Thomas Lorn, residing at Overton of Dyce, was brought before the
provost of Aberdeen, accused of ‘hearing of spreits, and wavering
ofttimes frae his wife, bairns, and family, by the space of seven
weeks,’ they not knowing ‘where he has been during the said space.’
He agreed that, if he should ever be found absenting himself in that
manner, without giving warning, he should suffer death ‘as ane guilty
person, dealer with spreits.’--_Ab. C. R._
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[Sidenote: 1599.