Page 100 They could doe no more to bring him to a confession of fornication did take his oath that he was free of the forsaid sin and did ordaine him and hir to acknowledge the sin of ther scandalouse caredge from the publick place before the congregation withal on anothers fellowshipe The whilk day Agnes Jonstone being sumoned as relapse in drunknes wes called and compeared confessing the same the session finding hir much given to beastlie sinn did ordain hir to acknowledge the fauld from the publick place before the congregation till she should give evidences of hir repentance Delations Johne Walace for drunknes Johne Saar William Smith John Curie Rot Tannahil John Smith for drunknes Margaret Blackwood and Rot Jeamisonne for deboshing yong lads in selling drink to them on the saboth day. Session March 23 1655 The whilk day John Currie weaver being sumoned for drunknes wes called and compeared deneying the same it is refered to further probation The whilk day John Saar being sumoned for drunknes was called and compeared confessed that he went to the Deane in tyme of the forenons sermon and drank wt Thomas Hays house and plaid at the dyce and lykwaise that he drank in Rot Jehniesouns house upon the saboth abt nyne hours as also after the afternouns sermon the session ordains him to acknowledge his sin of profaining the saboth day from the publick place before the congregation which he did The whilk day Rot Tannahill being sumoned for drunknes and profanation of the Lords day wes called and compearing confessed that he went to the Deane at ten hours on the saboth and plaid at the dyce and came home at ten hours and went to the fourtedakers and lay there in the tyme of the afternoon sermon and that he paid his commer and drank thrie Happins of eale The session ordains him to acknowledge his sinn from the publick place before the congregation exhorting him withal to watch more over his wayes The whilk day John Palace being sumoned for drunknes wes called and compeared not is ordained to be sumoned pro secundo The whilk day John and William Smiths being sumoned for drunknes and profaining the Lords day wer called compeared confessing ther drunknes and profaining the Lords day the session finding them to be young did only sharply rebuik them exhorting them to have more respect to the saboth day and judi sobrieti The whilk day Rot Jeamisone and Margaret Blackwood being somoned for selling drink to young lads on the saboth day wes called and compearing confessed that he sold thre or four paints of eale to them for which the session did