[683] Ib., p. 818.
[684] e.g. Linlithgow, Ib., p. 840. The justices of Perthshire however said every poor person was to have a peck of meal weekly, and that the heritors were to pay for it "conforme to the stent roll to be sett doun be the sessioun of the paroche kirk." Ib., p. 820. See also pp. 826, 832, &c.
[685] The Annals of Banff, W. Cramond, II., pp. 23 and 25.
[686] Ib., I., p. 65. The population of the parish of Banff was 3000 in 1775, and in 1797 the town numbered 700 less than the parish. The poor relieved in 1631 were possibly all town poor, but the figures of 1673 and 1691 refer to the whole parish.
[687] Extracts from the Kirk Sessions minutes, Ib., Vol. II., pp. 49 and 61. April 14th, 1673, "Distributed poor's money: May 5, £12. 2s. 4d.; Aug. 5, £12. 0s. 4d.; Nov. 2, £13. 0s. 4d.; Feb. 2, £13. 12s. Ten are Seatown poor and seventeen are town poor." "Nov. 17th, 1691, Distributed to the poor £10. 16s. Number of poor: 8 town's poor, 4 Seatown poor, 6 landwart poor and 5 protemporarious."
[688] Ib., I., pp. 74, 86.
[689] Ib., pp. 168 and 213. 1698, May 21. "The magistrats and Counsell appoynt bages for such poor as is thought convenient to beg through the towne and ordain the drum to goe thorrow the towne inhibiting to relive any poor except those who have badges."
[690] See note above.
[691] Selections from Ecclesiastical Records of Aberdeen, p. 83.
[692] Extracts from the Records of the Burgh of Aberdeen, I. p. 360.