Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Eodem die [6 September 1694], Post Meridiem

D1694/9/8

D1694/9/8¹

Act

Act The Presbytrie of Pearth

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Mr Robert Andersone Moderator of the presbytrie of Pearth for himself and the remanent brethren Shewing That wher the Church of Methven becomeing vaccant by the Decease of Mr John Omay, The Laird of Methven and some other of the heritors and parishinors appeared willing to have the Church plainted and for that end David Smith brother to Methven presented to the presbytrie a Call by severall heritors and parishioners to Mr William Moncreiff quhich the presbytrie accepted off as a Consent, But in regaird ther was not ane eldership in the parish found it necessary that ane eldership should be first settled and then getting a second Call from the said elders and heritors to the same Mr Moncreiff They proceided to ordaine and setle the said Mr William minister of the said Church, and yet notwithstanding the Laird of Mathven, turneing ane Dissenter he or some others who are in ane understanding with them keep up the keyes of the said kirk and refuse them both to the said Mr William and Likewayes to the presbytry Contrary to all Law and ther Lordships former acts and ordinance And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would ordaine the Laird of Methven or the havers of the saids keyes to deliver up the same Immediatly to the said Mr William Moncreiff or any other haveing the presbytries order and to sufer the said kirk to be patent, Or Otherwayes that incaice they refuse to authorize and Comand the shireff depute of preach or any two of the Commissioners of Supply to use the kings keyes and make the said Church patent for the use and service of the parish as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Robert Andersone moderator of the presbytrie of Pearth for himself and the remanent bretheren, with another be severeall of the heritors and elders of the parochin of Methven They heirby Decerne and Ordaine Patrick Smith of Methven to exhibit and deliver up the same to the above Mr William Moncreiff And suffer the said kirk to be patent And Ordaines letters of horning under the signet of Councill to be direct upon fiftein dayes against the havers of the saids keyes to be particularly Condescended on in the letters of horning and other executions in forme as effeirs.