Warrant, 21 December 1699, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Fiftein day of September J^aj vi^c Nyntie Nyne years

D1699/9/8

D1699/9/8¹

Act

Act […] Cant relict of Mr James Whyt Minister for a Stipend

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be […] Cant relict of Mr […] Whyte late minister at Strichen Shewing That wher the petitioners said husband served the cure of the said Church untill his death which happned the Eight day of May last wherby all that fell to the petitioner his relict as the Ann wes the Whitsundayes terme For which he hade in effect served, so that albeit the letter of the Law it be the Ann as the nixt terme after his decease yet it followed so Immediately that it does not really answer the favor of the said Ann by Law intended for ministers relicts and Childrein, and since the petitioner is left a destitute widow with Childrein and that the Kirk is still vaccant And that the petitioner has the Consent of the patron therwith produced for the nixt Micheallmiss or Martinmass terme of the said Stipend which hade the petitioners husband Lived bot eight dayes Longer hade fallen to the petitioner of right as her Arm And Therfore humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above […] Cant relict of Mr Whyte late minister at Streichen with the patrons Consent mentioned therin and produced therwith, They hereby Declare the vaccant Stipend of the said kirk of Strichen from Whitsunday Last to Mertinmass nixt both in this instant year J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne To performe and belong to the said petitioner And Decernes and Ordaines the said petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed of the said half years Stipend of the Said kirk of Strichen by the heritors fewars wodsetters lifrentars titulars taxsmen of Teynds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the Same And Ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill to bee direct at the petitioners instance against the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the said stipend To make payment therof to the petitoner upon productione of a decreet of a Locality And in case ther be non Ordaines the heritors and forsaids to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said half years Stipend According as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary Reserving allwayes furth of this termes stipend the twenty merks due to the Minister preaching at the said Kirk of Strichen dureing the forsaid terme.