The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland: Wherein the Headis and Conclusionis Devysit Be the Ministers and Commissionaris of the Particular Kirks Thereof, Are Specially Expressed and Contained.
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Ane uther question, whether if any man abusing his Cusings, his
father’s brother’s daughter, seven years, and begottin children, and
presently maried, marry her, and underly conviction, may marry or
not? The degrees are second of Consanguinitie.
Though this be not found contrary to the word of God, yet because
it has not been publickly revealed in this realme, and that diverse
inconvenients are perceaved to insue of this Liberty, thinks it
good that it be referred to the Civil Magistrates, or else to ane
Parliament, for order to be taken therein, and that in the meantime,
men take not libertie to their senses according to their filthie
affections, not the lesse that the persons in whose name this
question was proponed be joyned in marriage, after their publick
repentance for the offences bygone, without any hope that uthers
hold the like license, while farder order be taken be the Civill
Magistrate, as said is.
Anent the complaint given in be the Superintendant of Fyfe, touching
the wanting of a preacher at the Kirk of Kylmeny, pertains as
ane common Kirk to St Salvator’s College in St Andrewes; Mr John
Rutherfurd, Provest, and Mr William Ramsay, one of the Ministers,
was content that the Superintendants of Angus and Fyfe, Christopher
Goodman and Mr George Buchanan, should consider this Complaint, and
whatsoever they decyded therein, and ordained to be done therein,
they should fulfill the same in sic sort that nae complaint should be
heard hereafter.
Ane Complaint was given in be the Parochiners of Tunninghame who
payes the Teynds to the New College of St Andrews, and has no
preaching nor ministration of Sacraments. Mr John Dowglas, Rector of
the Universitie, and Master of the said College, promised to the Kirk
to satisfie the Complainers reasonably, that hereafter the Kirk shall
not be troubled with farther Complaint.
Sessio 4^{ta.} Junii 28, 1565.
Anent the Complaint given in be Mr Donald Munro against Mr John
Robisone, Thesaurer of Rosse, Minister of Urquhart, and John Watsone,
Minister of Awes, That where they both accepted the Ministrie on
them, and received their Stipends therefore, and now has left their
vocationes; requyred the Kirk to take order herein: The haill
Assemblie ordained the saids persones to repair towards their charges
in the Ministrie, and enter againe thereto incontinent, after
they be charged, under the paine of disobedience of the Kirk, and
dischargeing of their allowance and Stipends.
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