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Prayers said, rolls called and the absent members marked.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
Ordered that the consideration of the papers relateing to the plot come in immediatly after the accompts and nothing to interveen.
The act anent the wool again read, and put to the vote approve of this act or not, and carried approve.
Act continueing the commission for auditing the accompts of the publict fonds read the second time, and, after several amendments made thereon, it was put to the vote approve this act or not, and carried approve.
The lord chancellour, by order of parliament, gave thanks to the earles of Galloway, Northesk, Balcarras, Dunmore and Stairs, Robert Dundas of Arniston, Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, John Haddan† of Glenagles, William Setton of Pitmedden, younger, James Ogilvie of Boyne, younger, Collin Campbell, Mr John Clerk, Mr Dougall Stewart, Sir David Cunynghame and Mr Robert Frazer, members of the said commission, for the exact diligence in their report, and allowed a gratification to four of their number, being a committee appoynted by the rest, to whom there was a sum given to be distribute by them to their clerk and the other servants.
Petition Archibald Houstoun, wryter to the signet, craveing a gratification for his two years service as clerk to the late commission of parliament, read, and he allowed to retain of the money in his own hands ane hundred pound sterling for his said service.
Ordered that these who have clames to the respective fonds and have not given in petitions be equallie considered by the commission with these that have given in petitions.
Agreed that all who are lyable to dilligence for cloathing their regiments and companies be speciallie taken into consideration by the commission according to the appropriations by acts of parliament.
Petition Liuetennent Collonell Campbell, craveing payment of arrears, read, and remitted to the commission to consider the speciallities therein mentioned.
Petition William Montgomerie, servitor to the earle of Seafeild, lord high chancellour, craveing payment of arrears due to his father, read, and ordered that ane hundred pound sterling be payed him out of the first and readiest of the poll money 1693.
Petition the Lord Forbes, craveing payment of arrears, read, and remitted to the commission to consider the specialities therein mentioned; and Liuetennant Colonell James Bruce of Kennett and Liuetennent Collonell Reid, their cases, likewayes remitted to the commission.
Petition Major James Cuninghame of Aiket, craveing payment of arrears, read and remitted to the commission.
Petition Elizabeth Maxwell, spous to Captain Robert Drummond, and Jean Drummond, his sister, and haveing right from Captain Thomas Drummond, also her brother, craveing payment of arrears due to them, read, and remitted to the commission; and the case of Lieutennent John Murray in the earle of Tullibairden's late regiment likewayes remitted to the commission.
Petition Lieutennent Alexander Stirling, craveing payment of arrears, read, and remitted to the commission.
Petition Lieutennent Colonell William Hay of Park, craveing payment of arrears, read and remitted to the commission for the publick accompts, to consider the petitioner's case with that favour which his present condition and the loseing of one of his brothers in Darien and another before Namure justlie deserved.
Petition Captain Thomas Hay, craveing a protection, read, and a warrand granted to cite his creditors on twentie four hours warning.
Petition Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall and partners, craveing repayment of depursements for the army out of some proper fonds, read, and remitted to the commission for publick accompts, this remit neither sisting execution against him and partners or at his cautioner and partners instances against him for their relief.
Petition Sir George Hamilton, craveing payment of bygone sellaries due to him, read, and remitted to the commission to consider his case and determine therein as they shall find just.
Petition Cornet John Murray, craveing payment of arrears, read, and remitted to the commission.
Petitions James Maxwell, John Drummond and James Dunlap, late generall receavers, craveing payment of the ballance of ane accompt due to them, read, and remitted to the commission to consider the petitioners case and determine therein.
Petition Isobell Kerr, Lady Manderston, craveing payment of arrears due to her deceast husband, read, and remitted to the commission.
Petition the dutches of Argyle, craveing payment of arrears due to the late duke of Argyle, read and remitted to the commission.
Petition Captain James Stivenson, craveing payment of arrears due to him, read, and remitted to the commission.
Petition Sir William Hope of Balcombie, craveing payment of arrears due to him, read, and remitted to the commission.
Ordered that all the officers that went to Caledonia have preference out of the respective funds in which they are concerned.
Petition James Bayne, craveing payment of a sum due to him, read. The parliament declaired they would take this petition and the petitioner's case to their consideration when they can conveniently, and, in the mean time, recommend to the lords of thesaury to pay the petitioner yearlie for his aliment ane hundred pound sterling to be payed quarterlie ay and while his case be taken into consideration.
Petition Sir James Stewart, her majesties advocat, craveing a proces of proveing the tenor may be remitted to the lords of session, to be by them cognosced and finallie determined with a parliamentarie power, read, and remitted to the lords of session to determine in the said proces summarlie without abyding the course of the roll.
Petition Colonell Scipio Hill, craveing payment of arrears due to him, read, and his case remitted to the commission to be determined by them with that favour and dispatch which his pains and charge in comeing twise to Scotland on that affair and his necessary residence in England does justlie require.
Petition Sir William Meinzies, craveing to be exonered of his tack and tack duty upon payment of the fyve thousand pound sterling decerned by the parliament to be paid at Martimes and Candlismes nixt, read, and the marques of Loathian and the officers of the army allowed to see and ansuer the same the first sederunt after to morrow, and, in the mean time, remitt to the commission the scrutiny of his accompt.
Proposal Doctor Chamberlain and James Armour anent a land credit remitted to the commission and to report.
Petition Lord Bargany, craveing a decreit of the commission of parliament anent the pole, with the ansuers thereto by the taxmen of the pole, read, and remitted to the lords of session to determine the cause summarly with a parliamentarie power, and, in the mean time, sisted execution.
The accompt of the pole money the year 1695 read. The first observation sustained, the taxmen instructing the verity of the imbazlement before the commission. As to the second observation, after hearing the tacksmens lawyers and debate thereon, it was put to the vote allow the quadruples of the army as ane article of the discharge, yea or not, and carried in the affirmative, and remitted to the commission to state the extent thereof. The third observation remitted to be instructed before the commission, otherwayes not to be allowed. The fourth observation read, the allowance mentioned therein was refused.
Accompt of the pole money 1698 read.
Ordered that the commission take tryall of undue transactions made by the taxmen, collectors or any persons concerned in the publict fonds with the countrie or officers of the army, and report next session of parliament.
The second observation not allowed unless he instruct payment before the commission. The third observation remitted to the commission to inquire thereanent.
Petition Colonell George McGill, representing that William Cochran of Ferguslie, taxman of the pole 1688, had extorted from him a defalcation of eight hundred and twelve pound sterling, as the twentie fyfth and eight pairts of a sum contained in a precept drawen by the lords of thesaury for payment of cloathing money and arrears, read, with other complents of defalcations extorted from the seamen and others of money due to them by the publict, and severall abuses committed by him and his subcollectors in collecting and giveing out the said pole.
Ordered that the said William Cochran be carried to prison untill he find bail under the penaltie of twelve thousand pound Scots to compear to ansuer the complents given or to be given in against him, and the farther consideration of this affair continued till the next dyet of parliament.
The lord chancellour, by order of the lord high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till to morrow at ten a clock.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]