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Our soverane lord and estates of parliament, haveing taken to their consideration a petition presented to them be Mr Patrick Durhame, late minister at Ardnaseir, shewing that he, being provydit dureing all the dayes of his lifetyme to the deanrie of Ross and to fourty bolls of teind victuall with certane customes and silver duety payable to him furth of the teinds of the paroche of Rosemarkie, by the heritors and possessors thairof, which teinds did never belong to the minister of Ardnaseir bot did propperly belong to the petitioner as dean of Rosse whairof he wes in use of payment ever since his presentation to the said deanrie of Rosse, as his decreit produced will testifie, nevertheles the heritors, fewars, lyverentars, possessours and others adebted and in use of payment of the saids teinds, customes and other dueties forsaids, refuises to mak payment to the petitioner thairof these three yeers bygone, untill he get his decreit ratified and ane order to them for payment to him of the same; and therfor, craveing that the said decreit may be ratified in parliament and that further order and warrand may be granted to him for chargeing of the saids heritors, fewers, lyverenters, tennents, possessors and others adebted and in use of payment of the saids teinds, customes and other dueties forth of the said paroche of Rossemarkie belonging to the said deanrie of Rosse to mak payment to the petitioner of the saids teinds, customes and others dueties due and payable to him forth of the said deanrie and paroche forsaid, and that for these three yeers bygone and siclyk yeerly in tyme comeing dureing his lifetyme conforme to his decreit in all points, and that action might be reserved to him for these teinds belonging to the said deanrie intrometted with be the minister of Cromertie to be discust befor the judge ordinar, as accords of the law. And haveing also considered the forsaid decreit and the equity of the cause, thairfor, our soverane lord, with advice and consent of his estates of parliament, decernes and ordaines all and sindrie the heritors, fewers, fermers, lyverentars, tennents, possessors and others adebted and in use of payment of the saids teinds, customes and others dewties furth of the said paroche of Rosemarkie belonging to the said deanrie, to make good and thankfull payment to the said Mr Patrick Durhame of the saids teinds, customes and other dueties due and payable to him furth of the deanrie and paroche forsaid, and that for the saids bygone three yeers restand unpayed to him, as said is, ilk ane of them for their oune parts, and heirby reserves action to him befor the judge ordinar for payment of the saids teinds, customes and others forsaids in tyme comeing against the persones lyable in payment thairof, conforme to the said decreit and als against the minister of Cromertie for repayment and delyverie to him of these teinds belonging to the said deanrie and intrometted with by him, as accords of the law, and ordaines letters of horning on 15 dayes etc.