Series 1 > Diary of Andrew Hay of Craignethan

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ANDREW HAY’S DIARY
[5 MAY
had some debates anent ane appeal given in be Martin
Grinlay, and some expressions Mr Jon Sinclair uttered against
the Synod which wer stopped be Mr Mungo Law. I saw a
letter also from the gen111 to the lady Waristoun desireing her
to deal with her daughter Humbie not to trouble Mr Gedeon
Penman which she ansred and the gen11 past fra his desire. I
took a drink w* Sr Jon in Waristoun’s for supper and lay ther
all night also.
This was a tollerable day.
A gray mistie day.
6 May, Jryday, 7 acloak.—This morning being in Edr after I
was ready I went in to the Synod and after much debate we
took in the bussines of Strabrock and listed 2 young men wl
Mr Jon Moubray viz1. Mr Jon Forrest and Mr James Gareshore
but Moubray caryed it of forrest by 3 votes. In this debate I
observed a great deall of heat betwixt Mr Ro1 Douglas and Mr
Jo" Smith and sore reflexions. Sr Ja. Stewart of Kirkhill1 first
appealed and then took it up again, but the worst affected
caryed the vote.
At 12 hors I dyned at Robert Lermonths hous w* his mother
in law, and his wife and was made very welcome. Then imme-
deatlie I cam to the Synod againe wher 1° we discussed that
appeal betwixt Pebles and Bigger anent Mr Ro* Broun of
Broughtoun. We submitted to the Synod and they chose a
Committee to sitt at Linton May 17, whereof I am one. They
appointed a fast the last Thursday of May. The rest of the
afternoone was spent on Mr Ged. Penman’s bussines. They
spent above ane houer whether I should sitt as judge in that
bussines, he having excepted against me, they desired my oath
anent partiall counsall but I first desired his oath de calumnia,
which he refusing I satt still, and reasoned what I could but
would vote non. In end we concluded that Mr Gedeon should
stand suspended till the nixt Synod, they intending to repone
him and not to depose him becaus of the act of assemblie 1648
1 General Monck.
2 Sir James Stewart of Kirkhill and Provost of Edinburgh, an eminent lawyer
and intimate friend of Lord Waristoun and Sir John Cheisley.