Subject_1 HUSBAND and WIFE. Subject_2 DIVISION IX.
The wife's personal privileges.
A v. B
Date: 23 January 1634 Case No. No 282.
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A wife of Kirkaldie being pursued, and her husband for his interest, for injuring her neighbour with words, calling her witch and whore, before the Commissary of St Andrews, is decerned to make her repentance, and to ask the party pardon, and to pay 40 lib. therefor; 20 lib. to the poor of the parish, and 20 lib. to the party offended; and the husband being charged to pay the money for his wife's misbehaviour, suspends, seeing if she did any wrong to her neighbour by word, it was without his tolerance done. The Lords suspended the letters for the money, but found them orderly proceeded for her personal satisfaction.
