Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Seventyne day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie six years

D1696/9/8

D1696/9/8¹

Act

Act Mr Thomas Ogilvie

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Mr Thomas Ogilvie preacher of the Gospell Shewing That wher the petitioner by order of the presbetrie of Dwndie hath Supplied the vaccant congregatione of Alyth and preached therat since March Last And is to continwe preaching ther untill he be recalled Conforme to the act of the presbetrie and declaratione of the heretors therwith prodwced wherby he hath right to the Stipend of the said paroch Conform to the acts of parliament made anent Supplieing the vacancies in the north And therfore humbly 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 act of the presbetrie and declaratione of the heretors mentioned therin And prodwced therwith they heirby allow to the petitioner the Stipend of the above kirk of Alyth for this present cropt and yeir of God J^aj vi^c nyntie six And decernes and ordaines the petitioner to be readily ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs Stipend to the heretors fermers titullars tacksemen tennents and possessors and others lyable in the saids yeirs Stipends And ordaines Letters of Horning to be direct at the petitioners instance against the heretors fewers wodsetters liferenters titulars tacksemen tenents possessors and others lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend to make payment of the same to the petitioner upon productione of a decreit of Locality and in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of the said yeirs Stipend according as they shall be decerned and determined be the Judge ordinary