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

MINUTES 1639-51
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The presbytery book of Argyle, being revised by the assembly,
is approven.
The assembly finds that the book of the presbytery of
Dunoon is much deficient in regard there is no dyat recorded
from January 1649, and that therefore the brethren of the
presbytery deserve sharply to be rebuked for such faillings,
and because there is no bounds to contain acts, marginal
annotations, as is requisite. The assembly ordain them to get
a new book of larger volume and insert thereunto all their
former acts and proceedings committed by them since the
former dyatt and have the samen to produce at the next synod
under pain of deposition.
Ordains a letter to be written to Mr Ard Me Lain requesting
him to embrace the call of the parishioners of Straquhir.
The assembly recommends to the presbytery of Dunoon to
use all dilligence for planting of the church of Rothsay.
Sess: 8.
The whilk day the assembly being about to take to considera¬
tion the action depending before them betwixt the parishioners
of Clachandysart and Inshale on the ane pairt and Mr Neill
Cameron there late minister at Innerchelan, which of
late was referred back to the provinciall by the general assembly.
There was given unto them two other calls, one from Kilmodan
and another from the Irish congregation of Inverary, inviting
the said Mr Neill to be their minister respective. All whilk
the assembly having considered with reasons hinc inde
alledged by parties, and having tryed and fund the said Mr
Neill his own mind and inclination, and having fund that
the parishioners of Clachandysart and Inshale could not
oblidge themselves for a competent maintenance unto the said
Mr Neill to whom they claimed right at one charge, altho the
said Mr Neill was willing to accept any one of the charges.
And that in the next place the assembly did find the said
Mr Neill more inclined to embrace the call at Inverary than
Kilmodan upon those conditions following, viz.: 1. That there
be a new kirk builded in the most centrical place of the parish,
or at least on the way of building; 2d. That there be a sufficient