Page 94 The whilk day Andro Mure and Margt Hemphill his wife being sumoned for fornication before their marredge both of them confessed the same and wer ordained by the Session to acknowlede their sin publickly according to order which they did The whilk day Thomas Hay being sumoned for drunknes compeared confessing the same is ordained to confesse his sin publikly before the congregation which he did The whlk day Rot Steel younger being sumoned for many lyke transgressions compeared confessing that he said Johne Hamiltowne had sold his horse on the Saboth day whilk he would not prove confessing also that he said Divile take William Smith in hell he confessed breach of the Saboth and that he keept weo the kirk and that he ocasioned the breaking of John Hamiltownes legge and that he struggled with his father the Session finding his transgressions so many and so great thought fit to advys with the presbytrie what should be his sensure The whilk day Mr Mathow Mowat gave acount of his diligence with the ministers of Falkirk and Arth for trying out of Johne Hodge souldire delat for fornication with Jonat Harper in Kilmurnock and he show the Session that Johne Hodge had his residence within the paroch of Arth to come to him at Edenburgh he did meet with him their and confessed his fornication publickly which he did Johne Adame weaver for drunknes, Thom Cudbertsonne and Marrion Gilmoure for drunknes and presumptions of fornication Hew Dunbar for drunknes Session May 12 1654 The whilk day the session being conveaned did nominat and apoint Adame Baird ruleing elder to wait on the several meetings of the presbytrie and Synod for a tyme The whilk day Thom Cudbertsonne and Marrion Gilmour being somoned for drunknes and presumptions of fornication both of them compeared and denyed the same it is referred to further probation The whilk day Johne Tarbut in Rickarttowne being sumoned for drunknes and swearing compeared deneying the same is referred to further probation the nixt day. The whilk day Hew Dunbar being somoned for drunknes compeared not and is ordained to be sumoned pro secundo The whilk day the minysters reported to the session the presbytrie advice in reference to Rot Steels sensor for his miscarieges in the publick place and dealt with in the meantyme to cary himself civily in tyme comeing Agnes Patoune for drunknes on the comunion Saboth Hew Gibsone and