Series 4 > Stirling Presbytery Records 1581-1587

STIRLING PRESBYTERY RECORDS I58I-I587 23I
the purpois and mening of the apostill thairintill and thairfor concern¬
ing this point of his tryell in exerceis, the brethrein jugis him nocht
meit to continew a minister in the kirk, yit for farther knawlege of
the said Mr Adame in his doctrein the brethrein ordanis him to teiche
privallie on the first chaptur of Markis evangell beginning at the
4 vers and to tak swa meikill as heplasis, and that in form of publick
doctrein withe applica[tio]nis as apperteinis, and this to be done
on the first day of November nixt in presens of the brethrein.
At Sterling the xxv day of October, 1586
Presentes: James Andirsone, Patrik Gillaspie, Alexander Fargy,
Robert Mentayth, ministeris; Mr Alexander lull, Mr Henrie Layng,
Mr William Moresone, brethir of exerceis.
Patrik Layng: According to ane act of the last synnodall assemblie
of this province commanding the brethrein of this presbytery to
try and examin Patrik Layng and utheris in this presbytery con¬
cerning thair doctrein and conversatione, the brethrein ordanis the
said Patrik to teiche prevallie on the fyft chaptur of the epistill to
the Romanis at the beginning thairof in forme off exerceis on the
viij day of November nixt, quhairbe the brethrein may undirstand
gif he be proffitablle in the kirk and worthie to continue as ane
pastor thairin or nocht.
At Sterling the first day of November, 1586
Presentes: James Andirsone, Mr Arthur Fethie, Andro Forester,
Mr Alexander Wallace, Mr Adame Merschell, ministeris; and Mr
Alexander lull, ane brother of exerceis.
Tryell off Mr Adame Merschell: The quhilk day being appointit
to Mr Adame Merschell to gif ane tryell privallie on his forme of
publict doctrein with applicationis on the text appointit to him,
the said Mr Adame in presens of the brethrein foirsaid teichit on
the said text, viz., on the first chaptur of S. Mark evangell, beginning
at the 4 vers inclusive to the 7 vers of the samin exclusive, quhais
doctrein bein hard and the brethrein jugementis thairon cravit, the
samin was fund sound aggreing with the annalegie of fayth hot
insafar as thay hard of the said Mr Adame as yit concerning his