ACT
,
●estoring
the
Presbyterian
Ministers
who
were
thrust
from
their
Churches
since
the
first
of
January
,
1661.
Edinburgh
,
the
twenty
fifth
day
of
April
1690
years
.
FOrasmuch
as
by
an
Act
of
this
present
Parliament
,
relative
to
,
and
in
prosecution
of
the
Claim
of
Right
,
Prelacy
and
the
Superiority
of
Church
Officers
above
Presbyters
,
is
Abolished
,
and
that
many
Ministers
of
the
Presbyterian
perswasion
,
since
the
first
of
●anuary
One
thousand
six
hundred
and
sixty
one
,
have
been
de●●ived
of
their
Churches
,
or
Banished
for
not
conforming
to
●relacy
,
and
not
complying
with
the
Courses
of
the
time
;
Therefore
Their
Majesties
,
with
Advice
and
Consent
of
the
estates
of
Parliament
,
Ordain
and
Appoint
,
That
all
those
●resbyterian
Ministers
yet
alive
,
who
were
thrust
from
their
●harges
,
since
the
first
day
of
January
One
thousand
six
hun●●ed
and
sixty
one
,
or
Banished
for
not
conforming
to
Prelacy
,
●nd
not
complying
with
the
Courses
of
the
time
,
have
forth●ith
free
access
to
their
Churches
,
that
they
may
presently
ex●●cise
the
Ministry
in
these
Paroches
,
without
any
new
Call
●●ereto
,
and
allows
them
to
bruik
and
enjoy
the
Benefices
and
●tipends
thereunto
belonging
,
and
that
for
the
whole
Cropt
One
thousand
six
hundred
eighty
and
nine
,
and
immediat●●
to
enter
to
the
Churches
and
Manses
,
where
the
Chur●●es
are
Vacant
:
and
where
they
are
not
Vacant
,
then
their
●●try
thereto
is
Declared
to
be
to
the
half
of
the
Benefice
and
●tipend
,
due
and
payable
at
Michalmals
last
,
for
the
half
year
●mmediatly
preceeding
betwixt
Whitsunday
and
Michalmass
;
De●●aring
that
the
present
Incumbent
shall
have
right
to
the
other
●●lf
of
the
Stipend
and
Benefice
,
payable
for
the
Whitsunday
●●st
by
past
;
And
to
the
effect
that
these
Ministers
may
meet
●ith
no
stop
or
hinderanre
in
entring
immediatly
to
their
Char●●…s
,
the
present
Incumbents
in
such
Churches
,
are
hereby
Ap●●inted
upon
Intimation
hereof
,
to
desist
from
their
Mini●●●y
in
these
Paroches
,
and
to
remove
themselves
from
the
●anses
and
Gleibs
thereunto
belonging
,
betwixt
and
Whit●●nday
next
to
come
,
that
the
Presbyterian
Ministers
formerly
●●…t
out
,
may
enter
peaceably
thereto
;
and
Appoints
the
Pri●●
Council
to
see
this
Act
put
to
Execution
.
Extracted
forth
of
〈◊〉
Records
of
Parliament
,
by
me
●
.
MAY
〈◊〉
.
Reg.
GOD
save
King
William
and
Queen
Mary
.