Act, 21 November 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Twentie one day of November Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/171

Act

Act Mr John Sandilands

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr John Sandilands minister at Dolphingstoune Shewing That quher upon the Unanimous call of the heritors and elders of the parishin of Dolphingtoune the petitioner has preached at the said kirk since mertimiss Jaj vjc nyntie one years And Continued their preaching and serveing the cure ther untill the Eleventh day of January last Att which time the petitioner was ordained and legally seatted minister in the said parish as ane testificat under the hands of the moderator and Clerk of the presbytrie of Biggar heirwith produced will testifie Lykeas the marques of Douglas patron of the said kirk of Dolphintoune by his declaratione and Consent of the fourth of August last allowed the petitioner the half years stipend then bygone from mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie one to whitsunday Jaj vjc nyntie two and if it should hapen though the petitioner should not be ordained betwixt that time and Micheallmiss then nixt therafter (the petitioner still serveing the cure in that parish upon the said Call and Concurrance of the said presbytrie) his Lordship did allow the petitioner the other half years stipend being the last half of Jaj vjc nyntie two as the said Declaratione and Consent of the date forsaid subscribed by him and subscryved and Consented to by the rest of the heritors quhich the said parorchin heir alsoe present to show bears And Therfore humbly Craveing the Saids Lords seing he hade served the cure since the said year Jaj vjc nyntie one, not only to allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk for the said cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie two And Declare the petitioner to have right therto Conforme to the said patrone and heritors their Consent, And ordaine the petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaine letters of horning at his instance for that effect and against the late incumbents for delivering up the uttincells of the Church and bonds for the poors money and the poors box as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr John Sandilands with the testificat of the presbytrie of Biggar and Consent of the Marques of of2 Douglas Subscryved also by some of the heritors of the parish both mentioned in and produced with the petition They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Dolphingtoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and in time comeing dureing his service at the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect; He produceing a decreet of Locality and in case ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the saids years stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner has before extracting heirof Sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance prescryved be act of parliament to their majesties King William and Queen Mary And that in presence of3 his majesties advocat

Edinburgh the Twentie one day of November Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/11/171

Act

Act Mr John Sandilands

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr John Sandilands minister at Dolphingstoune Shewing That quher upon the Unanimous call of the heritors and elders of the parishin of Dolphingtoune the petitioner has preached at the said kirk since mertimiss Jaj vjc nyntie one years And Continued their preaching and serveing the cure ther untill the Eleventh day of January last Att which time the petitioner was ordained and legally seatted minister in the said parish as ane testificat under the hands of the moderator and Clerk of the presbytrie of Biggar heirwith produced will testifie Lykeas the marques of Douglas patron of the said kirk of Dolphintoune by his declaratione and Consent of the fourth of August last allowed the petitioner the half years stipend then bygone from mertimes Jaj vjc nyntie one to whitsunday Jaj vjc nyntie two and if it should hapen though the petitioner should not be ordained betwixt that time and Micheallmiss then nixt therafter (the petitioner still serveing the cure in that parish upon the said Call and Concurrance of the said presbytrie) his Lordship did allow the petitioner the other half years stipend being the last half of Jaj vjc nyntie two as the said Declaratione and Consent of the date forsaid subscribed by him and subscryved and Consented to by the rest of the heritors quhich the said parorchin heir alsoe present to show bears And Therfore humbly Craveing the Saids Lords seing he hade served the cure since the said year Jaj vjc nyntie one, not only to allow the petitioner the stipend of the said kirk for the said cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie two And Declare the petitioner to have right therto Conforme to the said patrone and heritors their Consent, And ordaine the petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewars wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And Ordaine letters of horning at his instance for that effect and against the late incumbents for delivering up the uttincells of the Church and bonds for the poors money and the poors box as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above Mr John Sandilands with the testificat of the presbytrie of Biggar and Consent of the Marques of of2 Douglas Subscryved also by some of the heritors of the parish both mentioned in and produced with the petition They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Dolphingtoune for the haill cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie two and in time comeing dureing his service at the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readily answered obeyed and payed therof be the heritors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the same And ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill against them for that effect; He produceing a decreet of Locality and in case ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment to the petitioner of their respective proportiones of the saids years stipend according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect the petitioner has before extracting heirof Sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance prescryved be act of parliament to their majesties King William and Queen Mary And that in presence of3 his majesties advocat

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r-273r.

2. Sic.

3. The words ‘any of the’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 272r-273r.

2. Sic.

3. The words ‘any of the’ scored out here.