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1597] THE CHURCH : KIRK SESSION. 49
appoyntit that nane cum to the sacrament hot sic as hcs bein present at
the heiring of the word immediath'c afoir and that nane cum to the
lieiring of the word hot sic as sail communicat and to that effect the kirk
duiris sail be closit at the ending of the last bell and remane sa quhill
the actioun be endit. Thair salbe ministratioun thairof in the morning
and another preaching preceiding the ministratioun at nyn houris.
April 14th. — Thair sail a man await for the ressait of the taikinnis
and another the cheriteis.
April 22nd. — Walter Auldcorne being desyrit to communicatt excusit
himself that he mycht not be resoluit with his conscience be ressoun of
the gryit injurie and wrang he sustenit of James Ogilvye. The said
James being present ansuerit that the question betuix thame in ony mater
outher of geir or land was contentit to refer the decisioun thairof to ony
honest man in the north of Scotland.
Barrie. — Issobell Barry hir head to be scheawin and stand in the
joggis ii houris and gif scho be found relapsit in fornicatioun to be
baneist furth of this toun.
NicoU Hall confessit fornicatioun with Janet Beig quhome the eldaris
ordanis to pay x s. and 3 Sondayis repentance and being found relapsit
sail stand ii houris in the jouggis and his heid scheawin or else redemc
him selff thairfra be paying of v lib. and 3 Sondayes repentance.
Gif Magy Tailyeour be fund heirefter a dancer on the calsaye or a
singer scho sail be puneist.
April 27th. — The barroun Sanquhair sail gif his ansuer quhidder he
vill m[arie] Katherein Cummyng or remane furth out of this toun and
the ansuer to be giffen this day aucht dayes.
Smythis confessioun. — Agnes Smyth the dauchter of Alex. Smyth
within this burgh being accusit of new upoun the doingis and proceidingis
quhen scho wes nureishe to James Anderson anent the said Agnes
confessioun done at the command of umqhill Janet Gumming, suspect
witche, and gif scho quho brocht the said Cuming to the said James hous,
the said Agnes deponit upoun hir conscience that Elspet Gorsour wes
the convoyar of the said Cuming to James Andersonis hous and the
deponer said that the said Gorsour said to hir that William Young his
bairn wes helpit be the said Cummyng and that scho culd helpe James
Andersonis barne and also sayis that the said Gorsour brocht watter out
of Scheinakis well to weshe James Andersonis bairn with or that
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