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Decreet, 19 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Interloquitor anent the stipends of Innverness

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard a Petition given in to them be Mr Alexander Southerland with another given in be Mr John Stewart and answers made to each petition hic inde with another given in be the magistrats of Innverness in favors of Mr Thomas Frazer with a declaratione in favors of the said Mr Alexander Southerland And they being informed that the patronadge of the kirk of Innverness does belong to the Earle of Seaforth and Laird of Streichens per vices, And that it is the Laird of Strichens turne to present at this time They Declair they will allow the stipend to any of the parties contending who shall produce Strichens gift or Consent Incaise it be Strichens turne to present, And if it be not his bot the Earle of Seaforths turne Then the saids Lords Declaires they will farder advyse how the said stipend how the said stipend2 shall be Imployed In respect the Earle is a papist.

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Interloquitor anent the stipends of Innverness

The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing heard a Petition given in to them be Mr Alexander Southerland with another given in be Mr John Stewart and answers made to each petition hic inde with another given in be the magistrats of Innverness in favors of Mr Thomas Frazer with a declaratione in favors of the said Mr Alexander Southerland And they being informed that the patronadge of the kirk of Innverness does belong to the Earle of Seaforth and Laird of Streichens per vices, And that it is the Laird of Strichens turne to present at this time They Declair they will allow the stipend to any of the parties contending who shall produce Strichens gift or Consent Incaise it be Strichens turne to present, And if it be not his bot the Earle of Seaforths turne Then the saids Lords Declaires they will farder advyse how the said stipend how the said stipend2 shall be Imployed In respect the Earle is a papist.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 162v.

2. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 162v.

2. Sic.

Act, 19 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Countess Dowager of Lauderdale.

Anent a Petition given in the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Elizabeth Countes Douager of Lauderdale Shewing That the petitioner haveing raised a Complaint before the saids Lords against the present Countes of Lauderdale for her Illegall and unwarrantable turneing the petitioner out of the possession of Thirlstaine Castle parks and others therto belonging and takeing and detaineing from her the cornes houshold furnitur and body cloathes etc wherof she was in the2 queit and peaceable possession since her husbands decease, And the grounds of her Complaint being unquestionably relevant and against which the present Countes could alledge no defence yet Compeirance being made for the Lord Yester as a Creditor to the late Duke of Lauderdale, And both his and the Countes procurators haveing Craved that the wholl grounds of his Complaint might be remitted to the Lords of Session to be sumarly Discust before them ware pleased to Remitt all the grounds of that Complaint to be intirely discust before the sessione notwithstanding quherof ther is ane act extracted Remitting to the Lords of Sessione to Discuss first the point of right sumarly without any relatione either to her repossession or restitution of her moveables Bu which the petitioner humbly conceaves her self to be greived Because primo this referrence haveing only proceided upon the account of the Lord Yester his Compeiring and Concurring with the defender His Lordship did never pretend nor Crave to have her Lybell divyded naither did the Countes her self or her procurators Crave any such thing Bot on the contrare the Countes by her answers and the Lord Yester procurators at the barr, Did Crave that the Cognitione of the grounds of her complaint might be intirely Remitted to the sessione secundo if the point of right only and not the point of possessione should be remitted to be Determined be the Lords of sessione after their Lordships had given their determinatione anent the point of right The petitioner would againe be put to the trouble and expence of a new process to have the point of possession determined, And seing the petitioner is Credibly informed that the saids Lords designe in granting that Remitt was that the Lords of sessione should Cognose and determine upon the haill grounds of the said Complaint both as to the point of possessione and point of right according to the usuall course and Order of Law, And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to declair what was their opinion in granting the forsaid reference And aither to allow a tryall to be taken of the haill grounds of her Complaint before the saids Lords Or otherwayes to remitt her Complaint intirely as it is Lybelled to be Cognosied and determined be the Lords of session as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Countess of Lauderdale with a paper given in by the Countess, Wherby she declynes the Lord high Chancelor from voteing in this affair In Respect ther is appearance made for the Lord Yester his Sone in this matter, They Refuse to Sustaine the Declinator the Lord high Chancelor being last in voteing And his Lordships haveing Declared that if it come to his Casting vote he shall not give his vote, And the saids Lords haveing heard and Considered their former interloquitor They Adhere therto as the samen stands subscryved by the Lord high chancelor.

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Act Countess Dowager of Lauderdale.

Anent a Petition given in the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Elizabeth Countes Douager of Lauderdale Shewing That the petitioner haveing raised a Complaint before the saids Lords against the present Countes of Lauderdale for her Illegall and unwarrantable turneing the petitioner out of the possession of Thirlstaine Castle parks and others therto belonging and takeing and detaineing from her the cornes houshold furnitur and body cloathes etc wherof she was in the2 queit and peaceable possession since her husbands decease, And the grounds of her Complaint being unquestionably relevant and against which the present Countes could alledge no defence yet Compeirance being made for the Lord Yester as a Creditor to the late Duke of Lauderdale, And both his and the Countes procurators haveing Craved that the wholl grounds of his Complaint might be remitted to the Lords of Session to be sumarly Discust before them ware pleased to Remitt all the grounds of that Complaint to be intirely discust before the sessione notwithstanding quherof ther is ane act extracted Remitting to the Lords of Sessione to Discuss first the point of right sumarly without any relatione either to her repossession or restitution of her moveables Bu which the petitioner humbly conceaves her self to be greived Because primo this referrence haveing only proceided upon the account of the Lord Yester his Compeiring and Concurring with the defender His Lordship did never pretend nor Crave to have her Lybell divyded naither did the Countes her self or her procurators Crave any such thing Bot on the contrare the Countes by her answers and the Lord Yester procurators at the barr, Did Crave that the Cognitione of the grounds of her complaint might be intirely Remitted to the sessione secundo if the point of right only and not the point of possessione should be remitted to be Determined be the Lords of sessione after their Lordships had given their determinatione anent the point of right The petitioner would againe be put to the trouble and expence of a new process to have the point of possession determined, And seing the petitioner is Credibly informed that the saids Lords designe in granting that Remitt was that the Lords of sessione should Cognose and determine upon the haill grounds of the said Complaint both as to the point of possessione and point of right according to the usuall course and Order of Law, And Therfore humbly Craveing the saids Lords would be pleased to declair what was their opinion in granting the forsaid reference And aither to allow a tryall to be taken of the haill grounds of her Complaint before the saids Lords Or otherwayes to remitt her Complaint intirely as it is Lybelled to be Cognosied and determined be the Lords of session as the petitione bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Countess of Lauderdale with a paper given in by the Countess, Wherby she declynes the Lord high Chancelor from voteing in this affair In Respect ther is appearance made for the Lord Yester his Sone in this matter, They Refuse to Sustaine the Declinator the Lord high Chancelor being last in voteing And his Lordships haveing Declared that if it come to his Casting vote he shall not give his vote, And the saids Lords haveing heard and Considered their former interloquitor They Adhere therto as the samen stands subscryved by the Lord high chancelor.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 161v-162r.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 161v-162r.

2. Insertion.

Act, 19 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Captain Mckay Against Mcphersone and McConny.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Captain Heugh Mckay Shewing That quheras the master of Forbes one of the saids Lords number haveing by his missive ordered the petitioner to seaze upon and secure Shaw of Dalnavert Collin Breck and Kenneth Dow and severall others, as being persones accessorie to severall robberies and depredationes Comitted within his bounds The fornamed Kenneth Dow and John Mckermude his accomplices in the beginning of December last Resorting about the Blair of Atholl were apprehended and secured by a serjant in the petitioners Company In pursuance of the forsaid warrand from the Master of Forbes, And after being some short time detained in the garisone of Blair, The fornamed Kenneth Dow and John Mckermude did voluntarly take one with the petitioner in his majesties service, and made no deficultie to continue therin, untill that they ware informed that the petitioner was to draw out a part of his Company for recruiteing his Majesties armie in Flanders, And they being conveyed to Fyfe with other recruites designed for that service found means to make their Escape from those that guarded the recruites, And therafter ware conduced and taken on voluntarly by Livt Meinzies in Coll Monroes Regiment in presence of the magistrats of Bruntisland as their Certificat theranent has evidenced, notwithstanding wherof ane Clamerous Complaint was presented to the saids Lords against the petitioner by Lauchlane Mcintosh of Stroan and Alexander Mcpherson of Phiness as if the fornamed John Mckermude and Keneth Dow hade been unwarantably and violently seized by the petitioner upon whose suggestiones the petitioner was ordained to exhibit the fornamed persones before the Committie within twentie four hours under the paine of Rebellion the falseness and Calumineous of which Complaint would appear evidently, when the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider that the first apprehending and seizure was by warrand and from the Master of Forbes a privy Councellor, are persones accessorie to the Robberies and depredationes within his bounds And that to evit the danger and trouble therof they hade voluntarly taken on with the petitioner for his Majesties service as would be proven by most unsuspected witnesses residing about the Blair of Atholl, And therafter when they were conveyed with the other recruites haveing made their escape from such as guarded the recruites before any intatione was given to the petitioner anent them So that it was Imposible for him to present them before the Committie at the time prefixed be the forsaid charge And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to suspend and Discharge the letters raised and execute against the petitioner in the forsaid matter and relax him from the horn to which he has been denunced for the Causes forsaid in Respect that he has proceided legally and warrantablie in secureing of the forsaid persones in maner above represented as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill. Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Captain Heugh Mckay with another petition given in to them be the above Kenneth Dow and John Mckony with the writtes produced for either partie, And particullarly a testificat be the baillies of Bruntisland bearing that the said Keneth Dow and John Mckony did take on with Ensigne Meinzies without being forced and received money from him with the report of a Committie of their oun number to whom2 the consideratione of this matter was Remitted, They heirby Ordaine the saids Keneth Dow and John Mckony to continue prisoners in the Tolbooth of the Canongate as Souldiers ingadged with the said Ensigne Meinzies for Flanders Untill the convoy appointed to accompany the transport ships be aryved but prejudice to the saids persones or any concerned for them to insiest against the baillies of Bruntisland subscryved of the forsaid testificat aither as falsifiers or Forgers of the testificat or for any illegall or indirect practises against the saids two persones.

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Act Captain Mckay Against Mcphersone and McConny.

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their Majesties privy Councill be Captain Heugh Mckay Shewing That quheras the master of Forbes one of the saids Lords number haveing by his missive ordered the petitioner to seaze upon and secure Shaw of Dalnavert Collin Breck and Kenneth Dow and severall others, as being persones accessorie to severall robberies and depredationes Comitted within his bounds The fornamed Kenneth Dow and John Mckermude his accomplices in the beginning of December last Resorting about the Blair of Atholl were apprehended and secured by a serjant in the petitioners Company In pursuance of the forsaid warrand from the Master of Forbes, And after being some short time detained in the garisone of Blair, The fornamed Kenneth Dow and John Mckermude did voluntarly take one with the petitioner in his majesties service, and made no deficultie to continue therin, untill that they ware informed that the petitioner was to draw out a part of his Company for recruiteing his Majesties armie in Flanders, And they being conveyed to Fyfe with other recruites designed for that service found means to make their Escape from those that guarded the recruites, And therafter ware conduced and taken on voluntarly by Livt Meinzies in Coll Monroes Regiment in presence of the magistrats of Bruntisland as their Certificat theranent has evidenced, notwithstanding wherof ane Clamerous Complaint was presented to the saids Lords against the petitioner by Lauchlane Mcintosh of Stroan and Alexander Mcpherson of Phiness as if the fornamed John Mckermude and Keneth Dow hade been unwarantably and violently seized by the petitioner upon whose suggestiones the petitioner was ordained to exhibit the fornamed persones before the Committie within twentie four hours under the paine of Rebellion the falseness and Calumineous of which Complaint would appear evidently, when the saids Lords would be pleased to Consider that the first apprehending and seizure was by warrand and from the Master of Forbes a privy Councellor, are persones accessorie to the Robberies and depredationes within his bounds And that to evit the danger and trouble therof they hade voluntarly taken on with the petitioner for his Majesties service as would be proven by most unsuspected witnesses residing about the Blair of Atholl, And therafter when they were conveyed with the other recruites haveing made their escape from such as guarded the recruites before any intatione was given to the petitioner anent them So that it was Imposible for him to present them before the Committie at the time prefixed be the forsaid charge And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords to suspend and Discharge the letters raised and execute against the petitioner in the forsaid matter and relax him from the horn to which he has been denunced for the Causes forsaid in Respect that he has proceided legally and warrantablie in secureing of the forsaid persones in maner above represented as the petition bears The Lords of their Majesties privy Councill. Haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Captain Heugh Mckay with another petition given in to them be the above Kenneth Dow and John Mckony with the writtes produced for either partie, And particullarly a testificat be the baillies of Bruntisland bearing that the said Keneth Dow and John Mckony did take on with Ensigne Meinzies without being forced and received money from him with the report of a Committie of their oun number to whom2 the consideratione of this matter was Remitted, They heirby Ordaine the saids Keneth Dow and John Mckony to continue prisoners in the Tolbooth of the Canongate as Souldiers ingadged with the said Ensigne Meinzies for Flanders Untill the convoy appointed to accompany the transport ships be aryved but prejudice to the saids persones or any concerned for them to insiest against the baillies of Bruntisland subscryved of the forsaid testificat aither as falsifiers or Forgers of the testificat or for any illegall or indirect practises against the saids two persones.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160v-161v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160v-161v.

2. Insertion.

Petition, 19 January 1693, Edinburgh

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[Petition Cochran of Killmarnovk]

Petition Cochran of Killmaronock and others Craveing two men in the watch allowed to be keeped be them in Stirling Shyre to be altered and other two to be put in their place Read and appoints the former act of Councill anent this Watch and the instructiones to be Looked out against the nixt Councill day And Recomends to the Earle of Brodalbine and Viscount of Tarbat to Consider the wholl bussines and Report.

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Petition

[Petition Cochran of Killmarnovk]

Petition Cochran of Killmaronock and others Craveing two men in the watch allowed to be keeped be them in Stirling Shyre to be altered and other two to be put in their place Read and appoints the former act of Councill anent this Watch and the instructiones to be Looked out against the nixt Councill day And Recomends to the Earle of Brodalbine and Viscount of Tarbat to Consider the wholl bussines and Report.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160v.

Sederunt, 19 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton president; Earl of Melvill P: S:; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stivenson; Laird of Pollock; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Duke of Hamilton president; Earl of Melvill P: S:; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Strathmore; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbine; Viscount Tarbat; Viscount Stair; Lord Raith Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fountonhall; Lord Enstruther; Mr Fr: Montgomrie; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarrony; Laird of Stivenson; Laird of Pollock; Sir William Lockhart; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

Order, 17 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Order anent the Coyneing the thrie pund peices

The Lord Cardross generall of their majesties mint Did Represent to the Lords of Councill That ther Lordships in the moneth of […] have allowed the soume of2 Two3 Hundred punds sterling money to be Coyned in thrie pound peices, And that ther is ane hundred and six punds Sterling and Crown allready stamped but not coyned, And Craved their Lordships would Declare what further they would allow to be coyned in Croun pund peices The Councill allowes the said one hundred and six punds sterling and one Croune quhich is allready stamped Bot not coyned, to be Coyned and given out.

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Order anent the Coyneing the thrie pund peices

The Lord Cardross generall of their majesties mint Did Represent to the Lords of Councill That ther Lordships in the moneth of […] have allowed the soume of2 Two3 Hundred punds sterling money to be Coyned in thrie pound peices, And that ther is ane hundred and six punds Sterling and Crown allready stamped but not coyned, And Craved their Lordships would Declare what further they would allow to be coyned in Croun pund peices The Councill allowes the said one hundred and six punds sterling and one Croune quhich is allready stamped Bot not coyned, to be Coyned and given out.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

2. The word ‘Eight’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 160r.

2. The word ‘Eight’ scored out here.

3. Insertion.

Decreet, 17 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Decreet Suspension Sir James Ramsay Against Earl of Seaforth

Anent the bill of suspensione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Keneth Lord Seaforth for himself and in name and behalf of […] his father Chamberlands and tenants mentioneing2 That quher Sir James Ramsay of Logie hade upon his pretended maner raised letters of horning and therwith caused charged them to make payment to him of Thrie Thousand merks to be payed to him out of the first and readiest of the petitioners estate and fortune or any part therof without distinctione Conform to the saids Lords Deliverance granted theranent upon a bill or petition given in by the said Sir James and whill deliverance is dated the Eleventh day of October last by past, And that within ane certaine short space nixt after the charge under the paine of Rebellion and puting of the petitioners to the horne and for alledged Disobedience therof hade Denunced or at least is about to cause Denunce the petitioners rebells and put them to the horne at least to cause poynd their goods therfore most wrongeously and unjustly for the reasones and Causes Contained in the bill as the same at more leanth bears. The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above bill and reasones of suspension and answers made therto They Refuse the bill and Reasones And Allowes the letters allready raised at the chargers instance to be put to farder execution against the suspenders.

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Decreet Suspension Sir James Ramsay Against Earl of Seaforth

Anent the bill of suspensione given in to the Lords of their majesties privy Councill be Keneth Lord Seaforth for himself and in name and behalf of […] his father Chamberlands and tenants mentioneing2 That quher Sir James Ramsay of Logie hade upon his pretended maner raised letters of horning and therwith caused charged them to make payment to him of Thrie Thousand merks to be payed to him out of the first and readiest of the petitioners estate and fortune or any part therof without distinctione Conform to the saids Lords Deliverance granted theranent upon a bill or petition given in by the said Sir James and whill deliverance is dated the Eleventh day of October last by past, And that within ane certaine short space nixt after the charge under the paine of Rebellion and puting of the petitioners to the horne and for alledged Disobedience therof hade Denunced or at least is about to cause Denunce the petitioners rebells and put them to the horne at least to cause poynd their goods therfore most wrongeously and unjustly for the reasones and Causes Contained in the bill as the same at more leanth bears. The Lords of their majesties privy Councill Haveing Considered the above bill and reasones of suspension and answers made therto They Refuse the bill and Reasones And Allowes the letters allready raised at the chargers instance to be put to farder execution against the suspenders.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 159v-160r.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 159v-160r.

2. Insertion.

Sederunt, 17 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Marquis of Douglas; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbin; Lord Raith Ther dept; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fontonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Patrick Murray

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Sederunt

Lord Chancelor; Earl of Melvill P:S:; Marquis of Douglas; Earl of Linlithgow; Earl of Leven; Earl of Forfar; Earl of Brodalbin; Lord Raith Ther dept; Lord Cardross; Lord Beilhaven; Lord Carmicheall; Master of Forbes; Lord Advocat; Lord Justice Clerk; Lord Hatton; Lord Fontonhall; Lord Enstruther; Laird of Grant; Laird of Blackbarony; Laird of Stivenson; Sir Patrick Murray

1. NRS, PC2/24, 159v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 159v.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 159v.

2. NRS, PC2/24, 159v.

Act, 12 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Act Mr Alexander2 Alexander minister at Glass

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties majesties3 Privy Councill be Mr Alexander Alexander minister at Glass Shewing That quher the petitioner being presented to be minister at the kirk of Glass he did officiat for severall years in the said charge untill the late act of Parliament in favors of Presbyterian ministers In obedience to which act of Parliament the petitioner did voluntarly cede and give place to the nou deceased Mr George Meldrum of Crombie who did serve at the said cure in anno Jaj vjc sixtie one Bot he haveing lately dyed the petitioner did returne to his charge and upon the twentie-fourth of november last (which was appointed by the saids Lords to be a day of thanksgiveing for his majesties returne and preservation) The petitioner was to have preached a sermon suitable to the day and in order therto endeavoured to enter the Church and was kynlie received by all his parishioners except only by one John Gordon younger of Baldornie professed papist who as it would appear did conceave a prejudice against the petitioner by reason of his being so ueell affected to the government (as is knowen to the Master of Forbes and Laird of Grant) Did with severall of his domestick servants in a most violent maner threaten and offer to kill the petitioner on the place by entering the Church so that the petitioner was necesitate that day to preach in the Church yeard, And to this hour he was not safe to returne to his charge Unles that he hade the saids Lords Protection, And seing as said is that his affection to their majesties Is so weell knowen as may evidently appear from this that he was only opposed by profest papists And willers to the government And that allwayes he did and presently was most willing to give obedience to all Lawes whither Civill or Ecclesiastick and that then ther was no Church Judicatione in the north of Scotland, And that it is prejudiciall in the mean tyme for the parishin to want a minister And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Consider the premisses and would allow him their Lordships protectione in the exercise and Imployment of the said Church against all attempts that can be made against the petitioner therin by the said John Gordon or any others, And would ordaine the petitioner to be put in the peaceable possession therof and of the uplifting the Stipend beyond what should be due to the said Mr George Meldrum and his representatives as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Alexander Alexander They heirby Grant their Protection to the petitioner in the exercise of his Ministrie within the parochin of Glass and allowes to him the stipend of the above kirk of Glass after the tyme of the stipend due to the above deceast Mr George Meldrum for his service at the said kirk and the Aun due to his relict and Childrein is elapsed and so long as the petitioner shall continue to preach and exercise his ministrie within the said parish untill the said kirk be legally planted.

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Act

Act Mr Alexander2 Alexander minister at Glass

Anent a Petition given in to the Lords of their majesties majesties3 Privy Councill be Mr Alexander Alexander minister at Glass Shewing That quher the petitioner being presented to be minister at the kirk of Glass he did officiat for severall years in the said charge untill the late act of Parliament in favors of Presbyterian ministers In obedience to which act of Parliament the petitioner did voluntarly cede and give place to the nou deceased Mr George Meldrum of Crombie who did serve at the said cure in anno Jaj vjc sixtie one Bot he haveing lately dyed the petitioner did returne to his charge and upon the twentie-fourth of november last (which was appointed by the saids Lords to be a day of thanksgiveing for his majesties returne and preservation) The petitioner was to have preached a sermon suitable to the day and in order therto endeavoured to enter the Church and was kynlie received by all his parishioners except only by one John Gordon younger of Baldornie professed papist who as it would appear did conceave a prejudice against the petitioner by reason of his being so ueell affected to the government (as is knowen to the Master of Forbes and Laird of Grant) Did with severall of his domestick servants in a most violent maner threaten and offer to kill the petitioner on the place by entering the Church so that the petitioner was necesitate that day to preach in the Church yeard, And to this hour he was not safe to returne to his charge Unles that he hade the saids Lords Protection, And seing as said is that his affection to their majesties Is so weell knowen as may evidently appear from this that he was only opposed by profest papists And willers to the government And that allwayes he did and presently was most willing to give obedience to all Lawes whither Civill or Ecclesiastick and that then ther was no Church Judicatione in the north of Scotland, And that it is prejudiciall in the mean tyme for the parishin to want a minister And Therfore Humbly Craveing the saids Lords would Consider the premisses and would allow him their Lordships protectione in the exercise and Imployment of the said Church against all attempts that can be made against the petitioner therin by the said John Gordon or any others, And would ordaine the petitioner to be put in the peaceable possession therof and of the uplifting the Stipend beyond what should be due to the said Mr George Meldrum and his representatives as the petition bears The Lords of their majesties privy Councill haveing Considered this petition given in to them be the above Mr Alexander Alexander They heirby Grant their Protection to the petitioner in the exercise of his Ministrie within the parochin of Glass and allowes to him the stipend of the above kirk of Glass after the tyme of the stipend due to the above deceast Mr George Meldrum for his service at the said kirk and the Aun due to his relict and Childrein is elapsed and so long as the petitioner shall continue to preach and exercise his ministrie within the said parish untill the said kirk be legally planted.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v-159v.

2. The word ‘Glass’ scored out here.

3. Sic.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v-159v.

2. The word ‘Glass’ scored out here.

3. Sic.

Order, 12 January 1693, Edinburgh

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Edinburgh The Twelth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

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Order

Order anent Archibald Alexander

Petition Archibald Alexander Read and Recomended to the Comittie apointed2 anent alledged taken on to be Souldiers To Consider the petition and hear the petitioner and also the officer who is alleadged to have taken him on with power to the Committie to sett the petitioner at Libertie if they see cause.

Edinburgh The Twelth day of January Jaj vjc nyntie thrie years

D1693/1/181

Order

Order anent Archibald Alexander

Petition Archibald Alexander Read and Recomended to the Comittie apointed2 anent alledged taken on to be Souldiers To Consider the petition and hear the petitioner and also the officer who is alleadged to have taken him on with power to the Committie to sett the petitioner at Libertie if they see cause.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v.

2. Insertion.

1. NRS, PC2/24, 158v.

2. Insertion.