Examples:

In October 1716 Archibald White, an elder was accused of drunkenness on the Lord's Day four and a half years before .

In November he cited an

"Act of the General Assembly, appointing a scandal to expire in four years so as it ought not be enquired into nor revived any more".

In December's Session minutes we read

"The sefsion considering the Defence made by Archibald Whyte why they should not proceed in this affair do find that the time mentioned in the Act of the General Assembly is five years to which his case comes not up, and therefor resolve to proceed."

A committee of elders considered the evidence, found that he had shown a very bad example, admonished him and asked for a solemn promise

"to guard against the like in times to come".

His accuser who had brought the charge against him after he had rebuked her mother for misbehaviour on the Sabbath, was also

"gravely admonished to guard against such practices in time coming" and "study a meek and modest and Christian carriage at all times"

In 1718 Thomas Greg appeared before the session and

"acknowledged his being guilty of fornication with Helen Wedderburn daughter of John Wedderburn weaver in Prefton and that he was the father of the child brought forth by her. he was exhorted to serious repentance and appointed to compear(appear) and make satisfaction for his said sin upon the publick place of Repentance upon Sabbath next"

"John Grant, collier with Grange was guilty of Drunkennefs Curfing and Swearing and beating his wife and raifing one uproar in the town upon Wednefday, and that upon the Lord's Day before the Sacrament he was dancing before the door in his drunkenness..."