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232 REGISTER OF THE 1560.
Walter Ramsay being clamed be Catheryne Tweddell for marriage to be
eomplieted with hir in the faice of haly Kirk according to his promise to
hir maid the Minister and eldaris according to the law of God decernes
the said Walter to compliete the said Band with the said Catheryne be-
caus the woman alleaget hir to haif beyne ane virgine or he gat hir and
he culd say na thing in the contrarc therof tyme and place being offered
to him to obiect to the contrare and prief the samyn and Walter Ramsay
being demanded gif he wald vse ony forthir defens in this mater And
give he knew ony lauchfull caus quhareby he mycht be absolved fra hir
petitioun he said he wald vse na thing against hyr.
The tennour of the clame of Besse Millar clamand manage of
Alexander Adie.
I Besse Millar servand to Dauid Coling alleages promyse of marriage
maid to me be Alex r Adie quharefore he may nocht compliet the Band
of manage with Marioun Ogilvy or yit ony vthir woman be reasone of
mariage promiseit to me before ony promise maid be him to the said
Marioun Ogilvy or ony vthir womain Heirfore desyres the Minister to
cause tryall be takyn in the matter And justice be ministrat to bayth
the parties according to the will of God and gude conscience &c.
Answer therto follow is
Honorabill Sirs Minister eldaris & diacons of the christiane Congre-
gatioun of this Cietie vnto your M. humelie menis and complanes I
Alexander Adie and Marioun Ogilvy my spows vpoun Besse Millar
that quhare I to haif avoydet fornicatioun contracted and handfast the
said Marioun Ogilvy to haif hir to my lauchfull wyfe & promitted fayth-
fullie to solemne the Band of mariage with hir in faice of the Congrega-
tioun and to that effect caused the Minister to proclayme the Bannes as
vse is and now the said Besse Millar wranguislie with [out] ony promise of