Procedure, 30 December 1701, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Sixth day of February One Thousand Seven hundred and one years

D1701/2/7

D1701/2/7¹

Act

Act Robert Allan anant vaccant stipend of Aloway

Anent the petition given in to His grace his Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of His Majesties privie Councill By Robert Allan Chamberland to the Earle of Marr Shewing That where the late Minister of Allowa was Transported about Fyftein or sixtein Moneths agoe from thence to another church And there being some pairt of the stipend lyeing in the Heretors hands over and above what had payed these appoynted by the presbitrie from tyme to tyme to preach at the said Church of Alowa and their Lordships being in use to grant a gift of any vaccant stipends to be applyed for pious uses within the paroches where they full due The petitioner humblie begged leave to Represent Tp his Grace and their Lordships That the dykes of the Ministers Manss of Allowa were altogither ruinous and the Toun-bridge in so ill condition That except tymously noticed would atogither Faill which was of very great concerne to the parochiners and the country about And some of the streets so very narow and Crooked That they requyred to be altered to make the samen passible and Therefore Craveing To the effect aftermentioned as the said petition bears His Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of His Majesties privie Councill Haveing considered the above petition given in to them by the above Robert Allan They heirby Grant to the petitioners a gift of what stipends is yet undisposed of since the Removeall of the Late Minister of Alloway and Decernes and ordains the said petitioner to be readily ansuered and payed of the saids vaccant stipend by the Heretors Fewars woodsetters Lyfrenters Fermerers Titulars Tacksmen of Teinds and others lyable in payment of the saids stipends and ordains Letters of Horning under the signet of Councill upon Fyftein dayes and others needfull to be directed att the petitioners instance against the Heretors and other forsaids Lyable in payment of the saids vaccant stipends upon production of ane decreet of Locality and in caise there be non Ordains the heretors and others Lyable in payment of the same To make payment of their Respective proportiones therof according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary To be applyed by the petitioner for the uses mentioned in the petition In respect the petitioner hath given bond and Found sufficient caution acted in the books of privie Councill before extracting heerof That he shall uplift and apply the forsaid vaccant stipend for the ends and uses forsaids And that att the sight of the Earle of Marr