Act, 14 June 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fourteint day of Junij Jaj vjc and nyntie tuo years

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Act Mr William Kemp for stipend

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of there majestyes privie Councill be Mr William Kemp minister at Ferriepartouncraig Shewing That where in the moneth of Junij Jaj vjc nyntie one The petitioner receaved a Call from the Heretors and Elders of the said paroch to be minister there and accepted the same Likeas upon the seventh day of Jully therefter The presbitry sustained it And also allowed the petitioner to preach in the said kirk from that tyme forementioned But by reason of the previous tryalls used in such cases befor the presbitry And that there dyets of meeting were Less frequent The petitioner wes not actually ordained minister of the said kirk untill the tuelth day of November therefter the said year which falling to be after the Legall termes of Michaellmess and Mertimes hath occasioned some scrouple in the heretors and others Lyable in payment of the stipend to make payment to the petitioner of the forsaid half year and terme thereof unless they be warranted be the saids Lords order to doe the same And sieing that from and efter the forsaid moneth of Junij The petitioner did preach and serve the cure at the said kirk by the allowance forsaid as he hes done since his ordinatione And that in all reasone his ordinatione in a Case so Circumstantiat ought to be drawen back to the date of his call and his accepting and the presbitryes sustaining thereof And therefor Craveing that the saids Lords would be pleased In consideratione of the premises To ordaine the petitioner to be ansuered and obeyed by the heretors and others Lyable in payment of the forsaid half years stipend of the cropt and year of God Jaj vjc and nyntie one specially sieing that the said kirk is of the Kings patronadge and the heretors are willing And that the petitioner hes truely served2 for the same Conforme to a testificat of the presbitrie produced with the said petition. As the samen petition bears The Saids Lords of there majestyes privie Councill haveing considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr William Kemp with the testificat mentioned therein and produced therewith They hereby allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk of Ferriepartouncraig for the last half of the cropt and year of God Jaj vjc and nyntie one And ordaines him to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed thereof be the heretors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the samen And ordaines Letters of horning at his instance againest them for that effect He alwayes produceing a decreet to make payment to the petitioner of the said stipend for the said half year according as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinarie

At Edinburgh 14 June 1692

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Act for Mr William Kemp for stipend

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Mr William Kemp, minister at Tayport, showing that where in June 1691, the petitioner received a call from the heritors and elders of the said parish to be minister there and accepted the same, and upon 7 July thereafter the presbytery sustained it and also allowed the petitioner to preach in the said kirk from the aforementioned time; but by reason of the previous trials used in such cases before the presbytery and that their diets of meeting were less frequent, the petitioner was not actually ordained minister of the said kirk until 12 November thereafter in the said year, which falling after the legal terms of Michaelmas and Martinmas has occasioned some scruple in the heritors and others liable in payment of the stipend to make payment to the petitioner of the foresaid half year and term thereof unless they be warranted by the said lords’ order to do the same; and seeing that from and after the foresaid month of June, the petitioner did preach and serve the cure at the said kirk by the allowance foresaid as he has done since his ordination and that in all reason his ordination in such circumstances ought to be drawn back to the date of his call and his accepting and the presbytery’s sustaining thereof, and therefore craving that the said lords would be pleased in consideration of the premises to ordain the petitioner to be answered and obeyed by the heritors and others liable in payment of the foresaid half year’s stipend of the crop and year of God 1691, especially seeing that the said kirk is of the king’s patronage and the heritors are willing and that the petitioner has truly served for the same according to a certificate of the presbytery produced with the said petition, as the same petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council, having considered this petition given in to them by the above Mr William Kemp with the certificate mentioned therein and produced therewith, they hereby allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk of Tayport for the last half of the crop and year of God 1691 and ordain him to be readily answered, obeyed and paid thereof by the heritors, feuars, wadsetters and others liable in payment of the same, and they ordain letters of horning at his instance against them for that effect, he always producing a decreet to make payment to the petitioner of the said stipend for the said half year according as they shall be discerned by the judge ordinary.

1. PC1/48, 259-60.

2. The phrase ‘the Cure’ scored out here.

1. PC1/48, 259-60.