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ANOTHER GREAT FIRE IN EDINBURGH 409
unanimously, about this time the king returned to England.1
on Fryday the synod concluded, and I went to Queensferry,
where I mett my mother; stayed there all night, and on saturn-
day returned to redhouse.
Sunday Qth.—I preacht at aherlady kirke on rev. 3, 20;
lectured on Isay 1.
Moonday.—I visited Gosford2 and Elibank.3 stayed that
night at redhouse.
Twesday.—I visited Mr. Clerke minr att Dirltown4 and
returned home that night safe, and found my family all well,
praise to God.
\6th.—Lectured on acts 3; pre. on Eccl. 1, 2.
Thursday, Novr. 9.0th.—Being a fast day in the bounds of
the Synod of Lothian for the nations sins, preacht on hos. 11,
8, 9. that which gave occassion to this fast was a dreadfull fire
in Edenr in the lanmercatt, octor 28, wherin several! persons
lost there lifes, and many familys ruined.
23.—Lectured on act. 3,19, etc.; pracht [sic] on psa. 81,10.
the old countess of Haddintown was this day in church.
QQth.—Lectured and preacht on ditto, the old countess was
out again this day.
Deer. 1th.—Lectured on acts 4; preacht on psa. 37, 37.5
the old countess was out again ; but her daughter Hopton
very ill. The last weeke I entered on the visita°n and examin¬
ation of the paroch.
14£A—Lectured and preacht on ditto.
Saturday.—I was att ann Hamilton Lady Sydserf6 her
buriall. she died on wedens. 17th by a fall off* her horse, from
behind her own son in law, Mr. matthew reid minr att north
berwicke.
1 On the 4th November.
2 In the parish of Aberlady. The village of this name no longer exists, but
Francis, fifth Earl of Wemyss, built a splendid mansion on the spot.
* Ballencrieff, the seat of Lord Elibank.
4 James Clark, ordained to Innerwick 1691; translated to Dirleton in 1697,
and to the Tron Church, Glasgow, in 1702, and died in 1724, aged about sixty-
four.—Scott’s Fasti. 5 See note, p. 397.
6 Wife of Robert Atchison of Sydserf. Their daughter Anna married, 24th
February 1693, Matthew Reid, minister of North Berwick, see note, p. 388. Mrs.
Reid died of cancer in January 1703, see the Diary, pp. 419-20.
1701
unanimously, about this time the king returned to England.1
on Fryday the synod concluded, and I went to Queensferry,
where I mett my mother; stayed there all night, and on saturn-
day returned to redhouse.
Sunday Qth.—I preacht at aherlady kirke on rev. 3, 20;
lectured on Isay 1.
Moonday.—I visited Gosford2 and Elibank.3 stayed that
night at redhouse.
Twesday.—I visited Mr. Clerke minr att Dirltown4 and
returned home that night safe, and found my family all well,
praise to God.
\6th.—Lectured on acts 3; pre. on Eccl. 1, 2.
Thursday, Novr. 9.0th.—Being a fast day in the bounds of
the Synod of Lothian for the nations sins, preacht on hos. 11,
8, 9. that which gave occassion to this fast was a dreadfull fire
in Edenr in the lanmercatt, octor 28, wherin several! persons
lost there lifes, and many familys ruined.
23.—Lectured on act. 3,19, etc.; pracht [sic] on psa. 81,10.
the old countess of Haddintown was this day in church.
QQth.—Lectured and preacht on ditto, the old countess was
out again this day.
Deer. 1th.—Lectured on acts 4; preacht on psa. 37, 37.5
the old countess was out again ; but her daughter Hopton
very ill. The last weeke I entered on the visita°n and examin¬
ation of the paroch.
14£A—Lectured and preacht on ditto.
Saturday.—I was att ann Hamilton Lady Sydserf6 her
buriall. she died on wedens. 17th by a fall off* her horse, from
behind her own son in law, Mr. matthew reid minr att north
berwicke.
1 On the 4th November.
2 In the parish of Aberlady. The village of this name no longer exists, but
Francis, fifth Earl of Wemyss, built a splendid mansion on the spot.
* Ballencrieff, the seat of Lord Elibank.
4 James Clark, ordained to Innerwick 1691; translated to Dirleton in 1697,
and to the Tron Church, Glasgow, in 1702, and died in 1724, aged about sixty-
four.—Scott’s Fasti. 5 See note, p. 397.
6 Wife of Robert Atchison of Sydserf. Their daughter Anna married, 24th
February 1693, Matthew Reid, minister of North Berwick, see note, p. 388. Mrs.
Reid died of cancer in January 1703, see the Diary, pp. 419-20.
1701
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