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(11) dering about the buttock mail, ſummoned him and her before the hally band a court that is held in the kirk on Sunday morning; and a' the ill bred laddies round, about, cried, Ay, ay, Sandy, pay the bill ſiller, or we‘ll cut the cow's tail awa, To poor Sandy ſuffered ſadly in the fleſh, beſides the penalty and and kirk penance.

But wiſe Willy had pity upon them and gade wi' them to the kirk court, what learned folks call the ſeſſion, Jenny was firſt called upon and in ſhe goes where all the hally band were convened, elders and youngers, deacons and dog payers keeping the door, the cankerdeſt cards that could be gotten between Dyſart and Dubby ſide white heads and bald heads, ſitting wanting bonnets, wi' their white headed ſtaves, and holding gray jockey coats upon' them.

Meſs John ſays, Come away Jannet, we're a waiting on you here.

Min ) Now Jannet where was this child gotten, you muſt tell me plainly.

Jan. A deed ſtir it was gotten among the black ſtones at the cheek of the crab holes.

Meſs John ſtares at her not knowing the place, but ſome of the elders did; then ſaid he, O Jannet but the devil has been buſy with you at the time.

Jan. By my figs ſtir that's a great lie ye‘re telling now, for the de‘il wiſna thereabout, it I ſaw, nor nae body elſe, to bid us do either ae thing or anither, we loo‘d ither unco weel for a lang time before that and ſyne we tell’d ither, and greed to marry ither like ither honeſt fouk, then mighta we learn to do the thing married fouk does, without the devil helping us.

Whieſt, whieſt cried they, you ſhould be ſcourged ſauſe loon queen it thou is we’re ſpeaking nonſenſe