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The estates of parliament, now convened in the fourth session of this first triennial parliament by virtue of the last act of the last parliament held by his majesty and three estates in 1641, taking into their consideration the good service done to the public by James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne and their great sufferings for their constant affection to the cause in hand, for which no course has been yet taken for reparation or recompense, therefore, for their further encouragement to continue in their former restitution, they have given power and warrant and by this act give power and warrant to the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne or their factors and chamberlains to collect, intromit with, uplift and receive all debts, sums of money, rents of lands and other goods and gear whatsoever pertaining to the persons after mentioned, namely: [...] Gordon of Rany, [...] Gordon of Dalpersie, [...] Gordon of Pittendreich, [...] Gordon of the Law, [...] Gordon, younger, of Dalpersie, [...] Cruickshank of Tullimorgane, [...] Gordon, younger, of Blackford, all which pertained to malignant or forfeited persons who have joined the Irish rebels and unnatural countrymen in this unnatural rebellion within this kingdom and have been accessory thereto; and they order the aforesaid persons, their chamberlains, tenants, subtenants, cottars, debtors and others whatsoever to readily answer, obey and make thankful payment to the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne and their aforesaids of all sums of money, debts, rents of land and other goods and gear whatsoever owed by them to the said persons joined in rebellion or accessory thereto as said is upon their discharges thereof, which the estates of parliament declare to be as sufficient to the receivers thereof for their full exoneration as if the same were granted by the persons, heritors of the said lands, before the committing of the crime, the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne being always accountable to the estates of parliament or their committee for their intromission, for the which effect ordain them to give bond and security. With power to them and their aforesaids to hold courts upon the ground of the said lands, create officers of court etc., appoint bailies, evict and put in tenants, call and convene debtors before judges competent and generally to do, use and exercise all and sundry other things whereby the full benefit of the said lands and debts may accrue to the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne as freely and amply as ever the same pertained to the said persons, heritors of the said lands, before the committing of the crime of rebellion aforesaid; and they order letters of horning, poinding, arrestment and all execution necessary to be directed hereupon at the instance of the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne against the debtors of the sums of money, tenants and possessors of the lands for compelling them to readily answer, intend, obey and make payment thereof likewise and as freely as if the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne's names were inserted in the said bonds or if they were heritors of the said lands. And the estates declare that this present commission is granted for reparation of the losses sustained from the beginning of these troubles by the said James, viscount of Frendraught and Walter Ogilvie of Boyne, and that the same commission shall endure until the parliament or committee of estates shall recall and discharge the same.