Decreet, 22 May 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Tuentieth second day of May Jaj vic nyntie three years

A1693/5/261

Decreet

Decreit of deprivatione Their Majesties Advocat Against Lambie Auchterlonie and Dumbarr

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued before their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell at the instance of Sir James Steuart their Majesties advocat for their Highness Intrest in the matter underwryten Mentioning That where albeit by the Law of God and the principles and constitutiones of everie uell Governed Natione all persones are bound to Give due obedience unto and wish well and pray for such To whom they oue Just obedience and true alleadgance as their soveraignes Especially such who have been the glorious Instrument of their delyverie from the thraldome of poperie and the penucious Inconveniencies that accompany ane arbitrary pouer And by the municipall Constitutione of this realme all the subjects are Engadged to pray for their Laufull soveraign And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of estates the threttienth of Apryle Jaj vic Eighty nyne all ministers who are in Emminent manner obleidged to discharge that deuty are therby expressly Commanded to read the proclamatione of that date And publictly to pray for ther Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme upon the dayes therein mentioned under the paine of being depryved and Lossing the benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certified That they presume not to oune or acknowledge the late King James the seventh for their King or presume upon their Highest perrill by uord in uryting In sermone or any other manner of way to Impugne or Disoune their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fyfth Act second session of this currant parliament all ministers depryved for not praying publictly for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme for not reading the said proclamatione of estates are prohibited and discharged to preach or exercise any part of the ministeriall functione aither in Church or meeting house upon any pretext whatsomever untill first they present themselves before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell 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 the late King James as their King In any sorte Conforme to the tenor of the said proclamatione Certifying such ministers as doe in the contrary 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 meeting of estates to be putt to further executione against all Ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto By praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And ordained the saids Lords of ther Majesties privie Councell to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of the saids Lords The particular dayes of fasting and thanksgiving mentioned therin are Strictly to be observed by them Nevertheless Mr John Lambie late Minister at Ecclesgreg Mr Robert Auchterlonie minister at Garvock and Mr William Dumbar minister at Conveth all uithin the shyre of Kincairden albeit they have been publictly depryved for not praying for their Majesties In the termes of the Act of parliament Have publictly preached and exercised the ministeriall functeons uithin their oune Houses and paroches wher the same Lye and elsewher uithout qualifying themselves according to Law By not suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and Engadging not to oune the Late King James And Have not prayed for their majesties In such Circumstantiat termes as the Hearers might know that they prayed for their Majesties And have been soe farr from Evidencing the sense they ought to have had of the preservatione and the releiff of the Greevous Circumstances the natione lay under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to them at Least Came to their hands of which they had Knowledge They were soe farr from testifying their gratitude In Giving due obedience therto that neither the day appoynted nor at any tyme since syne did they read any of these proclamationes for thanksgiving or fast albeit all these uere delyvered to their hands But on the Contrare and in Contempt of the proclamationes Hes actually preached daylie since syne uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Convocating severall paroches stirring up and fomenting their disaffectione to their Majesties government Encowradgeing their Majesties Enemies and discouradging their Majesties Loyall subjects And sometymes not only praying for the late King James and that God uould restore him and make his Croune flourish upon his head But also at other tymes doe pray in such ambiguous termes that the Hearers Cannot understand they prayed for their Majesties off all which Crymes The said Mr John Lambie Mr Robert Auchterlonie and Mr William Dumbar are Guiltie actors airt and pairt and ought and should be severely punished in their persone and goods To the terror of others to Committ the lyke In tyme coming And anent the charge Given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared personally before the saids Lords att ane certaine day now by gone To Have Ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have Heard and seen such ordor and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell should think fitt under the paine of rebellione and putting them to the Horne uith Certificationery as the saids Letters uith the executiones therof more fully Bears The uhich Lybell Being this day Called In presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell And their Majesties advocat and Sir James Ogilvie their Majesties Sollicitor for their Highness Intrest And all the three Haill defenders all Compearing personally And Their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Having Considered the lybell and that the said Mr John Lambie Hes acknouledged Judicially That he hes preached since He uas depryved and Having refuised to take the oath of alleadgance and to signe the assurance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary appoynted by Act of parliament Ther Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Find the lybell proven And therfore ordained the said Mr John Lambie to be Carryed prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh ther to remaine till furder ordor of Councell And the other tuo defenders Having acknouledged the lybell and refuised to signe ane obliedgement to pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme for the future Their Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Have depryved and heirby depryves the said Mr Robert Auchterlony and Mr William Dunbar ministers from their benefices at the kirks of Garvock and Conveth and declares their saids kirks vaccant and ordaines them to remove from their manses and Gleibs Against the first the first2 day of Agust nixt to come and discharges them to Labour the saids Gleibs or any part therof In tyme coming And discharges the saids Mr Robert Auchterlony and Mr William Dunbar to preach or exercise any part of their ministeriall functiones uithin the said paroches or any other places uithin this kingdome untill they qualifie themselves according to Law And ordaines Letters of Horning on fifteen dayes and others needful to be direct heirupon In forme as effeirs

Att Edinburgh The Tuentieth second day of May Jaj vic nyntie three years

A1693/5/261

Decreet

Decreit of deprivatione Their Majesties Advocat Against Lambie Auchterlonie and Dumbarr

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued before their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell at the instance of Sir James Steuart their Majesties advocat for their Highness Intrest in the matter underwryten Mentioning That where albeit by the Law of God and the principles and constitutiones of everie uell Governed Natione all persones are bound to Give due obedience unto and wish well and pray for such To whom they oue Just obedience and true alleadgance as their soveraignes Especially such who have been the glorious Instrument of their delyverie from the thraldome of poperie and the penucious Inconveniencies that accompany ane arbitrary pouer And by the municipall Constitutione of this realme all the subjects are Engadged to pray for their Laufull soveraign And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of estates the threttienth of Apryle Jaj vic Eighty nyne all ministers who are in Emminent manner obleidged to discharge that deuty are therby expressly Commanded to read the proclamatione of that date And publictly to pray for ther Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme upon the dayes therein mentioned under the paine of being depryved and Lossing the benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certified That they presume not to oune or acknowledge the late King James the seventh for their King or presume upon their Highest perrill by uord in uryting In sermone or any other manner of way to Impugne or Disoune their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fyfth Act second session of this currant parliament all ministers depryved for not praying publictly for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme for not reading the said proclamatione of estates are prohibited and discharged to preach or exercise any part of the ministeriall functione aither in Church or meeting house upon any pretext whatsomever untill first they present themselves before the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell 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 the late King James as their King In any sorte Conforme to the tenor of the said proclamatione Certifying such ministers as doe in the contrary 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 meeting of estates to be putt to further executione against all Ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto By praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And ordained the saids Lords of ther Majesties privie Councell to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of the saids Lords The particular dayes of fasting and thanksgiving mentioned therin are Strictly to be observed by them Nevertheless Mr John Lambie late Minister at Ecclesgreg Mr Robert Auchterlonie minister at Garvock and Mr William Dumbar minister at Conveth all uithin the shyre of Kincairden albeit they have been publictly depryved for not praying for their Majesties In the termes of the Act of parliament Have publictly preached and exercised the ministeriall functeons uithin their oune Houses and paroches wher the same Lye and elsewher uithout qualifying themselves according to Law By not suearing and signing the oath of alleadgance and Engadging not to oune the Late King James And Have not prayed for their majesties In such Circumstantiat termes as the Hearers might know that they prayed for their Majesties And have been soe farr from Evidencing the sense they ought to have had of the preservatione and the releiff of the Greevous Circumstances the natione lay under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to them at Least Came to their hands of which they had Knowledge They were soe farr from testifying their gratitude In Giving due obedience therto that neither the day appoynted nor at any tyme since syne did they read any of these proclamationes for thanksgiving or fast albeit all these uere delyvered to their hands But on the Contrare and in Contempt of the proclamationes Hes actually preached daylie since syne uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Convocating severall paroches stirring up and fomenting their disaffectione to their Majesties government Encowradgeing their Majesties Enemies and discouradging their Majesties Loyall subjects And sometymes not only praying for the late King James and that God uould restore him and make his Croune flourish upon his head But also at other tymes doe pray in such ambiguous termes that the Hearers Cannot understand they prayed for their Majesties off all which Crymes The said Mr John Lambie Mr Robert Auchterlonie and Mr William Dumbar are Guiltie actors airt and pairt and ought and should be severely punished in their persone and goods To the terror of others to Committ the lyke In tyme coming And anent the charge Given to the saids Defenders to Have Compeared personally before the saids Lords att ane certaine day now by gone To Have Ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have Heard and seen such ordor and Course taken theranent as the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell should think fitt under the paine of rebellione and putting them to the Horne uith Certificationery as the saids Letters uith the executiones therof more fully Bears The uhich Lybell Being this day Called In presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell And their Majesties advocat and Sir James Ogilvie their Majesties Sollicitor for their Highness Intrest And all the three Haill defenders all Compearing personally And Their Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Having Considered the lybell and that the said Mr John Lambie Hes acknouledged Judicially That he hes preached since He uas depryved and Having refuised to take the oath of alleadgance and to signe the assurance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary appoynted by Act of parliament Ther Majesties High Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Find the lybell proven And therfore ordained the said Mr John Lambie to be Carryed prisoner to the tolbooth of Edinburgh ther to remaine till furder ordor of Councell And the other tuo defenders Having acknouledged the lybell and refuised to signe ane obliedgement to pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme for the future Their Majesties high Commissioner and Lords of privie Councell Have depryved and heirby depryves the said Mr Robert Auchterlony and Mr William Dunbar ministers from their benefices at the kirks of Garvock and Conveth and declares their saids kirks vaccant and ordaines them to remove from their manses and Gleibs Against the first the first2 day of Agust nixt to come and discharges them to Labour the saids Gleibs or any part therof In tyme coming And discharges the saids Mr Robert Auchterlony and Mr William Dunbar to preach or exercise any part of their ministeriall functiones uithin the said paroches or any other places uithin this kingdome untill they qualifie themselves according to Law And ordaines Letters of Horning on fifteen dayes and others needful to be direct heirupon In forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC1/49, 29-32.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 29-32.

2. Sic.