Page 92 The session did ordane them to make publick confession of the same before the congregation which they did The whilk day Rot Hoge in burnend being somoned for neglect of prayer in his familie compeared did confesse that he oftyns neglected prayer in his famaly for which he was gravely rebuked and exhorted to mend which he understood The whilk day Jonet Graige being sumoned as suspect of fornication compeared confessing that she was with child to one Johne Hodge now living at harth who upon occasion of being in this towne did lye with hir heir the session suspecting the matter laid upon the ministers to wryt to the minister of Arth to try find search for such a man in his paroch The whilk day Johne Blackwood skinner being sumoned for swearing by the Lords wounds compeared denying the same the mater being referred to probation the witnesses deponed him guiltie and he is ordaned to acknowledge his sine publickly before the congregation which he did The whilk day Wiliam Kid and Johne Wasoune being sumoned for drunknes on the fair day of Kilmurnock compeared and deneying the same bot the mater being referred to probation the witnesses deponed that to their judgt they were drunk the session ordanes them to acknowledge their sin before the congregation which they did Delations Johne Torrence weaver for not praying in his familie Agnes Dickie in brigend for drunknes James Browne in new paroch as suspect of fornication with Jonet Hall Hew Kirkwood for striking of his wyffe Session Decemb 2 1653 The whilk day William Talour was chosen ruleing elder to wait on the several meetings of the presbytrie till the nixt Synode The whilk day Agnes Dickie being sumoned for drunknes compeared and denying the same it is referred to further probation The whilk day compeared Johne Torrance and did acknowledge his neglect of famailie exercise pleadgeing that he find himself unable for it the session finding him somqt sensible of his forsaid negligence did rebuik him only rebuik him and exhorted him to gterr up himself to his dutie which he understood The whilk day James Broune sumoned for presumptions of fornication wit Jonet Hall the said day also apeared Jonat Hall both of them deneying fornication the mater being referred