Decreet, 13 May 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Thretteenth day of May Jaj vic Nyntie three years

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Decreet

Decreit Absolvitor Their Majesties Advocat Against Mr James Strachane

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued Before the Lords of ther Majesties privie Councell att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat For their Highness Intrest In the matter underwryten Mentioning That wher albeit by the Law of God and the principle and Constitutione of every well Governed natione All persones are bound to Give due obedience unto and wish well and pray for such To whom they owe Just obedience and true alleadgance as their Soveraigne Especially such who have been the glorious Instrument of their delyverie from the thraldome of popperie and the pernicious Inconveniencies that accompanie ane arbitrary pouer And by the municipall constitutione of this realme all the subjects therof are obleidged to pray for their Lawfull soveraigne And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of Estates the threttienth day of Apryle Jaj vic Eightie nyne years all Ministers who are in ane Eminent manner obleidged to discharge that deuty are therby expressly Commanded to read the proclamatione of that date And publictly to pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme upon the dayes therinmentioned under the paine of being depryved and losing their benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certifyed That they presume not to oune or acknouledge the late King James the seventh for their King or presume upon their highest perrill by word wryting in sermone or any other manner of way to Impugne and disowne their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fifth Act second session of this currant parliament all ministers depryved for not praying publictly for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme and for not reading the proclamatione of estates are prohibited and discharged to preach or exercise any part of the Ministeriall functions aither in Church or meeting house upon any pretence whatsomever untill they first present themselves before the Lords of their Majesties privie Counsell And ther in their presence take suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and assurance to their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme and not to oune King James as their King In any sort Conforme to the tenor of the said proclamatione Certifying such ministers doing in the Contrar They shall be proceeded Against as persones disaffected and Enemies to the government and shall be punished uith all rigour and therby ordained the said proclamatione and Act of the estates to be putt to furder executione Against all such ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto For praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And ordained the saids Lords of their Majesties privy Councell to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of the said Lords of privie Counsell The particular dayes of thanksgiving and for fasting mentioned therin are ordained to be observed nevertheless Mr James Strachane Late minister at Killfillans Albeit he hes Been publictly depryved for not praying for their Majesties in the termes of the Act of Parliament Hes preached severall tymes in the meeting house of Dundie and else wher since the saids Acts of parliament and proclamationes and never prayed for their Majesties nor yet qualified himself according to Law By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and Engadging not to owne the late King James nor hes not prayed for their Majesties in such Circumstantial termes as the Hearers might have knouen he prayed for them And hes been soe farr from Evidencing the sense He ought to have had of our preservatione and releiff of the Grevious Circumstances the natione lay under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to him at least came to his hands or of2 which he had knouledge he was soe farr from testifying his gratitude in Giving due obedience that neither the day appoynted nor att any tyme sincesyne did he read any of the saids proclamationes for thanksgiving or 3 Fasts albeit all these were delyvered to his hands But on the Contrare and In Contempt of the proclamationes Hes actually preached daylie sincesyne uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Convocating severall paroches stirring up and fomenting their disaffectione to the Government Incouradging their Majesties enemies and discowradging their loyall subjects sometymes not only praying for the Late King James and that God uould restore him and make his Croune flourish In his hand But also at other tymes does pray In such ambiguous termes That his Hearers could not understand He prayed for their Majesties off all which Crymes the said Mr James Strachane Is guiltie actor airt and pairt And ought and should be severely punished in his persone and goods To the terror of others to doe and Committ the lyke In tyme coming And anent the charge Given to the said Mr James Strachane Defender To Have Compeared personally before the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell To have ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such ordor and course taken theranent as the saids Lords showld think fitt as the said Letters or lybell with the executiones therof at more lenth bears The which Lybell Being this day Called In presence of the saids Lords And both parties Having Compeared personally and the defenders ansuers to the Lybell being Redd and Their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Having Considered the Lybell uith the Ansuers made therto by the defender They Have assoillzied and Heirby assoillies the said Mr James Strachane defender from the haill poynts and articles of the said Lybell And declares him quyte therof and Free therfrae In all tyme coming he first inacting himself in the books of Privie Councell that he shall not preach nor exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within this kingdome untill he qualifie himself according to law under the penaltie of five hundreth merks scotts in case he faillzie

Att Edinburgh The Thretteenth day of May Jaj vic Nyntie three years

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Decreet

Decreit Absolvitor Their Majesties Advocat Against Mr James Strachane

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued Before the Lords of ther Majesties privie Councell att the instance of Sir James Steuart his Majesties Advocat For their Highness Intrest In the matter underwryten Mentioning That wher albeit by the Law of God and the principle and Constitutione of every well Governed natione All persones are bound to Give due obedience unto and wish well and pray for such To whom they owe Just obedience and true alleadgance as their Soveraigne Especially such who have been the glorious Instrument of their delyverie from the thraldome of popperie and the pernicious Inconveniencies that accompanie ane arbitrary pouer And by the municipall constitutione of this realme all the subjects therof are obleidged to pray for their Lawfull soveraigne And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of Estates the threttienth day of Apryle Jaj vic Eightie nyne years all Ministers who are in ane Eminent manner obleidged to discharge that deuty are therby expressly Commanded to read the proclamatione of that date And publictly to pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme upon the dayes therinmentioned under the paine of being depryved and losing their benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certifyed That they presume not to oune or acknouledge the late King James the seventh for their King or presume upon their highest perrill by word wryting in sermone or any other manner of way to Impugne and disowne their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fifth Act second session of this currant parliament all ministers depryved for not praying publictly for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme and for not reading the proclamatione of estates are prohibited and discharged to preach or exercise any part of the Ministeriall functions aither in Church or meeting house upon any pretence whatsomever untill they first present themselves before the Lords of their Majesties privie Counsell And ther in their presence take suear and signe the oath of alleadgance and assurance to their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme and not to oune King James as their King In any sort Conforme to the tenor of the said proclamatione Certifying such ministers doing in the Contrar They shall be proceeded Against as persones disaffected and Enemies to the government and shall be punished uith all rigour and therby ordained the said proclamatione and Act of the estates to be putt to furder executione Against all such ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto For praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And ordained the saids Lords of their Majesties privy Councell to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of the said Lords of privie Counsell The particular dayes of thanksgiving and for fasting mentioned therin are ordained to be observed nevertheless Mr James Strachane Late minister at Killfillans Albeit he hes Been publictly depryved for not praying for their Majesties in the termes of the Act of Parliament Hes preached severall tymes in the meeting house of Dundie and else wher since the saids Acts of parliament and proclamationes and never prayed for their Majesties nor yet qualified himself according to Law By suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and Engadging not to owne the late King James nor hes not prayed for their Majesties in such Circumstantial termes as the Hearers might have knouen he prayed for them And hes been soe farr from Evidencing the sense He ought to have had of our preservatione and releiff of the Grevious Circumstances the natione lay under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to him at least came to his hands or of2 which he had knouledge he was soe farr from testifying his gratitude in Giving due obedience that neither the day appoynted nor att any tyme sincesyne did he read any of the saids proclamationes for thanksgiving or 3 Fasts albeit all these were delyvered to his hands But on the Contrare and In Contempt of the proclamationes Hes actually preached daylie sincesyne uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Convocating severall paroches stirring up and fomenting their disaffectione to the Government Incouradging their Majesties enemies and discowradging their loyall subjects sometymes not only praying for the Late King James and that God uould restore him and make his Croune flourish In his hand But also at other tymes does pray In such ambiguous termes That his Hearers could not understand He prayed for their Majesties off all which Crymes the said Mr James Strachane Is guiltie actor airt and pairt And ought and should be severely punished in his persone and goods To the terror of others to doe and Committ the lyke In tyme coming And anent the charge Given to the said Mr James Strachane Defender To Have Compeared personally before the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell To have ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such ordor and course taken theranent as the saids Lords showld think fitt as the said Letters or lybell with the executiones therof at more lenth bears The which Lybell Being this day Called In presence of the saids Lords And both parties Having Compeared personally and the defenders ansuers to the Lybell being Redd and Their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Having Considered the Lybell uith the Ansuers made therto by the defender They Have assoillzied and Heirby assoillies the said Mr James Strachane defender from the haill poynts and articles of the said Lybell And declares him quyte therof and Free therfrae In all tyme coming he first inacting himself in the books of Privie Councell that he shall not preach nor exercise any part of his ministeriall functione within this kingdome untill he qualifie himself according to law under the penaltie of five hundreth merks scotts in case he faillzie

1. NRS, PC1/49, 26-9.

2. Interlinear insertion.

3. The word ‘thanks’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 26-9.

2. Interlinear insertion.

3. The word ‘thanks’ scored out here.