Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1578
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Quhilk day comperit Jonat Will and confessitt hir fornication with Jhon
Rodgie and therefoir submittis hir self to the disciplin of the kirk. (1. 2. 3.
R.)
29 Junii 1578
The quhilk day Mr Jhon Row, minister of Perth, denuncit Elspat Carvor
excommunicat in presence of the holl pepill for substractin hir from hir
repentans for hir adultery. (Excommunicat.)
7 Julii 1578
Comperit Margreat Logan and confessit hir fornication with George Horne
and sayis hir barne was baptiest in the Kirk of Monzie be William Scott,
reader, and as yit hes not maid hir repentance. And Jhon Anderson youngar
is becum caution that the said Margreat sail cum to hir repentance on
Thurisday nixt cumis and satisfie the puir49 and also promisis to enter to the
tolboth after that the barne be spenit.50 (I.2.3.R.)
Comperit Cristian Wallange and confessit hir fornication with Donald
Monteth and therefoir submittis hir self to the disciplin of the kirk, and
Patrik Bischopis wif is caution this day aucht dayis to enter hir to the
tolboith. (1. 2. 3. R.)
Comperit Jhon Rodgie and confessit his fornication with Jonat Will and
therefoir submittis him self to the disciplein of the kirk. (1. 2. 3. R.)
Jonat Butter beand accusit quhidder scho51 had carnal deal or not with Sir
JhonTyrie promisis to compeir this day aucht dayis to gif flirt hir conscience
quhidder scho be giltie or not.52
Comperit George Horne and confessit his fornication with Margreatt
Logan and submittis him self therefoir to the disciplin of the kirk. (1 2 3. R.)
49 Paid her fine to the poor box. William Scott was reader in Monzie from 1574 to 1588 (Fasti
iv, 278). Readers were not permitted to baptise.
50 Delivered. The word can mean ‘grasped’; this is an unusual use of it.
51 The clerk from this point tends to revert to this common alternative spelhng for ‘she’.
52 Sir Jhon Tyrie, a cleric before the Reformation and provost of Methven, had founded the
chapel of St. Catharine and probably served as its last chaplain: NRS ms GD79/2/50,4/16.
The fornication case continues 14 July, but on 12 Jan. 1579, the couple requested that their
banns be pronounced, and on 19 Feb. 1579 they were licensed to marry in Kilspindy. Butter
(or Butler in the latter 1579 reference) predeceased her husband and left a will (NRS ms
CC20/4/2/113-115) listing mostly clothing and household furnishings, worth ,£36 7s 5d
after some modest debts.