Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1579
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The assembly concludes the act tuiching flyttaris to be put in execucion
upon GeiUs Gardner spous to Jhon Scott for the injuring of Cristian Cowart
dochter to Robert Cowart, smyth.98
[51] Ordanis Janet Broun to use farther dihgence aganis Margreat Morison
for the probation of hir allegit sclander.
Ordanis the act tuiching flyttaris to be execut upon Margreat Morison for
the injuring ofViolat Oliphant."
Ordanis Jhon Scott to use farther dihgence again this day xiiii dayis for
probation of the allegit sclander aganis Jhon Toddy.
The assembly desyris the bailyeis to tak order with Cristian Mackinfry for
the scheding of Jhon Andersonis hir housbandes bluid, and to tak caution
of hir that scho compeir befoir the kirk.
Quhilk day Jhonn Ranoldson officer recordit that he had takin Jhon Peblis
caution under the pain of ten £ that he suld enter Catherin Kynloch befoir
the assembly.
4 August 1579
Quhilk day Jhon Eldar, flescher, becam caution for Margaret Mullich that
scho suld not trubil nor molest Thomas Makkay tuiching the sustentation of
his barne provyding that the said Thomas gif hir four merkes in the yeir for
his part, upon the quhilk I Mr Walter Tully100 delyverit to the said Margaret
Mullich xiii s iiii d for the first quarter fie in the presence of the said Jhon
Eldar and Jhon Ranoldson, officer to the kirk.
Decimo Augusti 1579
Comperit Catherin Kynloch and confessit hir fornication with Robert
Stewart, son to the laird of Mynto, and confessit lykwayis that scho had of
befoir tua barnis, ane to William Stewart and ane uther to James Colvill, and
so submittes hir self to the disciplin of the kirk for the thre fault.101
98 If this is the same Jhon Scott whose penitential behaviour was criticised 27 July 1579, this
was a troublesome family.
99 Morison seems to be something of a troublemaker. Having rather spoiledViolat Oliphant’s
marriage barms, she is now raihng at her, and at Janet Broun: see 27 July 1579. She may
have physically assaulted Oliphant, but the ‘injury’ could have been verbal.
>oo The clerk of session.
>01 See 3 and 9 Aug. 1579, 25 Sept. 1579, 7 and 25 Mar. 1580.