Act, 8 August 1695, Edinburgh

Warrant, 31 December 1695, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Thursday the 8th August 1695

D1695/8/121

Act

Act The heritors of the paroch of Leuchars

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be the Heritors of the paroch of Leuchars under subscrybeing and elders of the Session therof Shewing That Wheras Mr George Gordon was called to the Church of Leuchars in the Moneth of Feburary last past, And sometime therafter was ordained minister therof dureing which intervale The parish of Leuchars was frequently Supplied by the said Mr George his Ministrie, That altho his Admission to the Church was not so peremptorly at the terme of Whitsunday yet the great part of the Supply of preaching was afforded by him for a Considerable time And Therfor Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the Circumstances of the said Mr Gordon their Minister being a Stranger late returned into this kingdome with his wife and Childrein That ther Lordships would be pleased to Grant Warrants to him to uplift the whole stipend Jaj vic Nyntie five And What arrerirs are resting undisposed of former years as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the heritors of the paroch of Lewchars and elders of the Session thereof They heirby allow Mr George Gordon minister at the said Kirk the stipend thereof for the whole Cropt and year of God Jaj vic Nyntie five, And also allowes him to uplift what areirs of former years of the said stipend are yet resting undisposed of by the saids Lords And ordaines him to be readily answered and obeyed thereof be the heritors Fewers wodsetters lifrenters fermors titullars tackmen of teynds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the saids stipends the termes of payment of the samen being allwayes first come and bygone upon production of a Decreet of Locality, And incase ther be non ordaines the heritors and others forsaids to make payment of their respective proportions thereof According as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect that he has instructed that he has sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance to his Majestie King William.

Edinburgh Thursday the 8th August 1695

D1695/8/121

Act

Act The heritors of the paroch of Leuchars

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be the Heritors of the paroch of Leuchars under subscrybeing and elders of the Session therof Shewing That Wheras Mr George Gordon was called to the Church of Leuchars in the Moneth of Feburary last past, And sometime therafter was ordained minister therof dureing which intervale The parish of Leuchars was frequently Supplied by the said Mr George his Ministrie, That altho his Admission to the Church was not so peremptorly at the terme of Whitsunday yet the great part of the Supply of preaching was afforded by him for a Considerable time And Therfor Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider the Circumstances of the said Mr Gordon their Minister being a Stranger late returned into this kingdome with his wife and Childrein That ther Lordships would be pleased to Grant Warrants to him to uplift the whole stipend Jaj vic Nyntie five And What arrerirs are resting undisposed of former years as the petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Having Considered this petition given in to them be the heritors of the paroch of Lewchars and elders of the Session thereof They heirby allow Mr George Gordon minister at the said Kirk the stipend thereof for the whole Cropt and year of God Jaj vic Nyntie five, And also allowes him to uplift what areirs of former years of the said stipend are yet resting undisposed of by the saids Lords And ordaines him to be readily answered and obeyed thereof be the heritors Fewers wodsetters lifrenters fermors titullars tackmen of teynds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the saids stipends the termes of payment of the samen being allwayes first come and bygone upon production of a Decreet of Locality, And incase ther be non ordaines the heritors and others forsaids to make payment of their respective proportions thereof According as they shall be Decerned by the Judge ordinary In Respect that he has instructed that he has sworne and signed the oath of alledgance and signed the assurance to his Majestie King William.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 7v-8r.

1. NRS, PC2/26, 7v-8r.