Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1578
105
Thomas Dundy92 is ordanit this day xv dayis to answer to the contentes of
the bill gevin in aganis him be Violat93 Robertson his spous.
Cristian Levingston is ordainit to be put in ward ay and quhill scho find
caution to compeir befoir [the]94 assembly.
Comperit Andro Rodgy and Catherin Yester and desyrit thair bannes to
be proclamit and the said Andro hes fund David Broun caution under the
pain of x ;£ that he sail go fordwart with the said banne, and lykwayis Jhon
Landray is becum [caution]95 for the said Catherin under the lyk pain of
x £. (M)
7 Novetnbris
Comperit Andro Rodgy and Catherin Yester and declarit in thair conscience
that thai had no carnal deal together.
Decimo Novembris 1578
Comperit Jonat Macmalichy and confessit hir secund fault of fornication
with Thomas Makky and therfor submittes hir self to the disciplin of the
kirk. (1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Nihil)96
Quhilk day also Mr Jhon Demite beand callit befoir the assembly and accusit
to have remainand prevatly in his house without all exerceis of religion
and that he hes subscryvit the artichs of religion, thairfoir the assembly hes
commandit the articles to be delyverit to the said Mr Jhon and he to gif his
answer thereto betwix this day and this day xv dayis.97
Quhilk day Thomas Dundy did gif in ane answer to the libel of complent
giffin aganis him be Violat Robeson his spous, to the quhilk Violat hes
gottin this day xv dayis to answer, and the party Violat desires ane copy of
the answer quhilk is appointtit to be gevin hir or red. In the meantyme the
said Violat desyris hir bairn to be baptisett because the said Thomas ... to
be ill, and this in presence of the party.
92 Dundy was a skinner of some substance, admitted to the guildry incorporation in 1575: GB,
283.
93 ‘Margreat’ is crossed out.
94 Omitted.
95 Omitted.
96 She seems to have performed the requisite six sabbaths of public repentance. The meaning
of‘nothing’ rather than ‘R’ for received is unclear.
97 Badly faded ink obscures four or five words before and a word following ‘in his house’, and
a few words near the end of the next entry.