Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1578
The assemblie ordains the bailyeis to put Jonat Wright, Alexander Adam,
Agnes Thomson, [and] Donald Monteth in to the tolbuith ay and quhill thai
compeir or thai find caution to compeir befoir the assemblie, becaus thai
being lauchfulhe summoned compeirit not.
Ordains the bailyeis to pund CatherinYester [and] Malcom Denis every ane
of tham for half ane merk to the puir for thair flyting.
11 August 1578
Quhilk day comperit Alexander Wannay and Violat Rynd and desyrit thair
bannes to be proclamit and the said Alexander found Mr Robert Rynd
caution under the pain of ten jT that he suld performe the said bannis and
siclyk the said Violat fand Mr William Rynd caution under the lyk pain. (1.
2. 3. M.)
[19] The assemblie ordains James Hepburne to pay ten £ to the puir as
caution for Catherin Cunningam that scho suld haf performit the band of
matrymonie quhilk scho contractit with Jhon Tod.61
18 August 1578
The assemblie ordains Alexander Jhonston this day aucht dayis to bring
half ane merk to the assemblie upon the pond62 that he tuk from Catherin
Yester for hir flyting and lykwayis ane such half merk from Malcom Denis
for his flyting.63
The assemblie ordains Jhon Scot [and] Margreat Ruthven to be admonischit
publictlie to cum to thair repentance under the pain of excommunication.
And lykwais ordains Wilham Henderson and Janet Wricht to be admonischit
under the lyk pain.
Ordanis the bailyeis to put Margreat Hillok,64 Alison Gowan, [and] Elspat
Mitchell in the tolbuith becaus thai being lauchfully warnit to compeir
befoir the assemblie comperit not.
61 One can only wonder about the family dynamics of the Cunningham/Tods when on 4
August Tod was instructed to repent slandering Margaret Cunningham and a week later is
to marry Catherine Cunningham.
62 ‘Pond’, ‘poynd’, ‘pund’ are variant spellings for the money forfeit.
63 The session’s order for the penalty is inadvertently recorded twice by the scribe.
64 See 9 Nov. 1577: Margaret Hillok is contumacious.
65 The pund is twice the usual since Jakson is serving as caution for both parties