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254 REGISTER OF THE 1560.
Lawthrisk. — The name of Christe Jesus sone of the eternall God
being incalled quhai beares testimonie to our consciences the thinges
following to be of veritie We minister and eldares of Christes Kirk and
Congregatioun within the cietie of Sanctandrois being requested and
charged be the Lordis of Secrete Consale and ther commissioun in wry te
directed to ws thervpoun haif takin cognition and tryall in the caus of
divorce moved be Alexander Lathrisk in Kirkcaldy against Besse Sym-
sone his putative spous for the filthy cryme of adultery be hir committed
The merites of the caus seyne and consydered And we rypelie and ma-
turelie avysed with certane depositiones of certane famous witnes dewlie
summond compearand ressaved sworne admitted and examinated be ws
in peane of nocht comperence of the said Besse be our public edict to
that effect lauchfullie summond together with ane testimoniall in wryte
subscryved be ane notar and certane honest men of Aberdour and partis
therto adiacent dewlie recognosced findes that the said Besse Symson
ane polluted and filthy adulterar sa comprehended givand hir body to
diuers men in the towne and parochin of Aberdour withowttin ony signe
of repentance schawin be hir and heirfore be the law of God maist just-
lie the saidis Alexander and Besse to be dyvorced separated and diuided
and libertie to the said Alexander to mary in the Lord and the said
Besse to be committed to the ciuill magistrates to be punisched as Goddis
law prescryves Referring and committing the pronunciatioun and publi-
catioun of the sentence to the Minister of Kirkcaldy to be publiced and
pronunced in the congregatioun committed to his cure as becomes him
of his dewtie toward the membyris of his flok. Thir things to be sa in
died as are above specified We testifie be thir presentes Subscryved with
our handis and the hand of our scribe notar vnderwrittin at Sanctan-
drois the ix of Jannuar 1560 &c.
Sententia Divorcii Elizabeth Gedde contra William Rantoun. — With
the incalling of the name of Christe Jesus sone to the eternall everleving