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To the king's most excellent majesty and to the lords and others of the estates of parliament, humbly shows Sir George Ogilvie of Banff that whereas he being convened before a committee of the parliament by Master Thomas Mitchell, parson of Turriff, for restitution of certain goods and gear allegedly taken from the said Master Thomas by many and diverse gentlemen and others of [George Gordon], marquis of Huntly's following in the time of these common troubles, to whom he alleges the petitioner to have been leader and commander at that time. And seeing in this business the petitioner's defences in a part will result upon the acts of pacification and oblivion whereby he alleges he ought to be absolved from the desire of the said libel (not granting that anything was committed by him, neither as actor, which the said Master Thomas Mitchell does acknowledge, nor as leader or commander at that time, as shall be made clear before your majesty and estates). And seeing the decision thereof is of great moment and consequence, the petitioner's humble and earnest desire is that your majesty and estates will be pleased to grant to him a warrant for advocates to procure for him, and that the said matter and pursuit be heard in presence of your majesty and face of the whole parliament. And the petitioner shall always etc.
[A1641/8/55]*[print] [email] [cite] [preceding] [following]
Supplication by Colonel John Munro
To the king's most excellent majesty and to the right honourable the estates of this present parliament, the humble petition of Lieutenant Colonel Munro, prisoner in the castle of Edinburgh, humbly showing that where the petitioner has been prisoner in the said castle these [...] months bygone upon occasion of a letter written to the French, being received by him from one Lieutenant Dundas and thereafter delivered by the said petitioner to Sir Donald Gorme, by which long imprisonment the petitioner's fortunes are much prejudiced to his apparent ruin.
May it therefore please your majesty and honours to commiserate the petitioner's condition and to give order for his enlargement out of the said castle in that form and manner as shall be found expedient, as he shall ever be ready to serve your majesty and the honourable estates to the utmost of his power.
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To the king's most excellent majesty, the humble petition of Janet Corsbie, humbly showing that her husband John Black and Thomas Black, their son, were imprisoned by [Robert Maxwell], earl of Nithsdale almost two years since in Dumfries and have lain in irons for suspicion of the death of John Maxwell of Middlebie, of whose death (God knows) they are innocent, the said John Maxwell dyeing in a moss in the night as is well-known. And yet the said John and Thomas Black refuse no legal trial but they are starved in prison these two years almost and neither tried nor relieved.
Wherefore I earnestly pray that the widow of the said late John Maxwell be put to take out a commission to try the said John and Thomas Black and use them according to law rather than that they die for famine in prison, or otherwise if they refuse to pursue between now and an appointed day, that warrant be given for releasing the said John and Thomas Black. And I with my said husband and five children shall ever pray.
His majesty is graciously pleased to remit this petition to be answered in parliament.
James Galloway, at Holyroodhouse this 29 August 1641
24 September 1641
Read in audience of the king's majesty and parliament, who ordain the within two Blacks to be [...].†