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250 REGISTER OF THE 1560.
ane souuday the tyme of the preacheing or common prayaris to stand
ther be summond warned and atteached quhom we alsua summond warne
and atteach be the tennour of thir presentis Anes twyse thrise peremp-
tourlie to compear personalie before ws in the consistory hows abone the
porche dur of the paroche Kirk of Sanctandrois upoun weddensday the
aucht day of the moneth of Januar nixtocome in the houre of caus quhere
judgement is to be gevin and causis to be heard And ther to heare and
see cognitioun and tryall takin and process led in the actioun & cause
forsaid of adultery moved and intented be the said Alexander against hir,
witnes ressaved sworne and to examinatioun admitted And to finall con-
clusioun and determinatioun in the same to be hed heirin in sa fare as
the law of God sail licentiate and permitte ws With certificatioun that
albeid the said Elizabeth alias Besse Symsoun compeare the said day
and place or nocht We will procede in the said matter and minister justice
according as Goddis law sail permitt as said is to our finall judgement
heirintill and in tymes cuming will vse na forther summondis in your
Kirkes forsaid bott gif it sail be thocht expedient we will vse edictes
vpoun our consistory and hows of justice dur so oft as neid salbe And
the caus of this our manner of summoning is be public edict becaus we
are certanelie aduertysed the said Elizabeth alias Besse Symsone to be
ane vagabound haiffand na certane dwelling place ; bot gif sche ony cer-
tane place of residence suld haif beyne to her the said suld haif beyne in
Kirkcaldy quhare presentlie the said Alexander remanes Attour that ye
summond lauchfullie Jaimes Nicoll Robert Cant at the griene hied
Thomas Tumour To compeare day and place forsaid to beare leale and
suithfast witnessing in the premissis in sa far as thei knaw of ther con-
science to be of veritie as thei sail answer to God the quhilk thinges to
do We committe to yow and ilk ane of yow our ful] plane power be thir
our lettres and edict public be yow dewlie execute and indorsate agane
deliuering them to the bearar Gevin vnder our sele quhilk we vse in

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