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The which day, regarding the supplication given in to the parliament by Alexander Cunningham, merchant burgess of Crail, making mention of the detriment sustained by him in England for refusing to give oaths prejudicial to the covenant, being kept 18 months in prison in the fleet at London and losing the benefit of his trade to the worth of £100 sterling, with £90 sterling of charges and £200 as the loss of his calling and £40 to the officers of the jail, which is in all £430 sterling, and therefore desiring the parliament so to take the same to consideration, as the supplicant may have reparation. Which supplication being upon 14 August last read in audience of the parliament, they found the desire thereof just and reasonable, and declared they would take the same in due time to consideration and provide course for the supplicant's reparation, according to the desire of the petition. Likewise thereafter the foresaid supplication being again motioned in parliament on 5 November instant, the same was then appointed to be given to the king's advocate to be delivered by him to the secretary to be presented to his majesty. Likewise upon 8 November, his majesty, being acquainted with the foresaid petition, was graciously pleased to refer the consideration thereof to the parliament, whereupon the parliament upon 11 November instant referred the consideration thereof to the committee underwritten, namely: [William Cunningham], earl of Glencairn and [John Lindsay], lord Lindsay† for the nobility; the lairds [Sir David Crichton] of Lugton and [Sir Thomas Myreton of] Cambo for the barons, and [James Sword], the commissioner of St Andrews and [John Semple of Stainflett, commissioner for] Dumbarton for the burghs, who upon 15 November instant found the desire of the petition very reasonable and thought it expedient that a warrant be granted to the commissioners for satisfying the supplicant of the sum of £430 sterling. And the foresaid supplication being of new again this day moved to the king's majesty and estates of parliament, and the same with the several reports and deliverances respectively before rehearsed being taken to consideration, the king's majesty and estates of parliament decree and ordain the foresaid sum of £430 sterling to be paid to the said Alexander Cunningham, supplicant, by the commissioners out of the first and readiest monies in their hands for the cause contained in the foresaid supplication.