Page 96 The whilk day Thom Hay being sumoned as relapse in drunknes compeared deneying the same bot the mater being referred to probation the witneses depons that to her certane knowledge he was drunk the session ordains him to acknowledge his sin from the publick place before the congregation severall dayes as relapse in that sin which he did. The whilk day the session did nominat and apoint Rot Patonne as ruleing elder to wait on the several dyets of the presbytrie until the nixt synode Delations Rot Browne in the paroch of finvick for suspect fornication for Elesabeth Browne healeane Buntane gives in a bill of complaint against George Hill and his wife aleadging they did calummat hir as a witch Johne Blackwood for profanation of the Lords Day. Session Novemb 9 1654 The whilk day Healeane Buntane having given in a bill of complaint against George Hill and his wife being calld on compeared and being inquyred by the session if she would adheer to hir bill and make out the said calumnies she aleadged George Hill and his wife had branded hir with she undertook to prove hir bill and in hir goeing about to mak out the same by witneses they did prove nothing of that shee aledged but on the contrar in the face of the session she did rail upon George Hill on of the members thereof aleadging that he wes ane oppressor and yt he stirrd up his brother against hir and that he got meekle to give to the poor folk bot she knew not what he did with it the session finding hir cariedge so shehmles and michrest and heard that she principallie did caluminat others without any just ground did ordain hir to goe to acknowledge that shamles and michrest caredge befor the congregation from the publick place and hir railing against the people of god and especiallie against George Hill in particular which she did The whilk day Johne Blackwood being sumoned for profanation of the lords day compeared confessing the same and is ordained to acknowledge his sin from the publick place before the congregation which he did The whilk day Rot Brown in finvick being sumoned wes called and compeared and being strictly examined upon presumptions of fornication with Elesabeth Brown confesset that he was in company with hir upon the saboth with Elesabeth Brown in the tyme of preaching bot as for fornication with the said Elesabth did still deney the same the session thought fit he should purge himself by his oath which was taken and did ordaine him to acknowledge the sin of his scandalouse caredge before the congregation which he did