Procedure: petition, 31 December 1696, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the twentie eight day of Janwary J^aj vi^c nyntie Six yeirs

D1696/1/38

D1696/1/38¹

Act

Act Mr John Gibsone

Anent The petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell Be Mr John Gibsone preacher of the gospell Shewing That wher the petitioner within these Six moneths or therby haveing come from the countrey of of² Caithnes the place of his residence to Edinburgh two severall tymes which Journeyes were not only Long and tediows as is well knowen travellers But also verie troublesome and expensive And that in order to address the reverend assemblie That ther wisedomes might take tryall and inqwirie in the petitioners pairts and qwalificationes for exerceing the office of ane minister of the gospell And therupon declaire the petitioner capable of receaveing a call But befor the petitioners comeing up The assembly haveing bein adjourned The petitioner upon applicatione to the Comissione appointed by the Last Sessione of the assembly was remitted to The presbetry of Edinburgh who wpon Some weightie and important considerationes Remitted the petitioners tryall to the united presbetry of Murray and Ross And they takeing to consideratione the petitioners circumstances and conditione and the great charges and expensses he hes bein at alreadie and will be at in makeing the Saids Severall Journeyes And in applying to the said wnited presbetrie And that he might be furder encouraged in the work of the ministrie did in Leiw and recompence of his saids expensses and his encouradgement as said is appoint two of ther own number to represent the petitioners caise and conditione to the saids Lords of privie Counsell That therupon the saids Lords would be pleased to allow the petitioner the vaccant Stipend of the paroch of Bowar for the yeir J^aj vi^c nyntie five vaccant through the decease of the petitioners father who died the second day of September J^aj vi^c nyntie two yeirs And which vaccancie hes bein Supplyed by the petitioner for Severall Lords dayes who hes not only the care of ane Sickly mother and Severall breithren But also The care of Mr Robert Forres his wncles relict and five or six Small fatherles childrein lying upon him And therfor humbly craveing in maner and to the effect efter mentioned which petitione being this day red and considered be the saids Lords of privie Counsell They heirby allow the petitioner the vaccand Stipend of the above kirk of Bowar for the haill cropt and yeir of God J^aj vi^c nyntie five And ordaines him to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed therof to the heretors fewers wodsetters Liferenters titulars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the said yeirs Stipend And ordaines Letters of horning to be direct at the petitioners instance against the heretors and wthers foirsaids lyable in payment of the said yeirs vaccant Stipend upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caice ther be non ordaines the heretors and wthers foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones therof according as they Shall be Determined and Decerned by the Judge ordinary The petitioner allwayes first befor extracting heirof Swearing and Signeing the oath of alleadgeance and Signeing the assureance appointed by act of parliament to his Majestie King William in presence of ane of The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell who is heirby impowered and comissionat to administer the Same to him