Decreet, 4 April 1693, Edinburgh

Act, 28 December 1693, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of Apryle Jaj vic and nyntie Three years

A1693/4/81

Decreet

Decreit Their Majesties Advocat Against Ministers in Strathern

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell at the Instance of Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat Mentioning That quher albeit by the Law of God and the principls and constitutione of every uell Governed Natione all persones are bound to Give due obedience to and wish well and pray for such to whom they owe Just obedience and true alleadgance as their soveraignes Especially such who have been the gracious Instruments of their delyverance from the thraldome of poperie and the pernicious Inconveniencies that accompany any arbitrarie power And by the Municipall constitutiones of this realme all the Subjects therof are Ingadged to pray for their lawfull Soveraignes And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of Estates the threttineth day of Apryle Jaj vic Eightie Nyne years all Ministers who are in any Eminent manner obleadged 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 therin mentioned under the paine of being depryved losing of their benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certified That they presume not to owne 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 or disowne their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fifth Act second session of this currant parliament The said proclamatione and Act of the estates of this kingdome are ordained to be putt to farder executione Against all such Ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto By praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And the said Lords of privie Councell are to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of Councell there are particular dayes of thanksgiving and Fasting appoynted And all the Ministers in this kingdome expressly requyred to keep and observe the same Nevertheless Mr John Rattray minister at Ochterairder Mr James Inglis minister at Murthle Mr William Rattray minister at Cargill Mr John Omey minister at Methven and Mr Patrick Ochterlony minister at Rogortoune uithin the steuarty of Strathern and shirreffdome of Perth albeit they Continow Constantly to preach yet they have not prayed for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme and Have been soe farr from evidencing the sense they ought to Have had of their Majesties preserving and releiving this natione from the Greivous Circumstances which it did ly under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to them at least came to their hands or wherof they had knouledge Instead of testifying their gratitude in Giving due obedience therto neither at the dayes appoynted nor at any tyme since syne Did they read any of the saids proclamationes for thanksgiving and Fasting albeit they were delyvered to them But on the Contrare and in Contempt of these proclamationes They actually Continow to preach sincesyne both in his owne paroch Church and others uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Therby stirring up and fomenting Disaffectione in the Hearers to the government Incouradging their Majesties Enemies and discouradging their Loyall subjects sometymes praying for the late King James aither expressly or in ambiguous or circumstantiat tearms And the said Mr Patrick Auchterlony Is soe much the more culpable of the premisses That He Continoued to preach In manner forsaid notwithstanding He was deposed by the synod of Pearth and Stirling off all which Crymes the said Mr John Rattray Mr James Inglis Mr William Rattray Mr John Omey and Mr Patrick Auchterlony Is guilty and ought and should not only be depryved But severely punished in their persones 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 at ane certaine day bygone To have ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such ordor and course taken theranent as the saids Lords should think fitt as the saids Letters uith the executiones therof more fully bears The which Lybell being this day called In presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell And the Lord Advocat Compearing personally for their Majesties Intrest and Mr John Rattray minister att Achterardor Mr James Inglis minister at Muthill and Mr William Rattray minister at Cargill Compearing personally The Lord Advocat declared that if the defenders Compearing uould Ingadge that for the future when they preach they shall pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme Then he uill pass from them as to bygones which they refused to doe The Lord Advocat furder declared that if these defenders would Crave a tyme to be allowed them by the Councell for considering and deliberating if they would give the forsaid promise or Ingadgement And they refused to Crave any tyme The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Having Considered the above lybell And the forsaids three defenders Compearing uith the Lord Advocats declaratione and offers and their refuisall of both offers They have Depryved and heirby depryves the saids Mr John Rattray Mr James Inglis and Mr William Rattray from their benefices at the respective kirks forsaids And declares the said kirks vaccant And ordaines the saids Ministers to remove from their respective manses and Gleibs at the terme of whitsunday nixt to Come And discharges them to Labour the saids Gleibs or any part of them In tyme coming And discharges them to preach or exercise any part of their ministeriall functione uithin the saids parochins or in any other place uithin this kingdome untill they qualifie themselves according to Law And ordaines Letters on fifteen dayes to be direct heiron In forme as effeirs And the saids Lords Excuses the absence of Mr John Omey minister at Methven and Mr Patrick Auchterlony minister at Rogertoune untill the first Councell day in June nixt In respect of their Indispositione and Inability to travell testified under the hands of phisitians And Continowes the lybell against them untill the said day and appoyntes them to appear at that tyme uith Certificatione conforme to the lybell

Att Edinburgh The Fourth day of Apryle Jaj vic and nyntie Three years

A1693/4/81

Decreet

Decreit Their Majesties Advocat Against Ministers in Strathern

Anent our Soveraigne Lord and Ladys Letters raised and pursued before the Lords of their Majesties privie Councell at the Instance of Sir James Steuart their Majesties Advocat Mentioning That quher albeit by the Law of God and the principls and constitutione of every uell Governed Natione all persones are bound to Give due obedience to and wish well and pray for such to whom they owe Just obedience and true alleadgance as their soveraignes Especially such who have been the gracious Instruments of their delyverance from the thraldome of poperie and the pernicious Inconveniencies that accompany any arbitrarie power And by the Municipall constitutiones of this realme all the Subjects therof are Ingadged to pray for their lawfull Soveraignes And particularly by ane Act of the meeting of Estates the threttineth day of Apryle Jaj vic Eightie Nyne years all Ministers who are in any Eminent manner obleadged 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 therin mentioned under the paine of being depryved losing of their benefice And by the same proclamatione all the Leidges are Certified That they presume not to owne 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 or disowne their Majesties as King and Queen of Scotland And by the threttieth fifth Act second session of this currant parliament The said proclamatione and Act of the estates of this kingdome are ordained to be putt to farder executione Against all such Ministers who have not as yet Given obedience therto By praying for their Majesties In manner forsaid And the said Lords of privie Councell are to proceed therin And by diverse and sundrie proclamationes of Councell there are particular dayes of thanksgiving and Fasting appoynted And all the Ministers in this kingdome expressly requyred to keep and observe the same Nevertheless Mr John Rattray minister at Ochterairder Mr James Inglis minister at Murthle Mr William Rattray minister at Cargill Mr John Omey minister at Methven and Mr Patrick Ochterlony minister at Rogortoune uithin the steuarty of Strathern and shirreffdome of Perth albeit they Continow Constantly to preach yet they have not prayed for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme and Have been soe farr from evidencing the sense they ought to Have had of their Majesties preserving and releiving this natione from the Greivous Circumstances which it did ly under That when the proclamatione of estates was sent to them at least came to their hands or wherof they had knouledge Instead of testifying their gratitude in Giving due obedience therto neither at the dayes appoynted nor at any tyme since syne Did they read any of the saids proclamationes for thanksgiving and Fasting albeit they were delyvered to them But on the Contrare and in Contempt of these proclamationes They actually Continow to preach sincesyne both in his owne paroch Church and others uithout praying for their Majesties as King and Queen of this realme Therby stirring up and fomenting Disaffectione in the Hearers to the government Incouradging their Majesties Enemies and discouradging their Loyall subjects sometymes praying for the late King James aither expressly or in ambiguous or circumstantiat tearms And the said Mr Patrick Auchterlony Is soe much the more culpable of the premisses That He Continoued to preach In manner forsaid notwithstanding He was deposed by the synod of Pearth and Stirling off all which Crymes the said Mr John Rattray Mr James Inglis Mr William Rattray Mr John Omey and Mr Patrick Auchterlony Is guilty and ought and should not only be depryved But severely punished in their persones 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 at ane certaine day bygone To have ansuered to the forsaid Complaint and to have heard and seen such ordor and course taken theranent as the saids Lords should think fitt as the saids Letters uith the executiones therof more fully bears The which Lybell being this day called In presence of the saids Lords of their Majesties privie Councell And the Lord Advocat Compearing personally for their Majesties Intrest and Mr John Rattray minister att Achterardor Mr James Inglis minister at Muthill and Mr William Rattray minister at Cargill Compearing personally The Lord Advocat declared that if the defenders Compearing uould Ingadge that for the future when they preach they shall pray for their Majesties King William and Queen Mary as King and Queen of this realme Then he uill pass from them as to bygones which they refused to doe The Lord Advocat furder declared that if these defenders would Crave a tyme to be allowed them by the Councell for considering and deliberating if they would give the forsaid promise or Ingadgement And they refused to Crave any tyme The Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Having Considered the above lybell And the forsaids three defenders Compearing uith the Lord Advocats declaratione and offers and their refuisall of both offers They have Depryved and heirby depryves the saids Mr John Rattray Mr James Inglis and Mr William Rattray from their benefices at the respective kirks forsaids And declares the said kirks vaccant And ordaines the saids Ministers to remove from their respective manses and Gleibs at the terme of whitsunday nixt to Come And discharges them to Labour the saids Gleibs or any part of them In tyme coming And discharges them to preach or exercise any part of their ministeriall functione uithin the saids parochins or in any other place uithin this kingdome untill they qualifie themselves according to Law And ordaines Letters on fifteen dayes to be direct heiron In forme as effeirs And the saids Lords Excuses the absence of Mr John Omey minister at Methven and Mr Patrick Auchterlony minister at Rogertoune untill the first Councell day in June nixt In respect of their Indispositione and Inability to travell testified under the hands of phisitians And Continowes the lybell against them untill the said day and appoyntes them to appear at that tyme uith Certificatione conforme to the lybell

1. NRS, PC1/49, 4-6.

1. NRS, PC1/49, 4-6.