Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1579
Donaldson, master of the hospitality, to gif him ane gown and tua s in the
oulk according to the order as the rest gettes.
Comperit Janet Wricht and submittit hir self to the disciplin of the kirk for
hir adultery with William Henderson and promissit to this effect to cum to
the exerceis upon Wednesday nixt.7
It is also thoughtt meit that the assembly mak thair supplication also to
the consel upon Thurisday tuiching the walkaris, that na walkar perk thair
wobbis8 as in tymes past upon the Grayfreris wallis.
(Act of Jhon Swenton) The quhilk day Jhon Swenton, master of the sangs-
chul9 of this town exponit to the assembly of the ministers and eldares that
he had great travailles in teaching of the youthe of this town in musak and in
takin up of the psalmes, and that the consell of the town had maid him sum
titil of rycht to the annualles of the confraternity alter within this town.10
Yit notwithstanding, he was content to submit him self to the assembly of
the kirk herin and ressaif of benevolence that [which]11 thai pleasit to bestow
upon him induring his travail and gud service, and becaus the assembly was
willing to gratify the said Jhon for his gud service, therefoir thai willit him
to discharge any right he had or pretendit to the said alterage and to ressaf
sic ben[evolence]12 as thai wald bestow upon him. In respect quhairof the
s[aid Jhon]13
[32] willingly be thir presentes hes renuncit and presendy renuncis and over-
gevis all richt [sic] titil of ryt he hes or may haif to the said alterage of the
confraternity gevin to him be the consell of this town or ony uther wayis,
with all letters and executorialles rysit thereupon. In respect quhairof the
said assembly of the eldaris is content that the said Jhon Suenton intromet
with the annualles of the said alterage induring the space of the yeir to
7 See 21 Oct. 1578 and note 179, explaining this ‘proto-presbytery’. As an adultress, she is to
appear before the Wednesday presbytery meeting. See 6 Oct. 1578, Cristian Buchans similar
8 Lay their cloth out to dry. The fullers would have used the water from the southern branch
of the lade coming from the river Almond to scour their cloth.
9 The songschool continued after the Reformation along with the town grammar school. Its
master was to be trained in music, and the boys were to lead the congregation in psalm¬
singing. Grammar school and songschool masters often served as readers in the Reformed
kirk. See CP, 71—73 for more on psalm-singing and schools in post-Reformation Scodand.
An X in the margin above the case name draws attention to this matter.
10 For the rentals of the confraternity altar at this date, see Milne, 32-34.
11 Omitted.
12 lorn.
13 Corner of the page is torn off, but NLS ms Adv. 31.1.1, fo. 16r, has ‘the said John’, which
may still have been visible when Scott copied it.