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Anent the supplicatione givine in to the estates of parliament, presentlie conveind by vertue of the last act of the last parliament haldine be his matie and thrie estates in anno 1641, quherof the tennour fallowes: The humble petitioune of George Buchanane, appeirand of that ilke, to the honorable lordes and remanent estates of parliament, sheweth wheras the committie of estates be ther act the 18 day of Aprille 1644 yeeres gave power and commissioune to me with my freendis and falloweres with all diligence to repaire to the house and fortalice of Magdocke, entir therin and intromet with the cannone, poulder, ball, match and other warlike furnitor being therin for the use of the publict, and to make opine doores, breake doune the iron yets or any other strong yets therin, that it be not keeped aganes the cuntrie, with power to doe everie thing that might procure the executione of my commissione, ordeaneing my expenss wpoun just accompt to be payed to me. According to the quhilke commissioune, I wpoun the nynteene day of Apryle last went from Edinburgh and conveind ane company wnder the command of Patrike Buchanan of Auchmnar, and wpoun the tuentie day of Apryle came to the hous of McDocke at night, and finding the yets fast, brake them wp and stayed ther that night and the 21 day, being Sonday, and wpoun Monday made search of the house, conforme to my commissioune, and fand no armes nor ammunitione ther bot some few pickes that hade bene removed the day before and put in the officeres house, with some few musketes which wer bigged wp in the wall of the hous, and I causit take doune all the gaites and irone windowes, and thereftir I did acquant the lord chancellor with what wes done, who therwpoun did signifie to me that the committie fand it not necesar that ony farder should be done at that tyme. Wherwpoun I caused remove the saides pickes and muskets with all the iron workes and gaits that were tane doune to the house of Duntraith, quher they now are; quhilkes premiss I did for obedience of my commissioune foirsaid. Heirfore I humbly beseike your lords to take the said commissione, with my report what is done be me in obedience therof, in consideratione, and according as your lords shall find my cariage, diligence and caire heiranent to deserve, that accordinglie the samene may be approvine and I exonered as my just accompt of my expenss allowed in prosequtioune of my commissioune theranent as it shall be givine in, and your lords ansuer, as the supplicatioune beires. Quhilke supplicatioune being hard and considdered be the estates of parliament, the saides estates approves the supplicantes proceidings in the commissioune abovewrittin and remitts the consideratione of his accomptes and expenss to the committy of parliament.