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THE PERTH KIRK SESSION BOOKS: 1589
435
For the quhilk cause foirsaid Jhon Howton flescher lykwayis was callit and
accusit and confest that he was in Alexander Moncreiffis house quhen the
young man came in and delyvert the gold to the said Alexanderes wyf
and lykwayis quhen as he mist ane walit and peice of the said gold for the
quhilk the said Alexanderes wyf said scho suld turn the riddell hot did it
not. (John Howeton)
Quhilk day David Jakson comperit and producit fyve poyndis penultie for
cautionarie for Thomas Scodand becaus the said Thomas fulfillit not the
band of matrimony with Janet Randy. Quhairfoir the said David protestit
that he suld be wardit quhen as he came to the town for his releif quhilk
the elders present grantit. (David Jakson for Scodand)
Octavo Decembris 1589
Comperis Patrik Weitfiit and Janet Stobby and desyris their bannes to be
proclamit. Caution for the man Walter Cudbert, for the woman Androw
Stobby.
Decimo quinto Decembris 1589
Comperis Abraham Alexander and Margreit Davidson and desyris their
bannes to be proclamit. Caution for the man Jhon Beirne, for the woman
James Davidson.
Comperis Jhon Murray and Isobel Wilson and desyris their bannes to be
proclamit. Caution for the man Thomas Donaldson, for the woman Alex¬
ander Wilson.
Comperis Jhon Duncan and Janet Blair and desyris their bannes to be proc¬
lamit. Caution for the man Robert Schang, for the woman Androw Malcom.
[34v] Quhilk day Elspet Eakyn spouse to Jhon Basilly comperit in presens
of the elders and schew hir dochter Margreit Mackerres was lichter of ane
bairne being in perel of deith and desyrit for godis cause that the bairne
micht be baptist and scho suld find caution under the pane of fourty poyndis
that scho incontinent eftir scho raise suld satisfie quhatever the kirk wald
injone to hir to be done for satisfaction of hir offence for the quhilkes
causis foirsaides Androw Basilly and Robert Snell under the sowme foirsaid
became cautiones for ane to present hir quhen the kirk requyrit under the
pane of xl £.H2 (Margaret Mackerres/ Androw Bassilly/ Robert Snell)
himself was concerned with this particular superstition: James VI, Daemonologie (1597), ed.
G.B. Harrison (Edinburgh, 1966), 12.
82 See above, 21 Jan. 1589.
435
For the quhilk cause foirsaid Jhon Howton flescher lykwayis was callit and
accusit and confest that he was in Alexander Moncreiffis house quhen the
young man came in and delyvert the gold to the said Alexanderes wyf
and lykwayis quhen as he mist ane walit and peice of the said gold for the
quhilk the said Alexanderes wyf said scho suld turn the riddell hot did it
not. (John Howeton)
Quhilk day David Jakson comperit and producit fyve poyndis penultie for
cautionarie for Thomas Scodand becaus the said Thomas fulfillit not the
band of matrimony with Janet Randy. Quhairfoir the said David protestit
that he suld be wardit quhen as he came to the town for his releif quhilk
the elders present grantit. (David Jakson for Scodand)
Octavo Decembris 1589
Comperis Patrik Weitfiit and Janet Stobby and desyris their bannes to be
proclamit. Caution for the man Walter Cudbert, for the woman Androw
Stobby.
Decimo quinto Decembris 1589
Comperis Abraham Alexander and Margreit Davidson and desyris their
bannes to be proclamit. Caution for the man Jhon Beirne, for the woman
James Davidson.
Comperis Jhon Murray and Isobel Wilson and desyris their bannes to be
proclamit. Caution for the man Thomas Donaldson, for the woman Alex¬
ander Wilson.
Comperis Jhon Duncan and Janet Blair and desyris their bannes to be proc¬
lamit. Caution for the man Robert Schang, for the woman Androw Malcom.
[34v] Quhilk day Elspet Eakyn spouse to Jhon Basilly comperit in presens
of the elders and schew hir dochter Margreit Mackerres was lichter of ane
bairne being in perel of deith and desyrit for godis cause that the bairne
micht be baptist and scho suld find caution under the pane of fourty poyndis
that scho incontinent eftir scho raise suld satisfie quhatever the kirk wald
injone to hir to be done for satisfaction of hir offence for the quhilkes
causis foirsaides Androw Basilly and Robert Snell under the sowme foirsaid
became cautiones for ane to present hir quhen the kirk requyrit under the
pane of xl £.H2 (Margaret Mackerres/ Androw Bassilly/ Robert Snell)
himself was concerned with this particular superstition: James VI, Daemonologie (1597), ed.
G.B. Harrison (Edinburgh, 1966), 12.
82 See above, 21 Jan. 1589.
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