Page 95 Bessie Gibsonne for presumptions of fornication Mathow Pyle and Healeane Rosse as suspect of fornication William Bowman for drunknes and as suspect of fornication with Jonat Dickie Thomas Hay for drunknes Session October 19 1654 The whilk day Thomas Cubertsonne and Marrion Gilmour being sumoned as guiltie of drunknes and fornication both of them deneyed the same bot the session finding that notwithstanding that being discharged on two lpes fellowshipe they did still continue tippling and drinking together very bed in the nyht tyme ordinarly till twel oftolock at night and finding also that the said Thom Cudbertsonne & ane to the paroch is to put a testamoniall as also that he was ane ordinarie forypter and profane man did discharge him the paroch until he should bring ane positive testimonall from the paroch he was in last and rebuked the said Marrion for hir tippling and drinking with him The whilk day Johne Torbat in Rickardtowne being sumoned for drunknes and swering compeared still deneying the same bot the mater being referred to probation the witnesses did depone that the said Johne Tarbat did swear by the blood of Christ bot proved not his drunknes the session ordains him to stand in the publick place and acknowledge the sin of his fearfull swearing which he did The whilk day Hew Dunbar flesher being sumoned for drunknes compeared confessing the same the session ordains him to stand in the publick place and acknowledge his sine which he did The whilk day Agnes Patoune widow being sumoned for drunknes upon the comunion saboth compeared and confessed the same the session ordains hir to acknowledge hir sin before the congregation in the publick place until she should give synes of repentence The whilk day Hew Gibsonne and Bessie Gibsonne being sumoned for presumptions of fornication compeared and both of them confessed the same the session ordains both to acknowledge thir sin from the publick place before the congregation thrie several saboth dayes which they did The whilk day Mathow Pyle and Healeane Rosse being sumoned for fornication both of them compeared confessing the same the session ordains them to acknowledge thir sin in the publick place before the congregation thrie several saboth dayes which they did The whilk day William Bowman being sumoned for drunknes and as suspect of fornication with Jonate Dickie both of them compeared deneying fornication as also the said William deneyed drunknes sd mater being examined the witnesses deponed that William Bowman was drunk bot if could say nothing positively about his fornication with Jonate Dickie after the probation the said William confessing his drunknes the session ordained him to acknowledge his sin before the congregation which he did, and Jonate Dickie is expressed to forbear the said William & company.