Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 25th Jully 1695

D1695/7/54

D1695/7/54¹

Act

Act Mr Rule and Mr Monro anent the stipend of Stirling

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill having Considered two severall petitiones given into them be Mr John Monro late minister of Stirling with two other petitiones given in to them be Mr Robert Rule minister of Stirling The first of which petitiones being be way of answer to Mr Monro’s first petitione They heirby allow the said Mr John Monro the stipend belonging to the second minister of Stirling and that for the haill Cropt and year of God J^aj vj^c nyntie four years, and Finds that the said Mr Robert Rule has right to the first Ministers Stipend of the said toune of Stirling for the haill Cropt and year of God J^aj vj^c nyntie four and yearly and termly sincesyne and in time comeing dureing his Continueing first Minister ther, And Decernes and Ordaines The heritors fewers Wodsetters Lyfrenters titullars tacksmen of teynds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the saids stipends to make payment to the said Mr John Monro of the second ministers stipend for the haill cropt and year of God J^aj vj^c nyntie four and to the said Mr Robert Rule of the first ministers stipend for the said year and yearly and termly sincesyn and in time comeing dureing his Continueing first minister The termes of payment of the same being allwayes first come and bygone And Ordaines letters of horning to be direct hereon at the said Mr John Monro and Mr Robert Rule their respective instances upon production of a decreet of Locality, And incase ther be non Ordaines the heritors and others Lyable in payment of the saids stipends to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said first and second ministers stipends according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary.