Volume 1 - Electric Scotland

1002.J' AXXAXUAl.K I'AUISH CHURCHES. 71
wrjtor of the dait and witucssis of this [present wjiito, AValtor Grhame, brother to the
laird of Ileidkirk, NicoU Ne'wall, mcssinger . . . Sauder.-souu iii Corbellie, and xvicoll
Dicksouu iu Schcriugtouu. Edwakd Maxwkll of Tinwell.
Ed'wakd IMaxwell, yoiicr. HAKDEr.T Maxwell.
I, the said John Maxwell, soiie to the laird Tiiiwell, with my hand at the pen led
be the notar vnderwjittin at mj' command, becaus I can noclit -wryte.
Ita c.«t IlERBEnxus CuNYXGUAME, iiotarius, mandate dicti
Joannis ^Maxwell, scribere ncscientis vt asseruit.
NicoLL DvK^sox, ^7tness. Robert Cunyxchame, witnes.
Kote on lUfU'giii " Ais.suirancc J. Pryuirois."
75. CoMMissiox by Kixg James the Sixth to Sii; James Johnstoxe of Duiiskellie,
Warden of the "West Marches, for the plantation of certain parish churches in
Auuaudale. 19th October 1602.
Apud Drunifrcis, decimo iiono Octobris 1C02.
The kixgis maiestie and lordis of his secrete couusall, considering how that ane of
the cheif and principall caussis quhilk procuris the frequent bludis, stouthis, reiflis and
vtheris insoleiiceis to be committit within the boundis of this West jjlarche, to the
offence and displesour of God, contempt of liis maiesteis auctoritie, and to the
particular wrak and hurt of grit nowmcris of his liicnes peccable and guid subieeti.s, hcs
proceidit fra the want of the preicheing of the word and exercise of the trew religiouu
within the saidis boundis, swa that na small iiownier of per=onis for laik of knawlcge
and instructioun hcs rvvne louse to all kynd of villanie and mischeif, being voide of the
feir and knawlege of God, and conscqueutlie of that dew reuerence and obedience
quhilk thay audit to his maiestie and lawis : And seing the decay and rwyiie of the
kirkis within the saidis boundis hcs bene a grit latt and impediment to the preiching and
exercise of the word ; and his maiestie being cuirfull, as beconimeth him in conscience
and lionnour, to hauc the preicheing and exercise of the trew religioun and ministra-
tioun of the sacrameutis establisched within the saidis boundis, that thairby peace,
justice and quyetues may iu some measour and dcgrie tak jjlace within the same, and
the formar lousues and vnquyetnes decay, bis maiestie for this efl'cct, with auyse
of the lordis of secrete counsall, hes resoliiit, condudit and ordauit, that the particular
parochc kirkis vndcrwrittin, thay ar to say, Lochmabcn, Dryisdell, Wamfray,
Iloddum, Apilgirth, Moussell, Lockarbie, Mortoun, Ruvell, Torthorrell, Sillebie
and Middilbie, salbc reedefeit and biggit vp be the parochiuaris of the saidis