Page 81 Janet Mclory being delate & sumondit for foron wt Frederick Bar, compeered and confessing is ordained to acknowledge hir sin publickly three several sabboths befoir the congregation. The qlk day Johne Boyd in strand is nominated & chosin treasaurer of the consignations, penalties & amumed rents in Adam Bairds place. Rot Crafurd in the gleib land being sumondit diverse tymes for stryking his mother compeired and confessed yt he violently thrust ovir his mother and yt in the face she was blooded, and is ordained to stand in sackcloth and acknowlege his sine in the publick The ministers and elders whoever appointed to deal wt Johne Gemmel to bring him to ane confession of the alleged adulterie wt Mart Lymburner did report yt he still stood to his denyal: the session ordaines them both to be referred to the presbetrie. Julii 6 1652 The qlk day Frederick Bar delate & sumondit for foron wt Jat Mclory, compeered confessing the sam is ordained to acknowlege his sine in the publick place three several sabboths. Johne Gemmel compeering befoir the presbytrie and denying she the act of adulterie wt Mart Lymburner, the presbytrie advysis that the session examine the presumptions of adulterie by witnessis and if after serious examination of the sourses he stil deny that then he purge himself by his oath befoir the congregation: this is reported by the ministers and ruling elder to the session. The qlk day Rot Crafurd in nether toun is chosin to be rulling elder to wait upon the presbytrie until the nixt synod. Page 82 Delations Johne Baird give wright for stryking and abusing his wife in his drukenes Rot Crafurd in Walstoun for alleget foron wt Elisabeth Cuming August 5 1652 The qlk day Elisabeth Cuming having slandered Robert Crafurd in Walstone of foron wt her self and the same Rot being sumondit befoir the session compeired denying not only the act of foron wt her bot the verie intention of it, the session for finding on the truth did cad hir yrby confronting of them the session might be the more cleir how to judge she she affirming hir guilte and he denying: and after all exact tryall as could be had the session did finde it expedient she sould acknowlege hir sin befoir the congregation, and that the said Rot sould purge himself by his oath publickly. Johne Baird being delate and sumondit for drukenes and stryking of his wife compeired, denying the same is referred to further trial The qlk day Nicol Robesone merchand did give in ane petition to the session for libertie to build ane ane house upon the ane nook of the church yaird, the session take it to further consideration. Delations Wm Hill & Allexr Chambers, Jas Boreland for profaning of the lords day by stealing poultry and pease and oyromso cenras. October 26 1652 The qlk day Johne Baird called & summondit diverse tymes for stryking and abusing of his wife and for drukennes not compeiring is ordained to be sumondit again Wm Hill Allexr Chambers James Bordland lads being brought befoir the session for profaining of the lords day it was ordained yt they sould be scourged by yr