Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS 1581-1587 I51
Walter McAlaster, and Marjorie Galbraith, spous to Umphra
Levenox, chairgeing thame to have compeirit the said day to
answer at the instance of the kirk for passing in pilgramage to
Chrystis woll and using of superstitioun and idolatrie thairat expres
againis Godis Word, ilk persone undir the paine of disobedience,
compeirit personallie the said Marione Gilfillane and confessit sho
past to Chrystis woll becaus scho haid ane sair leg to gait remade
thairat to it, and confessis scho drank of it and wische hir leg with
the waltir thairof and past ainis about the woll, belevand alwayis
scho sould have bein the better of thir hir doingis. Compeirit
personallie the said Jonett Mairtein and grantis scho past in pilgra¬
mage to Chrystis woll, and thairby belevit to have bein lichter of
hir bairne scho was with, and past ainis about the woll and wische
hir feit and handis with the waltir thairof, denyis scho drank of it
and that scho left ony thing behind hir thairat. Compeirit the said
Marjorie Galbrayth and confessit scho past to the said woll becaus
scho haid ane sair ee and belevit to have gottin help thairto be the
said woll and confessit scho wische hir ee and hir forrat with the
waltir thairof. The remanent of the saidis personis being oft tymis
callit compeirit nocht. Thairfor the brethrein ordanis thame to be
summond of new to the effect foirsaid undir paine of excommuni-
catioun.
Robert Lecky: The quhilk day compeirit Robert Lecky of
Kepderroch, spous to [blank], and grantis him to have committit
adultrie with Jonet Mairtein, yunger, by his wyf, for quhilk he
submittis him self in the will of the brethir. The brethrein ordanis
and commandis him to pas to ye nixt provincial! assemblie of this
province to be haldin in Edinburgh the first Twysday of October,
viz., the first day thairof, thair to ressave his injunctionis for his
said offence of adultrie and to obey thame undir the paine of
excommunicatioun. Attour, commandis and ordanis the said
Robert Lecky to act caution in the commissaris buikis of Striviling
with all diligence that he sail obey and satisfie the said ordinance in
all pointis undir the paine of xl libis., to be payit be the said cautioner
incaice of disobedience with certificatioun and the said Robert
failze in acting off cautioun, as said is, the brethir will ordaine
Patrik Gillaspie, his minister, to proceid in admonitiounis againis
him according to the ordur, and incaice of disobedience (as God