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An Act of Council.
At Edin. Dec. 24. 1689.
THE Lords of His Majesties Privy Council, considering that by the Act of the Meeting of Estates of the Date the Thirteenth day of April last, there is a difference made betwixt the Ministers then in possession and Exercise of their Ministry at their respective Churches, and those who were not so. And that the Case of the Ministers who were not in the actual Exercise of their Ministerial Function the Thirteenth day of April last, lyes yet under the consi∣deration of the Parliament; and lest in the mean time they may call and pursue for the stipend (alledged) due to them, or put in execution the Decreets and Sentences already obtained at their in∣stance for the same before the Estates of Parliament can meet and give these Determinations in the Points. Therefore the said Lords of Privy Council finding that the Case foresaid depending before the Parliament, is not obvious to be cognosced and decided upon by the inferiour Judges, but that the same should be left intire to the Deci∣sion of the Parliament; have thought fit to signifie to all inferior Courts and Ministers of the Law, that the matter abovementioned is depending before the Parliament, to the effect they may regulate and govern themselves in the judging of all Process to be intented before them upon the said matter, or in executing Sentences already pronounced thereupon, as they will be answerable.
Sic subscribitur, Crafoord. J. P. D. S. Con.