Act, 6 July 1697, Edinburgh

Act, 6 October 1697, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the sixth day of Jwllie Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/31

Act

Act and Commissione The Lord Anstruther

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing considered a memorandum given in to them by The Lord Anstruther Shewing That by ane act of his majesties most honoreable privie Counsell dated the threttein of December Jaj vic nyntie two Robert Smith of Giblistoun wes appointed and impowered to uplift the vaccant Stipend of the Kirk of Anstruther wester cropts Jaj vic nyntie, nyntie ane, and Jaj vic nyntie two to be imployed for reparatione of the said kirk they being verie rwinows The ministers manse and other piows uses within the desyre of the heretors accepted without any reward or hopes of rewaird for his paines but allenarly to doe the heretors a kindnes And for his fidelitie in intakeing Just compt gave his bond with a Sufficient Cautioner and now the Stipend being uplifted for these their cropts his accompts are readie to cleare and instruct and the ballance readie to give in (which is over the reparations and other uses in the accompt) for rebwilding the old manse or bwying a new one It is therfor humbly desyred that his Lordship would be pleased to move this to the Counsell that a remite or Comissione may be granted to his Lordship as one of his majesties Counsell and one of the heretors of the paroch and any other heretors his Lordship pleases to examine fitt cleare and discharge his accompts receave up the balance in his hand and give up to him his backband which is in the clerks hands This may be Done at home in the Vaccance or if he be necessitat to stay here to waite on it may be tediows and his expensses payed which will be at if he stay here The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above memorandum given in to them direct for The Lord Anstruther They heirby Give full power and warrand to the Lord Anstruther one of ther own number to receave in from Robert Smith of Giblistowne his accompts of the above Stipend and to fitt these accompts receave in the ballance and give discharges if he find jwst and to report to The Counsell that they may order Giblistownes back bond to be given up to him be the Counsell Clerks

Att Edinburgh the sixth day of Jwllie Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

D1697/7/31

Act

Act and Commissione The Lord Anstruther

The Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing considered a memorandum given in to them by The Lord Anstruther Shewing That by ane act of his majesties most honoreable privie Counsell dated the threttein of December Jaj vic nyntie two Robert Smith of Giblistoun wes appointed and impowered to uplift the vaccant Stipend of the Kirk of Anstruther wester cropts Jaj vic nyntie, nyntie ane, and Jaj vic nyntie two to be imployed for reparatione of the said kirk they being verie rwinows The ministers manse and other piows uses within the desyre of the heretors accepted without any reward or hopes of rewaird for his paines but allenarly to doe the heretors a kindnes And for his fidelitie in intakeing Just compt gave his bond with a Sufficient Cautioner and now the Stipend being uplifted for these their cropts his accompts are readie to cleare and instruct and the ballance readie to give in (which is over the reparations and other uses in the accompt) for rebwilding the old manse or bwying a new one It is therfor humbly desyred that his Lordship would be pleased to move this to the Counsell that a remite or Comissione may be granted to his Lordship as one of his majesties Counsell and one of the heretors of the paroch and any other heretors his Lordship pleases to examine fitt cleare and discharge his accompts receave up the balance in his hand and give up to him his backband which is in the clerks hands This may be Done at home in the Vaccance or if he be necessitat to stay here to waite on it may be tediows and his expensses payed which will be at if he stay here The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above memorandum given in to them direct for The Lord Anstruther They heirby Give full power and warrand to the Lord Anstruther one of ther own number to receave in from Robert Smith of Giblistowne his accompts of the above Stipend and to fitt these accompts receave in the ballance and give discharges if he find jwst and to report to The Counsell that they may order Giblistownes back bond to be given up to him be the Counsell Clerks

1. NRS, PC2/26, 374r-375r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 374r-375r.