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440 POPISH PARENTS, ETC. 1701-1705.
The Presbytery of Paisley.
Att Paisley May 10. 1704.
This clay the Presbytery of Paisley in obedience to a Proclamation
emitted by the Privy counsell of the date March 17. 1704 requiring all
Ministers of the Gospell within this kingdom to take up the names of all
persons as well women as men supposed to be papists and to have made
apostasy from the true religion to popery with their designations and
places of residence and to give in to their respective presbytries lists
under their hands and to transmitt authentick doubles thereof under the
subscriptions of their respective Moderators and Clerks to the Clerks of
Privy Counsell betwixt and the 15 day of May next, did call for accounts
from the respective members. Accordingly these following were given in.
Imprimis. M r John Paisley Minister at Lochwhinnioch gives in
William Speer weaver and Barbara Duncan his spouse both of them
above sixty years of age, residing neir Castlesemple, relapse from the
true religion to Popery.
Also Isobell Hunter widow relict of James Semple att Castlesemple
above seventy years of age.
Item M 1 Thomas Browne Minister att Paisley gives in Jean Scow-
gall spouse to Robert Semple Sherriff deput of Renfrew, living in the
town of Paisley apostatized from the true religion to Popery.
And after particular Inquiry found no more suspected of Popery
within their bounds, nor any that are to be delated in terms of the pro-
clamation.
The Presbyterie appoints their Moderator and Clerk to sign the same
i\m\ to transmitt it according to the act. Accordingly it is signed by
James M c Douall Mod'.
Thomas Browne Clericus Pres.