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CIVIL AND ECC L E SIASTIC A. L. A F FA IRS.
FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS.
ED IN B U R G H :
TH O M A S G. S T E V E NS ON,
87 PRINCE'S STREET.
M. DCCC.XLVIII.

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C O N T E N T S,
. Inventar of the Household Furniture of the
Kenmore, 1604, * « » &
Instructions by his Majestie to Mr Richard
Hoptoun, ament the Duke of Buccleugh’s affairs.
1665, tº ſº * e i º
Establishment of the Duke and Dutches of Buc-
cleuch's servants' wages, burdings, liveries,
Letter—Queen Anna to James VI.,
. Letter—Prince Charles (afterwards Charles I.)
to James VI., g g { } &
Excerpts from the Records of the Presbytery of
Orkney,
. Ane Epitaph on the Royall Martyr, King Char-
les I.,
. Charter by William the Lion to the Canons of
Jedburgh, wº * *
. Letters—Mr Alexander Finlayson to Mr John
Davidson, Writer to the Signet, and to Lord
Elchies, º g de tº
An Account of the Families of the name of Pater-
son in Denmark and Norway, g *
Bond of Submission among the Families of the
name of Stewart, 1654, tº *
Instrument of Protest by Cristane Balcanguell,
Widow of Andrew Robertson, Portioner of
Auchtermuchty, 1593, * tº *
Letter—King James VI. to Queen Elizabeth,
404764
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CONTENTS.
Documents relating to the Preceptory of St
Anthony at Leith, e g
1. Ane Band be Freer Michael Gray, Maister
of the Hospitall of Sant Antonis, and his
Brether, to Williame a Clunes and his Wyff,
for ther sustentacione and recompenss of
them and Jonet a Clunes, 1444,
2. Confirmacio Regis de terris domini Wellelmi
Crychtoun, 29 Sept. 1451, e
3. Procuratorium generale Domini Abbatis super
limita Scocie, 9 Feb. 1492, tº
4. Mandatum Domini Abbatis religiose Precep-
torie Scocie, 19 Feb. 1492,
5. Bulla Leonis X Pape, 3 Aug. 1513,
Testimonial of the Sufferings of the Episcopal
Clergy of Scotland in 1708, * : e
Instrument of Resignation and Sasine, 1490,
Letter—King James VII. to Lord Feversham,
1688, tº & 4 : * tº
Extracts from the Records of the Kirk-Session of
Saint Andrews, 1570–1600, º ©
Letter—King James VI. to the Earl of Atholl,
Papers relating to the Families of Kinloch of
that Ilk, and of Aberbothrie, º
1. Contract between George Kinloch of Kinloch
and Marion Duncansone, 5 June 1690,
2. Recommendatory Letter by James VI. in
favor of Dr David Kinloch of Aberbothrie,
20 March 1597, * tº º
3. Commission to Dr David Kinloch as Physician
to James VI., 21 March 1597,
4. Excerpts from the Account Book of Dr David
Kinloch of Aberbothrie, tº te
Bond of Freindship among the House of Drum-
mond, 1584,
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CONTENTS.
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37.
Respite to Thomas Lyn, Burgess of Edinburgh,
1508, º te & wº º
Letters of Exemption by King James IV. to Sir
David Lindesay of Edzell, 1511,
Notice regarding the Lithgows of Boathaugh,
Lanarkshire, te e
. Excerpts from the Records of the Kirk-Session
of Perth, 1577-1618, wº tº
Letter from John, Duke of Lauderdale, upon
resigning the Office of Secretary of State, 1680,
Letter—Mr Andrew Kennedy to Mr Secretary
Johnston, regarding the death of the Viscoun-
tess Dundee, 1695, gº ę *
Letter—Elizabeth, Countess of Dysart, to Mr
Thomas Moray, regarding her pedigree,
Charter—James Redheuch of Tillichedill to the
Marischall Colledge of Aberdeen, 1559,
Letter—King James VI. to Patrick, Master of
Gray, ſº tº g
Confessions and Trials of the Witches of Forfar,
1661, * ge * g sº
Letter—Lords Lauderdale and Bellenden, rela-
tive to Furniture for the Councill and Session-
House, © g gº ge
Warrant by Charles I. for building a Tennis
Court near Holyroodhouse, &
Expense of the Blue Gowns furnished to the
King's Bedesmen in 1626,
. Carta Confirmationis Johannis McMolmore vic
Kevir signiferi Comitis de Argyll, 1544,
Extracts from the Kirk-Session Records of the
Parish of Saltoun, Haddingtounshire, 1635-
1696, & e tº & te
Letter—Earl of Arran to Lord Burghleigh,
84
85
86
90
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109
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INVENTAR OF THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITU RE OF THE KEN-
MORE, 1604."
Monday the thrid day of December, 1604 yeiris,
The Inventair off the Insicht of the Place of
the Kenmour.
INPRIMIs, in the quheit hous chalmer—ane stand bed,
furnesit with figourit taffett courtingis, pendicles, ane blew
taffettie mat, ane Ireland cadday, blankeitis, fedder bed,
and bowstair.
Item thairin, ane Kannabie bed, cled with blew taffettie,
* The three following articles are from the originals, belonging to the
Fifeshire Lit. and Antiq. Soc.
Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, whose grandson was created Viscount
Kenmure, died in August, 1604, and this inventory of the household furni-
ture, within his Castle of the Kenmure, in Galloway, appears to have been
taken shortly after his death, probably for the purpose of being confirmed by
his executor. It affords some curious information as to the furniture in the
houses of the more wealthy Scotch lairds during the sixteenth century.
A
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ane wairdour, blankett, fedder bed and bowstair, thrie
peis of tapestrie; ane burde, burde claith, and twa chairis.
Item, In the hall chalmer—twa stand beddis ; the ane
furnesit with reid tapestrie courtingis round about, with
mat conforme, cadday, fedder bed, boustair, and blankeittis
of tertane, and walkit blankeitis. The vther with court-
ingis of champit taffetie, wairdour, fedder bed, bowstair,
and blankeitis ; burde, burde claith, four peis of tapestrie,
and twa chairis.
Item, the auld Lairdis chalmer—twa stand beddis and
ame slet bed ; the ame grene bird satin, with pendicle, ane
sewit covering, walkit blankeitis, tertane blankeitis, bed
and bowstair : The wther, courtingis of droggeit, reid and
quhyte, sewit covering, walkit blankeitis, bed and bowstair.
Item, in the sled bed, ane sewit covering, blankeitis, bed
and bowstair ; ane burde, burde claith, and twa chairis.
In the skoill hous chalmer—twa stand beddis, ane
kannaby : The ame furnesit with blew bird sating courtingis
and pendicles, ame vairdour, blankeitis, bed and bowstair :
The vther with courtingis of grene and quhyte droggeit,
pendicles, sewit covering, blankeitis, bed and bowstair.
The kannabie of Scottis droggeit, ane Scottis covering,
blankeitis, bed and bowster ; burde, and burde claith, and
ane chair.
In the young Lairdis chalmer—ane arische [Irish] work
blow taffettie courtingis, ane burde claith, and blankeitis,
grene hangairis, ane stand bed, and chair. In the vter
chalmer thairof, twa stand beddis, ane pair of grene court-
ingis of champit say, with pendicles.
In the Yett hous chalmer—twa stand beddis ; the ane
with droggeit courtingis, reid and greine, ane sewit cover-
ing, with blankeitis, bed, and bowstair : The yther, court-
ingis of quhyte chamlett, ane vairdour, blankeitis, bed and
bowstair. -
In the litill tylit chalmer—twa stand beddis ; the and
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with grene droggeit courtingis, with bed, blankettis, and
bowstair; the vther, courtingis of grene say, with wair-
dour, blankeitis, bed and bowstair.
In the mekle tylit chalmer—twa stand beddis, the ane
with droggeit courtingis, quhyte and grene, ane sewit
covering, blankeitis, bed and bowstair; the vther bed, reid
say courtingis, sewit covering, blankeitis, bed and bowstair ;
ane burde, ruche burde claith, and ame chair.
In Johne Irelandis chalmer—twa stand beddis, with
grene say courtingis, twa vairdouris, twa pair blankettis,
twa fedder beddis, twa bowstairis, and ane greit kist.
In the Ministeris chalmer—ane stand bed, with taffe-
tie courtingis, ane vairdour, with bed, blankeitis, and
bowstair; ane Langsettill, ane Scottis covering, blankeitis,
bed and bowstair; ane cunter burde, and ane chair.
In the turne-pyke-heid—ane stand bed, with covering,
blankeitis, bed and bowstair.
In the Nuik chalmer—twa stand beddis, with twa fedder
beddis, twa pair blankeitis, twa coveringis, twa bowstairis;
ane pres, and ane chaire.
In the pres chalmer—thrie stand beddis, and ane pres
with thrie durris ; the ane bed with reid say courtingis,
ane Irische worke, blankeitis, bed, and bowstair: The
vther, courtingis of droggeit, twa sewit coveringis, twa
blankeitis with beddis and bowstairis; ane cunter burde,
with claith, and chair.
In the kiching chalmer—ane stand bed, the courtingis
thairof drawin, ane sewit covering, blankeitis, bed, and
bowstair. Item, ane laich bed, with Scottis covering,
blankeitis, bed, and bowstair, with burde and chair.
In the trans thairoff—twa stand beddis, with courtingis
of droggeit; twa beddis, twa bowstairis.
In the wrytis hous—fyve stand beddis, four fedder
beddis, and four bowstairis. -
In George Rerikis chalmer—thrie stand beddis, two
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fedder beddis, twa bowstairis, twa coveringis, and twa pair
of blankeitis.
In the hous vnder samyn—twa stand beddis, ane fedder
bed, and ane bowstair.
In the bairnis chalmer—thrie stand beddis, thrie fedder
bedis, thrie bowstairis, thrie pair blankeitis, thrie cover-
ingis.
In the wardrop — aucht dosand and sex cunterfit
plaittis.
In the Stewartis chalmer—ane bed and ane bowstair.
Item, with the cuik—ane bed and ane bowstair.
Item, with the children and office men—xij pair blan-
keitis, and xij coveringis. -
In the greit kist in the hie gallarie — fourtie pair
scheittis ; mair thairin, sex dornik hie burde clathis, sex
dornik towallis, thrie dosand dornik serueittis, ane dornik
copburde claith. Item mair, four dosand lynnyng seruelt-
tis, sex lynnyng hie burde claithis, sex lynnyng towallis :
xxiiij sewit coddis with wairis ; xvij plane coddis ; and
in the Ladeis chalmer, twa coddis ; and in the Mr. of
terrellis [?] chalmer wther twa summa, thrie dosand and
nyme coddis. Item, In John M“Clanertis handis, xxxj pair
of scheittis ; summa of the scheittis iijºx pair.
In the kiching—nyne dosand plaittis, nyne pottis, twa
greit rakis, fyve panis, ane rosting Irne. The wescherairis
pott, twa speittis, ane cruik, a frything pan, a guis pan,
pestell and mortell, ten chandilairis, fourtene pewder
stowpis, twa flakeitis, and xxix trynschouris with Johne
Maxwell.
In the brewhous—thrie standis, twa gyle-fattis, ane
maskin fat, ane leid, and xxij hogheittis pertenyng thairto.
Item, xj sewit kischingis, with Flanderis worsett, and
ten wther kischingis, in the quheit hous chalmer ; and ten
v ther kischingis, and xj that serues the hous dailie. Item.
in the hall, ane grene burde claith.
Item, xij walter pottis.
Item, in the gairdnair hous—twentie thrie bollis meill,
and ane halff boll small mesour of Kirkcudbricht ; mair
thairin, four bollis quheit, mesour foirsaid.
Item, twelff stanis of cheis ; twa stanis butter.
Item, in the seruandis handis—ane hie burde borcloth ;
thrie wther burdour clathis, ane copburde claith, twa dosand
serueittis, thrie towallis. Mair, sex stanis of candill, and
fyve stanis licht.
C. CUNYNGHAME, nor.
II.
INSTRUCTIONS BY HIS MAJESTIE, TO MR. RICHARD HOP-
TOUN, ANENT THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH'S AFFAIRS,
1665. *
INSTRUCTIONS FOR RICHARD HOPTON, ESQUIRE, GENTLEMAN OF OUR
PRIVY CHAMBER.
CHARLEs R. 22 March, 1664.
You shall with all convenient speed goe to Edenburgh :
You shall acquaint our Commissioner, or in his absence,
my Lord Cockeram, with your arrivall. And that it is our
pleasure that a meeting be called of the Curators of the
Duke of Buccleugh and Monmouth, to whom you shall make
knowne, our further pleasure in these following particu-
lars:—
That the Curators cause all persons to bring in their
Accounts that have had the management of the Estate
since the death of the late Earle of Buccleugh, either as
* Anne, Countess of Buccleugh, was married to the Duke of Monmouth
on 20th April, 1663, and on the day of his marriage, Monmouth was created
Duke of Buccleugh. At the date of the King's ‘Instructions,’ the Duke
appears to have been in his 16th year, and the Duchess two years younger.
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Tutors or Curators, or ony otherway, that itt may be
knowne how the rents have been employed, what debts
have been payd, (if any were owing by the said Earle or
the late deceased Countesse,) and likewise what is owing to
the present Duke and Dutchesse vpon Heritable Bonds, or
otherwise. And that the Curators vse all diligence to re-
cover the same, and returne them.
That all arreares of rents since the death of the said
Earle, and the deceased Countesse his daughter, bee im-
mediatly required of the receivers, or chamberlains, or
tenants, and payd into Alderman Backwell's Correspondent,
or whom he shall appoint at Edenburgh, to returne them to
England for the Duke’s vse.
That provision being made for what is to be payd for
Pensions, Joynture, and Sallaryes, in Scotland, within ten
dayes after the Generall-Receiver shall have in his hands
the summe of one hundred pounds Sterling, he shall pay the
same, as aforesaid, to Alderman Backwell's Correspondent,
or whom he shall appoint to returne the same hither imme-
diatly, for the Duke's vse.
That there be an exact list sent to the Duke's Commis-
sioners here of all pensions payd off from the Estate of
Buccleugh, and the reason why such pensions are allowed,
that wee may allowe or cutt them off, as we shall thinke
fitt.
That a perfect rentall may be sent vp yearly to the
Duke's Commissioners here, and that they may be informed
what certaine rent shall be returned into England, and that
course may be taken to have itt payd quarterly, if itt may
bee.
That there may bee sent vp to the Duke's Commissio-
ners a perfect Inventory of all the heirship goods, and
household stuffs, belonging to the family.
That true copies, attested according to the Lawes of
Scotland to be authentique, of the Duke's enfeofment, his
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contract of marriage, his seising, his act of Parliament, and
his patent, bee sent vp to his Commissioners, to remaine
here in their custody.
That the Curators correspond with the Duke's Commis-
sioners here, to give them a true information, for tyme to
tyme, of his affaires.
By his Matics command,
C. R. LAUDERDAILL.
III.
ESTABLISHMENT OFF THE DUKE AND DUTCHES OF BUC-
CLEUCH'S SERVANTS WAGES, BURPINGS, LIVERIES.
THE DUKE OF MoNMOUTH's SERVANTS WAGES, BOORD wages, AND
LIVERIES, PER ANNUM.
Sterg-
LIB. S. D.
A Valet de Chambre, his wages #" an. O020 00 00
A Barber, his wages º annum, & 0020 00 00
The woman’s wages that lookes to his Grace's
Lodgings in court, . tº * 0007 00 00
Her boord wages p annum, at 7s. # week, 0.018 04 00
A page, his winter liverie at 12 lib. his sum-
mer at 8 lib. which, for 4 pages summer
and winter liverie, mak te º 0080 00 00
Each page hath 8 shirts in the year, and
each shirt at 12s. Qch is 4 lib. 6s. which,
for 4 pages, makes #" an. g sº 0.019 ()4. O()
Each page in the year hath 9 handkercheifs,
at 10s. 6d. the nyne, which, for 4 pages, is
3 dozen, and makes . g tº ()002 02 00
For two laced bands in the year, for one page,
each band at 37s. for 4 pages makes 0007 OS 00
8
For two Cravats for each page, at 5s. a peeee,
makes, for 4 pages, being for 8 cravats,
Each page hath a pair of pantaloon stock-
ings, at 30s. a pair, which, for 4 pages,
makes º g &
Each page hath 3 pair of shot worsted stock-
ings, at 6s. a pair, which, for four pages,
makes
Each page hath in the year 12 pair of shoes,
at 4s. a pair, which, #2 an. is 2 lib. 8s. and
for 4 pages, makes º º
Each page hath two pair of boots in the year,
at 25s. the pair, which, for one page, is
2 lib. 10s. which, for 4 pages, is
Each page hath in the year two hats, at 10s.
the hat, which, for 4 pages, makes
Each page hath in the year 12 pr. of gloves,
at Is... the pr. which, for 4 pages, makes
Each groome hath one liverie in the year, at
10 lib. ane liverie, which, for 4 groomes, is
Ffor each groome, on hat, at 10s. a hat,
which, for 4 groomes, is e
Each groome which resaves his liverie hath
one pair of whole stockings, 5s. a pair, and
one pair of sturrop stockings, at 3s. which
is 8s. to every liverie, and for 4 groomes, is
Each groome hath one pair of shoes, at 4s.
a pair, which, for 4 groomes, makes
Ffor each footman ane winter liverie, at
10 lib. for 6 footmen, makes
Ffor each footman ane summer liverie, at 6
lib. a peece, which, for 6 footmen, makes
Ffor each footman 4 shirts per annum, at 12s.
a peece, which, for 6, is
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Each footman hath 6 bands in the year, at
2s. and 4d. a peece, which, for 6 footmen,
makes te & e
Each footman, to find himself shoes and stock-
ings for a year, hath 5 lib. which, for 6
footmen, makes e g
Each footman hath two hats in the year,
each hat at 8s. a peece, which, for 6 foot-
men, makes te & g
Each footman hath 8s. a week for boord
wages, which, for 6 footmen, is tº annum,
Each coachman hath a winter liverie, at 16
lib. and a summer liverie, at 8 lib. which,
for two coachmen, makes g
Each postilian hath a winter liverie, at 10
lib. and a summer liverie, at 5 lib. which,
for two postilians, is
Each groome, at 6 lib. #' annum wages,
makes for 4 grooms, & te
Each groome hath boord wages 7s. a week,
which, p an. makes 18 lib. 4s. and for 4
groomes, g * & *
Each coachman hath wages #" annum, 8 lib.
quhich, for 2 coachmen, is & tº
Each coachman hath 7s. a week boord wages,
which is #, an. 18 lib. 4s. and for 2 coach-
men makes te • &
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which is #P an. 18 lib. 4s. and for 2 pos-
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Each postilian hath for his wages 6 lib.
which, for 2, makes
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L) U'I ( II ES OF MON MOUTH.
To the Chaplain, agreed with by the Bp. of
Canter. we g &
To M. Bulteell, my Lady Dutches gentle-
man, placed there by his Matie,
To the Clerk of the Kitchen, &
To Mrs. Howard, my ladyes first Gentle-
WOman, * ę * te
To Mrs. Mintein, the second Gentlewoman,
To the Butler,
To a Servant under him,
To the Cook,
To a servant under him,
To the groome of the Chamber,
To the Chamber made,
To a woman that keeps the linnen,
To a house made, ę sº
To two landry mades, at 5 lib. #' annum,
THE STABLES.
The stable rent, P annum, e
Ffor 35 horse meat, bleeding and shoeing,
dreaching, &c. at 25 lib. each horse, tº
annum, is
SERVANTS ENTERTAIN ED AT CHIESWI(K.
To 2 gardners their wages, formerly #2 an-
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Their Boord wages, at 7s. a week to each,
makes
To the woman that looks to the house and
servants there, her wages #" annum,
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LIB. S. D.
Ffor two house maids, at 5 lib. Pan. wages, 0010 00 00
Their boord wages, at 7s. a week, is #2 annum, 0.036 00 00
My Lord Duke hath a Solicitor appointed by
his Matie.
The Duke's cloaths, and for his purse, 1200 ()0 00
The Dutches cloaths, and for her purse, I 200 00 00
Mr. Rosse, º ſº e º 0.100 00 00
The gentleman of the horse, . º 0.100 00 00
Ffor the table, º º º 2000 00 00
There are in the tables 3 helper, each helper
hath 6s. a week, which for 3 helper, makes
‘P annum, © º º ()046 ()0 00
Summa totalis . sø7035 13 00
IV.
LETTER—QUEEN ANNA TO JAMES VI."
MY HAIRTE,
I am glad your matie is well. As for the maske your
matie would have me to make, I did thinke your M. had
spokin but in iest. I feare that I shall not be able to forme
the same, except yow please to send me Mayerne to plaister
me vp ; and maie it please your M. to spare me out; there
is no doubt but there wilbee both men and women to suplie
and make vp as perfect a maske as your M. can wish.
humblie kissing your M. hands, rest
Yours,
ANNA R.
* Articles 1 W. and V. are from the originals, penes C. Baxter, Esq.
V.
LETTER—PRINCE CHARLES (AFTERWARDS CIIARLES I.)
TO JAMES VI.
Quod Holdenbeium nostrum, Pater amantissime, splen-
dore Tuae Mtis illustrare nunc digneris, ut mihi gratissi-
mum, ita maxime ingratum est, quod tantum hospitem
excipere ipsi mihi non liceat. Ut palatia, arces, vivaria,
silvas, agros, reditus, meague omnia, atque adeo ipsum me,
uni tibi debeo: hoc unum etiam tibi uni debere velis, obnixe
rogo; nempe ut Mtas tua ipsam se, Reginam, et Principem
regaliter illic excipere non gravetur. Vale.
Tuae Mti filius obsequentissimus,
CAROLUs.
Regi et Patri Optimo.
VI.
EXCERPTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE PRESBYTERY OF
ORKNEY.
PRESBYTERIE HOLDIN AT KIRKWALL, THE FYFT DAY
of MARCHE, 1640.
Compeired Magnus Grieve in Rousay, and confessed his
fault to ws, according as he had done to his owne Session
at home—viz. his superstitious and divelish practice, to
foreknow what woman he should be married with, and what
children she should have, &c. The Presbyterie ordains
him to satisfie the Kirk at the sight and discretion of his
owne Session, according to the law made thairanent, and
to enact himselfe in the Shirreff's books never to doe the
like againe, according to the order of the said books, pro-
vyded in such caices.
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4 March, 1641.-Compeired Ninian Braquoy, Barbara
Scletter, and Jonet Mosse, in the parochin of St. Androis,
for turning the sieve and the shiers, Lordains the said Ninian
Braquoy and Jonet Mosse, upon their owne confession, to
be punished conforme to the act made in such caices.
1 July, 1641–Barbara Scletter, in the parochine of
Sanct Androis, called, compeired—the minister declaired
that it was sufficiently provin that she had turned the
sieve and the shiers—ordains her, therefore, to be punished
according to the order of the Kirk, to wit, by paying 20
merks in penaltie, and to stand in lineis according to the
Session's will ; And the Shirreff to cause keep her while
she enact her selfe in his books, conforme to the custome
used in such caices : ordains the said Barbara to find caw-
tion to obey her minister.
1 Sept. 1642.-As for answer to Williame Sinclair of
Greenwell his Letter, and to the reference of the Session
of Holme, concerning the unnatural carriage and abominable
wrong done be Edmund Sinclair, sonne to the said Williame,
in putting violent hand unto his father, as was provin be-
fore the said Session—Ordaines the said Edmund to make
his publick repentance in lineis, barefoot and barelegged,
and to stand at the Kirk doore of Holme, from the second
bell to the third to the sermon, with a paper upon his
forehead, bearing his unnatural fault, and thereafter to
stand upon the stoole of repentance during the sermon ;
which if he doe, and give evident tokens of his unfained
repentance for his said fault, his minister is ordained to re-
ceive him.
9 Nov. 1642.-The brethren present thought good to
send the Moderator, with Mr. George Johnston and Mr.
Patrick Waterstoun, younger, unto Barbara Boundie, who
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was then presently in ward, to deall with her in private,
by prayer and conference, before she came in publick :
whereunto they condescended, provyding that Mr. David
Watsone, minister, and Patrick Smyth of Braco, ruling
elder, would assist them, quhilk they willingly did undergo.
After prayer and conference with the said Barbara in
privat, she was presented publickly before the presbyterie,
and accused upon the points following :
Primo—Concerning her saying that the Devill told her,
that if she should be put to death, the whole cornes should
be blowen in the ayre by him : Answered, She spake it
for weaknesse of her owne flesh, and for fear of her lyfe.
Secundo—Being asked, if she upon occasion of necessi-
tie in Zetland, did condescend to serve the devill ? An-
swered, That being travelling with an unhoven childe four
yeers, and being fainted by the way, she became speech-
less, and so remained for the space of 24 houres, and was
sore tormented, and the people said that she had been
with the farie. She answered that she saw no farie.
Tertio—Being asked concerning her giving herselfe out
for a discoverer of witches : Answered, That she denyes
the same.
Quarto—Being posed in particular concerning the devill
his apparitions in diverse shapes upon the Bull-ley, and
his having carnall copulation with Marjorie Paplay at that
time, as a man has adoe with a woman 3 Answ. That Steven
Angusone brought stark aill to her, which made her to
speake these wordes in Mr. Patrick Waterstoun and Mr.
Patrick Weems, their hearing. Whereupon Mr. Patrick
Waterstoun replyed, that she spake these words in presence
of the Brethren before Mr. Patrick Weems did speake with
her, and repeated it over againe before the brethren, in both
their audience, being as yet sober, and that it was after-
wards that a drink of small aill was brought unto her by
Steven Angusone, at her carnest request, to quench her
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thirst, and she did take but one drink of it all the quhyle
that the said Mr. Patrick was with her, reserving the rest
in the stoup : And being oftentymes in publick exhorted
be Mr. Patrick Waterstoun, that she should not lie upon
Marjorie Paplay, nor no honest woman, did at that tyme
reply unto him, ‘God forgive you that beares overmuch
with them'—all which was spoken before she got that drink
of aill.
Quinto—Being asked again, whether she knew it to be of
veritie, that she had seen the devill lie with Marjorie
Paplay upon the Bull-ley : Replyed, That she knew nothing
of it, but such as she was tryed upon.—And being asked
what that meant to be tryed upon ? Replyed, that the young
Comissar John Aitken had said to her, “Tell me a' about
Marjorie Paplay, what ane a woman she is, and thou shall
never want thy life, but forbade her to lie; and that she
being feared for her life, spake more than enough of the
said Marjorie at that time, and of sundry other honest
women, such as Elspeth and Marion Paplayes, and Elspeth
Baikie, and the good wife of Essinquoy. But Barbara
Boundie said that she never knew no ill to these women.
Seato—Being asked concerning Thomas Lentron, his
being put to death by Marjorie Paplay her witchcraft, by
putting a quhyte thing like calk in his drink : Answ.
That what she had spoke thereof was put in her mouth by
Master Patrick Weems. Master Patrick Waterstoun re-
plyed, that that could not be, in respect he was beside
and knew the contrair, and declaired further, that it
being inquyred be Master Patrick Weems if she knew
that Thomas Lentron had gotten any wrong, after long
entreatie made to her to declair the same, if she knew
ought of that matter, did at length declare that she said,
Thomas was witched be Marjorie Paplay ; and upon his
demand, she told the manner of it, by scraping in, &c.
I}arbara Boundie answered, that she had never spoken
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concerning Thomas Lentron, if she had not been spired
at be the said Master Patrick Weems.
Septimo—The said Barbara, being asked now again
concerning the realitie of it, whether the said Marjorie
had witched the said Thomas Lentron, as she had spoken
before ? Denyed the same.
Octavo–Being asked if she having been desired be
Master Patrick Weems to tell if she was one of the four-
score and nynteen that danced on the links of Munes in
Hoy At first denyed, but thereafter confessed that she
said it : which being conferred with her first words, in
saying that it was but sixe yeers since the Devill deceived
her, is found to varie in her speeches, for it is elleven yeers
or thereby since the dancers in Munes were first spoken
of.
Nono—Being asked what questions John Aitken spired
concerning Marjorie Paplay ? Answ. He spired about the
hand of a dead man that lay above her bed head, and stirred
about her aill. But spired not if the devill lay with her
upon the Bull-ley; neither yet spired he about any of her
sisters, nor of Elspeth Baikie.”
Patrick Smyth of Braco declared, that Barbara Boundie
had said unto persons of respect, that they should have a
care to bid the officers keep away some folks from her, in
respect that offer had been made unto her by a ledder of
a tow to hang herselfe, quhilk would be an easier death for
her than to be burnt. Denyed, that either she said it, or
yet that it was true.
Master Patrick Graham reported, that Barbara Boundie
said that, short after she was put in ward, John Baikie his
woman, came unto her, and said, ‘False, common thief,
looke that thou lie not upon honest women.” Denyes.
Master Patrick Graham also declared, that Barbara
Boundie did say unto him that the Farie appeared unto
her beside the Bull-ley, coming out of Essinquoy, and told
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her all that she had spoken of Marjorie Paplay unto the
ministers. Denyes this also.
She being inquyred further be some of the brethren
(because John Pottinger had said that John Aitken had
seduced her to speak ill of Marjorie Paplay), whether John
Aitken had come to her himselfe alone at any tyme or not?
Answered, that he never came himselfe alone to her without
two or three with him, except one tyme that he came with
one officer.
Master James Aitken, for cleiring of his brother John
Aitken, said, that she had spoken these speeches of
Marjorie Paplay in Foubister, before she met with John
Aitken after her taking. Denyed it ; and said, that when
she was taken she ran into the sea to her craig, and was
flyed out of her wit. And being further dealt with be
Master James Aitken anent his brother, said, that if he had
not first lifted that purpose she would not have lifted that
purpose to him.
Tenth—Being asked concerning Cummer Dyk, if she
knew any witchcraft to her. Denyed.
7 June, 1643.—Concerning the censure and punishment
of charmers, consulters, abusers, and persons guilty of such
foule crymes, the brethren ordains, for restraint of the saids
evills, (these being common in this land,) that the act
against the turners of the sive and the shiers be put in exe-
cution against them for the first tyme.
5 July, 1643.−The quhilk day, Harie Prince, bailzie of
Kirkwall, redelyvered to Mr. James Aitken the Communion
Cup of Birsay mended, and weying elleven drop weight
more than when he received it.
1 Nov. 1643.−The quhilk day compeared Janet Orman,
and confessed that she did bear a childe a long tyme before
B
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unto Robert Tait, brother-german to Magnus Tait, who is
father to Harie.Tait, with whom she hath now fallen, he
being but a boy of fyfeteen or saxteen years old.
2 Nov. 1643.−As touching the matter betwixt Harie
Tait and Janet Orman, it is thought to be reall incest.
Ordaines the saids parties to satisfy the Kirk conforme to
the order, and the woman to be put in ward till she find
eawtion for her obedience, becaus it was very liklie that
she had entyced the boy, and was the cause of his fall.
Magnus Tait enacted himself cautioner for his sonne his sa-
tisfaction to the Kirk, howsoever he was ignorant of the fact.
10 Nov. 1643.—Ordaines Mr. Walter Stewart and Mr.
David Watsone to conceave and forme a supplication to
the Secret Consell for purchaseing a commission to put
Barbara Boundie to the tortures, upon grounds publickly
declared in the Presbyterie.
3 April, 1644.—Compeared William Leyth, younger, and
Janet Smith, in Burray, trelapse in adultery, and confessed
the same. The brethren think, in respect of their obstinacy
in sinne, that there was no way to prevent their falls ex-
cept they were put in sundrie yles; heirfore have thought
good to refer them unto the Judge, that they might be
warded till such time as they shall find sufficient caution to
satisfie the Kirk at their minister and elders sight, and to
separate dwelling together in one yle.
Ordaines the Elf-belt to be destroyed, in respect it hath
been a monument of superstition, as was declared be Mr.
George Grahame and Mr. James Aitken, and the silver of
it being melted, payment to be given out of the Boxe unto
the owner for the samyne.
11 Nov. 1658.--In answer to Mr. George Smith's query,
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What sould be Christen Beaments satisfaction in the pa-
rish of Shapinsha, wha after her adulterie, and satisfaction
thereupon, hes fallen in single fornication: The Presbyterie
appoints her to satisfie in sackcloth a quarter of a zeir.
4 Aug. 1659.-This day the Presbytery having considered
the supplication of the Laird of Mains elder, wherein he
desires to be admitted to satisfie the Church for his several
fornications, the Presbytery appoints Mr. Edward Rich-
ardson to get the extract of the number of his faults fra
the Justice-Clerk.
6 Oct. 1659.-This day Mr. Edward Richardson delivered
to the Clerk of the Presbyterie ane extract of the old Laird
of Mains his faults—viz. sextulaps in fornication, which he
had judicially confessed before the Justices of Peace.
21 June, 1666.-After prayer made be my Lord Bis-
chope, the Ordinarie did signify to the meeting, that Mr.
James Morisone, upon the nyntenth day of Junii instant,
did appear before the Sherriff-Court of the Earldome of Ork-
ney, and chairged himselfe with greiveduse crymes. And
the said Master James, being cited to compeire before the
brethren at this meeting, and after compeirance, being
required to confesse what these grieveduse crymes were
which he had chairged himselfe with, upon the nynteine day
of Junii, declaired, first, that during the tyme of his minis-
terie, hee hath been, and is, guiltie of incest and diverse
adulteries, particularlie that he had committed incest with
Margaret Grott, spouse to Thomas Hemmiger, in Evie,
having had carnall dealling with the umquhil mother of
the said Margaret, called Helen Odd. Secondly, hee de-
clared that he was guiltie of diverse adulteries with severall
persones who are deade, and desyred that he might not be
put to expresse theire names, thinking it a burden to his
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conscience to leave a reproach upon the posteritie of these
persones, being ignorantly drawin be him to the committing
of that sinne.
The foresaid acknowledgment being made be the said
Mr. James, and the meetting laying to heart the grievous-
nesse of these crymes which hee had confessed, did judge
the said Mr. James unworthie to officiate longer in the
ministerie ; whairupon Andrew, Lord Bischope of Ork-
ney, with advise and consent of the brethren present, did
instanter depose the said Mr. James Morisone fra his
ministerie, and Mr. William Davidsone is appoynted to
repaire to Evie, and upon the twentie-fourth day of Junii
instant, after sermone, to intimate the deposition of the
said Mr. James, and declaire the churches of Evie and
Rendall vacant, and to send a double of the intimatione to
be affixed to the church dore of the kirk of Rendall.
5 July, 1666.-Appoynts every minister, in their several
paroches, to inhibite all charming and consulting with char-
mers, and to bring in to the Presbyterie a list of such as shall
be found guiltie of this sinne, that they may be censured.
10 July, 1666.-Quhilk day Mr. James Morisone did
compeire, and falling downe submissively upon his knees,
did confesse as formerly hee had done, as also did submitt
the maner of his satisfactione to my Lord Bischope and
the brethren.
2 August, 1666.-Mr. James Morisone being called, and
compering, was ordained to stand in sackcloth, bairheaded
and bairfootted, at the church dores both of Evie and Ren-
dall, and the tyme of his entrie to his satisfactione to be
thought upon at the nixt meetting.
2 March, 1699,--The Presbytery considering the great
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wickedness in adulteries, murders, fornications, and other
sins abounding in the land, especially in this corner, that
the judgments of God are upon us, because these things
are not only practised but go unpunished ; therefore the
Presbytery appoints this to be represented to the Justices
of Peace, that so justice may be execute upon such offen-
ders according to law.
VII.
ANE EPITAPH ON THE ROY ALL MARTYR KING
CHARLES I.
HERE DoTH LYE. C. R. I.
Read those three letters right, and ye shall find
Who in this bloody sheet lyes here inshrin'd.
The letter C his name doth signifie;
R. doth express his royall dignity;
And by the figure I is this great name
From his sad son's distinguish’d.-The same
Three letters, too, express his sufferings by
Cromwell, Rebellion, Independency.
Then join them in a word, and it doth show
What each true loyal subject ought to doe.
CRY, cry, oh, cry aloud 1
Let our crys outcry his blood.
VIII.
CHARTER BY WILLIAM THE LION TO THE CANONS
OF JEDBURGH.”
WILLELMUs frater Regis Scocie omnibus amicis et homi-
nibus suis clericis et laicis Salutem. Nouerint tam posteri
* Malcolm IV. of Scotland died at Jedburgh 9th December, 1165, and
was succeeded by his brother William, surnamed the Lion.
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quae presentes me concessisse et hac mea carta confirmasse
Deo et ecclesie Sancte Marie de Jeddewrde et canonicis
ibidem Deo seruentibus illam carrucatam terre quam Wil-
lelmus de Ueteri Ponte dedit eis de dominio suo in Careden ;
tam liberam et quietam ut carta donacionis eiusdem Wil-
lelmi de Ueteri Ponte et carta confirmacionis M. Regis
Scocie fratris mei, eis contestant, determinant et confirmant.
Testibus Hugone Ridel, Roberto de Quinci, Jordone Ridel,
Roberto de capella Godefero camerario Hugone Giffer
Galfr. de Combe Willelmo Giffer Bernardo filio Brieni :
Apud Jeddewrde.
IX.
LETTER—MR. ALE X ANDER FINLAY'S ON TO MR. JOHN
DAVIDSON, WRITER TO THE SIGNET. *
SIR,--In compliance with yours, I shall here repeat the
story I told you, which was, That at the Revolution 1688, a
Company of soldiers who kept guard at the Abbay of Holy-
roodhouse, under the command of Captain Wallace, being
* The original of this very curious letter, upon a subject of great con-
troversy at the time, was written by Mr. Alexander Finlayson, Depute-Clerk
of Session and Town-Clerk of Glasgow, (who died at Edlnburgh on the 11th
March, 1754, aged 87,) to Mr. John Davidson, Writer to the Signet, and
was by him given to Lord Elchies. His Lordship appears to have doubted
the authenticity of the circumstances detailed by Mr. Finlayson. He men-
tions in a note written upon the following copy, that “The originall of this I
gott from John Davidson, Writer to the Signet, in summer 1752, and in the
Circuit, in Sept., having shown it to the D. of A. [probably the Duke of
Argyll] who seemed to think it worth preserving, I caused make this copy,
and gave the originall to him, and when I came to Glasgow, I asked of Mr.
Finlayson to write me a new accº. of the matter, because I had given away
his former letter, without letting him know that I had keept a copy, to try
whether his accounts would vary in any thing materiall, and accordingly he
wrote me another which is here enclosed.” To show that Mr. Finlayson's
accounts did not “vary in any thing materiall,” his letter to Lord Elchies is
here also inserted. Both documents are now in the possession of C. Baxter, Esq.
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oblidged to remove by a mob and superior force from Edin-
burgh, the mob thereupon broke in upon the Abbay Church
of Holyroodhouse, which was then fitted up for the Royal
Chapell for the Romish Service, and pulled doun, broke,
carryed away, destroyed and burnt the Altar, Organs,
Images, Westments, Books, and every other thing found
therein, and even raised, broke, and destroyed, the marble
pavement, and broke in upon the Lodgings of the Earl of
Perth who was Papist and Chancellour, and whole apart-
ments and Cellars thereof, and drank the liquors, and de-
stroyed everything which they imagined to have any simili-
tude of Popery; and thereafter went to the houses of such
as they suspected to have been Papists in quest of Priests,
Popish Images, or Books, and rumaged over, turned, and
disordered every thing in these houses, and made open
doors where they found any shut.
About this time Lady Lucie Hamilton, a bigoted papist,
sister to the Earl of Abercorn, lived in a house on the
south side of the Cannongate, which had belonged to one
William Robertson, then under sequestration for the be-
hooff of his creditors, for whom Nicol Somervile, writer in
Edinburgh, was factor; so that this house fell under the
survey of the mob.
Sometime thereafter, I being idle and walking on the
High Street of Edinburgh with the said Nicol Somervile,
he asked me to take a turn towards the Abbay and the
Park, and as we went doun the Canongate, I went up
stairs with him to see the condition of the house. On the
floors whereof there was much rubbish, and many seem-
ingly useless papers and letters, of which we lifted sundrys,
and again threw them to the floor. But I observing one
directed to a woman, and the letter addressing a man, and
referring to a Society, and written in Latin, I was told I
might put it in my pocket being of no use.
Upon the perusal whereof I observed, that the letter
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was directed to Mrs. Clare Monteith, at Lady Lucy Hamil-
ton's Lodgings, in the Canongate, Edinburgh, stamped on
the back, and rated 5d; and when I opened it I observed
the date at the head, on the right hand, London Febr. 1687,
but I do not mind the day, and on the left hand Clarissime
Domine. Then in a new line below, the letter begun, Mi-
Tabitur fortassis dominatio vestra, me tamdiu hassitasse in re-
spondendis suis humanissimis epistolis. Then the letter
proceeds to mention some of the affairs which it assures
will not be forgot, but could not then be gratifyed, and gives
these words for one reason, Deficienta AEra in Scaccario.
And a little below the letter proceeds thus, Nemo jam dubi-
tat quin Seremissima nostra uterum gerat grata prole gravidum :
and recommends prayers and intercessions with great
anxiety on that account; and the subscription to the letter
is MANSUETUs.
After the letter is thus finished and folded up in order to
be sealed, as appears from this, that it covers a piece of
coarse paper of exact dimensions with the fold of the letter,
there is written upon that paper what follows, which I will
never forgett: Retractare debeo incitus quaedam in epistola ev
communi opinione posita igitur quae de Seremissima pregnante
diari. Eheu! dicta non secreta haeri tota spes nostra effluvit. Ro-
aimus igitur Deum ut reforescet et fructificef.
Having shown this letter to sundry of my acquaintance,
it gave me much trouble and uneasiness to allow every per-
son to peruse it, who applied or sent to me, and many a
time I wished I had never seen it. However one day
being called to M'Lurg's Coffeehouse on the South side
of the High Street of Edinburgh at the Crosswell, and
being desired to show the letter, after I produced it, and
that it was considered by the company at the table where I
was, it was carried to other tables and companys, but at
length disappeared. And tho’ the keeper of the Coffeehouse
was at all possible pains, yet it could not be found, at which
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I was at the time very uneasy, but was freed of further
trouble from that day, and am determined that this to you
shall not subject me to the like trouble to any other, you
being my good friend, and I
your faithfull ready Ser'.
ALEx R. FINLAYSON.
LETTER—MR. ALEXANDER FINLAYSON TO LORD ELCHIES.
Glasgow, Monday, 2 Octb. 1752.
My LoRD,--In complyance with your desire, I here give
you in write what I verbaly told you, That at the Revolu-
tion in the year 1688, the Earle of Perth, a papist, then
Chancellor of Scotland, haveing retired from his Lodgeings
in the Abbay of Holyroodhouse, where a guard was keept
by a company of foot Souldiers comanded by one Captain
Wallace, the Guard was attacked by a very numerous
croud, of whom some were killed by fire from the Guard.
Bot at length the Guard being overpowered, the Captain and
his company retired. Whereupon the croud broke in upon
the Chancellor's Lodgeing, and not only dissordered every
roum in the house, bot also broke in upon the Church, which
is contiguous to the Abbay, and had been the place of divine
worship for the inhabitants of the Canongate, and was then
fitted up in a most delicat and expensive maner, and con-
verted to a Chaple for the popish service, and intirely de-
stroyed whatever was within the walls, even the marble
pavement about the altar; and caryed off and made bone-
fires of the Desks, Organs, Westments, and books found yr;
and after that, visited and surveyed many houses in the
possession of papists, and amongst others, the house in the
Canongate possest by Lady Lucie Hamilton, sister to the
Earle of Abercorn; which house belonged to one William
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Robertson, and was under sequestration for the behove of
his creditors, for whom Nicol Somervill, writer in Edinburgh,
was factor. And some time after this, when I was walking
at the Cross of Edinburgh with the said Nicol Somervill,
being both idle, he asked me to take a walk to the Abbay,
and in our way, when opposite to that house, he desired
me to goe up stairs with him to view the house, that he
might know what was necessary for him to doe. And upon
entring, we found it much dissordered, and a great many
papers, writeings, and letters, scattered upon the floors, and
after tossing y” with our feet, and lifting severals, which
were again thrown doun, I hapened to lift on, which I
found directed to a woman, and that this letter was in
Latine, and desired we might peruseºt. Bot he was for pro-
ceeding to our walk, and bade me put it in my pocket, which
I did, and upon my return home, I found the letter, with
the London post mark upon it, dated Febry. 1687, directed
on the back, To M.” Clare Monteath, at Lady Lucie Ham-
ilton's Lodgeings in Cannogate Edinburgh, and addressed
a man, and spoke of a Society, as followes:—Clarissime Do-
mine. Mirabitur fortassis dominatio vestra metamdiu haesitasse
in respondendis suis humanissimis epistolis. And mentions
some of the desires, and some persons for whom, and gives
reasons for not answering Sooner; and amongst other reasons
that of Deficienta AEra in Scaccario, bot promises that care
will be taken. Then proceeds thus, Nemo jam dubitat quin
Serenissima nostra uterum gerat grata prole gravidum; and
recomends intercessions and prayers; and signes MANSUETUs.
Bot y' is inclosed in the letter a peice of paper of the same
dimensions, and exactly agreeing with the folding of the
letter, whereon is writen the following words—Retractare
debeo invitus quadam in epistola ew communi opinione posita igi-
tur quae de Serenissima pregnante divi. Eheu! dicta non secreta
haeri tota spes nostra efflua.it. Rogimus igitur Deum ut reflores-
cet et fructificef. I having comunicated this letter to some
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acquaintances, I was made uneasy for some dayes to show
and read it to others, and at length was called for to
M“Lurg's Coffeehouse, where, after it was read at the table
where the company were by whom I was called, it was de-
sired by a company at another table, and passing from hand
to hand, it at length disapeared, and I could never recover
it. I gave a former account of this in a signed letter to
John Davidson, which, in the introduction befor my find-
ing the letter, and the maner of loseing it, may vary in
some circumstances, yet my finding and loseing it as above,
and the words excerpted from the letter and paper which
was enclosed in it, cannot vary, and while I mind any thing
will never be forgott by me. I am, agreeable to my motto
as a Nottar, sine fraude,
My Lord,
Your faithfull ready Ser'.
ALEX". FINLAYson.
To the Right honorable
Patrick Grant of Elchies, one of the
Lords of Council and Session.
X.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIES OP THE NAME OF
PATERSON IN DENMARK AND NORWAY.”
ANNo Christi 1380, at the day of Saint Barbara, were
these three knights, WILLIAM DALEILE, MALICIUS SPORR, and
ALEXANDER Rode, all three good brethren to ULAUs PATER-
soNE, Dane to the Cathedrall Church of Kirkwall, sent to
HAGAN, king of Norway, [with]ane Reversall Breife, so called
in the Danes languag, from Henry Saint Clare, Earle of Ork-
ney, who was to hold the lands of that King, alse in those
* From the original.
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dayes he was obliged, and when the King thought himselfe
not well secured, he would not receive this Breif [of] them;
therefor, the foresaid knights oblidged them to remaine at
his city, Dainsbery, ay and whill the King got satisfactione
as he desyred.
Anno Christi 1376, was ULAUs, the young Prince, son to
this forsaid King Hagan, chosen and proclaimed to be the
righteous air and successour to the croun of Norway; at
which tyme compeired ULAUs Patensone, Dane of the Ca-
thedrall Church, item his cousing Laurence Moory, a Can-
nonicus of the Bishoprick of Orkney, and Counsellers of the
Earle of Orkney, who were to confirme ane oath to this
young Prince from all the vassalls of these Islands.
Anno Christi 1488, was Margret, daughter to Christian
the first of name king of Denmarke, Norway and Sweden,
espoused to king James the third of name of Scotland, at
quhich tyme the forsaid Ilands (as a tochergood with the
Queen) were annexed to the Croun of Scotland from the
Croun of Norway ; in which tyme lived HARALD PATERSONE,
and was Chamberlain over Shetland, whose spouse Adal-
heida was daughter to Herman Pirence, progenitor of the
name of Prince who was Chamberlain of Orkney Anno C.
1460; that same tyme he was born in the city of Breman,
which is one of the Hansa touris in Germany, of which that
whole Bishoprick are named of very old family who hade
formerly been ane old servant to this Christian king of Den-
marke, as in the tyme of warr the nixt to his oun persone
and Master of Horse; whose spouse was Margret, daughter
to Magnus Halcrow. This Harald Patersone with his
spouse Adalheida Prince hade tuo sons, as ULAUs and
HERMAN.
Some of these relationes are publickly printed in the
Chronicles of Denmarke and Norway, and some I have of
manuscripts quhich I got from Magister Peter Spurrman,
Professor of Copenhagan, who was grandchild of David
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Patersone, ane noble patricius of Malmoe in Denmarke,
who was descended of those Patersones of Orkney; his sones
the young gentlemen of the name of Spurrman of Den-
marke. The which I attest under my hand at Holyrood-
house the seventh day of March 1688 yeares, be me
JoACHIM FRIDERICSH Von BASSEN.
XI.
BAND OF SUBMISSION AMONG THE FAMILIES OF
THE NAME OF STE WART, 1654."
QUHAIRAs the winnaturall behauiour heirtofore off the name
of STEwART, evidenced by severall questiones risene amongst
themselves, and the great prejudice quhilk the quholl name
hes susteined thairby; for preveining quhairoff in tymes
cuming, We windersubscryvers, for our selves, our aires and
successores, and als takand burding in and woon ws for
our follouers and dependers, off our frie motive will bindes
and obleiss ws woon our honour and credit, that quhat
questione or debate heirefter shall fall amongst ws, or is
presentlie, that we shall submitt the deceisone off the
samyne to the determinacioune off the persones winderwrit-
tin : and quhat these freyndes shall decerne, We bind and
obleiss ws, winder the penaltie foirsaid, to abyde, stand at,
obtemper and fullfill but oney gaynsaying or appellacioune:
They ar to say
Duncane Steuart, fier off Appine, Mr. Gilbert Steuart
off Balcack, James Steuart off Ardvurlach, Johne Steuart off
Innderchynichane, Johne Steuartoff Seirglass, Johne Steuart
off Balnekeill, Johne Steuart off Annatt,
- or aney sevine off them, quhilk shall
be ane sufficient number ; and iff thair be aney refractorie
* From the original.
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persone or persones off our freyndes that will not obtemper
quhat shall be decerned, efter all faire meines being vsit, he
still remaining dissobedient, in that caice We bind and obleiss
ws not onlie to oppose the said persone or persones, But
also to disclayme him, and to manteine and defend him or
them quho doeth obey, or is willing to obey the determina-
cioune off the saides freindes, and [be] thir presents gives
pouer to fyne the dissobedientes in thair meines: and this
to be extented to the Judges als weill as to the remanent
ffreyndes. And also We bind and obleiss w8 and ilk ane
off ws, according to our severall places, to assist and defend
wtheres (in subordinacioune to authoritie) with our persones
and meines in all causes lawfull, sua farre as the lawes off
the nacioune can permitt: Subscryved at the Burne off
Keltnie the tent day off Apryll 1654 zeires.
J. Stewart of Duntaulich, Dod. D. STEUART fiar of Appin.
Stewart in Drumchin, Neill A. STEUART off fos.
Stewart in Tulluchkrosk, J. STEwART of Sierglas.
Duncan Stewart in Bailin- J. STEUART of Balnakilie.
luig, desyrit me, Jhone JAMES STEwART off Ardwir-
Stewart of Serglais, in pre- lich.
sence of the frindes, to sub- R. ST, of Fankastall.
serywe for them, as wittnes ALEX". STEUART in Bosallie.
my hand, J. STEwART. WALTER STEwART in Geodich.
John ESTEwART off Kynochan. JAMEs STEwART of Ardittie.
D. STEwART, sone to Jo". W*. STEwART of Drumma-
Stewart of Annatt. charie.
JAMEs STEwART in Temper. J. S. in Brenchellzie.
R. S. in Glenogle. RoberTSTEwART in Moncholl.
J. STEwART in Appin. JoHNE STEUART of Carnach.
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XII.
INSTRUMENT OF PROTEST BY CRISTANE BALCAN-
QUELL, WIDOW OF ANDREW ROBERTSON, POR-
TIONER OF AUCHTERMUCHTY, 9th November, 1593.”
NoNo die mensis Novembris anno domini millesimo quin-
gentesimo monogesimo tertio, et anno regni S. D. N. Jacobi
sexti eius nominis dei gratia regis Scotorum vicesimo sep-
timo. In presens of me notar publict and witnessis vnder-
writtin, comperit personallie Cristane Balcanquell, relict of
vmquhil Andro Robertsone, portioner of Auchtermuchty,
quha frelie renuncit the benefit of intromission and execu-
trie of the gudis and gear being in commoune betwix hir
and hir said vnguhill husband newlie decessit, and liand as
yit in Mornepie Vnburyit. As also the said Cristane in-
stantlie, afoir the taking furthe of the said deid corps,
past furth of the said hous, but clok or pled, or ony vther
thing (her body claithes exceptand), and left hir dwelling
hous with all that therein is, protestand that scho suld be
frie fra ony intromissioun with the said guidis and gear;
and to be ansuerable to na persone or personis haueand
intres, as Intromissatrix foirsaid, In respect scho be and
dewoidit hirself furth of the said hous and renouncit the
intromission with the guidis and gear foirsaid afoir the
buriall of hir said vnmouhill husband, he liand newlie de-
ceissit behind hir in the said dwelling hous of Mornepie :
Quherupon scho askit instruments ane or ma frame notar
publict vnderwrittin. This wes done at the doir of hir said
dwelling hous, at xj. hours afoirnone or thairby, in presens
of Patrik Demperston, Richard Balcanguell, elder and
younger, James Bauerage, James Myllar, Richard Stirk,
* Paterson's Protocol Book in Adv. Lib,
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Robert Myllar, portionaris of Auchtermuchty, witnessis
hereto callit and required.
STEPHANUs PATERsonE, Notarius Publicus in
premissis requisitus teste manu propria.
XIII.
LETTER—KING JAMES VI. TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. *
I AM exceding glad, Madam and dearest Sister, that my
last lettre pleased yow so weill, for suppose indeed it was a
close [gloss 3) yet surely it was no wais against the meaning
of the text, for I dowbt not year wyse aneuche to considder
that the words of frends should be takein according to the
loving meaning of the utterer, and not wickedlye by the
literall sence only. And indeed I am greatlye encouragit and
obleisit to accompt yow my most speceall freind at this
tyme, not only for the straite proclamatiounes and ordour
gevin agaynst my avoued traitouris, bot by wais for the
kynde and loving speaches it pleased yow to wss to my sar-
vant Foulir, the beinar of my last, for suiche I can not yet
weane to heir him oft repeit your kynd and loving speiches
of me. But now, Madame, since my last dispatche unto yow,
divers great accidents have fallin owt heir, quhairin at the
present I am to crave your freindlye advyse and princelye
assistance, and especiallye in this last confirmation that our
Spanishe lords have gevin upon thair awne forfaltouris; for
now thair awin actionis have maid thair detestable trade of
bringing in strangers so cleare as they ar not able to deny it
themselfis, but seing these thair presumptionis durst not ap-
peire without thair expecting of a back haistalye to follou, it
is full tyme that we bothe concurre for preventing the same.
* Harl, MSS. No. 292, fol, 82.
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As for my pairt I will, on the honour of a Prince, asseure [you]
that I have resolved and voued never to be enchanted any
longer with thair syrene excuse; but by the contraire never to
think myselfe at rest whill aither my contrye be maid voyd of
thame, or ells thair personnes be apprehendit and punishit
for thair just deserts. But as for the particulaire discours
of thair actiones and poynts whairin I crave your advyce
and present assistance, as weill in respect of the multetude
of affaires that I am presently burdened, which to the suf-
ficiencie of the gentleman carier heirof, my Ambassadoure,
I have thocht it good to be remitted to his report; of whois
imployment I have maid speciall choice at this tyme, as of
one that hath no other cours in his heade bot his maisters,
and thairfoir ye may the better trust him. And according
to the greatnes and haistenes of the earand, so I pray yow
to trait him a loving and suddane dispatche. And thus,
Madam and dearest Sister, I recommend yow to Gods holye
protectioun, from Edenburgh the xxvi of Julie 1594.
Your most loving and affectionatt
Brother and Cousin,
JAMEs R.
XIV.
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PRECEPTORY OF
ST. ANTHONY AT LEITH.*
1.—ANE BAND BE FREER MICHAELL GRAY, MAISTER OF THE HOSPI-
TALL OF SANT ANTONIS, AND HIS BRETHER, TOWILLIAME A CLUNES
AND HIS WYFF FOR THER SUSTENTACIONE AND RECOMPENSS OF
THEM AND JONET A CLUNES, 27 FEB. 1444.
BE it kende til al men be thir present lettres, vs frere
Michale gray, mastir of the hospitall of Sant Antonis beside
# These documents are printed from the originals in the possession
of the Kirk-Session of South Leith. Little is known of the history of the
C
34.
Leith, with consent and assent of al our brether, that is to
sai, frere John Drowmonde, frere Wilzam Logane, frere
Robert Steele, frere gilbert gray, coniunetly and seuerale,
vs, and ilkan of vs, to be oblist, and alsua, oblis vs for al
our successouris, for a mes to be saide ilk day at the hee
alter of Sant Anton for the saulis of Wilzam of Clunes of
Leith, Jonete his wife, thair barns, antecessouris, succes-
souris, and for al christyn Saulis eftir the erast decessande
of the saide Wilzam and Jonet for euer, and than the saide
mes to begyn. And gif it likis to the said Wilzam or Jonet
bath or ane to cum and tak sie liffing in our hospitall as our
brether dois, we or our successouris sal resaue thaim mekly
for thair liftyme of our hous costis to cum and tak sic liffyng
in our hospitale as our brether dois. And thai sal haue
fourty s. of vsuale mone of Scotlande ilkane of thaim to
thar claithis. And gif it likis nocht to the saide Wilzam and
Jonet to haue sic liffing in our saide hospitale, it sal be leful
to thaim to pass with fredome and without impediment hame
to thar awyn tenement in Leith, and joyse thar lande with
al fredomys vnto the ending of thar life. And for al this
Preceptory of St. Anthony at Leith. It appears to have been founded by
Robert Logan of Lestalrig, about the beginning of the fifteenth century
and was the only establishment in Scotland which was dedicated to that
Saint. It never appears to have been richly endowed, its revenues being
principally derived from the vicarage of the parish of Hailes, or Collinton, the
parsonage tithes of the lands of Redhall, Collinton, &c. near Edinburgh ; and
from several small gifts of annual rent of houses in Leith, which pious indi-
viduals had bestowed on it at different periods. In the Valuation Roll of the
sixteenth century the Preceptory is taxed at £6, 13s. 4d. Scots. The Con-
vent of St. Anthony, which was situated on the west side of the Kirkgate,
was partly destroyed at the siege of Leith, in 1560; religious zeal afterwards
completed its destruction, and no vestige of the buildings now remains. The
Preceptory was suppressed in 1592, and its possessions granted by K ing
James to Mr. John Hay, Clerk of Parliament, from whom the Kirk-Session of
South Leith obtained them by purchase in 1596. The friars (who were origi-
mally brought from Vienne in France, the seat of the order), followed the rule
of St. Augustine, and wore a black mantle, upon which was marked, in blue
cloth, the letter or sign T, or that,
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befor wretyn to be fulfyllit and done lelile and treuly, the
saide Wilzam and Jonet with a consent and assent has freli
gevyn to God and Sant Anton al and sindry thar tenement
with the pertinents liand in the toune of Leith; and als
the saide Wilzam and Jonet sal freli reserue in thar awyn
hande half a mark of annuelrent of the saide tenement zerly,
and that to dispone at thar awyn will, and gif it be vndis-
ponyt be the saide Wilzam and Jonet, the saide half mark
sal remayn with the said tenement in Sant Antonis vse.
And als reseruand ane other halfe mark to Gregory Loganis
airis zerly, and als fyftene penyes of the said moné to the
mastir of Soltre zerly, for the quhilkis he sal fynd soite in
the Lordis court. In witnes of the quhilk thing, we the
saide frer michale for vs and for our brether, has to put
our comune seill to this our present wryt the xxvij day
of ffebruar, the zere of god MCCCC fourty and four zeris, at
our saide hospital befor thir witnessis, Sir John Petit vicare
of Lestalric, Sir John of hall, Sir patric Danzelstoun chap-
lainis, and other sindry.
2.—CONFIRMACIO REGIS DE TERRIS DOMINI WILLELMI CRYCHTOUN,
29 SEPT. 1451.
JAcobus dei gracia Rex Scotorum Omnibus probis homini-
bus tocius terre sue clericis et laicis salutem Sciatis nos
quamdam cartam Willelmi domini Crechtoun nostri can-
cellarijac consanguinei predilecti factam et concessam cum
consensu et assensu dilecti consanguinei nostri sui filii et
heredis Jacobi de Crechtoun domini Frendrach militis Deo
beate marie uirgini sancto Antonio ac preceptori et ma-
gistro hospitalis Sancti Antonii prope Leth et conuentui
eiusdem ecclesie et suis successoribus de terris jacenti-
bus in villa de Leth ex parte orientali aque eiusdem in
baronia de Lestalrig infra vicecomitatum de Edenburgh
inter terram quondam Johannis de Petyndrech ex parte
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orientali et comunem viam regiam ex parte occidentali et
terram Johannis de Wyntoun rectoris de Penycuk ex parte
australi et le schore ex parte boriali de mandato nostro visam
lectam inspectam et diligenter examinatam sanam et inte-
gram non rasam non concellatam nec in aliqua sui parte
suspectam ad plenum intellexisse sub hac forma Omnibus
hane cartam visuris uel audituris Willelmus dominus Crech-
toun miles Cancellarius Scocie Salutem in domino sempi-
ternam Noueritis me cum consensu et assensu Jacobi de
Crechtoun domini de Frendrach militis filii et heredis mei
ad honorem dei omnipotentis beate marie matris sue semper
virginis beati Anthonii et omnium sanctorum dei pro salute
anime serenissimi principis Jacobi regis Scotorum illustris-
simi et pro salute anime mee et dilecte sponse mee agnetis
ac salute animarum omnium antecessorum et successorum
meorum saluteque omnium quibus debitor sum et penes quos
aliqualiter deliqui in hac vita et salute omnium benefactor-
um meorum et omnium fidelium defunctorum dedisse con-
cessisse et hac presenti carta mea confirmasse omnipotent
Deo beate marie semper virgini beato Anthonio et omnibus
sanctis dei et perceptori generali et magistro hospitalis
sancti Anthonii prope Leth in regno Scocie et conuentui
eiusdem ac successoribus suis in ecclesia beati Anthonii
diuina celebrantibus et imperpetuum celebraturis in puram
et perpetuam elemosinam omnes et singulas terras meas cum
pertinencijs jacentibus in villa de Leth ex parte orientali
aque eiusdem in baronia de Lestalrig infra vicecomitatum
de Edinburgh inter terram quondam Johannis de Petyn-
drech ex parte orientali ex parte vna et communem viam re-
giam ex parte occidentali ex parte altera necnon inter
terram domini Johannis de Wyntoun rectoris de Penycuk
ex parte australi et commune schor vulgariter muncupat.
ex parte boreali Tenendas et habendas omnes et singulas
terras prenominatas prefatis preceptori et conuentui et suc-
cessoribus suis in prefato hospitali beati Anthonii diuina
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celebrantibus et imperpetuum celebraturis pro animabus
omnium suprascriptorum in puram liberam et perpetuam
elimosinam Cum omnibus et singulis commoditatibus liber-
tatibus et asiamentis ac justis pertinenciis suis quibuscun-
que ad dictas terras spectantibus seu juste spectare valen-
tibus quomodolibet in futurum adeo libere quiete plenarie
integre honorifice bene et in pace sicut alique terre alicui
monasterio aut hospitali infra regnum Scocie dantur et
conceduntur seu dari possunt aut concedi Reddendo inde
dictus preceptor et conuentus ac successores sui vndecem
marcas vsualis monete regni Scotie annuatim soluendas ad
duos anni terminos viz. ad festum penticostes et Sancti Mar-
tini in yeme per equales portiones vma cum sufficiente ca-
mera infra territorium et manerium Sancti Anthonii predicti
ad sustentacionem vnius capellani omni die perpetuo cele-
braturi ad altare beate Marie uirginis ex parte boriali in
ecclesia Sancti Anthonii antedicta pro salute serenissimi
principis Jacobi regis Scotorum predicti et salute anime
mee et Agnetis sponse mee et salute omnium animarum
predictorum tantum pro omni alio onere seruicio seculari
questione uel demanda que de dictis terris cum pertinencijs
exigi poterunt quomodolibet seu requiri Et ego vero dictus
Willielmus dominus Crechtoun et heredes mei omnes et
singulas prenominatas terras cum pertinencijs adeo libere
in omnibus et per omnia ut predictum est supradictis pre-
ceptori et conuentui ac successoribus suis contra omnes
mortales warrantizabimus acquietabimus et imperpetuum
defendemus In cuius rei testimonium Sigillum meum et
sigillum dicti Jacobi filii mei in signum sui consensus
huic presenti carte mee sunt appensa coram his testi-
bus Reuerendo in Cristo patre Johanne miseratione diuina
episcopo Dunkeldensi domino Georgio de Crechtoun de
Carnis milite admiraldo Scotie magistris Nicholao de Ottur-
burn officiali Laudonie Thoma de Spens archidiacono
Morauiensi Georgio de Schoriswode rectore ecclesie de Cul-
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tir dominis Patricio Blare reetore de Kyrkpatrik et Wil-
lelmo Grant presbiteris Apud Edimburgh decimo sexto die
mensis Maij ammo domini millesimo quadringentesimo qua-
dragesimo octauo Quam quidem cartam ae donaeionem et
concessionem in eadem eontentas in omnibus suis punctis
et articulis condicionibus et modis ac circumstancijs suis
quibuscunque forma, pariter et effeetu in omnibus et per
On1nia approbamus ratifieamus admortizamus et ad ma-
mum mortuam pro nobis et sueeessoribus nostris ut premis-
sum est pro perpetuo confirmamus Reseruatis pro nobis et
sueeessoribus nostris dictorum religiosorum qui pro tem-
pore fuerint orationum suffragiis deuotarum tantum In
cuius rei testimonium presenti carte nostre confirmacionis
magnum sigillum nostrum apponi precepimus Testibus re-
verendo in Cristo patre Willelmo episcopo Glasguensi vene-
rabili in Cristo patre Andrea abbate de Melros nostro eon-
fessore et thesaurario dilectis consanguineis nostris Willelmo
domino Somervele Patricio domino le Glammis magistro
Johanne Arous Archidiacono Glasguensi et Georgio de
Sehoriswode rectore de Cultir Apud Edinburgh vicesimo
nono die mensis Septembris Anno domini millesimo quadrin-
gentesimo quinquagesimo primo Et regni nostri decimo
quinto.
3.—PROCURATORIUM GENERALE DOMINI ABBATIS sUPER LIMITA
sCocIE, 9 FEB. 1492.
ANTONIUS de Rupemora permissione diuina humilis Abbas
sacri monasterii sancti Antonii nullo medio ad Romanam
ecclesiam pertinentis ordinis sancti Augustini Viennen. dio-
ceseos et sancti Petri montis maioris vniversis harum se-
riem inspecturis notum facimus Quod Nos cupientes toto
posse insistere eirea laudabile regimen ecclesiarum domo-
rum hospitalium et aliorum locorum sancti Antonii et vt
liospitalitas ipsa, ac pauperes infirmi in eis degentes vnde
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commode sustentari possint habeant et percipiant, eorum-
que indigenciis a Christi fidelibus pie subveniatur Confi-
dentes ad plenum de probitate industria scientia fide et
legalitate dilectissimi nobis in Christo fratris Guillermi de
Myrtoune preceptoris domus seu preceptorie nostre sancti
Antonii de Lieth in Scotia Sanctiandree dioceseos ipsum
fratrem Guillermum preceptorem facimus constituimus
creamus et solemniter ordinamus nostrum verum et indubi-
tatum procuratorem actorem factorem et nuncium specialem
et generalem. Ita tamen quod spiritualitas generalitati
non deroget nece contra scilicet specialiter et expresse ad
petend. exigend. Ieuand. recipiend. et recuperand. Seu per
ydoneum autydomeos peti exigi leuari recipi et recuperari
faciend. in districtibus limitibus et pertinenciis dicte precep-
torie de Lieth et membris domibus hospitalibus et aliis
locis eidem preceptorie adjacentibus, omnes et singulos
fructus redditus prouentus obuentiones vota legata elemosi-
nas caritates et pia. Christi fidelium subsidia fraternitates
fictus census pecuniarum summas equos boues porcos pecudes
et animalia quecunque necnon jura et bona supradictorum
preceptorie et locorum per quascunque personas in ipsis locis
hactenus nunc et imposterum debita et debenda emissa et
emittenda relicta et relinquenda, Que quomodocunque et
quandocunque ad honorem et reuerentiam ac sub nomine et
vocabulo gloriosissimi dei Confessoris beati Antonii a Christi
fidelibus dabuntur et conferrentur ac res domos mansiones
possessiones redditus predia calices libros jocalia vestes vten-
silia et domicilia aurum argentum monetatum et non moneta-
tum et alia bona quecunque mobilia et immobilia dicte precep-
toriepertinencia uel de jure debentia pertinere per quoscun-
que suos predecessores quibuscunque personis emphyteosim
feudifirmam uel ad censum vendita alienata assedata locata
data seu concessa reuocand. petend. exigend. et procurand. et
cum eisdem personis super ipsis venditionibus assedationibus
alienationibus et locationibus ad dicte prepositure vtilitatem
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cum consensu et assensu fratrum dicte preceptorie pro tem-
pore existentium componend. et transigend. quittand, necnon
pactum de Vlterius non petend, faciend. et concedend, Ques-
tuariosque quoscumque falso beati Antonii gerentes habitum
et sine mandato et literis debitis in prefatis limitibus ques-
tare presumentes realiter et personaliter capiend. ac capi et
incarcerari faciend. et procurand. eorumque bona wbicunque
reperta arrestand. retinend. Seu retineri et arrestari faciend.
inuocato ad hoc si opus fuerit auxilio brachii secularis In-
dulgencias quascumque et priuilegia predictis monasterio et
ordini a Romanis pontificibus seu aliis quibuscunque per-
sonis concessas Seu concessa predicand. pronunciand. et
intima;;d. literasque am gratiam quam justician in se con-
tinentes a quibuscumque dominis prelatis seu aliis quibuscun-
que personis et dominationibus ecclesiasticis et secularibus
eorumque vicariis et officialibus commissariis et vicegerenti-
bus impetrand, ac eis vtend. Et demum pro premissis
omnibus et singulis et premissorum quolibet coram quibus-
cunque Judicibus ecclesiasticis et secularibus quacunque
auctoritate fungentibus viceiudicibus et aliis justicie minis-
tris et contra quascunque personas societates collegia loca
vniuersitates et capitula agend. causand. expenend. defend-
end. conveniend. comparend. actiue vel passiue libelland.
lites contestand. ponend. articuland. et terminos quoscun-
que judiciales tenend, ac omnia alia et singula vsque ad
diffinitiuam seu diffinitiuas sentencias inclusiue faciend. que
causarum merita exigunt et requirunt Vnumque vel plures
procuratorem seu procuratores cum simili aut limitata po-
testate necnon quo ad lites substituend. Et generaliter
omnia alia faciend. exercend. et procurand. que in talibus
necessaria fuerint seu etiam quomodolibet oportuna. In
quorum omnium et singulorum fidem et testimonium pre-
missorum presentes literas siue publicum instrumentum per
notarium publicum infrascriptum secretarium nostrum sub-
scribi et signari fecimus sigillique nostri oblongi appensione
4, 1
muniri. Datum et actum Rome in domo habitationis nostre
anno Incarnationis dominice millesimo quadringentesimo
nonagesimo secundo indictione undecima die vero nona
mensis februarii Pontificatus sanctissimi in Christo patris
et domini nostri domini Alexandri diuina prouidentia pape
Sexti anno primo. Presentibus ibidem Religioso fratre
Jacobo Loidini canonico claustrali monasterii sancti An-
tonii Andrea, Riveti clerico Auicien. dioceseos et pluribus
aliis testibus ad premissa vocatis et Rogatis.
Et me Ludouico vitalis canonico prefati monasterii sancti
Antonii Viennien. dioceseos notario auetoritate apo-
stolica, publico qui dictis procuratoris constitutioni
potestatis dationi ceterisque premissis omnibus et
singulis dum sic ut premittitur agerentur et fierent
vnacum prenominatis testibus presens fui eaque sic
fieri vidi et audiui ac in notam sumpsi ex qua pre-
sentes literas seu instrumentum aliena manu me aliis
occupato negociis fideliter scriptas extraxi et in hanc
publicam formam redegi signoque meo manuali auc-
tentico precedenti signaui in fidem et testimonium
omnium et singulorum premissorum requisitus et ro-
gatus.
VITALIS.
4.—MANDATUM DOMINI ABBATIS RELIGIOSE PRECEPTORIE SCOCIE
19 FEB. 1492.
RELIGIOSI fratres residentes in hospitali domo et capella
nostris sancti Antonii de Leth Sanetiandree dioceseos in
Scotia, habeant semper tanquam viri religiosi sancti An-
tonii de Vienna obseruare tria vota ordinis videlicet pau-
pertatem castitatem et obedientiam Item regulam sancti
Augustini que data est nobis per sedem apostolicam Item
statuta ordinis sancti Antonii Viennen. Item debent ob-
seruare officium Romanum et qualibet ebdomada, semel
videlicet lie martis facere officium de bcato Antonio ltem
debent seruare hospitalitatem quantum possunt et . . . . . cura
taetos infirmitate que dicitur beati Antonii Item jejunare
(lie veneris nisi ipsa die sit festum majus. Item die mer-
curii non comedant carnem seruent aduentum et qua-
dragesimam cum jejunio seruent super omnia earitatem et
humilitatem, possunt recipere pecunias pro suis et ecclesie
necessitatibus et ipsas peeunias expendere tamen ad bene-
placitum Abbatis sancti Antonii et sui superioris et semper
ipsi Abbati seruent obedientiam et suis vieariis et commis-
sariis qui pro eo residebunt ac etiam suo preeeptori In
cuius preceptoria habent residere Habeant zelum religionis
saneti Antonii et dietarum domus et eapelle cum hospitali
et quicquid habebunt teneant et reeognoscant a domino
abbate sancti Antonii de Vienna, et omnia sub eius domino
et religione prefata sancti Antonii Viennen. et tanquam
fratres et religiosi dicti sancti Antonii obediant eorum pre-
eeptori eidem confiteantur peeeata sua vel alteri de eius
licentia pro bene manuum injectione in fratres absoivantur
ab eorum preceptore Item a sentenciis exeommunicationis
per statuta ordinis latis. Non exeant limites preceptorie
sine lieentia preeeptoris seu in eius absentia antiquioris
fratris, Sint intenti diuinis officiis et orationibus. Semper
recognoseant eorum maiorem ecclesiam que est saneti An-
tonii de Vienna Et lieet ipsi sint exempti ab omnibus
archiepiscopis episeopis et ordinariis miehilominus exhibeant
reuerentiam et honorem eisdem et suis commissariis et eum
nullo eontendant, sed paeem obseruent easte ct honeste
viuant et eorum habitum semper portent videlicet mantel-
lum nigrum cum signo f/au juxta eonsuetudinem ordinis
curent habere statuta ordinis infra triennium. In quorum
premissorum fidem et testimonium nos Antonius de Rupe-
mora, abbas monasterii sancti Antonii nullo medio ad
Romanam ecclesiam pertinentis ordinis sancti Augustini
Viennen. dioceseos presentes literas per notarium infra-
, Tº
*** * >
scriptum secretarium nostrum signari fecimus sigillique
nostri rotundi jussimus appensione communiri. Datum
Rome in domo habitationis nostre die decima nona mensis
februarii Anno Incarnationis dominice millesimo quadrin-
gentesimo nonagesimo secundo,
De Mandato \ 1 FA L18 poſſ.
prefati Reverendi domini
Abbatis.
5.—BULLA LEONIS X. PAPE, 3 AUGUST, 1513.
LEO episcopus Seruus Seruorum Dei dilecto filio Ricardo
Thomsone Canonico domus sancti Antonii prope Leytht or-
dinis Sancti Augustini Sanctiandree dioceseos Salutem et apo-
stolicam benedictionem Religionis Zelus vite ac morum hon-
estas aliaque laudabilia probitatis et virtutum merita super
quibus apud nos fidedigno commendaris testimonio nos
inducunt ut illa tibi fauorabiliter concedimus que tuis com-
moditatibus fore conspicimus oportuna Exhibita siquidem
nobis muper pro parte tua petitio continebat quod cum alias
dilecti filii Alexander Crawford et conuentus domus sancti
Antonii prope Leytht ordinis sancti Augustini Sanctiandree
dioceseos ex certis rationabilibus causis te eiusdem domus
Sacristane quoad uiueres constituissent et deputassent
Preceptor et Conuentus prefati tibi pro supportatione oner-
um tune expressorum racione Sacristie domus hujusmodi
tibi pro tempore incumbentium pensionem annuam Quin-
quaginta Marcharum monete Scocie Nouem libras sterlin-
gorumvel circa constituentium super certis fructibus redditi-
bus et prouentibus dicte domus tibi quoad uiueres vel
procuratori tuo ad id a te speciale mandatum habenti per
Alexandrum et pro tempore existentem Preceptorem eius-
dem domus et Comuentum prefatos annis singulis in certis
terminis ac sub certis modo et forma tune expressis integre
persoluendam necnon Cameram et ortum infra dictam do-
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mum consistentes quos tenebas et possidebas per te quoad
uiueres tenendos et possidendos reservarunt constituerunt
et assignarunt. Cum autem sicut eadem petitio subjunge-
bat a nonnullis de juribus reseruationis constitutionis et
assignationis predictarum hesitetur Nos tibi ut commodius
sustentari et onera Sacristie hujusmodi perferre possis de
alicuius subuentionis auxilio prouidere ac premissorum
meritorum tuorum intuitu specialem gratiam facere uolentes
teque a quibusuis excommunicationis suspensionis et inter-
dicti aliisque ecclesiasticis sententiis censuris et penis a
iure uel ob homine quavis occasione uel causa latis si quibus
quomodolibet innodatus existis ad effectum presentium
duntaxat consequendum harum serie absoluentes et absol-
utum fore censentes necnon omnia et singula beneficia ec-
clesiastica cum cura et sine cura que etiam ex quibusuis
apostolicis dispensationibus obtines et expectas ac in quibus
et ad que justibi quomodolibet competit quecunque quot-
cunque et qualiacumque sinteorumque fructuum reddituum et
prouentuum ueros annuos ualores ac hujusmodi dispensa-
tionum tenores presentibus pro expressis habentes Tibi
pensionem annuam quinquaginta marcharum monete hu-
iusmodi Nouem libras sterlingorum similes uel circa ut
prefertur constituentium super dicte domus fructibus red-
ditibus et prouentibus quorum terciam partem ipsa pensio
ut asseris non excedit tibi quoad uixeris uel procuratori
tuo ad hoc a te speciale mandatum habenti per Alexan-
drum et pro tempore existentem Preceptorem ac Conuen-
tum prefatos quorum ad hoc per dilectum filium Adam Syn-
son clericum Dunkelden. dioceseos eorum procuratorem
ad hoc ab eis specialiter constitutum expressus accedit
assensis annis singulis provna uidelicet in Penthecostes et
alia medietatibus pensionis eiusdem in Sancti Martini Epis-
copi de mense Nouembris festiuitatibus integre persol-
uendum necnon ortum et cameram predictos similiter per
te quoad vixeris tenendos et possedendos de nouo auctori-
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tate apostolica tenore presentium reseruamus constituimus
concedimus et assignamus. Decernentes Alexandrum et
pro tempore existentem Preceptorem et Conuentum prefatos
ad integram solutionem pensionis eiusdem tibi faciendam
juxta reseruationis predictarum tenorem fore efficaciter
obligatos acuolentes et eaderm auctoritate statuentes quod
si Alexander et pro tempore existens Preceptor et Conuen-
tus prefati in dictis festiuitatibus uel saltem infra tringinta
dies illarum singulas immediate sequentes pensionem hu-
jusmodi non persoluerint cum effectu lapsis diebus eisdem
Alexander Preceptor et singulares persone Conuentus hu-
jusmodi excommunicationis sententiam incurrant a qua
donec tibi uel eidem procuratori tuo de pensione hujusmodi
tunc debita integre satisfactum aut alios tecum uel cum
dicto procuratore tuo super hoc amicabiliter concordatum
fuerit absolui non possint preterquam in mortis articulo
constanti. Si uero per Sex menses dictos triginta dies
immediate sequentes sententiam ipsam animo quod absit
sustinuerint indurato extunc effluxis mensibus eiusdem
dictus Alexander et pro tempore existens Preceptor ipsius
domus perpetuo priuatus existat dicte domus preceptoria
illaque uacare censeatureo ipso Non obstantibus constitu-
tionibus et ordinacionibus apostolicis ac domus et ordinis
predictorum iuramento confirmatione apostolica uel quavis
firmitate alia roboratis statutis et consuetudinibus contra-
riis quibuscunque. Aut si Alexandro et pro tempore exis-
tenti preceptori et conuentui prefatis uel quibusuis aliis
communiter uel diuisim ab apostolica sit sede indultum
quod ad solutionem uel prestationem pensionis alicuius
minime teneantur et ad id compelli non possint per litteras
apostolicas non facientes plenam et expressam ac de uerbo
ad uerbum de indulto huiusmodi mentionem et qualibet
alia dicte sedis indulgentia generali uel speciali cuiuscunque
tenoris existat per quem presentibus non expressam uel
totaliter non insertam effectus huiusmodi graue impedi-
46
. . . . quomodolibet uel differri et de qua cuiusque
tenoris vera habenda sit in nostris literis mentio specialis
Nulli ergo omnino hominum liceat hanc paginam nostre
absolucionis reservacionis constitutionis assignationis con-
cessionis decrete uoluntatis et statuti infringere uel ei ausu
temerario contraire Si quis autem hoc attemptare presump-
serit indignationem omnipotentis Dei ac beatorum Petri
et Pauli Apostolorum ejus se noverit incursurum. Datum
Rome apud Sanctum Petrum Anno Incarnacionis dominice
Millesimo quingentesimo tercio decimo tercio kalendas Au-
gusti Pontificatus nostri Anno primo. -
XV.
TESTIMONIAL OF THE SUFFERINGS OF THE EPIS-
COPAL CLERGY OF SCOTL AND IN 1708.*
WHEREAs the Eternal God, who accomplishes the great
purposes of his wisedom by such Judgments as he executs
here below, hes been pleased, for reasons best known to
himselfe, heavily to afflict some hundreds of our suffering
Clergie win this kingdom, and to reduce them and their
families to great necessities and pinching straits. And
seeing now their straits are become exceeding grievous
through a long tract of sufferings, These do most earnestly
recommend their sad condition to the serious consideration
of all persons of honnour and others win the forementioned
kingdome, very fervently beseeching them in the bowels of
JESUS CHRIST to extend a liberal hand of charity upon this
important and crying occasion, and such as (wee must say)
that many preceding ages have not afforded a greater
amongst us; and wee most heartily pray God that none
hereafter may yeild such another either here or elsewhere.
And becaus our Reverend Brethren, Mr. Charles Little-
jone and Mr. John Wingate, have agreed, upon our desyre,
to collect what the pious bounty of these who are charitably
* From the Original.
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affected shall incline them to bestow, Wee do hereby re-
commend them as persons of undoubted integrity for such
a trust. In witnes whereof These given at Edinburgh the
threetenth of October, one thowsand seven hundred and
eight yeares, are signed by us.
MR. J. DRUMMOND.
ARTH. MILLER,
MR. J. CAMERON.
RoBERT BRUCE.
JAMES CUMING.
J.A. GLENDINNING.
Jo. GLASGUEN.
ALEX*. EDINBURGEN.
CA. Lowls.
WILL, ABERCROM BIE.
THO. PATERSON.
J.A. NicoLSoN.
John E HAMILTOUN.
XV i.
1NSTRUMENT OF RESIGNATION AND SASINE, J490°.
TIL all 33d Sy:dry to qwhais knawlagis thir present let-
tros sall furthcum, gretyng in Gode euerlestyng ; Sen meid
and merit is and als it afferis till euerilk Juge or J ugis to
beir witnes of swthtfastnes in thingis done or led be thane
in thar office doyng, qwharthorch preiudice suld nocht be
generit till hurt or schath innocent man or woman in thar
rychtis tharin, it is that I, Alane of Walwode, ane of the
balzeis of the burgh of Dunfermlyng the tym, beris witnes
that I, of myn office chargit thartill, the day and zier after
folowand, passit till certane annualle rentis and acris of
lande ; that is to sai fyrst, fywe s. of annuall rentis of the
wester land of Robert Orrok, liand in the said burgh in the
maygaite, and on the northt part, betwix the land of the
said Robert on the est part, and the landis of William
* This document is given merely to show the style of such writs in the
fifteenth century, which may prove interesting to the modern conveyancer,
when contrasted with similar deeds of the present time.
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Spittalle on the west part ; and fowr schillyngis of annuall
rent of the landis of John Stot, lyand in the colzarraw on
the est syde, betwix the commoun wenell on the northt part
and the landis of William Stoby on the southt part. Item,
aucht schillyngis of annuall of a tenement of Cristofer
Cristisoun, lying in the calsaygait on the northt syd betwix
the landis of Moris Sterlying on the west part and the
landis of the aris of John Fostar on the est part. Item, fowr
schillyngis and alewyn pennyis of the tenement of Robert
Gibson and John Mason, lyand in the calsagait on the
northt sid betwix our lady landis on the est part and the
landis of John Sym on the west part. Item, till ane akyr of
field land, with the pertinentis lyand on the northt sid the
said burgh, betwix the landis of John Angus on the west
part and the landis of Marion Thomson on the cst part.
Item, till halff ane akyr lyand neir the said akyr betwix
the landis of the said Marion on the est part and the
landis of the aris of Dauid Bothwele on the west part.
Item, to ane akyr lyand on the northt part the said burgh,
betwix the landis of the said aris of the said Dauid Both-
wele on the est part and the landis of the almosar of the
abbay on the west part. Item, thre schilling and thre
pennyis of annualle of John Mairis land, lyand in the calsa-
gait on the northt part betwix the landis of Dauid Philp on
the west part and the landis of the aris of Thomas Paton-
son on the est part. Item, till ane akyr of land wyth the
pertinents lyand in a place callit Hellotishill, betwix the
landis of the aris of John Lawson on the northt part and
the landis of Katryn Bray on the sowtht part. And that I
tuk detfull resignacion on all the saidis annuall rentis and
akyris of landis, ane be ane seueraly, be the handis of Adame
Annand, son and ar to Thomas Annand, burges of Dunferm-
g, the
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qwhilk resignacion maid at the command and biddyn of the
lyng, in fauoris of John Wat, burges of Inuerkethin
said Adamo, I gaiff heritabill stait sesing and possession of
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all the saidis annualle rentis and akyris of landis wyth the
pertinentis till the said John Wat his aris and assignis
Wyth erd stane and a penny as wse is saffand all menis
rychtis. In witnes of the qwhilk thing, the seill of me, the
said balze, is appensit to thir presentis at Dunfermlyng the
awcht and twenty day of the moneth of Nouember the
zer of God M.cccc and nynty zeris, befor thir witnes, Wil-
liam Cokburn, Alane Cant, Alex. Clark, John Bell, And".
Schankis, and John Sandis, wyth other diuers.
XVII.
LETTER_KING JAMES VII. TO LORD FEVERSHA M. *
Whitehall, December the 10th, 1688.
THINGs are come to that extremity, that I haue been forced
to send away the Queene, and my Son the Prince of Wales,
that they might not fall into my Enemy's hands, wº" they
must haue done, had they stay’d. I am oblidged to do the
same thing, and to endeauour to secure my selfe the best I
can, in hopes that it will please God, out of his infinite mercy
to this vnhappy nation, to touch their hearts againe with
true loyalty and honour. If I could haue relyed on all my
troops, I might not haue been putt to the extremity I am in,
and would att least haue had one blow for it; but tho' I know
there are amongst you very many loyall and braue men, both
officers and soldiers, yett you know that both your selfe and
severall of the Gen" officers and others of the Army, told
me t'was no wayes aduiseable for me to venture my selfe
att their head, or to thinke to fight the P. of Orange with
them. And now there remaines only for me to thanke you
* Printed from a contemporary copy, which appears to have been sent by
Lord Feversham to Col. John Balfour of Ferny, a great loyalist. It is certi-
fied at the end to be ‘A true copy of the King's Letter to me, FEVERSHAM.”
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and all those, both officers and soldiers, who haue stuck [to]
me and been truely loyall, and hope you will still retaine the
same fidelity to me, and tho I do not expect you should
expose your selves by resisting a forreign Army, yett I hope
your former principles are so enrooted in you, that you will
keep your selves free from associations, and such pernicious
things. time presses so that I can say no more.
J. R.
I must add this, that as I haue alwayes found you loyall,
so you haue found me a kind Master, as so you shall still
find me to be.
J. R.
XVIII.
EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE KIRK-
SESSION OF SAINT ANDREWS, 1570–1600.
9 August 1570. Decreit of the Seat anent the puiris-The
quhilk day, It is decernit and ordainit be the Seat, that
fra this furtht, that the deakines of the quarteris mak na
distributioun of the almis to na puris bot to theis that
frequents and cumis to sermondis, public prayeris, exa-
minatioun, and comunioun, presenting of thair barnis to
baptisme; and wil gif compt of thair faitht, and can say
the Lordis Prayer, Beleive, and Commandementis of God;
or at least sal learn the sam within ane monetht.
27 January 1573. Anent the superstitious keiping of Zwill
day holy. The quhilk day, It is ordanit be my lord arch-
bischop of Sanctandros and the heal memberis of sessioun to
be insert in ther bookis ad futuram rei memoriam, that quhow
vpoun Sunday the xxiiij day of Januar instant, William
Ramsay, lorymar, Walter Lathingye, cuttellar, and Johne
Smyth, blaksmyth in Ergail, being accusat and convictit of
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befoir for obseruing of superstitious dayis, and specialie of
zuilday, becam penitent, and maid open satisfactioun thair-
for in the presence of the heal congregatioun, they being
present. And thairfor the minister, at command of the
Assemblie, publiklie denuncit the said Sunday, that al per-
sonis within this parochioun that obseruit superstitiouslie the
said zuil day, or ony vtheris dayes, sould be punisched in lik
maneir; and siclik sould be punisched in lik maneir gyf they
abstenit fra thair work and lawbour that day mair than ony
vther day except Sunday, quhilk only sould be kept holy-
day. And thairvpoun the sessioun interponit thair decreit.
21 July 1574. Anent the Comede askit to be playit be Mr.
Patrik Auchinlek vpon Sunday, the first of August miait to cum.
—The said day anent the supplicatioun gevin be Mais-
ter Patrik Auchinlek, for procuring licence to play the
Comedie mentionat in Sanct Luces Euangel of the forlorn
sonn, vpoun Sunday the first day of August nixttocum:
The Seat hes decernit, first the play to be revisit be my
lord Rectour, minister, Mr. Johne Rutherfurd, provest of
Sanct Salvatour colleage, and Mr. James Wilkie, principal
of Sanct Leonardis colleage. And gyf they find na falt
thairintill, the sam to be pleyit vpon the said Sunday, the
first of August, Swa that pleying thairof be nocht occa-
sioun to withdraw the pepil fra hering of the preaching at
the howr appointed, als weal aftir nwn as befoir nwne.
2 March 1574. Forbidding of the play of Roben Huid.—
The said day the Seat ordeanis the minister on Sunday nixt
to cum, or vther wayis as he salbe chargit and warnit, in the
name of the Eternal God, to command and charge all and
quhatsumevir personis, indwelleris in this toun, and specially
yowng men in general, and als in special as he salbe informit,
That none of them presume, nor tak vpoun hand to violat
the sabbat day, be vseing of playis and gemmis publiclie, as
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they wer wont to do, conterfeting the playis of Robeim IIwid,
expres defendit and forbidden be act of parlement vnder
all hiest paine that the Seat may imioine to them.
27 April 1575. Anent the burial of the puris-The said
day, it is statut and ordenit be the Seat, that in tyme cum-
ing, the puris be conwoyit to the burial with the Inhabitantis
of the tour alsweil as the riche, according to the ordinances
maid of befoir, and the transgressouris of the said ordinance
to be punisched conform to the act.
18 Januar 1575.—The quhilk day, Robert Grub, yownger,
in Bralye, witnes examinat vpoun the dilatioun and accu-
satioun of Mariorie Smyth, spous of Johne Pa, delatit and
accusat of witche craft, sworne, Deponis, That he hard be
his awin wyffe, Isobel Johnestoun, and Nanis Michell re-
port, that the said Isobel Johnestoun being in traweling of
hir childe, Pais wyffe cam in to hir, and Nannis Michell
being thair, layit hir hand on the said Nanis and sche be-
cam seik incontenent thaireftir ; and the deponentis wyffe
being laid vp in hir bed, sche twik the said Nanis be the
hand, and sche becam weil again, and eat and drank with
the rest of the wenen that war thair. And attour depomis
that viii or nyne day is thaireftir, his spous foirsaid being
werry seik, send for the said Pa wyff and sche refusit to
cum, quhil the deponent gead hymself and compellit hir to
cum ; and at hir cuming, sche twik the deponentis wyffe be
the arme, and grapit for and pat vp hir fingaris betuix the
scheddis of hir hair, and incontinent thaireftir sche cryit
for mait. And attour deponis his wyffe was sa seik that
name trowit hir lyfe, being oppresit with swait and womyng,
quhyl Pa wyffe cam and handellit hir. And this was foure
yeir syne cum witsunday.
Christiane Melleuen, spous to Waltir Padye, cowpar,
witnes sworne and examinat in the said caus of accusatioun,
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deponis, on hir aith, that tyme foirsaid sche wes present in
Grub hows, quhen his wyff trawelling in hir childe evill,
and Nannis Michel cam in, and eftir sche had askit at Grub
wyff, hir ant, quhow sche did, Pa wyffe said, sche wald be
weil belyffe. And incontinent thaireftir the said Nannis
Michel becam werry seik, and Grub wyffe wes lychtar in-
continent and softer of hir Seikness, and Grub wyffe heing
laid vp in hir bed, the said Nannis becam the better. And
confessis that they war all fleyit, and ane myst cam owr
the deponent een that sche could not see quhat Payis wyffe
did to Grub wyffe. And forther deponis that, ix dayis eftir
the said Grub wyffe wes lychter, and being werry seik, the
deponent and Robert Grub gead for Pa wyffe and compellit
[hir] to cum and wesy Grub wyffe, and eftir sche twik Grub
wyffe be the hand sche becam the bettir and eat and drank.
25 Januar 1575.—The quhilk day Mariory Smyth, and
Johne Pa hir spous, for his interes, being somaned to heir
witnessis sworne resauit and admittit in the actioun of
witche crafte persewit aganis the said Mariory, the wit-
nessis, vnder wrytin war resavit, sworn, and admittit to ex-
aminacioun, in pain of non compeirance of the saidis Mariory
and hir spows. -
William Balfour, baxter, witnes somaned, sworne, resauit,
and admittit, deponis the pointis contenit in the Superinten-
dentis chartour of reasonis of dilatioun to be of trewthe
and veritie.
James Gilrwitht, witnes, confessis That his kow gaif na
milknes, and his dochter reprufit and accusit Mariory
Smyth, that hir father kow gaif na milk, and thaireftir his
dochtir becam seik, and Maiory being callit to James Gil-
rwitht hows to wesy his dochtir, sche said, na thing wald
aell hir, sche wald be weil anochts. Item, Andro Sellar,
and Thomas Christie, examinat in the said mater, deponis
That they desyrit Johne Pay nocht to depart of the town
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gyf his and his wyffis caus war gud ; he ansuered that he
feared, and thairfoir he and his wyffe gead thair wayis.
And Besse Hereis confessed the samyn ; and forther said,
that for hym self he durst byde, but yit his wyffe feared, and
thairfoir sche durst not byde. Also, that Pay desyrit hir
gude man to pas to the colis with Dauid Robertson, becaus
he was ane sonsy man, and sein Pa and his wyffe dwelling
vnder them, he was xl. merkis bettir.
Marion Dawson, mydwyff, witness sworn, sowll,
that sche knawes na thing of the delatioun. Alexr. Ade,
witnes, knawis na thing of the delatioun. Maige Dawson
knawis mathing bot be relacioun of vtheris.
18 April 1576. Decret of the Sessiown ament the imprisown-
ment of transgressouris.—The quhilk day.It is statut and orden-
it be the sessioun, that fra this furtht, that al transgressouris,
sic as fornicatouris and adulterouris, be impresoned in the
steple of the paroche kirk of this citie, thair to remain ac-
cording to the ordour. And this statut to be publist be
the minister in the pulpet.
5 August 1579.-The quhilk day, minister, elderis, and
deaconis, hes ordeined and decernit, that in tyme cumming,
nane be resauit to compleit the band of matrimonye with-
out they rehers to the Redar the Lordis Prayer, Beleive,
and the Commandementis of God.
19 June 1583. The distributioun of the Kingis grace almous.
—The quhilk day comperit befoir ye ministrie of St. An-
drois, Mr. Peter Young, Mr. almosar to our souerane
Lord ye Kingis maiestie, Quha, with the advis and counsall
of the said ministrie, deliuerit to Peter Carstaris, Thomas
Banis, Thomas Aitchesoun, Nicholl Strathawin, Archibald
Mwir, Henrie Miller, Jhone Watsoun, Jhone Donaldsoun,
Thomas Oliphant, Jhone Robertsoun, Alexander Dempstar,
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Dauid Duplein, Henrie Jamiesoun, Dauid Mortoun, Jhone
Duncane, George Wauche, Dauid Arnot, and to ilkane of
thame, as puir personis electit with the aduis of the said
ministrie, ane blew gown, and ilkane of thane ane purs and
xvij s. money thairin In name of our said souerane Lord,
that thay and ilkane of thame suld pray for his hienes dayly,
and keep the preyaris ilk day, and the sermone every prech-
ing day, sittand all togidder in the paroche kirk of St. An-
drois, ilk persoun cled with his said blew gown. Quhilk
thei and ilkane of thame hes promist faithfullie to do.
20 July 1584. Anent the witnes to bairnis tyme of baptisme.
—The quhilk day, for eschewing of misordour and tumult,
and satling the abwse enterit in the owr great number of
witnes or gossoppis to the barnis that ar baptizit in this
kirk, the Sessioun hes thocht gude and concludit, that in all
tymes cuming, witnes that salbe aduertisit and warmit be
the parentis to the baptisme of the barnis, sall sitt still in
thair awin places quhairin thai salbe for the tyme in the
kirk ; and name to stand vp tyme of baptisme bot the
parentis and father of the barne haldand vp his a win barne
him selfe onlie, except twa or thrie witnes at the maist.
19 August 1584.—Decrete quhat pressonaris suld pay to
James Steel.—The quhilk day, it is concludit be the Sessioun,
that ilk persoun quha enteres in pressoun sall pay to James
Steill, kepar of the pressoun for his panis, twa shillings,
and thay that componis for thair impressounrment tuelf
pennies, in tymes cuming.
4 Nov. 1584. Act concerning the contractioun of marriage.
—The quhilk day, anent the Ordour for contracting of
mariage in all tymes cuming, within this parochin of Sanct-
andros, it is statut and ordanit be the haill voitis in Ses-
sioun, That all parteis baith riche and puir, to be contractit
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in mariage heireftir, compeir with thair parentis if thei be
on lyfe, or tua of thair narrest freindis, and na ma, in the
counsall-hows befoir the ministrie, vpon Weddinsday, and
thair to be contractit, and in navther place. And that na
elder gyf thair consent to the minister or redar in the con-
trar. And if the minister or redar failye herin, and con-
tract ony persoun in mariage heireftir furth of the coun-
sall-hous in presens of the ministrie, the minister sall pay
for ilk falt, twenty pund Scottis money to the box of the
puir vnforgevin, and that for ilk falt ; and Mr. Johne
Rutherfurd, present minister, and Thomas Wod, present
redar, obliss thame and ilk ane of thame, faithfullie heirto
vnder the said paine. And Thomas Wod, redar, to bring the
band buil with him ilk Weddinsday to the counsall-hows,
to inroll the names of all parteis contractit, that thaireftir
thair bannis may be proclaimit according to the Ordour.
9 Dec. 1584. Ordinance aganis Cambell.—The quhilk
day, Johne Cambell, for his contumelious talk and oppro-
brius wordis spokin befoir the Sessioun being remittit to
the ciuil maiestratis, and thaireftir he comperit befoir the
Sessioun and humilit himselfe on his kneis, askand God and
thame forgevines: and nochttheles is decernit be pluralitie
of voitis in Sessioun, to viij dayis impressounment, and to
pay ten schillingis to the puir.
17 Februar 1584. Anent ane commoun bow.—The quhilk
day, the haill Sessioun presentlie convenit hes concludit
and tocht gude, that ane commoun box be for custodie of
the siluer collectit to the puir, and that distributioun thairof
be aucht tymes in the zeir, at discretioun of Sessioun.
8 Feb. 1586. Prayaris to be maid for the Kingis Maiesties
Mother.—The quhilk day comperit Mr. Patrik Adamsoun,
bischop of St. Androis, allegeand him to haif verball di-
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rectioun of the kingis maiestie to desyre the minister and
redar to pray publiclie for his hienes mother, for her con-
uersioun and mendiment of lyfe, and if it be Godis plesour
to preserue hir from this present danger quhairin sche is
now, that sche may heireftir be ane profitabill member in
Christis Kirk. The Sessioun presentlie assemblit being
sufficientlie resoluit heir with, hes concludit that the mini-
ster at ilk sermone, and the redar at ilk tyme quhen he
sayis the preyaris, prey publiclie for the Kingis gracis
mother as is desyrit.
1 March 1586. Directioun to the belmen.—The quhilk
day, Androw Sellar and Alane Robertsoun, belmen, ar com-
mandit in all tymes cuming, to bring the puir folkis broddis
to the Sessioun ilk Weddinsday, to ressaif thair directionis
to quhome the broddis salbe gevin the nixt Sonday follow-
ing And siclyke, that ather the said Androw or Alane, or
ellis baith, be in the kirk ilk day tyme of sermone and pray-
aris, reddy quhen thei heir ony noyis, tumult, or perturba-
tioun, ather maid in the kirk or kirk Zaird, ather be man,
woman, doggis, or vtheris quhatsumevir, to stope the samyn,
that nather the minester nor redar be inquietit in precheing
and reding of Goddis word, nor zit the auditour molestit, vn-
der all heast pane the maiestratis may lay to thair charge.
15 March 1586. Directioun to penitentis.-The quhilk day,
it is concludit be the Sessioun, that fra this tyme furth, all
penitentis quha presentis the penitent Stuill remoif nocht
thame selfis fra the stuill of repentance quhill the minister
gif the blissing, and thaireftir to depart with modestie.
5 April 1587. Decretum contra Thomam Wod.—The
quhilk day Thomas Wod, redar, for his misbehavour this
day in the Sessioun, behaifing himself onreverentlie in thair
awdiance, and specialie in geving to William Lermonth,
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being ane elder, ane dowbill lie, and for diuers vtheris his
misbehavour in the Sessioun at diuers tymes of befoir, and
for his additioun of his awin brane to Goddis word tyme of
the reding of the prayaris, contrar the actis of this sessioun
maid on him of befoir, The sessioun all with ane voce
ordanis the said Thomas to be callit in befoir thame, and
thaireftir he to humill him self on his knies, ask God and
thame forgevenes, and specialie the said William Lermonth,
quhome he hes this day offendit, as said is ; quhilk if he
refus, the minister to charge him presentlie to obey the
samyn for the first tyme vnder paine of the censouris of the
kirk, and thaireftir he to be publiclie chargit thairto sonday
mixttocum vnder the said pane, and never to be agane
heireftir in the societie with this sessioun. And inconti-
nent the said Thomas being callit in befoir the Sessioun,
and desyrit be the minister in Godis name to obey this
ordinance, planlie refusit, and constantly affirmit that the
Sessioun had done him manifest wrang. Thairfoir the
minister chargit the said Thomas, as said is, to obey, and
becaus he refusit, the nixt charge is ordanit to be gevin
him publiclie sonday nixttocum.
14 April 1587. Humilatio Thome Wod.—The quhilk day
the Sessioun being all warnit to this day, and the maist
part conuenit, comperit Thomas Wod, vicar and redar of
St. Androis, quha humlie with reuerence submittit him self
to the voce of the Kirk, and sitting down on his kneyes in
thair presens askit God and the haill Sessioun forgiffnes,
and specialie William Lermonth, quhome he offendit, con-
forme to the tenour of the decrete of Sessioun pronuncit
aganis him the first day of Aprill instant ; and is agane
reconcilit to thame all in Goddis feir, and promist lykwys
vpon sonday mixttocum to confes his offence oppinlie in
the Kirk eftir sermone befoir noon, conforme to the said
decrete.
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29 Nov. 1587. Ordour to be takin for Keping of the Kirk
tyme of Sermone.—The quhilk day, it is concludit be the
ministrie, with consent of the maiestrates of this citee, that
ilk bailye, accumpaneit with ane elder, or deakin, with ane
officiar, his owk about, vpon sonday befoir and eftir none,
await in the Kirk yaird and streitis of this citee, that nane
be vagabond, idill, furth of the Kirk tyme of sermone, nather
in the Kirk yaird, streitis, nor feildis, nor in the tauorn-
ouris drinkand, bot that all personis be in the Kirk to heir
and learne the word of God vnder the panis contenit in the
actis maid thairanent: And quha beis fund culpabill heirin,
the said bailye and his assessouris to signifie the samyn to
the sessioun, that the maiestrates, with thair aduis, may tak
ordour heirin. And William Lermonth bailye, and William
Youll deakin to begin, will God, to this gude ordour sonday
mixttocum and sa furth, ilk bailye accumpaneit as said is, his
owk about in all tymes cuming, that God may be glorifyt
and vice punisit. -
13 Dec. 1587. Confessio Magistri Thome Methven commis-
sarij Sancti Andree.—The quhilk day comperit Mr. Thomas
Methven, commissar of St. Androis, quha with his hart and
mouth, as apparit, ratifyt the haill articlis of the religion pro-
fessit within this realme, And promist nevir to vse in times
cuming ony vthir religion, nor yit that kynd of speking, to
say that he is nather papist nor protestane.
18 March 1587. Indentouris betula, Patrik Kempt and
Dawid Husband.—The quhilk day, it is finalie appointit and
aggreit betuix Maister Robert Wilkie, minister, elderis and
deaconis of this congregacioun, Patrik Kempt, [son] lawfull
to vimduhill Androw Kempt, minister, and Isobell Adesoun,
mother to the said Patrik Kempt, on the ane part, and
Dauid Husband, tailzeour, citiciner in St. Andros, on the
vthir part, in maner, forme, and effect following, That is to
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say, the said Patrik Kempt, with consent and assent of the
said minister, elderis, and deaconis, and of the said Issobell
his mother, obliss him to remane prenteis and bund ser-
wand at the tailzeour craft with the said Dauid Husband,
for the space of fyve zeris nixt effir the day and dait heirof.
quhilk salbe his entres thairto, and ane vthir zeir nixt thair-
efter for his mait, and alsmekill fie as prentisis of the lyke
craft vsis to gait the hinmest zeir ; and the said Patrik
Rempt obliss him to faithfillie and trewlie inserue the said
Dauid in the said craft and all vtheris seruice godly and
honest, during the said space; and for ilk day that he re-
mains absent fra his maisteris seruice during the zeiris of
his prenteischip without licence askit and obtanit, to serue
twa dayis for ane eftir his prentischip be run furth ; and the
minister and haill sessioun ar oblist to the said Dauid for
the said Patrik's lawty, and remaining with him at the said
craft; As also, the said Dauid sall instruct and learne the
said Patrik in the haill headis and pointis of the said craft
safer as his jugement may extend, to the quhilk he faith-
fullie bindis and obliss him be thir presentis, and to furneis
the said Patrik his meat, dring, (drink) and bedding, in dew
and comuenient tyme, in sic sort as effeiris to his esteat.
For the quhilkis caus, the said minister and sessioun foir-
said obliss thane to content and pay to the said Dauid
Husband, in name of prenteis fie with the said Patrik
Kempt, the sowme of twenty four merkis, and the said Iso-
bell Adesoun twa merkis money of this realme at Mertimes
following, thairof aucht merkis within thre dayis nixt eftir
this dait, aucht merkis thairof at Witsunday nixttocum,
and aucht merkis betuix this and Michaelmes mixttocum,
and the said Issobell the said twa merkis siclyke at Mich-
aelmes mixttocum, with ane pair of scheittis of harden, and
ane bowstar; and heirto baith the saides parteis obliss
thame to vtheris.
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17 July 1588. Accusatioun of Agnes Melvill on certane
pointis of wichecraft.—The quhilk day comperit Agnes
Meluill, dochter to vnguhill Androw Meluill elder, sum-
tyme redar at the kirk of Anstrother, born in Anstrother
on Margret Wod her mother, of aige xxxiiij or xxxv zeiris
being dilatit as ane suspectted of wischecraft, Grantis that
sche wes first marijt with ane callit Steven Crechtoun
sumtyme mariner in Anstrother, and that sche is now marijt
with Dauid Banis, some to Dauid Banis, citiner in St. An.
dros, and that sche duelt all her dayis in Anstrother, ex-
cept this last zeir sche duelt in Craill, and now sche remanis
in St. Andros, as sche hes done sene xv dayis befoir wit-
sonday last wes; and now declaris that sche hed Thomas
Cheild to hir secund husband, and that it is xj zeiris sen
sche wes marijt with Dauid Banis, bot that sche keipit hous
with him bot thre or four zeiris ; and thairefter sche cam
and duelt with Johne Kynneir, in Kingask, ane symmer ses-
Sioun, and syne half ane zeir with hir mother ; and thair-
efter in and out with Mr. James Beinstounis wyffe in Pit-
tenweime vi owkis or thairby; and thaireftir in North Ber-
uil, with the gudewyfis dochter of Lundy miln, ane quarter
of zeir or thairby; and syne with hir mother agane half ane
zeir ; and thaireftir sche cam to Craill quhair sche duelt vi
owkis with Alex. Wilsonis wyffe in and out ; and thaireftir
cam to St. Andros and remanit with Agnes and Elspat
Ferlies twenty owkis cummand and gangand befoir the pest
in St. Andros; and thaireftir to Aynstrothir, and remanit
with hir father and mother tua zeiris, and thaireftir to
Craill, quhair sche remanit quhill xv day is befoir the terme
of Witsonday last wes, and thaireftir cam to St. Andros,
quhair sche yit remainis.
Item, the said Agnes being enquirit be the minister in
presens of the haill sessioun conuenit, with Maisteris Tho-
mas Buchanan and Mr. Jhone Caldeleuche, and
as thai quha ar direct from the presbitrie, if sche hos skeill
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and knawlege of herbis, ansueris, ye, sche hes skeill of per-
sell, Syffis, confort, wormed, aylay cumpanay, and of ane
herbe callit contilarum ; * and declaris that sche hes vsit
syffis, persell, and confort to help sindry personis that hes
hed evill stomakis, and specialie that sche vsit this cuir to
Jonet Spens, spous of Jhone Symson in Craill.
Item, being inquirit quhat vertew betwix south rynnand
watter and vthir watter? knawis nocht, bot heirs say south
rynmand watter suld be vsit.
Being inquirit if sche helpit Cathrene Pryde, spous to
in Craill, of her disais and seiknes;
Ansueris, that Cathrene Pryde hed ane disais and seiknes,
quhilk wes ane consumptioun at hir stomak, and that sche
maid ane drink of syffis, persell, and confort, and stipit in
aill xxiiij houris, and geif her to drink, quha drank thairof
viij dayis; and thaireftir desyrit hir to wasche hir with
watter, and specialie south rynnand watter, and quhen sche
hed weschen hir with the watter, bad hir cast furth the
watter on the middin, for feitt watter suld nocht be cassin
in ony bodies gait.
Being inquirit if sche cam at any tyme to Walter Fruit-
rage, cordiner in Craill, if sche evir said to him, Gude man,
quhat wantis thow, quhat movis the to paus or be cogita-
tive on onything : Wantis thow geir, tell me ; I sall find
the remaid and gait the geir. Denyis the samyn simpliciter;
Bot grantis that sche spak with him ains, and than he had
na mair geir bot ane kist with a broken chear, and that
sche bocht the samyn fra him, and geif him xviijs. for the
samyn ; and denyis all vthir thingis of the matter.
Declaris that sche lernit the knawlege of herbis and spe-
cialie of the herbe callit contilarum in North Beruik fra
ane man callit Mr. Jhone, quha wes ane auld man gadder-
ing herbis behind ane dyke in North Beruik, and that
* Parsley, Chives, Comfrey P Wormwood, Elecampane, Conti’arum ?
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he hed ane wyffe as he said to hir, and that he duelt in
Edinburgh; And sche being gaddering corn for the tyme,
saw him gaddering herbis, and sche said to him, Quhat kynd
of herb is this. He ansuerit, They call it contilarum. I
pray you, sir, tell me quhairfoir this herb is gude : He an-
suerit, Gif me ane pint of aill and I sall tell yow. And
sche said, I haif na mair bot ane balbie, quhilk sche gef
him. And sayis sche nevir saw him befoir nor sen syne.
And that he then sperit at hir how thai callit hir, and
quhair sche duelt. And als declaris that Mr. Jhone schew
to hir that south rynnand watter is best, and better nor
uther watter, and that the samyn is gude to wasche folkis
fra the kneyis and elbokis down, and gude to help the hurt
stomak. And sayis that sche had ane vomerie quhan sche
cam furth of North Beruik, and that Mr. Jhone lernit her
to tak syffis, persell, and twa blaidis of confort and conti-
larum, to mak drink of, and lernit hir to mak drinkis thair-
with.
And forther declaris that Jhone Meluills wyffe in Craill,
lernit hir to tak quheit breid, with watter and sukker, to
help to stanche the womerie, and sayis sche lernit navther
thing fra navther person,”
16 Oct. 1588. Publicatioun that name cutt nor carve daskis
in the Kirk.-The quhilk day it is ordanit, that it be publiclie
signifiet and notifiet sonday nixttocum, that na persoun
cutt nor carve the daskis in the Kirk, nor navthir tymmer,
vnder heast pane and charge the contravenouris may incur.
27 Nov. 1588. Decretum contra Magistrem Henricum
Hamiltoun.—The quhilk day the Sessioun of St. Androis
* Poor Agnes Melville's “skill of herbis and south rynnand water,” was
sufficient in those days of ignorance and superstition to bring her to the stake,
and accordingly she appears to have been condemned as a witch, and executed.
See entry under date 10th September, 1595.
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being conuenit, eftir ernest incalling vpon the holie name of
God for the confortabill assistance of his holie spirit, to
pronunce thair decrete and sentence aganis Mr. Henry
Hamiltoun (seruitour to the bischope of St. Androis) for
the quarrelling of Mr. Robert Wilkie, minister of St. An-
drois, vpon the hie streit of the said citie, vpon the said Mr.
Robertis doctrine, precheit be him on wedinsday the xxiij
of October last wes, The Sessioun foirsaid hes decretit and
decernit, lykeas thay be the tenour heirof decretis and de-
cernis the said Mr. Henry to compeir vpon sonday the first
day of December, nixttocum, at the second bell to ser-
mone befoir none in the paroche kirk of St. Androis, and
oppinlie sitt in the saitt besyde Niniane Rowill quhill the
sermone and prayar be endit, and theireftir to cum to the
middis of the kirk forgane the pulpeit, humill him self on
his kneyis, craif pardoun and forgeifnes at God, the hoill
congregacioun, and the said Mr. Robert Wilkie minister, for
the said offence, and promis, in times cuming, nocht to do
the lyke vnder pane of censouris of the kirk. In presens of the
said Mr. Henry promising to obey and fulfill the samyn.
5 Dec. 1588. Testimoniall to Mr. Henry Hamilton.—The
quhilk day the Sessioun vnderstanding perfytlie that Mr.
Henry Hamiltoun hes satisfeit, and in all thingis vpon Son-
day last wes, the first of December instant, fulfillit thair
decrete and ordinance befoir writtin, ordainis the Clark to
deliuer to the said Mr. Henry ane testimoniall of his obe-
dience and satisfactioun of the said decrete.
15 January, 1588. Declaratioun of the doctrine of Mr.
Robert Wilkie, minister—The quhilk day the haill bretherin
of the Sessioun conuemit, with ane voce, declairis the doc-
trine this day precheit be Mr. Robert Wilkie, minister, and
quhilk he hes precheit in this congregacioun continewallie
sen hes entres theirto, is baith sownd and gud doctrino.
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10 March 1590. Admonitioun gevin to the maltmen, mari-
neris, and cadgeris–The quhilk day, the maist part of the
haill maltmen, marineris, and cadgeris of this citee, comper-
and as thai that wer lawfullie warnit to this day, ar all
admonisit be the minister and Sessioun to tak ordour with
thameselfis and ther awin families, and als to conuein the
rest of the vocacioun togidder, that thei all may keip holy
the sabbath day, cum to the prayaris and sermon, and to
keip the sermone on Weddinsday, and to abstein fra ban-
ning and suering, and to do that lyis in thame for amendi-
ment of ther lyffis, that God may be honorit according to
his holy word.
And sicklyke, Thomas Clochope, pyper, Jhone Hagy,
pyper, and William Williamsoun, pyper, ar all admonisit to
keip holy the sabbath day, the sermonis on Sonday and
Weddinsday, and nocht to vse ony pypeing in the nicht
tyme in the stretis nor eftir supper, nor na vther filthy
playing, vnder pane of censouris of the Kirk.
12 May 1591. Decreit aganis Androw Tod for working
on the Sabboth day—The quhilk day Androw Tod, in Strath-
kynnes, seruitour to Jhone Richeart ther, for breking
and violating of the sabboth day last wes, in delving and
sawing of lint aganis the law of God, is ordanit to sitt on
ane stuill laiche in the kirk, forenent the place of repent-
ance, vpon sonday befoir none, and thereftir stand vp on
his feit efter the sermone, and mak publict humiliatioun,
ask God and the congregacion forgifnes.
4 Oct. 1593. Decretum contra Alevum Apolonium.—
Quhilk day, Alexis the Apoloniane, being accusit befoir the
Sessioun for nocht keeping of the Sabbath day holy, and
nocht frequenting the sermone, is decernit, he being in this
town, to keip the preching, or ellis to schaw ane ressonabill
caus. And he being furth of this town salbe haldin to mak
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ansuer to the Sessioun quhair he wes on the Sabbath day
tyme of sermone heireftir.
3 Januar 1593. Admonitioun gevin to Thomas Carstairis
and Charles Hay to keip holy the Sabboth day.—The quhilk
day, Thomas Carstairis, Smyth, Charles Kay and David
Kay his some, being accusit befoir the Sessioun for keiping
of Zuill day holy, and for nocht keiping of the sermonis,
and playing on the sabboth day, confessit thair offencis, and
crave pardon at God and the Sessioun for the samyn ; and
oblist thame nevir to keip Zuill day, nor navthir superstiti-
ous day, holy in tyme cuming, and to keip the sermonis and
prayeris on the Sabboth day, and to keip the Sabboth day
holy and nocht to play thame in tymes cuming, vndir panis
conteinit in the actis of Parliament maid theranent.
17 April 1594. Decrete aganis Dauid Leyis for putting
hand on his father.—The quhilk day, It wes delatit to the
Sessioun that Dauid Leyis, son to Jhone Leyis, Smyth, hed
put hand and dwng his said father, Quherfor the Sessioun
requistit the magistratis to call him befoir thame, and to
put him to ane condigne assyis, conforme to the lawis.
Quhilk requeist the magistratis maist willinglie obeyit ;
and vpon Sonday the xix of Aprile instant, the said Dauid
Leis wes conuict be ane condigne assys, and ordanit to
comper in sekclaithe, beir heddit and beinfuttit vpon the
hichest degre of the penitent stuill, with ane hammer in the
ane hand and ane stane in the vthir hand, as tua instru-
mentis quhairwith he manassit his father with, ane papir
writin in great letteris about his heid thir wordis, BEHold
THE ONNATURALL SONE PUNISIT FOR PUTTING HAND ON HIS FATHER
AND DISHoNouriNG OF GoD IN HIM. And thaireftir to com-
peir in the middis of the kirk Sonday the xxj of Aprile, and
ask God forgifnes, his father, and the haill pepill. And
thaireftir vpon mononday the xxij of Aprile instant, to
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stand fra ten houris quhill xij houris at none, cled and
adornit as said is, in the Jokis at the merkat croce; and
thaireftir to be cartit throw the haill town, and be oppin
proclamatioun the pepill to be aduertisit and informit of his
falt; and thaireftir brocht agane to the croce, and his
dittay red and publicit, with thir wordis of decrete, If he
evir offend aganis father or mother heireftir in word or
deed, that member of his body quhairby he offendit salbe
cuttit of from him, be it tung, hand, or futt, without mercy,
in exampill to vtheris to abstein fra the lyke. Quhilkis haill
decrete and ordinance, with the haill circumstancis fore-
saidis, wer all done in great solemnite as is befoir written.
19 March 1594. Anent the contract of marriage.—The
quhilk day, It is concludit be the Sessioun, that na personis
be contractit heireftir in mariage onles they can say the
Lord his Preyair, Belef, and Ten Commandimentis; and if
ony persoun present thameselfis quha can nocht say the
samyn, the personnis failyeing to pay xl.s. to the box of
the puir. -
10 Sept. 1595. Decrete aganis certane personnis for con-
sulting with witches.—The quhilk day Issobell Erneill is de-
cermit to mak publict humiliatioun, for fecheing of Agnes
Meluill ane condemnit wiche to consult with hir, to cuir
vmquhil Patrik Wyle hir spous. As also Issobell Symson
for seiking of the said vimquhil Agnes Meluill, and consult-
ing with hir to cuir vmquhil Jhone Blak hir spous. And
James Chaiplane is decernit to mak publict humiliatioun,
for fecheing of vnmouhil Jonet Lochequair ane condemnit
wiche, to cuir Jhone Richeartis wyffe in Strathkynnes. And
Jhone Weddell zounger is decernit to mak publict humilia-
tioun for fecheing of vnguhil Elspet Glais ane condemnit
wiche, to cuir vimauhil Jonet Horsburgh in Balmenegye.
The saidis personis maid publict humiliatioun as thei wer
decernit.
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1 March 1595. Jhone Ros humiliatiown.—The quhilk day,
Jhone Ros, maister of the Sang Scole, maist humlie with all
reverence on his kneis befoir the Sessioun, askit God mercy
and the Kirk forgifnes, for his negligens, and for his vsing
and playing of ane part of the Comade and play in St.
Leonardis college tyme of the last batchelair act, by aduys
of the kirk; As also Mr. Jhone Heklem, regent to the
baitchelairis, and Mr. Jhone Dowglas pedegog to my Lord
Bucheane, confess, in presens of the Sessioun, that it wes
aganis thair willis that the samyn play wes playit ; and
promis heireftir to stay and withstand all sic thingis at thair
pouer, and nevir to do the lyke in tyme cuming. And
thairfor the Sessioun ordanis Jhone Ros humiliatioun and
thair declaratioun and promis to be publisit to the pepill
Sonday mixttocum.
2 March 1596. Anent the censsureing of Elderis-The
quhilk day being appointit to try the lyfe and conuersatioune
of the haill memberis of the Sessioun, alsweill ministeris as
elderis and deaconis: Mr. Dauid Blak, minister being re-
mouit, thair is na thing objectit aganis him, bot all the
brethren praisis God of him, and that he may contenew in
his feir. Mr. Robert Wallace being remouit, the brethrein
thankis God for him, bot it is desyrit of him that he may be
mair diligent and cairfull over the maneris of the people
and in visiting of the seik, Mr. Robert Zwill being remouit,
thair is nathing opponit aganis him in lyfe, doctrein, nor
conuersatioun, bot he is to be admonisit of multiplicatioun
of wordis in his doctrine, and that his nottis be in few wordis
that the people may be mair edifyit. Mr. Androw Melluill
being remouit, thair is nathing opponit aganis him, bot the
haill brethrein thankis God for him. Mr. Dauid Mony-
penny being remouit, thair is na thing opponit aganis him ;
Mr. William Welwod being remouit, thair is nathing aganis
him; the Commissar remouit, na thing opponit; Dauid
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Murray and Duncane Balfour, thair is na thing opponit,
except Dauid Murray payis na thing to the contribucioun
of the puir; and as to Duncan Balfour, falt is fund with
him that he being ane elder suld be in company with thane
that brak vpe the tolbuth dur and electit the counseil
tyme of sermone vpon weddinsday; forder the murther of
Pareis being laid to his charge, becaus he wes in the Kingis
seruice at the tyme; Quhairof the said Duncane purges him
selfe in conscience, as also of cuming with the Kingis com-
missioun to stay the doctrein in the New College. Maisteris
William [Russell], Henry Russell, Andrew Welwod, being re-
mouit, thair is falt fund with Mr. William Seing he suld pas
to the synodall assemblie without command of the Sessioun;
and that thair is ane sklander betuix Mr. Henry and his fa-
ther; and that Androw Welwod mend his rasche speking in
the Sessioun. Mr. William Russell purgit him of the thing
laid to his charge, Androw Welwod promisit to amend;
Maisteris William Russell and George Mernis, Mr. Robert
Zuill, to daill betuix Mr. Dauid and Mr. Henry Russelis.
Mr. William Wemiss, Androw Forret, James Leith, and
Thomas Reky, being remouit, na thing opponit aganis
thame. Mr. George Mernis, Patrik Litteljhone, James
Tailzour, William Lentroun, James Thomsone, thair is na
thing opponit aganis thame; Martyne Lumsdane, Thomas
Diksoun, Mr. Symone Grige, William Zwle, Alex. Sym-
soun, thair is nathing opponit aganisthame; Dauid Dalgleis,
Alex. Wintsister, Thomas Craig, Jhone Hagy, Androw
Ramsay, thair is nathing opponit aganis thame; Charles
Watsoun, James Lentroun, Androw Adesoun, also remouit,
thair is nathing opponit aganis thame, except Charles to be
mair diligent in noting the penalties and faltis in the Kirk.
Ordour takin with the puir that cryis.—It is concludit, that
quhen ony of the puir body cryis for almous at ony part of
this citie, they be takin and apprehendit be Thomas Wil-
soun, and put in the Jokis quhill tryall be takin of them eftir.
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9 Aprile 1598. Anent Catechising.—The bretheren ordinis
Mr. Dauid Lindesay minister to teache vpon Maister Calvin's
Catechise, and the bairnis to ansuer him conform to the
commoun catechise.
19 Aprile 1598. Anent Tod ame harlot.—The quhilk day
Jonet Tod, as ane commoum harlot, is appointit to be put
to ane assyse befoir the magistratis, and to be banisched this
citie as ane nocht worthie of christian society, and Mr.
Dauid Lindesay minister to await vpon the doing thairof.
30 May 1598. Anent the Teat for preaching.—The quhilk
day, it is thocht gude be the bretheren that Mr. George
Glaidstaines, minister, proceid in preaching of the Second
buik of Samuell and the buikis of the Kingis following,
vpoun the Saboth day.
2 August 1598. Wemen seittis removeit.—The quhilk day,
it is concludit, that the haill wenen saittis fixit within the
Kirk be removit with expeditioun, for eschewing of trubill
amongis wenen in the Kirk.
1 Oct. 1598. Stage play inhibite.—The quhilk day ane
Inglisch man haveing desyrit libertie of the Sessioun to mak
ane publik play in this citie, it wes voted and concludit that
he suld nocht be permittit to do the samyn.
7 Marche 1598. Almous dealing at buriallis dischargelt.—
The quhilk day, it is ordinit, that na almous be gevin or dis-
tributit heireftir be na person nor personis, kynnisfolk or
bairnis of defunct personis, the tyme of thair buriallis to the
puir of this citie; Bot the samyn salbe gevin to the the-
saurar of the pure for the tyme, that the samyn almous may
be distributit at the sicht of the elderis and deaconis to the
pure of this citie, with the rest of the pure almous.
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30 May 1599. Anent staying of dansing in Raderny on
Trinitie Sonday.—The quhilk day, the bretheren being in-
formit that thair hes beine zeirly vpon Trinitie Sonday in
Raderny, ane evill custume of pyping, dansing, drinking and
misordour, for repressing quhairof it is ordanit, that Robert
Nairn pas vpon the said day to Raderny, and command the
fewaris thairof in the name of God and Sessioun, that thai
suffer nocht the lyik ryot and prophanatioun of the Saboth
to be vsit, bot that thai stay the samyn ; with certification
if thai do in the contrar they salbe punisched thairfoir.
6 June 1599. Decreit contra Wemis in Raderny.—The
quhilk day, Dauid Wemis in Raderny, being callit and accus-
it for breaking the Act of Sessioun in allowing the dansing,
drinking, and ryot vsit in the towne of Raderny on Trinitie
Sonday last, Ansuerit, that custome wes keipit in Raderny
or ony in the Sessioun wes borne, and albeit the Sessioun
had send sum of thair number for staying thairof to Raderny,
yit had he and his cumpany beine als mony and als habill,
they suld haue gottin a meitting; and that he wes nocht in
the Kirk that day, nather saw that dansing evir stayit befoir.
He is ordanit to be imprissoned in the stepill, till he find cau-
tioun to compeir on Sonday and mak repentance for his fault.
13 June, 1599. Decreit and act contra Wemis.-The
quhilk day, Dauid Wemis, colzear in Raderny, being callit,
compeirit and confest his fault in dansing and prophana-
tioun of the Saboth day, and his allowing thairof; and sub-
mittis him self in the will of the Sessioun ; he is ordanit
to mak repentance sonday nixt befoir the pulpeit, and is to
becum bund with his awin consent that if he be fund with
the lyik fault heireftir to pay ten lib. to the pure.
21 Nov. 1599. Anent obstinat personis in making repent-
ance.—The quhilk day, in consideration that diuers personis
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in this parochin and citie, in making repentance befoir the
pulpeit for their evill lyiff and conversatioun, vteris proud
and querrelling speiches, testifying thairby the pryid of thair
hartis, and the litill regaird of God and discipline, It is thair-
foir ordinit, that quhatsumeuir person or personis, in mak-
ing of repentance befoir the pulpeit, vteris proud and quer-
rellous speiches, and behaues nocht tham selfis humblie, sall
be repellit for that tyme, and put and keipit in pressoun
till thai find cautioun to satisfie on the penitent stule of
repentance the nixt Saboth following.
19 Dec. 1599. Anent playeris in tyme of Sessiown.—The
quhilk day, the bretheren vnderstanding perfytlie that diuers
personis of thair number the tyme of Sessioun, pass to the
feildis to the goufe and vthir exercise, and hes no regard for
keiping of the Sessioun conform to the actis maid thair-
anent, for remeid thairof it is ordinit, that quhatsumeuir
person or personis of the Sessioun that heireftir beis fund
playand or passis to play at the goufe or vthir pastymes the
tyme of Sessioun, sall pay ten shillings for the first fault, for
the secund fault xxs, for the thrid fault publik repentance,
and the fourt fault deprivation fra thair offices; and this to
be payit to the Clerk without preiudice of the former actis
maid for keipinge of the Sessioun.
26 Dec. 1599. Act in fauouris of eacommunicat Lindesay
and Arthouris.-The quhilk day anent the supplicatioun
gevin in be Mr Patrik, Henry, and William Arthouris and
Mr Patrik Lindesay, excommunicat personis, for murther-
ing of wimquhile James Smyth, humblie lamenting thair
grievous offence, and craveing pardon and forgivenes for the
same, as the said supplicatioun at lenth proportis, desyring
the Sessiounis ansuer thairin : The bretheren being advisit
thairwith, and haveing tryit and fand the practise of the
Sessioun of this citie in receaving of murderaris repentance,
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and how many dayis they haue beine in vse to mak humili-
atioun publiklie, eftir tryell it hes beine tua Saboth dayis
only, and in speciall maid be vimguhill Capitaine Robert
Meluill, Walter Geddy, James Wemis of Lathocker and
Androw Hagy. And seing the sutaris foirsaidis hes satis-
feit alreddie tua saboth dayis, and the ouk dayis interjectit,
quhilk in all with friday and sonday nixt, will mak sevin
dayis, and seing in thame signes of repentance, (referring
alwayis the judgement of thair hartis to God,) declaris that
they ar satisfeit, and willis and desyris that thai be absoluit
fra the sentance of excommunicatioun upon Sonday nixt.
27 Feb. 1600. Visitatiown of this citie.—The quhilk day,
Ht is concludit, that the ministeris and baillies of the citie
sall pastogidder and viseit the samyn citie, and to tak or-
dour that na evill disposed personis nor ydill personis haue
libertie to duell in sic ane reformit congregatioun.
7 Merche 1600. Anent vow siluer to be imployed to the vse
of the pure.—The quhilk day Dauid Lentroun, son to James
Lentroun, delyuerit to the thesaurar of the pure, the sowme
of threttie tua lib, as ane pairt of the vow siluer gadderit in
his schip this last veyage; desyring the samyn, with the re-
manent sowmes gevin be marineris of this citie and thair equi-
pages, to be bestowit vpon rent to the puir, that the stok may
be furthcummand to the vse of the puir to quhomeit is grantit.
4 June 1600. Anent Trinitie Sonday and Kincapill ten-
entis thair repentance.—The quhilk day, Androw Month in
Kincapill, Jhon Froster, Thomas Watsoun, and Archibald
Wan thair, callit, comperis, and being accusit, confest thair
violatioun of the saboth day callit Trinitie Sonday last wes,
in playing at the futball and vthir pastymes, and thairfoir
ar ordinit to mak humiliatioun vpon sonday nixt. And the
rest of that toun and vthirtounes thairabowt that commit-
tit the lyik fault the said day to be tryit and chargeit.
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11 June 1600. Confessio Blythe pyper.—William Blythe
pyper in Leucharis callit, comperit, and being accusit, con-
fest he violat the saboth day in playing vpon Trinitie Sonday
last wes in Kincapill, and thairfoir is ordinit to mak humi-
liatioun sonday nixt,
24 August 1600. Anent preaching on Twisday and Thuris-
day.—The quhilk day, Mr. George Glaidstaines, minister,
intimat out of pulpeit to the pepill, ane ordinance sett doun
be his Maiestie, commissionaris of the Kirk and Secreit
Counsale, that in respect of his Maiesties lait delyverie fra
the gryt and eminent treasoun intended aganis his Maiestie
vpon ane Tyisday, It westhocht meit in tyme cuming the
preaching in the weik dayis sould be vpone Twisday and
Thurisday, and nocht vpone Wedinsday and Friday as of
befoir; And thairfoir desyrit the pepill to keip the saidis
dayis ordinarly ; And als the Sessioun is appointit to be
haldin ilk twisday, at tua houris at the ringing of the gryt
bell as wes of befoir vpon ilk Wedinsday.*
XIX.
LETTER_KING JAMES VI. TO THE EARL OF AT HOLL.
RICHT traist Cousing we grete zow weill Becaus it hes
bene oftymes reportit, and last constantlie aftermit That
frances sumtyme erll boithuile hes hed ressets and support
within zoº boundis, qlk we mawyse credite, zit for Zoure awin
purgatioun we doubt not bot ze will lett it be kythit in gude
effect be zoure travellis and diligence for his searche and
apprehensioun As alsua of all sic as hes rassett or had in-
telligence with him Zor honest part in that cais as we tak
it tobe indeid. And to the effect ze may knaw further of
oure mynd heiranent and in sinderie wthir things we haue
* The anniversary of the Gowrie Conspiracy was long kept as a holiday
throughout Scotland.
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to impart to zow qlk we will forbeare pntlie to put in write
we will desire zow effectuuslie That ze faill not To direct to—
ward ws with diligence zo' gude freindis, the Maister of gray
and the laird of grantullye Or gif grantullie may not travell
caus alwyse the Mr. repare to ws, be quhom ze sall vnder-
stand further of oure mynd in all thingis. And sa resting
thairto we comit zow to god from Edinburgh the xvij day
of Marche 1591.
JAMEs R.
To o' ry' traist Cousing
the erll of Atholl.
XX.
PAPERS RELATING TO THE FAMILIES OF KINLOCH
OF THAT ILK AND OF ABER BOTHRIE.
1.—CONTRACT BETWEEN GEORGE KINLOCH OF KINLoCH AND MARION
DUNCANSONE, 5 JUNE 1490.*
QUINTo die mensis Junijanno [meccc] lxxxx" personaliter
constitutus Georgius Kinloich ex parte una et Mariota Dun-
cansome sponsa quondam Johannis Grundestone ex parte
altera ex suis certis scientiis et spontaneis voluntatibus ad
hanc devenerunt concordiam prout sequitur in vulgari.
It is appunctit and acordit betwix George of Kinloich on
the ta part and Marione Duncansone the spous of vnguhyll
Johne Grundestoune on the tother part in maner forme and
effect as efter followis; that is to say, that the said Marione
is bunden and oblist be the faith and treuth in hir body,
that scho sall nocht mary nor tak husband without the
consent and avis of the said Georg of Kinloich and of Johne
Duncansone hir fadyr, and specially the consent and avis of
the said Georg; And gif the said Marione dois the contrar
* From the Record of the Bailie Court of Canongate.
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scho renunces and giffis ouer to the said Georg Kinloich the
tak and maling quhilk scho has or can apertene of our
souerane lord the king of his landis of Luthre within the
sherefoome of Fyff, to be bruikit and joysit be the said
Georg for his help and supplie done and to be done to hir,
and specially for the some of x merkis quhilks scho grantis
that he has laid done in expensis for the gud of hir in the
furthering and suppleing of hir to the assedatioun and tak
forsaid and that the said Marione sal fynd and sustene
James of Grundestone fadir to vimquhyll the said Johne hir
spous his honorable lieving for all the dais of his liff eftir as
the said tak and maling may gudly ber; and that be the
avis and consideratione of the said Georg; and gif the said
Marione falzeis thairintill to the said James Grundesone in
hir defalt in ony tyme of his liff that beand sene and consi-
derit be the said Georg, than the said Marione renunces
and gevis our to the said James the tane half of the said
tak and maling, or than the tane half of all the gudis that
scho has or sal haf in the tyme, at the will and chois of the
said James without fraud or gile.
2.—RECOMMENDATORY LETTER BY JAMES VI. IN FAVOUR OF DR.
DAVID KINLOCH OF ABERBOTHRIE, 20 MARCH 1596-7.*
JAcoBus DEI GRATIA REX SCOTORUM vniversis et singvlis
Regibus, Principibus, ecclesiasticis et secularibus, ducibus,
marchionibus, comitibus, baronibus, nobilibus, aliisque om-
nibus per Europam quocunque nomine censeantur, magistra-
tibus, fratribus, patribus, consanguineis et amicis nobis sin-
cere dilectis, salutem et perpetuam felicitatem.
Serenissimi, illustrissimi, reverendissimi, illustres, reuer-
endi, spectabiles fratres, patres, consanguinei et amici nobis
* Original in the possession of John Kinloch, Esq. of that Ilk and Kilrie.
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sincere dilecti, Supplex nobis per nobiles quos hic habet
apud nos consanguineos et propinquos, factus est dilectus
noster subditus Dauid Kynalochus, medicae facultatis doc-
tor, vt quum ipse in Gallia, praesertim vero in Rhedonensi
Armoricorum ciuitate per aliquot annos moram trahere de-
creuerit, hominique alienigenae apud exteras nationes sua se
virtute supra hominum plebem efferenti, a malitiosis homi-
nibus non leuis quandoque inuri soleat ignominia, quum
generis ignobilitatem natalesque illegitimos exprobrantibus
habetur fides, nisi illustri aliquo documento se ab infami
ista suspitione leuare possint. Nos pro eo quod nobis exhi-
bendum curarunt dicti Dauidis natalium testimonio ipsorum
nobilium consanguineorum chirographis sigillisque ob sig-
neto, veritati testimonium nostrum praebere, dictumque
Dauidem ob istius modi calumniis augustiore nostro diplo-
mate vindicare dignaremur quorum preces quum pro nostro
erga nobiles et generosos subditos nostros officio auersari
non possemus hasce nostras in ipsorum gratiam dicto Dauidi
commendatitias concessimus quarum tenore vestris omnibus
et singulis serenitatibus, excellentiis, magnificentiis, et hu-
manitatibus palam facimus, vereque et ingenue per praesen-
tes testamur, dictum Dauidem Kynalochum genere nobilem
legitimoque toro procreatum, generosis hisce quorum ima-
gines inclusus hic campus vobis ob oculos ponit, familiis ortum
originemgue suam debere cujus dextram faciem paterna Kyn-
alochorum, sinistram vero materna Ramisaeorum insignia ob-
tinent: Kynalochorum quoque familiam vnam ex mediocri
equestri nobilium ordine esse, quae progentis cognomine ter-
rarum Suarum nomen ferunt, quae antiquissimae apud nos ha-
bentur: Ramisaeos vero nobiles esse nemo ignorare potest, qui
historias nostras perlegerit: Auia autem dicti Dauidis mater-
na, ex illustri Lindesiorum gente fuit filiaque nobilissimi
Baronis D. Dauidis Lindesii ab Egel equitis aurati, cujus
familia et cognomine, et propinqua consanguinitate Crau-
furdum primariae nobilitatis Comitem contingit: quae omnia
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quum luculentis mobilium multorum testimoniis praedictis
nobis innotuerint ea quidem vera esse, vobis omnibus et
singulis, cunctisque mortalibus has literas visuris vel audi-
turis, liquido attestari volumus.* Vestras omnes et singulas
serenitates, excellentias, magnificentias, et humanitates
rogatas, et per constantem inter nos amicitiam obtestatas
cupientes, vt memoratum Dauidem Kynalochum nobilem
legitimumque ex hoc nostro testimonio agnoscere, agnitum
gratia et fauore vestro complecti, illique ad omnia munia, et
priuilegia, omnesque qui nobilibus, apud nos vsu veniunt
honores, atque dignitates, aditum ex hoc nostro testimonio
aperire dignemini; parem a nobis erga ciues vestros gra-
tiam, clementiamgue expectaturi, quos simili ad nos com-
mendatione honorandos putaueritis. Interea Deus optimus
maximus, Serenitates, Excellentias, magnificentias et huma-
mitates vestras, regnis, rebus quesuis omni virtute et felici-
tate moderandis, quam diutissime florentes et incolumes
faxit. Datae sub majore nostro sigillo, e regia nostra Sancru-
ciana vigesimo die mensis Martii anno salutis humanae 1596
stilo veteri Regni nostri tricesimo.
JAcobUs R.
LINDESAY, Secretarius.
3.—COMMISSION To DR. DAVID KINLOCH As PHYSICIAN To KING
JAMES v1. 21 MARCH 1596–97. F
ANE LETTER maid makand mentioun That oure Soverane
Lord considering the leirning knawledge and experience of
his hienes weil belovit Mr. Tauid Kynloch in the airt and
professioun of phisick Makand constituand and ordinand
the said Maister Dauid ane of his Majesties Medicinaris
* The coats armorial of Ramsay, Lindsay, Hay, and Kinloch, are embla-
zoned at the end of the document, intimating the connection between those
families.
+ Reg. Sec. Sig. lxix. 82.
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and givand to him the place and office thairof with all hon-
ouris digniteis priuelegis preheminencis feis casualiteis and
dwteis pertening thairto With power to him to use and
exerce the said office of Doctour and Medicinar to his Ma-
jestie siklyke and alsfrelie in all respectis as onie wtherishes
done heirtofoir, with command thairin to his majesties
greit Thesaurer and comptroller present and being for the
tyme to ansuer and mak payment to the said Maister Dauid
of the ordiner fiallis and dewteis belanging to the said office
and place yeirly and termlie at the termis of payment vsit and
wount during his liftyme. At Halirudhous xxj Merche 1596.
4.—ExCERPTS FROM THE ACCOUNT Book of DR. DAVID KINLOCH
of ABERBOTHRIE.”
Liber Supputationum D. Kynalochi Medici Regium Magnæ
Britanniae et Gallorum, 1609.
JAcoBUs Kinloch primus in vrbem appulit, Johannis equitis
a Cruve fratris filius, obiit anno aetatis 96.
Gulielmus filius obiit anno aetatis 105 A.D. 1588.
Joannes nepos obiit anno aetatis 34 ex pleuritide A.D. 1573.
Dauid, pater Dauidis subsequentis, medicus regius Do.
Baroniae de Aberbothrie, obiit anno aetatis 57 A.D. 1617,
Septembris 10.
1601 die Lunae 28 Septembris sub horam 6 matutinam
natus Dauid.
1604 Die Martii 10 Januarii inter 8 et 9 matutinam natus
Joannes.
1608 D. Saturni 27 Februarii sub horam 1 matutinam natus
Gulielmus.
* Dr. David Kinloch of Aberbothrie married Grizzel Hay, heiress of Gour-
die, who, after his death, married Mr. James Graham, brother of Sir David
Graham of Fintrie. This Account Book is in the possession of Miss
Grahame of Fintrie.
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1609 D. Jouis 15 Junij sub horam 3 pomeridianam nata
Jana.
1611 D. Jouis 28 Nouembris sub horam 12 matutinam natus
Robertus.
25 Septem. 1615. THoMAs MEFFEN.—Send with him to
Flander ane piece hardin of 20 ells, ane vther of 11, ane
half to be sauld, the former at 8 lb. the score, the last at
9 lb. the score; and to buy ane quintin of stark sope, 4 lb.
wecht of senne leavs in the packin cloth, and the rest in
best money for the vse of Scotland. -
Robert Farcher—agreit vith him the 6 of Oct. 1616, till
Mertimes 1617 for yeirlie payment of 10 lb., ane stand of
hoddin, or insteid of it, ane stand of my auld clothis, and
ather 2 pair of my auld schone, or ane pair of new schon.
D. KINLoch, Junior.—6 Novemb. 1615, and enterit the
7 day, my son Dauid—payit 30 pounds for his first quarter
in the Litill Hall of the Auld College, to the Stewart in
presence of Mr George Martin, Mr. Dauid Monro.
12 Nouemb. 1616–Send Dauid bak to the college with
30 lb. to the Stewart, 20 m. to his regent, all closse in the
regents bill; thrie lb. in his awin purse; 7 sarks, 9 ruffis, 5
napkins, 4 bannit mutchis, 2 pair schoone, 2 pair schanks,
cºt, doublat, 2 pair briks, belt, knyf and purs; ane lynit
couerine, ane double blanket, 2 pair pleddis, ane cod, ane
codwar, ane pair scheitis, ame pair of courtins, ane pair of
glouis; with Buchananus, Terentius his Greik Gramer,
Isocrates et Minores Poetas, ane paper buik, and ane quar
of paper, ane pair of gartens, ane pair of ribbens, ane psalme
buik, ane penner and Inkhorne. Send own with William
Heich his Mellificium, the auld Virgill, and 2 volumis of
Cicerois Orations; with Sandie Redder Officium Textoris,
Buchananus chr. Fabricius de Re Poetica, Petronius Arbiter.
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24 Feb. 1617. Send own Bertii Tabulas Geographicas,
Adagia Erasmi, Apopthegmata Lycosthenis, Fabulas Stig-
ini, Cornelius Agrippa de Vanitate Scientiarum et Floris
poetarum, Rhetorica Talei, Syluii Commentaria in Orationes
Ciceronis.
7 April 1617. Send to him for his regentis Pasch offer-
ing ane rosnoble, and that same day resawit back from him
Cicerois 2 tomes de Oratore, et Officia, and Isocrates; and
he held the velwes brown belt.
15 Julij 1616. WILLIAM KINLoch.*—First from William
himself 8 nynellis [spynellis?] and twa cuttis befor he gaid
away to the sie—nixt from his wyf 16.
3 Martij 1617.-Send with Andro Kinloch to London for
sarsa parilla, ane double angell.
10 May 1617. GEORGE KINLoch.*—Countit with George,
and ilk ane quyttis vther.
Elizabeth Walker dely werit be hir mother Isbell Allain,
sitting on hir kneis, with hir blissing betwix, in our awin
closse, to be holdin in awe, norterit, and brocht vpe in my
howse in seruice, ay and whill sho hawe past threttie zeirs
of age, according to the last actis of parliament new maid
be his maiestie present;+ and this was done be hir mother
and hir the 12 of Julie 1617 zeirs, in presence of Thomas
Red seruitour to Robert Makreth, and Dauid Lindsay, col-
man, and me, and sindrie venen.
D. KINLoch, with my hand.
* Brothers of Dr. David Kinloch.
+ For preventing the increase of beggars, the lieges might receive the
children of indigent parents, with consent of their parents, if under fourteen
years, and with their own consent, if above, and breed them either in their
houses or to trades; and that the children shall be astricted to their masters,
their heirs and assignees in all manner of service, and be under all manner of
discipline, (life and torture excepted,) until they be past thirty years of age,
and all their gain by their labour shall be their masters.-Act of Par-
Iiament, James VI. -
F
SQ
The Compt of the expenssis debursite be Grissell Hay
vpon David Kinloch her some, beginand in October 1618.
Item allevin quarteris taunie Inglische claith at 8 lib. 6s.
8d. a eln is º º * — sp22 18
Item 3 vnce French pesmentis at 33s. 4d. v.nce is 5 0
Item 4 elnis violet freis at 33s. 4d. is gº 6 |3
Item halfe ane vnce taunie silk * - || * 0 18
Item ane lang taillit buttoun - fº - 0 16
Item 18 eln French pesmentis to the doublet and
breiks—weyis 3 vnce and myn drop at 33s. 4d.
wnce is * gº sº tºp
Item ten drop silk to sew thame on gº
Item 5 dosson fyne buttounis to his cleis * *
Item 3 quarteris broun paropus to be sleivis
Item half ane el ane nailles Inglische cloath to be
schankis tº- tº- ſº †-
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Item iij quarteris violet kearsai for schankis -
Item I drop broun silk to the cloath schankis -
Item 1 drop violet silk to his kersei schankis -
Item vi quarteris stenting to his doublat knie
bandis and wast bandis {º tºº O
Item thrie eln stringing to his breikis - *
Item 1 dosson greine buttounis to his doublet -
Item for his clock making with twa pesmentis
about lynit throw - 4- tº - 1
Item for his coatt maide doublet wayes with twa
pesmentis all gettis with paropus sleivis and
breikis * sº $º *
Item for twa pair schankis making tºm
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XXI.
BAND OF FREINDSHIP AMONG THE HOUSE OF DRUM-
MOND, 1584.
ATT THE KIRK of MUTHILL, the tent day of July, the year
of God Im.vc. fourscore aucht yeiris, Patrik Lord Drum-
mond, and James Commendator of Incheffray, his broder
german, with ain guid number of thair kin and alliance
being convenit, and efter mature deliberation and advyse-
ment takin, How guid it is to the standing of the House of
Drymen, mentinance and defence of the name of Drummond,
thair alliance and dependers, That all contraversiis and
debaitts that hes precidit the dait present, or sall happin to
fall out betuix ony of the saids freinds alliance and depen-
ders, sall be Judgit and Decernit be the said Patrik Lord
Drummond and the said James Commendator of Incheffray,
and the persons following, or ony four of thame, sua that ame
of the said four or ma be not suspect upon the quarrell by-
gain, or that sall happin, They are to say, Sir James Strive-
ling of Keir knycht, Gilbert Ogilvie of that Ilk, Sir James
Chisholme of Dundurn, knycht, George Drummond of Blair,
Harie Drummond of Riccartoun, Malcolme Drummond of
Borland, Alexander Drummond of Medhope, George Drum-
mond of Balloch, William Drummond of Megor, John Drum-
mond of Pitcellonie, James Drummond of Cardness, and
Thomas Drummond of Corscaiplie: And what the said
Patrik Lord Drummond and the said James, with advice
of the saids persons, or ony four of thame, as Judges De-
cernis, the parties quhom betuix the quarrell is, bygain or
to come, they and ilk ane of thame to abaid thairat and
fullfill the samyn without ony reclamation upon thair Honour,
Lawtie and Faith; And every ane of the said name alliance
and dependers, according to thair estate and degrie, to tak
trew and efauld pairt with vtheris aganis quhatsumever
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vtheris, His Majestie and auctoritie being exceptit, be thir
presents subscryvit with our hands as followis, yeir, day and
place forsaid.
I)RUMMOND.
INCHEFFRAY.
JAs. STIRLING of Keir.
JAs. CHEISHolM of Dundorne,
Knycht.
GEORGE DRUMMOND of Blair.
HARY DRUMMOND of Rick-
artoun.
M. D. of Borland.
JohnE DRUMMOND of Pytkal-
lony.
JAMEs DRUMMOND of Cardmeis.
THOMAS DRUMMOND of Cors-
kaiplie.
ALEX. DRUMMOND of Medhope.
WILLIAME DRUMMOND of Meg-
OUII’,
Jhon E DRUMMOND of Drum-
nerynot.
WM. DRUMMOND of Mylnab.
WILLIAM DRUMMOND of Far-
Il 6°SS,
LAURENCE DRUMMOND of
Bruntyhill.
WILLIAM DRUMMOND of Bel-
lycloan.
THOMAS DRUMMOND.
ANDREw ToscHACH of Merie.
MR. MAURICE DRUMMOND.
JoHN CoMRIE.
A. DRUMMOND of Ledmach-
anie.
XXII.
RESPITE TO THOMAS LYN, BURGESS OF EDINBURGH,
1508.*
A RESPICT made to Thomas Lyn burges of Edinburgh, for
the slauchter of vnguhile Schir Lancelote Patonson, chapel-
lan, quhilk happannit be negligent cure and medicine that
the said Thomas tooke on him to cure and hele the said
vmquhile Schir Lancelote of the infirmitie of the grantgor
that he wes infekkit with ; and for all actioun and crime
* Privy Seal Record.
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that may be imput to the said Thomas in ony wase be occa-
sioun of the said slauchter; And for all vther actiounis
committit and done be him in ony tyme bigame, vnto the
day of the date of this Respict, Treassoun, murther, fyre,
revissing of women, thift, refe, and all vtheris slauchteris
exceptand; And to endur for xix yeiris nixttocum efter sub-
scriptioun per dominum regem, the date of this Respict. At
Edinburgh, the xviij day of Januar the yeir of God, 1508.
XXIII.
LETTERS OF EXEMPTION BY KING JAMES IV. TO SIR
DAVID L INDESAY OF EDZELL, 1511. *
ANE ExeMPTIoun maid in this forme sayand, That forsa-
mekle as it is knawin and vnderstandin to WS and the
Lordis of Our Counsale, that thair is dedelie feid, vnkyndnes,
and dedelie imnitie, baith of ald and new, betuix our louit
cousing Jhone Erle of Craufurd, baron of Glenesk, on that
ane part, and Dauid Lindesay of Edzell knicht tennent to
the forsaid Erle of his said barony of Glenesk, on that vthir
part, Herfor with the consent of the said Erle WE haif
exemit, &c. the said Dauid, his barnnis, men, tennentis, and
subtennentis quhatsumeuir, fra the jurisdictioun of the said
Erle, his airis, male and female, and fra all compering and
ansuering to tham in courtis or vthyrwais for all the dais of
the said Dauid lifetym, Our will is, &c. thir our letteris
sene ye pas in our name command and charge the said Erle
and his airis forsaid, that thai desist and ceis fra all calling
persewing, vnlawing, forfaltin, and proceiding aganis the said
Dauid, &c. thair landis possessiounis or gudis in thair courtis
or vthirwais for ony caus, action or quarel enduring the said
Dauid lifetym; dischargend the said Erle, his airis forsaidis,
* Privy Seal Record.
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of his and thair officis in that part be thir our letteris. And
gif the said Erle or his airis has ony action, clame or caus
to propone or allege aganis the said Dauid, his barnis, &c.
that thai mak thaim be callit befor WS and the Lordis of
Counsale, and justice salbe ministrate to them as efferis:
This ye do as ye will ansuer to us thairupon; the quhilk to
do, &c. delivering thir letteris, &c.—At Edinburgh, the
xxvi day of September the year forsaid [1511.]
XXIV.
NOTICE REGARDING THE LITH GOWS OF BOAT-
HAUGH, LAN ARKSHIRE.”
Feb. 11, 1730.—There was laid before the Session a
Letter from Dantzick, conceived in Latin, the tenor whereoff
follows, being thus directed on the back,--Summe Reverendo,
Ecclessiae Lanricensis in Scotia Ministerio, Domino Seniori,
catterisque laudati Ministerij assessoribus, Pateant Land-
rick.
VIRI, SUMME PLURIMUMQUE REVERENDI, Fautores Hon-
oratissimi, Dabitis veniam, quod inconditis hisce literis,
negotia vestra maxime procul dubio ardua, interpellem.
* Extracted from the Kirk Session Records of the parish of Lanark. The
LITHGows of Boathaugh, (a small property near Lanark,) appear to have
been great travellers. The celebrated William Lithgow, whose ‘painful feet”
traversed so large a portion of Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the reign of
James VI. was Laird of Boathaugh. Tradition assigns the following occur-
rence for undertaking his “dangerous adventures.” It is said, that his pre-
tensions to the hand of a daughter of Lockhart of Lee, (although favoured by
the lady,) so incensed her brothers, that they waylaid him and cut off his ears.
This outrage, to which he appears to allude in the first part of his Book of
Travels, and the soubriquet of Cut luggit Willie, which he in consequence ac-
quired, so mortified Lithgow, that he left his native place in disgust, and went
abroad on his travels, which he has so graphically detailed in that very curious
work.
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Paucis tantummodo vos volo explorare, nempe a Vobis
Genealogiam, quam ex Fundamento scire mea, valde
interest. Vixit aliquando apud vos Jacobus Lithgow,
utrum civis, an ex Ordine Militari fuerit, de eo certe quid
affirmare non possum. Loci et Temporis, ubi et quando
vixit, longinquitas hujus rei memoriam ex animo meo dele-
runt. Vobis autem nihil erit facilius, quam ex genuinis
documentis, me ejus rei facere certiorem. Sigillatim scire
desidero, an Wilhelmus Lithgow, qui in oppido Scotiæ
Lamdrick tanquam civis floruit, Jacobi Lithgow Frater, an
vero Pater fuerit. Maxima felicitatis meae Temporalis
ratio nititur hujus rei scientia. Qua propter per Deum
eâque quâ possum animi demissione, vos oro, ut quantâ
fieri potest celeritate, desiderio meo satisfaciatis, literisque
ad me datis, omnes quas invenire potestis Genealogiæ hujus
circumstantias mihi exponatis. Vocor ego Georgius Mar-
cus Knock et sum Bibliopola, apud Gedanenses, Sumptus
quanti et quales requirentur liberaliter solvam. Cæterum
Deus curas vestras pro Ecclesiæ et animarum salute sus-
ceptas largâ Benedictione fortunet, vosque et vestras
splendidissimas Familias diu sospites atque incolumes esse
jubeat. Gedani A. R. S. 1729, d. 24, Septembris.
Tantorum Nominum Servus humillimus,
GEORGIUS MARCUS KNOCK.
The Session since the receipt of the foresaid Letter, which
had come to their hands sometime ago, have endeavoured
to obtain a, full information anent, the Genealogie of the
persons mentioned in it, and in return of their diligence,
have received the following Letter from John and [Daniel]
Lithgows with their affidavits relative to that affair, before
two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace, the tenor of
which Letter and Affidavits follows :—
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GENTLEMEN.—Being advised that our making faith to
the Genealogie of William and James Lithgows, before
two of his Majesties Justices of the Peace, is the proper
way to its finding credit abroad, we have deponed before
two of the Justices of the Peace accordinglie, and presume
to send our affidavits here inclosed; which, instead of the
declaration formerly given, we begg ye’ll transmitt in yours
to Dantzick, and are, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient humble servants,
JoHN LITHGow, DANIEL LITHGow.
Livingston, 27th December, 1729.
CoMMITAT. DE LINLITHGow, 25th December, 1729.
In presence of Sir James Cuningham of Miln-Craig, Bar-
onet, and James Carmichael of Pottyshaw, two of his
Majesties Justices of the Peace within the shire of Linlith-
gow.
John Lithgow, solemnly sworn and interrogate upon
oath, Depones, That his grandfather, John Lithgow of
Batehaugh, near Lanerk in Scotland, had two sons of
different marriages: The eldest son, Thomas, succeeded his
father, and the younger son, William, father to the depon-
ent, went abroad : That the said Thomas, uncle to the de-
ponent, had of sons William his successor, and Daniel,
gardiner to the said Sir James Cuningham, hoth still alive
in Scotland, and a younger son, James, who also went
abroad : That William, the deponent's father, and who is
uncle to this James, went abroad about the time of Both-
well-bridge, which was about the year of our Lord 1685,
and till the dear years, which was about the year 1699,
never returned; at which time he brought along with him
to Scotland a wife whom he said he married abroad, called
Mary Crawfurd, of Scottish parents, came of the family of
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Crawfurd of Jordanhill, in Scotland ; giving out, that in
the course of his travels, he had for sometime resided in
the Duke of Brandenburg's dominions; and for three or
four years after his return to Scotland, practised the trade
of a tallow-chandler in the town of Lanerk: That he and
his wife again returned to their travells, and since that
time has never been heard of by the deponent till now that
a Letter from Dantzick to the Magistrates and Kirk-Session
of Lanerk gives an account of one of that name: That the
said James, cousin to the deponent, being bred a merchant
traveller, went with the pack into England about the Re-
volution, which was in the year of our Lord 1688, but since
that time has never been heard of till now, that the fore-
said Letter gives also an account of one of his name; and
whether he, and the said William, the deponent's father, be
dead or alive, the deponent cannot tell, which is the truth,
as he shall answer to God. (Sic subscribitur) John Lith-
gow, Daniel Lithgow. Jurat. coram nobis, JAMES CUNING-
HAM, JAMES CARMICHAEL.
And accordinglie the Session, in complyance with the
desire of John and Daniel Lithgow in their said Letter did,
and hereby do, order the transmitting of the said affidavits
to Dantzick, in a letter conceived in Latin, the tenor
whereof followeth, which is to be signed and being thus
directed,—Evimio viro D. Georgio Marco Knock, Bibliopolae
apud Gedanenses, celeberrimo.
VIR or NATIssIME, SPECTATIssIME, Literas de Jacobo Lith-
gow, qui apud nos aliquando vixerat, tuas accepimus, in
quibus scribis, velle te certum fieri, num Gulielmus Lith-
gow civis olim Lanarcensis ejusdem Jacobi frater, an vero
pater fuerit Tibi igitur de hac re ut cumulatissime, si
fieri posset, satisfaceremus, omni quoad licuit scrutimo facto
pro re tandem compertà habemus, Joannem et Danielem
Lithgow fratres patrueles, eosdemdue nostrates adhuc
superstites Jacobo et Gulielmo Lithgow esse consanguini-
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tatis vinculo conjunctos. Qui ut fidem apud homines (quo-
rumcunque hæc scire interesset) inveniret illorum super hac
re l)eclaratio, eam seripto consignatam solenni coram
duobus Irenarchis juramento firmare jussi, faciunt. Hanc
ergo ita sancitam, ut quæ rerum, quas ex nobis scire desi-
derabas, Narrationem contineat, quæ penes nos est, maxime
genuinam ac verissimam, conceptis ipsorum verbis et juratis
hinc involutam Epistolio ad te libenter transmittimus.
Longevam tibi, tuisque vitam, nec non omnia bona, ac fausta,
precantes, spectatissime Domine, Fautores tui omnino bene-
voli, et servi humillimi, JoANNES ORR, pastor Ecclesiæ Lan-
arcensis, et Consistorii præses; JoANNES BANNATYNE, pres-
byter; ARCHIBALDUS SMELY, presbyter; GEORGIUS IBARCLAY,
Diaconus; DAVID GARDINER, Diaconus; GULIELMUs RoBIN-
soN, Diaconus; Lanarci A. 0. R. 1730 d. primo Martii.
St. Veteris.
XXV.
EXCERPTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE KIRK SES
SION OF PERTH.*
July 1, 1577.---Because certain inhabitants of this Town,
as well against the express command of the Civil Magis-
trate, as against the Minister's prohibition in the Pulpit,
have played Curpus Christi's Play upon Thursday the sixth
day of June last, whilk day was wont to be called Corpus
Christi's day, to the great slander of the Church of God,
* These excerpts are taken from manuscript volumes in the Advocates'
Library, compiled from the original records, by the late Mr. James Scot,
minister of Perth, whose antiquarian knowledge has enriched the collection with
many curious and valuable notes illustrative of various passages of the Re-
cord. Such of the notes as relate to these excerpts are here printed as foot
notes, initialed J. S.
9 1
and dishonour to this haill Town ; and because the said
Play is idolatrous, superstitious, and also slanderous as well
by reason of the sixth day . . . . . . . . . . *
October 13, 1577.-Because that Thomas Paterson and
Katherine Culbert contracted marriage, and the said
Katherine will not accomplish the same, therefore (the
Session) desires the Baillies to puind John Wood, who was
cautioner for the said Katherine for ten Pounds, according
to the act.--
December 16, 1577.-Whilk day the Elders ordain the
Act made against superstition A.D. 1574, November 27th,
to be published on Sunday next. Likewise all those per-
sons that were playing Saint Obert's Play the tenth instant
(which was called Saint Obert's Even) to be warned to the
Assembly this day eight days.
July 7, 1578–Whilk day the Minister and Elders per-
ceiving these which compear before the Assembly to give up
their Banns to with marriage almost always to be
ignorant, and to misknow the causes why they would marry;
therefore the Assembly ordains all sik folk to compear be-
fore the Reader for the time whoever he be, to the effect he
may instruct them in the true knowledge of the causes of
marriage before they come in before the Assembly.
* A leaf or two following are wanting. Several persons afterwards com-
peared in the Session, and offered obedience to the discipline of the kirk for
their being concerned in the above offence. It was with difficulty that the
people in the infant state of the Reformed Kirk could be altogether weaned
from outward pageants and idolatrous processions.—J. S.
+ It was long a practice that the man and woman who proposed to be married,
appeared in presence of the Session, and gave mutual promise to accomplish
their marriage within a certain time. They either gave money into the hands
of the Session by way of pledge, or each procured a cautioner liable to pay
a fine for him or her who should fail of performing the promise.—J. S.
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December 15, 1578.—Gilbert Robertson, William Mer-
ten, Thomas Rollock, Thomas Jack, John M'Baith, confess
that they have transgressed an Act made in the Assembly
of the Minister and Elders, and ratified by the Provost and
Baillies, in that superstitiously they passed about the Town
on St. Obert's Even disguised, in piping and dancing, and
torches bearing; for the whilk they submit themselves to
the Disciplin of the Kirk.”
May 25, 1579.—Thomas Malcolm is convicted before the
Assembly to have called Thomas Brown lown carll, for the
whilk the Assembly ordains him to be put in the Tolbooth,
there to remain two hours and to pay 6s. 8d to the poor.
October 5, 1579–Ordains James Sym, uptaker of the
casualties intervening to the poor, to giv Walter M'Gill,
poor Schollar and Student in St Andrew's, 10 of the
first that be gotten to buy him the Logic of Aristotle.
May 2, 1580–Ordains an Act to be made by the Minis-
ter, concerning discharging of all passing to the Draggon
Hole superstitiously, and the same to be published on
Thursday next out of the Pulpit, and thereafter to be given
to the Baillies and proclaimed at the mercat cross.
THE ACT-Because the Assembly of Minister and Elders
understand that the resorting to the Draggon Hole, as well
by young men as women, with their piping and drums strik-
ing befor them thro' this Town, has raised no small slander
to this congregation, not without suspicion of filthiness after
to follow thereupon: for avoiding thereof in times coming
the said Assembly, with consent of the Magistrates of this
Town, has statute and ordained that no person hereafter of
this congregation, neither man nor woman, resort nor repair
* The feast of St. Aubert of Cambray, according to Butler, was kept as a
holiday on the 13th December.
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hereafter to the said Draggon Hole, as they have done in
times bygone, namely in the month of May; neither pass
through the Town with piping, striking of drums, as hereto-
fore they have done, under the pain of 20 shillings to the poor
to every person as well man as woman that hereof;
and also to make their public repentance upon one Sabbath
day in presence of the people. And this ordinance to be
published at the mercat cross upon Saturday next, as also
in the Pulpit by the Minister on Thursday and Sunday
next to come, that none hereafter pretend ignorance hereof.”
December 25, 1581.-Whilk day the Ministers and Elders
presently convened, considering the idolatrous pastime of
sundry insolent young men in playing of Saint Obert's Play,
to the great grief of the conscience of the faithful, and infa-
mous slander of the haill congregation throughout the haill
country, have ordained for present punishment of the same,
and such like idolatrous Pastime in times coming, that Wal-
ter Johnstone, Henry Hall, &c. with all the rest, be put in
ward, therein to remain unreleased whil every one of them
have payed 20 shillings to the poor : Farther, to put them-
selves in the seat of repentance, there to remain the Sab-
bath day in time of sermon ; and attour, to find caution
under the pain of 10 pounds, and doubling of the former
punishment so oft as ever they offend, never to do the like
in time coming. And gif any of the foresaids be not re-
sponsible for the 20s. to stand in the irons on the Cross
Head two hours, on ane mercat day for that part. And
this act to be extended upon all such like superstitious
days in times to come without exception.
April 16, 1582.-Ordains James Sym to give the Witch
in the Tolbooth 8 doits in the day.
* The Dragon's Hole is a large Cave in the Rock of the Hill of Kinnoul, of
very difficult and dangerous access.-J. S.
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November 12, 1582–Ordains every man that has an
altarage to furnish their candle according to the Order; and
in case they disobey, that the Baillies compell them to do
the same, or else to cause that they be not answered of
their annuals; and the bell to go through the Town to the
same effect.*
November 20, 1582—Ordains John Ronaldson, having
fornicators, to put every one of them in ane sundry house
in time coming ; to give them but bread and small drink;
to let none of them come to the Nether window ; and when
they come to the Cross Head, that they be fast locked in
the irons two hours, their curchies off their heads, and
their faces bare without an plaid or any other covering,
under the pain of tinsel of his office.f.
Dec. 3, 1582.-Whilk day the friends of William Farn,
who drowned himself at the head of the South Inch, in the
Water of Tay, coming to the Minister and Elders con-
vened together for the time in their Revestry, and desiring
license at the Assembly to bury the said William in the
Grey Friars, whilk is the burial [place] appointed for the
faithful that depart in the fear of God, the Assembly
answered with one voice, That they would not suffer him to
be brought thro’ the Town in daylight, neither yet to be
buried amongst the faithful in the place appointed for their
burial: But ordains that he be buried in the Little Inch,
that is, within the water [mark?] And this to have the
* In time of Popery, the Proprietors of certain houses, &c. were burthened
to furnish candles to burn at the Altars of particular Saints. After the Re-
formation, the candles were still demanded for lighting the Church in Winter,
at the morning and evening prayers.-J. S.
+ Notwithstanding the strict notice taken of fornicators, their number was
amazingly great. The common prisons must have been filled with them,
when no doubt revellings and other indecencies would be committed.—J. S.
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strength of an Act to all such like persons in all time
coming; and assuring all, that gif any contravene the same,
the dead shall be taken up again, and the contraveners
hereof shall make their repentance in the seat, and there-
after shall pay 10 pounds to one of the deacons that they
may distribute it to the poor.
January 5, 1584–1585.-The Supplication made by the
Eldership of Perth unto the Baillies thereof.
The Session and Elders of the Kirk of Perth unto the
Lords Baillies thereof, wish grace, mercy, and peace, thro'
Jesus Christ :-Forsameikle as David Gray & Helen
Watson have been apprehended divers times, and convicted
by their own confessions to be adulterers, as is clearly
known to us by their own confessions, and otherwise also,
and now presently being in your Lordship's custody for the
fact, Therefore we humbly beseech your Lordships to put
them to an assize and do them justice according to God's
law, and the law of the country, lest that otherwise by any
longer winking at their wickedness, God, in his justice,
plague both us and you, with the rest of this City, as miser-
able experience has begun to teach us. This instrument
the haill Kirk has concluded with one voice to be sub-
scribed by their Clerk the fourth of January 1584–1585.”
July 5, 1585–Forsameikle as Thomas Smith confessed
his triple fornication with three sundry women, and now
having the last woman with bairn again, it is ordained that
he shall be warded, shaven, and doukit in a puddle of
water, according to the Act of Parliament.*
* The issue of the Trial before the Baillies is marked in a marginal note.
‘David Gray & Helen Watson were executed the twelf day of January 1584
–1585, for their adultery, on the gibbet beneath the Cross foreanent her
Mother's yett.”—J. S.
+ James 6, 15 Dec. 1567.
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July 26, 1585. —It was ordained that James Pitlaidy
should shave the heads of furnicators or furnicatrixes, and
to receive yearly forty shillings therefor; whilk he con-
sented to do : upon the which he was relieved out of ward.
Octr. 7, 1585.-Whilk day it was appointed that so many
as were at variance, that willingly would offer their action
in so far as it appertained to the Kirk, to the decision of
the Minister and Elders, that in case their party adversar
would not appoint with them, that they should be admitted
to the communion ; and the party obstinate should be ex-
pelled therefrom, and excommunicate for their disobedience.
And according to this Act, Robert Blakett, and his faction,
were agreed with Patrick Kay and his party, upon this
condition, that 30 merks should be given to Robert Black-
wood's man, called James Reid or Reid. And
that as Patrick Kay and Mr. John Howyson drank to
Robert Blackwood and his servant, so Andrew and Gilbert
Kays should ratify the same at the sight of Mr. John
Howyson, or any other minister that occupied his place.
(Signed) Mr. John Howysox.
Octr. 11 1585.-Forsameikle as George and
Elspeth Cudbert were both apprehended in naked bed to-
gether in filthy fornication, upon the tenth of this instant,
being the first Sunday of the holy communion of public fast
and humiliation, appointed by the Kirk to be holily ob-
served, that God of his mercy might remove this miserable
Plague from this Town, and all other Towns within this
country; And likewise that the foresaid persons have been
both put furth in the Lodges as suspected of the same sick-
ness, from the whilk God has preserved them to this hour;
nevertheless they have without all feir of God, filthily com-
mitted the foresaid vice of fornication: Therefore the haill
Session ordains the fornamed persons shall be carted back-
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ward thro’ the Town from the said Elspith's house, where
they were apprehended, having paper hats on their heads, on
Saturday next, at ten hours before noon; and thereafter
that they be locked fast in the Irons on the Cross Head,
and there stand till three afternoon; and thereafter to be
warded till Sunday, at what time the officiars shall convoy
them with their paper hats to the public seat of repentance,
that there they may confess their offence, and ask God and
the Congregation forgiveness for the slander they gave, and
evil example to others to commit the like. And this act to
strike upon all such persons whom the Watch apprehends in
fornication in time of the common humiliation, or any other
time in time coming, that vice may be rooted out of this
Town, and God may bless it.
Dec. 11, 1587.-Ordains these Baxters, that on Saturday
last at Even played Saint Obert's Play, to be warded
whenever they be apprehended, ay and whill they give their
obedience for satisfaction of the Kirk and congregation.*
Oct. 28, 1588.—Whilk day being convened within the
Revestry of the Burgh of Perth, the Minister and Elders
thereof has ordained Andrew Donaldson and James Adam-
son, masters of the Hospital of the said Burgh, to pay four
pennies oukly to every one of twenty one poor Scholars
remaining and abiding at the School, and bearing the Town
mark Token on their arm The first weekly payment to
begin on the fourth day of November; and so furth to
endure weekly during their remaining at the School, and
bearing of the said Token, and no otherwise; as also to pay
Duncan Ridoch their Doctor and Teacher weekly twelve
pennies; extending the haill to eight shillings weekly.
* The Jesuites now lurking in and about Perth, had no doubt been instru-
mental in exciting these young men to perform the superstitious Play or Pro-
cession above mentioned ; and which had not been practised for five years
before.—J. S. ©
G.
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Nov. 11, 1588.-Forasmeikle considering the great slan-
der that arises of young women taking up houses and dwel-
ling together as codrois and common receivers of honest
men's servants and their geir, It is ordained that no honest
man shall set them an house without the advice of one of
the Baillies and Elders publickly to be allowed, under the
pain of the house mail to be gevin to the poor. The per-
sons as Codrois taking up houses to be holden and repute
as fornicators and entertainers of Bordels, and punished as
such.
April 7, 1589.-Ordains George Hunter maltman, this
day eight days to be present to give an confession of his
faith, because it is reported by the Elders that he is igno-
rant of the Belief and Commandments.
May 18, 1589.--Whilk day James Drummond for love
he bears to the Poor Hospital of this Burgh and the main-
tenance thereof, as also to be an good example to all others
that have altarages in their hands, to demit them in the
hands of the Kirk, compears for himself and as factor to
his son Henry Drummond, and demits simpliciter, and free-
ly overgives the altars of St. Grigorie and Augustine per-
taining to him and his son, to be an augmentation to the
Hospital.
June 3, 1589.-The Ministers and Elders give licenee
to play the Play, with conditions that neither swearing,
banning, nor no scurrility be in it, to the offence of the Re-
ligion which we profess, and an evil example to others.
And in case any be in the same, or any person add any of
the same by the Register of Play itself, ordains him to be
warded and make his public repentance.*
* It is not easy to say what was the Play mentioned above, or who the per-
:sons were that sought the above licence. Perhaps it was a theatrical Exhibi-
• e :tiºn which the Grammar Scholars were to make.—J. S.
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May 3, 1591–Ordains that the first Silver of the casu-
alties that intervenes of cohabitation before marriage or
fornicators, be applied to the reparation of Hackerston's
Tower.
Ordains all ungodly Pastime to be discharged that is
usual on Sunday at even after preaching, through the haill
precincts of this Town; especially filthy and ungodly sing-
ing about the Mayis: and if any person be found contra-
vening the same to stand on the Cockstool and Repentance
Stool, there to declare their offence, and show their repent-
ance for the same. This same to be intimated from the
Pulpit.
March 20, 1592.-Act for suppressing “the abuses that
fall out in the time of Yule.”
April 17, 1592.-Whilk day, William Kinloch, [Porter
of the Bridge of Tay Port, is ordained to let none of this
Burgh go out on the Sabbath neither before nor after
preaching, to the Pastime of Scone; and in case any will
violently go furth, he to report their names under the pain
of the deprivation of his office.*
March 19, 1593.−Compear Mr. George Ruthven, An-
drew Brown, Thomas Fathreis, and John Meling, chirur-
gions, and being enquired if they, or any of them, had any
persons under cure for the present who had the Goir;+
answered all in one voice, they had none ; and farther, at
the request and command of the Minister and Elders, pro-
mised that if they shall have any such persons under their
care in time coming, they should reveal it to the Minister
* It is probable that this Pastime of Scene was a great match at football,
held annually. “A” is fair at the foot ba' o' Scone,” is still a proverbial
phrase.
+ The venereal disease.
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and Elders, for avoiding contamination, which must ensue
unto others by their company with persons in such a dis-
€8,80.
August 6, 1593.−Compears James Anderson, with Eu-
phemieżPurves, and give up their Banns of marriage to be
proclaimed ; cautioner for the man, John Rogie ; for the
woman, Patrick Malloch. But because both the one and
the other, the man and the woman, are ignorant of their
Belief, and cannot give a confession of their Faith, there-
fore it is appointed, that none of the foresaid persons con-
tracted, be married, or receive any benefit of the Kirk,
unto the time that they learn to give a Confession of their
Faith. -
Nov. 19, 1593.−David Hering compears, who being ac-
cused for ravishing of (Agnes or Ann) Kinnaird, daughter to
the Laird of Inchture, answered that he ravished her not,
but all that he did was done with the consent of the gentle-
woman herself, and likewise with the consent of her
friends ; and promises, that notwithstanding she was in
his company, he should keep himself honest, and so far as
he could offer no occasion of slander to the congregation
where he has residence.
April 12, 1596.-Because that the number of the poor
daily encreases, and few are moved with natural pity to
help them in the time of this great dearth and necessity,
therefore the Session ordains that silver which is collected
every Sabbath for the reparation of the Kirk, to be em-
ployed for a certain space to the use and help of the poor,
while some other provision be made.
January 10, 1596.-William Williamson, baxter, is ac-
Gused for baking and selling great loaves at Yule, which
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was slanderous, and cherishing a superstition in the hearts
of the ignorant. He promises not to do the like in times
coming.
Nov. 23, 1597.-The Session ordains a contribution and
collection to be thro’ the haill town for the relief of the
poor in Leith.
The Session ordains the Magistrates to travel with his
Majesty to obtain a Commission to execute Janet Robert-
son, sorcerer, who long has been detained in ward.
April 2, 1604.—Compears Alexander Macbreck, warned
to this day, who being enquired what was his behaviour the
last time of his being out of the country; and especially being
enquired if he had been in Rome, or received any benefit of
the Pope? Confessed he resorted to idolatrous places and
Kirks, and went there to pray to his God; confessed he
was in Rome, saw the Pope, but received no benefit from
him. The Session remitted him to be tried by the Synodall
Assembly, to be holden this next week in Perth.
May 7, 1604.—David Chapman was convicted of pro-
faning the Sabbath by going to Ruthven to see profane and
lascivious dancing, and absenting himself from the hearing
of the Word, and therefore was rebuked.*
June 4, 1604.—Because of the Lord's anger appears to
continue by this fearful and devouring pestilence spreading
itself in sundry parts of the land, therefore the Session has
appointed a fast to be the next Sabbath.
July 16, 1604.—Whilk day, anent the complaint given
in by an noble lady, Dame Mary Ruthven, Countess of
* On the 14th and 21st May, various individuals are rebuked for the same
offence, which was likely occasioned by attending May Games.
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Athol, upon Mr. William Cowper, Minister at Perth,
touching the contracting by him of Mistress Dorothie
Stewart, her eldest daughter, with William Murray Master
of Tullibardine, without the advice and consent of the said
noble lady and her honourable friends; as the complaint
given in thereupon at length bears; which being read, and
the said Mr. William Cowper having made answer thereto,
and removed, the Session all in one voice, finds the said
Mr. William's proceedings orderly done, and has allowed
and approven the same.
Sept. 23, 1605.-Because that the sins of fornication and
adultery do encrease more and more among us, to the great
offence and dishonour of God, and slander of this congrega-
tion, Therefore for repressing of thir sins, the Session
ordains a more public place of Repentance to be bigget
with all diligence, and in it certain degrees, that therein
fornicators and adulterers may be better distinguished and
discerned, both by their place and habit.*
June 24, 1616.-John Tenender, officer, is ordained to
have his red-staff in the Kirk on the Sabbath days, ther-
with to waken Sleepers, and to remove greeting Bairns
furth of the Kirk.
April 7, 1617.-Ordains a Chair of stone to be bigged in
an public part, by the Masters of the Hospital, for setting
of Flyters and Slanderers therein.
August 18, 1617–The Session ordains that the poor
creature lying diseased at my Lord of Errol's yett, be put
in house with Janet Gardner, to be entertained by her;
* Such a Seat of Repentance as is described above, continued long in the
Church of Perth. It was violently pulled down a few years ago by some un-
: known person.—J. S.
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and the Session to bestow upon her some weekly alms for
that effect.
May 4, 1618.-Conform to citation, compeared Isabell
Garvy, servitrix to Margaret Alsounder, widow, and Mar-
garet Lamb, daughter-in-law to George Thomson ; who,
being asked if they were at the Well in the bank of Hunt-
ingtour the last Sabbath, and if they drank thereof, and
what they left at it ! Answered that they drank thereof,
and that each of them left an prin thereat. Whilk was
found an point of Idolatry, in putting the Well in God's
room.*
Die Sabitae penultimo die Augusti, 1618.-Whilk day the
honourable personages of William Master of Sanquhar,
Ursulla Swift, and Bernard Swift appearand of
and Dame Mary Crighton, being all four but pupils not
exceeding twelve year old, ilk one of them accomplished
their marriage with others, by the ministration of Mr. John
Guthry, minister; whilk God bless.
* There were other 14 women along with them, all of whom drank of the
Well, and left at it, some of them Pins, and others pieces of their Headlaces.
They were accused of “ascribing to the Well what was due to God only ; and
of thinking to get help from the Well.” They were all of them humbled on
their knees, declaring their repentance before the Session ; promised never to
resort to the Well in a superstitious manner again ; and were each of them
fined of a Six Shillings piece of money. The above Well is mentioned among
those superstitious places which the people were forbid to resort to by many
acts of Assembly.—J. S.
It is still customary in the north of Scotland for people, especially young
females, superstitiously to resort to wells of a medicinal nature, early on the
first morning of May, and to drink the water, putting crooked pins into the
well, and leaving rags and threads on the surrounding bushes, as votive
offerings.
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|XXVI.
LETTER FROM JOHN DUKE OF LAUDERDALE UPON
RESIGNING THE OFFICE of SECRETARY OF STATE.”
Ham, 13th Sept. 1680.
Monday, late at night.
My LoRD,-Having now at last, by God's blessing and
the King's Goodness (after long and earnest pressing) ob-
tained his Maj" leav to Demitt my office of Secretary, and
his Maj" having been pleased to fill that place with a most
worthy, loyall and able man (the Earle of Morray), you may
be sure my minde is (God be thanked) very much at ease ;
and as I hope my freinds will not blame me for this, so I
am sure that both they and all honest men will have reason
to be well pleased with his Maj" choice of my successor.
Upon this occasion I doe desire your Lordshipe (with the
advice of Sir George Lockhart) to draw up a Patent for the
Earle of Morray to be sole and only Secretary of State to
his Maj" for the Kingdome of Scotland, and to have and
enjoy all fees, benefites, profites, casualities, priviledges,
immunities, and others whatsoever belonging to the said
office in most ample manner; the same being to continue
during his Maj" pleasure, and untill it shalbe discharged
by his Maj" in writt. I doe also desire you (with the same
advice) to draw an ample and full exoneration and dis-
charge from his Maj" to me for my actings, omissions, com-
missions, and others whatsoever in the said office, and in all
and every of the other offices and stations wherein I was
entrusted by his Maj"; and for this effect you may show
my last Exoneration to Sir George, because I remember
that I was told he was of opinion that ther was some defect
in it; if so, I doubt not but you and he will take care, that
* From the original.
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nothing be amisse in this my new (and I hope my last) Ex-
oneration. These tuo Papers I doe earnestly beseech you
to send to me against my return from the Bath, where I doe
not think to stay above three weeks at the longest ; and
therefor I hope you will loose no time in compleating the
ease of my minde. I should not have made use of another
hand, but that I was this day lett blood off my arme, and
am to goe early tomorrow (God willing) to the Bath.
When you have occasion to see my Lord Chancellour, I
pray you present my most humble service to his Grace, and
acquaint him with what is done : but you may tell to my
Lord Bishop of Edenburgh soon after your receiving this
Letter. It was my right arme wher I was bled this day
w” make [me] use another hand. My service to S. George
Lockhart. This must serve yow both.* I am, your most
affectionat Servant,
LAUDERDALE.
XXVII.
LETTER—MR. ANDREW KENNEDY TO MR. SECRETARY
JOHNSTON REGARDING THE DEATH OF THE VIS-
COUNTESS DUNDEE.f
Rotterdam, October # Ten of the
Clock before noon, 1695.
My LoRD,-Just now I received from Mr. Livingstoun of
Kilseith at Utrecht, the astonishing accompt of a most la-
* The three last sentences are in the Duke's own handwriting.
+ From a cotemporary copy.—In 1795, a leaden coffin in the church of
Kilsyth was opened, containing the bodies of a lady, supposed to be the first
wife of Lord Kilsyth, and her infant son, in perfect preservation ; the lady
bore evident marks of a violent death, and it is said was killed by the fall of
a house in Holland.— Wood's Peerage. Her first husband was the celebrated
Viscount Dundee.
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mentable accident befallen your Cousin his Lady, my Lady
Dundie, her son, and gentlewoman, quhich I beg your Lord-
ship may cause convoy, by some prudent and tender hand,
to my good and dear Lady Cochran, her mother, to prevent
the reports of others, without first prepairing her. My
Lord, on Teusday last early, Kilsyth, his Lady, son, nurse,
and servants went from this pleace, where they hade stayed
after they came from Brussells some thrie weekes, to Ut-
right, in order to winter there. They lodged that night at
ane inn caled the Castle of Antwerp. Next day being yis-
terday, having dined in ther quarter, my Lady, Kilsyth
himselfe, and one Wakingshaw of Borrowfield, went at tuo
in afternoon to my Lady's Chamber, where the Cheild (a
very pleasant strong boy) was. The roome above was filed
with some 300 tun of turffe, quhich was so overloaded that
the roofe, loft, floir, and all fell, which crushed that poor
Lady, her sueet son, and gentlewoman to death : Kilseith
himselfe and Borrowfeild escaped. This is a sad tragidie :
Kilseith, no wonder, is overwhelmed with unexpressible
griefe and sorrow, at so sore and sudden a stroke. I, having
the honour of relation to my Lady, ame presentlie going to
Utrecht, with my wife and sone, that we may advise and
assist as to what is decent and sutable to be done about her
body and funeralls: this is the least part of a freand, and I
ame under many obligations to doe my utmost for her
mother's daughter. The good Lord make her worthy
mother to hear and bear so melancholy ane accompt : She
has had many afflicting tryalls in her children. My Lord,
tho' I need not suggest anything to your Lordshipe, yet I
shall offer my opinion : your Lordshipe's Sister, my Lady
Jeriswood, is a prudent person, and intimat with my Lady :
she may communicatt the maitter to Mr. Wilkie the
Minister, or any other she thinks fitt, that my Lady Coch-
ran may not be surprised with the first reporte from other
hands.—My Lord, the post for England goes from Utrecht
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this night, and will be gon probably before I can be there
this night, wherefore I have left this to goe tomorrow hence;
and when I have learned the wholl circumstances of this
sad historie, I shall send my Lady Cochran a full accompt
by way of your Lordshipe. My Lord, my wife gives your
Lordshipe her humble dutie ; blest be God, she and all our
familie for present, are in perfect health. I am,
Your Lordshipe’s most humble, and most faithfull servant,
ANDREw KENNEDY.
For the Right Honourable James John-
stoun, Principall Secretary of State
for the Kingdome of Scotland—at
Wheithall London.
XXVIII.
LETTER—ELIZABETH COUNTESS OF DYSART, TO MR.
THOMAS MORAY REGARDING HER PEDIGREE.*
HoNRED CossEN,—Itt is so long since I haue been in thes
parts, I haue not troubled my freinds w” my letters because
I know my selfe to be far distant from y' place of Buisness
and y' therby y' offer of my seruis is useless. but now yº I
haue thoatt to returne to my hous att London and to set-
tell ther, I shalbe uery glad y any thing may fall out
wherby I may express yº trew affection I haue for y” and
y”. I am now resolued to settell my fathers Coat of
Armes w” hee left undone, and wº" hee hes liberty to doe
by ye express words in his Patent. I would also haue my
fathers and mothers Pedigree exactly drowne out, and yº
Coats of Armes of all y' familyes (sett downe in ordure of
Heraldry) wº whom both y” Morayes and Bruces haue
matched. I haue wreet to my Lord of Atholl and Tille-
berne to giue their aides to itt, and I desire their Pedegrees,
* From the original.
108
y’ myne may be drawne downe from y' first originals to my
selfe of the Morayes, and also from all y” greatest famelyes
y" our hous hes matched w” all.
I beseech y” make itt y' buisness, and lett me know wº
ye expence will com to, for I desire itt may be exactly done
and no formality be omited, and y Lyon may Enter my
fathers Coat into his office, as also myne.
I haue no more to ad but that I am y' most affectionat
Cossen to serue you.
Aug. yº 23. E. DYSERT.
SIR,--I desire y” perticulerly to be exact in setting
downe y” Pedigree of y" Grehams, because my fathers
grand mother (his mothers mother) was daughter to Sir
James Gream brouther to yº Earle of Montrose. She was
then grand child hir selfe to yº Earle of Montrose be also
perticuler, in setting downe y” pedigree of y” Glenorchy
famely, a daughter of y' hous, (I think Sir Coleen Cam-
balls), maried Tilleberne, whos daughter maried my Good-
sur Clachmanan. So y' my mother was great grand child
to yº famly.
Old Mr. Coluin gaue my mother, hir pedigree, from y'
family of Glenorchy . whereby hee brought in y” blake
Knight of Lorne, Sir William Stuart, whos wife was King
James y” 1. widow . and Sir Duncon Camball. y” Knight of
Loho. who maried y” Lady Jean Sumersitt, John of Gonts
daughter. But I lost y” paper. and therfore am able to
giue y” this abrupt acount of itt probably my Cossen yº
Lady Enderpefer, may haue had a coppie of itt. and iff Mr.
Coluin yett liues y” may gettitt from him. pray desire my
Lord Kinkerne to bee perticuler in itt. for itt must com in
to my mothers pedigree hir grand mother being daughter
to y Lady. by Tilleberne.
For my Most honred Cossen,
Mr. Thomas Moray, Thes,
109
My worTHY Cousin, The C. of Dysert sent me this un-
sealed and I am to ad my desire to hers, that you will
looke after what she recommends to you seriously . if you
haue none other adrese, you may send to me your letters
for her . possibly her fathers Armes are already entered in
the Heraulds bookes . but if they be not, and that there is
any defect or scruple in the Coat, consult with the E. of
Kincardin in the matter and then let me know it. your care
in this matter will oblige her, and I will impart to her what
you communicate to
My worthy Cousin, Your realiest Servant,
R. MoRAY.
XXIX.
CHARTER — JAMES RED HEU CH OF THL LIC HEDIL TO
THE MARISCHAL COLLEDGE OF ABERDEEN, 1559.s
OMNIBUs hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Jacobus Red-
heuch de Tulichiddill salutem in Domino sempiternam
Noveritis me in laudem et honorem Dei omnipotentis Beat-
issime Virginis Marie et omnium sanctorum ac in divini
cultus augmentum pro salubri statu et prosperitate illus-
trissimi principis Jacobi quarti Scotorum regis et serenis-
sime principisse Margarete regine Scotie ejus consortis
eorumque salute animarum ac pro salute anime mee paren-
tum et successorum meorum omniumque fidelium defuncto-
rum Et pro uno anniversario pro me quolibet anno cele-
brando ac aliis piis et meritoriis opibus ut subtus patet per-
ficiendis, dedisse concessisse et hac presenti carta mea
confirmasse necnon dare concedere et hac presenti carta
mea confirmasse dictis Deo omnipotenti Beatissime Virgini
Marie patronibus novi collegij in Universitate Abirdonensi
* From the original.
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et omnibus sanctis ac cancellario prebendarijs et regentibus
dicti collegij Totas et integras illas meas quatuor mer-
catas terrarum de Culliny quas Johannes Maitland mune
occupat et unam mean mercatam terrarum de Andate
quam Thomas Gray nunc occupat cum pertinen. Jacen.
infra vicecomitatum de Abirdene Tenend. et habend. totas
et integras dictas quatuor mercatas terrarum de Culliny et
unam mercatam terrarum de Andate cum suis pertinen.
dictis Deo omnipotenti Beatissime Virgini Marie et omnibus
sanctis ac cancellario prebendarijs et regentibus collegij
predicti a meet heredibus meis de Supremo domino nostro
rege et suis successoribus in puram et perpetuam elimosinam
imperpetuum per omnes rectas metas suas antiquas et divisas
prout jacent in longitudine et latitudine In boscis planis
moris maresiis viis semitis aquis stagnis rivolis pratis
pascuis et pasturis molendinis multuris et eorum sequelis
aucupationibus venationibus piscationibus petariis turbariis
carbonariis lapicidiis lapide et calce fabrilibus brasinis
brueriis et genistis cum curijs et earum exitibus herezeldis
et merchetis mulierum cum communi pastura libero introitu
et exitu ac cum omnibus aliis et singulis libertatibus com-
moditatibus et asiamentis ac justis suis pertinen. quibus-
cunque tam non nominatis quam nominatis tam subtus
terra quam supra terram procul et prope ad predictas terras
cum pertinentiis spectantibus seu juste spectare valentibus
quomodolibet in futurum libere quiete plenarie integre
honorifice bene et in pace sine aliquo impedimento revoca-
tione aut contradictione mei heredum meorum aut aliorum
quorumcunque Et adeo libere quiete et plenarie in omni-
bus et per omnia sicut aliquae terrae alicui ecclesiae seu
ecclesiasticis per aliquem infra regnum Scotiae in puram et
perpetuam elimosinam liberius dantur conceduntur aut
possidentur seu dari concedi aut possideri poterunt in fu-
turum, pro quibuscunque terris et earum firmis et pro-
ficuis per praefatos cancellarium prebendarios et regentes
1 1 1
percipiendis ac ut sequitur distribuendis ipsi tenebuntur
eelebrare quolibet anno in dicto collegio unum aniversarium
pro anima mea incipiendo annuatim ad dominica,
proxima post festum sancti Michaelis Archangeli usque in
meum decessum et postea incipiendo die mei obitus Et
deinde singulis annis futuris dicto die mei obitus celebran-
dum modo sequenti viz* post meridiem placebo et dirige
cantando solempniter in eappis et in crastino die missam
solempnitur in cappis similiter, quo anniversario et exequiis
ejusdem omnes præbendarii et regentes prædicti intererunt
cum suppellicijs et habitu decenti pro choro Et unusquis-
que eorum missam illo die pro anima mea, et animabus per-
sonarum prædictarum privatim eelebrare tenebitur, pro
quo anniversario per eos ut præmittitur celebrando per-
cipient et inter eos distribuent viginti solidos usualis
monetæ regni Scotiæ de firmis terrarum prædictarum Nec-
non disponent et distribuent de reliquis firmis earundem
terrarum duobus pauperibus scolaribus in grammatica
studentibus quousque in artibus ad magistratus gradum
promoti fuerint viz* cuilibet eorum unum denarium in die
extenden. annuatim ad tres libras et decem denarios monetæ
prædict. pro quo ipsi scolares celebrabunt annuatim omnibus
dominicis diebus in eclesia collegij antedicti pro anima
mea, et animabus cæterarum personarum prædict. psalmum
De profundis cum collecto consueto Et si firmæ et pro-
ficua dictarum terrarum ad majorem summam quam ad præ-
dictas quatuor libras et decem denarios se annuatim ex-
tenderint volo et ordino quod præfati cancellarius preben-
darii et regentes disponant et distribuant dictam exerescen-
tiam viz. tertio pauperi scolari studendi in gramatica quous-
que promotus fuerit ad magisterium ut præmittitur quolibet
die unum deniarium qui etiam dictum psalmum cum col-
lecto in dominicis diebus similiter celebrabit Et residuum
excrescentiæ firmarum prædictarum in alios pios usus ac
opera meritoria secundum eorum discretiones et conscien-
tias disponant et distribuant. Et ego vero prædictus
*... I 12
*&
.#
Jacobus Redheuch ac haeredes mei omnes et singulas prae-
dictas quatuor mercatas terrarum de Culliny et unam mer-
catam terrarum de Andate cum firmis proficuis et pertin-
entiis earundum praefatis cancellario praebendariis et re-
gentibus adeo libere et quiete in omnibus et per omnia
forma pariter et effectu ut permissum est, contra omnes
mortales warrantizabimus acquietabimus et tenore prae-
sentis carte mea imperpetuum defendemus : In oujus rei
testimonium sigillum meum proprium huic praesenti cartae
meae est appensum unacum subscriptione mea manuali
apud Edinburgh vicesimo nono die mensis Augusti anno
domini millesimo quingentesimo undecimo coram his testi-
bus Laurentio Elphinstoun Willielmo Elphinston magistro
David Hamilton Thoma Blare et Jacobo Meldrum notario
publico, cum diversis aliis.
JAMES REDHEUCH
de Tullycheddil.
XXX.
LETTER_KING JAMES VI. TO PATRICK MASTER OF
GRAY.”
MAISTER,--I pray you send with this bearare gray Fair-
fax, for he will stand me in maist speciall steadd at this
tyme, and I promeis you upon my honoure ye sall haue
youre choyce betuixt and Fastrounis evin of ony hunting
horse in my staible except tua , in earnist I pray yow send
him immediatly. Youre freind as of befoire
JAMEs R.
I pray you anis againe send him.
* From the original which has no date.—Gray Fairfax was probably a hunt-
ing horse. The Master of Gray appears to have been, like the King, fond of
the chase, and been possessed of a Stud. He presented “ane horse callit
Blacklegis” to the King in October, 1585. And his brother James writes
him when in England in 1589, “Bring all the horss with yow ye cane pur-
ches, for they ar meruelus skant heir.”—Letters of Master of Gray.
113
XXXI.
CONFESSIONS AND TRIALS OF THE WITCHES OF FORFAR,
1661.*
1.—FOLLOUETH THE CONFESSIONES OF THE PERSONEs EFTER NAMED
AND APREHENDIT AND INCAR SERIT IN THE PRISON HOUSS OF FORFAR
For WITCHCRAFT IN SEP. 1661.
HELLEN GUTHRIE, spous to Ja. Howat in Forfar, con-
fesses that shoe is a witch, and that shoe learned it of ane
Jonet Gallaway, who lived neir to Kiriemuire, and that shoe
is a werie drukensome woman, and of a werie wicked lyffe
and conversatione, a terrible banner and curser, and quhen
shoe gave hir malisone to any person or creature it vsuallie
lighted. And that if shoe sie any witch in Scotland shoe
can tell whither they be witches or not efter shoe hes ad-
vysit 24 hours. And that shoe hes thrie pepers with blood
vpon them which helps hir to that knowledge, and that
shoe receaved these pepers 14 year since from the said
Jonet Gallaway, and that shoe will not pairt with them
untill shoe goe to the fyre, and that then shoe will burne
them hirselfe, and that if the minester wold taik them from
hir befoir hir goeing to the fyre, it wold wrong him, the
burgh, and countrie about ; And that shoe can tell the male-
fice done be uther witches though shoe be not presentt
with them, as quhen Elspet Alexander wronged David
Dickesone, Hellen Alexander wronged David Walker,
Jonet Stowt wronged John Couper, John Tailzour
wronged Androw Watsone, Kathrin Portour wronged
James Persone and George Sutie, inhabitants in Forfar,
all by witchcraft.
The said Hellen furder confesses, that about the tyme
when the bridge of St Johnstoun was carried away, shoe
* From the Original Record.
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murdered hir mother's daughter callit Margaret Hutchen,
being her halfe sister, of the aige of sex or seavin yeares,
and that hir mother for that murder gave hir hir malysone,
and on hir deathbed did give it to hir, although shoe ear-
nestlie besought the contrair of hir said mother. And that
shoe has been at severall meitings with the divell, quhair
ther war present with hir and the divell, in the sheap of a
black iron hewed man, Cathrine Porter, Mairy Rynd,
Isobell Syrie, Elspet and Hellen Alexander, Jonet Stout,
Christian Whyt, Androw Watsone, John Tailzior, George
Elies; and that they all daunced togither, and that they
drank and maid themselvis mirie with aile and acquavitie,
brought furth be some of theire number from John Benny
and Alexander Heich houss ; and that the divell kist them
all except hirselfe, whoise hand onlie he kist; and that they
agried all at the said meiting to vndoe the said John Benny
in his meins; and that shoe, the said Androw Watsone,
Mairy Rynd, Elspet Alexander, Isobell Syrie, and hirselfe,
at ane of the meitings went up to the church wall about the
southeist doore, and raisit a young bairn vnbaptised, and
took his feet, the hands, a pairt of the head and butock,
and maid a py therof, that they might eat of it, and by
that meins might never mack a confessione (as they thought
of their witchcraft).
JoNET HowAT, daughter to the said James Howat and
Hellen Guthrie, confesses that about the begining of the
last oatseid, Issobell Syrie did cairie hir in to the Inch,
within the Loch of Forfar, and that the said Issobell pre-
sentit hir to the divell, being all in black, and the divell
said to her, What had he to doe with sutch a young'barne
as shoe and that the said Issobell replayed, Shoe is my
maiden, taik her to yow. And ther was thair presentt
with the divell besyd hirselfe, quhom he callit the prettie
dauncer, the said Issobell Syrie, Mairie Rynd, Hellen
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Alexander, Issobell Dorward, and utheris whoise names
shoe did not know, to the number of 13 of all. And besyd
that meiting shoe was at severall uther meitings with the
divell quhair they did eat and drink, and shoe filled the
cup and eat with them, but her bellie was not filled; and
that the divell at ane of the meitings did kisse and nip her
on the shoulder, quherof shoe had a great paine quhill sex
weekis therefter, that the divell met with hir againe and
callit hir his Bonny Burd, and kissed hir and straiked hir
shoulder which was niped, and therefter shoe was eased
of the former paine. And at on of the meitings the divell
bade hir renunce hir God, and that shoe answered, Mary
sall I ; and that shoe was at ane meiting with the said
Hellen hir mother and the divell alon laitlie, about mid-
night, and that shoe saw him, the divell, have carnall copu-
latione with hir mother, and the divell having done, read
(rode) away, and efter his parting with them, hir mother
forbade hir to tell hir father of what shoe had seen that
night.
ELsPET ALLEXANDER, spous to John Muffat, confest hir
selfe to be guiltie of witchcraft, and that shoe is willing to
suffer death for it; and that shoe was presentt at severall
meitings of witches with the divell, amongst quhom ther
was with hir present, the said Issobell Syrie, Hellen
Guthrie, Jonet Howit, Mary Rynd, John Tailzior, Jonet
Stout, and that they daunced, and did eat and drink to-
gither, having flesh, bread, and aile, and that the divell
did kisse hir, and that it was ane cold kisse; and that they
receaved new names fra the divell, and that hir selfe re-
nunced hir baptism and was callit Alisone, the said Issobell
Syrie was callit the Horse, Hellen Guthrie was callit the
Whyt Witch, Jonet Howat was callit the Prettie Dauncer,
Mary Rynd the Divell's Datie, John Tailzior Belzebob ; and
that the divell marked hir on the left shoulder at ane of
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the meitings, whairof shoe had great pane whill ame uther
meiting that he straiked it with his fingers.
Jon ET Stout, in Forfar, confest hir selfe to be guiltie of
vitchcraft, and that shoe is willing to suffer death for it ;
and that shoe was present at severall meitings with the
divell, quhair the saidis Elspet Allexander, Issobell Syrie,
Hellen Guthrie, Jonet Howit, and John Tailzior war all
presentt, and they all receaved the new names exprest be
Elspet Allexander, but shoe had forgottin hir oune name:
and that they daunced and eat and drank togither, and
that Jonet Howit filled the cup ; and that the divell said
to hir at ame of thes meitings shoe should never want.
KETHRINE PoRTER confest that shoe has been at
severall meiting with uther weman and the divell, and at
ane of the meiting the divell took hir be the hand, quhich
was cold, and altho shoe was a blind woman for many zeares,
yit at that tyme shoe had some sight of him. Shoe furder
confest hirselfe to be a great baner, a terrible curser, and
a werie wicked woman.
IssoBELL SYRIE confest hirselfe to be a witch, and took
on hir the guilt of witchcraft; and that shoe has been at
severall meitings with the divell, quhair the saidis Hellen
Guthrie, Jonet Howit, Elspet Allexander, Jonet Stout,
and John Tailzior war presentt, and that shoe had carnall
copulatione with the divell; and that shoe wronged vnguhill
baillie Wood in Forfar, by braying to pouder tuo toadis
headis and ane peice of a ded man’s scul and flesh, quhich
the divell perfumed, shoe having condiscendit with the
divell thairwith to be baillie Wood's death, the divell having
decleared that within a moneth or tuentie dayes he sould
die as shoe pleased. And that shoe thairefter vent to the
baillie's hous and inquyred for a pan, quhich was poynded
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fra hir befoir that tyme for cesse, and that the baillie callit
on hir and gave hir furth of his hand a cup to drink, and
befoir shoe delyvrit back the cup, shoe put the pouder in
it, by quhich he died within the tyme prescraywit: shoe
furder confest that shoe wronged Thomas Wobster in his
meins, but could not have power of his persone.
John E TAILZIOR confest that the divell appeared to him
severall tymes, and at ane of the tymes he told him he
knew he was goeing to mercat, and that he wold len him
monie, but he refused to midle with it.
AGNES SPARK confess that in August last, the said
Issobell Syrie about midnight did cairie hir away to neir
Litle Milne, quhair shoe saw a duzen of people dauncing,
and that they had sueet musick, quhich shoe thought was
the musick of a pype ; and that they spoik of Issobell Syrie
and said shoe was the divell's horse, and that shoe was
shoad lyk ane mear or ane horse; and that the said Issobell
vent asyd fra hir for some tyme that night, and that the
divell had then carnell copulatione with hir, as shoe suposed;
and that shoe saw the said Jonet Howit thair, and shoe
was callit the Prettie Dauncer; and that the said Issobell
Syrie cairied hir back to hir oune hous. And that on the
day thairefter shoe vent to sie the said Issobell Syrie, and
that shoe fand hir lying in hir bed, quhilk shoe did doe all
that day, and that the said Issobell's handis wer verie sore,
and that shoe plucked the skin affa them and made great
moan, and said it was no vonder that shoe had so sore
handis, Seing shoe was so soir tosted vp and doun ; and
that the said Agnes Sparkes ansuered her, Iffyow had not
been at sutch work yisternight as yow was at, yow wold
not have been lying in your bed that day; and that the said
Issobell said,3Have ye nothing to doe with that, and speik
noething of it to any bodie ; and vsit many intysing wordis
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to draw hir to the divell's service, and said it wold be verie
great joy to hir to be in that service, but shoe refused to
harkin thairto. -
2.—FOLLOUETH THE CONFESSIONES OF CERTAIN PERSONES, INHABITANTS
WITHIN THE BURGH OF FFORFAR, INCARCERAT IN THE PRISON Hous E
THAIROF FOR WITCHCRAFT, SEPTEMBER 1661.
The Confession of Helen Guthrie.
1. First, The said Helen Guthrie confesses that shoe
has been a verie drunkensom woman, a terible banner
and curser, and of a very wicked lyfe and conversa-
tione.
2. Shoe confesses hirselfe to be a witch, and that shoe
learnd to be a witch of one Joanet Galloway, who lived
near to Kerymuire.
3. That when shoe gave hir maleson to any person or
creature, it usuallie lighted.
4. That if shoe sie any witch in Scotland shoe can tell
whither they be witches or no after shoe hes advysed 24
houres; and that shoe hes thrie papers with blood upon
them, quhich helpes hir thus to know witches, and that shoe
receaved these 3 bloody papers 14 yeares since from the
said Joanet Galloway, and that shoe will never pairt with
them vntill shoe goe to the fire, and that then shoe sall
burn them hirselfe; and that if the minister wold take them
from hir befoir hir goeing to the fire, that he wold wrong
himselfe and the burgh, and country about.
5. That shoe can tell the malefices quhich any other
witches does, though shoe hirselfe be not present with them:
—as when Elspet Allexanderwrongd baillie David Dickyson,
and Helen Allexander wrongd David Walker, and Joanet
Stout wrongd John Couper, and Johne Tailzour wrongd
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Andrew Watsone, and Ketheren Portour wrongd James
Peirsone, toune clerk, and George Sutty by witchcraft; that
shoe knew assuredly all these things, though shoe was not
present at the acting of them.
6. That on the 15 of September instant, about midnight,
the devill cam unto hir prison and laboured to cary hir
away, and that shoe was caried up from the earth thrie or
four foot hiegh at leist, hir head being among the josts of
the house, and that shoe had been caried away by the
divill wer not the watchmen, being stout, did opose and
strike at hir with thair swords did prevent it. The treuth
of this last confession was testified by thrie men, quhich
wer on the watch that night, the fourth watchman being
absent in the meantyme.
7. She declaird that shoe haid many other things to
confes, and that shoe will confes them befoir shoe will goe
to the fire.
This confessione was maid befor the vndersubscrivors
within some few dayes after shoe was apprehended, and
renewed severall tymes sinesyne, and lastly befoir the minis-
ters of the presbitry of Forfar on the 25 of September
1661 instant.
Mr ALEx. RoberTsonE, Minister. J. Scott, Provost.
Jo. GRAY. DA. DICKSON, Ballie.
CHARLES DICKESON. JAMES BENNY, Ealder.
Ane further Confessione made be Hellen Guthrie.
1. First, the said Helen confesses, That about the tyme
when Saint Johnstoune's bridge wes carried away, shoe
murdered her mother's dochter named Margaret Hutchen,
the said doughter being her halfe sister, about sex or seven
yearcs of age, and that for the said murther her mother
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did give alwayes hir malison to her, yea and vpone her
deathbed continowed to give her malison, notwithstanding
the said Helen earnest request and beseikings in the con-
trair; and that she strak her said sister at that tyme till
she bled, whilk strok wes efterward her death, which killed
her sister named Margaret Hutchen, wha wes mother chil-
dren with her, by a strok she gave her to the effusione of
her blood, and of the which stroak she died within few
dayes therefter, efter whose death her conscience did euer
seik (to) accuse her, and shee did attribut the samen to be
the occasione of all the evills and wickedness quherin she
hath fallen sinsyne.
2. That about thrie yeares befor the last eitseid tyme,
shee wes at a meitting in the church yeard of Forfar in the
Holfe therof, and that ther were present there the divell
himselfe in the shape of a blak iron hewed man, and these
persones following, Katheren Porter, Mary Rynd, Isabell
Shyrie, Elspet Alexander, Jonet Stout, Cristen Whyte,
Andrew Watsone, Johne Tailzeour, George Ellies, and
that they daunced togither, and that the ground under
them wes all fyre flauchter; and that the said Andrew
Watsone hade his vsuale staff in his hand, altho he be a
blind man yet he daunced alse nimblie as any of the com-
panye, and made alse great miriement by singing his old
ballads, and that the said Isobell Shyrrie did sing her song
called Tinkletum Tankletum ; and that the divill kist every
one of the women, and for herselfe the divell kist onlie her
hand.
3. That about ane year efter the formentioned meitting,
betwixt the eatseid and the bearseid, shee wes at ane other
meitting at the Pavilione hollis, and that ther wer present
herselfe, the divell himselfe in shape as befor, and the
persones of the first meiting, viz. Mary Rynd, Isobell
Shyrie, Elspet Alexander, Jonet Stout, Cristen Whyte,
Catheren Porter, Andrew Watsone, Johne Tailzeour,
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George Ellies; and besides these ther wer present Helen
Alexander, living in Forfar, Catheren Wallace in the
parochin of Forfar, and Issobel Smith in the paroch of
Oathlaw; and that they daunced a whyle togither, [until
they] wer skaired by some people coming by, and that
thervpone they wor frighted and [departed] suddenly.
4. That this same year, betwixt the oatseid and bearseid,
shee wes at a thrid meiting in the church yeard of Forfar
in the holfe thereof, about the same tyme of the night as
at the [former] meitings, viz. at midnight, and that ther
wer present the divell himselfe, and all the persones men-
tioned in the first meiting, togither with Helen Alexander;
and that they all daunced togither a whyle and then went
to Mary Rynd's house and sat doune together at the table,
the divell being present at the head of it; and that some
of them went to Johne Benny's house, he being a brewer,
and brought ale from hence, and that they [went] threw in
at a little hole like bies, and took the substance of the aile;
and others of them went to Alexander Hieche's and brought
aqua vite from hence, and thus made them selfes mirrie;
and that the divell made much of them all, but especiallie
of Mary Rynd, and that he kist them all except the said
Helen herselfe, whose hand onlie he kist; and that at the
said meiting they aggreid togither to undoe the said Johne
Benny in his meanes; and that shee and Jonet Stout satt
opposite one to another at the table.
5. That at the first of theis meittings Andrew Watsone,
Mary Rynd, Elspet Alexander, Isobell Shyrie, and her
selfe, went up to the church wall about the south east
doore, and the said Andrew Watsone reased a young
bairne unbaptized, and took severall peices therof, as the
feet, the hands, a pairt of the head, and a pairt of the but-
tock, and that they made a py therof, that they might eat
of it, that by this meanes they might never make a confes-
sion (as they thought) of their witchcraftis. And that
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shee knowes that Elspet Bruice and Mary Rynd and severall
other witches went to [London ?] to sie the kingis corona-
tione.
6. That the begining of the the last oatseid tyme, Elspet
Bruice in Cortaquhie, now prisoner vpone the suspitione of
witchcraft, hade a webb of cloath stollen from her, and
that therby by turning the sive and the sheires she reased
the divell, who being werry hard to be laid againe, ther wes
a meiting of witches for laying of him, and that amongest
others, she her selfe and Jonet Stout, and the said Elspet
Bruice wer present, for the rest she knew them not ; and
that at this meiting they hade pipe musick and dauncing,
as they use to have att all other meittingis; and that at
last they went to the bridge of Cortaquhie with intentione
to pull it doune, and that for this end shee her selfe, Jonnet
Stout, and others of them, did thrust ther shoulderis
againest the bridge, and that the divell wes bussie among
them acting his pairt, and that ther wes ane extraordinary
great wind reased, so that the boordis of the bridge flew to
and fro at a great distance: and that (at) this meitting the
divell kist them all except her selfe, and that he kist her
hand only.
7. That about a week befor St James day last, her selfe,
Isobell Shyrie, and Elspet Alexander, did meit togither at
ane aile house near to Barrie, a litle befor sunsett, and that
efter they hade stayed in the said house about the spaice
of ane houre drinking of thrie pintis of ale togidder, they
went foorth to the sandis, and that ther thrie other women
met them, and that the divell wes there present with them
all, in the shape of ane great horse; and that they concludit
the sinking of ane shipp, lying not farr off from Barrie, and
that presentlie the said company appoynted her selfe to
tak hold of the cable tow, and to hold it fast untill they
did returne, and she herselfe did presentlie take hold of the
cable tow, and that the rest with the divell went in to the
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sea vpone the said cable as shee thought, and that about
the spaice of ane hour therefter, they returned all in the
same liknes as of befor, except that the divell wes in the
shape of a man vpone his returne, and that the rest wer
sore traiked; and that the divill did kiss them all except
her selfe, and that he kist her hand onlie ; and that then
they concludit another meiting to be at the nixt hallomes,
and that they parted so late that night that she could
get no lodging, and wes forced to lye at ane dyk syde all
night.
8. That the last summer except one, shee did sie Johne
Tailzeour somtymes in the shape of a todde, and somtymes
in the shape of a swyn, and that the said Johne Tailzeour
in these shapes went we and doune among William Millne,
miller at Hetherstakes, his cornes for the destructione of
the same, because the said William hade taken the mylne
ouer his head ; and that the divell cam to her and pointed
out Johne Tailzeour in the forsaid shapes unto her, and
told her that that wes Johne Tailzeour.
9. That sho, the said Helen Guthrie, knowes assuredlie
that Elspet Pigotis cloath, which wes in wanting laitlie,
wes taken away by a gentleman's servand who lodgit in the
house at ane certane tyme, and that shee wes assured of
this by a spirit which shee hes besyde other folkes, yea,
besyde all the witches in Angus.
A. Scott. s Mr ALExE. RobertsonE.
CHARLES DICKESON. DA. DICKSON.
CHARLES THORNTOUNE. T. GUTHRIE.
JAMES BENNY. John AULD.
13 Nov. 1661, Helen Guthrie confest befor Jonet Stout
that shee wes ane witch a long tyme since, and that shee
went abroad with the Egiptians, she being a witch then.
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3.—THE CONFESSION of JoANET HUIT, DAUGHTER TO JAMES HUIT IN
FORFAR, MAID AT FORFAR ON THE DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1661,
BEFOR MR ALEx. ROBERTSON, MINISTER, CHARLES DICKYSON, BAILLIE,
THOMAS GUTHRIE, LAIT BAILLIE, JOHN GRAY, THOMAS ROBERTSON,
NOTARS, AND WILLIAM CUTHBERT, MERCHAND IN FORFAR.
1. THE said JoANET HowIT confesseth as followeth,
(first) That about the begining of the last oat seid tyme,
Issabell Syrie did cary hir to the Insch within the loch of
Forfar, and that ther the said Isabell Syrie presented hir
to the divell, and that the divell said, What sall I doe with
such a litle bairn as shoe 3 and that the said Isabell
answered, Shoe is my maidin, take hir to you. Further, the
said Joanet confesses that shoe saw at this tyme, about
threteen witches with the divill, and that they daunced
togither, the divill being all in black; and that hir selfe was
called by the divill the Pretty Dauncer, and that besid hir
selfe and the said Isabell Syrie, Mary Rind, Helen Alex-
ander and Isabell Durward, nicknamed Noblie alias Ouglie,
wer present : as for the rest shoe did not know them.
2. That about four wiekes after the forsaid meiting in
the Insch, the said Isabell Syrie caried hir to ane other
meiting to Muryknowes, a litle bewest Halcartoun Miln,
and that at this meiting ther wer about twenty persones
present with the divill, and that they daunced togither and
eat togither, having bieff, bread, and ale, and that shoe did
eat and drink with them hir selfe, bot hir bellie was not
filled, and that shoe filled the drink to the rest of the com-
pany : and that at this mieting the divill kist hir and niped
hir vpon one of hir shoulders, so as shoe hade great paine
for some tyme therafter. And that the said Mary Rind
and Isabell Durward and Helen Alexander wer present
amongst the rest.
3. Thridly, about sex wiekes after this second mieting,
the divill cam to hir, he being all in grien, at a place called
Lapiedub, halfe ane myle be eist Forfar, and that then the
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divill calling hir his bony bird did kisse hir, and straiked
her shoulder (quhich was niped) with his hand, and that
presently after that shoe was eased of hir former paine.
4. That one tyme shoe was with hir oune mother at a
place called Newmanhill, hard by Forfar, about midnight,
and that then shoe saw the divill have carnall copulatione
with hir mother ; and that the divill having done rod away
on ane blacke horse; and that shoe followed him a litle way
wntill he directed hir to return to hir mother, and that
quhen shoe was returned to hir mother, hir mother forbade
hir to tell hir father of what shoe had sien that night.
5. Shoe confesses that at the forsaid meiting at Mury-
knowes the divill spoke to hir, saying, that if shoe
wold doe his biding shoe should never want, and that he
bade hir renunce hir God, and shoe ansuered, Mary shall I.
This confessione was maid befor the vnderwritters, and
ratified befor the ministers of the presbitry on the 25 of
September instant, the said Joanet Howat being confronted
with Helen Guthrie hir mother.
Mr ALExR. RoberTSONE, Minister.
W. CUTHBERT. CHARLES DICKESON.
T. ROBERTSONE. Jo. GRAY. T. GUTHRIE.
4.—THE CONFESSIONE OF ELSPET ALEXANDER, SPOUSE TO JOHN MUFFAT
IN FORFAR, MAID AT FoEFAR ON THE 17 OF SEPTEMBER, 1661,
BEFORE THE MINISTER, CHARLES AND DAVID DICKSON, BAILLIES,
THOMAS GUTHRIE, LAIT BAILLIE, CHARLES THORNTOUN AND JAMES
BENy, BURGESSEs, THOMAS AND JOHN ROBERTSON, NOTARS IN FORFAR,
AND WILLIAM CUTHBERT, MERCHAND THER.
Elspet ALExANDER confesseth as followeth, first, that
about thrie halfe yeares since, she was at a meiting of
witches with the divill at Peterden, midway betuixt Forfar
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and Dondie, and that ther amongst others, ther wor pre-
sent beside hir selfe Isabell Syrie, Helen Guthrie, Joanet
Howit, John Tailzour, and Jonet Stout; and that at the
said mieting they daunced togither, and that they received
new names from the divill, viz. shoe hirselfe was called
Alison, Isabell Syrie was called the Horse, Helen Guthrie
was called the White Witch, Joanet Howit was called the
Pretty Dauncer, John Tailzour was called Beelzebob ;
further shoe confesses that the divill marked hir selfe that
night on the left shoulder.
Shoe confesses that about four wiekes after this mieting
at Petterden, shoe was at ane second mieting at the Mury-
knowes; and at this second mieting the divill and the
witches did drinke togither, having flesh, bread, and aile;
and that the persones in the first mieting wer lykwayes
present at the second mieting ; further she confesses that
the divill straiked hir shoulder with his fingers, and that
after that shoe hade ease in the place formerly niped by
the divill.
Shoe confesses that shoe was present at ane thrid miet-
ing with the forenamed persones, near Kerymure, and that
the divill and the said witches daunced togither, and that
the divill kissed hir selfe that night, and that it was ane
cold kisse. Shoe confesses that Mary Rind was at ane of
thir mietings, and that shoe was called the Divill's Dautie;
shoe confesses hir selfe guilty of witchcraft, and that shoe
is willing to suffer deith for it.
This confessione was maid befor the subscribers, and
ratified befor the ministers of the presbitry of Forfar on
the 25 of September instant.
T. GUTHRIE. Mr ALExB. RoBERTSONE,
JAMES BENNy. DA. DICKSON, Ballie.
T. ROBERTSONE, CHARLES DICKESON.
Merchant in Forfar. CHARLES THORNToUNE.
W. CUTHBERT. J. RoBERTSONE, Wreitter in Forfar.
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1. JoANET STOUT confesseth as followeth, (ffirst) That
about thrie halfe yeares since, shoe was at a mieting with
the divill and other witches at Petterden, in the midway
betwixt Forfar and Dondie, and that beside hir selfe ther
wer present at this mieting, Elspet Alexander, Isabell
Shyrie, Helen Guthrie, Joanet Howit, and John Tailzour ;
and that at the said mieting the divill and the said witches
daunced togither, and that the divill kissed sundrie of them
bot did not kisse hir selfe, because shoe stealled behind
the backes of the rest; and that they received new names,
viz. Elspet Alexander was called Alesone, Isabell Shirry
the Horse, Helen Guthrie the White Witch, Joanet Howit
the Pretty Dauncer, John Tailzour Beelzebob, and for hir
own name shoe hade forgot it.
2. That shoe was at ane other meeting with the divill
and the said witches at the Muryknowes, about four or sex
weikes after the first mieting at Petterden, and that at this
second meiting the divill and the said witches did eat and
drinke, having flesh, bread, and aile, vpon ane table, as
shoe thought, and that the said Joanet Huit was caper
and filled the drinke.
3. That shoe was at a thrid mieting with the divill and
the said witches, and that they daunced at the said miet-
ing, quhich was near to Kerymure.
4. She confesses that the divill apeared to hir two
severall tymes at the well of Drumgley, and told hir that
shoe sould not want.
5. Shoe confesses hir selfe guilty of witchcraft, and that
shoe is willing to suffer deith for it.
This confessione was maid on the 17 September befor
the vndersubscribers, and ratified befor the ministers of
the Presbitry of Forfar, on the 25 day of the said moneth
of September instant.
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Mr ALEXR, ROBERTSONE.
W. CUTHBERT. DA. DICKSON, Ballie.
A. HEICH. CHARLES DICKESON.
T. ROBERTSONE, CHARLES THoRNTOUNE.
Mert. in Forfar. JAMES BENNY.
J. RobFRTsonE, Wreitter in Forfar.
The said Jonet confest befor John Hepburne, James
Esplen, and George Renny, that she had carnall copulatione
with the divell at Petterden.
5.—THE CONFESSION OF KETHREN PORTOUR, MAID AT FORFAR ON THE
DAY of SEPTEMBER 1661, BEFoR THE SUBSCRIBERS, AND RATI-
FIED AT SEVERALL TYMES BEFOR SEVERALL OTHER PERSONES.
1. KETHEREN PortouR confesseth as followeth, (ffirst)
That about hir selfe and two other
women, who are now both dead, did meet at the quarrie
neare the Buterwall, and that the divill mett them ther and
had some discourse with the other two women, bot for hir
selfe shoe was feared and did haist away.
2. Shoe confesses that at ane other tyme, the said
women being present with hirselfe, the divill came to them
at the Bleachingrien, hard by the toune of Forfar, and
hade discourse with the said two women, who are now
dead, bot for hir selfe shoe reproved them, and told them
if they wold not come away that shoe being blind, wold goe
be hir selfe allon as shoe could.
3. That after that, the forsaid two women tooke hir
furth to Ferytounfields, neare to Forfar, to get ane sour
coug, and quhill they wer togither in the said Ferytoun-
fields, the divill came to them, and that although shoe was
a blind woman for many yeares befor, yit at that tyme shoe
hade some sight, so far as that shoe saw the divill, and
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that he hade ane blacke plaid about him, and that the divill
tooke hir by the hand, and that his hand was cold, and that
hierupon shoe haistened away.
4. That shoe hes been a great banner, and a terrible
curser, and a very wicked woman.
W. CUTHBERT, Mr ALEXR. RobertsonE.
Merchand in Forfar. T. GUTHRIE, Bailie.
A. HEICII. J, ROBERTsonE, Wreitter in Forfar.
6.—THE CONFESSION OF AGNES SPARKE, MAID AT Forf AR THE 26
SEPTEMBER 1661, BEFOR MR ALEXANDER RoberTson, MINISTER,
CIIARLES DICKYSON, BAILLIE, JAMES WEBSTER, THOMAS ROBERTSON,
AND THOMAS SCOTT, NOTARS IN FORFAR,
1. The said AGNES SPARKE confesseth as followeth, (first)
That in August last Isabell Shirie cam to hir about mid-
night, and caried hir away to Litlemiln, or ther about, and
that ther shoe did sie about ane dusson of people dauncing,
and that they hade swiet musicke amongst them, and, as
shoe thought, it was the musicke of ane pype ; and that shoe
hard that people ther present did speake of Isabell Shirie,
and say that shoe was the devill's horse, and that the divill
did allwayes ryde upon hir, and that shoe was shoad lyke
ane mare, or ane horse ; and that night the said Isabell
Shirie went asyd fra hir for som tyme, and that the divill
(as shoe suposed) hade then carnall copulatione with hir;
and that shoe did sie Joanet Howit ther, and that she was
called the Pretty Dauncer; and that Isabell Syrie caried hir
backe again to hir owne house.
2. That the nixt day after, shoe went to sie the said
Isabell, and that she found hir lying in hir bed, and that
shoe did ly all that day, and that hir hands wer very sore,
and that shoe plucked the skin aff them, and maid great
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mean, and said, It was no wonder that shoe haid so sore
hands, sieing shoe was so sore tossed vp and doune; and
that Agnes ansuered hir, If you haid not been at such
worke yester evin as you was at, you wold not have been
lying in your bed this day. And that Isabell said, Have ye
noething to doe with that, and speake nothing of it to anie
bodie.
3. That the said Isabell used many intysing words to
draw hir on to the devill’s service, and said it wold be ane
great joy to hir to be in such service, bot shoe refused to
harkin to hir. -
A. HEICH. Mr ALEXR. RoberTSONE.
T. RobFRTSONE, Mert, in Forfar. CHARLES DICKESON.
7.—THE CONFESSIONE OF JOHN TAILZOUR, MAID AT FORFAR THE
DAYES OF SEPTEMBER, BEFOR. MR ALEXR, ROBERTSONE, MINISTER,
CHARLES THORNTON AND JAMES BENNIE, YOUNGER, BURGESS IN
FORFAR.
1. JoHN TAILzouR confesseth as folloueth, (1) That
about bear-sied tyme last, the divill apeared to him near to
Halcarton, that he haid ane broun horse, and that upon his
apearance his beastes in the pleugh began to feare; and that
the divill told him that he knew he was going to some mer-
cates, and that he wold len him mony, bot he refused to
medle with his mony,
2. He confesses that at ane other tyme the divill apeard
to him at Petterden, bot he refused to have any thing to
doe with him,
JAMES BENNY, Mr ALEXR, ROBERTSONE.
A. HEICH. CHARLES THoRNToUNE.
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8.—THE CONFESSIONE OF ISABELL SHIRIE, MAID AT FORFAR ON THE 15
OF SEPTEMBER 1661, BEING THE SABATH DAY, BEFOR DAVID DICKY-
ON, BAILLIE, QUHOM SHOE SENT FOR BETWIXT SERMONES, ALEXANDER
SCOT, LAIT BAILLIE, JOHN DICKYSON, MERCHAND, JOHN GRAY, CHARLES
THORNTOUN, AND WILLIAM CUTHBERT, BURGESSES OF FORFAR.
1. Shoe confesses that shoe is a witch, and tooke on hir
the guilt of witchcraft.
2. That amongst severall other mietings, shoe did meet
with the divill at the Grienhill, nier the Loch of Forfar,
within these 20 dayes, or ane month last past, wher ther
wer present, John Tailzour, Helen Guthrie, Mary Rind,
Elspet Alexander, Joanet Stout, and Joanet Howit; and
that the divill had ther carnall copulatione with hir.
3. That shoe wronged Baillie Wood by braying to pouder
two toads heads, and ane peice of ane dead man's scull,
and ane peice dead man's flesch, quhich the divill perfumed.
And having condescended with the divill therwith to be
baillie Wood's deith, the divill declaired that within a
month or 20 dayes, as shoe pleased, he sould die; and that
shoe went therafter to Baillie Wood's house and enquyred
for a pan, quhich was befor that tyme poinded fra hir for
ces, the baillie called on hir and gave hir a drinke, and
befor shoe delyvered the cup to him againe shoe put the
pouder in it, and he died within the tyme prescribed.
4. That shoe hade wrongd Thomas Webster in his
meanes, by casting ane cantrop befor his door, bot could
not have power of his persone.
A. Scott, Provost.
Jo. GRAY. DA. DICKSON, Ballie.
JAMES BENNY, Ealder, CHARLES THoRNToUNE.
W. CUTHBERT. A. HEICII,
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9.—THE CONFESSIONE OFF ISSOBELL SMYTH, wrTCH, DRAWEN FROM HIR
MoUTH, AND witnessED BY THE MINISTER, FREQUENTLY REPEATED
BEFOR THE UNDERSUBSCRIWAND WITNES, WITH TEARS AND CRYES
For MERCIE, AND THE HELP OFF THER PRAYERS.
First, Shee confessed adultery twentie years agoe with
ane man who is now dead : desyreing to pray for hir poor
soule.
Secondlie, Shee confessed covenant and pactione with
the divill . . . years agoe, when shee dwelt in Hillsyd,
the conditiones quherof was: That shee should renunce
God and hir baptisme, and serve and obey . . . iff hee
wold wrong those that wronged hir, or shee pleased to
wrong for . . . and he promised hir thrie half pennies
a year wages, which shee affirmed to be litle gaine in respect
of hir great . . . off hir soule.
Thridly, Shee confessed many meitting with the divell,
and hir compacts . . . one the head off the hill of
Fineheaven, whill shee wes alone gathering heather hee
appeared to hir alone lik ane braw gentleman, when shee
desyreing either God or the diwell to reweng hir one James
Gray, Bowman to my Lord Spynie ; and that tyme they
maid ther covenant, and he kissed hir and lay with hir, as
shee thought, and his mouth and breath wery cold, and
his body lyk clay : The second meitting was in the play-
field off Forfar, wher Hellen Guthrie, Mary Rynd, Sherry,
Elies and Watsone, Elspet Bruce, Cotthills, and the divell
danced : The thrid meitting was at Cadgers Denne,
comeing out off Breichan, wher the divell appeared to hir
alone, lik a light gentleman, and convoyed hir a piece, dat-
ing hir, and lay with hir, and went away : The fourth
meitting was at Cortaquhie Bridge, Hellen Cothills cam
about hir and guyded hir through the bog off Coule, and
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when shee cam ther shee mett with the divell, Hellen
Guthrie, Elspett Bruce, Issobell Sherry, Paperpocks or
Issobell Smith, and ane old body off Marques called Finla-
son, who could help ws nothing : quoth shee, wee all rewed
that meitting, for wee hurt our selves lifting; the occasione
of thee meitting was, Elspett Bruce wanted ane piece cloath
which was drying one the bridge revils, and ther for the
divell and shee concluded ther sould pass no body mor that
bridge ; when wee had done, quoth shee, Elspet gaive the
divell ane goose in hir own house, and he dated hir mor
than them all, because shee was ane prettie woman. And by
these meittings shee mett with him every quarter at Candle-
mas, Rudday, Lambenas, and Hallomas, in any place wher
hee appointed : Shee confessed ther was ane wholl army off
them at these meittings, tho shee knew but few off them,
and that Hellen Guthrie and Hellen Cothills went one the
head off the army; shee hard that B Croket in Tan-
nades, was one off the army.
Fourthly, Shee confessed, That because James Gray
would not lett hir cow eat one hir own rigge syd shee was
his death by blowing . . . in his face, wishing hee
might newer keep that barne so long as hir husband did;
upon which he died suddainly.
Fifthly, Shee confessed that shee was the death off John
Dargy by laying one hir hand one the small off his back,
wishing that he might newer bee able to doe so much to
any other as hee had done to hir, (for hee had strucken hir
and drawen hir in ane strip,) upoun which ill followed, that
he dwined long, sweating daily till hee died.
Sixthly, Shee confessed shee took away Androw Nicoll's
cowe's milk out off greed, thinking he might spare it and
shee would be the better off it, and yit the cow gaive no
mor milk, shee gott non off it but what his wyff gaive hir
that morneing : Shee confessed shee did the lyk to John
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Dyk, because his wyff would not give hir milk, and that
the calff followed hir. She lykwyss confessed Issobell
Wobster break hir hen's legg, and therfor shee prayed,
Lett thee never gett mor good off thy cowe's milk nor I
gett off my hen's egge ; and the cow gave no nior milk,
Shee confessed shee would hawe wronged hir selff if shee
could.
Seaventhly, Besides hir own confession, she was delated
to be ame witch by Hellen Guthry and Hellen Cothills, and
Hellen Guthrygawe in many praesumptiones one hir; the
death off John Fyff and Margaret Fyff, and tormenting off
Jannet Mitchell by keeping hir pictur; the casting ill be-
tuixt Alexander Rid and his wyff, and the death of ane
horse that eated hir corne ; the wrong of Androw Peacock
by casting som thing at him, disableing him in his hench,
becaus he feed hir son and took him not home; and that
hir mother cuist ill one Robert Dog, and shee took it off
and cuist it one his foall, which died suddainly, and he re-
covered off his girneing and foameing at the mouth. These
presumptiones, tho shee hes not confessed them, are many
off them probably true, becaus they followed imediately vpon
som acts off hirs.
Jon NIKoll, Mr A. STRATONE, Minister.
JAMES BURNE. ROBERT LINDSAY.
DAUID FITCHIT. ALEXR, Hogg,
ALLEXANDER RID, Your.
JAMES ANDRow DIK.
Thursday, 2 January, 1662.
The abowe written Confessione wes ratified, approuen,
and acknowledgit be the said Isobell Smith, befor the
Judges nominat in the Commissione.
T. Robertson E, Clerk,
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Ane Additione to hir Confessione,
Imprimis, Shee confesses that at hir meitting . *
att Cortaquhy, ther wer ther besydes . . . . ther was
ther Margaret Nicoll, Elspett S . . . . Hepborne,
(whom Hellen Guthry and Hellen © º 'º e
guilty lykwise. Mor, shee declaires these three to hawe
been at the playfield off Forffar danceing.
Thridly, That witches many tymes wronges the
snares for other men and ther goods, which will
that which comes nearest it, be it ther own or
Hellen Guthry confessed to me that 2
wyff, in the town off Othlo, who wronged Robert
sheet, I might know whom shee meant.
Wee hawe sewerall presumptiones against
persones, and desyres they may be tryed
for yow to tell ther
Mr A. STRATONE,
2 January, 1661, befor the Judges in the Session House.
The said Isobell did confess that Bessie Crokat wes with
them at . . . . and that Mary Rynd wes with them
on the Playfield, and that the . . . . ye four meit-
ings at Candlmes, Ruiday, Lambes, and Hallomes, and that
Elspet Bruice wes in the Playfield.
10.-FOLLOUETH THE DECLARATIONES OF THE WITCHES AFTER NAMED,
MADE AND GIVIN IN AGAINST ELSPET BRUICE, IN THE PAROCH of
coRTACHIE, PRISONER IN THE waRD House of FORFAR ON SUSPITIONE
of witchcrafT, BEFOR. JAMES KEITH of CALDHAM, shTREFF DEPUT
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of FORFAR, PATRIK CARNCROSCE of BALUNSHANNER, DAVID HUNTAR
OF BURNESYD, MR Thom As HUNTAR of RESTENNENT, ALEXANDER
GUTHRIE of CARSBANK, ALEXANDER Scott, PROVEST, THOMAS GUTHRIE
AND DAVID DICKESON, BALZIES OF THE BRUGH OF FORFAR, JUDGES
NoMINAT BE THE LORDS OF HIS MAJESTIE's PRIVIE COUNSELL FOR
PUTTING OF THE SAIDS WITCHES TO TRAYELL ON THE SECOND DAY
of JANUARIJ, 1662 YEARES.
Whilk day, Helen Guthrie, witch in Forfar, being con-
fronted with the said Elspet Bruice, befor the Judges above
named, did declare that the said Elspet Bruice was als
reale a witch, as the said Helen is, and that she was at
severall metings with the divill and uther witches, and
specialie at ane meting at the Bridge of Cortachie, wher
the divill and they reased ane great wind, of intentione to
pull doune the bridg; and that the said Elspet Bruice was
the death of Ladie Isobell Ogilvay, daughter to the Earle
of Airlie ; and the night the said Ladie wes buried, there
wes ane great fyre sein at the geavill wall of the said
Elspat's house, wherat the said Elspet and her children
wer seen dancing : The said Elspet being inquyred if ther
was such a fyre that night, and shoe and her children about
it, shoe replyed ther was not, and declared that if it could
be provin that ther was any such fyre, shoe would tack the
guilt of witchcraft vpone her: And it being allaidged that
shoe had committed adulterie, shoe denyed, and declared
that if it could be provin against her, shoe wold also tak
with the guilt of witchcraft; and which adulterie the said
Elspet therefter did confess: It being also allaidged by the
said Helen Guthrie against the said Elspet, That that night,
or the night befor, ame great wind was reased at the bridge
of Cortachie, the said Elspet hed ane rossin goose in her
house, for the divill and some of her neighbours : the said
Elspet denying that, shoe declared that if it could be
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proven against hir that shoe hed ane rossin goose in her
house, or that shoe was in the town of Kerrymuir that day
the great wind was reased at the bridge, shoe wold lykwayes
tak vpone her the guilt of witchcraft.
The said Helen Guthrie also declared and affirmed in
face of the said Elspet Bruice, that shoe was the death of
James Finnie, in the paroch of Cortachie.
The deceist Helene Cothill, witch in the paroch of Tan-
madyce, being confronted with the said Elspet Bruice, de-
clared and affirmed that the said Elspet was a witch, and
that shoe hed kepit severall metings with the divill and
herself, and the said Helen Guthrie, a meting at the bog
of Coule, . . . at the bridge of Cortachie, wher they
did turn the sive and the shiers, . . wob of gray cloath
that the said Elspet hed wanted : Ane other meting at the
Brunt Louch, and ane other meting at the said Elspet
Bruice's house, wher the said Elspet did give the divill a
goose to tell her who had stolen the gray wob.
The deceist Isobell Smith, witch in the paroch of Oth-
law, being confronted with the said Elspet Bruice, declared
and afirmed the said Elspet to be a witch, that shoe hed
kepit severall meiting with the divill and herself, Helen
Guthrie, Helen Cothill, and severall other witches, on met-
ing on the Playfield of Forfar, and ane meting at the bog
of Coule, ane other meting at the bridge of Cortachie, and
ane other at the said Elspet's owen house, wher shee gave
the divill the rossin goose.
Extractit furth of the e tº tº
of the Judges above named, at Forfar. Be me,
T. RobertsonE, Clerk-Deput of the Burgh
of Forfar, and Clerk to the said Judges.
First of August, 1662.-Delyverit the Extract of the
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above written declaratione to William Bowman, to delyver
it to my Lord Airlie, befor Kello elder and Mearnis.
Thursday, 2 January, 1662.
Conveined, James Keith of Caldhame, sheriff-deput of
Forfar, Patrick Cairncrosce of Balumschenner, Dauid Hun-
ter of Burnsyde, Mr Thomas Hunter of Restennet, Alex-
ander Guthrie of Carsbank, as Judges nominat be ane
Commissione granted be his Heighnes, with consent of the
Lordis of his Majestie's Privie Counsell,
They conclude be the mouth of the said James Keith,
preces, nominat be them : That iff any off the Judges shall
faile in keiping of the dyet appoynted to be heireſter, the
pairtie falzie to pay a certane soume, to be nominat be theis
present, with consent of the preces.
Ane letter frae the Erle of Airlie, direct to Mr Androw
Straton, of the last of December, and being presentit, the
Judges concluded that the desyr therof sould be ansuered.
HELEN Cothill, efter reiding of her confessione to her,
did acknowledge the samen, and declared all wes trew that
wes written therin.
Isobell, SMITH, in Oathlaw, compeired, and ratified, ap-
proved, and acknowledged her confessione, as the samen is
written and subscrivit.
HELEN GUTHRIE acknowledgit her confessione, and that
she wold know ony witch quhen she sies them in the face,
and that Elspet Bruice raisit the great wind at the meiting
at the brig of Cortaquhie.
HELEN Cotmill, and ELSPET BRUICE being confronted togid-
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der, the said Helen affirmed that the said Elspet wes at
the meitings exprest and given up in her confessione.
Isobell, SMITH being also confronted with the said Elspet,
veryfied her dilationnes made and given up in her confes-
sione againest the said Elspet Bruice,
HELEN GUTHRIE being confronted with the said Elspet,
verified in her face that she wes the death of Ladie Isbell
Ogilvy, dochter to the Erle of Airlie ; and that she wes a
witche; and that she wes the death of John Finnie ; and
that ther wes a fyre at the gavell of the said Elspet's hous
that nicht Ladie Isobell Ogilvy wes buried ; and that John
Finnie's wyfe, Helen Robertsone, cam that night to the
said Elspet, and saw the fyre, and her children dancing
about it, and that Isobell Bruice, servand to the said Elspet,
knowes somthing of the fyre. The said Elspet being asked
if this wer prouen againest her wold tak with the guilt of
witchcraft on her, she replyed she wold doe so. She also
granted, that if so be that it wes prouen againest her that
she had commited adulterie, she wold acknowledge her
selfe a witche, and also that iff the things wer found in her
house, as wer abovewritten, and to be prouen, she wold tak
the guilt of witchcraft on her.
The said Elspet being inquyred if she wold tak the guilt
of witchcraft on her if it wer prouen againest her that ther
wes ane rosen goose in her house, or if Elspet wes in Kinel
that day the wind wes risen and the buirdis of the brig of
Cortaquhie did flie from it? She replyed, if it wer so prouen,
she wold tak on her the guilt and sin of witchcraft.
Fryday, 3 January, 1662.
Convoined, James Keith of Caldham, sheriff-deput of
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Forfar, Patrick Cairncorse of Balunshenner, Mr Thomas
Hunter of Restennet, Dauid Hunter of Burnsyde, Alex-
ander Guthrie of Carsbank, Alexander Scot, prouest,
Thomas Guthrie and Dauid Dickiesone, baillies, as Judges,
nominat be our soueragne lordis letteris of commissione,
for putting to tryell of Helen Cothill, Isobell Smith, Elspet
Alexander, and other persones contained in the Commis-
sione ; and having called befor them the said Helen Cothill,
Isobell Smith, and Elspet Alexander, efter reiding of ther
Confessiones severallie befor the persones of Inquest follow-
ing, the said thrie persones arraigned did object nothing
againes the assysars, the Judges did put the said thrie per-
somes to the tryell of the said assyse.
Nomina Assise.
ALEXR, KYDE, Elder of Burkenbuss. John E DALGATIE in Turing.
PATRICK Pyot in Turing. WILLIAM STURROCK in Barrie.
JoHNE FAIRWEATHER in Baldardy. ROBERT LINDSAY in Ravilgrein.
GEORGE BELLIE ther. DAUID FITCHET in Windieage.
ANDREW DALGATIE in Turing, JoHN MoRGOUN, in Corstoune
of Dunichten.
JAMES BURNE in Blairiefedden.
RoBERT WALRUND in Kirremoore.
ANDREW SMITH in Ladywell.
ANDREW SMITH in Baldinderg.
ROBERT BRUICE in Meikle Coule,
electi et jurati.
Whilk day the heall assyse be the mouth of the said
James Burne, chanclar to them, did find the said Helen
Cothill, Isobell Smith, and Elspet Alexander, and ather of
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them, guiltie of the abhominable cryme of witchcraft and
malifices done be them, conforme to ther severall confes-
siones, And therfor aucht and sould suffer death as witches,
And Remits the way, maner, and tyme of ther deathes to
the Judges above named.
JAMES BURNE.
The Judges ordaines the said Isobell Smith, Helen Cot-
hill, and Elspet Alexander, and ather of them, to be first
strangled, and therefter brunt to ashes, the morrow, Satur-
day, betuixt 12 o'clock in the morning and on o’clok in the
efternoone ; quhervpone Donald Mackeynge gave dome.
11. –COMMISSION FOR TRYALL OF ISSOBELL SYRIE, 1661.
CHARLEs, be the grace of God, King of Great Britane,
Ffrance, and Ireland, defendar of the faith, To all and
sundry our leidges and subjects whom it effeirs, to whose
knowledge thir our Letters shall come, Greiting, forsamei-
kleas Isobell Syrie, indueller in Forfar, hes confest the
abominable cryme of witchcraft, in entering into paction
with the divell, renunceing her baptisme, and otherwayes
as her depositiones in presence of diverse famous witnesses
beares, Wherefore wee, with advyce and consent of the
Lords of our Privy Councell, have granted and given, and
by these presents, gives and grantes our full power, autho-
rity, expresse bidding, and charge to our Lovitts, to
Patrick Cairncrose of Balunshanner, Mr Thomas Huntar
of Restennett, David Huntar of Burnsyd, Gideon Guthrie
of Halkertoune, Alexander Guthrie of Carsbank, Alexander
Scott, provest of Forfar, Thomas Guthrie, and David
Dickesones, baylies there, or any flyve of them, To meitt
at such tymes and places as they shall think most expedient,
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and there to affix and hold courts, call sutes, amerciat
absents, uplift vnlawes and amerciaments, to creat clerks,
serjands, dempsters, and all other members of court neid-
full, and in the said courts to call the said Issobell Syrie,
and to putt her to her tryall, and to the knowledge of ane
assyse; and if shee shall be found guilty vpon voluntar con-
fession, without any sort of torture, or any other indirect
meanes vsed against her to bring her to ane confession, or
that malifices be otherwayes legally instructed and proven,
that then, and in that case, and no otherwayes, they cause
justice be administerit and execute vpon her, conforme to
the lawes of this kingdom, and to doe all other things which
to the executione of this present Commissione by the laues
of the kingdom does appertaine : With power also to the
said commissioners or any flyve of them to secure such
others as are or shall be delate guilty, and to examine them,
and to vse all fair meanes, without any sort of torture, for
their tryall and bringing them to the confession of their
sinnes. Given vnder our Signett att Edinburgh the sevent
day of November, and of our reigne the threttenth year,
1661.
Jo. FIETCHER. GLENCAIRN, Cancellarius.
ROTHEs.
J. LOCKHART. LINLITIIGow.
ROT. MURRAY. HoME.
Jo. GILMoUR.
Edinburgh, sevent of Nov. 1661.
The Commission within wreitin is registrat in the bookis
of Privy Councill, be me,
PET. WEDDERBURNE,
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To summond the persones following, as assissoris to sitt epon
Isobell Shyrrie.
Within the Burghe of Forfar.
JoHNEHEPBURNE, Hammerman, p.
John E ESPLEN, p.
DAVID RAMSAY, Cordiner, p.
WILLIAM SIND, p.
JAMES ORKNEY, ab.
JoHNE LyonE, Elder, p.
ANDREW DUTHIE, p.
JAMES BRUICE, p.
ANDREW CouTY, p.
GEORG STEUART, p.
ALEX. FoulLER.
ANDREW MELDRUM, ab.
DAVID WALKER, p.
ALEx. MoRGONE, p.
GEORGE AULD, ab.
y
º
.
. JAMES LYON in Inglishome,
. JAMES SKIRLING ther.
. ALEX. ADAME ther.
DAUID Foull. ER, at the Mylne of Brigtoune.
, THOMAS Lyon'E in Kirktoun of Kynnettles.
JoHN WRIGHT in Drumgley.
John E NICOLE ther.
THOMAS'NICOLE ther.
. DAUID SAMPsonE, at the Mylne of Hetherfalds, p,
. JoHNE GUIDAILE in Quilduo, p.
. Thomas GEMLo, p.
1.
6.
14.
15.
For the landward paroch of Forfar.
JoHNE FITCHET in Nether-
syde, ab.
. AND SIMPSON in Restennet, p.
. ALEX. RYND of Clokisbrigs, p.
. Jo. DoIG in Murtoun Mylne, p.
. JAMES WATERSTOUNE in Cons—
burne, p.
JoHNE ANDERSONE in Wal-
toune, p.
ALEX. HERREKinleaderfuird.
JAMES MURRAYinlinschernok.
. ALEX. JoHNESTOUNE ther, p.
10.
11.
12.
13.
AL.NEWAY in Muir of Methie.
THo. PEITTER in Grein Ordie.
DA, CATTHED, in Willinyeard.
JoHNE CRAUMOND in Halker-
toune.
HARY GUTHRIE ther.
John MANNs in Jnnisbog,
Kynetles Paroch.
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12. PATRIK GEMLO ther.
13. DAVID THoM in Cottoune of Carse, p.
14. JAMEs RYND in Mearsone, p.
WILLIAM STURRoK, at the Mylne of Rescobie, p.
ALEx. LYNDSAY in Quilduo.
John E WILKIE in Carstoune, ab.
12.-REPORT BY THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE PRIVY COUNCILL ON THE
CASE OF MARJORIE RITCHIE, 1662.
[This document is much mutilated, and the beginning
has been torn off. It appears, however, to have commenced
with quoting the Commission, (a part of which still remains)
by which the Commissioners are directed to report to the
Privy Council “off what confessiones should be made be
‘ her judicialie, and that at the tyme of her confessione she
‘ was of sound judgment, nowayes distracted, tortured, or
‘ under any ernest desyre to die, and what malifices should
‘ be legallie instructed and prouen against her, to the effect
‘your Lordships give further ordour for proceiding against
‘ her, conforme to the lawes of this Realme.”]
Whilk commissione being on this thretten day of Junij,
Jm vie and thriescor two yeares, presented, and with reve-
rence receaved be ws, within the tolbooth of the burgh of
Forfar: After reading quherof we did cause call the said
Marjorie Ritchie, who willingly and friely declared and
confest the particular confessione after exprest, wiz. She
confessed that the divill appeired to her thrie severall tymes
in the similitud of a womane, the first tyme in on Jonet
Barrie's house, the second tyme whyle she was putting vp
lint in the companie of the said Jonet, and that the divill
did take her by the hand at that tyme, and promised that
she should never want money; and therafter that the divill
appeired to her in the moiss of the Neutoune of Airly, wher
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and when she did renunce her baptizim. She also confest
that being at ane market in Aleth, wher shee offering to
buy ane cow frae ane certaine man, he refusing to sell her
vpone the pryce she offered him, she caused the cow to fol-
low her home. As als confessed that she having ane great
grudge at her neighbour Johne Storrok, in the Kirktoune
of Inneraritie, she resolved to be revenged one him or his
wyfe, shoe in ane morning did lay doune a litle meall with
a threid befor the said Johne his doir, wherout of his wyfe
having com first, and passing over the meall and threid,
immediatly therafter she hed ane alturatione in all the
members and parts of her bodie, and for the space of ane
year therafter, shoe was not able to turne her self vpone her
bed. Shoe also confest that she was the death of on Wil-
liam Reith, by casting ane clod at him in the Grein of the
Loane of Inneraritie; and that shoe did cast evill vpone on
Robert Douglas, wherby he was, and is distracted; and
that she witched ane cow by casting a clod at her, who
afterwards died. And that shoe having indignatione at
her son in law, Alexander Meassone, shoe did lay doune
ane litle quantitie of oats befor his doire, therby thinking
to bring him to povertie. And that shoe was the death of
ane hors belonging to Robert Lonnane in Airlie, having
malice against the said Robert. Efter which confessione,
we vnderwretars having inquyred the said Marjorie give
shoe had been any wayes tortored, she declared shoe was
not, and that what shoe hed confessed was friely, willingly,
and of treuth, and that shoe hed no furder to confess. And
this for report of your Lordships commissione and discharge
of our deutie we mak manifest and mottour to your Lord-
ships, Be thir presentis, (writine be Thomas Robertsone,
clerk deput of the brugh of Forfar, and clerk to our Court,
subscrivit be us and him,) Att Forfar, the said threten day
of Junij, One thousand six hundred thriescor two yeares,
K
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XXXII.
LETTER_LORDS LAUDERDALE AND BELLENDEN, RELATIVE
TO FURNITURE FOR THE COUNCILL AND SESSION HOUSE.
WHITEHALL, March 17, 1668.
RIGHT Honour ABLE,-Wee have received the Note of such
things as are to be provided for the Councill and Session
house; And in order to the providing of them Wee went in
to London yesterday: At one shop Wee found four suit of
Hangings, near that measure which you sent. And Wee
saw likewayes at Mr Branbies, in Great St Bartholomeo's,
That suit of the Story of Cyrus, for which 160 lib was
demanded from the Earle of Tweedale. All the five suites
are near of one measure, but non of them are full thirty
five yards in compass; Yet Wee think they may serve
turn. Our opinion is, that the best of all is that Landskep
suit which is the second in the enclosed Note. It is both
fresher and finer then that of Cyrus in Great St Bartholo-
meo's. Wee think that of Cyrus the nixt best, and they
are much about one measure. Wee have appointed them
two suites to be kept till Wee receive your Answere, And
in our opinion they are fittest for the purpose : If you
approove of it and send up Bills for them, Wee shall buy
them and send them home by the first conveniency ; In
which Wee desire your speedy Answer.
In order to the providing a Large Carpet for the Councill
board, Wee enquired for that Carpet which the Earle of
Tweeddale saw, but it is gone. At the other shop Wee
found divers large Carpets, whose measures and prices you
will see in the enclosed Note. And to the end you might
the better chuse, Wee send you the measure of the Councill
Table here in Whitehall, And for such a one Wee conceive
the third Carpett in this Note will be fittest. But if you
would have the Councill board longer and broader then
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that here, you may choise any of the two first. Let us
know your mind and you shall be obeyed. You will
see by the enclosed Note, that Lether Coverts to the
Carpets are very dear; They are not used here ; But if
you would have them, upon advertisment they shall be
provided.
You will see the price of your Turky Chaires, such as
Wee choised for the best. At St Bartholomeo's Wee
were askt six shillings a peece more of the very same. Wee
shall provide the Crimson Velvet Chair of State, and the
Sconces: But Wee would desire to know more particularly
what sort of Candlesticks of beaten brass you would have.
A Pendulum Clock to goe a week, in a plain black case,
with weights to strike, will cost twenty pounds, If the case
be fine and trimm'd with gilt brass, it will cost thirty.
Mine is but a watch and cost sixteen ; You may choise
which of the three kinds you will have, and it shall be made
ready.
The Masse shall be provided of the bignes they use them
here, with the Armes right quartered, and you shall be
advertised of the price of it.
The peece of Hanging with the King's Armes for the
Session house will be longest a doing, but it shall be
bespoke.
Send the measures of that purple velvet Carpet you
would have under the Cushens, and it shall be provided.
In all these Wee expect a speedy answer, and Bills; for
all must be bought with ready money.
The King's Picture is a doing by Mr Lillie, and it shall
be quickned. Wee are,
Your Lordships' humble Servants,
LAUDERDAILL.
BELLENDEN.
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XXXIII.
WARRANT BY CHARLES I. FOR BUILDING A TENNIS COURT
NEAR HOLYROOD HOUSE. *
CHARLES R.
Tresaurer and Deputie Tresaurer of our kingdom of Scot-
land, Our pleasure is, that immediatlie after the sight
hereof yow faile not to deliuer or cause deliuer to the
berar, Alexander Peeres, the sowme of fiftie poundis ster-
ling, and that towardis his charge in building of a Tennis-
court near our pallace of Halyrudhouse, in that our king-
dome, for payment whereof to him it pleased our late deare
father and our self, to signifie our pleasure by signeing his
book of collectiones. And these presentes salbe vnto yow
sufficient warrant in that behalf. Giuen at our Court at
Windsore the 16 of Julij 1625.
GEO. CANCELL.
MAR, THRs.
MoRTON.
ROXBURGHE.
MELROs.
LAUDERDAILL.
To our right trustie and welbeloued cosen and
counsellour the Earle of Mar, our Treasurer
of Scotland, and to our trustie and welbeloved
counsellour Sr Archbald Naper of Mercheston,
knt. our Deputie Treasurer there.
* From the Original.
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XXXIV.
ExPENSE OF THE BLUE GOWNS FURNISHED TO THE KING's
BEDESMEN IN 1626.
THE COMPT of THE BLEW CLOTHE FURNISCHIT BE JOHNE TROTTER,
MERCHAND BURGES OF EDINBURGH, TO BE 26 . GOWNES TO 26
PURE FOLKIS, THE 19 Nov". 1626, BEING THE KINGIS MAJESTEIS
BIRTHE DAY.
Item, delyverit be me the said John Trotter to Alex".
Done, tailzeour, maker of the saidis gownes, aucht scoir
thrie elnis blewis, at xlvs money the ell, is extendis to the
sowme of thrie hundredthe thriescoir sex pundis fyftene
shillings, § * iije- lxvi lib. xv. §
Quhilk sowme, &c. I grantis me to have resauit fra Sr
Henrie Wardlaw, ane of his Majesteis ressaveris, &c. &c.
JOHNE TROTTER, ellder.
COMPT, ALEX*. DONE, TAILZEOUR, BURGES OF EDINBURGH, FOR MAKING
of THE BLEW GowNES, FURNESCHEING OF STENTING THAIRTo, AND
PURSES TO THE PURE FOLKIS, 1626 ZEIRs, KINGIS MAJESTIES BIRTHE
DAY, AS FOLLOWIS :
Imprimis, for making of 26 gownes to 26 pure folkis the
said 19 Nor. 1626 zeiris, being the Kingis Majesties
birth day, at 125 money the piece, is xv lib. xijš
Item, for fyve ell of stenting, at ixis money the ell, is xlvå
Item, for 26 purses to the said 26 pure folkis, xxviš
Item, to the warkmen for careying of the blewis to the
tailzeour buith, g & tº - & xxâ
Item, for careying of thame fra the tailzeour buith to the Ab-
bay of Halyrudhous, º o . xxiiijš
Item, the boyes drinksiluer, . tº * iij lib.
Summa xxiiij lib. vijš
Quhilk sowme, &c. I grantis me to haue resauit fra Sº
Henrie Wardlaw, &c. &c.
ALLEX*. DonE.
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XXXV.
CARTA CONFIRMATIONIs JOHANNIS McMOLMORE VIC
KEVIR SIGNIFERI COMITIS DE ARGYLL.*
UNIUERSIs et singulis pateat per presentes Nos Archi-
baldum Campbell dominum feoditarium terrarum de Argile
Campbell et Lorn cum consensu et assensu carissimi patris
ae tutoris nostri Archibaldi comitis Argadie domini Camp-
bell et Lorn ac domini teneamenti earundem, concessisse
necnon in honore Dei omnipotentis beate virginis et Sancti
nostri patroni Moloci mortificasse et presenti scripto
nostro confirmasse dilecto Signiffero nostro Johanni M9Mol-
more vic Kevir et heredibus suis masculis de suo corpore
legitime procreatis seu procreandis quibus deficientibus ad
nostram donationem reuerten, omnes et singulas nostras
* From the Original in the possession of the present proprietor of the
lands, (now called Bachil.) a descendent of John Maemolmore vic Kevir,
or “John the son of Myles, the son of Henry,” surnamed Livingston;
and in whose custody the upper part of St Molocus’s Crozier still re-
mains.—The United Parish of Lismore and Appin was formerly called
the Parish of Kilmaluag, from Saint Malocus, the tutelar saint of the
Parish, who is said by some to have lived in the seventh century, but by
others probably about 1160. We are not informed of the place either of
his birth or of his death, but his bones are said to have been translated
to Lismore, and the spot where they were landed is still pointed out, and
is called Portmaluag, or Molocus’ landing place. Near this landing place
there are to be seen the remains of a building, which tradition says was
a church built on the spot where the saint’s bones first touched Lismore
ground.
There are some Druidical cairns or conical heaps of stones in several
places in this Parish. One of them, which is of a considerable size, and
of a regular conical shape, stands near the church on the farm of Bachil,
the property of Mr Coll Levingstone. It is called “Cnoc Aingil,” “fiery
knoll,” as tradition, or rather superstition says, that it used to foretell
an invasion by appearing “all in a lowe.”—Stat. Acc. of Lismore.
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terras de dimedietate terrarum de Peynebachillen et
Peynchallen extenden. ad dimedietatem merce terrarum
Jacen. in Insula de Lismor infra dominium nostrum de
Lorn ot vicecomitatum de Argile cum custodia magni
bacculi beati Moloci Ita libere sicut pater auus abauus et
ceteri predecessores dicti Johannis habuerunt a nostris
predecessoribus dominis de Lorn cum custodia dicti bacculi
in puram et liberam elimosynam prout libere quiete honori-
fice integre bene et in pace sicut alique terrae infra regnum
dantur seu concedantur et hoc pro Salute anime nostro
nostrorum que predecessorum ac successorum. In cuius rei
testimonium pro perpetua revalitura Sigillum nostrum
vnacum Sigillo carissimi patris ac tutoris nostri nostrisque
subscriptionibus manualibus huic nostro scripto jussimus
et fecimus communiri Datum aput Castellachlan nono die
mensis Apprilis anno domini Millessimo quingentessimo
xliiij presentibus ibidem Johanne McCowle de Dunollycht .
Johanne Cowill de Raeran Collino Campbell de Ardkyn.
glass et Lachlano McLachlan de Eodem cum diuersis aliis
et ceteris.
ARGYLL.
Ex mandato,
ARCHIBALD ERLL OF ERGILE.
XXXVI.
ExTRACTS FROM THE KIRK SESSION RECORDS OF THE
PARISH OF SALTOUN, HADDINGTONSHIRE.
Ultimo Maij 1635.-The said day Marione Johnestoun,
spouse to Richart Allane, is dischairgit to hant the cum-
panie of James Hunter in onie suspect pairt, under the
pain of banisching hir the parochin.
14. Feb. 1636.-It is ordeaned be Minister and Ses-
siowne, that quhosoever is com to rype age, and capabill of
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learning, wantis and ar ignorant of Belief, Lords Prayer,
and Commands, efter tryall and examinatioune, sall pay
6s. 8d. toties quoties. - -
3. Feb. 1637.-The quhilk day it is statut be advyce of
Minister and Sessioune, in respect of the slender meittings
and conventiounes upon the Sabboth day in tym of divine
service, for redressment and amending of the samyn in tym
cuming, that thes quho ar maisters of families sall pay 5s.
for thair absence ilk dyet befor or efternoon, men child-
ring and men servants schall pay for ewerie dyets absence
3s., wenen childring and wemen servants 2s.
26. Feb. 1637–The quhilk day it is ordeaned by Min-
ister and Elderis, that quhair any sits and possessis the
for-seat of the loft, except honest mens sones and honest
servands, schall pay fourtie pennies toties quoties.
1. July 1638.-The quhilk day it is ordeaned, be consent
of Minister and Elders, that Helleine Ormistoune, in re-
spect of hir breach of Sabboth and fasting day, and many
other abuses committit be hir, that quhosoever within the
paroch sett hirane house efter the tyme of Witsonday nixt
to come 1639, sall pay 10 lb.
3. Feb. 1639.-It is statut, with consent of Minister and
Elders, that quhoewer trobles the Church in tym of service
to pay 40d. and to be doublit so oft as they transgresse.
27. Oct. 1639.-The sam day ordanit be the Sessioun
that quhosoever ar out of the Kirk three Sabboths without
relevant excuses to mak thair publick repentance.
16. Feb. 1640.-The former day Agnes Spence and Bar-
bara Bone wer ordainit to be summund against the nixt day
for making of cukcolands. - .
23. Feb. 1640.-This day Agnes Spence compeirit, and
being accusit for making eukoland, and wes found guiltie,
and wes ordanit to mak hir repentance tua dayes in hir
linnies, and to enter hir repentance the nixt day.
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28. June 1640.-Helen Matheson and Margaret Neilson
being delate for looking of others heads in tym of divine
service upon the fasting Sabboth, were ordaynit to be
warned to the Sessioun.
30. Aug. 1640.-Quhilk day the Minister's place being
supplied at the afternoon, he searched Eister Saltoun, and
fand many wenen at home ; and compleaned to the Ses-
sioun of the abuse of the Sabboth at such a time as this
when God was visiting the land with heavie judgments; as
lykwise the harvest is approching quherin we most frequent-
lie sould conveen and supplicat a blessing thereto, and pray
God to avert his judgments and to prosper this present ex-
piditioun. -
4. Oct. 1640.-The quhilk day the bailzie declared that he
assisted the officer in taking of poinds from these who re-
fused obedience to the Kirk-Session, viz. from Jeane Reid
ane yren pot, from Agnes Litster ane yren pot, from
Marion Home ane pan, from Jean Concurd ane pan, from
Margaret Fluker ane coat, from Helen Allan ane coat.
Ordaines (them) to redeem these poinds 40 days being
expired, or els to lose them.
Absolves Margaret Neilson alias Sturt for resetting hir
sister Katherin, upon the sight of the said Katherin's testi-
moniall.
29. Nov. 1640.-Absolves the mockers of John Ovens.
at this tym, vpon this conditioun, that yff any of them be
found convict of mocking deriding him ather by night or
day, sall lay in the stoks on ane Sunday in the church.
yard, befoor the most patent kirk doore, from morning till
evening, and sall pay 20s. Declares John Patersone alias,
Whilliwha contumacious, and ane stubborne disobedient
lown to church discipline, to his future ignomenie and shame.
10. Jan. 1641–Compeirit Marion Johnstoun alias Lady
Salter, and confessit that she, with hir husband, son, and
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ane lasse in Megra, wes in hir house that Sunday that the
Minister searched ; ordines her to satisfie.
21. Feb. 1641.-Compeirit Barbara Paterson and Bessie
Adamsone, and being convict of mutuall skalding and
slandering one of ane other, ar ordained to pay every on
of them 20s. And the bailzie Patrik Abernethie becomes
caution for the said Barbrie ; and ordeins the web which
was taken from the said Bessie, in ane poind to be keipit
untill she satisfie. Moreover appoynts the said women to
stand in the Joggs publiklie iff evir they be fund skalding,
and to double thair penaltie. -
Compeirit Margaret Fluker, ane poind viz. ane old
covering being taken from hir the Weddinsday befor, she
being earnestlie desyred, yea threatened and commandit, to
ask John Spence forgivenes for slandering him, refused
stubbornlie. The Minister gave hir over to the bailzie to
tak ordour with hir, and to inflict some civill punishment
upon hir, and to cause hir obey the Church. The bailzie
promised to tak ordour with hir.
11. April 1641.-It is statute, with consent of minister
and elders, that every on that taks snuff in tyme of divine
service, shall pay 6s. 8d., and give ane publick confessioun
of ther fault.
27. Juni; 1641–Compeirit James Niving, and he being
guiltie of light and irreverend cariag in tym of sermon,
wes ordanit to give ane publick confessioun of his fault.
Fluker and Home were delated for skalding and flytting
unnaturly, revilling nature, and discovering the infirmities
thereoff, uttered many abominable and unnaturall speeches,
not beseeming reasonable creatures, on Mononday after
the celebration of the communion.
11. Julij 1641.-The quhilk day, the minister earnestlie
urged ane contributioun for the commissioners to the
Generall Assemblie at St Androis; They all in on voyce
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refusit, in respect that the heritors wer absent, and that
ane number of sojors wer imposit upon them, they being
unable to susteen them.
25. Julij 1641.-Compeirit Agnes Galbraith, and being
posed if she did communicat or not ? Confessed she did not
communicat because of the rancour and malice she caryes
toward Jonet Balenie in the Westertoun : Also Henry
Wilsoun, whom the said Agnes serves, depones that sho
is a wicked skald, and upbraided his wyfe, and said sho
would not obey the church sessioun ; ordaines hir to give
ane publick confessioun of hir faults, and to pay 20s.
Compeirit, these witnesses alledgit to have heard the
scandalous flytting of Fluker and Home, and deponed that
they heard nothing worthie to be uttered in respect of the
inhumanitie and barbaritie thereoff. Ordeans to poind
George Hud for his penaltie, and to warne John Richie
and his wyfe, for ther absence from the churche : James
Johnstone, for not communicating, and for knocking of bear
on the Sabboth ; and these horse and molt hirds, for gam-
ming and casting of bullets in tyme of preaching.
1. Aug. 1641.-Ordaines Margaret Fluker and Marion
Home, guiltie of unnaturall and inhumane skalding and
flytting, to give ane open confessioun of ther sin, and the
said Margaret to pay 3 lib., and Marion 40s., and ther pen-
alties to be doubled in case they be found to skald again.
Ordains all and sundry who sall reprehend, detract, or
scandalize ane elder for delating ther faults, to give ane
open confessioun of ther detractioun, and to pay 20s.
15. May 1642.-Ordaines to arrest Isobell Russell's fie
in David Rid's hand, until she satisfie the Kirk for hir pre-
sumptioun and malapertnes in bedding with a man.
12. June 1642.-The quhilk day, publick intimatioun wes
given out of pulpit, that none cast at the bullets on the
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Sabbath day, nor in the streets, especiallie in towns or
villages in weik days, under the paine of 20s.
7. Aug. 1642.-Compeirit John Spence and Isobel
Knight, and being found guiltie of the sin of malicious
envie towards ther neighbours, refusing obstinatlie to be re-
conciled, albeit meanes wes used, that they might participat
of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, ordaines them to
give ane publick confessioun of ther fault, and to pay four
pounds money.
17. Aug. 1642.-It is statute, with consent of minister
and elders, that every on that keips ranckour, malice, and
envie towards their neighbours, and will not be reconceilled,
sall be debarred from the Supper of the Lord, and sall
give ane publick confessioun of ther fault, and pay 40s.
11. Dec. 1642.-The quhilk day, John Howdone, and
Christen Patersone, his wyfe, indwellers in Overkeyth, gave
satisfactioun according to the appoyntment of the Presby-
trie, and confessed ther fault in lineis, viz., that he sought
his health thryse for God's sake, from ane woman that his
wyfe brought to him ; and craved God's mercy for the
samyn ; and sermone was had, and applyed for the purpose.
18 Dec. 1642.-Compeirit Isobell Allane and Margaret
Home, hir dochtir, and the said Isobel having reset hir
daughter, being with child, contrair to ane act of the
Church, sho not having ane testimoniall of hir satisfactioun,
is ordained to pay 3 lib. ; and also she is dischargit to keip
hir daughtir in hir house untill the tyme sho confesse hir
fault, quher she faulted, and till she report ane testimoniall
of hir satisfactioun.
22. Apryle 1643.−Compeirit Jeils Murray and Effie Roe
in Saltounhall, and complained upoun Agnes Patersone,
ther, distracted in hir witts, who vented hir dreams and
phantasies, saying abroad that she saw many folks in the
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night tyme, and namilie the said Jeils and Effie tormenting
and vexing hir; and they offer to prove the samyn by divers
witnesses, viz., Agnes Andersone, Jock Finlasone, Chris-
ten Choosewood, Barbara. Howdone. Ordaines all these
parties to be present the nixt day.
30. Apryle 1643.−Compeared Agnes Patersome, and
being posed anent the words forsaid, denyed that sho did
name Jeils Murray and Effie Roe, that thei appeared to
hir mor than the rest did to vex hir. Compeared all and
every on of the forsaid witnesses, and deponed with on
voyce the forsaid words, viz. that the said Agnes vented in
ther hearing, that she did see many folkes in hir dreames,
namelie the said Jeils and Effie.
The Sessioun considering that this rumour is dispersed
abroad to the infamie of the parties, and thereby ane slan-
derous report is raised of the said Jeils and Effie, and also
perpending that the woman is distracted in hir wits who
uttered hir dreams, ordaines the said Agnes to give ane
oppin and publick confessioun of hir fault befor the con-
gregatioun the nixt Sabbath.
7. May 1643.−Thomas Finlasone accused for charming,
bot his accusars succumbed in ther probatioun.
23. July 1643.−The quhilk day Will. Livingstoun, cree-
ple, supplicated the Session and desyred that ather they
wald help to put him to a craft, or else to buy him ane
pyp quherby he might win his living.
6. Aug. 1643.−Refuses Will. Livingstoun his supplica-
tioun, becaus he hes learned his father's trade, and doth
not exerce the samyn.
10. Oct. 1643.−Ordeanes to warne Johne Wilson's
woman in the Mayns, for shooling of muck this morning.
As also some lads were delate for playing bogill about the
stakes, and for burning of peiss.
22. Oct. 1643.—The quhilk day the New Covenant wes
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read publickie, and appoynted to be subscryvit thes day
eight days be all sexes, and ane fast wes intimat to be this
day eight dayes, to encourage the people to the subscryve-
ing of the samyn.
29. Oct. 1643.−The qlk day the fast wes keipit. preached
Mr Richard Brown, on Daniel 12, 3, words be these. And
they that turne many unto righteousness, &c. And the
Sermon being endit befor noone, he read the Covenant and
explaned the doubts, and took and oath of all the people
by holding up ther hands, that they wald sweare to the
Articles of the said Covenant; and the blissing being given,
he desyrit all that could wryt, to stay and subscryve the
samyn, and these that could not wryt to come to the
Reader, that he might subscryve for them. The said Mr
Richard Brown, Minister, the afternoon’s sermon being
endit, desyrit all the people to come to the Sessioun and
subscryve the Covenant, who came not befor noone.
2. June 1644.—The quhilk day publick intimatioun wes
given out of pulpit, anent notorious drunkards, banners,
swearers, and blasphemers, that ordour be taken with
them.
11. Aug. 1644.—Ordaines Ovir Saltoun to carry away
the creeples that shall be brought to the toun per vices,
and whosoevir sall refuiss shall pay 40ds toties quoties.
1. Sept. 1644.—The quhilk day Mr James Fleming,
Minister at Bothans, preached and declared to the con-
gregatioun the depositioun of Mr Richard Brown, from
his functioun of the ministrie.
20. Sept. 1644.—A contributioun sould be collected this
day eight dayes for to buy cloathes to the naked sojores
who cam from Ingland to the north of Scotland.
27. Apryle 1645.-The quhilk day the supplicatioun
anent relieff to be given to Kelso, visited both with fire and
pestilence.
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22. June 1645.-The quhilk day Sir Andro Fletcher, of
Innerpeſſar, knight, told the Elders that he purposes to
build ane yle in the north syd of the Kirk, for the enlarging
and decoring the samyn, and sought ther consent thereto.
The Elders in on voyce commended his Lo. intentioun, and
requested his Lo. to prosecute the samyn.
23. Sept. 1646.-Quhilk day Mr Archibald Douglass wes
admittit Minister at Saltoun, Mr Robert Balcangual taught
on the 1 Pet. 5. 1.
29. Jan. 1665.-The whilk day Mr Gilbert Burnett was
admitted Minister of Saltoune collected 1 lib. 10 s.
11. June 1665.-The Elders ordained to go throw the
toune in tyme of Divine service, to search whither there be
any abuse therein or not, or if there be any unnecessarily
at home, and to report their names.
18. June 1665.-The Elders reported that they went
throw the towne, and saw nobody at home but one in each
household of fermorers houses.
21. Jan. 1666.-Compeired Elspeth Hendersone, and
confessed her trilapse in fornication, ordaines her to sit
half a year in sackcloath in the place of publick repent-
ance, and the first three Sabboths to stand at the most
patent door of the Church, in sackcloath, bairheaded, be-
twixt the ringing of the second bell untill the third bell be
ended, and the Minister in the Church, and likewise the
three last Sabbaths.
11. July 1666.-The Minister did intimate that there
were persones in the paroch who had been long sick, he
had never knowen of it, he desired therefor that the elders
in each of their bounds, would shew him when any happened
to be sick, that so he might visite them, for they themselves
would never show him untill there wer some appearance of
death.
7. Oct. 1666.-The Minister complained that diverse
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ignorant persones had absented themselves diverse tymes
from the dyets of Catechising, the Session ordaines them
to be cited against the nixt Lord's day, that they might be
rebuked and admonished in tymes coming.
28. Oct. 1666.-The Minister complained that diverse
persones, as he was informed, did not cummunicate by rea-
sone of quarrells and malice, which they would not lay
doun, against their neighbours, although they pretended
other excuses. The Session therfor ordained every elder
in his severall division to try if any such thing were, and
reporte it that they may be proceeded against.
27. May 1666.-The whilk day Elspeth Hendersone sat
in the place of repentance the 16th tyme.
Compeared Elspeth Hendersone, and made supplication
to be received on Sunday nixt, because she intended to be
marryed shortly. The Session considering she was a per-
son very apt to fall in the lyk again, and they thought
marriage would eschew all farder danger, therfor ordains
her to be receaved on Sunday nixt.
4. Nov. 1669.-The whilk day Mr Gilbert Burnett,
Minister here, being called and commanded to remove to
be professor of Theologie at Glasgow, laid doun his minis-
try at Salton.
GILBERT BURNETT.
11. April 1670.-The quhilk day the Presbyterie con-
veined at Saltoun, Mr James Grame wes admittit minister
of this Kirk.
11. June 1671–Compeird Thomas Wood, who confest
his fault in buying a hors this day 15 days; he being sherp-
lie rebukit therfor promist by God's grace never to commit
the lyk. He was ordained to sit doun on his knees befor
the Session and acknowlegge his greefe and sorrow therfor,
quhilk he did.
5. Nov. 1671–Tho. Wood admitted to be schoolmaster
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in the room of the lately deceased John Halyday, was
chosen clerk. The said Thomas, though he knows no
Latine, was called to the place, there being none to be
found at that tyme that could teach the Latine tongue.
1. March 1674.—The Minister desired if any of the
Elders knew of any persons that stood in need of supplie
in this stormie weather they would acquent him, especially
if they wer such as stood in need but thought shame to seek
releaff: there were two named to whom the minister was
desired to give what he thought fit.
11. March 1677.-No sermon, by reason of a violent
storme of wind and snow, so that there could not be a pas-
sage got to enter into the church.
5. Dec. 1680.-John Boyd delated for swearing openly
at a banquet, and bragging that they might know he was
a gentilman by his swearing.
2. Jan. 1681.-The said John Boyd being called, com-
peired and confessed that he had sworne and bragged of
it, after he had drunk too much at a banquet. The minis-
ter gave account how he had once and againe debarred him
from the communion for his tipling, which he promised to
forbear but did not. He was judged worthy to compear
befor the congregation, but being knowen to be somewhat
raised and light headed, it wes thought best that he should
humble himself on his knees befor the Session, and that the
minister should assure him if he fell into such crimes againe,
he should publickly by name be debarred from the Lord's
Table. This was intimated to him, and he on his knees
acknowledged his sin in swearing and drinking, and pro-
mised by the grace of God to amend his wayes.
13. Nov. 1681–The minister acquented to the people
that he was necessitat to delay the communion, being call-
ed to Edinburgh about the Test imposed by the late Act of
Parliament.
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25. Dec. 1681.-The minister told the elders that since
he had no clearnes to take the Oath imposed by the last
Act of Parliament, he wold not be permitted, for any thing
he knew, to preach any more, and exhorted them to take
care of the poore, and to be good examples to all the peo-
ple ; and particularly to waite on the ordinances in the
mixt adjacent churches; and by all means to avoid Conven-
ticles, as he this day publickly charged the people.
19. June 1682.-Ther belongs to the church a fine velvit
mortcloth and a pock for it, a bassone and two Dornick
napkines for baptizing, a large byble, two silver cups, a
large bassone, and a lining table cloth for the communion.
28. Jan. 1683.−This day being the first sermon preacht
in this church since the 25th of December 1681, one Mr
Archibald Douglass, a young man, preacht on I Tim. 6. 6.
Jan. 1688.-At this time there wer some Sessions
keept, but in regard there was no matter of moment treat-
ed of in them, and haveing no clerk, there is nothing
anent them recorded.
29. April 1694.—There was a paper read containing a
mortificatione of the tythes of Gilkerstone (being six bolls
of bear, six bolls oats, together with the burden of the
minister's stipend belonging thereto,) granted be Andrew
Fletcher of Salton, and his heirs, to be paid yearly to Am-
drew Kirkwood, present schoolmaster in Salton, and his
successors, for teaching all the children within the bar-
ronie of Salton to read, write, and arithmetick; and it was
laid up in the great box to be kept in record.
5. April 1696.-No preaching here because of the Minis-
ter's death. r
24. Sept. 1696.-Mr Archibald Lundie was ordained
Minister of Salton with consent of the Heritors and Elders.
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XXXVII.
LETTER—EARL OF ARRAN TO LORD BURLEIGH, Dec. 28, 1584.”
My very gude Lord, I have heir with impairted to your
Lop. his hienes first pruif and prentissage in poesie. Be
the redinge therof your L. will persaue a gude inclinatioun
in his Matie. to do weill. I doubt not bot his nixt sall
mak these fruictis to seme abortif. Remitting the present
consideratioun of thaim to your L.'s discretion, I commit
your gude L. to goddis holy protectioun : from Court at
Holyrudehous, this xxviij of December 1584.
Your L. asseuredlie to be com-
mandit to his pouer.
To the right honorable my ARRAN.
very gude lord my L. Burghley,
L. heigh thesaurer of England.
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; POETICAL REMAINS OF THE REW, JOHN DAVIDSON,
Regent in St Leonard's College, and afterwards Minister of Salt-
Preston, viz.-Ane Brief Commendatioun of Uprightnes, in respect of ;
the Surenes of the same to all that walk in it; amplifyit chiefly be that :
motabill document of Goddis michtie protectioun, in preserving his tº
maist upricht Seruand, and feruent Messinger of Christis Euangell,
JOHNE KNOX. Set furth in Inglis meter. Quhairunto is addit in
the end, Ane Schort Discurs of the Estaitis, quha hes caus to deploir à
the Deith of this exceilent Seruand of God. (A curious specimen of :
the old Scottish Language and Versification.)—Ane Dialog or
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Parische Kirks till ane Minister, collectit out of their Mouthis, and put
into verse be a Young Man quha did them forgather with thame in his ;
Jornay.—A Memorial of the Life and Death of two worthye Christians, :
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Acts and Statutes of the Orkney Courts ... 19
Analecta Scotica ... tº - © • * * • * -
Ancient Ballads and Songs... & 9 º' ... 9
Scottish Ballads ... tº º º ... 6
Criminal Trials tº a tº & tº e ... 13
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Argyle's, Archibald Earl of, Letters ... ll
Ayr, The Obit-Book of, ... tº us tº ... 23
Ayrshire Ballads and Songs tº e º ... 23
Ayrshire Families and County, History, 23, 25
Balcarres', Earl of, Windication ... 13
Balfour’s Ancient Heraldic Tracts ... 17
Ballads and Fugitive Pieces ... 15
Ballad Book, The, ... tº 8 p. º tº º 9 & &
Ballads, Ancient Scottish, ... & º e ... 6
a New Book of Old, ... e e e ... 21
and Fugitive Poetical Pieces ... 15
and Songs, Ancient,... • * & ... 9
and Songs of Ayrshire © e e ... 23
Banquet of Dainties ... ... 9
Baronets of Nova Scotia ... 22, 24
Baxter's Nugae Scoticae ... * - e. ... 10
Beattie’s Letter to Dr Blair - - - ... 10
Bibliotheca. Historica, Scotica, Curiosa, 5
Biographia Presbyteriana ... © º e ... 6
Book of Perth tº ſº º • * o . 22
British American Association 6 tº ºn ... 22
Bruce’s Sacred Poems ... 21
Douglas's Baronage of Scotland ... 26
Buchan’s Ancient Ballads and Songs . 9
Orphan Sailor © s tº tº º º ... 16
Peterhead Smugglers • * * ... 14
Secret History of Macbeth ... 8
Skene's History of Aberdeen ... 13
Buchanan’s Epithalamium on Francis and
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Buckingham's Letters to King James I. 16
Burnbank Papers, The, ... - - - ... 15
Burmet's, Lady Margaret Kennedy, Letters 8
Burns’ Memoirs of the Civil War ... ... 12
Burton's Letters of the Duke of Buckingham 16
Callender’s Letters to Paton s s º ... ll
Cameron's Life by Walker tº e e ... 6
Cargill’s Life by Walker ... º e & ... 6
Catalogues of Scotish Writers ... 13
Chalmers’ Linlithgowshire • * g. ... 12
Charters’ Catalogue of Scotish Writers ... 13
Charters of the Barony of Drem ... ... 12
Chartulary of Soltre * * * * * - ... 24
Torphichen tº a tº & © e ... 12
Chartularies of Cambuskenneth Abbey 8
Chatelherault, Duchy of, . tº e - ... 20
Chronicle of Fife ... - - - - - - ... 12
Church of Scotland, Acts of Assembly ... 18
Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis 22
Complaynt of Scotland, Critiques on the, 10
Connellan’s Annals of Ireland ... a s a dººd
Constable, Archibald, Portrait of, ... 16
Conversion of Lady Waristoun ... ... 7
Court of Session, Edinburgh, a Poem ... 19
— Garlands ... * - e. ... 18
Grievances & ſº tº ... 10
Cowper's, Bishop, Works ... * * * ... 25
Criminal Cases, from 1624 to 1667 ... 24
Cuninghame's, Lady Margaret, Life ... 7
Dalyell’s Chartularies of Cambuskenneth 8
Musical Memoirs of Scotland ... 24
Dalyell's Records of Moray
Davidson’s Poetical Remains ſº
Deeds relating to Orkney ... tº e &
Dennistoun's Lochlomond Expedition
Digges and Ward's Love Letters ...
Douglas's Baronage of Scotland
Edinburgh, a Poem ... * - - & tº dº
Ednem and Duntreth, Genealogy ...
Edzel Castle, Forfarshire, Views of, e -
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Erskine's, of Grange, Diary º
Essay on Wind tº sº tº tº e ºn
Fragmenta Scoto-Monastica
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Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale
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Chartulary of Torphichen ... * - 4
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Grievances in the Colledge of Justice
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Haslewood’s Roxburghe Club Revels
Hay's Genealogie of the Hayes
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Letters to Paton
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Iona Club.-Collectanea de Rebus Albaº;
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Ireland, Annals of, from 1171 to 1616
Kay's Portrait of Archibald Constable
Kedie's Caution to Lodgers g
Keith's Bishop, Memoirs
Kelly's Minuets, Songs, &c. tº ſº tº
Kennedy, Account of the Families of,
Kennedy’s, Lady Margaret, Letters
Kinloch's Ancient Scottish Ballads
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Chronicle of Fife
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Lawson's Book of Perth
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Scottish Cathedral Churches tº a
Letters from Archibald Earl of Argyle ...
Lady Margaret Kennedy ... - - -
Percy to Paton - - -
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Letters of Mary Queen of Scots
Buckingham to King James I.
Life of Lady Margaret Cuninghame
Lochlomond Expedition .. e G e e - -
Love Letters between Digges and Ward
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Court of Session Garland ... 18
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Memorials of the Family of Row 9
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Penny's Linlithgowshire . 12
Percy’s Letters to Paton ... ll
Pittilloch’s Tracts ... tº s º º 7
Private Letters © º º ... ll
Reliquiae Scoticae ... º e º ... 7
Ritson's Letters to Paton ... IO
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Scotish Elegiac Verses ... 20
Scotish Pasquils or Lampoons ... 7
Sibbald’s Remains ... tº it e ... 17
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Whore's Rhetorick . 17
Maitland's House of Setoun ... ll
Martin’s Urquhart's Rabelais’ Works
Mary Queen of Scots’ Letters © tº de ... 14
Meadowbank on Peat Manure * - ©
Memorials of the Family of Row ... ... 9
Minstrelsy ; Ancient and Modern ... 6
Monasticon Scoticanum - tº tº 6 -
Monteith’s Description of Orkney
Theatre of Mortality
Moray, Records of the Bishopric of, ... 6
Motherwell's M*Alpie's Curious Poems 8
Minstrelsy ... e - ſº e tº º ... 6
Musical Antiquities of Scotland . 25
Memoirs of Scotland . 24
Nugae Scotica? a º º ... 10
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Orkney, Acts and Statutes of, ... 19
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Sibbald’s Description of, . 21
—— Trials for Witchcraft in, ... 17
Paterson’s Ballads of Ayrshire ... 23
Families of Ayrshire 23, 25
Obit-Book of Ayr ... 2
Peden's Life by walker ... ... ... Té
Peerage Cases, 1760–97 . 18
Penny’s Linlithgowshire ... 12
Pepys' Genealogy ... . 21
Percy’s Letters to Paton ... . 11
Perth, The Book of, tº a 22
Pitcairn's Ancient Criminal Trials ... 13
Account of the Families of Kennedy ll
Pittilloch’s Legal and Historical Tracts 7
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Stewartiana, and Reply to C. Irines 20
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Robertson's Occurrences in Aberdeen 16
Sum Notabill Thinges º ºg ... 14
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Scottish Cathedral Churches tº tº º ... 26
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Journal of Topography, &c.
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Setoun's Genealogy tº p is - - -
Surgundo, or the Valiant Christian
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Sibbald's Description of Orkney
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Stewartiana, and Reply to Cosmo Innes
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Trial of Burke, Hare, and M'Dougal
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Turnbull’s Fragmenta Scoto-Monastica
Duchy of Chatelherault
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Nova Scotia Baronets
Monasticon Scoticanum
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Urquhart's Rabelais’ Works - * * e & e
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