Who are entitled to a manse. Who are liable to build and repair a manse. Minister's claim for house rent.
Relict of Mr Thomas Swinton, Minister of Ednam v. Laird of Wedderburn
Date: 16 January 1663 Case No. No 8.
Reparation of a manse found in no part to affect the titular of the teinds, but the heritors of the lands only.
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The minister of Ednam's Relict insisting for the reparation of the manse, it was alleged for the Heritors, That those who have right to the teinds as tacksmen or otherwise, ought to bear a proportion of the reparation.
The Lords found, That albeit those who have right to the teinds, were accustomed to repair the of kirks, and the heritors the rest of the kirk; yet there was neither law nor custom alleged, the teinds could be burdened with any part of the reparation.
