Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie Seventh of Jully J^aj vi^c nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/24

D1697/7/24¹

Act

Act Jean Porteows for stipend

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Jean Porteows relict of the deceast Mr Charles Archibald minister at Kirkbeing Shewing That where here husband died actwall minister of Kirkbein about the terme of whitsonday J^aj vi^c fiftie eight who Left the petitioner with the charge of five fatherles childrein and verie Litle to mentaine herself and them upon which considerations the presbetrie of Dumfreise within which the parochin of Kirkbein lyes recomended the petitioner to some vaccand stipends out of her husbands paroch And declaired that the Same could not be more charitable bestoued then upon her and her five childrein as severall testificats and recomendationes therwith prodwced bears, wherupon the petitioner obtained ane decreit against the parochiners for the yeirs J^aj vi^c fiftie eight and fiftie nyn and the Samen being Suspended the petitioner obtained ane decreit of Suspensione for the saids two yeirs As the samen therwith prodwced Likewayes testifies But all her paines and great expensses she had bein at was frwstrat by ane petitione given in by Jennet Irvine relict of Mr Robert Browne who formerly had bein a minister ther to the parliament in the yeir J^aj vi^c and Sixtie ane wherby the parliament ordained her to gett the haill Stipend Since the day of the petitioners husbands decease without soe much as reserveing the Ann Due to the petitioner and her childrein And seing the said kirk of Kirkbein wherof the petitioners husband was minister is now vaccand And that the patron therof Robert Maxwell of Kirkhouse is a knowen papist and cannot Dispose upon the vaccand Stipends And it is the inclinatione and Desyre of the present presbetrie that the petitioner Should be Supplyed owt of vaccant Stipends as will appeare by ane recomendatione and testificat therwith prodwced which Cannot be effectwallie Done wnles ther Lordships be pleased to interpose ther authoritie to the petitioners getting therof the patron being popish as said is And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione with the wrytes mentioned therin and prodwced therwith They heirby allow to the petitioner the vaccand stipend of the said kirk of Kirkbein for the haill cropt and yeir of God J^aj vi^c and nyntie seven And decernes and ordaines the said petitioner to be readiely answered obeyed and payed of the said yeirs stipend by the heretors fewers wodsetters Liferenters titwllars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the said yeirs stipend And ordains Letters of Horneing on fiftein dayes to be direct at the petitioners instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend to make payment therof to the petitioner according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary