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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.