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Christian Burn

The estates of parliament presently convened by his majesty's special authority, having heard a petition presented to them by Christian Burn, spouse to Mr William Wishart, minister at Kinneill, now prisoner in the castle of Stirling, holding furth the sad condition of the said Mr William through want of means, having a numerous family and his stipend lately sequestrated, and that thereby they will be necessitated to expose themselves to charity unless remedy be provided; and therefore, humbly desiring the sequestration of the said Mr William's stipend to be taken off for the crop last bypast 1660 years, with all bygone arrears resting owed, as the petition more amply bears. Which being considered by the said estates of parliament, with the report of the commissioners appointed by parliament for complaints given in by them in the said matter, the said estates of parliament have allowed and hereby do allow to the said Christian Burn, petitioner, for herself and her family, all the arrears of her said husband's stipend resting owed preceding the said year 1660, and ordains the same to be paid to her by the persons liable in payment thereof and that notwithstanding of any former sequestration.