. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. Synods order, - - 00 14 06 To a poor woman who had her husband to be cut of a ston, - - - 00 18 06 To a poor man in Kilmaronock, - - - - - - - - - 00 12 o To James Robartoun a poor man that had twa children burnt in his house, 00 12 OTo ane John Colquhoane a poor man in Lusse tormented sorely be gravell and recommended to us be the presbetrie, 01 00 o 2 The Session Records, too, were kept more carefully than in Mr. Cochrans time, the sinsand punishments of the parishioners being very minutely descri
. The parish of Strathblane and its inhabitants from early times : a chapter in Lennox history. Synods order, - - 00 14 06 To a poor woman who had her husband to be cut of a ston, - - - 00 18 06 To a poor man in Kilmaronock, - - - - - - - - - 00 12 o To James Robartoun a poor man that had twa children burnt in his house, 00 12 OTo ane John Colquhoane a poor man in Lusse tormented sorely be gravell and recommended to us be the presbetrie, 01 00 o 2 The Session Records, too, were kept more carefully than in Mr. Cochrans time, the sinsand punishments of the parishioners being very minutely described—the Third, Fourth, andSeventh Commandments being those most frequently broken. The new Session, as now ar-ranged, consisted of Elders. Deacons. Walter MIndoe Robert Dalglish in Blairquhoche] Archibald Foyer Walter MAla in Auchengilian William Brown George Ronald in Garvel Archibald Gait aith in Cult James Shearer in Mugdock John MIndoe in RosyairdJohn Buchanan in BallewneJames Browne in DuntreathJohn Welch in MugdockJames Ranken in Dumbroch THE PARISH OF STRATHBLANE. and later on that. of Mr. Livingston, we are again indebted to a friendlytombstone for a clue to his legend round the annexed woodcuttells us that Here lies MFarlan, spouse to Master David Elphinstone,Minister of Dumbritan, who died the12 of Marich, 169 . This Mr. DavidElphinston, minister of Dumbarton, beganhis clerical career as Chaplain to LadyElphinston of Blythswood. His first wifewas Janet Dennestone, who died in1653, leaving an only bairn Janet;^the lady of the name of MFarlan wastherefore his second wife, and no doubtshe came to Strathblane with her son,the young bachelor minister, to house-keep for him when he settled date of her death is partly obliter-ated, but there is enough left to showthat she died before her son was trans-lated to Dalkeith in 1700. A few monthsbefore Mr. Elphinston left Strathblane hemarried Mrs. Kathrine Moncrieff, inthe parish of Lasswade.^ MR. JAMES
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