Series 6 > Perth Kirk Session books, 1577-1590

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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1589
of preitsching to have access to the buittis56 by57 all kynd of gud order and
specially at sik tyme quhen as the rest of the town war [at the] preitsching
serving god, confesset the same. And for howp of amendment in tymes
cumming the rigor of punisment was suspendit with certification ane he
do the elyk in tymes cumming he sail incur sik punisment as sail be monit
to him be the minister and elders. (William Makdill)
Comperis William Young alias Suddes and confessis his fornication with
Janet Scherar and submittis him to the disciphne of the kirk. (WilHam Young
Satis.)
Quhilk day Andrew Donaldson and James Adamson burgesses of Perth
maisters of the hospital that forsamekill as William Rynd son to umquhill
Robert Rynd ane necessar and profitabill servand in our kirk of Perth
during his lyftyme, being pr[ovi]dit to the altragis underwritten and in use
of uptaking of the annuellis and deweteis thereof thir sundry yeirs past, has
for the love he beirs to the advansment of that hospital foirsaid hes [sic] will¬
ingly and friely overgevin and renouncit to us and the hospital the altragis
St Jhon the Evangeleist, St Laurence, and St Michaels annuels and deweties
thereof and all ryt and titill of ryt quha he hes or may clame thereto trans-
feris the same in58 the said hospital and Mastership thereof for ever. And
also hes premiss [it] and oblist him self faytfully to concur and assist us and
the said hospital in inquiest and consul as neid beis to pruve the possession
of the said annuellis and dewteis be wreit and witnes sa far as lyis in his
power and habilite. HaifFing consideration also of the gud service of the
said umquhill Robert his father in our kirk of Perth and finally to the hard
estait of Agnes Gormok relict of the said Robert, ane indigent wedow and
of greit aige onabill to win her leifing and Cristane Rynd their dochter ane
fatherles damesell onprovyd[ed] quha acht ane suld be holpit be the rentis of
the hospital. Thairfoir and for sundry utheris gud causes and considerations
moving us to have gevin, grantit and assignit and be thir presentis we for
us and our successoris masters of the said hospital with avyse, consent, and
assent of the minister and eldership of the said kirk of Perth gevis, grantis
and assignis to the said William Rynd during his lyfetime all and haill the
annuel rents profitis, emoluments, and deweteis quhatsumever of the saides
thrie altragis and rents ...59
56 The town’s archery butts were in the South Inch, near where the old Franciscan friary had
stood.
57 Probably a mis-writing of‘but’, meaning ‘without’.
58 To.
59 Edge and lower corner of page torn; top line of verso cut through the text so that only the
bottoms of some words are legible.