Edinburgh the Twentie day of December Jaj vjc nyntie four years
D1694/12/25
D1694/12/251
Act
Act Agnes Davidsone spouse to Mr James Shaw.
Anent a petition given in to the Lords of ther majesties privy Councill be Agnes Davidson spouse to Mr James Shaw late minister Anwitch in the stewartry of Galloway Shewing That quher the petitioners husband having served the cure at the forsaid Church for the space of Twentie years and upwards and now the forsaid Church being vaccand (by the death of Mr Micheall Bruce late minister ther) for the years Jaj vjc nyntie thrie and nyntie four And seing that the patron of the said Church Sir Godfray McCulloch of Myretoune Is fugative and out of the kingdome these thrie years and upwards The stipend of the said Church these two years is not applyed for any pious use as yet It is therfore Craved that the saids Lords would take 2 to3 Consideration the afflicted case of the petitioner she being left with four small Childrein and haveing nothing to mantaine her self and poor Childrein but what is bestowed to her in Charity by good Christians And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would allow the petitioner the forsaid two years vaccand stipends as the saids Lords have allowed to others formerly her husband being in the same Circumstances and allready having given obedience to Law as the petitione bears The Lords of ther majesties privy Councill having Considered this petition given in to them be the above Agnes Davidsone spouse to the above Mr James Shaw They hereby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Anwitch for this present Cropt and year of God Jaj vjc nyntie four and Ordaines her to be readily answered obeyed payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters Lyfrentars fermorers titullars tacksmen of teynds tennets possessors and others Lyable in payment of the stipend of the said kirk And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill to be direct at her instance against them for said haill years stipend upon production of a decreet of Locallitie and in case ther be no Decret of Locallity Ordaines these Lyable to make4 payment to the petitioner of the said years stipend according as they shall be Decerned be the Judge ordinary.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 118v-119r.
2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.
4. Insertion.
1. NRS, PC2/25, 118v-119r.
2. The word ‘the’ scored out here.
3. Insertion.
4. Insertion.