[1662/5/13]¹

Act in favour of Mr Patrick Wemyss

The estates of parliament, taking into consideration a petition presented to them by Mr Patrick Wemyss, minister at [...], showing that the petitioner has been for many years put from his charge for his loyalty and affection to the king's majesty, and that he, his wife and children were forced all that time to live upon the charity of good people, and albeit in the last session of parliament the petitioner had some competency appointed to him for his present subsistence, yet the same had proved ineffectual and now, understanding that there is one year's stipend for the crop and year 1659 vacant within the parish of Lasswade; therefore, craving that the heritors and others liable in payment of the said year's stipend may be ordained to pay the same to the petitioner. As likewise, considering the report of the lords of the articles upon 5 June last finding the desire of the petition just and reasonable, therefore, our sovereign lord and estates of parliament ordain the heritors, liferenters and others liable in payment of the vacant stipends of the parish of Lasswade, within the shire of Midlothian, for the crop and year 1659 to pay the same to the said Mr Patrick Wemyss, each one of them for their own parts as they were in use to pay for the years preceding, and discharges collectors and subcollectors of the vacant stipends to meddle therewith, and ordain letters of horning to be directed at the said Mr Patrick's instance against the said heritors, liferenters and others liable in payment of the said year's stipend upon a charge of twenty-one days.