New Spalding Club > Records of Elgin > No. 36, 1908

420 ■ RECORDS OF ELGIN. [l747-
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January 19th. — Mr. William Forbes, city clerk of Edinburgh, the
town's agent, sends the decreet at the magistrates' instance against Mr.
James Cruickshank, late schoolmaster. The Council give orders to
pursue him for the expences.
1748.
May 1 6th. — The Council allow Mr. Munro, master of the Grammar
School, £2,0 Sc, his petition setting forth that he had taught several
branches of education which none of his predecessors had done and
which no master in the county could teach.
October loth. — William Cruden, master of the Musick School, is
allowed to remove, having been appointed by the Magistrates of
Montrose master of the Musick School there where the encouragement
he is to have is much higher than what he gets here. His brother, John
Cruden, is appointed by the Town Council of Elgin in his place till
Whitsunday.
I 749.
March 13th. — John Cruden is appointed Master of the Musick School
for one year after Whitsunday next.
1750-
June i8th. — Mr. James Munroe gave in a letter J:o the Council
acquainting that Mr. Blackvel, one of the Regents at Aberdeen, will be
in this town soon and proposing that the Council should wait of him and
beg the favour of him to examine the boys in the Grammar School,
which being considered by the Council they recommend it to the
magistrates to wait of Mr. Blackwell and beg the favour of him to visit
the Grammar School and recommend to the baillies to invite the
ministers of the town to attend the examination and appoint Mr.
Munroe to acquaint the magistrates when Mr. Blackwell comes.