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1561. KIRK SESSION OF ST. ANDREWS. 283
called and nocht comperand ar to be haldyn therby contumaces and nocht
obedient Heirfor I requir yow and euery ane of yow in ye nam of ye
eternall God that ye lawfullie summond warn and cherge the saidis
Begis Calwart Robert Calwart Wyliam Mortoun Elizabeth Arnot and
William Bowsy hyr spows for his interest to compeyr befoyr me and ye
ministerie of Sanctandrois within ye paroche kyrk and consayll hows
therof vpone Wedinsdaye ye viij day of October instant at twa howris
efter nwyn as howr of caus and ther to ansuer vpon ye offences foyrsaidis
respectiue and to se probacion deduced and takyn tharvpon and thame
and ewery ane of thame respectiue decernit to vnderly disciplyn and cor-
rection according to ye law of God and ordour of ye kyrk establisched
and to mak sythment to ye parties offended Makand to tham be thir
presentis intimacion that quhilk thai compeir or nocht we wyll procead in
ye saydis causis as ye spirit of God sail inspyr ws and as we maye and
awcht of the law of God The quhilk to do We commit to you power in
ye Lord be thir presentis deliuering ye same be yow deulie executed and
indorsat agane to ye beirer Gewyn vnder ye Superintendentis signet and
subscripsion at Sanctandrois ye secund day of October in ye year of God
ane thowsand fywe hundreth sexty ane yearis.
Followis ye deposicionis of ye loytnes in ye foyrsaydis causis.
1. Maister Wyliam Meldrum sone to ye lard of Newhall summond
called sworne and examinated vpon ye poyntis of ye summondis befoyr
wryttyn and fyrst concernyng ye partis of Begis Calwart and Robert
Calwart hyr brothir He confessis ye sam as yai ar libellat Secundlie
concernyng ye part of William Mortoun of Cambo ye deponar confessis
ye sam as it is libellat. And also confessis ye part libellat aganis Eliza-
beth Arnot Examinate vpon his caws of knawlege he ansueris that he wes
present in ye essemble of Crayll tym and place libellat hard and saw as
he lies deponit Examinat vpon ye generall interrogatours of ye law he
purgis hym and wald justice triumphit.

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