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Ther being a petitione presentit to us be Mr Gideon Penman, minister at Crichtoune, and his scholmaster therat, holding forth that the said minister being procest most unjustlie be certaine of the remonstrators befoir the synod of Lowthian, wherof the Lady Humbie, being dochter to the Lord Warstoune, taking occasione of the tymes did most unjustlie deteine fra the petitioner his stipend in sua far as shee as tutrix to Helein Hepburne, hir dochter, and hir deceast husband was lyable for the same for the space of four yeirs and the lyk fra the said scholmaster; and therfor praying shee may be decerned to mak payment of the same. Wherupon citatione being given out be ws and the samen actione being callit and being informed the said lady craved nothing bot in regaird shee was executrix to hir deceast husband and tutrix to hir said dochter and that shee had found cawtione for the rents to be furthcomand to all pairties haveand entress, that shee might have ane decreit for his exoneratioune. It is our humble opinione therfor that the said minister and scholmaster should have ther stipend abovewrittin and that decreit should goe furth against hir accordinglie.
15 Martii 1661
My lord comissioner and parliament approves the report and decerns.
Glencairne, cancellarius, I.P.D. par[liamenti]
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Thair being a petitione of James Lockart of Cleggorne, for himselfe and in name of divers uthrs, heretors and inhabitants of the parish of Lanerik, presented to us holding furth that the bridge of Cleggorne situat within the said parish and dividing the one halfe therof from the uthr over the water of Mouse, being not only so necessar and ordinar a pas in ther going and returning from ther severall dwellings to the town and ther parish kirk of Lanerik, bot also the most frequented way by all travellers from Glasgow, Linlithgow, and uthr pts to many of the mercat towns and places in the south of this kingdome, is now become so ruinous that giff timously the samyne bridg be not repaird, it will inavoidablie whollie perish and decay, wherby the people of all ranks will therby receave great prejudice and detriment for many and weightie considerations speit in the said petitione. And therfor humblie praying that your g[race] and high court of parliament would be pleased to appoynt ane collectione and contribution of all persones within the shirriffdomes of Lanerik, Linlithgow and Peibles respectiue, and of such uthr neibouring parts and places therabout as may extend to the defraying of the charges and expenss in the reparation and reedification of the forsaid bridge. Which petitione and desire therof being considered be us togethr with ane certificat of the presbetry of Lanerik holding forth the trueth of the premiss; and als having conferred with severall gentlemen of qualitie known in that affaire, it is our humblie opinion that the desire of the forsaid petitione should be grantit.
15 Martii 1661
Approves the report and ordanis the contribution to be levied by such a persone who salbe designed by the justices of the peace of Lanerkshyre and imployed on the work by him that sight.
Glencairne, cancellarius, I.P.D. par[liamenti]
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To his grace his majesties comissioner and the right honorabill estaits of parliament, the petitioun of Maister Hew Ramsay, minister at Capoth
Humbly sheweth,
That whair the petitioner is enformed thair is ane act lately past ordaining all the vaikand stipends in this kingdome to be bestowed and setled upon loyall and faithfull ministers who have caried themselfss as become Christianes and good and duetifull subjects, truth it is that the petitioner wes taken prissoner at Alyth, caried to the toune of London, and deteined for the space of 12 moneths or thairabout. And efter his homecomeing, the malice and hatred of the Englisch continwing fresch againes him, of whose loyaltie they hade full informatioun, his stipend wes sequestrate and collected by ane Englisch collector for the space of one or tuo yeiris; whairby his sufferings have beine very great, and he humbly conceives your grace and the honorable court of parliament will look upon him as a loyall subject and sufferer. Thair is in the presbetrie of Dunkeld, within which the petitioner liveth, ane vaikand stipend of the kirk of Kainmoire, be the space of tuo yeiris, which the petitioner humbly presumeth sould at least be setled upon him till moir be found out for him, thair being none in that presbetry, nay not in the schyre, who can have the least ground of seiking after it.
May it thairfoir pleas your grace and the honorable estaits of parliament to grant warrand and ordor to the parochiners of the said paroche of Kanmoire, ordaining them to mak payment of the said stipend thairof for the yeiris 1658 and 1659 to the petitioner, in satisfaction in a pairt of his large and great sufferings; and withall that yee wold be favourably pleased to find out some such way as yee shall think fitt for reparatioun of his great loss and sufferings. And your favourable answer the petitioner humbly doeth attend.
Mr H[ew] Ramsay
Edinburgh, 15 Martii 1661
The lord comissioner and estates of parliament grantis the desyre of the petition for the yeires 1658 and 1659 stipend, and for the second pairt recommends the petitioner to the secret counsall.
Glencairne, cancellarius, I.P.D. par[liamenti]