Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Wedensday 10th Aprill 1695

D1695/4/11

D1695/4/11¹

Act

Act The Kirk Session of Dunning

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the kirk session of the parish of Dinning Shewing That tho the petitioners be very unwilling to give any Occasione to any of their heritors to mistake their preceiding yet being informed that Androw Lord Rollo who was appointed factor by the saids Lords for Imploying two years of ther vaccant stipend for repairing the kirk and manse of the paroch and for building and repaireing severall bridges and repairing the schooll within the same, and Gave bond and Caution for that effect, Craves ane exonoratione and to have up his bond, The petitioners Cannot bot in duty represent to their Lordships that the² work undertaken is not at all performed for except the silateing and Glassing of the Manss and mending the manss barne and stable The kirk mending the manss barne and stable The kirk rooff is still ruinouse being turn in five or six places, so as the people cannot without hazard sitt under it nor is the schooll house repaired But the Childrein this last Cold winter were keept in a Corner of the kirk to ther great prejudice and for bridges ther is nothing done nor is the repairing of the manse Compleited, So that the forsaid bond not being at all fullfilled ought not to be given up nor the granter therof exonored And Therfore humbly supplicating the saids Lords of his majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above kirk session of Dinning with another petition be the Lord Rollo They heirby Grant Commission to […] Lord Ruthven and Adam Drumond of Meginch To Consider the act of Councill quherupon the Lord Rollos bond is given and visit the kirk and manss and other pious works appointed by the petitione and to report to the Councill Whither the termes of the said act be fullfilled or not betwixt and the Fourth day of June nixt.