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moned him and her before the haly band, a court that was held in the kirk on Saturday morning: and al the herd laddies sound about cried Ay, ay, Sandy pay the bull-sillea or we'll cut the cow's tail awa'. So poor Sandy suffered sadly in the flesh, besides the penalty and kirk penance.

But Wise Willie had pity on them, and gade wi them to the Kirk-court, what learned folks call the Session. Jenny was first call'd upon, and in she goes, where a' the haly band was convened, elders and younger deacons, and dog-payers, keeping the door, the cankerdest carles that could be gotten between Dysart and Dudyside, white heads and bald heads, sitting wantin bonnets, wi their white-headed staves and hodden grey jockey coats about them.

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