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The estates nominate and appoint David Kennedy, James Kerr, Thomas Kincaid and Nehemiah Touch to be surgeons in the army presently sent from this kingdom into England, and that each of them shall have the charge of two regiments joined in one brigade as they shall be directed by [Alexander Leslie, earl of Leven], lord general, and committee with the army, for which service the estates modify the sum of £15 sterling to be presently paid to each one of them for furnishing of their chest, and 5s sterling of daily allowance to each surgeon, and 4s to his two mates, half a crown daily for maintenance of two baggage horse, and 3s daily for maintenance of three saddle horse, and that there be a month's pay advanced for their equipment and furnishing of their horses, and ordain William Thomson to pay the said £15 and month's advance to each of them.