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The estates of parliament, presently convened by virtue of the last act last parliament held by his majesty and estates in 1641, by this act give precept and warrant to the treasurer or collector general of the excise and to the commissaries or intromitters with the monies borrowed for the use of the public to make payment to Robert Lockhart, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, executor confirmed to the late John Fleming, merchant burgess thereof, or to any having his power and warrant, out of the first and readiest of the excise or borrowed monies which shall be exacted, uplifted or borrowed for the use of the public within the burgh of Edinburgh of the sum of £7,200 Scots advanced by the said late John Fleming to the factors of Campvere on 15 June 1640, with the annualrent of the same sum of £7,200 since Martinmas [11 November] 1642, which is that part and portion paid and advanced by the said late John Fleming to the factors at Campvere of the prices of the arms and ammunition sent home by the factors for the use of the public to this country the time of the late troubles, and whereof the free royal burghs and their burgesses respectively, advancers and payers thereof to the factors at Campvere, are ordained to be paid by ordinance of the parliament out of the said excise and borrowed monies within their own burghs respectively, according to the act and ordinance made hereupon of the date hereof, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.
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The estates of parliament, presently convened by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, by this act give precept and warrant to the treasurer or collector general of the excise and to the commissary and intromitters with the monies borrowed for the use of the public to make payment to the burgh of Aberdeen, or any having their power and warrant, out of the first and readiest of the excise or borrowed monies which shall be exacted, uplifted or borrowed for the use of the public within the said burgh of Aberdeen of the sum of £12,960 Scots with the annualrent thereof since Martinmas [11 November] 1642, which is that part and proportion paid and advanced by the burgh of Aberdeen for the public to the factor at Campvere of the prices of the arms and ammunition sent home by the factors for the use of the public to this country the time of the late troubles, and whereof the free royal burghs and their burgesses respectively, advancers and payers thereof to the factors at Campvere, are ordained to be paid by ordinance of the parliament out of the said excise and borrowed monies within their own burghs respectively, according to the act and ordinance made hereupon of the date hereof, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.