Procedure, 24 December 1702, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh 28 July 1702

D1702/7/24

D1702/7/24¹

Act

Act in favours of Mary Harbotle for ane vacant Stipend

Anent the petition given in and presented to the Lords of her majesties privie Councill by Mary Harbotle, relict of the deceast Mr John Ovens late minister att Hownam, Showeing That where the petitioners husband haveing in the tyme of the last presbyterean Government been minister att Hawfoord, in Northumberland, and thereafter in the Sixty first was put from his benefeice, by the Bishops for not Complyeing and although restored after the revolution, yett being ane old man did enjoy the benefeice but a short while, So that att the tyme of his decease the petitioner was leaft in a poor desolat Condition not haveing wherewith to mantain herselfe, and Childeren except the Charity of weell disposed and goodly people and Seing that the said kirk of Hawnam hes been vacant for the yeares seventeen hunder seventeen hunder and one and seven hunder and two and that Sir Patrick Scot of Ancrum patron, of the said Kirk, is by his Consent herewith produced satisfied that the petitioner have ane years Stipend of the said vacant kirk, and Considering that the Samen Cannot be effectually done without ther Lordships authority and therefore Craveing to the effect after mentioned as the said petition bears The saids Lords of her majesties privie Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them, by the within Mary Harebatle relict of Mr John Ownes, late minister at Hownam, with the Consent therin mentioned and produced, they hereby grant unto the petitioner, a gift of ane full yeares Stipend to be payed to her, out of the first end of the vaccant stipends of the said kirk of Hawnam, for the yeares, Seventeen hunder Seventeen hunder and one yet resting unpayed and decerns and ordains the said petitioner to be readely ansuered obeyed and payed of the said full years Stipend by the heretors, fewers and wodsetters liferenters fermerers titulers, tacksmen of teynds, tenants possessors, and others lyable in payment of the said vaccant Stipend, and ordains letters of Horning under the Signet of Counsell, wpon fifteen dayes and others needfull, to be direct att the said petitioners instance against the saids heretors and others, forsaids lyable in payment of, the saids vaccant Stipends wpon production of a decreet of Locality, and in caise ther be non ordains the heretors and others, lyable in payment of the same to make payment of ther respective proportions thereof according as they shall be decerned by the Judge Ordinary for that effect