Scottish Privy Council Records

Att Edinburgh the Tuenty First day of Jullij J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

A1692/7/46¹

Act

Act Mr James Buchanan for stipend

Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of there majestyes privie Councill be Mr James Buchanan minister at Balfrone Shewing That where the petitioner wes called to be minister at the said paroch by the unanimous consent of the haill heretors and pariochiners and served the cure thereat upwards of Tuenty fyve years And gave obedience to the act of the meeting of the Estates daitted the thretteint day of Apryll J^aj vj^c and Eightie nyne whereby the petitioner wes under the protectione of the government Notwithstanding whereof within a short tyme there after The petitioner and his haill family wes most violently thrust from his duelling house by the rabble who broke and destroyed his plenishing and books beatt his wyfe and servants In Consideration whereof William Viscount of Strathallan undoubted patrone of the said paroch Gave and disponed the vacand stipend thereof to the petitioner for the half of the year J^aj vj^c nyntie and wholl year J^aj vj^c nyntie one with the product and benefite of the Gleib As the said Gift produced with the said petitione hes testified And sieing there is no persone can pretend right to the said years stipend or to the product of the gleib And that the samen wes granted to the petitioner in remuneratione of the manse and office houses and Improvement of the Gleib By which (²If nead were The petitioner can depone he wes at as much Loss and expenses as the years stipend and benefite of the gleib will amount to And therefore craveing to the effect underwreitten as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there majesties privie Councill haveing considdered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr James Buchanan with ansuers made thereto be the heretors of Balfron and wreitts produced for aither pairty They hereby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Balfron for the half of the year J^aj vj^c nyntie and J^aj vj^c and nyntie one and benefite of the gleib and ordaines him to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed thereof be the heretors fewers Lyfrenters titulars tacksmen of teynds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the samen And ordaines Letters of horning to be direct at his instance againest them for that effect He produceing a decreet of Locality and in case there be no decreet of Locality ordaines the persones Lyable to make payment to him of there respective proportiones according as the samen shall be decerned be the Judge ordinary In respect the petitioner hes given in to the Clerks of Councill ane obleidgement subscryved be him obleidgeing himself That for the future he shall pray for there majestyes King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of Scotland.

At Edinburgh 21 July 1692

A1692/7/46¹

Act

Act to Mr James Buchanan for stipend

Concerning the petition given in to the lords of their majesties privy council by Mr James Buchanan, minister at Balfron, showing that where the petitioner was called to be minister at the said parish by the unanimous consent of the whole heritors and parishioners and served the cure thereat upwards of twenty five years, and gave obedience to the act of the meeting of the Estates dated 13 day of April 1689 whereby the petitioner was under the protection of the government, notwithstanding whereof within a short time thereafter the petitioner and his whole family was most violently thrust from his dwelling house by the rabble who broke and destroyed his plenishing and books, beat his wife and servants, in Consideration whereof William [Drummond] Viscount Strathallan, undoubted patron of the said parish gave and disponed the vacand stipend thereof to the petitioner for the half of the year 1690 and whole year 1691 with the product and benefit of the gleib as the said gift produced with the said petition has testified, and seeing there is no person can pretend the right to the said years’ stipend or to the product of the gleib, and that the same was granted to the petitioner in remuneration of the manse and office houses and improvement of the gleib by which (if nead were) the petitioner can depone he was at as much loss and expenses as the years’ stipend and benefit of the gleib will amount to, 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 them by the above Mr James Buchanan with answers made thereto by the heritors of Balfron and writs produced for either party, they hereby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Balfron for the half of the year 1690 and for 1691 and benefit of the gleib and ordain him to be readily answered, obeyed and paid thereof by the heritors, feuers, liferenters, titulars, tacksmen of teinds, tenants, possessors and others liable in payment of the same, and ordain letters of horning to be directed at his instance against them for that effect, he producing a decreet of locality, and in case there be no decreet of locality ordain the persons liable to make payment to him of their respective proportions according as the same shall be decerned by the judge ordinary in respect the petitioner has given in to the clerks of council an obligement subscribed be him obliging himself that for the future he shall pray for their majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of Scotland.

1. PC1/48, 324-5.