Procedure, 19 December 1704, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 25th Janwary 1704

D1704/1/14

D1704/1/14¹

Act

Act Infavours of Jannet Midletoun relict of the deceast Mr Robert Burnet

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill by Jannet Midleton Relict of the deceast Mr Robert Burnet Minister at Rayne and William Burnet his sone Shewing That where the said Deceast Mr Robert Burnet haveing died on the eleventh day of May last and haveing officiat by preaching and Celebrating the sacrament of Baptisme the sabath Immediately preceeding being the nynth day of the said moneth and being so suddenly Snatched away by death only three dayes before the Legall terme of Whitsonday which if he had survived The petitioner would by Law have had right to the half of the Stipend J^aj vii^c and three Jure proprio and to the other half Jure animatus and seing there was not so much as one Sabath Interveining betwixt his Deceas and the said Legall terme and that it is very weell knoune how Faithfully he discharged his Function of the Ministrie at the said Church dureing the many years he was incumbent there and that he had left the petitioners but in a very low and mean circumstance all which being represented to the united presbitries of Alfoord and Garioch and they being certainly informed therof Have by their act of the sixth of Janwary Instant Recomended the petitioners to the saids Lords Favour and Compassion and Seing her Majestie is patron of the said kirk and paroch of Rain and that it belonged to the saids Lords as Her Majestiest most honourable privie Councill to bestow and dispose upon the said stipend and that the petitioners povertie and Circumstances as weell as the equitie of the thing (the defunct as said is haveing served the cure till within three dayes of the terme) Did plead and requyre their Lordships favour and Compassion Therfore humblie Craveing that it might please the saids Lords to consider the premises and allow the petitioners the said years stipend J^aj vii^c and three The one half for the defuncts service and the other half for the ann and to ordain Letters of Horning and other executorialls needfull against the Heretors and others Lyable in payment therof Especially considering that no person can receave prejudice therby The vaccancy not being yet Supplied or any Legall Minister Setled As the said petition bears The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill haveing considered the petition given in to them by Jannet Midletoun Relict of umquhille Mr Robert Burnet Minister at Rayne and William Burnet her sone And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby Recomend the Consideration of the above petition to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesties Theasaurie to grant the desyre therof