[11] The Relief Church originated in 1752 in opposition to the system of patronage, and received its name from its relief from that burden. In 1847 it became, by union with the Secession Church, the United Presbyterian Church.
[12] For the accompanying illustrations of a repentance-stool, and of the jagg or jougs, I am indebted to Mr Wm. Andrews, from whose work on “Bygone Punishments” (London 1899) they are taken.
[13] The spelling of this and the following extracts is modernised.
Transcriber’s Notes:
“St.” and “St” are used inconsistently throughout the original text.
Other than the correction noted by hover information, inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original.