[TWENTY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.]
The Generall Assemblie, haldine and begun in St Androis, the saxt of March 1571(2): In the quhilk were present the Superintendants, Barrons, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Commissioners of Provinces, Townes, Kirks, Universities, Ministers, and Mr John Doglass, Archbishop of St Androis: Mr Robert Hamiltoune, Minister of St Androis, Moderator for this present Assemblie.
The Generall Assemblie, haldine and begun in St Androis, the saxt of March 1571(2): In the quhilk were present the Superintendants, Barrons, Commissioners to plant Kirks, Commissioners of Provinces, Townes, Kirks, Universities, Ministers, and Mr John Doglass, Archbishop of St Androis: Mr Robert Hamiltoune, Minister of St Androis, Moderator for this present Assemblie.
Sessio.
Anent the complaint gine in be Mr John Rutherfurd, Proveist of St Salvator’s Colledge, against Mr John Wynrahame, Superintendant of Fyfe, for the wrangous disponyng of the viccarage of their commone Kirk of Kilmeny, pertaining to the said Proveist, and his collegs, brether of the said colledge, as also for obtayning of the gift, and giving of ane altarage in the same colledge, situat at St John’s altar, the gift quhereof, the said Mr John, as proveist, alleadged to haue pertaynit to him, be vertew of foundatione of the same; as at length in the said complaynt was containit: requeistand the Kirk presently convenit to take sic order in the premisses, as godliness and equitie requireth in sic sorte, the Colledge and brethren forsaids be not put to expenses in seeking remedie before uther judges. The kirk haveing consideration of the said complaint, thocht meit to haue inspectione of their foundatione of the colledge, and what the same conteinit anent the presentation and collatione of the said viccarage of Kylmenie, and for that purpose gaue commissione to their brethren, Mr John Row, Gilbert Gardin, William Chrystisone, Andrew Hay, and David Lyndsay, to passe to St Salvator’s Colledge, consider and sie the foundatione thereof, and what they find touching the said viccarage of Kilmeny, and to whome the presentatione and collatione thereof pertaineth; and what they happen to finde, to report the same to the nixt Assemblie.
The said brethren return and reportit what they had fund in the said foundation; the tenor whereof follows in thirwords:—
Vicarie de Kilmany electio et presentatio ordinaria facienda ad Dominum, prepositivo et ceteros de dicto Collegio graduatos debentpertinere; Quiquiden vicarius omnia onera ordinaria subire tenetur in fundatione Collegii Sancti Salvatoris, ita invenimus ad verbo scriptum testantibus nostris chirographis Subscriptis, ex commissione ecclesiæ adie numeris destinatis, 7. Mensis Martii, 1571.Gulielmus Chrystesone, David Lyndsay, Jacobus Row, Gilbertus Garden.
In respect of the premisses, the Kirk ordayned to wryte ane letter to the Senators of the Colledge of Justice, testifying what they had funde in the said fundatione, anent the presentatione and collatione of the forsaid viccarage of Kilmeny.
Item, Mr John Wynrahame, Superintendant of Fyfe, was accused that he had giuen the Viccarage of Kilmeny to ane that is no minister, nor yet has any functione within the Kirk, wherethrough the minister of the Kirk plantit be himself, is frustrate thereof.
Sessio.
It is concludit that the persone should find bread and wyne to the communion, unless the viccarage exceed the soume of fourtie punds, and in that caise, the Viccarage to furnische the same in tyme cumeing. The Kirk ordayns the Superintendant of Fyfe, to use his awne jurisdictioun as of before, in the provinces not yet subject to the Archbishop of St Androis; and alse requests ane to concurr with the said Arch Bishope when he requires, in his visitatione or utherwayes, within his own boundes, whill the next Generall Assembly: And the said Superintendant to have his stipend as of before; and, in lyke manner, the Superintendants of Angus and Lawthiane, without prejudice of the said Archbishope, except be vertue of his commissione.