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282 REGISTER OF THE 15G1.
be Johane Malwyll minister of Goddis word in ye said kyrk of Crayli
that vpon ye foyrsaid Sunday he takand occasione be non payment of ye
stipend ordened to hawe beyn payed to ye reader of ye said kyrk furth
of ye frutis and vicairage persuaded and exhorted ye auditour to ansuer
ye said reader and pay to hym his stipend of ye rediest in thar handis to
ye support of his gret necessitie rather than to ansuer sic as did no thing
tharfor And albeid he maid his protestacion that na man suld be offended
therby Newertheles Wyliam Mortoun of Cambo oppinlie in ye public
essemble manest boistit and iniurit the said minister in ye pulpot saying
thir wordis following or siclyik in effect, My brother is and salbe Vicar
of Crayli quhen thow sal thyg thy mayt fals smayk I sail pul ye owt of
ye pulpot be the luggis and chais ye owt of yis town In lyik maner it
wes menit and schawyn to me be ye said minister that vpone ane Sunday
in ye moneth of Junij in this instant year he being in ye public assemblie
and kyrk of Crayli preachyng Goddis word and as his tex for ye tym
ministrat occasion applyand his doctrin to ye fals bretheren of papistis
withowtyn ony just occasion of offence mayd be hym to ony person
Elizabeth Arnot spows of William Bowsie rays in ye essemble and with
hech woce said aganis hym thyr wordis or siclyik in effect following,
It is schame to yow that ar gentillmen that ye pull hym nocht owt of ye
pulpot be ye luggis. Quhilkis foyrsaidis offencis so grewoslie tending
to ve contempt of God and his most holy word and ministeris therof ex-
pres aganis all law and gud ordor being denunced to me And I for my
part and according to my vocacion and dewetie directed my otheris
lettres of befoyr upon the saidis personis committaris of the same chargyn
thame to hawe comperic befoyr me and ye ministerie of Sanctandrois as
principall town of my residence at certan day assignit to tham to ansuer
to ye foyrsaidis and to hawe hard and seyn tham decernit be judgement
of ye kyrk to hawe falyeit gretumly and to vnderly disciplin therfor ac-
cordinglie. Quhilkis lettres at day appoynted being reproduced befovr
me deulie executed and indorsat and ye foyrsaidis personis oft tymis

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