Att Edinburgh the Tuenty Fourth day off November Jaj vjc nyntie tuo years
A1692/11/47
A1692/11/471
Act
Act Vauss of Barnbarrow for Stipend
Anent the petitione Given in to the Lords of there majesties privie Councill be John Vauss of Barnbarroch Shewing That where by the tuenty third act of there majesties current parliament daited the nynteenth day of Jully Jaj vjc nyntie years and Entituled Act Concerning patronadges The said act bears that it is but prejudice to the patrones2 of there right to Imploy the vacand stipends on pious uses within the respective paroches Except where the patrone is popish In which case He is to Imploy the same on pious uses by the advyce and appointment of the presbitrie And in case the patrone shall faill in applyeing the vacand stipends for the uses forsaids He shall Lose his right of administration of the vacand stipend for that and the next vacance And the same shall be disposed on by the presbitry to the uses forsaid As the said act bears And the petitioner being undoubted patrone of the paroch kirk of Kirkander and Longcastle united in one And the said paroch kirk, kirk yaird dyckes and manse being verie much decayed in the stone work and roof and sclaitt of the said kirk As also the said manse in the walls timber and thatch thereof And both which will in a short space turne outterly ruinous except remeid be provyded And the stipend of the saids tuo paroches of Kirkander and Longcastle unitted in one as said is being vacand and3 unpayed for the mertimess terme or Last half of this current year Jaj vjc and nyntie tuo And the petitioner as patrone forsaid being willing that the forsaid termes stipend be Imployed for repairing the said kirk kirkyaird dyckes and manse as a pious use within the said paroches united as said is Conforme to the said act of parliament And therefore Craveing to the effect underwreitten as the said petitione bears The Saids Lords of there majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered this petitione given in to them be the above John Vauss of Barbarroch Subscryved be the petitioner as patrone of the above kirks of Kirkander and Longcastle They hereby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirks for the Last half of the Cropt and year of God Jaj vjc and Nyntie tuo And that for repairing of the kirk kirkyaird dycks and manse of the saids paroches united in one And nominates and appoynts the said John Vanss of Barnbarroch to be factor for uplifting of the said half years stipend And ordaines him to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed thereof be the heretors fewers wodsetters and others Lyable in payment of the samen And ordaines Letters of horning under the signet of Councill at the factors Instance againest them for that effect He produceing a decreet of Locality And in case there be none ordaines these Lyable to make payment to him of there respective proportiones of the said stipend for the said half year according as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinarie The said factor alwayes befor extracting hereof Finding sufficient Cautione acted in the books of privie Councill That he shall Imploy the forsaid half years stipend upon the ends and uses forsaid.
1. PC1/48, 467-8.
2. The phrase ‘to Imploy the’ **scored out here.**
3. The letter ‘p’ **scored out here.**
1. PC1/48, 467-8.