Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1588
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awin consentis, at quhat tyme Jhon Cudbert wricht satesfeit the penultie as
cautioner for the said Elspet for not fulfilling the band. And ordanit the Jhon
Adam to be wardit ay and quhill he satisfie the geir and money ressavit be
him fra hir and James Brydie lykewyis to remane in ward ay quhill he satisfie
lykwyis as thai have done. (James Brydy cautione for Adam)11
[15v] The ordor to be observit at the tabill in tyme of the communion
To keip the southe kirk dor
Adam Anderson bailyie, Robert Anderson dean of gild, James Adameson,
and Patrik Justice elders
To collect the takins and almes
James Murray and Jhon Gall deakins
To gadder the almes at the north kirk dor
Alester Macduff deakyn
To keip the southe queir dor
OUver Young bailyie, Andrew Wilson elder
To keip the north queir dor
Andrew Malcom bailyie, Oliver Car eldar
To keip the dor at the skynners dask
Patrik Blair bailyie, Alexander Gibson eldar, George Lawreston and William
Ross officiars
To convoy the wyne to the tables
Jhon Henderson and Patrik Quhyt deakyns
To fill the cuppis
Jhon Crystison, Robert Lethome, Alexander Chalmer and Thomas Cragy
dekkins
To convoy the breid
Patrik Olyphant and Duncan Robertson elders
To convoy the cupis
Donald Jhoneston, Andrew Donaldson, Duncan Mcgregor, Alexander
PulirJ?] elders
To keip order in Sanctandrouse lyl
William Chalmer
To await on the bread
Mr George Ruthven deakyn
To repair the kirk, furneise the dementis, and all uther necessars
to the tabil
Oliver Peblis thesaurer
The length and detail of this entry signals how rare such dissolutions were: the session took
contracting very seriously.