Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1579
Ordanis George Huntar to caus his dochter to compleit the banne of matry-
mony with David Strachon on Sonday eftir Midsommer Day or than to
allege ane reassonabil caus quhy the samyn suld not be done.78
It is aggreit betuix Andro Donaldson, master of the hospital on the ane
part, and Jhon Richartson on the uther part, with consent of the minister
and eldaris, that is to say, that the said Richartson sail repair and big up all
the sloppes of the burial [ground]79 that are presently down or that misteris
repairing, and sail pin the holl burial wall within and without headis to the
harling and sail uphald the sloppes that he biges be the space of thre yeiris,
for the quhilk caus the said master of the hospital sail discharge the said Jhon
Richartson of his part of the burial mail80 extending to four merkes yeirly
for the space of thre yearis beginning at Witsonday nixt cum, and the said
master of the hospital sail find
[46] him materialles to this effect, and at the issue of the said yeiris sail leaf
the said burial wall sufficiently reparit. (Contract betwix the masteres of
hospital and taxisman of the burial)
Because Margreat Ruthven hes gevin in hir bill with the copy of the
summondes be the quhilk scho is summondit to Edinburgh, in respect
quhereof the assembly hes grantit hir ane fyftein dayis to cair hir busines.81
Ordanis the act of the assembly to strek upon Cristian Blosom for the slan¬
dering and injuring of Eufam Tully, spouse to James Sym.
And lykwayis ordanis the said act to strak upon Thomas Broun for injuring
of Eling Richarttson, spouse to Thomas Malcom.
Jhon Bachlan compering yit as of befoir grantes mutual cohabitation with
Janet Rollok, and promisses to mary on Sonnday eftir Midsommer.
4 Junii 1579
Quhilk day Jhon Basylly becam caution under the pain of x _£ that Thomas
Walcar salbe [sic] compeir befoir the kirk so schone as the kirk sail charge
him.
78 See 9 Mar. 1579. Midsummer is 24 June, so the session has allowed nearly three months for
the couple to marry - a notable indulgence.
79 Omitted.
80 That is, he need not pay his usual portion of the tax to finance maintenance of the kirkyard;
instead, he is paying it in kind with his service.
81 The session recognized the need for business people to be able to travel when required, so
they suspended Sundays of repentance for the duration of necessary travel. Ruthven gets
two Sundays off to go to Edinburgh, but these will be added to the end of her sentence.