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1563. KIRK SESSION OF ST. ANDREWS. 321
Jhonsone cottar in ye cottoun of Cragfudy to Cristen Balfour and yar
kepit ye barne quhill it decessit Al wes don yis year befoyr harwysd
Examinat vpon ye generall interrogatouris of law scbe purgis hyr.
17. Catren Layng relict of George Duncan cottar in ye cottoun of
Cragfude wytnes sworne and examinat vpon ye excepcion of adultery
&c. be hyr ayth deponis yat sche knawis na thing of ye excepcion bot
at sche wes present in tym of deces of ane barne in cottoun of Cragfu-
dy ye sam symmer and lowked ye barnis eyn and wynd hym Hard
thane be common voce and fame and namly of ye keparis of ye barne
yat ye barne foyrsayd wes gottyn betuix Wyliam Huntar of Balcarros
and Barbara Sandelandis lady of Reres Examinat vpon ye generall
interrogatoris of law sche purgis hyr.
18. Besse Lawsone xx tj yearis of aige serwand to Alexander Olefeyr
cottar in Cragfudy wytnes sworne and examinat vpon ye excepcion of
adultery &c. be hyr ayth deponis that sche wes present in cumpany with
Janat Jhonstown wytnes preceding in fetchyng of ye barne fra ye West-
hows to Cragfudy and in yat part is conforme to yesayd Janat Jhonstoun
in hyr deposicion and purgis hyr of ye general interrogatoris of law.
19. Robert Wobstar xx lj yearis of age and mayr serwand domesticall
to William Huntar of Balcarros wytnes sworn and examinat &c. be his
ayth deponis that he wes send be Grissell Trayll wyf of William Huntar
foyrsaid to George Lewyngstoun in Cragfudy, desyring ye sayd George
in hyr nam to caws resawe ane barne fra Barbara Sandelandis furth of
ye Westhows and put it to fostryng vpon hyr expensis quhill sche wyst
quhai awcht it and kennis na mayr in yis mater.
20. Andro Wod apperand of Largo wytnes sworne and examinat
vpon ye excepcion of adultery &c. in his conscience deponis that he hes
hard of ye confession of Wyliam Huntar of Balcarros That ye said
Wyliam Huntar had carnall dayll with Barbara Sandelandis being wvf
to Jhon Forbes apperand of Reres and knawis na mayr in ye mater ex-
cept yat common voce and fame is sa as ye excepcion beris Examinat

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