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244 REGISTER OF THE 1560.
Sequitur tenor executionis edicti premissi. — Die decima martii anno
quo supra Ego Georgius Blak diaconus ecclesie et congregations Chris-
tianas reformatse apud ciuitatem Sanctiandree accessi ad principalem
Januam terapli parocbialis eiusdem ex parte australi ipsius templi con-
stituta et ibidem valui-- dictse januse presens edictum affixi ipsumque per
totum tempus seruiens in dicto ternplo habiti stare permisi Margaretam
Archbald supradictam secundum tenorem eiusdem citaui coram magistro
Joanne Lawmonth Thoma Flemyng et Dauide Speiis testibus rogatis et
requisitis.
Georgius Blak manu propria.
Richt worschipfull Minister and eldaris of the christiane Congrega-
tioun within the cietie of Sanctandrois vnto your wisedomes humiliemenis
and compleanes Dauid Gudelawde cietiner of the said cietie vpoun Mar-
garet Archbald that quhare I being joyned with the said Margaret in the
band of matrimony and keipand to hir ane gude trew part conforme to
the law of God Nochtheless in the yeir of God 1524 withowt my con-
sent or knawlege sche departed over see to the realme of Denmark and
there jwned and gaif hir body to Hanis Boukle al* Buckylis defyled my
bed committed adulterie bwyir twa bayrnes quharthrow is permitted to
me be the law of God to be divorced and separated fra the said Mar-
garet and absolued and relaxed of the band and contract maid and solem-
nized betwix ws in matrimony with fredome and libertie to contract and
solemnized matrimony with ane vthir lauchfull woman according to
Goddis word Heirfore I beseik your wisdomes to ressaue my probationes
and witnes vpoun the premisses quhilk being sufficientlie provin that ye
decerne be your sentence the said Margaret ane adulterar and me therfor
to be divorced and separated from hir relaxed and absolued fra all band
and contract of matrimony maid betwix ws and fredome and libertie to
contract and solemnizat matrimony with ane vthir lauchfull woman ac-
cording to Goddis haly word.