Act, 2 February 1692, Edinburgh

Act, 29 December 1692, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Second day of Februarij Jaj vjc and Nyntie Tuo years

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Act Mistress Melvill for ane year and2 half a years stipend of the Kirk of Morham

Anent the petition Given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Counsell be Elizabeth Douglas relict of the deceist Mr Andrew Melvill Minister at Moram Shewing That there Lordships by the act of parliament have power and Liberty to gift and dispose of vacant stipends for pious and charitable uses And the Church of Morram being still vacant since the deceiss of the petitioners husband who deceist in Februarij Jaj vjc Eighty Nyne years and Left the petitioner with the burden of six Children and with Litle or no estate and means aither to mantain her or them And any thing they hade which wes mean and Inconsiderable wes bestowed for their breeding and education whereby the petitioner and her poor fatherles faimilie are reduced and redacted to great Straitts and necessityes And there being resting in the heretors hands the half of the year Jaj vjc and Eightie Nyne and the wholl year Jaj vjc and Nyntie one yet undisposed of be your Lordships The heretors haveing procured a grant of the vacant stipend Jaj vjc Nyntie for repairing the kirk and manse The Supplicant and her decesit husband haveing upon their oune charges and expenses both built and repaired the haill office houses belonging to the said Manse to the value of Ane Hundreth pounds and upwards whereof she hes gotten no payment from the heretors And therefore Craveing to the effect underwreitten As the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of their Majestyes privie Councell haveing Considered this petitione Given in to the them be the within Elizabeth Douglas They hereby Allow to the petitioner the stipend of the within kirk of Morham for the last half of the cropt and year of God Jaj vjc Eightie Nyne and the haill Cropt and year of God Jaj vjc and Nyntie one years And ordaines her to be readily ansuered obeyed and payed thereof by the heretors fewers wodsetters Lyfrenters fermerers and others Lyable in payment of the samen And ordaines Letters of horning at the petitioners Instance against them for that effect She produceing a decreet of Locality And in case there be non Ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of there respective proportiones of the said stipend According as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinarie

At Edinburgh 2 February 1692

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Act Mistress Melville for a year and half a year’s stipend of the kirk of Morham

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties’ privy council by Elizabeth Douglas, relict of the deceased Mr Andrew Melville, minister at Morham, showing that their lordships by the act of parliament have power and liberty to gift and dispose of vacant stipends for pious and charitable uses, and the church of Morham being still vacant since the decease of the petitioner’s husband, who deceased in February 1690 and left the petitioner with the burden of six children and with little or no estate and means either to maintain her or them, and anything they had, which was mean and inconsiderable, was bestowed for their breeding and education, whereby the petitioner and her poor fatherless family are reduced and redacted to great straits and necessities, and there being resting in the heritors’ hands the half of the year 1689 and the whole year 1691 yet undisposed of by your lordships, the heritors having procured a grant of the vacant stipend 1690 for repairing the kirk and manse, the supplicant and her deceased husband having upon their own charges and expenses both built and repaired the whole office houses belonging to the said manse to the value of one hundred pounds and upwards, whereof she has gotten no payment from the heritors, and therefore craving to the effect underwritten as the said petition bears. The said lords of their majesties’ privy council having considered this petition given in to the them be the within Elizabeth Douglas, they hereby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the within kirk of Morham for the last half of the crop and year of God 1689 and the whole crop and year of 1691, and ordain her to be readily answered, obeyed, and paid thereof by the heritors, feuers, wadsetters, liferenters, fermerers, and others liable in payment of the same, and ordain letters of horning at the petitioner’s instance against them for that effect, she producing a decreet of locality, and in case there be none, ordain those liable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportions of the said stipend according as they shall be discerned by the judge ordinary.

1. PC1/48, 3-4.

2. The words ‘ane year and’ have been inserted above the line.

1. PC1/48, 3-4.