Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventyne day of Jwny J^aj vi^c nyntie Seven yeirs

D1697/6/11

D1697/6/11¹

Act

Act Margaret Hallkett for Stipend

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Margaret Hallket relict of the deceast Mr Hendry Areskine Late minister of Chirnesyde Shewing that through the decease of her said husband the church of Chirnesyde hath continwed vaccant since Augwst Last wherby ther is half ane yeirs Stipend of the said paroch of Chirnesyde now bypast in the hands of those that are lyeable and Subject in payment therof And that ther Lordships Supplicant is left in a verie Low and mean conditione with four fatherles childrein no way provided for and other burdensome circumstances under which the petitioner is heaviely pressed In consideratione wherof Sir David Home of Crocerig ane of the Senators of the colledge of Justice and other creditors of William Lord Mordingtowne as haveing come in his place as patron of the said paroch and severall heretors of the said paroch and the presbetrie therof by ther severall consents have firelie and most willinglie condescended to concurr with the petitioner to supplicat ther Lordships that the half yeirs Stipend of the said paroch preceeding whitsonday Last may be payed to the petitioner for herself and four childrein as the severall consents themselvs wnder the hands of the saids creditors heretors moderator and presbetry clerk ther present to Show to ther Lordships hes testified wherby it will evidentlie appear to ther Lordships that the Said half yeirs Stipend cannot be imployed within the paroch for a more piows and charitable wse And therfor humblie craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione with the consents mentioned therin and prodwced therwith They heirby allow the petitioner the half yeirs Stipend of the church of Chirnesyde resting at whittsonday Last bypast for the releife and Support of herself and four fatherles childrein and decerns and ordaines her to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the said half yeirs Stipend by the heretors fewers Liferenters wodsetters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the Same And ordaines Letters of horneing to be direct at the petitioners instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said half yeirs Stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the said half yeirs Stipend according as they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary