Decreet, 29 December 1698, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Sixth day of December J^aj vi^c Nyntie Eight

D1698/12/3

D1698/12/3¹

Act

Act Mr George Hay for a Stipend

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be Mr George Hay late Minister at Couper Shewing That the petitioner being deprived by the saids Lords from his Ministeriall function at the Church of Couper, some litle time before the Michellmiss last wherby the petitioner and his Numerous family of Childrein are now like to be exposed to no litle hardship and want, and upon consideration wherof John Master of Balmirno patron of the said Church hade already granted or at least was willing to grant the petitioner a gift of the said Micheallmiss termes Stipend Last by past provyding their Lordships would authorize the Same as his Letter to his Majesties advocat to that effect would testifie, And also Mr Mongo Gibson Minister at Abbotrule who preached Some few Sundayes betwixt the deprivatione of the petitioner and the terme of Michellmass has out of pity and Compassion to the petitioner Discharged all the twenty merks due to him by act of parliament for his said preaching as his discharge therwith produced would testifie And Therfore Humbly Supplicating to the effect eftermentioned The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them by the above Mr George Hay late Minister at Couper with the missive Letter and Discharge mentioned therin and produced therwith, They hereby allow to the said petitioner the Stipend of the said kirk of Couper for the last half of this present Cropt and year of God J^aj vi^c Nyntie Eight years and preceeding And Decernes and Ordaines the said petitioner to be readily answered obeyed and payed of the said half years Stipend and proceedings by the heritors fewars wodsetters liferentars titulars tacksmen of teynds tentns possessors and others lyable in payment therof and ordaines letters of horning under the Signet of Councill on fiftein dayes and others neidfull to be direct hereon at the petitioners instance against the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said Stipend upon production of a decreit of Locality and incase ther be non ordaines the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said Stipend, To make payment of their respective proportiones of the Soume according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary