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Petition by William Cochrane of Ferguslie for an abatement of his tack duty of the poll tax, read, and ordered to lie on the table until the committee for inspecting the public accounts is named.
Petition by Captain Boswell and other officers and seamen who served on board her majesty's ship the Royal Mary, complaining of abuse of the public faith by the said William Cochrane in keeping up their pay and anent some of their arrears, read, and he ordained peremptorily to make answer thereto the next sitting of parliament for private affairs.
Resolved that the petition for [John Kerr], laird of Morriston be considered the first sitting of parliament for private affairs.