1652

February 28th : Margaret Sked appeared, and testified that the Wood which was drawn from Bessie Heriot was baked, and that she ate three bits of it,
not knowing what it was. It was bitter and salty, and she got it from Janet Kemp when she was baking, and gave the rest of it to Christian Watherstone
and Margaret Wood.

April 25th : Margaret Sked and Janet Kemp appeared, who had previously been questioned about the scandal of the baked blood.
Questioned individually. they declared that Margaret Wood brought down the blood and kneaded it, and Janet Kemp put it on the girdle.
There was no other blood in the house at the time, and it was the test time Bessie Heriot's Wood was drawn.
They both declared that Margaret Wood told them to deny it and say it was Iamb's blood.

May 16th : Margaret Wood appeared after being summoned.
She denied baking the blood and that the other two, Janet Kemp and Margaret Sked were present.
However, they affirmed their declarations in her face. Since this is a civil matter, as advised by the presbytery
she is referred to the civil magistrate, and Alexander Ogilvie is to speak to lady Newhall about her punishment.
(An entry of 30th May notes that Bessie Heriot and Walter McKinnel have fled the parish.)

(There is a gap in the minutes from 1654 to 1663.)

1667

March 6th : William Home appered and complained that Agnes McCrie had scolded and reproached him calling him "dyvore dog".
(dyvore : a debtor, bankrupt - Diet OST).

Agnes appeared, complaining that William had struck her and called her a witch and a witch's get.
She was asked if she had verbally abused William and called him a "dyvore dog".
She admitted that there were abusive words between them, aid that she called him a "dyvore".
William was called and questioned about his complaint. He confessed that he gave her a blow with a spade shaft and called her a witch's get.

It seemed to the Session that neither of them have any sense of their sinful ill-temper and the injury they have done to one another,
and so the business is delayed until a week today, when they are both appointed to appear.

March 13th : William Home was called and appeared, and was asked what sense he had of the injury done to his neighbour.
He said that if he had fallen short in calling Agnes a witch's get, he was sure that her husband John Brown was a witch's get,
since his mother had been burnt as a witch.
John Brown appeared and complained that William had reproached him as stated above.
This business is delayed while the Session give it further consideration.
The parties concerned are to be heard a fortnight today.

(Date missing): William Home was called but did not appear. The Session appoints him to be summoned to appear a fortnight today.
(Unfortunately, there seems to be no further mention of this matter.)

July 9th : Robert Whit was called and appeared. The Session found him obstinate, and unwilling to satisfy church discipline
for the offence he has given. He is referred to the Presbytery, and is summoned to appear before them next Thursday.

July 16th : Robert White appeared and confessed his sin, The Session appoints him to appear before the congregation next Lords Day
to acknowledge his sin in consulting with a wizard to find his stolen cloth.