Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS I581-I587 Ipy
he hes committit na adultrie with hir hot confessis adultrie with the
said Elezabeth Hozok befoir his said devorcement, for the quhilk
he offiris him self to obey the kirk as he salbe commandit. And
being accusit be the moderatour to declair gif he hade camall
dell at ony tyme with the said Margaret befoir he was partit fra
the said Ellesone Bruce, the said James denyit the samin simpliciter.
Farder, the said James being desyrit to declair gif the said Alexander
Mwre, minister, was musellit or ony wayis disgysit the tyme he
mareit him with the said Margaret Murray and quhat pepill was
in the kirk the tyme of his manage and gif the day of his manage
was on ane Sonday or nocht, the said James answerit that the said
minister was na manir of way disgysit on his faice nor utherwayis
the tyme of the said manage bot was honestlie claid in blak as
becumis ane minister and that thair was ane lairge numbir of
honest personis of the parrochun, men and wemen, in the kirk the
tyme of the said manage. And as for the day, he answerit that he
remembrat nocht gif it was on ane Sonday or nocht. Als, the said
James being requyrit gif he wald preive his last answer be famus
witnes, viz., the apparell of the minister that he haid on the tyme
of the manage, the numbir of the pepill that was present thairat,
and gif the day of his manage was on ane Sonday or nocht, the said
James offirit to do the samin. And for productioun of his witnessis
to the effect foirsaid, the brethrein assignis to him the iiij day of
Fabruar instant. The brethrein being advysit with the pretendit
manage made betuix the said James and Margaret continewis thair
jugementis thairin quhill thay be advysit with the brethrein of the
nixt provincial! assemblie of this province to be haldin in Edinburgh
the first Twysday of Aprill nixt, viz., the vij day of the samin
moneth, and wamis the said James apud acta to compeir befoir the
said assemblie, day and plaice foirsaid, to heir and se the jugementis
of the said assemblie pronuncit anent the said mariage quhethir gif it
be lauchfull or nocht, and that he siclyk ressave injunctionis fra the
said assemblie for the said adultrie committit be him with the said
Elezabeth Hozok, alias Quene, as salbe injonit to him and to obey
thame undir the paine of excommunicatioun.
Margaret Bruce: The quhilk day ane summondis beand producit
deulie execute and indorsit upone Margaret Bruce chairgeing hir to
have compeirit befoir us the said day to haif answerit at the instance