> Page 97 > Delations > Alexr Hamilton John Wasoun Alexr Mongersland for drunknes James Broun in > wardlaw for blasphemie > Session Decemb 28 1654 > The whilk day Alexr Hamiltoun being somoned for too leat drinking and > drunknes was called and compeared not is ordained to be somoned pro > secundo > The whilk day John Wasoun being sumoned for both drinking and drunknes was > called and compeared confessing his scandalouse caredge in drinking and > feighting and incroaching on the saboth by stang till two hours in the > morning the session ordains him to acknowledge his sin from the publick > place before the congregation which he did > The whilk day James Broun in wardlaw being somoned for blasphamie was > called and compeared denying the blasphamie this referred to further > probation and he somoned apud acta to keep till nixt session day > The whilk day Alexr Mongersland being somoned for drunknes was called and > compeared denying the same it is referred to further probation > Delations > Adam Obeake and Jonate Smith for fornication > Session jannari 4 1655 > The whilk day Alexr Hamiltoune being somoned for drunknes and leat > drinking was called and compeared confessing the same the session finding > this to be his first fault in publick and that he seemed to be sensible of > his miscaredge did think fit to rebuke him for the present exhorting him > with all to more watchfullnes over his conversation > The whilk day James Broun in wardlaw being somoned for blasphamie was > called and compeared denying the same the mater being referred to > probation the witneses depones first Johne Thomsonn skinner depones that > he hard James Broun say I have counted on the Lord over buy and I will not > wait any longer and also said that god wer more obledgt to him than he wer > to god, Johne Toreance depons that he hard James Broun say he had waited > on god a year and he would wait no longer he had now gottene a new lygt > and god was also much in his common as he was in his the session finding > his blasphamie proven referd him to the presbytrie for his sensure > The whilk day Alexr Mongersland being somoned for drunknes was called and > compeared not is ordained to be somoned pro tertio. > >