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Canongate confession 1621
« on: Wednesday 21 April 21 11:59 BST (UK) »
Can anyone have a stab at this confession please? The sin of fornication seems to have been between ? Braine and ? Bankes - if it says Bankes' first name.
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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 16:32 BST (UK) »
It's Cristiane (or Crisciane) Braine.

I'm not sure whether the other party's forename is given.

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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 17:36 BST (UK) »
It would be the last word of the first line - if it's given at all - which I'm not sure it is.
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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 17:45 BST (UK) »
Yes.  I was unable to discern a name in that word.

I'm also not sure whether the apparent short word comprising a w plus a contraction mark is meant to be with or something else.  It doesn't look like the normal contraction of with.


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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 19:10 BST (UK) »
Here is the previous entry where the first name is given after the strange contraction
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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 20:29 BST (UK) »
Compeiris Cristiane Broune and confessis ye sine of fornica[ti]oun wt nicoll
Bankes ye sessioun comittis yaime [1] baith to [remand?] quhill [2] they satisfie ye mag
istrates and find cautioun for yair [3] publick repentance conforme to
ye ordor

[1] = them
[2] = while = until
[3] = their

If you look further in the session book you will find further references:

page 94 (Sunday 21st June):

Cristiane broune trelapis In fornicatioune wt nicoll banks hir 1 day

This tells you that this is the third time Christian has been (found) guilty of fornication, as she is a trelapse (her third "lapse/fall", as opposed to a single case, a relapse, quadrilapse etc.).

page 95 (Sunday 1st July):

Cristiane broun trelapis in fornicatioune
continowit hir repentance for the 2 day

page 95 (Sunday 8th July):

Cristiane broune Trelapis in fornicatioune wt nicoll bankis
continowit hir repentance for the thrid day

page 96 (Sunday 15th July):

Cristiane Broune Trelapis In fornicatioune wt nicoll
banks hir 4 day

page 97 (Sunday 22nd July):

Cristiane broune Trelapis In fornicatioune wt nicoll
banks hir 5 day

page 97 (Sunday 29th July):

Cristiane broune Trelaps in fornica[tio]un wt
Nicoll bankis co[n]tinowit hir repentance for ye 6 day

At this point she must have been absolved, unless there is a very long gap until her next appearance.

Nicol Banks gets off more easily as it is his first offence.

page 92 (Sunday 27th May]:

Nicoll bankis fornicator withe Cristiane Broune enters
his repentance for ye first day

page 93 (Sunday 3rd June)

Nicoll bankis fornicator wt Cristiane broune
co[n]tinowit his repentance for ye 2 day

page 93 (Sunday 10th June):

Nicoll banks fornicator wt Cristiane broune
continowit his repentance for ye 3 day and was
ressauit*

*In other words was received back into full church privileges.


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Re: Canongate confession 1621
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 21 April 21 22:08 BST (UK) »
Thank you for such a full explanation.
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