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322 REGISTER OF THE 1563.
vpon ye generall interrogatouris he purgis hym in all except yat he con-
fesses hym to atteyn in consangunite to ye producer and to Barbara and
can nocht declar nor reckyn ye degreis Also he and Wyliam Huntar are
secundis in degreis of consanguinite.
Die octavo mensisDecembr is Anno Domini M° V"lxiij Declaracio Adulterii
Barbare Sandelandis Wyth Incalling of ye name of Crist Jesus sone of
ye eternall and ewer lewyng God quhai is ye way ye verite and ye lyff be
quhais mercy and gudnes We M r Jhon Wynram superintendent of Fyff
being called to yat office as ane watcheman owir his flok to behald examyn
and trye (be ye law of God) ye conuersation lyff and maneris of those
committed to our charge And occasion being offered be delacion gewyn
in to ws be ye ministery of ye Kyrk of Lucris vpon Jhon Forbas ap-
perand of Reres for nocht adheryng to Barbara Sandelandis his lawfull
wyff To summond ye said Jhon Forbes to ane certan daye to compeyr
befoyr ws and ye ministrie of Sanctandrois to heir & se hym decernit to
adheir to ye said Barbara his lawfull wyff to intret hyr according to ye
ordinance and institucion of manage or to schaw ane ressonabyll caws
quhy he suld nocht sa do The said Jhon being summond and coraperand
at day and place affixit to hym he for his defence and to stop his adhe-
rance proponit be way of excepcion and allegit adultery committit be ye
said Barbara Sandelandis with Wyliam Huntar of Balcarros manifestit
be procreacion of ane child betwix tham born in ye Westhows in ye
moneth of Maii in yis instant year of lxiij And ye foyrsaid adultery also
confessed be ye saydis Barbara and Wyliam Huntar befoyr diuers famos
wytnes We vnderstanding ye foyrsaid excepcion & defence releuant and
consonant with ye law of God hawe admittit ye same to his probacion
Quha for probacion yarof hes produced honest famos and vnsuspect wyt-
nes in detful maner Quhilkis being be ws lawfully summond comperand
ar resauit sworne admittit and deligently examinat in pain of nocht com-
perance of ye said Barbara Sandelandis heirto lawfully summond. We

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