156 Some Incidents in Troqueer Parish. 



marrying a Papist should be summarily excommunicate there- 

 fore Mr John Nisbet was appointed to Certifie the sd Thomas 

 Hendrie from the Pulpit . . . that if he shall marry 

 Margaret Wright while she continues Popish he shall be 

 summarily excommunicate." 



Thomas Wright gets married by Mr Hugh Clanny, the 

 deposed Presbyterian Minister of Kirkbeen and is imprisoned 

 and finally has to give bond for his " wife's constant attendance 

 upon ordinances," and is also rebuked before the congregation 

 of Newabbey. 



Mr Hugh Clanny gives great trouble by his readiness to 

 marry irregularly. We have it that he married " John Maxwell 

 of Teraughtie and Helen Murray Sister German to James Murray 

 of Conhath, William Smart and — . Wilson in Kirkconnel, 

 Andrew Ledger in the Paroch of Hoddam and Susanna Bridges 

 in Dunfries, William Sibiter and Margaret Glendinning both 

 there with several others." Other cases of irregular Marriage 

 in this parish were the Laird of Carse [John Maxwell] and 

 the Lady Mabie, and James Brown, son of John Brown of Nun- 

 land, to Margaret Lauder. 



Let me give one example of the conditions enforced on 

 Catholics requiring baptism of their children. The case is not 

 unique. " January 30, 1705. — Robert Wright, in Cairgan, in 

 the paroch of Troqueer, gave in a petition, showing that although 

 he was Popish, yet upon Thursday last, there being sermon at 

 the Church of Troqueer, he brought his child thither to be 

 baptised and had offered a sufficient Protestant sponsor, but was 

 denied yt benefit, because as was alleaged his wife was at the 

 time under the sentence of the lesser excommunication ; however 



he was advised to mean himself to the Presbytery 



The Presb) terie appointed Mr Jo Nisbet nixt Lord's day to baptise 

 his child upon the condition offered, and upon his obligeing him- 

 self also to the Se.s.sion of Troqueer under a penalty to be con- 

 descended on by ym, yt neither he nor his wife should ever 

 endeavour the education of yr child in the Romish religion nor 

 to hinder the child from being educate Protestant .... 

 by the care of the sponsor to be provided for that effect, and 

 he promised to own this in face of the cong^regation." 



The Papists themselves are directly dealt with. In Novem- 

 ber, 1693, the Commissioner to the Assembly is instructed "to 



