Notes:
▪ Contumacy
- willful, stubborn non-compliance when summoned.
Grisibol
December 11th 1735
After
prayer
Sederunt
Mr Hector McLean Modr
Allan
McLean of Tottranald
Lachlan
McLean of Toraston Elders
Donald
McDonald
Archibald
McLean in Uig
The
Session appointed their Bedle to Summon
the
persons following viz Neil McRory
John
Duigh McRory, Angus McDhonehuigh
Niel
McIan oig, Hector McIan oig, Murdo
Campbell,
John Campbell, Rory McInnes
Donald
McIan oig in Ballihough [I---]
in
Tottamoir Hector McLean, Niel McIan vc
Neil[.]
The Session appoints that whoever is
guilty
of Immorality on the Lord's day should
forfeit
one shilling sterling
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And
that whoever absents from sermon without
a
very sufficient should forfeit one shilling sterling
and
that a shilling sterling be payd for Contumacy
by
any one declining to Compear before sessions
in
order to have their fines ascertained or
upon
any other account And that the Censor
in
the place do assist the Collector in raising the
fines
and if it be found necessary the next Elder is
to
be Called to their assistance
The
Session appoints that the fines
that
are to be thus raised be Employd after the
following
manner The Collector & Censor are
to
have the half of 'em Equally divided
twixt
them and the other is to be Distirbutd
to
the poor[.] Nothing Else Occurring the Session
Concluded
with prayer
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