Series 3 > Minutes of the Synod of Argyll, 1639-1651 (1652-1661) > 1639-1651

MINUTES 1639-51
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Sir James me Donald supplicateing the assembly that
some supply of the vacancies might be allotted to the
schoolemaster at Dun Tuilme,1 The assembly ordaines that
the schoolmaster their or that shall be there, being approven
by the presbyterie of Sky, shall have ane hundreth punds
of the vacand stipends within that presbyterie, and for the
further continuation of this act in the said schoolmasters
favors the collector must obtaine every yeare ane new
warrand from the provincial! dureing the vacancies of
these bounds.
My Lord Marquesse of Argyll, layeing to heart the
desolat condition of thir bounds for want of schooles to
trane up the youth, hath freely in face of this assembly
mortified now and in all tyme comeing the sowme of sex
hundreth marks yeerly to be a foundation for a grammar
school at Inneraray, And desyreing that some of our
number might be appoynted to conferre with his Lordship
annent the way of disposeing thereof, the assembly did
nominal Mr Ninian Campbell, Mr Ewin Cameron and Mr
Dugald Darroch.
The assembly considereing Mr Coline Campbells petition
desyreing some supply in respect of his age, Appoynts him
halfe ane chalder of victuall out of the vacand stipends
of Craignes cropt 1649, and that over and above the two
bolls already gotten be him in his extreme necessity.
Mr Marteen me Uvra haveing presented ane supplication
with the act of the generall assembly, beareing that his
mouth was opened, and desyreing that he might be setled
in any place where the Lord should call him unto, com¬
peared Hector me Claine of Torloisg and the Laird of
Me Kinnown, as speciall heretors and paroachiners in the
paroaches of Kilcollumkill 2 and Kilninving 3 in Mull for
themselves and in name and behalfe of the remanent
parishioners of the said paroach, and did judiciousely,
heartily invit and call the said Mr Marteen to be minister
a regular police force was established in Argyll in 1840 their main duty
was the deporting of vagrants who had come in from the adjoining counties.
1 Duntulm in the parish of Kilmuir in Skye.
2 Kilmore. 3 Kilninian.