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The which day, regarding the supplication given in to the king's majesty and honourable house of parliament by Colonel Alexander Hamilton, general of the artillery, making mention that it is not unknown to his majesty and many of the honourable house of parliament that the supplicant's whole study has been in the art of military discipline, especially regarding artillery, wherein, he being employed in Germany, upon honourable and good conditions he was recalled therefrom to England, where his majesty was graciously pleased to grant him pensions and allowances of £800 sterling by year, whereof he has been now by the iniquity of times frustrated near the space of four years bygone. And seeing he has given proof of his love, fidelity and ability to serve his native country in the charge of general of the artillery or master of the ordinance and is yet willing and ready, either in peace or war, to discharge that duty which is incumbent to the same, and which will require nearly as great attendance, diligence and care in peace as in war, for preservation and right ordering of the artillery, ammunition and arms already within this kingdom, and therefore desiring his majesty and parliament to take the premises to their consideration and to prescribe such ways as the supplicant may be paid of his bygone arrears and secured for payment thereof in time coming during his lifetime, as the supplication in itself purports. Which supplication being read in audience of his majesty and estates of parliament, his majesty and estates foresaid remit and refer the foresaid supplication, as well regarding the ordering and directing of the artillery pertaining to the public as regarding the said pensions, bygone arrears and allowance in time coming, to the committee nominated for the burdens of the country, and give them warrant to proceed and determine therein as a matter reasonable and expedient for the good of the country and public. And the estates earnestly recommend to the king's majesty what may concern his majesty's part regarding the office of general of the artillery and yearly payment thereof.
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The which day, regarding the supplication given to the parliament by James, earl of Home, making mention of the great loss sustained by him by the lamentable accident that fell out at his house at Dunglass, and that the committee of estates thereupon gave warrant to certain persons to appraise his loss, who accordingly having taken trial of the particulars of the said earl's loss in so far as concerned his house of Dunglass, yards, dykes and planting thereof, they concluded that the reparation thereof would amount to the sum of £40,133 according to the report of the said commissioners, and therefore desiring the king and parliament to take the said report to consideration and to appoint course for reparation or payment of the said loss after consideration of the whole particulars mentioned in the report and of the condition of the house before the ruining thereof, which appraising cannot but be found far within the worth valued, seeing it was esteemed by some workmen who were builders of the house that the reparation thereof would amount to the sum of 130,000 merks. Which supplication being read in audience of the king's majesty and estates of parliament, his majesty and estates foresaid remit and refer the foresaid supplication given in and produced by the said James, earl of Home and desire thereof foresaid, with the commission and warrants granted by the committee of estates and reports produced, used and made upon the earl's supplication given in to the said committee of estates, to the committee appointed by the king and parliament for settling of the common burdens of this kingdom. Likewise his majesty and estates of parliament recommend the foresaid business above-mentioned to the consideration of the said committee for the common burdens as a matter deserving to be taken by them to consideration.
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The which day, regarding the supplication given in to the king's majesty and parliament by Dame Mary, countess of Home, making mention of the great prejudice sustained by her by the lamentable accident that fell out at her house of Dunglass, whereof she was life-renter, by the overthrow of the house and whole household stuff, plenishing and hangings thereof, planting and yards of the same, and that upon the supplication made to the committee of estates by James [Home], earl of Home, heritor of the house, the reparation thereof, yards and planting of the same were by reputable persons estimated to £40,133, as the commission and report given in relating thereto bears, and in respect that the supplicant is life-renter of the house, yards and planting which is made unprofitable to her, it is necessary that the rest of the house which yet stands be repaired to her, and she considered for the loss of her plenishing and household stuff, and the monies appointed for repairing of the house employed for her liferent use thereof or given to her upon security for refunding thereof to the Earl of Home after her decease, and therefore desiring the king and parliament to take the premises to consideration and to appoint such course for reparation of the supplicant's loss as shall be found equitable, and that the little of the house not altogether ruined may be repaired and the supplicant satisfied for the loss of her plenishing and household stuff, and that the rest of the monies appointed to be paid may be employed for her liferent use or given her upon security of making the same forthcoming to the said Earl of Home after her decease, as the supplication purports. Which supplication being read in audience of the king and parliament, his majesty and estates of parliament remit and refer the foresaid supplication given in and produced by the said Dame Mary, countess of Home, and desire thereof foresaid, to the committee appointed by the king and parliament for settling of the common burdens of the kingdom. Likewise his majesty and estates of parliament recommend the foresaid business above-mentioned to the consideration of the said committee for the common burdens as a matter deserving to be taken by them to consideration.