Bygone Church Life in Scotland Part 15

[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 ill.u.s.trations 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.

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