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

A1692/1/31

A1692/1/31¹

Act

Act Mr Hercules Lindsay for stipend

Anent a petitione Given In to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councell Be Mr Hercules Lindsay minister at Barr Sheuing that wheras the petitioner was presented by the Bishop of Dumblane to the said charge and Did exercise his Ministrie ther for severall years yet he was by force and violence putt from the same and ejected out of his house in the month of June J^aj vj^c eightie nyne by armed men through which he did sustaine noe small damnage and prejudice in his household furniture and otherwayes yet the petitioner hath hitherto Lived peacablie and quietly without making any Complaint for redress or Acting any thing against the peace of the natione And the stipend of the years J^aj vj^c nine and J^aj vj^c nyntie having been uplifted by one that had often preached ther but hath betaken himself to some other charge this year J^aj vj^c nynty one so that the presbytrie of Air hath declared the said church of Barr vaccant for this year J^aj vj^c nyntie one And ther is noe minister can claime a legall title or right to the same And seing it is Certaine that the petitioner did not only sustaine the Losses forsaids and was in such manner thrust away But lykewayes hath been at charges in repairing a ruinous manse and hath a numerous family of six children and noe probable way of mantaining them now since he is outted of his ministrie as said is 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 Hercules Lindsay with ane Instrument in favoures of the petitioner Bearing That the heretors refuised to Give in Ansuers to the petitione and seemed most willing to give the stipend to the petitioner They heirby allow to the petitioner the stipend of the above kirk of Barr for the haill 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 tacksemen of teynds tennents and others possessors and others Lyable in payment of the said stipend for the said year J^aj vj^c nyntie one years And ordaines Letters of Horning to be decreit heiron at the petitioners instance for that effect He always producing a decreit of Locality And in case ther be none ordain the Heretors and others forsaids layble in payment of the said stipend to make payment therof to the petitioner for the forsaid year according as they shall be decerned be the Judge ordinary