Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

112 STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS 1581-1587
word to the nixt generall assemblie the proces deducit befoir thame
concerning the tryell of Mr Johnne Campbell, bischop of lyllis,
according to the act of the generall assemblie.
Mr Johnne Campbell: The quhilk day being assignit to the breth-
rein to pronunce thair jugementis anent the accusatiounis layit
againis Mr Johnne Campbell, bishcop of lyllis, the said Mr Johnne
beand personallie present the brethrein, yit as of befoir, continewis
thair jugementis thairin to the first Twysday eftir Sanct Lowrence
day, viz., the xiij day of August nixt, the said Mr Johnne wamit
thairto apud acta with certificatioun and he failze the brethrein
will pronunce according to the Word of God and disceplein of
the kirk. The said Mr Johnne promesis keip the said day and
compeir befoir the brethrein, according to thair ordinance in all
pointis.
Issobell Boyd: The quhilk day it was declairit to the brethrein be
James Andirsone, minister at Striviling, that quhair ane woman in
this toun callit Issobell Boyd, beand suspectit for adultrie, was
summond to have compeirit befoir the sessioun of the kirk of
Striviling for tryell of the samin, hes fled furth of this toun for
eschwein of disceplein and thairfor desyris the brethrein to tak sic
ordur that the said Issobell may sustein disceplein, it is ordeinit that
ilk minister tak privie inquisitioun in ilk ane of thair sessiounis for
the said Issobell, and also to inquyr for hir publictlie in pulpet laving
adoptioun to the minister to use ony of the twa first as he plesis, and
quhow son tryell be hade of hir to reveill it to the brethrein and
expell hir furth of thair congregatioun.
Margaret McQuhirry: The quhilk day compeirit Margaret
McQuhirry in Airthe, unmareit, and grantis hir to have borne ane
baime gottin in adultrie on hir be Alexander Robertsone thair,
mareit, and submittis hir in the will of the kirk.
Margaret Stewart: The samin day compeirit Margaret Stewart in
Airthe, unmareit, and grantis hir to have borne ane baime gottin in
adultrie on hir be James Smyth, mareit, and submittis hir in the will
of the kirk thairfoir.
David Burne: The samin day compeirit David Bume in Clak-
mannan with Margaret Yung and grantis him to have gottin ane
baime in adultry by his wyf on Agnes Alexander in Allway for the
quhilk he submittis him in the will of the kirk.