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cording to tliair oathes maid in tho former Seffioune, gaif in tliair j)ar-
ticular tickets of lucli as have not communicate in tliair awin paroclie
kirkis, hac vice ; quliilkis wes ordained to be collefted in ane generall cata-
logue be the Clerk, and delyverit to my Lord Arclibifliop, that thei may
be charged befoir the Lordis of the High Comniiflioune, and ])uniflied for
thair ortens.
Mr. JJione Gardijne. — Item, my Lord Archbiihop reported, that for
tryall of the fclander of fornicatione alledgit committed be Mr. Jhone
Gardine, minifter at Barrie, with Elfpat Balfour thair, according to the
ordinance of the Synode, holdin at St. Androis in the monetli of Apryl
lall bypaft, his Lordfliip had vifited the faid kirk, quhair finding no mani-
feft probatioune of the faft foirfaid, but ane conftant and open bruit, and
the faid Mr. Jhone refuifing to purge him felf by his oath of the cryme
above expremit, his Lordfliip had, be the advys of the brethren prefent
at the vifitatioune, I'ufpendit the laid iNIr. Jhone from liis miniftrie till
this prefent Synode, to the quhilk alfo his Lordfliip had caufed fummond
him to heir and fie the determinatioune judiciall of the faid Synode. And
ficlyk, reported that the faid IVIr. Jhone, in confideratioune that the fclander
foirfaid being fa publift, and that amongis his awin flock, will weaken
liis miniftrie, that he can nocht difoharge the fame in that congregatioune
to thair edificatioune, ihairfoir had dimitted the miniftrie of the faid kirk,
and had delyverit to his Lordfliip ane dimiflioune fubfcryved be his hand.
Quhilk dimiffioune being red and confident, the Synode declared the kirk
vacant, and ordained the fame to be planted primo quoqite tempore in the
perfone of another.
Habites. — Anent the reforting of the brethren to thair ordinar meltings
in the Exerceis and Synodall Aflemblie, in blak gownes and vther abuilze-
ment, prefcryved in the Aft of Parliament, The brethren of the miniftrie
having failzied herein, excuifed thame felfis be reafone the a6tis of the laft
Synode wer not delyverit to thanie, be occafioune of theficknes and diltjas
of the clerk. Quhairfoir it is ftatute and ordained, that heirafter, all excuis
fett afyde, the former ordinance be obferved, and the contraveineris be
puniflied.'
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