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1563. KIRK SESSION OF ST. ANDREWS. 317
5. Eufame Ferre spows of Jhon Inclie in Pytlathe sworn and exami-
nat vpon ye foyrsaytl excepcion of adultery In hyr conscience deponis
That Barbara Sandelandis was ane lang tym in Pytlathe quhar ye de-
ponar also dwelt for ye tym In quhiik tym ye deponar saw Wyliam
Huntar resort thar fyrst at lammes he com and careit Barbara Sande-
landis away to help to baptise his barne as cumar and Barbara remanit
absent yat tym awcht dayis and eftir that Wyliam Huntar com twys or
thrys agane to Pytlathe bot ye deponar newer suspect ewyll betwix thame
quhill ye word rays yat Barbara had borne ane barne to Wyliam quhiik
be hyr hard sche past to Barbara and repreuit hyr in ye Westhous sayand
to hyr God gyf sche had knawyn sic foly quhen sche saw Wyliam Hun-
tar com to hyr to Pytlathe sche suld hawe mayd hyr doing knawyn To
quhiik Barbara mayd hyr ansuer and sayd Quhar to reprew me of ye
thing yat is done I can nocht mend it nor bring it agane now yat is
done Examinat vpon ye generall interrogatoris of law sche purgis hyr.
0. Mirabell Pont relict cf Jhone Smyth cottar to ye aid Lard of Re-
res in Westhows wytnes sworn and examinat vpon the excepcion of
adultery &c. in hyr conscience deponis that sche deponer at command of
ye aid Lady Reres yat same nycht Barbara Sandelandis wes lychtar of
her barne in question com to ye Westhows and resauit ye new borne
barne fra ye said Barbara and had ye barne thre olkis in hyr hows and
sche sperit at Barbara gyf ye father wald grant with ye barne (menyng
Wyliam Huntar bot nocht expremit his nam) and Barbara ansuerit saying
ye fayth wyl he sche knawis na mayr in yis mater except yat common
voce and fame beris record yat ye sayd bern is Wyliam Huntares of
Balcarross and puigis hyr of all parcialite.
7. Janet Pont spows of Peter Jhonstoun cottar to ye lard of Erlishall
in ye Westhows wytnes sworn and examinat vpon ye exception of adul-
tery &c. in hyr ayth deponis yat common voce and fame is sa as ye ex-
cepcione beris and at sche gawe souk to ane bern quhiik wes called and
haldyn for ye barne of Barbara Sandelandis.

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