Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie third day of Janwary J^aj vi^c nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/1/35

D1696/1/35¹

Act

Act Mr Richard Howiesone

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Mr Ritchard Howiesone present minister of the Gospell at Mussleburgh Shewing That wher the petitioner haveing bein in September J^aj vi^c nyntie four transported from the church of Cockpen to the church of Mwssleburgh by the presbetrie at My Lord Chancellors Desyre And notwithstanding that his transportatione was Some few dayes befor the terme yet the petitioner did serve the said church of Cockpen efter the terme And the said kirk of Cockpen haveing continwed vaccant untill within this fourtnight and the petitioner haveing conforme to a visitatione of the presbetrie with consent of the deceast Sir Mark Kers the patrone being at considerable charges and expenss in repaireing of the said manse and office houses As the act of visitatione with compt of the reparationes produced with the said petitione hes testified As also The petitioner haveing bein at great charges besydes the danmadges he Sustained in transporting his household plainshing and furniture And being hard that he Should burden the parochin of Mwssleburgh therwith Seing the petitioner Served the cure at Cockpen for the whole yeir J^aj vi^c nyntie four as said is And ther being a yeirs Stipend vaccant of the kirk of Cockpen besydes what will belong to the present minister Lately ordained And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned Which petitione being this day red and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Cownsell with ansuers made therto by The Laird of Cockpen with a verball report of a comittie of ther own number to whom it was remitted They heirby allow the petitioner the Soume of Thrie Hundereth and fiftie merks of the last half years Stipend of the yeir J^aj vi^c nyntie four of the above kirk of Cockpen And ordaines him to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed therof be the heretors fewars Liferenters wodsetters titulars tacksemen of teinds tennents and possessors and others lyable in payment of the said half yeirs Stipend And ordaines Letters of Horning to be Direct at the petitioners instance against the heretors and wthers foirsaids lyable in payment of the said half yeirs Stipend wpon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids Lyable in payment therof to make payment to the petitioner of ther respective proportiones therof according as they Shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary