Notes:
▪ This
is the first entry for 1734.
▪ It
covers two and a half pages in the register, the longest entry.
▪ It
ended as usual "with prayer" but the clerk added one more
item of assistance and two marriages that occurred months later.
▪ "Bail
for consignation" money was a deposit made by a relative or
friend (sometimes called a cautioner) to the kirk session to ensure
that the marriage would take place within a certain time period and
the couple would observe chastity until then. The custom was not
consistent within the church or across the country. In this case, the
money might have been received in March and the clerk was obliged to
record later that the events did take place. Canadian family
historians may be more familiar with the similar "posting a
bond" to ensure the intentions of the proposed marriage.
Ballihough
March 28th 1734
After
prayer
Sederunt
Mr. Hector McLean Modr
The
Laird of Coll
Allan
McLean of Tottronald Elders
John
McLean of Grisibol
Hector
McLean of Knock
Donald
McDonald
The
session finding that there are Several D[elin-]
quents
who's fines have not yet been modifyd
do
appoint (scribble) John McKerlich vc Neil oig
to
pay ten shillings sterling of fines & the
woman
that fell with him as many [shilli-]
ngs
They also appoint Donald McEa[chan?]
vc
Kerlich vc Rory a Relapse in fornication
to
pay fifteen shillings sterling
(next
page)
[and]
the woman that fell with him seven shillings
&
six pence
Mary
nin Ian vc Eachan a fornicatrix being
Interrogate
who was father to her Child Said that it
was
John McDhonibaigh vc Ian vc Dhonibaigh
and
the said ^John being asked
if he had guilt with her
said
he had. And being Interrogate about the time
he
had guilt with her Said that it was about the
Latter
End of May last or the beginning of June
whereas
the woman alleges it was about the
Latter
End of June Last The Session appoints
the
said John to pay Ten Shillings Sterling of
fines
& the woman that fell with him seven
shillings
& six pence
Fergus
McNeil vc Dhoil being Cit
to
the Session & having Compeared was Charged
with
willfull Desertion in refusing to Cohab
it
with his wife And being E(scribble) ----
tly
Exhorted to Live with her Said that he
would
never Cohabit with her Whereupon
the
Session thought it proper to Suspend any Cen-
sure
till they Should Consult the Presbytery
[of?]
Mull about this affair
Archibald
McIan [Iar?] being found
guilty
of Stealing a Sheep on the Lord's day
the
Session appoints that he Should Stand
befor
the Congregation on the next Lord's day
and
that he be publickly reproved
The
Session moved with the miserable condit-
ion
of a fatherless & motherless boy from Tirey
that
is much distressed with sickness and Exp-
[osure?]
--- to the severity of the weather thro'
(next
page)
want
of Cloaths did bestow three shillings [ster-]
ling
upon him out of the Poor box in order
he
may provide himself in some cloaths
The
Session appoints John Duigh McKer[lich?]
vc
Neil oig to pay three merks of his fines [to?]
old
Malcolm McIan vc Dhoil Duigh and
nin
Terlich vc Neil oig other three merks of
his
fines & The Session shall take --- Am-
ount
The
Session appoints John Duigh to pay
the
six merks he still owes after paying
the
six merks already mentioned to Donald Mc
Ian
[mhain?]
The
Session appoints Donald McEa-
chan
vc Kerlich vc Rory to pay three merks to
a
poor blind boy at Tottronald son to Neil
McDhoil
The
Session appoints their Collector M[urdoch]
Kennedy
to give Donald McIan [mhoir's?]
Children
five merks and a half due by Donald
Morison
Closd with prayer
The
Session appoints two merks & four
pennies
to be given to Ter[---]ard in Grisi-
bol
John
McDhoil vc [mhurchuigh?] in Feall
and
Mary nin Ian were married on the [8th?]
of
July 1734 Ter[chaurd?] McDhoil [mhai-]
-----
becoming baill for Consignation money
Neil
McIan in Faull & Gorm[muill?]
nin
Duill married on the 10th of July
1734
John McDonchaig in Faull be-
ing
baill for Consignation money
(scribble,
end of page and meeting)
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2016 Brenda Dougall Merriman
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