Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

142 STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS I581-I587
quhilk Patrik Gillaspie, his minister, testefeit to be of trewthe, and
thairfor desyrit his bannis to be proclamit with Agnes Mentayth,
with quhome he hade committit the said fomicatioun, quhairwith
the brethrein, being advysit and understanding that albeit the said
Johnne hade committit adultrie yit he was nocht divorcit thairfoir,
and thairfor inrespect of the departing of his wyf, undirstandis him
to be fre, quhairfor ordanis the said Patrik Gillaspie, his minister, to
proclame his bannis with the said Agnes lauchfullie, according to
the ordur, and gif na lauchfull impediment be opponit in the contrar
to compleit manage betuix thame.
Patrik Layttg: The quhilk day being assignit to Patrik Layng to
produce ane summondis dewlie execute and indorsit on Margaret
Bruce, his buik of disceplein to be veseit be the brethrein, the
answer made to his first accusatioun, quhilk the brethrein hes fund
to be rivin away fra the beginning of his answeris gevin in befoir
thame, and also his admonitiounis in perfyt forme made be him
againis the disobedientis of Clakmannan, conforme to the brethreinis
ordinance made on the xviij day of Junij last bypast, compeirit the
said Patrik and, being desyrit be the moderatour to produce as is
abone specefeit, ansorit he hade na thing to produce, except the
admonitiounis usit be him againis the disobedientis, quhilk was
nocht fund formall, eftir that thai war considderit be the brethir.
Farder, the said Patrik being accusit for taking of ix s. for compleiting
of manage in the kirk of Clakmannan on Sonday last betuix David
Lindsay and Jonet Donaldsone, the said Patrik denyit the samin
simpliciter. The answeris of the said Patrik Layng with the said
accusatioun and utheris accusatiounis gevin in againis him of befoir
being considderit be the brethrein, thay find the said Patrik fengzeit
in his speikin, sayand now that he hes nocht ane buik of disceplein
quhilk befoir he confessit to have hade, negligent in his offeice and
disobedient to the voice of the kirk in nocht executing of the said
summondis being oft tymis commandit, and to appeir to be varie
sclanderus in his offeice in selling of the sacramentis and utheris
benefeittis of the kirk. Thairfor the brethrein suspendis the said
Patrik fra all functioun in the kirk ay and quhill he produce the
said summondis dewlie execute and indorsit on Margaret Bruce,
with certificatioun gif he use ony functioun in the kirk in the
mentyme he salbe deprivit for evir. Quhilk ordinance beand made