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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1589
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he requyrit thereto. And the said Androw answerit that he haid not tane on
the office of ane deakyn and thocht he suld not bene chairgit. Thairfoir the
minister and elderis remitis the rigor of their determination under promeis
the nixt Sunday and all uther dayis thai suld be chargit thai wilbe mair
cairfiill and do dihgence that in the [event] .. ,66
[32v] the puir was hurt throw their necgligence thai sale pleise to get sa
mekill in agane, quha thai promisit, upon the quhilk promises their poyndis
was restorit to them agane. (George Sympson/ Androw Rynd)
Forsamekill as it standis with the word of god and with everie ane of our
tounis deweteis to be instant and67 prayer for the kingis magistie praying
god to send him ane happy viage throch the sie and joyful meting with his
quene and agane heisty and joyful returning to this cuntrie agane with his
quene and haill company. It is thocht gud as the custom and form throch
all Scotland to quhom word of his departur is cum that Sonday nixt and all
utheris Sondayis as sail be thocht meit ane fast sail be. And that the same
the mair solemnely may be done na mariagis to be usit in that tyme. (Fast
for the king/ Na mariage in this tyme)
Seing that dyvers admonitions takis not effect especially in the baxters quha
ar at divers tymes admonisit that on Sonday in tyme of preitsching na breid
suld be set out to sell, it is ordanit that ane scholer^quyedy be stud fiirth
be the visitores and afoir them to not69 quhair the same is done and to be
reportit agane to the elderis on Mononday nixt that the doers of the same
may be punisit, and ane disson70of the breid tane and distributit amang the
puir. (Baxters setting breid furth in tyme of preitsching)
Secundo Novembris 1589
Comperis Androw Calloch of the parochin of Muthill71 and Helen Duncan
of this and desyris their bannes to be proclamit. Caution for the man Thomas
Crie, for the woman George Hunter.
Comperis Jhon Gray and Margreit Allan and desyris their bannes to be
proclamit. Caution for the man David Allan, for the woman Androw Allan.
66 One word illegible.
67 For‘in’.
68 One of the grammar school boys, to be used as a scribe?
69 Note.
70 Dozen.
71 The parish of Muthill, in Auchterarder presbytery, at this date had no minister; John
Davidson would be installed in 1590.

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