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The estates of parliament, taking into their serious consideration the supplication of Mr Bernard Sanderson, late minister at Keir in Nithsdale, showing that he upon 16 November 1659 did demit his ministry as to that parish in regard of some differences between he and his parishioners, and that the synod of Dumfries, in regard of his numerous family and sad condition did, with consent of the heritors, ordain him to be paid of the stipend for which he had served at the said church and then resting unpaid, and also for the terms of Lammas [1 August] 1660 and Candlemas [2 February] 1661, as the recommendation of the synod of Dumfries made to the honourable committee of estates for that effect dated 10 October last bears; and that notwithstanding thereof he is altogether frustrated of payment of the same and, therefore, craving that some effectual course may be taken for compelling of his parishioners to make payment to him of the foresaid two terms, and of all preceding stipends resting unpaid for which he served the cure at the said kirk. This together with the foresaid recommendation of the synod of Dumfries of the date and contents above-written, with the report of the commissioners appointed for bills and trade to whom the same was referred, finding that the said Mr Bernard Sanderson's desire above-written is just and reasonable and, therefore, has ordained and ordains the heritors, liferenters, feuars and others within the said parish liable in payment of the minister's stipend to make payment to the said Mr Bernard Sanderson of the said stipend for the term of Lammas 1660 and of the term of Candlemas 1661, and of all bygone stipends resting owed unpaid to him preceding the said two terms during his serving the cure at the said kirk, and ordains letters etc.