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PP sedt the ? and session
The session did? And hereby do appoint a meeting to be
held
in
the Church upon Monday the 20th of this month to
examine
the witnesses in Mr Murray’s cause and they appoint
the
officers to intimate this to Mr Murray and to summon
the
witnesses They appoint their officer ? to
advertise
Jean Crosbie of Laid inacting and to
intimate
the
same to William Carson as having some ?
in
the Group? The sedt
closed with prayers
PP sedt the ? and session
The officer reported that he had intimated to Mr
Murray
Jean Crosbie and William
Carson that the session this
day ?
to proceed in the examination of the witnesses
in
Mr Murrays cause He likewise reported that he had
summoned
to this meeting Janet McMillan Joseph Graham
Jean Maxwell and Jean Paxton all in Auldgirth as witnesses
in
said Cause Mr Murray reported that he had not regularly
summoned
the witnesses in the parish of Keir.
the
witnesses cited being called did not compear The
session
appoint another meeting to be held in the Church
upon
Thursday the 30th of this month The officer was
was
appointed to summon the witnesses pro secunda to
compeer
said day Mr
summon
the witnesses residing in Keir. Mr Murray
and
William Carson being both present this was intimated
to
them. The officer was appointed to intimate said
said
meeting to Jean Crosbie. The sedt closed with prayers
PP sedt the ? and session
Mr Murray
and Jean Crosbie being called compeared
William Carson also compeared for his interest.
The officer
that
he had summoned to this meeting Janet McMillan
Joseph Graham Jean Maxwell and Jean Paxton only compeared
Mr Murray produced an execution and summons against
John Hamilton and Margaret McNaught
who being called
John Hamilton only compeared 139
Jean Paxton compeared who
being solemnly sworn purged
of
malice or partial ?ounsle good deed done or to be
above
Aged 40 and deponed? married. Deponed Mr Murray proposed
that
she should be interigated whether Jean Maxwell spouse
to
William Carson had said any thing to her with respect
to
her Husband the said William Carson having the country
on
account of Jean Crosbie being with child. To this
question
William Carson dejuted [swore?]
as affecting his wife without finding to
exculpate
Mr Murray. The session therefore agreed to delay
putting
this question till they should have an opportunity
of
consulting the Presbytrie. The witness being
interrogated
deponed
that it was not consistent and saith her knowledge
that
Jean Crosbies chest over remained in William Carsons
Barn whilst said Jean Crosbie
was ? in his service.
That the deponents child never desired her to come and
see
William Carson and Jean Crosbie in an indecent
posture
And this is truth as She Shall Answer to God
signed Jean Paxton
Andrew
Yorston Medr
John Hamilton being solemnly sworn purged of Malice or
part
ially ?ounsle
good deed done or to be done aged 20 and upward
married.
Deponed that he heard James McMasson
Mason
say
that he had had a minimal connexion with Jane McMillan's
Daughters but did not mention any of them particularly
that
said James McMasson appeared to be in drink
when
he said this Depones that he is acquainted with Jean
McMillan and hir Daughters
that their character so far
as
he ? [knows?] have
always reputed honest but that he
has
sometimes heard hir Daughter Jean Mary & Margaret
spoke
of as light in their behaviour with him & that
he
can say nothing more particularly with respect to Mary
Crosbie. That he never saw or
heard any thing improper
between
William Carson and Jean Crosbie All which
is
truth as he Shall Answer to God.
Signed
John Hamilton
Andrew Yorston Medr
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Compeared Margaret Hamilton John?
con
fessed
hirself with child in unchasness
[unchasteness?] and
being ???
to in inginuity declared
that
Thomas Brown in Cairn [S of Clauchrie] was
guilty with
hir
and is the father of hir child & she
was
rebuked for hir sin and debarred from
Church Privileges till she shall have
made
satisfaction according to the Rules
Of the Church.
She was also cited apud acta
to
compear before the session next?? Lord’s Day
The officer was appointed to summon
Thomas Brown to compear said
day P.C.?.
Closeburn
Manse 17th July 1802
? ? ? Mr Yorston, Mr James Beal and
Robert Rodgerson ? Mr Yorston ? ?
Thomas Brown in Cairn voluntarily com
peared
and confessed his guilt with Margaret
was
rebuked for his sin and debarred from
church
privileges till he shall have
made
satisfaction according to the rules
of
the Church. The session closed with prayer
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