Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The The Twentie fyfth of June J^aj vii^c years

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D1700/6/8¹

Act

Act Mary Montgomry relict of James Drumond Minister for a Steipend

Anenet the petitione given in to his Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Mary Montgomry relict of the deceast James Drummond Minister of the Gospell at Killconquhar Shewing That wher the petiitoners hubsand was Minister of the said paroch and dyed on Michellmass Last betwixt thrie and four of the Cloak in the Morning and before twelve of the Cloak the said day, Wherupon a scrouple arysses Whither the said Michellmass terme be to be reckoned to him for his incumbency or to the petitioner and his Cheldrein for their Ann And Seing that it were a great hardship that the petitioner and her fatherless Cheldrein Should be deprived of the said Ann for the lak of Seven or eight houres, and that he truly Served for the said Michellmass terme Though it pleased god to remove him before twelve of the Cloak that day, And that in favorabilibus dies captus pro Completo habetur, And Lastly that the Saids Lords are in possession of disposeing the said stipend as appeared by the saids Lords former act of the fourth of February J^aj vi^c Nyntie two years granted to the petitioners said husband the Whitsunday terme the said year, Notwithstanding he was not admitted till June theafter as the said act therwith produced bears And Therfore Humbly Supplicating the saids Lords to the effect aftermentioned as the said petitione bears His Majesties high Commissioner and the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them be the above Mary Montgomry relict of the deceast Mr James Drummond Minister of the Gospell at Killconquhar They Doe hereby Decerne and Declair the Stipend of the above kirk of Killconquhar For the Michellmass terme Last by past to be due for the above Mr James Drummond his above Incumbencie and the nixt terme of Whitsunday now also Last by past to be due to the relict and Cheldrein for their Ann And Decernes and Ordaines the heritors Lifrenters fewars Wodsetters Titullars Tacksmen of Teynds Tennants possessars and others Lyable in payment To make payment to the above Mary Montgomry the petitioner of the said Stipend for the saids two termes of Michellmass J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne, And Whitsunday One Thousand seven hundred years both last by past And Ordaines Letters of Horning under the Signet of privy² Councills on fiftein dayes and others needfull to be direct hereon at the petitioners instance against the saids heritors and others Lyable in payment of the said Stipend for the saids two termes of Michellmass J^aj vi^c nyntie nyne and Whitsunday J^aj vi^c years Upon productione of a decreet of Locallity And in case there be non Ordaines the said heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said stipend for the saids too termes To make payment to the said petitioner of their respective proportiones therof, according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary.