Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

34 STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS 1581-1587
Tailzour, Jonet Aickein, Johnne Seath, Jonet Wallace, David Bum,
adulteraris within the parrochin of Clakmannan, to heir and se
thame self decernit to have committit adultrie and to obey the
disceplein of the kirk thairfoir undir the paine of disobedience,
quhilk personis being oft tymis callit compeirit nocht, thairfor
ordanis thame to be summond of new undir the paine of excom-
municatioun.
Lawrence Barclay, Margaret Drummond: The quhilk day ane wreting
of the presbytery of Edinburgh beand producit contening ane
answer of our wreting send unto thame tuiching the sclandir rasit
of Lowrence Barclay and Margaret Drummond be the quhilk
wretein the said brethir of Edinburgh remittit agane the said
sclandir to be tryit befoir us as the sam in the self beris. The same day
the said Lowrence and Margaret being askit gif thai war mareit or
nocht andsorit [sic] that thair is promeis of manage betuix thame and
thair bannis lauchfullie proclamit hot was nocht mareit as yit, and
promesis to compleit manage betuix and the xv day of Apryll. The
brethrein ordanis thame bayth to mak publict repentence in the kirk
of Striviling for fomicatioun committit be thame befoir the com-
pleiting of thair mariage. Secundlie, the said Lowrence being askit
gif he was fathir to the bairn, quhairof the said Margaret was last
delyverit, or nocht, he confessit he was fathir to the same. Thridlie,
the saidis Lowrence and Margaret being askit quha baptesit the said
baime and in quhat plaice the same was baptezit, ansorit the said
Lowrence that he knew nocht quhair or quhom be the said baim
was baptezit becaus he was nocht in thir parttis for the tyme. The
said Margaret ansorit that the said baime was baptezit in hir awin
hous be ane mane brocht thair be hir brethir, William and David
Drummondis, quhais name scho knew nocht. The brethir ordanis
the said Margaret to gett tryell of the manis name and quhair he
dwellis and also ordanis the minister of Incheaffray to be adverteisit
to seik tryell of the said man be the saidis William and David
Drummondis, his parrochinaris.
Margaret Cairtour: Ane wreting beand producit in Margaret
Cairtouris name send fra the minister and eldaris of Dunbartane
schawand that Henrie Cunynghame confessit the said Margaret to
be with baime to him as the same in the self beris. The brethir tuke
to advys heirwith to the nixt sessioun.