.274 |
| 9 May 1703 | To the schoolmaster for Patrick Melvil's quarter payment 6/- | CH2/160/2 p.3 |
| 23 May 1703 | To the beadle - half-year's fee £3-6-8 | CH2/160/2 p.3 |
| 20 Jun 1703 | To a person that was taken by the French £2 | CH2/160/2 p.3 |
| 19 Sep 1703 | To a man that had his house burnt 14/- | CH2/160/2 p.5 |
| 24 Oct 1703 | Wm. Lansman at the Waterside - swearing | CH2/160/2 p.5 |
| 5 Dec 1703 | Alexr. Marnoch - breach of Sabbath - unnecessary travel and carrying burdens | CH2/160/2 p.6 |
| 26 Dec 1703 | Collected £9-5-0 for the supply of the persons who suffered loss by the burning in St Andrews | CH2/160/2 p.6 |
| 2 Apr 1704 | To the poor at the Waterside £3 ; to the poor in the Newtowne ground £1-10-0 | CH2/160/2 p.7 |
| 9 Apr 1704 | James Stevenson and David Murdoch are appointed to goe through the Waterside and other suspected places the next Lord's Day to see if there be any abuses found in them, and to report their diligence to the next meeting of session. | CH2/160/2 p.7 |
| 16 Apr 1704 | [They] found Janet Laying and Eupham Barclay unnecessarily at home in time of divine worship. | CH2/160/2 p.7 |
| 14 Jun 1704 | To Isobel Ferney durin her sickness and for her coffin and grave £3-8-0 | CH2/160/2 p.8 |
| 9 Jul 1704 | To James Edison bedel for his half-year's fie preceeding Whitsunday last £3-6-8 ; to the poor in the Waterside £1-4-0 | CH2/160/2 p.8 |
| 23 Sep 1706 | Janet Wilson, serviture to Sir David Arnot of that ilk, was it she who brought forth the child at the Waterside in John Watson's house in July 1698, then under the name of Janet Ker? [No reply. John Watson said it was her.] Christian Clark who official as midwife … [also said it was her]. | CH2/160/2 p.16 |
| 6 Apr 1707 | Considered paucity of elders, some of their number having removed to other parishes. [election by the congregation] Proposed: Finlay McNab, Wm. Just, Thos. Mathison and Wm. Baillie. | CH2/160/2 p.19 |
| 26 Jun 1707 | To David Murdoch for making the tokens £2-8-0 | CH2/160/2 p.21 |
| 12 Jan 1708 | To the post for carrieing the poors money to Ednr. to be exchanged 10/- | CH2/160/2 p.23 |
| 12 Jan 1708 | David Walker of Harloshiels and Will Blair his servant and Robt. Aitken tennent in Woodhaven were guilty of breach of the Sabbath by hiring of horses on Sabbath day. | CH2/160/2 p.23 |
| 3 Feb 1708 | [Appeared] David Walker for hiring horses and Wm. Blair for going over to Dundee on the Lord's Day for barm for his wort [yeast for his brew] … | CH2/160/2 p.24 |
| 31 May 1708 | To David Clark to help him to buy a cow £7 | CH2/160/2 p.25 |
| 25 Oct 1708 | To James Adamson bedle £3-6-8 | CH2/160/2 p.27 |
| 17 Nov 1708 | Jean Watson brought forth a child: father David Baxter a seaman, begot in David Walker's house in Harlowshiels. | CH2/160/2 p.27 |
| 15 Dec 1708 | Elspeth Martine with child to her uncle John Martine in the Waterside. He is an old man and an elder and had been in place of a father to her from her infancy. [He was dismissed from eldership, later excommunicated.] Cited to the circuit court at Perth - sentenced to die at Perth; before he died the sentence of excommunication was taken off, 7 Jan 1709 | CH2/160/2 p.27-29 |
| 17 Feb 1709 | For repairing a bridge at Ferrie £2-16-0 | CH2/160/2 p.29 |
| 17 Feb 1709 | To a stranger, a French boy £1 | CH2/160/2 p.30 |
| 30 May 1709 | Mr Archibald Clidsdail, late schoolmaster in Ferrieportoncraig appointed schoolmaster and session clerk in Forgan | CH2/160/2 p.31 |
| 5 Jun 1709 | Session ordered a testificate to be given to Wm. Henderson | CH2/160/2 p.31 |
| 17 Jul 1710 | To Patrick Dickson for paying his food oats £3 | CH2/160/2 p.37 |
| 19 Aug 1711 | To a daughter of Mr Scots sometime minister in this parish £2 | CH2/160/2 p.42 |
| 3 Mar 1712 | For sheaking the school and glass to the windows £4-19-0 | CH2/160/2 p.44 |
| 31 Mar 1712 | For timber to the school £21-4-0 | CH2/160/2 p.45 |
| 12 May 1712 | To the bedle for building the new school £5-10-0 | CH2/160/2 p.45 |
| 4 Aug 1712 | Collection for a burial place at Newcastle £2-2-0 | CH2/160/2 p.46 |
| 16 Nov 1713 | For mending the schoolhouse £1-10-0 | CH2/160/2 p.53 |
| 2 Jun 1714 | To the beddal for work about the school £1-10-0 | CH2/160/2 p.56 |
| 27 Sep 1714 | For timber to the school £1-12-0 | CH2/160/2 p.57 |
| 3 Oct 1714 | For a tree to the school £1-3-0 | CH2/160/2 p.57 |
| 2 Nov 1714 | To David Murdow for smithwork 18/6 | CH2/160/2 p.58 |
| 23 Feb 1715 | For nursing a child £4 | CH2/160/2 p.60 |
| 22 Aug 1715 | For Dorneck for the communion tables £10-17-6 [linen tablecloths] | CH2/160/2 p.62 |
| 13 Feb 1716 | For thatching the school £2-16-0 | CH2/160/2 p.64 |
| 18 Jun 1716 | To Mr Archibald Clidsdale, late schoolmaster, for his dues as session clerk … to Whitsunday 1716 whereby he is cleared of all resting to him by the session £6-13-4 | CH2/160/2 p.66 |
| 18 Jun 1716 | The school being now vacant by the removal of Mr Arch. Clidsdale … to Dundee the Heritors … desire to call Mr David Clark who teaches a private school in Edr. to be schoolmaster if the same were agreeable to the session. | CH2/160/2 p.67 |
| 29 Jun 1716 | Mr David Clark appointed as schoolmaster, session clerk and precentor. | CH2/160/2 p.67 |
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