Name.

John Armour,
Matthew Gilmour,
James Mitchell,
John Armour,
James Mitchell,

Robert Reid,

John Clarke,

John Craig,

Walter Lang, -
Robert Robertson,

James Drew,

Thomas Wodrop,

Andrew Armour,

N.B. Mr. Crawford died in office, and his funeral was attended by the members of the Trades' House and the freemen of the fourteen Incorporations.

John Jamieson,

Skinner,

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1766.

From 1604 till now it appears there were 159 DeaconConveners, of whom fifteen hailed from the Cordiner craft, which shows a very fair percentage of honours attained by the Cordiners; but during a more recent period it is to be regretted that the Cordiners have not, from some unexplained cause, gained such a good percentage of the honours, although they have had many good and able men amongst them.

In olden times, and even well on in the present century, the Deacon's Day was one of the most eventful days of the year for the craftsmen, and the following humorous sketch by Mr. Finlay, which we extract from Whistle-Binkie, shows in some measure the customs which prevailed on such occasions:

"THE DEACON'S DAY.

"AIR-Kebbockstane Weddin'.

"O rise man, Robin, an' rin you wa's,
The sun in the lift is bleezing brightly;
Put on the best o' your Sunday braws,

And your gravat tie round your thrapple tichtly.
Then whip on your castor, and haste to the muster,

The Trades i' the Green hae this hour been convenin',
And our wits we maun use, a good Deacon to choose-
'Tis a day 'big with fate,' at your post then be leanin'.

"Now Robin has risen, and aff he has gane

To meet wi' the leaders o' ilk Corporation-

And awa they parade wi' their banners displayed

There has ne'er been its like sin' the Queen's Coronation.
There were Tinklers and Tailors, and Wabsters and Nailers,
And Barbers and Blacksmiths, and Gardeners sae gaudy-

A' life to the heels, and as guid-looking chiels
As e'er cam' to light by the help o' a howdie.