Act, 8 November 1694, Edinburgh

Act, 27 December 1694, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the Eight day of november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

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Act

Act Two heritors of Coldinghame and Mr Robert Smith

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors of Coldinghame of the presbyterian alse weell as the Episcopall perswasione Shewing That quheras Mr Richard Smith their late Schooll master was Conveened in a Croud before the saids Lords at the instance of Mr John King and some few others for the alledged opposeing of Mr Hary Erskine and hindering him to preach at the Church of Coldinghame after Mr Alexander Douglas late minister at that Church was deprived, and the said Mr Richard being Conscious of his oun Innocencie (he haveing done no violence to any persone but endeavoring to keep possessione of this oun place as presenter) haveing appeared before the saids Lords and the rest that were Conveened not appearing the Lords being resolved to make one examplary to the terror of others were pleased to declair the said Mr Richard Smith incapable of being Schooll master and presenter within the parish of Coldinghame Under which Sentance the said Mr Richard has now lyen these five years and more to his great prejudice and detriment haveing no other way to mantaine his wyfe and numerous familly but the exercise of his Imployment as schooll master, as also the parish Sustaines a great prejudice by the want of a schooll master the youth of that bounds being lost for want of educatione and the petitioners haveing the experience of the Care and fidelity of the said Mr Richard in the exercise of his Imployment, and knowing him to be a fitt and qualified persone for the said office have shewed So much respect to him that the petitioners have hitherto keept the place vaccant expecting allwayes when the saids Lords would be graciously pleased to take of the said Sentance of incapacity and to repone him to his former office And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take of the forsaid sentance of incapacity and to repone the said Mr Richard to his said office of schooll master and presenter and to allow him these five years bygone sallerie for the present supply of his numerous familly which throw his being out of his Imployment is reduced to great straits and deficulties all the heritors alse weell of the presbyterian as episcopall perswassione being willing to pay the same to him upon their Lordships giving him a title therto as the said petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above heritors of Coldinghamlaw They heirby take off the above sentance of Councill pronunced against Mr Richard Smith petitioner Declairing him incapable of being Schooll master or presenter within the said paroch of Coldinghame and Declairs him to be quyte and free therof and Discharges him of the samen.

Edinburgh the Eight day of november Jaj vjc nyntie four years

D1694/11/61

Act

Act Two heritors of Coldinghame and Mr Robert Smith

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be the heritors of Coldinghame of the presbyterian alse weell as the Episcopall perswasione Shewing That quheras Mr Richard Smith their late Schooll master was Conveened in a Croud before the saids Lords at the instance of Mr John King and some few others for the alledged opposeing of Mr Hary Erskine and hindering him to preach at the Church of Coldinghame after Mr Alexander Douglas late minister at that Church was deprived, and the said Mr Richard being Conscious of his oun Innocencie (he haveing done no violence to any persone but endeavoring to keep possessione of this oun place as presenter) haveing appeared before the saids Lords and the rest that were Conveened not appearing the Lords being resolved to make one examplary to the terror of others were pleased to declair the said Mr Richard Smith incapable of being Schooll master and presenter within the parish of Coldinghame Under which Sentance the said Mr Richard has now lyen these five years and more to his great prejudice and detriment haveing no other way to mantaine his wyfe and numerous familly but the exercise of his Imployment as schooll master, as also the parish Sustaines a great prejudice by the want of a schooll master the youth of that bounds being lost for want of educatione and the petitioners haveing the experience of the Care and fidelity of the said Mr Richard in the exercise of his Imployment, and knowing him to be a fitt and qualified persone for the said office have shewed So much respect to him that the petitioners have hitherto keept the place vaccant expecting allwayes when the saids Lords would be graciously pleased to take of the said Sentance of incapacity and to repone him to his former office And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords to take of the forsaid sentance of incapacity and to repone the said Mr Richard to his said office of schooll master and presenter and to allow him these five years bygone sallerie for the present supply of his numerous familly which throw his being out of his Imployment is reduced to great straits and deficulties all the heritors alse weell of the presbyterian as episcopall perswassione being willing to pay the same to him upon their Lordships giving him a title therto as the said petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above heritors of Coldinghamlaw They heirby take off the above sentance of Councill pronunced against Mr Richard Smith petitioner Declairing him incapable of being Schooll master or presenter within the said paroch of Coldinghame and Declairs him to be quyte and free therof and Discharges him of the samen.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 76r-76v.

1. NRS, PC2/25, 76r-76v.