Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

114 STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS 1581-1587
wretein subscryvit with his hand at lynthe beris. Thairfor the breth-
rein ordanis the said William Stirling to mak publict repentence on
Sonday the xij of this instant in the parroche kirk off Kincardin in
the tyme of sermond at the plaice appointit for penitenttis for his
offencis and sclandering of the kirk thairby in the said parrochun,
and that Michaell Lermonthe, minister, ressave the same repentence,
and als ordanis the said William to mak publict repentence in the
parroche kirk of Kippen on ane Sonday betuix and the xxiiij day of
Junij nixt for his offencis and sclandering of the kirk thairby in the
said parrochun, and that Patrik Gillaspie, minister, pas to the said
kirk and ressave his repentence. The brethrein, inrespect of his
penitencie, continewis the said William Stirling in reidein in the
kirk, marein of personis and ministratioun of baptisme to the nixt
generall assemblie.
Breking of the Sabbothe day: The brethrein, undirstandand that on
Sonday last thair was ane drum strukin in the brugh of Stirling be
ane certane of servand men and boyis, and May playis usit quhairby
the Sabbothe day was prophainit and the kirk sclanderit, thairfor the
brethrein ordanis the minister of Stirling to command the bailleis of
the toun in name of the kirk to tak ordur with the saidis personis,
prophanairis of the Sabboth day and puneis thame in exampill of
utheris and nocht to suffxr the lyk in tymis cuming undir the paine of
the censuris of the kirk to be execute againis thame.
Patrik Layng: The quhilk day the brethrein undirstandand that
forsamekill as anent certane accusatiounis layit againis Patrik Layng,
of the quhilkis the said Patrik denyit the maist part quhilkis was
assignit probatione as actis maid thairupone beris of the det the xix
day of Merche last bypast, nochttheless the said Patrik sensyne, oft
and dyvers tymis, hes promesit to produce in wret befoir the breth¬
rein his confessioun of the haill trewthe of the heddis quhairof he
was accusit and lykwys of all uthiris quhairof he thinkis him self
worthie to be accusit and insafar as it salbe fund that he hes offendit
againis the actis of the kirk submittis him self to the brethreinis will
thairanent, quhilk as yit the said Patrik hes nocht done, thairfor the
brethrein ordanis and commandis the said Patrik Layng (beand
personallie present) toproducein wret befoir the brethrein on the xxj
day of May instant his confessioun of the trewthe of his saidis accusa¬
tiounis and utheris befoir specefeit undir the paine of disobedience.