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288 REGISTER OF THE 15G1.
bemis proponit befoyr ye said ministrie allegeand yat Cristian Wod with
quhom he contracted and solemnizat manage in ye face of ye Kyrk had
passed fra hym wythowtyn ony just caus had remanit fra hym be ye space
of twa yeiris or yar by and wald nocht adheir to hym as to hyr lawful hus-
band without sche be compelled desyring hyr to be caused to adheir to
hym according to ye law of God and our autorite quhilk we hawe of ye
law of God to be yarto interponit The said Cristian heirto lawfullie sum-
mond and comperand the forme of ye said peticione red sche confessed
ye manage foyrsaid And for stop of desyr of adheryng be hyr to Alex-
ander be waye of exceptione proponit and alleged sche wes diuorciat fra
Alexander and ane sentence yarvpone gewyn In discussing of ye quhilk
exceptione we hawe procedit in examinatione of ye said allegit <li-
uorcement process and sentence yarof in diuers and syndry dietis the
said Cristian therto lawfully at all tym summond all lawfull defensis ad-
mittit to bayth ye saidis parteis And now finalie ye peticion of ye said
Alexander ansuer of Cristian process sentence of ye said allegit diuorce
rychtis Juris ressonis allegationis probacionis testimoneis and deposicionis
of certan famos wytnessis and all otheris producit and deducit in ye said
caws befoyr ws be bayth ye saidis parteis be ws seyn hard considerit and
rvplie wnderstand together wyth ye testimonye of ye trew and eternall
word of God We fyinl that ye saidis Alexander and Cristiane hawe con-
tracted and solemnizat matrimonye in ye face of ye Kyrk and ar jonit
in ye band of matrimonyie and at ye diuorciment proponit be waye of
exceptione be ye said Cristiane for hyr defence and to stop hyr adheryng
to ye said Alexander is and wes fra ye begynning nul invalid and na
caws to stop ye said Cristiane to adheir to ye said Alexander as to hyr
lawfull husband Becaws ye pretendit sentence of ye said alleged diuorci-
ment was pronuncit in to ane priuat and prophane hows (sa called in
papistrie) wythin ye reformit citie of Sanctandrois And that lang eftir
ye said citie wes reformed be sineeir preaching and hearing of Goddis
trew word all publict idolatrie papistrie and papistieall jurisdictione abo-

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