Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1588
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Gall being inquyrit quhat was the deposition of the said Bessye in the tyme
of hit birth and to quhome the bairne appertenit and quho was father of
the bairne, deponit that efter inquisition of hir in the foirsaid tyme of hir
birth and incaUing of the name of god to be witness to trewth with greit
and horribill aithis declarit the bairne to appertene to Ritschie Macbene,
quha lykwayis schew the bairne according to hir oppinion to ben borne
at the fill perfection of birth and not afoir tyme. And at the tyme of the
traveling of the said Bessy Ritschy Macbeine came to the yet and desyrit to
be in. As also that the said Bessye confessit the bairne to have bene gottin
in Mr Jhon Andersonis house being thryse fecht to him be Janet Bell the
said Mr Jhonese servand.
Vigesimo tertio Septembris 1588
Ordanis Violat Quhyt ilk ulk to havexii d
Ordanis Henrie Wilson and his wyflfe to have ulkly xii d
Comperis William Macbaith and Nans Robertson and desyris their bannes
of mariadge to be proclamit. Caution for the man Robert Macbaith, for the
woman Nicol Blair.
Comperis William Scharp and Margreit Jak and desyris their bannes of
mariage to be proclamit. Caution for the man Thomas Schairp, for the
woman Jhon Jak.
The minister and elders present nominates and appointis Andrew
Donaldson, Duncan Robertson, James Adamson, and Patrik Olyphant
masters of hospital and elders to concur for us minister and elders, with
Oliver Pebbles, James Drummond, Oliver Young, and William Robertson,
nominated by William Creif of that ilk and gevis them power to resson,
agrie and conclude, the minister being overman,44 and aggreing with them
or ony thrie of them in the action of the puir persewit against the laird of
Moncreif quherein he is addettit to the hospital and promises to stand at
their delyverance for our part (Commission concerning the laird Moncreif)
[20v] and appointis the persones nominated be us to be present at efternoon
sermon on Thursday nixt in the kirk of Perth, as also the uthers consentis
thereto and promises to meit and the foirsaid tyme to do in the premisses
as becumis.
Tiebreaker.