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which the Session [of Troqueer], suspecting to be a forgerie, 

 they had cited him apud acta to this Dyet . . . being 

 interrogate ... he owned himself married to the forsaid 

 woman, by one on the English side, but could not tell, whether 

 he was a Priest or a Minister of that Church, yet declared, he 

 took no ring from his finger to put on the Bridyes, as is used 

 among the English wch made the Presbyterie also to suspect 

 the Forgerie. . . . Jan. 30, 1705. James Crone pro- 

 duced a paper which he called his Testimonial, the which being 

 read, carefully viewed and duely considered they could not but 

 look upon it as false, in regard it wanted a date, it did not 

 mention by whom he was married, the subscribers do only 

 acknowledge themselves witnesses . . wtout giving any acctt 

 wliat they were, or where they lived ; neither does it condescend 

 upon the particulare place. The Presbyterie finding the sd 

 marriage irregulare, they appointed the sd James Crone and 

 Jannet Carlyle to be rebuked three several Sabbaths in the 

 ordinarie place and then in presence of the Congregation to own 

 one another as man and wife. . . . The Session to apply 

 to the Magstrat yt they be punished." 



August 30th, 1705. " James Rig in Kirkconnel Toun for 

 himself and James Rig in Green-Merse for Jannet Pain as her 

 nearest relation . . . craved the benefit of Proclamation 

 of Banes in order to Mariage in the Paroch Church of Troqueer. 

 But the Presbyterie considering that they were both Popish and 

 resolved to continue so, and yt the sd James had been a long 

 time out of the Kingdom and now returned Avtout Testimonials 

 of his being a free-man and of his good behaviour their desire 

 was refused, unless the sd James would produce Testimonials 

 for himself of the forsd import and both he and his said intended 

 Bride v.ould Renounce and abandon their Popish Principles and 

 Practices." 



October 2, 1705. — " Thomas Hendrie in Kirkconnel having 

 desired Mr John Nisbet the benefit of Proclamation of Banes 

 in order to his marriage wt Margaret Wright, servitrix to Lady 

 Kirkconnel, a known Papist, though he himself be a professed 

 Protestant and being referred by him to the Presbyterie 

 [they] . . . considering that they could not allow of such 

 unlawful marriages, especially seeing the General Assembly for 

 preventing thereof, had judged it necessarie that the Protestant 



