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Act anent Maistir Aiexander Pitcairne, ministir, and James Ramsay of Ogill
25 Sept[ember] 1641
The comitte for the peace of the north and distrest ministers ordanis the band tane be the comitte of estates quhairin James Ramsay of Ogill and the Lord Gordoun as cautioner for him ar obleist to Maistir Alexander Pitcairne, minister at Tannadies, for his personall indemnitie wnder the paine of fyve thowsand merkis toties quoties and for the lyke soume incase Ogill beis fund airt or pairt of the wrong done to the minister, to stand in force quhill the eicht day of Januar nixtocum in anno jM vjC fourtie twa yeiris. And in the meantyme betuix and that day ordanis the minister to persew and do sic diligence as he will be served for making of the said James Ramsay of Ogill airt or pairt of the wrong done to the minister mentionat in the said band. And if he failyie heirintill, ordanis the band to be extinct and ineffectuall efter the said day, bot Ogill to find cautioun for the ministeris indemnitie for the tyme thairefter.
29 September 1641
Red in audience of his majestie and estaittis of parliament, who approves the same and ordaines the act to be extracted.
Balmerino, I[n] p[raesentia] d[ominorum] parliamenti
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To the right honorable the lords of the committe of warr, the petition of the lieutennent colonels and majors of horse and foote in the late army, undersubscribers.
Humbly sheweth,
That whereas wee, besides our charge as lieutennent collonels and majors, had also oure severall particular companies comitted to ws, and that in all armies whatsoever officers of oure condicion have pay as captaines of theire particular companies by as good right as their payes for theire charges in cheeff afforesaid.
May it therefore please your honours to mak signification heerof to his majestie and the most honorable court of parliament, and give them particular and true informacion of the equitie and justice of oure demands. And wee doubt not but upon mature deliberacion they will take the premisses againe into their consideracion and not deny to doe ws that right which is universally observed in all other armies. And wee as in dutie bound shall pray etc.
Larg, lotenent collonell; J. Barclay, l[utenant] collonell; J. Stewart, lutenent colonell; Robert Graham, l[utenant] colonell; T. Wrry, l[utenant] colonell; David Barclay, l[utenant] collonell; W. Ruthven, l[utenant] collonell; Sir James Rollok, l[utenant] collonell; Hew Montgomerie, major; Pa[trick] Blair, major; G. Blair, majore; William Sinklare, major; J. Fleming, major.
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To his sacred majestie and this high court of parliament,
We officers of fortune within the countrie ar forced now at last by reason of our great necessitie to have our recourse unto your majestie after so many petitions given in to severall commities appointed to that end, but no course as yet being taken for our satisfaction, we ar necessitated to show our exstreame want unto your sacred majestie and this high court of parliament, for some of us hawing patientlie waited sixthien, some aighthien and some twentie monthes without paye, in so much that we protest sincerely that we have not only sold and panded all whatsoever we had, but also used our credits to the very uttermost, before we should trouble your sacred majestie. But hawing done all this, and being driven to such extreames (which shame doth rather passe by in silence then to proclaime the same), we cannot but humblie intreat your sacred majestie to take this our strait condition to your gracious consideration that we be no longer delayed, our case being so desperatt that we know not how in any wayes to subsist any longer. And since there is ane order given for payment of all other officers whatsoever, wee only excepted, we being of one and the same condition, take it hard that our obedience to our orders should be ane occasion of our prejudice, which we hope your gracious majestie will be pleased to considder. Humblie entreating your majestie for ane speedie and favourable answere of these our just desyres to be fully satisfied, for it had bene better for us to have quitt our page long since, and els where to have sought the recoverie bothe of the losse of our fortunes and meanes, then to have waited so long and to be redacted to so great need, the consciencious consideration wherof we undoubtedly hope will move your sacred majestie and this high court of parliament to take some speedie and sure course that we maye be fully satisfyed, our present estate, together with the season of the year, craving the same, which we humblie entreat for and expect. Who shall ever wish your sacred majestie a peaceable and happie raigne.
29 Septemb[er] 1641
Red in audience of his matie and parliament, who appointed everie estate to haif the double therof to be advysit.