Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1578
Quhilk day also Mr Jhon Row, minister at Perth, publikly admoneschit in
pulpeit Jhon Scott, Margreat Ruthven, William Henderson, [and]83 Janet
Wright, adulterates, to compeir befoir the elderis the morne immediady
following, or than thaireftir to be excommunicat upon Sonday thaireftir
following.
10 October 1578:
Comperit Margreat Ruthven, adulterix, and promised to find caution that
scho suld fulfill the injunctionis of the kirk for hir adultery, so that thairupon
scho micht half hir bairn baptisit. (Margaret Ruthven)
Quhilk day also comperit William Henderson, adulterer, and promised faith¬
fully to get ane sufficient declarator againe the xx day of this instant moneth
or than to suffer the injunctionis of the kirk as ane adulterer.
Quhilk day the minister and elderis hes admittit Andro Fairweill in place of
Thomas Bruce umquhill ane of the puir beddellis in the kirk and hes ordanit
that he haif ii s therefoir as the rest, and also that he haif ane gown conform
to the order, and his first duties to payment to begin upon Setterday nixt.
12 October 1578
The quhilk day the minister publickly in pulpeit after sermon publiest the
names of the new chosin elderis and deaconis and masters of the hospitahty
forsaides, desyring gif ony man had to oppone agains tham that thai suld
oppone in tyme, and becaus no thing wes objectit nor opponit, the elderis
and deaconis and masters of the hospital above writtin comperit and acceptit
thair offices and gif thair aithis for the faithful administration of the sam
according to the ordor.
13 October 1578
The elders in thair awin consent is content that quha evir beis away in tym
cuming from the assemblies without ane reassonabil excus sail pay xii d, and
lykwayis quhaevir cumis in after thre houris sail pay with thair awin consent
vi d. (act for absentis [a]d horo in [a]udiences ... assembly)84
[25] The quhilk day also the samyn elderis constitutis Mr Walter Cully scryb
to the assembly as of befoir and appointes unto him as was allowit unto the
84 Corner of page torn. The ‘assembly’ is the session meeting, which some elders failed to
attend at all; others came in late, after three o’clock. Time discipline was a hallmark of
Reformed culture; the elders would increasingly enforce punctuality in sermon attendance
85 Edge of page torn.