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l66l.] THE CHURCH : KIRK SESSION. 297
doores and saw the licht she fell doune upon her face, so that she haid
been dead in presens of the said John puttins^ in the boll malt at the
dore and the said Janet did lift the said Bessie and brought her to the
fyre and was ane long tyme before the said Bessie got speich and eftcr
the said John cum in to get sume meat for fetching home the malt he did
sit doune besyde the fyre and she did give him keall and meall and
he eating or suping the samine the said John desyred the said Bessie to
eat with him and she ansuerit ' God forgive you that lies given me such
a fear that hes put me from meat and drink, for ye are not luckie. I will
never goe so far with you againe ' and John said ' Ye neided not takine
such fear, iff ye had given me ane pynt aill nothing then sould allied you
for ye saw nothing but ane man ' and the said Bessie answerit and said
' It was not ane man but ane evill spirit, for ye are not ane guid man
yourselfe.' The said John answered her ' Fear not, give ye haid givne
me ane pynt of aill nothing haid allied you ' and the said Bessie took
her bed for aucht or ten dayes neither did eat or drink and the said
Bessie being so lang seik the said Janet went in to the said John Rind
and reproved him. He said ' Ye need not be feared for your daughter
for she will be weill aneuch. If she haid givine me ane pynt of aill she
haid allied no danger. If she be seik she will be weill againe.' The
said Janet said to the said Johne ' I wisch it be so.' 'Goe home, ye need
not say no more. I sail warrand hir for she saw nothing with me but
ane man cloathed in black cloathis.' Bessie Alwas compeired and being
confronted before the said John to give her oath upone the said
declaratione the said John wald not admit her because she was both ane
houre and ane theife. The said John being poissit confessed that he did
meit with ane man and black cloathes, that he came to my owne house
to aske the way ane hour and ane halfe before sune set cumming from
the hill asking for John Bruices house which I did schow him and that
he haid his cloack one the gairds of his sword and efterwards he met
that man with the said Bessie cuming from the milne efter sky goeing
too with moone light.
April 30th. — Delatione Alexander Mortimer in Hillhead of Birney
against John Rind. He did goe into David Melins house and that
John Rind was one his knees and he presentlie rose up and he hard
him speaking but presentlie he left speach and David Melline was lying
seik and that to his certane knowledge he was charman the said David,
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doores and saw the licht she fell doune upon her face, so that she haid
been dead in presens of the said John puttins^ in the boll malt at the
dore and the said Janet did lift the said Bessie and brought her to the
fyre and was ane long tyme before the said Bessie got speich and eftcr
the said John cum in to get sume meat for fetching home the malt he did
sit doune besyde the fyre and she did give him keall and meall and
he eating or suping the samine the said John desyred the said Bessie to
eat with him and she ansuerit ' God forgive you that lies given me such
a fear that hes put me from meat and drink, for ye are not luckie. I will
never goe so far with you againe ' and John said ' Ye neided not takine
such fear, iff ye had given me ane pynt aill nothing then sould allied you
for ye saw nothing but ane man ' and the said Bessie answerit and said
' It was not ane man but ane evill spirit, for ye are not ane guid man
yourselfe.' The said John answered her ' Fear not, give ye haid givne
me ane pynt of aill nothing haid allied you ' and the said Bessie took
her bed for aucht or ten dayes neither did eat or drink and the said
Bessie being so lang seik the said Janet went in to the said John Rind
and reproved him. He said ' Ye need not be feared for your daughter
for she will be weill aneuch. If she haid givine me ane pynt of aill she
haid allied no danger. If she be seik she will be weill againe.' The
said Janet said to the said Johne ' I wisch it be so.' 'Goe home, ye need
not say no more. I sail warrand hir for she saw nothing with me but
ane man cloathed in black cloathis.' Bessie Alwas compeired and being
confronted before the said John to give her oath upone the said
declaratione the said John wald not admit her because she was both ane
houre and ane theife. The said John being poissit confessed that he did
meit with ane man and black cloathes, that he came to my owne house
to aske the way ane hour and ane halfe before sune set cumming from
the hill asking for John Bruices house which I did schow him and that
he haid his cloack one the gairds of his sword and efterwards he met
that man with the said Bessie cuming from the milne efter sky goeing
too with moone light.
April 30th. — Delatione Alexander Mortimer in Hillhead of Birney
against John Rind. He did goe into David Melins house and that
John Rind was one his knees and he presentlie rose up and he hard
him speaking but presentlie he left speach and David Melline was lying
seik and that to his certane knowledge he was charman the said David,
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| Description | Compiled by William Cramond. 2 volumes. Vol. 2 edited by the Rev. Stephen Ree, after compiler's death. Contents: v. 1. Pre-reformation. 1365-1560, References to Elgin in the Exchequer rolls of Scotland. 1306-1560, References to Elgin in the register of te Great seal. 1540-1803, Extracts from the Burgh court book. 1549-1630, References to Elgin in the register of te Great seal. 1636-1800, Extracts from minutes of Town council.--v. 2. The church. The school. Appendices. Indices. This is Volume 2 (No. 36, 1908) only. |
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