New Spalding Club > Records of Elgin > No. 36, 1908

1589] THE CHURCH: KIRK SESSION. II
of certane wemen secreitlie as to pander to my lord of Orknay that he
micht abuse thame and haue carnall copulatione with thame quha be hir
greit aythe denyit the samyii or that scho knevve any sic filthie thingis
be done.
Monypennye. — Alexf. Monypennye and his vvyff Margret Dunbar
confessit sclandering Mr. Alex"". Douglas, minister.
1588-9.
February 26th. — Sutherland. — Alex^ Sutherland confessing the cryme
of fornicatioun with Cuming and found reincident is ordanit to pay
the penaltie of 40s. to mak his publict repentance and find cautioun for
abstinence in tyme cuming vnder the pain of x lib.
1589.
April 9th. — Douglas of Fettindreick. — -Archebald Dowglas of Pettin-
dreich being accusit for departing fra the resaving of the sacrament of
the Supper of the Lord and to schaw ane reassonable caus wherfoir quha
schew that it war not from gruges that he had in his conscience aganis
sindrie and that it wes nocht for contempt of the word nor of the
Sacrament and that he sail communicat how soon he may remove the
occasionis. Being accusit of fornication with Isobell Smyth he denyit
the same.
April 30th. — James Younge compeirand and accusit for absteining
from the supper of the Lord confessit the caus therof to be certane
illessis betuix him and certane nichtbouris quhilkis being reconcelit sail
communicatt at any tym in yeiris requerit.
June nth. — Mr. Alex^ Douglas being directit Commissioner to the
nixt generall assemblie desyrit licence of the assemblie to repair thair
qlk the saidis eldaris grantit.
June 20th. — Adineslouit. — Comperit Archebald Admestoun servitour
to my Lord Preiour of Pluscarden and offerit him self in the will of the
kirk for his offence of fornicatioun committit with Isobell Rag. The
eldaris ordanis him to find cautioun for abstinence within this paroche in
all tymes cuming and to satisfie ane penaltie as he salbe injoynit.