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.