Act, 21 June 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie one day of June Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act

Act Geddes of Kirkurd for a vaccand stipend.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be James Geddes of Kirkurd Shewing That quher the kirk of Kirkurd being vaccant and the vaccant stipend due to the minister being appointed by the acts of parliament to be Imployed for pious uses within the parish wher the samen vaiks Wherupon the toune Councill of Edinburgh undoubted patrons of the said Kirk and paroch be ther act of the date the fifteinth day of June this instant year Jaj vjc nyntie four Did allow and Grant warrand to the petitioner to uplift this years stipend from the persones Lybable in payment of the samen To be applyed for the pious usses within the said paroch And that necessarie it is that the petitioner have letters from the saids Lords against these lyable in payment of the samen And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above James Geddes with the act of the toune Councill of Edinburgh mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Kirkurd for this present year Jaj vjc nyntie four and nominats and appoints the said James Geddes to be factor for uplifting the said years stipend and Imploying the same for repairing the rooff of the said kirk and puting a sclait rooff theron, and repairing the manse and kirk yeard dykes and other piouse usses abovementioned And Ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters Lyfrenters titulars tackmen of teynds tennents and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill to be direct at the instance of the said factor against these lyable in payment of the said years stipend upon productione of decreet of Localitie and incaice ther be no decreet of Localitie Ordaines these lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the same according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner before extracting heirof has given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall Imploy the said years stipend upon the ends and uses forsaids.

Edinburgh the Twentie one day of June Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/6/91

Act

Act Geddes of Kirkurd for a vaccand stipend.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of ther Majesties privy Councill be James Geddes of Kirkurd Shewing That quher the kirk of Kirkurd being vaccant and the vaccant stipend due to the minister being appointed by the acts of parliament to be Imployed for pious uses within the parish wher the samen vaiks Wherupon the toune Councill of Edinburgh undoubted patrons of the said Kirk and paroch be ther act of the date the fifteinth day of June this instant year Jaj vjc nyntie four Did allow and Grant warrand to the petitioner to uplift this years stipend from the persones Lybable in payment of the samen To be applyed for the pious usses within the said paroch And that necessarie it is that the petitioner have letters from the saids Lords against these lyable in payment of the samen And Therfore Humbly Suplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above James Geddes with the act of the toune Councill of Edinburgh mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Kirkurd for this present year Jaj vjc nyntie four and nominats and appoints the said James Geddes to be factor for uplifting the said years stipend and Imploying the same for repairing the rooff of the said kirk and puting a sclait rooff theron, and repairing the manse and kirk yeard dykes and other piouse usses abovementioned And Ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters Lyfrenters titulars tackmen of teynds tennents and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill to be direct at the instance of the said factor against these lyable in payment of the said years stipend upon productione of decreet of Localitie and incaice ther be no decreet of Localitie Ordaines these lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the same according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner before extracting heirof has given bond and found suficient Cautione acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall Imploy the said years stipend upon the ends and uses forsaids.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 8r-9r.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 8r-9r.