Act, 29 June 1699, Edinburgh

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Act

Act The Magistrats of Aberdeen Against Jean Skeen

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the Magistrats of the toune of Aberdein, Shewing That wher the petitioners applyed to the saids Lords the other day Representing how wrongeously the petitioners were Molested by one Jean Skeen who without any Cause Sumoned the petitioners to appear before the saids Lords as if guilty of deeds of oppression against her, Wheras in the exercise of their Jurisdiction, did really treat her with much more moderation then the case deserved, And Therfore Craved that the petitioner might be Liberat from Such a Calumnious and injurious persuit, The saids Lords were indeed pleased upon production of the Copies that the petitioner had gott to admitt protestatione for not insisting, Which is ordinary in such cases Bot Seing the authority of their Magistracy in the place doeth necessarly requyre requyre2 That Such Caluminous and Malicious persuits Should be farder Noticed, and that the raisers therof, and not insisters therin as it is Certaine this Jean Skeen would never have insisted at least be Sentanced in Large expences to the example and terror of others specially when need bees the petitioners can prove that She never intended more by the Citatione Bot to Conques and gett a Litle money from Such as She thought would redeem themselfe from the trouble And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords for the honor and authority of the magistracy and for repressing such pernicious examples and keeping good order in the petitioners burgh to Decerne the said Jean Skeen in Large expensses Since the petitioners could truely affirme to the saids Lords that she hath put their burgh and the persones cited to more then threttie pound Sterling of expence, as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the Magistrats of Aberdeen They Doe hereby Decerne and Ordaine the above Jean Skeen to make payment and Satisfactione to the saids Magistrats of the toune of Aberdeen of the Soume of ane hundred pounds Scots as expences presently modified by their Lordships for the unnecessary trouble given to them, and for their attendance in obtaineing the protestatione for not insisting at the tounes instance against her, Which is dated the twenty Seventh of June instant, And that attour the usuall protestatione money, And Ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill and others Needfull to be direct hereon in forme as effeirs.

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Act

Act The Magistrats of Aberdeen Against Jean Skeen

Anent the petition given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Councill be the Magistrats of the toune of Aberdein, Shewing That wher the petitioners applyed to the saids Lords the other day Representing how wrongeously the petitioners were Molested by one Jean Skeen who without any Cause Sumoned the petitioners to appear before the saids Lords as if guilty of deeds of oppression against her, Wheras in the exercise of their Jurisdiction, did really treat her with much more moderation then the case deserved, And Therfore Craved that the petitioner might be Liberat from Such a Calumnious and injurious persuit, The saids Lords were indeed pleased upon production of the Copies that the petitioner had gott to admitt protestatione for not insisting, Which is ordinary in such cases Bot Seing the authority of their Magistracy in the place doeth necessarly requyre requyre2 That Such Caluminous and Malicious persuits Should be farder Noticed, and that the raisers therof, and not insisters therin as it is Certaine this Jean Skeen would never have insisted at least be Sentanced in Large expences to the example and terror of others specially when need bees the petitioners can prove that She never intended more by the Citatione Bot to Conques and gett a Litle money from Such as She thought would redeem themselfe from the trouble And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords for the honor and authority of the magistracy and for repressing such pernicious examples and keeping good order in the petitioners burgh to Decerne the said Jean Skeen in Large expensses Since the petitioners could truely affirme to the saids Lords that she hath put their burgh and the persones cited to more then threttie pound Sterling of expence, as the petitione bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the Magistrats of Aberdeen They Doe hereby Decerne and Ordaine the above Jean Skeen to make payment and Satisfactione to the saids Magistrats of the toune of Aberdeen of the Soume of ane hundred pounds Scots as expences presently modified by their Lordships for the unnecessary trouble given to them, and for their attendance in obtaineing the protestatione for not insisting at the tounes instance against her, Which is dated the twenty Seventh of June instant, And that attour the usuall protestatione money, And Ordaines Letters of horning on fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill and others Needfull to be direct hereon in forme as effeirs.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 210v-211r.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 210v-211r.

2. Sic.

Act, 29 June 1699, Edinburgh

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D1699/6/71

Act

Act Maxwell of Sprinkell for a stipend

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Sir Patrick Maxwell of Sprinkell, The Lairds of Woodhouse, Core, and Mosknow, for themselves and in name of the rest of the heritors and parishioners of Kirkpatrick Fleeming in Annandale Shewing That wher the said kirk of Kirkpatrick and the Manse are altogither ruinous So that Neither the minister the minister now setled amongst the 2 petitioners has ane house to Live in, nor is their any Convenient place for the publict worship of God near the said Church except the open fields, and that ther are severall vaccand stipends of the said Church resting owing by the heritors, And Seing the rebuilding of the said Church and Manse, are as pious and necessar uses (Considering Circumstances above represented) as any the saids Stipends can be applyed to And that the right honorable, The Earle of Annandale patron of the said paroch was most willing the saids stipends be applyed for the ends and uses forsaid and ex super abundante has allowed the petitioners to Implore the saids Lords warrand and authority therto And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would grant Warrand and authority to William Whyt in Poldaw or any other persone the saids Lords should think fitt, To Charge for and uplift the haill vaccand Stippends of the said paroch from those lyable in payment therof Conforme to decreet of Locality and to apply the samen for repairing of the said Church and building of ane sufficient manse therat, and finally to be Comptable for the Supperpluse if any be to the said Earle as patron forsaid as the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them by the above Sir Patrick Maxwell and others heritors and parishioners of Kirkpatrick Fleyming in Annandale, And that the Earle of Annandale who is patron of the said kirk Sitting at the Councill board Declared his Consent therto, They hereby allow the vaccant Stipend of the above kirk of Kirkpatrick Fleymeing in Annandale from the terme of Whitsunday Jaj vic Eightie nyne to Mertinmass Jaj vic nyntie seven years to be uplifted and Imployed for the repairation fo the above Kirk and manse Or building a Sufficient new manse to the said Church, And nominats and appoints William Whit in Poledean to be factor for uplifting the said vaccant Stipends, And Decernes and Ordaines the saids factors to be readily answered obeyed and payed of the said vaccant Stipends by the heritors fewars Wodsetters lifrentars titulars tackmen of Teynds tennants possessors and others Lyable in payment of the Same And Ordaines Letters of horning one fiftein dayes under the Signet of horning one fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill to be direct hereon at the said William Whyte factor his instance against the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the saids vaccant Stipends upon production of a decreet of Locality And incase ther be non Ordaines the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the saids vaccand Stipends to make payment therof to the said factor according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge Ordinary, The said William Whyt factor allwayes first before extracting hereof giveing bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall uplift and Imploy the vaccant Stipends of the said kirk dureing the Space above mentioned upon reparatione of the said kirk and manss or rebuilding a new Sufficient Manse, and if any Supperplus of the saids vaccant Stipends Shall remaine in the factors hands more then Shall be Imployed upon the repairation of the Said Kirk and Manse That he shall make Just Compt reckoning and payment to the said Earle of Annandale as patron forsaid of the same to be Imployed upon pious uses within the paroch.

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Act

Act Maxwell of Sprinkell for a stipend

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of his Majesties privy Councill be Sir Patrick Maxwell of Sprinkell, The Lairds of Woodhouse, Core, and Mosknow, for themselves and in name of the rest of the heritors and parishioners of Kirkpatrick Fleeming in Annandale Shewing That wher the said kirk of Kirkpatrick and the Manse are altogither ruinous So that Neither the minister the minister now setled amongst the 2 petitioners has ane house to Live in, nor is their any Convenient place for the publict worship of God near the said Church except the open fields, and that ther are severall vaccand stipends of the said Church resting owing by the heritors, And Seing the rebuilding of the said Church and Manse, are as pious and necessar uses (Considering Circumstances above represented) as any the saids Stipends can be applyed to And that the right honorable, The Earle of Annandale patron of the said paroch was most willing the saids stipends be applyed for the ends and uses forsaid and ex super abundante has allowed the petitioners to Implore the saids Lords warrand and authority therto And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would grant Warrand and authority to William Whyt in Poldaw or any other persone the saids Lords should think fitt, To Charge for and uplift the haill vaccand Stippends of the said paroch from those lyable in payment therof Conforme to decreet of Locality and to apply the samen for repairing of the said Church and building of ane sufficient manse therat, and finally to be Comptable for the Supperpluse if any be to the said Earle as patron forsaid as the said petition bears The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above petition given in to them by the above Sir Patrick Maxwell and others heritors and parishioners of Kirkpatrick Fleyming in Annandale, And that the Earle of Annandale who is patron of the said kirk Sitting at the Councill board Declared his Consent therto, They hereby allow the vaccant Stipend of the above kirk of Kirkpatrick Fleymeing in Annandale from the terme of Whitsunday Jaj vic Eightie nyne to Mertinmass Jaj vic nyntie seven years to be uplifted and Imployed for the repairation fo the above Kirk and manse Or building a Sufficient new manse to the said Church, And nominats and appoints William Whit in Poledean to be factor for uplifting the said vaccant Stipends, And Decernes and Ordaines the saids factors to be readily answered obeyed and payed of the said vaccant Stipends by the heritors fewars Wodsetters lifrentars titulars tackmen of Teynds tennants possessors and others Lyable in payment of the Same And Ordaines Letters of horning one fiftein dayes under the Signet of horning one fiftein dayes under the Signet of Councill to be direct hereon at the said William Whyte factor his instance against the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the saids vaccant Stipends upon production of a decreet of Locality And incase ther be non Ordaines the heritors and others forsaids Lyable in payment of the saids vaccand Stipends to make payment therof to the said factor according as they shall be Decerned by the Judge Ordinary, The said William Whyt factor allwayes first before extracting hereof giveing bond and finding sufficient Caution acted in the books of privy Councill that he shall uplift and Imploy the vaccant Stipends of the said kirk dureing the Space above mentioned upon reparatione of the said kirk and manss or rebuilding a new Sufficient Manse, and if any Supperplus of the saids vaccant Stipends Shall remaine in the factors hands more then Shall be Imployed upon the repairation of the Said Kirk and Manse That he shall make Just Compt reckoning and payment to the said Earle of Annandale as patron forsaid of the same to be Imployed upon pious uses within the paroch.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 209v-210v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 209v-210v.

2. Sic.

Sederunt, 29 June 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensbery P:S:; Earl of Marr; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Galloway; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Theserer Deput; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankellor; Mr Fra: Montgomry

Att Edinburgh the Twenty Nynth day of June Jaj vic nyntie nyne years1

D1699/6/62

Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Queensbery P:S:; Earl of Marr; Earl of Mortone; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Galloway; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdone; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Theserer Deput; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankellor; Mr Fra: Montgomry

1. NRS, PC2/27, 209r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 209r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 209r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 209r.

Procedure, 29 June 1699, Edinburgh

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A1699/6/391

Procedure

[No public business]

No publict Bussiness was done this day.

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A1699/6/391

Procedure

[No public business]

No publict Bussiness was done this day.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 590.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 590.

Sederunt, 29 June 1699, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie P.S.; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Galloway; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankillor; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarrony

Att Edinburgh The Twenty nynth day of June Jaj vjc nynty nyne years1

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Duke of Queensberrie P.S.; Earl of Mar; Earl of Morton; Earl of Buchan; Earl of Galloway; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Loudoun; Earl of Annandale; Lord Strathnaver; Lord Forbes; Lord Advocate; Lord Thesaurer Deput; Lord Justice-Clerk; Lord Halcraig; Lord Rankillor; Mr Francis Montgomry; Laird of Blackbarrony

1. NRS, PC1/51, 590.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 590.

1. NRS, PC1/51, 590.

2. NRS, PC1/51, 590.