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Act

Act Mr Robert Skeen for stipend

Anent a petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr Robert Skeen Late Minister at Dunsyre Sheuing That wheras the petitioner was after whitsunday J^aj vj^c eightie nyne necessitat to remove from the church and manse of Dunsyre with his Eight motherless children he having noe other stock but the good providence of God to support them And when the petitioner expected in this present year J^aj vj^c nyntie one to have shared of the Benigne influences of their Lordships favour and goodness Togither with other Ministers to whom their Lordships were pleased to shew favour The petitioners Circumstances pleading pity and compassione beyond many others yet the petitioner was sadly prevented by Mr Anthonie Murray minister at Coulter who had upon the fifteenth of october J^aj vj^c nyntie made applicatione to the saids Lords and obtained a Gift of the said stipend of Dunsyre for the years J^aj vj^c Eightie nyneand J^aj vj^c and nyntie He alleadging in his petitione That he was now minister of Dunsyre and had for the forsaids years performed all the parts of the ministeriall functione ther And that the petitioner was removed from the Church of Dunsyre before the threttine of Apryle J^aj vj^c Eightie nyne The Contrary of all which is soe nottourly knouen That the petitioner is able to make it appear Thus the petitioner finding himself precluded from his right and the verie half years stipend J^aj vj^c Eightie nyne for which he had actuallie served And being Informed that the Church of Morum was vaccant since J^aj vj^c Eightie Eight Did therfore in March last give in a petitione to be presented to their Lordships Craving a pairt of the stipends of Morum in Liew of his oune which was Gifted to Mr Anthonie Murray In manner forsaid But before the petitioner could be heard the Heretors of that paroch obtained the Gift of it and so the petitioners bill was not read for ought he knoues wherthrough the petitioner and his poor children are Left in a most Indigent and starving condition unles their Lordships Grant him some means of subsistance aither out of the stipends of Dunsyre or Coulter which last place hes been vaccant the tuo forsaid years For albeit Mr Anthonie Murray doeth lykewayes also claime and Intermedle uith the stipends of Coulter for the year J^aj vj^c Eightie nyneand nyntie as minister of that paroch Be vertue of the Act of parliament reponing him thogh all that tyme he never went to preach soe much as once to that poeple yet seing in his petitione upon which he procured the stipends of Dunsyre He acknouledges the church of Coulter vaccant and designes himself sometyme Minister of Coulter etc Importing that he had Renunced all tytle therto And since at once He Cannot be both minister at Coulter and Dunsyre nor in Law have a right to tuo distinct benefices for which he never served it necessarly folloues that one of these churches is still vaccant and the stipend therof at their Lordships disposall Besyds now the said Mr Anthonie Murray hes quyte deserted Dunsyre Having removed with his wyfe the fourteenth of Agust last to duell at Coulter wher he getts the whole stipend of the year J^aj vj^c nyntie one And now ther is noe Minister wher the petitioner served And soe the stipend ther for this present year J^aj vj^c nyntie one is vaccant and at their Lordships gift as being in the Kings patronadge And therfore Humbly Craving their Lordships In consideratione of the premisses and in regaird of the starving Conditione of the petitioner and his motherless children to allow him such a pairt of the stipend of Coulter for the tuo forsaids years as their Lordships shall think just or otherwayes to Grant him the Stipend of this present year J^aj vj^c nyntie one of the Church of Dunsyre which is now vaccant through the removall of the said Mr Anthonie Murray to Coulter the fourteenth of Agust last wher he getts the whole stipend of that Church for this present year J^aj vj^c nyntie one as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Having considered this petitione Given in to them be Mr. Robert Skeen late Minister at Dunsyre with the Ansuers given in therto for Mr Robert Antonie with the act of Councell and Decreit of preference before the session in favoures of the said Mr Antonie They allow the petitioner the stipend of the kirk of Dunsyre for the last halfe of the Cropt and year of God J^aj vj^c nyntie one And ordaines him to be readily ansuered obeyed and payed therof Be the Heretors Fewers wodsetters Liferenters fermers titulars tacksmen of teynds tennents possessors and others Lyable in payment of the said stipend for the said half year And ordaines Letters of horning to be direct heirupon at the petitioners instance for that effect He alwayes producing a Decreit of Locality and in cass ther be none ordaines the heretors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said stipend To make payment therof to the petitioner for the said half year according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinary

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Act

Act Mr William Selkirk

Anent a petitione given In to the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Be Mr William Selkirk Late minister at Gleenholme In Tueeddale Sheuing That the petitioner Having with the first given due and punctuall obedience to their Majesties government as shall be made evident afteruards to their Lordships yet nevertheless contrare to all Law and ordor was he about the midle of June J^aj vj^c Eighty nyneby armed force and violence thrust away from his ministrie and ejected out of his duelling house with his wyfe and five children to his Great Loss and damnageHaving his goods plenishing and furniture of his house throuen out of doors and putt to seek harbour and shelter for himself and said family else wher This is well knouen and can yet be Instructed by honest men called and requyred in the mean tyme to be witnesses to the premisses And are to this very day Living and residing in the forsaid paroch After all this upon the proclamatione of the sixth of Agust J^aj vj^c Eighty nyneforsaid allowing such ministers as had obeyed the Law and yet were dispossessed to returne to their respective charges The petitioner being one of this number made offer to returne to his Ministrie and dutie at the forsaid Church But was obstructed and opposed as ane Instrument produced with the said petitione taken by him in the hands of a nottar publict will Instruct to their Lordships And farder ther is noe sentence aither Civill or ecclesiastick Against the petitioner But on the Contrare [the parochiners of the paroch]¹³ In the bounds wherof the forsaid Church lyes upon his applicatione to them Being Convinced of the Great Injurie done him were pleased to give him their testimoniall Lykewayes produced with the said petitione Bearing as is abovementioned And that the petitioner Hath ouned their Majesties government by obeying the Law And that they had nothing to lay to his charge as the said testificat doeth in itself at more length Bear And finally since the forsaid Church is still unplanted and none pretending right to the stipend therof And the petitioner being soe favourable stated And therfore Humblie craving to the effect underwryten as the said petitione Bears The saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered this petitione given In to them Be the above Mr William Selkirk with the Instrument and Certificat mentioned therin and produced therwith They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Glenholme in Tueeddale for the haill Cropt and year of God J^aj vj^c and nyntie one And ordaines him to be readily ansuered obeyed and payed therof Be the heretors fewars wodsetters Liferenters Fermers titulars tacksemen of teynds tennents possessors and uthers Lyable in payment of the said stipend for the said year J^aj vj^c nyntie one And ordaines Letters of horning to be direct heiron at the petitioners instance for that effect he alwayes producing a decreit of Locality And in case ther be none ordaines the heretors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the said stipend to make payment therof to the petitioner for the said year according as they shall be decerned by the judge ordinary

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Act

Protection Mr Thomas Wilsone

This day a protectione was Granted for tuentty dayes to Mr Thomas Wilsone to attend a process at his Instance before the Councell

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Letter

Letter Duncan Menzies to Sir Thomas Livingstoune

A Letter from Duncan Menzies to Sir Thomas Livingstoune Commander in cheiff of their Majesties forces within this kingdom acquanting him that the said Duncan Could not reach the Highlands till the day appoynted for taking the Indemnity is over And that therby he Could not have occasione to bring the highlanders to accept the Indemnity some persones Having putt them in a bad temper But that he is Confident to persuade them if a furder tyme were allowed Being by Sir Thomas produced and redd at the board And the Councell refuised to give any ansuer therto but recommended to the said Sir Thomas to transmitt the same to Court

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Decreet

Interlocutor The Tacksmen of the excyse of Fyffe and Angus

The Lords of their Majesties privie Councell Having Considered a petitione given In to them Be James Crawfurd of Muntquhany and James Lundie of Strathairlie tacksemen of the excyse off Fyff and Angus They Recommend to the Lords of their Majesties Thesaurie to Consider the said petitione And Give their instructions to their Majesties Sollicitor and assistants to Ansuer the same against the nixt dyet of Councell And appoyntes the petitioners to produce that day the Instructiones and documents of the losses alleadged sustained by them wherupon they Crave defalcatione of the tack deuty And appoyntes George Hamiltone of Barntoune and […]⁹ Enstruther of Wrae to see and ansuer the said petitione against the said day if they have any thing to object against the same And the saids Lords discharges any quartering to be used Against the petitioners for the above tack deuty untill the tuelvth of January Instant And if ther be any pairties already quartered for the same ordaines them furthuith to be removed And the saids Lords declares that they will hear this affaire upon the saids tenth of January instant And ordaines both parties and their procurators to attend the said day to debate the said matter

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Act

Act The Toune of Innerkeithen anent accounts

The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Having Considered the Accompts given In to them as resting be their Majesties forces to the Inhabitants of the toune of Innerkeithen with the Instructiones and verificationes therof Togither with the Report of the Committie appoynted for reviseing the Accompts resting Be their Majesties forces to the Countrie They Find the haill articles of the saids accompts (except the Eighteenth article of Captaine Harpars Company The fourth and sixth articles of the Leivtennant Collonells company The fourth article of the Majors Companie and tuenty fifth article of Captaine Hamiltons company all in the Lord Bargenies regiment and third article of Captain Jacksons troop of dragoones in the Lord Cardross regimentwhich the saids Lords finds not instructed and caused delite) sufficiently verified and proven pairtly be reciept under the hands of the officers and souldiers to whom the same was furnished And pairtly be the oathes of the persones furnishers taken before tuo of the Commissioners of Supply in the shyre of Fyffe And pairtly both by oathes and reciepts Conforme to the report of the Commissioners and the saids reciepts both produced to and Considered by the said Committie And finds That conforme to the saids accompts and Instructiones forsaids Ther is resting be their Majesties forces after named to the saids Inhabitants of Innerkeithen Besyds the articles above excepted and refuised as said is The soumes follouing viz By the Lord Bargenies regiment Imprimis by the officers therof The soume of one Hundreth and Eightie three pounds Four shilline four pennies Item Be Captain Harpars Company The soume of one hundreth and fourtein pounds fiftein shilline Eight pennies Scotts Item Be the Collonells Company The soume of Eightie seven pounds Eight shilline and six pennies Scotts money forsaid Item Be the Majors Company The soume of one hundreth and fiftie Eight pounds four shilline scotts Item by Captain Hamiltons Company the soume of one hundreth and four pounds Eightein shilline ten pennies scotts Item be Captain Thomsons Company The soume of one Hundreth and tuo pounds six shilline scotts Extending the haill soumes due be the said regiment to the soume of seven hundreth and fiftie pounds seventeen shilline and four pennies scots money forsaid Item Be Eglintouns troop of Horse the soume of tuenty pounds Eighteen shilline six pennies Scotts Item Be Jacksons troop of dragoones in the Lord Cardross his regiment the soume of Nyne pounds Eight pennies scotts Item Be Captain Lockharts troop of dragoones in the said regiment the soume of Fourtienynepounds nynteenshilline and ten pennies scotts Extending the saids tuo soumes due be the Lord Cardross regiment to the soume of fiftie nyne pounds and six pennies scotts money forsaid And extending the haill soumes due by the haill forces above named to the soume of Eight Hundreth and threttie pounds sixtein shilline four pennies scotts And Finds that the haill articles wherof the said soume is made up were furnished before the Act of parliament of the date the tenth of September J^aj v^jc nyntie years appoynting three months Cess and hearth money for payment of the soumes resting be ther Majesties forces to the country and bygone arrears due to the army and that they are in the termes of the Act of Councell of the date the Nynth of July Last bypast The saids Lords Finds that the said soume of Eight Hundreth and threttie pounds sixtein shilline four pennies scotts is to be payed to the saids inhabitants of the toune of Innerkeithen out of the Cess and hearth money appoynted by the above Act of parliament And Recommends to the Lords Commissioners of their Majesties Thesaurie to Cause payment be made to them of the same accordinglie

Att Edinburgh The Fifth day of January J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years

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Sederunt

Duke of Hamilton; Marquis of Douglass; Earl of Craufurd; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Tueddale; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith; Lord Ruthven; Master of Burleigh; Lord Haltoune; Lord Aberuchill; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes; Sir Thomas Livingstoune

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Proclamation

Proclamatione for adjurning the parliament

William and Mary By the Grace of God King and Queen of Great Brittaine France and Ireland, defenders of the faith To our Lyon King at armes and his brethren Heraulds Macers of our privie Councell pursevants messengers at armes our shirreffs in that part Conjuctly and severallie specially Constitut Greeting For as much as we with advyce of the Lords of our privie Councell Did by our our proclamatione of the date the tuenty seventh day of Agust last J^aj vj^c nyntie one years addjurne the Currant parliament of this our ancient kingdome of Scotland from the sixteenth day of September Last to the fourteenth day of Janwary Instant J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo years And now In regaird that our affairs doe not requyre the meeting of our said parliament so soon as the said fourteenth day of Janwary Instant and that the members of parliament may not be putt to the trowble and charge of meeting upon the said day we therfore with advyce of the saids Lords of our privy Councell Herby adjurne our said Current parliament untill the fifteenth day of Apryle nixt to Come In this Instant year of God J^aj vj^c nyntie tuo Hierby requyring all the members of our parliament to Give their attendance at Edinburgh on that day In the accustomed manner and under the Certificationes Contained in the severall Acts of parliament Our uill is Hierfore and uee Charge yow strictly and Command That Incontinent these our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat Cross of Edinburgh and remanent mercat crosses of the head burghs of this our antient kingdome And ther In our name and authority by open proclamatione make Intimatione of the said adjurnment of our parliament of this kingdome from the said fourteenth day of Janwary Instant to the said fifteenth day of Apryle nixt therafter And ordaines these presents to be printed and published. Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fourth day of Janwary and of our regne the third year 1692 sic subscribitur ut sederunt 

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of January J^aj v^jc nyntie tuo years

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Sederunt

Duke of Hamiltone; Marquis of Douglass; Earl of Craufurd; Earl of Mortoune; Earl of Tweeddale; Viscount Stair; Master of Burleigh; Lord Haltoune; Lord Aberurchill; Lord Fountainhall; Laird of Pollock; Laird of Leyes