Act, 9 March 1703, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1703, Edinburgh

Edinburgh the 9th March 1703 Antemeridiem

D1703/3/71

Act

Act Infavours off Anna Durhame

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Anna Durhame spouse to Mr Thomas Black late Minister at Anstruther Wester Shewing That wher It hath pleased God to visit my said Husband with a lamentable distemper and disorder off mynd Soe that since the moneth off January 1700 He hath been neither Sui Compos, nor capable to manadge any affair whatsomever without any hope off Recovery as is testified by the Testificat off the presbitry off the Bounds And Seeing That by reasone off his said incapacity boeth he and the petitioner and his poor Family are brought to extream miserie Because ther is non to uplift any thing Due to the petitioners or to manadge ther bussiness And that it belongs to their Lordships to help in such caices And therfor creaving their Lordships To commiserat their said Condition and to appoint and authorize the petitioner to uplift and dischairge any stipend or debts due to him and to manadge any other off his affaires Sykelyke as he might doe him self whyll off a sound mynd and Judgement and dureing his distempter and untill their Lordships warrand be Discharged As the said petitione beares The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them by Anna Durhame spouse to Mr Thomas Black lat Minister at Enstruther, wester With ane Declaratione under the hands off the Moderator2 and presbitry Clerk off St Andrews, annent the said Mr Thomas Black his lamentable distemper and Disorder off mynd And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby appoint and authorize the petitioner to uplift and Dischairge any Stipends or debts due to her said Husband and to manadge the samen and any other off his affaires For the use off the Familly allwayes without Imbazlement Sykelyke as iff the said Mr Thomas Black might have done himselfe and that dureing his distemper and ay and whyll he be off a Sound mind and Judgement And Declaires that the petitioners Recipts and Dischairges shall be Sufficient to the receavers therof She allwayes befoir Extracting hereof, Finding sufficient Caution acted in the books off privie Councill That she shall not imbazle or Mismanadge any pairt off her Husbands Estate But that she shall usefully apply and Imploy the same For the benefit and advantage off her said Husband and his family and be comptable therfor accordingly.

Edinburgh the 9th March 1703 Antemeridiem

D1703/3/71

Act

Act Infavours off Anna Durhame

Annent The petition given in and presented to the Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill By Anna Durhame spouse to Mr Thomas Black late Minister at Anstruther Wester Shewing That wher It hath pleased God to visit my said Husband with a lamentable distemper and disorder off mynd Soe that since the moneth off January 1700 He hath been neither Sui Compos, nor capable to manadge any affair whatsomever without any hope off Recovery as is testified by the Testificat off the presbitry off the Bounds And Seeing That by reasone off his said incapacity boeth he and the petitioner and his poor Family are brought to extream miserie Because ther is non to uplift any thing Due to the petitioners or to manadge ther bussiness And that it belongs to their Lordships to help in such caices And therfor creaving their Lordships To commiserat their said Condition and to appoint and authorize the petitioner to uplift and dischairge any stipend or debts due to him and to manadge any other off his affaires Sykelyke as he might doe him self whyll off a sound mynd and Judgement and dureing his distempter and untill their Lordships warrand be Discharged As the said petitione beares The Lords of Her Majesties privie Councill Haveing Considered the above petition Given into them by Anna Durhame spouse to Mr Thomas Black lat Minister at Enstruther, wester With ane Declaratione under the hands off the Moderator2 and presbitry Clerk off St Andrews, annent the said Mr Thomas Black his lamentable distemper and Disorder off mynd And the samen being read in their presence The saids Lords Doe heirby appoint and authorize the petitioner to uplift and Dischairge any Stipends or debts due to her said Husband and to manadge the samen and any other off his affaires For the use off the Familly allwayes without Imbazlement Sykelyke as iff the said Mr Thomas Black might have done himselfe and that dureing his distemper and ay and whyll he be off a Sound mind and Judgement And Declaires that the petitioners Recipts and Dischairges shall be Sufficient to the receavers therof She allwayes befoir Extracting hereof, Finding sufficient Caution acted in the books off privie Councill That she shall not imbazle or Mismanadge any pairt off her Husbands Estate But that she shall usefully apply and Imploy the same For the benefit and advantage off her said Husband and his family and be comptable therfor accordingly.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 246v-247r.

2. The letters ‘ast’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC2/28, 246v-247r.

2. The letters ‘ast’ scored out here.