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TURNBULL’S DIARY
1703 9Qth.—Lectured on Joshua 4th, and preacht on psa. 19, 13.
Moonday, QOth.—I went to Stevenstown and on Twesday in
to Edenr.
Septr. 1, Wedensday.—The comission of ye kirke mett, which
I attended till fryday when I returned home.
The parliament still sitting.
5th.—Lectured on Joshua 5th,* preacht on ditto.
Moonday, 6th.—Our pbitry mett att dunbar about Mr.
Curries transporta°n to Hadintown.
Twesday, 1th.—I went to Edenr to attend the comission of
the Kirke again, where I continued till the comission ended
and adjourned, which was on fryday 17th, which day I returned
home again..
Thursday, 16th.—The comission qtinued Mr. Currie in old-
hamstocks. That same day the parliatt was adjourned to
octor 12th, all the acts of that parliatt were touched1 except
that entituled act for security of the nation ; this parliatt went
high upon limita°ns of the successor to the crown, and refused
cess till that were granted ym.
The sabbath I was absent att the comission Mr. Findlay
preacht for me.
19^.—Lectured on Joshua 6th, and preacht on psa. 19, 13.
9.6th.—Lectured on mat. 20, preacht on 1 cor. 10, 16, 17;
in order to the sacrament, which I intimatt to be on Sabbath
come fiftenth days, being the second sabbath of octr, and the
10th day of that moneth.
Octor. 3d.—Lectured on matt. 22, and preacht on 1 cor. 10,
16, 17.
Wedensday.—Being the fast day befor the sacrament, Mr.
Shaw minr att Cockburnspath preacht in the fornoon, and
Mr. Finly minr att preston-kirke in ye aftarnoon.
Saturnday.—Mr. Moncreiff minister att Largo and mr. Reid
minr att north berwicke preacht.
Sabbath, octor. 10th.—I preacht on 1 cor. 10, 16, 17; there
were eight full tables. Mr. Rolt starke minr att stenton
preacht in the aftarnoon.
Moonday.—Mr. MoncreifF and Mr. Brown min1' att spott;
all the min18 preacht by turns without on the lords day, for
1 That is, received the royal assent from the ceremony of touching them with
the sceptre, by which this was signified.

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