Glebe. Manse. By the law of England, the incumbent is bound to preserve the benefice, and to transmit it unimpaired to his successor. Thus, he must keep the houses belonging to the benefice in sufficient repair; and if he refuse to do so, the bishop may sequester the profits of the benefice for that purpose. He must not destroy the woods, trees, &c., nor cut timber, except for necessary repairs. Such dilapidations may even be the ground of deprivation.
Definition source
Bell, William, A Dictionary and Digest of the Law of Scotland, 7th ed. rev. George Ross (Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1861), s.v. “Glebe.” Public domain.
Legal Subject: Glebe |
| Case | Date | Legal Subject | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell v. Scott | 1798 | Teinds, Stipend, Augmentation, Heritor, Parish, Glebe | Minister Thomas Campbell, as pursuer, sought augmentation from the teinds of the annexed parish of Longnewton, contending that historical precedent and the sole burden of serving both parishes supported his claim. Sir John Scott of Ancrum and the other heritors defended against the action, maintaining that Campbell’s existing stipend was ample and that the circumstances of the parish did not warrant an increase. |
| MacLaggan v. Heritors of Melrose | 1780 | Aliment, Heritor, Reduction, Glebe, Suspension, Interlocutor | Digitization in Progress |
| Ministers of Kingbarns v. Hay, et al | 1793 | Glebe, Heritor, Teinds, Succession, Charter, Presbytery | The ministers of Kingbarns, by the Reverend James Beatson, pursued David Balfour Hay of Leys and Randerston and other heritors concerning the designation of glebe lands for the parish. The heritors initially argued that glebe must be drawn from church lands rather than temporal lands, which they claimed were exempt from such burdens, while Beatson contended that temporal lands adjacent to the kirk and manse could properly be designated. Following an adverse interlocutor, Beatson petitioned for its alteration, and subsequent pleadings saw Hay insist that glebe must be designed from Fallside lands before Newton lands under statutory order, the College of St Andrews defend Fallside's exemption based on parliamentary charters of 1587 and 1693, and both the ministers' representatives and other heritors submit answers addressing the liability of temporal lands and the validity of the Presbytery's designation. |
| Ramsay v. Moray, et al | 1794 | Heritor, Succession, Glebe, Valuation, Thirlage, Inhibition | John Clerk petitioned the Court to alter its interlocutor against the heritors of his parish, which suspended his right to dig and sell marl from his glebe. Based on the single document cataloged for this case. |
| The Minister of the Parish of Falkland v. David Johnston and Others | 1792 | Teinds, Contract, Heritor, Glebe, Presbytery, Manse | The Minister of the Parish of Falkland, represented by the Reverend Mr Andrew Brown, petitioned the Court to alter its recent interlocutor regarding a manse-glebe exchange originally concluded in 1650. David Johnston, Captain Mungo Law, and their co-defenders answered, resisting the petition and maintaining the validity of the exchange, which had been upheld for more than a century. |
| Thomas Cranstoun, Common Agent in the Locality of Peebles v. Miss Elliot and Others | 1799 | Teinds, Heritor, Representation, Stipend, Augmentation, Glebe | Thomas Cranstoun, as Common Agent in the Locality of Peebles, pursued Miss Elliot and others regarding the liability of lands known as the Vicar's Glebe to pay teind. He petitioned the Court to alter an interlocutor by Lord Dunsinnan, and subsequently sought to overturn an Inner-House interlocutor that had upheld an exemption from teind for the lands. |
