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12 RECORDS OF ELGIN. [iSSQ.
[July]. — The assemblie of the eldaris of Elgin. [No place, or date,
or list of members is given in this entry.]
Generall Act. — The haill eldaris vnderstanding the returning of
Marjorie Andersoun quha wes banesit for thift and adulterye and
forseing the decay of all discipline and gude ordour incaice sic sclanderous
persouns be sufferit to remaine Thairfor hes all in ane voce concludit
that the said Marjorye salbe of new banesit with the marke of ane iron
vpon hir cheik and incaice scho be fund therefter heir to put hir to the
knawledge of ane assyse.
November 3rd. — Blais Alues.—]i\'a\^ Alucs being summonit for re-
saving of Marjorie Anderson, adulteress (being banischit), by the kirks
advyse denyit the samyn and complenit that scho resortit his hous agani.s
his will and promesit nocht to resaue hir by the minister and eldaris
decreit Therfor the eldaris ordains hir to be banischit of new becaus
scho hes fallin in the samen fault sen hir repentance.
Christane Wilsoun seruitrix to the parsoun of Spynie geff in ane bill
confessing hir self in Edinbrugh to hauc committit fornicatioun with
Mr. James Dunbar son to the laird of Tarbert and is ordanit to compeir
on Sonday nixt and mak hir publict repentance and to abstein fra the
lyk offence vnder the pain of banischment.
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March iith. — Prodninatioun of Baiinis. — The eldaris in respect of
the disordour that followis vpon the proclamatioun of promesis of
mariage be the redar without knawledge tjf the sessioun and eldaris hes
ordanit that na proclamatioun of mariage be made in ony tyme heireftcr
except the parteis that ar desyrous to haue bannis proclamit compeir
vpon ane Vednesday befor in presens of the eldaris and desyr that
promes to be proclamit.
Patrik Smyth fund incident with — — and desyring to mary,
notwithstanding is ordanit to mak his repentance tua several! Sondayis
bair futtit and bair leggit standing in the porche of the kirk fra the first
bell till the last and therefter to pass to the stoole of repentance and to
pay the soumc of tua merkis to James Pctrye.

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