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Prayers said, rolls called.
Minuts of the last sederunt read.
The article of the report of the commission for publick accounts relateing to the Lord Belheaven's tack of excyse from September 1695 to March 1697 read. Petition for the Lord Belheaven and his partners read. Petition for George McKenzie, one of the Lord Balheaven's subtacksmen, read. The parliament haveing considered the petition given in by Balheaven and his partners, with the report of the commission, they find that the sum of 17,181 pound[s] 11 sh. 7 d. sterling was never payed in by the countrey to the said tacksmen or subtacksmen, therefore they discharge them and the countrey of the said sum in the terms of the deliverance of parliament upon their petition.
Moved that the principal tacksmen be discharged of the sum of 526 lib. 11 sh. 10 d. sterling uplifted by them and not yet compted for, and, after debait, it was put to the vote discharge the tacksmen of the said sum or not, and carried discharge.
Then the parliament, haveing considered George McKenzie's petition, they decern and ordain the sums in the hands of Thomas Bethune of Tarvite and William Bernard, two sub collectors of that excyse, to be payed in to him in the terms of the deliverance of parliament upon his petition, and the said George McKenzie furder recommended to her majesty for his superplus losses mentioned in his petition.
The article of the report of the said commission relateing to the duke of Queensberrie's bond lying in the thesaury read. Petition for his grace also read, craveing to be free of annualrents of the said bond and compensation of the principal sum, he being creditor to the publick in far greater sums. And the parliament, haveing considered the said report with the petition, they grant the desyre therof in the terms of the deliverance of parliament upon the said petition.
Article of the report of the commission relateing to the bond of 853 lib. two shillings sterling, granted by the late duke of Argyle to the lords of thesaury, read, and her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, haveing considered the report with the following letter directed by her majesty to the lords of thesaury and bond itself, which is in these terms: that if betwixt and the 15 of September 1696 and the first day of Aprile nixt therafter his grace did not procure and deliver to the said lords his majesty's warrand for delivering up to his grace the said bond without repayment of the said sum, then he obleidged himself, his airs and successors to pay and refound the same. And his grace, haveing obtained her majesty's letter of the dait the tuenty fourth of February 1703, authorizeing and requyreing the saids lords to state the account of arrears due to his grace of pay and cloathing, and to deliver up to the said duke the said bond of 853 lib. 2 sh. sterling, and to take his recept as so much payed to him on account of his said arrears of pay and cloathing, therefore they recommended to the lords of thesaurie to give up and discharge the said bond upon their getting a valid discharge of the soume of 853 lib. 2 shillings sterling as a pairt of the arrears due to the said deceast duke of Argyle.
The article of the report of the commission relateing to the hearth money collected by the deceast laird of Cassingray read, considered and approven by the parliament, and recommended to the lords of thesaury who are hereby authorized to discharge the heirs of the said Cassingray and to give up the bond wherein he and his cautioner stand bound for the said hearth money.
Article of the report of the commission relateing to Sir Alexander Bruce of Broomhall and partners, their advances to the army upon the accounts mentioned in the report, [and the] petition for the said Sir Alexander Bruce read, and the parliament, haveing considered the said report with the petition, they find the petitioner creditor to the publick in the sums and manner contained in the deliverance of parliament upon the said petition.
Moved that a gratuity should be given to the members of the commission of parliament, viz: the earle of Dunmore, Mr William Seaton, Mr John Clark, Mr Dougall Stewart and Mr Robert Fraser for their pains and attendance in auditing and examineing the publick accounts since the last session of parliament. Agreed to that each of the forenamed persones shall have 200 lib. sterling payed to them for their said pains and attendance, and that out of any sure fond as the same shall hereafter occur.
Agreed lykewayes that Walter Riddell, clerk to the said commission, for his pains and attendance on the said committie shall have 50 lib. sterling payed to him.
Moved that in regard no sure fond does at present appear out of which the abovenamed persones can receive readie payment of their respective sums, that therefore the estates of parliament should recommend them to her majesty that she may order the saids payments in the way and manner her royall wisdome shall judge most proper, which motion was agreed to accordingly.
Agreed that the article of the report of the commission relateing to the pole money collected by Ferguslie and the petition given in by George Preston be first under consideration nixt sederunt of parliament.
The article of the report of the commission relateing to Major James Cunninghame of Aiket read, petition for the said Major James Cunninghame also read, and he preferred to a certain sum, as contained in the deliverance of parliament upon his petition.
The article of the report of the commission anent Sir George Hamilton, late commissar of the army, read, petition for the said Sir George also read, and he recommended to the lords of thesaurie, as contained in the deliverance of parliament upon his petition.
The article of the report of the commission relateing to John Campbell of Knockrioch and partners, their collection of the pole 1695, read, petition for the said John Campbell and partners also read, and he recommended to the lords of thesaury, as contained in the deliverance of parliament upon his petition.
Petition for Mr Charles Campbell read, and a sist of personal execution granted to him in the terms of the deliverance of parliament upon his said petition.
Article of the report of the commission relateing to John Drummond and James Dunlop, late general receavers, read, petition for them also read, and they recommended to the lords of thesaury for the ends contained in the deliverance of parliament upon their petition.
Article of the report of the commission relateing to Captain John Slezer read, petition for the said captain also read, and he recommended to the lords of thesaury in the terms of the deliverance of parliament upon his petition, and that part of the petition craveing a sist of personal execution ordained to be seen and answered by his creditors against the nixt sederunt.
Ratification in favours of Bisset of Lessindrum read.
Then the lord chancellor, by order of her majesties high commissioner, adjourned the parliament till Fryday nixt at ten a cloak.
Seafield, cancellar[ius], I.P.D. p[arliamenti]