Hi Listers, At this point the handwriting and spelling make a real change, obviously a new clerk. I like his handwriting better than the previous clerk, but he wrote in a very tiny style. I may need stronger reading glasses. Jim Bundy Page 90 Jun 12 1653 The whilk day Hew Caldwell being summoned for neglect of familie exercise compeared confessed the same and that because he judged himself not able to doe it the session did rebuke him and did exhort him to doe as he could whereunto he did bind himself by promise The whilk day Janet Smith being summoned for scandalouse caredge with some Inglish by drinking with them in the tyme of sermon compeired acknowledging the same was sharply rebuked by the session and exhorted to forbear their company hence forth The whilk day compeared Isobell Smith who was somoned for scandalouse cariedge with Thomas Arthour purged hirself of fornication the session did think fit to rebuike hir sharply and to exhort hir to forbear his felowshipe The whilk day Agnes Blackwood being summoned as suspect of fornication compeared acknowledging that she was with chyld to an Alexr Mackduffe who lives in Galoway the session suspecting hir dissimulation referd the mater to further tryall Delations July 29 1653Adam Clerk suspect of fornication wt Agnes Mongersland James Mourchland for drunknes at Air The whilke compeared Adam Clerk being somoned as suspect of fornication with Agnes Mongersland and she also being somoned both compeared confessing the same and is ordained to acknowledge ther sinn publickly before the congregation which both did The whilk day compeared James Mourchland and being accused of drunknes at Air denyed the same is refered to further probation Marion Adam as suspect of fornication with ane Inglishman

Fascinating, thanks as ever Jim. It's the first time I remember seeing a 'Mourchland' - two generations down the road, I've a marriage in 1714 of a James Adam, bonnetmaker, and Janet Murchland daughter of John Murchland who'd farmed in Kilmaurs. It is so interesting to see these names coming up. There were, of course, many Adams and doubtless quite a few Mourchlands! Jenny At 11:09 -0700 18/4/10, Jim Bundy wrote: >The whilk day compeared James Mourchland and being accused of drunknes at >Air denyed the same is refered to further probation >Marion Adam as suspect of fornication with ane Inglishman >

Hi Jenny. In my study of Lynns, I found these two Murchlands: 1. In 1608, Jon. Lin of that Ilk was named in the testament of Mareone Murchland, spous to Rot. Wilson in Lyn; at the time of Mareone's death, she was indebted to John Lin for thrie bow tyme meill. ["History of the County of Ayr: With a Genealogical Account of the Families of Ayrshire", Vol. I, James Paterson, Edinburgh (1847)] From definitions given in the online Dictionary of the Scots Language, it appears that "thrie bow tyme meill" is "three bowls of thyme meal". 2. In 1909, Charles Murchland was a printer for the Herald Office in Irvine, being listed as such for a 1909 publication called "Hammermen of Irvine". The following web page also says that Charles himself is included in the booklet's "Membership of the Craft of Hammermen as at 4 March 1909" and also that he is on the listed admitted to the guild in 1890. The question is whether he would have been a hammerman by virtue of being a printer or something else, with printing being a sort of sideline. The booklet itself lists only these crafts as being part of the hammermen guild: blacksmiths, goldsmiths, clock-makers, saddlers, cutlers, armourers and pewterers. [http://www.troonayrshirefhs.org.uk/hammermen/] Loretta -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of J Blain Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:49 AM To: Jim Bundy; Rootsweb Ayrshire Subject: Re: [AYR] Kilmarnock Kirk Session Minutes, note 68 Fascinating, thanks as ever Jim. It's the first time I remember seeing a 'Mourchland' - two generations down the road, I've a marriage in 1714 of a James Adam, bonnetmaker, and Janet Murchland daughter of John Murchland who'd farmed in Kilmaurs. It is so interesting to see these names coming up. There were, of course, many Adams and doubtless quite a few Mourchlands! Jenny