Kirk Sessions, Isle of Coll - 7

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Grisibol 7th June 1734

After prayer

Sederunt Mr Hector McLean Modr

Allan McLean of Tottranald

John McLean of Grisibol Elders

Hector McLean of Knock

     John McLachlan vc Ian vc Dhoil being

asked if he would own the Child fatherd

upon him by Margaret nin Neil vc

Dhoil Said he would not and Said he was

ready to Depose that he had no guilt with her

But it being suggested by Some of the memb-

ers of the Session that Mary nin Eachan vc

Lachlan [Iar?] was present to their lying in

bed together And the young woman being

put upon oath declared that this young man

the Said Margaret and herself (scribble) being

Lodged in a [little?] hutt She went to bed

befor any of them Soon thereafter this young

man went to bed And that Some time

after the sd Margaret went to bed but

she could not observe her lying with the

said John meanwhile The young man

owns that he lay with this Margaret

once & again for want of bedcloaths

but Disowns guilt with her

Angus McRory mhoir being required

to declare what he heard this

Margaret Say in relation to this af-

fair Says that upon John Mc

(next page)

Lachlan Challenging the Said Margaret

for fathering her Child upon him She

Said that he needed not think shame [for?]

owning her Child and that if he would [own]

the Child [she?] would give him no more

Trouble

     However on [anyr?] occasion one Nick Cor-

air spouse to John McWilliam vc Rory hav-

ing declared upon oath befor the Session that

Early in the morning she (scribble)

Surprized the Sd John & Sd Margaret

in bed together Stript to their Shirt

No Soul being in the hutt but them[selves]

(scribble) The Sd John confessed his

guilt & owned the Child And Hector

McLean of ^Knock becoming baill for the Sd

John's Submitting to discipline & paying

fines and Lachlan McLean of Toras-

tan becoming baill for Sd Margaret's

Submitting to Censure & paying her fine

The Child was Baptized

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