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The estates of parliament, haveing considered the report of the grand committie concerneing the foresaidis thrie regimentis, they ordane the saidis regimentis to returne to Ireland and be sent thither with all possible diligence. And ordanes ane thousand bolls of meale to be provyded for the subsistence of the saidis thrie regimentis, viz: sex hundereth bolls for the erle of Lothiane and Lord Sinclare, ther tuo regimentis, and foure hundereth bolls for the laird of Laweris regiment. And ordanis the monethis mantenance presentlie to be lifted out of the shyre of Air and the superplus of the mantenance of the shirefdomes of Drumfreis and Wigtoune and stuartrie of Kirkcudbryght quhilk is not formarlie assigned to be imployed for payment of the said ane thousand bolls meale and for the saidis thrie regimentis, there transport over to Ireland. And appointis the Lord Lea and Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun to agrie with suche persones as can be had for furnishing of the said meale and to tak some course for accommodating them with boates necessar for ther transport. Lykeas Sir William Cochrane, personallie present, undertook to furneis ane hundereth bolls meale of the met of Lythgow and caus lay in the samen at Stranrawer for the use foresaid with all expedition, at the rates of the cuntrie, for the quhilk 100 bolls meale the estates ordanis the said Sir William Cochrane to be payed according to the rates and pryces of the cuntrie out of the foresaid mantenance of the shyres and stuartrie abonewrittin. And farder the estates ordanis ane letter to be writtin to our commissionars at London to deale with the parliament of England for allowance of intertinement to the Scotis armie in Ireland; and ordanis ane uther letter to be sent to Major Generall Monro to acquent him with the returne of the foresaids thrie regimentis to Ireland.