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The convention of estates ordain the general of the artillery to deliver out of the public magazine to Sir William Cochrane of Cowdoun for the use of the sheriffdom of Ayr 1,000 muskets and bandoliers, 2,000 weight of match and 1,000 weight of ball, the said Sir William assigning to the general of the artillery and his deputes the contract whereby Alexander Maxwell and James MacKean are bound to deliver to him at Leith 1,000 muskets and bandoliers and 2,000 weight of match between now and 7 May, and also giving bond that if the merchants fail, that he shall pay the said general of the artillery and his deputes the price thereof at that day for the use of the public.