Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1579
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in Patrick Matthewis25 and submittes him self to the disciplin of the kirk
thairfoir and promisit to enter to the tolbuith [as] desirit. ([1. 2.] S.)26
Comperit Jhon Kay and Janet Moreis and desyrit thair bannes to be proc-
lamit befoir marriage, and for performance of the said banne the said Jhon
hes fund Thomas Rutherford caution under the pain of ten X]. and siclyk
the said Janet fand James Schaw under the lyk pain.
Comperit Preveis Macarbary and confessit his fornication with Margreat
Gall and submittes him self to the disciplin of the kirk therefoir and prom-
issit to enter to the tolbuith this day thre oulkes. (R)
Comperit Walter Scott and confessit his secund fault of fornication with
Issobel Peiris and submittes him self to the disciplin of the kirk thereof[sic],
and Andro Auld is becom caution under the pain of ten _£ that he sail enter
this day xx dayis. (1. 2. 3. 4. 5. b.)27
Decimo sexto Febmarii 1579
Quhilk day Jhon Bunch becam caution under the pain of ten pund that
Jhon Dow suld fulfill the injunctionis of the kirk quhilk was to be injoint
unto him for his fornication.
At Perth the sixtein day of Februar in anno Ixxviii28 yeire in the caus and
action monit be Violat Robeson, spous to Thomas Dundy burgess of the
burgh of Perth aganis the said Thomas hir housband befoir the assembly
of the minister and eldaris of the said burgh, making mention that the
said Thomas upon Witsonnday last or thereby through evil cogitation or
jolesy29 monit in his awin brain aganis hir did thair through separat him
self from hir and left hir in ane wind house30 destitut of all support and
in peril of desperation, doing that lay in him to haif kyall hir gif god had
not assistit hir with his spriet, and had withdrawin him self, his guides
and gair and the use of his body from hir and hes not entertynit hir as
[35] he aucht to do his wyf. And therefoir the said Violat desy[ris] that the
said Thomas micht be compeUit to adheir unto hir and to entertein hir in all
thingis as becumis ane faithful housband to do unto his wyf, as at mair lenth
is contenit in the saidViolattes petition and libel exhibit and producit by said
25 She was a servant in Matthews’ household.
26 ‘As desired’ is an uncertain reading; the ink is very faint after ‘des-’.The marginal notation
27 For Isobel’s part, see 23 Apr.: she skipped town to avoid prosecution.
28 For 1578, or 1579 in New Style, with the year beginning Jan. 1.
29 Jealousy.
30 A building where grain was winnowed.