Designation of the Manse. - Form of designing Manses.
Balfour v. Bishop of St Andrews
Date: 20 June 1605 Case No. No 1.
Found that a minister cannot have a manse designed to him within the precincts of a monastery or bishop's palace, if there be another parson's or vicar's manse within the parish.
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In an action of suspension pursued by William Balfour in St Andrews against the Bishop thereof, upon the designation of the said William's house, as manse to the Bishop, being minister there, the Lords found the reasons of suspension relevant, in respect of the act of Parliament against designation of manses to ministers, within the precinct of monasteries, or Bishop's palaces, if there were any other parson's manse or vicar's manse within the parochin; as William Balfour alleged, That Allan Watson's house was the vicar's manse, mair ewest to the parish kirk than the said William's house; which the Lords found relevant.
