Act, 28 June 1693 (pm), Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Edinburgh The Twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years Post meridiem

D1693/6/301

Act

Act Mr Androw Hamiltone.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Mr Androw Hamiltone minister at Midlbie Sheweth That quher the petitioner being minister of the said parish for severall years preceiding the happie revolutione And albeit most of the ministers of that and all the westerne shyres were Imediatly therupon thrust from their Churches, yet the petitioner continued to peace in the said parish till about Candlmiss Jaj vjc nyntie one and prayed for their majesties King William and Queen Mary Untill ane number of armed men came from severall other parishes and dispossest the petitioners of his house and took the keyes of the kirk door And discharged him to preach any more in the said parish Under paine of death, Wherupon the heritors and elders of the said parish did give the petitioner and unanimous call to continue to be their minister which they presented to the presbytrie and upon groundless informatione and alledgances against the petitioner The presbytrie waved that call and suspended him from preaching untill they took tryall of the information given against the petitioner And the petitioner haveing attended the presbytries and synods for two years or therby at Last the synod took off the suspensione and declared that he might preach in that or in any other Church He should happen to be called to wherupon the heritors and most of the parishioners of the said parish gave him ane new unanimouse Call intreating the petitioner to continue to be their2 minister which they likewayes presented to the presbytrie And which the presbytrie upon Certain grounds Only knowen to themselves have Nabed hitherto So that the poor parish has not hade preaching these severall years bygone And the petitioner being resolved to have the said parochin (and the petitioner wishes may doe more for their edification then he hade don) And albeit by his presentation Collation and instruction haveing continued to preach and pray for their majesties as said is, He hade good and undoubted right to the modified stipend of the said parish and much more the samen being fortified ay the said Calls as also albeit it could be pretended that the said kirk3 was4 vaccant as it wes not, yet the Duke of Queensburry patron therof, to prevent all pretence of debate that may aryss theranent Has given his Consent that the Stipend of the said pairs for this present Cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie In caice ther be no minister institute betwixt and Michellmiss nixt and all bygone years resting unpayed be payed to the petitioner And that the saids Lords would interpone their authority therto for that effect Lykeas the petitioner has still continued within the parish And has upon his oun proper charges caused repair the church of the said parish which cost him the greatest part of ane years stipend And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and interpose their authoritie in ordaineing the stipend of the said parish for this present cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie in caice ther be no minister institute betwixt and Micheallmiss nixt and all bygone years resting unpayed to be payed into the petitioner Conforme to the Decreet of Localitie of the Samen parish, And as they have been in use to pay him since his entrie to the ministrie at the said kirk as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Androw Hamilton with the consent of his Grace the Duke of Queensburry mentioned therin And produced therwith, They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the kirk of Midlbie for the haill Cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie in caice ther shall be no minister institute at the said kirk betwixt and Michellmiss nixt to come, And for all bygones resting since the petitioners entrie to the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readiely answered obeyed and payed therof be the present heritors wodsetters Lyferenters and others Lyable in payment of the Same, And Ordaines letters of horning under the Signet of Councill to be direct at his instance against them for that effect upon productione of a decreet of Locallity, And in caice ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said years stipend and bygones as a forsaid, as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinary; The petitioner haveing befor extracting heirof sworn and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance to their Majesties King William and Queen Marry And that in presence of the one of the Lords of privy Councill.

Edinburgh The Twentie Eight day of June Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years Post meridiem

D1693/6/301

Act

Act Mr Androw Hamiltone.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Mr Androw Hamiltone minister at Midlbie Sheweth That quher the petitioner being minister of the said parish for severall years preceiding the happie revolutione And albeit most of the ministers of that and all the westerne shyres were Imediatly therupon thrust from their Churches, yet the petitioner continued to peace in the said parish till about Candlmiss Jaj vjc nyntie one and prayed for their majesties King William and Queen Mary Untill ane number of armed men came from severall other parishes and dispossest the petitioners of his house and took the keyes of the kirk door And discharged him to preach any more in the said parish Under paine of death, Wherupon the heritors and elders of the said parish did give the petitioner and unanimous call to continue to be their minister which they presented to the presbytrie and upon groundless informatione and alledgances against the petitioner The presbytrie waved that call and suspended him from preaching untill they took tryall of the information given against the petitioner And the petitioner haveing attended the presbytries and synods for two years or therby at Last the synod took off the suspensione and declared that he might preach in that or in any other Church He should happen to be called to wherupon the heritors and most of the parishioners of the said parish gave him ane new unanimouse Call intreating the petitioner to continue to be their2 minister which they likewayes presented to the presbytrie And which the presbytrie upon Certain grounds Only knowen to themselves have Nabed hitherto So that the poor parish has not hade preaching these severall years bygone And the petitioner being resolved to have the said parochin (and the petitioner wishes may doe more for their edification then he hade don) And albeit by his presentation Collation and instruction haveing continued to preach and pray for their majesties as said is, He hade good and undoubted right to the modified stipend of the said parish and much more the samen being fortified ay the said Calls as also albeit it could be pretended that the said kirk3 was4 vaccant as it wes not, yet the Duke of Queensburry patron therof, to prevent all pretence of debate that may aryss theranent Has given his Consent that the Stipend of the said pairs for this present Cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie In caice ther be no minister institute betwixt and Michellmiss nixt and all bygone years resting unpayed be payed to the petitioner And that the saids Lords would interpone their authority therto for that effect Lykeas the petitioner has still continued within the parish And has upon his oun proper charges caused repair the church of the said parish which cost him the greatest part of ane years stipend And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to Consider the premisses and interpose their authoritie in ordaineing the stipend of the said parish for this present cropt and year Jaj vjc nyntie thrie in caice ther be no minister institute betwixt and Micheallmiss nixt and all bygone years resting unpayed to be payed into the petitioner Conforme to the Decreet of Localitie of the Samen parish, And as they have been in use to pay him since his entrie to the ministrie at the said kirk as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Androw Hamilton with the consent of his Grace the Duke of Queensburry mentioned therin And produced therwith, They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the kirk of Midlbie for the haill Cropt and year of god Jaj vjc nyntie thrie in caice ther shall be no minister institute at the said kirk betwixt and Michellmiss nixt to come, And for all bygones resting since the petitioners entrie to the said kirk, And ordaines him to be readiely answered obeyed and payed therof be the present heritors wodsetters Lyferenters and others Lyable in payment of the Same, And Ordaines letters of horning under the Signet of Councill to be direct at his instance against them for that effect upon productione of a decreet of Locallity, And in caice ther be non ordaines these Lyable to make payment of their respective proportiones of the said years stipend and bygones as a forsaid, as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinary; The petitioner haveing befor extracting heirof sworn and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance to their Majesties King William and Queen Marry And that in presence of the one of the Lords of privy Councill.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 234r-235r.

2. Insertion.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

4. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 234r-235r.

2. Insertion.

3. One illegible word scored out here.

4. Insertion.