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Act, 22 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act of Absolvitor Ensigne Livingstowne

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell by Ensigne James Livingstowne Shewing That wher in the groundles complaint given in against the petitioner at the instance of the Commissioners of the Swpplie of the Stewartie of Kirkcudbright for alleadged exacting more qwartering money then was allowed by act of parliament And ther Lordships haveing remitted to ane Committie to consider the instructiones of the Complaint And the persewars being Consciows of the callumniowsenes of ther complaint And that they would certainly Swccumb in the probatione of ther growndles alleadgeances (2they have but Litle wrged the meeting of the said Comitie Especiallie Considering that by Law the petitioner could have qwartered Fourtie nyn Souldiers upon the Stewartie for the Cess resting by the collector And he only exacted qwartering money for threttein foot Souldiers and Six Dragownes and himself which he had dayly upon the place And wherof ther is as yet Some of the said rydeing money impayed as will appeare by the memoriall therwith prodwced And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships would be pleased to ordaine the Commissioners that are persewars to refownd his expensses in attending the foirsaid malicious perswite And assoillzea the petitioner from the Complaint As the said petitione bears Which petitione being read in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell (3They by ther deliverance theron of the date the Eight of Jwlly instant appointed the persewars in the actione intented before ther Lordships against the said Ensigne to insist therin betwixt and ane certaine day now bypast with certificatione to the saids persewars if they did not insist betuixt and the said day The Cowncell would assoillzea the Ensigne And allow him to returne to his post And the said petitione being this day (efter the day assigned to the persewars to insist was elapsed) againe read And they haveing considered the Samen with ther delyverance theron of the date the Eight of Jullie instant They have assoillzed And heirby Assoillzies the petitioner ab hac instantia from the lybell raised at the instance of The Commissioners of Supply within the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright befor the privie Counsell against him And heirby declairs him not lyable to answer therto untill he be againe cited upon a new lybell for that effect And allowes him to returne to his post at Fortwilliam

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Act

Act of Absolvitor Ensigne Livingstowne

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell by Ensigne James Livingstowne Shewing That wher in the groundles complaint given in against the petitioner at the instance of the Commissioners of the Swpplie of the Stewartie of Kirkcudbright for alleadged exacting more qwartering money then was allowed by act of parliament And ther Lordships haveing remitted to ane Committie to consider the instructiones of the Complaint And the persewars being Consciows of the callumniowsenes of ther complaint And that they would certainly Swccumb in the probatione of ther growndles alleadgeances (2they have but Litle wrged the meeting of the said Comitie Especiallie Considering that by Law the petitioner could have qwartered Fourtie nyn Souldiers upon the Stewartie for the Cess resting by the collector And he only exacted qwartering money for threttein foot Souldiers and Six Dragownes and himself which he had dayly upon the place And wherof ther is as yet Some of the said rydeing money impayed as will appeare by the memoriall therwith prodwced And therfore humbly craveing ther Lordships would be pleased to ordaine the Commissioners that are persewars to refownd his expensses in attending the foirsaid malicious perswite And assoillzea the petitioner from the Complaint As the said petitione bears Which petitione being read in presence of the saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell (3They by ther deliverance theron of the date the Eight of Jwlly instant appointed the persewars in the actione intented before ther Lordships against the said Ensigne to insist therin betwixt and ane certaine day now bypast with certificatione to the saids persewars if they did not insist betuixt and the said day The Cowncell would assoillzea the Ensigne And allow him to returne to his post And the said petitione being this day (efter the day assigned to the persewars to insist was elapsed) againe read And they haveing considered the Samen with ther delyverance theron of the date the Eight of Jullie instant They have assoillzed And heirby Assoillzies the petitioner ab hac instantia from the lybell raised at the instance of The Commissioners of Supply within the Stewartrie of Kirkcudbright befor the privie Counsell against him And heirby declairs him not lyable to answer therto untill he be againe cited upon a new lybell for that effect And allowes him to returne to his post at Fortwilliam

1. NRS, PC2/27, 9r-9v.

2. Closing bracket missing.

3. Closing bracket missing.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 9r-9v.

2. Closing bracket missing.

3. Closing bracket missing.

Act, 22 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act The inhabitants of Falkland

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell be The inhabitants of Falkland Awchtermuchtie and Strathinigloe Shewing That wher ther Lordships upon a petitione formerly given in by the petitioners were graciowsly pleased by ther act of date the eight instant to grant warrand to any two of the Commissioners of Supply for the Shyre of Fiffe to examine the petitioners accompts and tickets and to take the oathes of such as wanted tickets by whom it was found that ther was dwe to the towne of Falkland and William Fergws the Sowme of seven Hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts to the towne of Awchtermuchtie the Soume of Ane hundereth nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Scotts to the towne of Strathinigloe the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennies Scotts which makes in the haill the Sowme of Ane Thowsand Two Hundereth and five pwnds fiftein Shilling and two pennies Scotts money As the particular accompts of the Same revised considered and Subscribed by the Commissioners of Supplie ther present and clerk of court for the tyme therwith produced hes testified And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day read and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Cownsell with the reports of the accompts mentioned therin and prodwced therwith And ansuers made be Major Burnet therto They doe heirby allow and ordaine the collector of the Cess or Supplie with2 the Shyre of Fyffe to make payment to the petitioners of the above Soumes Viz to the inhabitants of the towne of Falkland And the above William Fergws the Soume of Seven hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Auchermuchtie the Soume of Ane Hundereth and nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Stramiglo the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennes Extending all togither to the Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and five punds fiftein shilling two pennies Scotts And that out of the first end of the Cess of the said shyre of Fyffe payable at the terme of Lambmes nixt to come And allowes the Said collector to retaine Soe much of the said Lambes cess in his own hands And discharges the Commissars of the armie to whom the Cess is payable to qwarter upon the Said collector for the said Soume But to take the recept granted to the Said collector for the Said Soume off his hands as Sufficient exoneratione to him therof And allowes the Commissionars to detaine the foirsaid Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and give punds fiftein Shilling and two pennies owt of the first end of the Subsistance Dwe to Major Burnets troupe in My Lord Forbes his regiment of Dragownes and ordaines the collector at payment to receave in the petitioners accompts with the recepts and instrwctiones therof And to deliver up the Same to the Commissars when they allow the same payed to him owt of the said Cess to the effect they may at cleareing of ther accompts prodwce the Same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie

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Act

Act The inhabitants of Falkland

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell be The inhabitants of Falkland Awchtermuchtie and Strathinigloe Shewing That wher ther Lordships upon a petitione formerly given in by the petitioners were graciowsly pleased by ther act of date the eight instant to grant warrand to any two of the Commissioners of Supply for the Shyre of Fiffe to examine the petitioners accompts and tickets and to take the oathes of such as wanted tickets by whom it was found that ther was dwe to the towne of Falkland and William Fergws the Sowme of seven Hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts to the towne of Awchtermuchtie the Soume of Ane hundereth nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Scotts to the towne of Strathinigloe the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennies Scotts which makes in the haill the Sowme of Ane Thowsand Two Hundereth and five pwnds fiftein Shilling and two pennies Scotts money As the particular accompts of the Same revised considered and Subscribed by the Commissioners of Supplie ther present and clerk of court for the tyme therwith produced hes testified And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears Which petitione being this day read and considered be the Saids Lords of privie Cownsell with the reports of the accompts mentioned therin and prodwced therwith And ansuers made be Major Burnet therto They doe heirby allow and ordaine the collector of the Cess or Supplie with2 the Shyre of Fyffe to make payment to the petitioners of the above Soumes Viz to the inhabitants of the towne of Falkland And the above William Fergws the Soume of Seven hundereth Seventie thrie punds nyn Shilling and ten pennies Scotts Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Auchermuchtie the Soume of Ane Hundereth and nyntie eight punds ten Shilling and two pennies Item to the inhabitants of the towne of Stramiglo the Soume of Two hundereth threttie thrie punds fiftein Shilling two pennes Extending all togither to the Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and five punds fiftein shilling two pennies Scotts And that out of the first end of the Cess of the said shyre of Fyffe payable at the terme of Lambmes nixt to come And allowes the Said collector to retaine Soe much of the said Lambes cess in his own hands And discharges the Commissars of the armie to whom the Cess is payable to qwarter upon the Said collector for the said Soume But to take the recept granted to the Said collector for the Said Soume off his hands as Sufficient exoneratione to him therof And allowes the Commissionars to detaine the foirsaid Soume of Ane Thousand two hundereth and give punds fiftein Shilling and two pennies owt of the first end of the Subsistance Dwe to Major Burnets troupe in My Lord Forbes his regiment of Dragownes and ordaines the collector at payment to receave in the petitioners accompts with the recepts and instrwctiones therof And to deliver up the Same to the Commissars when they allow the same payed to him owt of the said Cess to the effect they may at cleareing of ther accompts prodwce the Same to the Lords Commissioners of his majesties Thesaurie

1. NRS, PC2/27, 8r-9r.

2. The letters ‘in’ scored out at the end of this word.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 8r-9r.

2. The letters ‘in’ scored out at the end of this word.

Sederunt, 22 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Twlliebardine; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Bwchan; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdowne; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbes; Lord Belhaven; Lord Ruthven; Lord Secretarie Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Laird of Kellburne; Sir Patrick Murray

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Twlliebardine; Earl of Argyll; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Bwchan; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Lowdowne; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Ruglen; Lord Yester; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Forbes; Lord Belhaven; Lord Ruthven; Lord Secretarie Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Laird of Kellburne; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/27, 8r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 7v-8r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 8r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 7v-8r.

Warrant, 15 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Warrand George Mossman to print a book of the Lawes

The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell doe heirby grant to George Mossman Stationer burges of Edinburgh his airs or assigneyes the sole priviledge of printing and selling ane book Entituled Some Doubts and qwestiones of the Law Especiallie of Scottland As also the decisiones of The Lords of Sessione observed by Sir John Nisbet of Dirletowne Advocat to his majestie King Charles The Second Togither with ane index to the saids decisiones And discharges all other persones whatsomever to reprint vend sell or import any of the saids books for the space of nyntyne yeirs efter the day and date heirof wnder the paine and penaltie of the confiscatione of the saids books to the said George Mossman for her own wse and behoove And of the Sowme of Ane Hundereth pwnds Scotts to be payed by the reprinters Sellars or importers of the said book to the said George Mossman.

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Warrand George Mossman to print a book of the Lawes

The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell doe heirby grant to George Mossman Stationer burges of Edinburgh his airs or assigneyes the sole priviledge of printing and selling ane book Entituled Some Doubts and qwestiones of the Law Especiallie of Scottland As also the decisiones of The Lords of Sessione observed by Sir John Nisbet of Dirletowne Advocat to his majestie King Charles The Second Togither with ane index to the saids decisiones And discharges all other persones whatsomever to reprint vend sell or import any of the saids books for the space of nyntyne yeirs efter the day and date heirof wnder the paine and penaltie of the confiscatione of the saids books to the said George Mossman for her own wse and behoove And of the Sowme of Ane Hundereth pwnds Scotts to be payed by the reprinters Sellars or importers of the said book to the said George Mossman.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 7v-8r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 7v-8r.

Act, 15 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Viscount of Tarbat for Stipend to bwild a bridge2

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Act Viscount of Tarbat for Stipend to bwild a bridge2

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1. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

2. This Act is not recorded. The rest of f.7r and first half of f.7v have been left blank.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

2. This Act is not recorded. The rest of f.7r and first half of f.7v have been left blank.

Sederunt, 15 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Twlliebarden; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Secretarie Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Laird of Kellburne; Sir Patrick Murray

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Sederunt

Lord Chancellor; Earl of Mellvill; Duke of Qweensberry; Earl of Twlliebarden; Earl of Southerland; Earl of Marr; Earl of Lauderdale; Earl of Lothian; Earl of Leven; Earl of Annandale; Earl of Forffar; Earl of Rwglen; Viscount Tarbat; Lord Secretarie Ogilvie; Lord Advocat; Lord Philliphaugh; Lord Hallcraig; Lord Fountainhall; Lord Anstruther; Lord Rankeillor; Mr Fra: Montgomery; Laird of Leyes; Proveist of Edinburgh; Laird of Kellburne; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

2. NRS, PC2/27, 7r.

Act, 13 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Synod of Aberdeen Anent Bursers

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be The Synod of Aberdeen Shewing That wher it hath bein the antient practise of this church that everie presbetrie Should mentaine a burser of divinitie which was alsoe more distinctly regwlat by ane act of the assembly Jaj vic Fourtie ane yeirs And ane other act of the Assembly Jaj vic and Fourtie five anent bursars and expectants wherby it is provyded that everie presbetrie consisting of twelve ministers Shall mentaine a bursae and wher the number is fewer that they be Joined with these that exceed in another presbetrie And that everie bursae have yeirly payed him for his mentainance Ane Hundereth punds Scotts to be proportionallie Stented upon the kirks of these presbetries according to the number of Communicants in each paroch And that the same be collected be the moderator of everie presbetrie and payed the one half at the winter Synod and the other half at the Summar Synod to the foirsaid bursar As the saids acts bears which appointment of bursars and ther provisiones was likewayes observed in all tymes als well Episcopall as presbiteriane And the bursar presented by the presbetrie hath had Letters directed by delyverance of the Lords of Sessione against deficients And even in the Late episcopall tymes wher presbiterian ministers were indulged they were obleidged to pay ther proportiones for mentaineing of the saids bursars without respect to ther non conformitie And Seing that these grownds doe hold Still in order to all the preaching ministers within ther bownds And that the many vaccancies within the Same doe more pressingly requyre that the foirsaid orders be observed And that it cannot be contraverted but that the presentatione of these bursars belongs to them And the presbetries within ther bownds as by Law now established Lykeas by the twentie third act of the parliament Jaj vic and nyntie thrie It is expresslie Staitute That ther Lordships of his majesties privie Counsell Should give all dwe assistance for makeing the sentances and censures of the church effectwall as accords Speciallie when the non conformeing ministers within ther bownds withdraw ther Subjectione from them and doe alsoe proceed to contribwte and pay in ther proportiones dwe to bursars orderly presented to yowng men of ther own dissenting perswasione and practise on purpose to perpetwat a Schisme in this church And therfore humblie craveing ther Lordships to whom the cognitione and ordering of this affaire doeth wndoubtedlie belong to ordaine all ministers actwallie preaching and possessing kirks and Stipends within ther bownds to pay in ther respective proportiones of the saids bursars mentainance Conforme to the divisione therof formerly in wse And that to these bursars and non others who are or Shall be presented by the presbetries of ther bownds Legallie and orderly established And that at two termes in the yeir mertimes and whitsonday be eqwall portiones And that Letters be direct at the instance of the said bursars nominat or to be nominat as said is By deliverance of ther Lordships or of the Lords of Sessione against deficients as formerlie was in use As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing considered the above petitioner They heirby ordaine all ministers actually preaching and possessing kirks and Stipends within the bounds of the said synod of Aberdeen to pay in ther respective proportiones of the saids bursars mentainance conforme to the divisione therof formerly in wse And that to these bursars and non others who are or shall be presented by the presbetries of the bownds of the said synod Legallie and orderly established And that at two termes in the yeir Mertimes and whitsonday be eqwall portiones And ordaines Letters of horneing to be direct heiron wnder the Signet of privie Counsell by delyverance of the Saids Lords at the instance of the saids bursars nominat or to be nominat upon the presbetries act and nominatione And against such particular deficients And for such Soumes Dwe by them as Shall be from tyme to tyme attested by the presbetries certificat on fiftein dayes and others neidefull in forme as effeirs

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Act Synod of Aberdeen Anent Bursers

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be The Synod of Aberdeen Shewing That wher it hath bein the antient practise of this church that everie presbetrie Should mentaine a burser of divinitie which was alsoe more distinctly regwlat by ane act of the assembly Jaj vic Fourtie ane yeirs And ane other act of the Assembly Jaj vic and Fourtie five anent bursars and expectants wherby it is provyded that everie presbetrie consisting of twelve ministers Shall mentaine a bursae and wher the number is fewer that they be Joined with these that exceed in another presbetrie And that everie bursae have yeirly payed him for his mentainance Ane Hundereth punds Scotts to be proportionallie Stented upon the kirks of these presbetries according to the number of Communicants in each paroch And that the same be collected be the moderator of everie presbetrie and payed the one half at the winter Synod and the other half at the Summar Synod to the foirsaid bursar As the saids acts bears which appointment of bursars and ther provisiones was likewayes observed in all tymes als well Episcopall as presbiteriane And the bursar presented by the presbetrie hath had Letters directed by delyverance of the Lords of Sessione against deficients And even in the Late episcopall tymes wher presbiterian ministers were indulged they were obleidged to pay ther proportiones for mentaineing of the saids bursars without respect to ther non conformitie And Seing that these grownds doe hold Still in order to all the preaching ministers within ther bownds And that the many vaccancies within the Same doe more pressingly requyre that the foirsaid orders be observed And that it cannot be contraverted but that the presentatione of these bursars belongs to them And the presbetries within ther bownds as by Law now established Lykeas by the twentie third act of the parliament Jaj vic and nyntie thrie It is expresslie Staitute That ther Lordships of his majesties privie Counsell Should give all dwe assistance for makeing the sentances and censures of the church effectwall as accords Speciallie when the non conformeing ministers within ther bownds withdraw ther Subjectione from them and doe alsoe proceed to contribwte and pay in ther proportiones dwe to bursars orderly presented to yowng men of ther own dissenting perswasione and practise on purpose to perpetwat a Schisme in this church And therfore humblie craveing ther Lordships to whom the cognitione and ordering of this affaire doeth wndoubtedlie belong to ordaine all ministers actwallie preaching and possessing kirks and Stipends within ther bownds to pay in ther respective proportiones of the saids bursars mentainance Conforme to the divisione therof formerly in wse And that to these bursars and non others who are or Shall be presented by the presbetries of ther bownds Legallie and orderly established And that at two termes in the yeir mertimes and whitsonday be eqwall portiones And that Letters be direct at the instance of the said bursars nominat or to be nominat as said is By deliverance of ther Lordships or of the Lords of Sessione against deficients as formerlie was in use As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Cownsell haveing considered the above petitioner They heirby ordaine all ministers actually preaching and possessing kirks and Stipends within the bounds of the said synod of Aberdeen to pay in ther respective proportiones of the saids bursars mentainance conforme to the divisione therof formerly in wse And that to these bursars and non others who are or shall be presented by the presbetries of the bownds of the said synod Legallie and orderly established And that at two termes in the yeir Mertimes and whitsonday be eqwall portiones And ordaines Letters of horneing to be direct heiron wnder the Signet of privie Counsell by delyverance of the Saids Lords at the instance of the saids bursars nominat or to be nominat upon the presbetries act and nominatione And against such particular deficients And for such Soumes Dwe by them as Shall be from tyme to tyme attested by the presbetries certificat on fiftein dayes and others neidefull in forme as effeirs

1. NRS, PC2/27, 5v-7r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 5v-7r.

Act, 13 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Mcdowgall yownger of Logan and others

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be Robert Mcdowgall yownger of Logan for himself and the rest of the heretors and inhabitants of the parochin of Kirkmaiden Shewing That the presbetrie of Stranrawer by ther act of the Seventyne of Jwne Last haveing fownd it necessarie for the conveniencie of a great pairt of the paroch of Kirkmaiden upon perambulatione of the paroch that ane other church should be bwilded ther at Portmissock to be Supplyed by the same minister who preached at Kirkmaiden ilk other Saboth untill the Samen be better provyded And haveing sereousely recommended to the heretors of the paroch as a work of piety tending much to the edificatione of the people And to the advancement of the work of Godlienes among them that the said church should be Speediely bwilt and putt in a conditione to accomodat the congregatione And the heretors being most forward to comply with the presbetries inclinationes in soe good a work are resolved to contribute all they can for bwilding the said church And they finding that the most readie and expedient mean to accomplish this work of piety will be to apply the vaccand stipend resting by the severall heretors of the said paroch for carieing on that work which by severall Lawes and acts of parliament appointing vaccand Stipends to be imployed upon piows wses within the paroch did incourage them to apply to ther Lordships for interposeing ther awthoritie for imploying the bygone vaccand Stipends for the yeirs Jaj vic nyntie thrie Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic and nyntie Six yet wndisposed of for the bwilding of the said church as a work soe much tending to the advancement of piety And to which the heretors doe wnanimouslie accord owt of complyance with the presbetries inclinatione And from the Sense they have of ther sincere and good intentiones in the thing And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell haveing considered the above petitione with the act of presbetrie mentioned therin and prodwced therwith They doe heirby Allow the vaccand Stipends of the above kirk of Kirkmaiden for the haill yeirs Jaj vic nyntie thrie Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs to be imployed for bwilding the above new church of Portmissock And nominats and appoints William Mcdowgall of Garthland rwleing elder of the presbetrie of Stranrawer and who at desyre of the heretors did perambulat the said paroch and Mr Alexander Adair patrone of the said paroch of Kirkmaiden to be factors for uplifting of the saids vaccand Stipends And decernes and ordaines the saids factors to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed of the saids vaccand Stipend of the said kirk of Kirkmaiden by the heretors fewars wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids Stipends And ordaines Letters of horneing wnder the Signet of Cownsell to be direct heiron at the saids factors instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the saids vaccand Stipends upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the Same according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinarie The saids factors first giveing bond and finding Sufficient Cawtione acted in the books of privie Counsell that the said vaccand Stipend Shall be imployed for bwilding of the said new kirk at Portmissock

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Act

Act Mcdowgall yownger of Logan and others

Anent the petitione given in to the Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be Robert Mcdowgall yownger of Logan for himself and the rest of the heretors and inhabitants of the parochin of Kirkmaiden Shewing That the presbetrie of Stranrawer by ther act of the Seventyne of Jwne Last haveing fownd it necessarie for the conveniencie of a great pairt of the paroch of Kirkmaiden upon perambulatione of the paroch that ane other church should be bwilded ther at Portmissock to be Supplyed by the same minister who preached at Kirkmaiden ilk other Saboth untill the Samen be better provyded And haveing sereousely recommended to the heretors of the paroch as a work of piety tending much to the edificatione of the people And to the advancement of the work of Godlienes among them that the said church should be Speediely bwilt and putt in a conditione to accomodat the congregatione And the heretors being most forward to comply with the presbetries inclinationes in soe good a work are resolved to contribute all they can for bwilding the said church And they finding that the most readie and expedient mean to accomplish this work of piety will be to apply the vaccand stipend resting by the severall heretors of the said paroch for carieing on that work which by severall Lawes and acts of parliament appointing vaccand Stipends to be imployed upon piows wses within the paroch did incourage them to apply to ther Lordships for interposeing ther awthoritie for imploying the bygone vaccand Stipends for the yeirs Jaj vic nyntie thrie Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic and nyntie Six yet wndisposed of for the bwilding of the said church as a work soe much tending to the advancement of piety And to which the heretors doe wnanimouslie accord owt of complyance with the presbetries inclinatione And from the Sense they have of ther sincere and good intentiones in the thing And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privy Cownsell haveing considered the above petitione with the act of presbetrie mentioned therin and prodwced therwith They doe heirby Allow the vaccand Stipends of the above kirk of Kirkmaiden for the haill yeirs Jaj vic nyntie thrie Jaj vic nyntie five and Jaj vic nyntie Six yeirs to be imployed for bwilding the above new church of Portmissock And nominats and appoints William Mcdowgall of Garthland rwleing elder of the presbetrie of Stranrawer and who at desyre of the heretors did perambulat the said paroch and Mr Alexander Adair patrone of the said paroch of Kirkmaiden to be factors for uplifting of the saids vaccand Stipends And decernes and ordaines the saids factors to be readiely ansuered obeyed and payed of the saids vaccand Stipend of the said kirk of Kirkmaiden by the heretors fewars wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksemen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids Stipends And ordaines Letters of horneing wnder the Signet of Cownsell to be direct heiron at the saids factors instance against the heretors and others foirsaids lyable in payment of the saids vaccand Stipends upon productione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the Same according as they shall be decerned by the Judge ordinarie The saids factors first giveing bond and finding Sufficient Cawtione acted in the books of privie Counsell that the said vaccand Stipend Shall be imployed for bwilding of the said new kirk at Portmissock

1. NRS, PC2/27, 4v-5v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 4v-5v.

Act, 13 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Act Earle of Annandale for Stipend of Annan

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be William Earle of Annandale Shewing That wher the paroch kirk and parochin of Annan wherof the petitioner is patrone haveing been vaccand for soume years bygone till of Late that the Samen was planted by the present incumbent By which vaccancies the kirk and manse and office houses and kirkyeard Dykes are become altogither rwinows almost to the very grownd And the petitioner as patron of the said paroch being concerned to Sie the Samen repaired And for that end haveing granted a gift of the bygone vaccand Stipends of the said paroch To William Whyte Stewart clerk of Annandale one of the petitioners Chamberlands for intrometting with and uplifting the bygone vaccand stipends of the parochin of Annan to be disposed upon and imployed by him for repaireing of the said Kirk of Annan and manse and office houses and kirkyeard Dykes belonging therto and other piows wses at the petitioners sight And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione They heirby interpone ther awthoritie to the gift granted by the bark to the above William Whyte as factor for uplifting of the above vaccand Stipends of the above paroch of Annan to be disposed of and imployed by him for repaireing the kirk of Annan and the manse office houses and kirk yeard dykes belonging therto And the other piows wses mentioned in the gift or petitione at Sight of the said Earle of Annandale And decernes and ordaines the heretors fewers wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksmen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids vaccant Stipends to make payment to the said William Whyte as factor of the saids vaccant Stipends for rebwilding and repaireing the said kirk manse and kirk yeard dykes at the sight and order of the said Earle of Annandale And for such other piows uses within the said paroch As the said Earle shall appoint And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes wnder the signet of Counsell to be direct heiron at the said William Whyte his instance against the heretors fewers wodsetters possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids vaccand stipends upon prodwctione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the saids vaccand stipends according As they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary

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Act Earle of Annandale for Stipend of Annan

Anent the petitione given in to The Lords of his majesties privy Counsell be William Earle of Annandale Shewing That wher the paroch kirk and parochin of Annan wherof the petitioner is patrone haveing been vaccand for soume years bygone till of Late that the Samen was planted by the present incumbent By which vaccancies the kirk and manse and office houses and kirkyeard Dykes are become altogither rwinows almost to the very grownd And the petitioner as patron of the said paroch being concerned to Sie the Samen repaired And for that end haveing granted a gift of the bygone vaccand Stipends of the said paroch To William Whyte Stewart clerk of Annandale one of the petitioners Chamberlands for intrometting with and uplifting the bygone vaccand stipends of the parochin of Annan to be disposed upon and imployed by him for repaireing of the said Kirk of Annan and manse and office houses and kirkyeard Dykes belonging therto and other piows wses at the petitioners sight And therfore humbly craveing to the effect eftermentioned As the said petitione bears The saids Lords of his majesties privie Counsell haveing considered the above petitione They heirby interpone ther awthoritie to the gift granted by the bark to the above William Whyte as factor for uplifting of the above vaccand Stipends of the above paroch of Annan to be disposed of and imployed by him for repaireing the kirk of Annan and the manse office houses and kirk yeard dykes belonging therto And the other piows wses mentioned in the gift or petitione at Sight of the said Earle of Annandale And decernes and ordaines the heretors fewers wodsetters liferenters titullars tacksmen of teinds tennents possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids vaccant Stipends to make payment to the said William Whyte as factor of the saids vaccant Stipends for rebwilding and repaireing the said kirk manse and kirk yeard dykes at the sight and order of the said Earle of Annandale And for such other piows uses within the said paroch As the said Earle shall appoint And ordaines Letters of horneing on fiftein dayes wnder the signet of Counsell to be direct heiron at the said William Whyte his instance against the heretors fewers wodsetters possessors and others lyable in payment of the saids vaccand stipends upon prodwctione of a decreit of Localitie And in caise ther be non ordaines the heretors and others foirsaids to make payment of ther respective proportiones of the saids vaccand stipends according As they Shall be decerned by the Jwdge ordinary

1. NRS, PC2/27, 4r-4v.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 4r-4v.

Procedure: judicial proceedings, 13 July 1697, Edinburgh

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Procedure: judicial proceedings

Proces John Mcqween and Thomas Mcky

The process at the instance of John Mcqween and Thomas Mcky against some of the Commissioners of Supply within the Steuartrie of Kirkcudbright called and certificatione granted of all the defenders except Greirsone of Dalsealse and furder dilligence granted against the wittness and a Countie appointed to examine them and in the mean tyme ordaines the pairtie if any be qwartered upon the perseuers instantly to remove And that without payment of any qwartering or rydeing money untill the event of this process befor The Counsell

Att Edinburgh the Threttein day of Jwlly Jaj vic nyntie seven yeirs

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Procedure: judicial proceedings

Proces John Mcqween and Thomas Mcky

The process at the instance of John Mcqween and Thomas Mcky against some of the Commissioners of Supply within the Steuartrie of Kirkcudbright called and certificatione granted of all the defenders except Greirsone of Dalsealse and furder dilligence granted against the wittness and a Countie appointed to examine them and in the mean tyme ordaines the pairtie if any be qwartered upon the perseuers instantly to remove And that without payment of any qwartering or rydeing money untill the event of this process befor The Counsell

1. NRS, PC2/27, 3v-4r.

1. NRS, PC2/27, 3v-4r.