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To his grace John [Hay], marquis of Tweeddale, her majesty's high commissioner, and the right honourable the estates of parliament, the humble petitioners, Hugh Chamberlain, doctor in physic, and James Armour, merchant,
Shows,
That whereas your petitioners in the last session of this current parliament did lay before this high and honourable house the consideration of a national current credit for the supply of money and the relief of the poor and for carrying on both foreign and domestic affairs,
Your petitioners do humbly pray that the parliament would be pleased to appoint a select committee strictly to examine both their overtures and to discover how far, jointly or separately, they may appear for the honour and profit of this kingdom, and to that end, and also to the general satisfaction of this nation, that they may receive all objections with their answers, and transact the whole proceedings in writing; and in case the said committee, by reason of the shortness of this session, cannot be ready to make a report, that they be authorised to sit from time to time during the interval of parliament to examine the same and report it at the beginning of the next session of this or any succeeding parliament.
And your petitioners shall ever pray.
†Edinburgh, 23 August 1704
Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard and considered this petition, they remit the same to the commission.
[James Ogilvy, earl of] Seafield, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament