Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie day of Aprile J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/4/9

D1697/4/9¹

Act

Act The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be The heretors of the paroch of Leckropt Shewing That by Severall Lawes and acts of parliament it is provyded That the manse Should be repaired out of the foirend of the vaccant Stipends And by a particular act of this current parliament It is provyded that the vaccant Stipends Should be imployed upon piows wses with in the paroch And the said church of Leikropt being vaccant for the cropt and yeir of God J^aj vi^c and nyntie Six The said vaccant Stipend cannot be better bestowed then upon these piows wses within the paroch viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch untill which be Done ther kirk can not be convenientlie planted for want of a Suteable habitatione to the minister As alsoe the yowng ones of the said paroch are much neglected of ther instructione and Learneing for want of a convenient Schooll² house As alsoe the bridge over the water of Allan which is not only the comowne passage for the greatest pairt of the paroch to the church But lyes on the high way from Stireling to the north is now Soe rwined and decayed that it will requyre a considerable Soume for due reparatione therof And The Lord Cardross patron of the said paroch being willing that they should Supplicat ther Lordships for applyeing the vaccant Stipend of the said church to be imployed upon the piows wses foirsaids upon Sufficient cautione to be found by the factor to be appointed by ther Lordships for that effect And therfore humblie craveing to the effect efter mentioned As the said petitione bears Which being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby allow the vaccant Stipend of the above kirk of Leckropt for the haill cropt and yeir of God J^aj vi^c and nyntie Six to be imployed for the wses mentioned in the bill viz for repaireing of the manse office houses kirk and kirkyeard of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schoollhouse in the said paroch and for repairing the bridge over the water of Allan And the saids Lords nominats and appoints James Campbell of Leckropt to be factor for uplifting of the said vaccant Stipend and decernes and ordaines the said factor to be readielie ansuered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs Stipend by the heretors fewers wodsetters Liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct at the said factors instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said 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 yeirs Stipend according as they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary In respect the said factor hes given bond and fownd Sufficient cautione acted in the books of privie Counsell that he Shall imploy the above vaccant Stipend of the above paroch of Leckropt for the ends and wses foirsaids viz for repaireing the manse office houses kirk and kirk yeards of the said paroch of Leckropt and for bwilding a convenient Schooll house in the said paroch and for repaireing of the bridge over the water of Allan And that he Shall make payment of the Superplus of the said vaccant Stipend if any Shall be not imployed for the wses foirsaids to The Lords of privie Counsell or any whom they shall appoint