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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of the committee concerning Inverness, ordain [Sir Adam Hepburn of] Humbie, treasurer of the armies, to provide and cause send presently to Inverness 1,000 bolls of meal, 60 chalders of coal, less or more as shipping can be conveniently had thereto, which coal [John Wemyss], earl of Wemyss undertook to furnish at the prices and rates as he gets from the country. As also ordain the treasurer of the army to send presently along with the meal to Inverness 300 planks, and the prices of the coal, meal and planks to be paid by the public and allowed in the treasurer of the army's accounts. And the estates ordain that committee appointed for hearing his accounts to proceed with all diligence in the fitting and clearing thereof, that it may be seen in what condition the treasurer of the army and his deputes are, to the effect they be not further burdened with impossibilities; and declare that they will lay no further burden nor charge upon the treasurer and his deputes until his accounts be fitted and course taken for enabling them hereafter. Item, the estates find necessary for the use of the garrison in Inverness that 1,000 weight of powder, 2,000 weight of match and 1,000 weight of ball be sent to Inverness to lie in magazine there, which they appoint to be done, and ordain [Archibald Campbell], marquis of Argyll, Sir William Cochrane [of Cowdoun] and Mr Robert Farquhar [of Mounie] to speak with the general of artillery relating thereto. Item, to try if there be any three pound ball and ordain 100 ball thereof to be sent to Inverness and the marquis of Argyll and the other two above-named to speak with the general of artillery for this effect. Item, the estates ordain two sufficient cannoneer to be provided and sent to Inverness. Item, that there be sent to Inverness 200 muskets with their bandoliers and 200 swords. Item, in respect the loan and tax, the monthly maintenance and other public dues of the shire of Moray, Nairn, Inverness, Cromarty, Sutherland, Caithness and Orkney is not gathered in, albeit commission and power was given by the treasurer of the army to Robert Gray of Ballone to collect the same for payment of the garrison in Inverness and forces in these places, the estates ordain the garrison to assist the commissary for gathering in the aforesaid public dues and that garrison in Inverness to be strengthened in foot and horse, namely: to the number of 1,000 foot and two troops of horse. Item, for the better maintenance of the garrison in Inverness and forces in these places, ordain commission to be given to Robert Gray of Ballone, present commissary, for uplifting the malignants' rents in these fields, according to the roll to be given in by him. Item, ordain [John Gordon], earl of Sutherland's regiment and Captain MacPherson's company to be brought here from Inverness in the ships that go there with the meal and coal, to land where the parliament or general officers think fit, and provided with arms and clothes upon the public charges. That which is particularly above-rehearsed, the estates ordain the marquis of Argyll, Sir William Cochrane and Mr Robert Farquhar to see done and perfected in manner before ordained, to whom the estates give hereby power for that effect.