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Anent the supplicatioune given in to the estates of parliament, quherof the tenor followis: My lordis and uthirs commissionars of the honorable estates of parliament, wnto your lo[rdships] humblie meanes and shawis I, your lordships supplicant, Jeane Durhame, spous to Mr Gilbert Stuart, that quhair the haill meanes I had to interteane my selfe and children, being for the unnaturall rebellion of my said husband by your lordships just command seased on by the garisone of Pearth and the maills and dewteis of our landis arreisted and as yitt lyis unloosed, so that for my innocent cariage, quhilk God and all men knawing me can beare witnes, I am redactit to extreame great miserie and have nothing left me quhairupon to mantene my selfe and my fatherles children unless your lordships tak my case and condition to your Christian compassion. Heirfore I beseek your lordships to considder heirof and to give warrand for restoring of my money so taken and seased on be the said garisone of Pearth, and to caus loose the said arreistment on the dewteis of the saidis landis and to discharge anie from medling and intrometting with the same, that I may have somewhat for intertinement of my selfe and children and may be enabled and encouraged to pray for your lordships prosperous succes, and your lordships answer. Quhilk being red in audience of the parliament and the samen, with the desire therof, being considered be the estates of parliament, the saidis estates, inrespect of Generall Major Midletoune, his relatioune to the suplicant, grants the desire of the said suplicatione and thairfore they doe heirby give warrand for restoring to the suplicant of hir saidis guidis and moneyis seased upon and taken fra hir be the garisone of Perth, and be thir presentis lowses and discharges the foresaid arreistment layed upon the maillis and dewteis of hir landis, and also discharges anie from medling and intrometting with the samen that sho may have somewhat to interteane hir selfe and childrene.
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Anent the supplicatioune given in to the estates of parliament, quherof the tenor followis: Wnto the honorable court of parliament, the humble petition of Sir James Rollok, fear of Duncrub, knyght, schaweth that quhair it is not unknawne to your honouris how unhappilie I become acted and obleiged as cautioner for umquhile Sir William Rollok, my brothir germane, to reentir his persone in waird within the tolbuith of Edinburgh betuixt the date of the band or act and the [...] day of [...], under the pane of tuentie thousand pundis money, thinking thairby to have withdrawen him from the evill course he was upon; notwithstanding quhairof and of the great confidence I conceaved of my umquhile brothirs integritie for performance of all loyall dewteis to your honours and his native cuntrie, and lykewyse being alluterlie ignorant of what conditions past betuixt the estates and the said Sir William, he, by ony advyse or knawledge of your suplicant, not onlie most unnaturallie contraveened the tenor of the said band, bot also hes insnared your suplicant throw his becomeing cautioner for him; and now since the said umquhile Sir William hes bene of late apprehendit and hes deservedlie suffered for his miscariage, and that it is notor and knawne that your suplicant not onlie hes never had the meanest correspondence with the rebells nor thair adherentis, bot also hes bene and yit still is most willing and readie to give all reall testimonie of his trew affection in performeng all dewteis incumbent for the well of the caus in hand, my humble desire thairfore to your honors is that in consideration of the premisses your honors might be gratiouslie pleased to exoner your suplicant of his engadgement and cautionrie and of the said band or act of caution and sowme of money thairincontenit, and your lo[rdships] answer. Quhilk suplicatioune being red in audience of the parliament and the samen, with the desire thairof, hard and considered be the estates of parliament, eftir that the samen was hard in the severall bodies apairt, they exoner and discharge the said Sir James Rollok off his engadgement abonementioned and of his becomeing acted, band and obleist as cautioner for the said umquhile Sir William Rollok, his brothir, to the effect foresaid under the said pane and payment of tuentie thousand punds Scotis. And alse the estates exoneris and discharges the said Sir James Rollok of the foresaid band or act of caution and of the sowme and pane of tuentie thousand pundis abonewrittin thairincontenit with all that hes followit or may follow therupon aganis the said Sir James Rollok, supplicant.