> 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 > >