Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the third day of March J^aj vi^c nyntie eight yeirs

D1698/3/10

D1698/3/10¹

Act

Act Christean and Jacobina Foirbesses

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privie Counsell be Christean and Jacobina Forbesses Laufull daughters to the deceast Mr Patrick Forbes Late Bishup of Caithnes Shewing That ther Lordships petitioners are in verie hard circumstances The one by the death of her husband Leivtennent Collonell Moodie in his majesties Service at the battell of Landen, The other by Long expensive and forced actiones at Law in defending and vindicating Just and wndoubted rights against powerfull adversaries And both by other callamitous accidents that have befallen ther families And now The Kirks of Keith and Grainge wnder the patronadge of Sir John Forbess of Craigevar haveing bein vaccand for the yeirs J^aj vi^c nyntie Six and J^aj vi^c and nyntie seven The said Sir John Forbes would willingly apply the vaccand Stipends of them for their behoove if ther Lordships would please to interpose ther authoritie And that for both these yeirs J^aj vi^c nyntie six and J^aj vi^c nyntie Seven with the burden allwayes of the twentie merks dwe to Swch ministers as have preached at the saids Kirks within the saids yeirs And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships to take ther present hard circumstances to ther piows consideratione And to grant to the petitioners the vaccand Stipends of the saids kirks of Keith and Grainge for the saids two yeirs J^aj vi^c nyntie six and J^aj vi^c and nyntie Seven with the burden of the twentie merks foirsaids they allwayes obtaining the consent of the said Sir John Forbess and to warrand the said Christean Forbes to uplift the Same from the heretors and others Lyable in payment therof for her own and her sisters behoove And for that effect to grant Letters of Horning As the said petitione bears Which being this day read and considered be the Saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell They doe heirby grant to the petitioners the vaccand Stipends of the above kirks of Keith and Grainge for the above yeirs J^aj vi^c nyntie Six and J^aj vi^c and nyntie Seven with the burden of the twentie merks allowed by act of parliament to the ministers preaching at the saids kirks And decernes and ordaines the heretors fewars Liferenters wodsetters titullars tacksmen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids Stipends to make payment to the said Christean Forbess for her own and her sisters behoove of the saids two yeirs vaccand Stipends with the burden of the twentie merks as said is In respect the saids petitioners have prodwced a consent of the said Sir John Forbes of Craigiebar as patrone for gifting of the saids stipends to the petitioners And ordaines Letters of horneing to be direct hereon at the instance off the said Christean Forbess against the heretors fewars wodsetters titullars tacksmen and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the saids Stipends upon productione of a decreit of Localitie and in caice ther be non Ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the Same according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinar