Act, 12 January 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Twelth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/1/191

Act

Act Mr Alexander2 Alexander minister at Glass

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties majesties3 Privy Councill be Mr Alexander Alexander minister at Glass Shewing That quher the petitioner being presented to be minister at the kirk of Glass he did officiat for severall years in the said charge untill the late act of Parliament in favors of Presbyterian ministers In obedience to which act of Parliament the petitioner did voluntarly cede and give place to the nou deceased Mr George Meldrum of Crombie who did serve at the said cure in anno Jaj vjc sixtie one Bot he haveing lately dyed the petitioner did returne to his charge and upon the twentie-fourth of november last (which was appointed by the saids Lords to be a day of thanksgiveing for his majesties returne and preservation) The petitioner was to have preached a sermon suitable to the day and in order therto endeavoured to enter the Church and was kynlie received by all his parishioners except only by one John Gordon younger of Baldornie professed papist who as it would appear did conceave a prejudice against the petitioner by reason of his being so ueell affected to the government (as is knowen to the Master of Forbes and Laird of Grant) Did with severall of his domestick servants in a most violent maner threaten and offer to kill the petitioner on the place by entering the Church so that the petitioner was necesitate that day to preach in the Church yeard, And to this hour he was not safe to returne to his charge Unles that he hade the saids Lords Protection, And seing as said is that his affection to their majesties Is so weell knowen as may evidently appear from this that he was only opposed by profest papists And willers to the government And that allwayes he did and presently was most willing to give obedience to all Lawes whither Civill or Ecclesiastick and that then ther was no Church Judicatione in the north of Scotland, And that it is prejudiciall in the mean tyme for the parishin to want a minister And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Consider the premisses and would allow him their Lordships protectione in the exercise and Imployment of the said Church against all attempts that can be made against the petitioner therin by the said John Gordon or any others, And would ordaine the petitioner to be put in the peaceable possession therof and of the uplifting the Stipend beyond what should be due to the said Mr George Meldrum and his representatives as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Alexander Alexander They heirby Grant their Protection to the petitioner in the exercise of his Ministrie within the parochin of Glass and allowes to him the stipend of the above kirk of Glass after the tyme of the stipend due to the above deceast Mr George Meldrum for his service at the said kirk and the Aun due to his relict and Childrein is elapsed and so long as the petitioner shall continue to preach and exercise his ministrie within the said parish untill the said kirk be legally planted.

Edinburgh The Twelth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/1/191

Act

Act Mr Alexander2 Alexander minister at Glass

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties majesties3 Privy Councill be Mr Alexander Alexander minister at Glass Shewing That quher the petitioner being presented to be minister at the kirk of Glass he did officiat for severall years in the said charge untill the late act of Parliament in favors of Presbyterian ministers In obedience to which act of Parliament the petitioner did voluntarly cede and give place to the nou deceased Mr George Meldrum of Crombie who did serve at the said cure in anno Jaj vjc sixtie one Bot he haveing lately dyed the petitioner did returne to his charge and upon the twentie-fourth of november last (which was appointed by the saids Lords to be a day of thanksgiveing for his majesties returne and preservation) The petitioner was to have preached a sermon suitable to the day and in order therto endeavoured to enter the Church and was kynlie received by all his parishioners except only by one John Gordon younger of Baldornie professed papist who as it would appear did conceave a prejudice against the petitioner by reason of his being so ueell affected to the government (as is knowen to the Master of Forbes and Laird of Grant) Did with severall of his domestick servants in a most violent maner threaten and offer to kill the petitioner on the place by entering the Church so that the petitioner was necesitate that day to preach in the Church yeard, And to this hour he was not safe to returne to his charge Unles that he hade the saids Lords Protection, And seing as said is that his affection to their majesties Is so weell knowen as may evidently appear from this that he was only opposed by profest papists And willers to the government And that allwayes he did and presently was most willing to give obedience to all Lawes whither Civill or Ecclesiastick and that then ther was no Church Judicatione in the north of Scotland, And that it is prejudiciall in the mean tyme for the parishin to want a minister And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Consider the premisses and would allow him their Lordships protectione in the exercise and Imployment of the said Church against all attempts that can be made against the petitioner therin by the said John Gordon or any others, And would ordaine the petitioner to be put in the peaceable possession therof and of the uplifting the Stipend beyond what should be due to the said Mr George Meldrum and his representatives as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Alexander Alexander They heirby Grant their Protection to the petitioner in the exercise of his Ministrie within the parochin of Glass and allowes to him the stipend of the above kirk of Glass after the tyme of the stipend due to the above deceast Mr George Meldrum for his service at the said kirk and the Aun due to his relict and Childrein is elapsed and so long as the petitioner shall continue to preach and exercise his ministrie within the said parish untill the said kirk be legally planted.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v-159v.

2. The word ‘Glass’ scored out here.

3. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v-159v.

2. The word ‘Glass’ scored out here.

3. Sic.