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Old Ecclesiastical Records of Badenocli. 425
We have next a batch of four sadly-misi^uiclecl Highlanders
dealt with by the Session '* for lisliing upon a Sabbath evening."
" Oc/obrr Ifli, 1730. —This day Thomas and Mm-dow ]\Iac-
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pherson and John Shaw in Invereshie being summoned and called,
compeared, and being interrogate anent their guilt in ])rophaning
the J_,ord's Day l>y fishing, as was delated. They owned that they
tislied upon a Sabbath evening u})on the water of Fesliie at
Dugarie. Compeared also John Macpherson, boatman at Insh,
who owned liimself guilty of art and part in buying the said fish
yt night, all of tliem being rebuked and reproved. The Session
considered the whole afiair, and appointed ym to compeare before
the congregation here Sabbath come a fortnight, and be sharply
rebuked for ye said transgression."
In the next extract we have the case of a husband and wife
delated for '_' a customary practice of bakeing bread upon the
Lord's Day."
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" October I8th, 1730.—This day, Anne Macpherson, spouse to
Donald Fraser in Knochachalich, formerly delated, being sumd. and
called, compeared with her husband, and owned only that she did
bake a little bannock for an herd, who was to go off early next
morning."
Anne's ingenious plea that it was " only a little bannock for an
herd," led the Session, it is recorded, to let off the culprit with a
—You must ne-s'er do it again, Anne—in the shape of " asharpe
Sessional rebuke with certification."
From the following entry it would appear there must have
been a considerable number of bad halfpennies in circulation in
the Highlands at the time, but apparently the "bawbees," bad as
they were, were considered by the contributors yood enough for
the Church box :
''December 2ith, 1730.—There is found in the box Two
pounds and eleven sh, Scot., over and above what is marked,
qch makes twentie-seven lbs. and eighteen sh., Scots. intheTreasrs
hands, of quch tliere is of bad halfpennies thirteen 2>ounds seven
sh. Scots., wereof there are are twelve sh. st. given at ninepence
per pound weight, which amounts to two sh, three pence st. of
good money."
Here is the record of the dealing of the Session with parties
travelling on a Lord's Day " with a great many horse."
''November 2lst, 1731.—This day William Maclean and
Donald INIacpherson in Farlotter, John Macpherson in Toli\a,
and William Shaw in Knockanbeg, formerly delated, being called
compeared, and being asked if they and some oyrs in the Parish
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