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270 RECORDS OF ELGIN. [1650.
February 3rd. — Captaine Andrew Leslie was received. His fait was
going one in the wnlawfull engagement.
February 17th. — Intiniatione of exaDiiiiationes.— The wekelie exami-
nation was intimat to be everie Thursday and the people to convene as
they sal be warned be the officer and at the ringing of the bell.
February 20th. — Ordinance of Session. — The Session ordaines that
tuo searchers walk one straits in tyme of preaching the on tuo befor
noone and the wther tuo efter noone to have a cair that there be good
order in the streits and that the people keip the kirk and this ordinance
to be continued alwayes heirefter.
February 24th. — Young boycs ordained to be belted. — The visitors
reported that Thgmas Grants sone [and five other boys] were all sporting
in tyme of preaching. They are all ordained to be belted.
March loth. — Shorter Catechisine.— The. Shorter Catechisme intimate
to be used be all and speciallie be schollars and maisters of families.
Delat Sabboth breakers. — The visitors being enquyred of their
diligence reported that Robert Kinards wyfif was in the Freir Kirk at
hir prayers and that Marjorie Waker was bearing peats on hir bak and
John Rags woman was bearing a burding. All these to be cited. The
elders got their charg to see the Lords day kept holie.
March 12th. — Innes ordinance. — Annas Innes, spous to Robert
Kinard, being delate for going to the Freir Kirk to pray, being cited
scho compeired and confessed scho j'eid in and prayed for hir selff and
hir bairnes, alleadging scho was not vveill to come to the kirk. Scho is
grauelie reprehended, admonisched not to doe the lyk againe wnder the
pain of fyue pund everie tyme scho shall be found going their forby hir
repentance publiklie.
Wakir hir ordinance. — Marjorie Waker ordained to the pillar foot.
Brabner hir ordinance. — Jeane Brabner had gone to Kintrea at hir
mistres directioun for ane pect of oats the last Satterday and being not
able to com home that night scho cam home the last Sabboth in the
morneing. To confes hir fait publiklie in face of congregation.
March 17th. — Ansucr to Grahnies declaratione. — The Gcnerall
.Assemblies ansuer to James Grahme the tratours declaratione was read
be the minister befor the blissing in face of congregatione.
March 19th. — Wm. Rose to hold out the beggars. — William Ross to
have half a mark wekelie to hold out the stranger beggars out of the toun.

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