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

266 RECORDS OF ELGIN. [1649.
raping it too with force behind him, saying he scorned to be warded be
fellowes. He was ordained to be charged befor the presbitrie.
August 7th. — [Last contract of marriage recorded till 1668.]
August 2 1 St. — T/iaine hir ordinance for penic brydals : Sutherland
reffered. — Issobell Thaine is ordained to pay ten merks for making of
penny brydals contrair to the Act of General! Assemblie and Sessioune.
Issobell Sutherland for making ane penie brydall is ordained to consigne
tua cross dollars and is reffered to Friday nixt.
Glas reffered. — Alexander Glas, fidlar, compeired for drinking and
playing in the night one the viol to debosched men. He is ordained to
ward till he set cautione not to play within the parisch of Elgin under
the pain of tuantie punds.
August 24th. — Falconar his ordinance. — The ministers reported that
the presbitrie ordained William Falconar to acknowledge publiklie in
his oune seat his repentance of his scandalous cariage befor the Sessioun
and that he sail be declared wncapable of elderschip wntill cleare
evidentes be seine of his true humilitie and remorse.
August 26th. — Generall fast intimate. — The solemne publik humilia-
tion and fast was intimate appoynted be the Generall Assemblie to be
kept through all the congregationes of the kingdome.
August 28th. — Glas the violer has set cautioun to the Counsaiil for his
good behaviour till Mertimes and then to go out of the toune and the
parische too.
Compeired Issobell Sutherland haueing befor payed two cross dollars
for making a pennie brydall and supplicat the Sessioun be a bill and it
being found that scho was insnared by promeises and reports of James
Malice who was brydgroom hir money is ordained to be restored scho
being a poor widdow.
August 31st (Friday). — No lectour nor sessioun for the marcat.
September 2nd. — Bonyman acted. — Compeired Jeane Bonyman spous
to umq'i. Alex"". Leslie and is willinglie acted if ever scho be found
guiltie of slandering any efter this scho salbe put to the pillar foot in
sakcloath as the order is. This was efter scho was receiued and had
giuen the complenar satisfactione.
September gth. — ■ Declaratione read. — The declaratioune of the
Generall Assemblie was read publiklie concerneing present dangers
and duties.