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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the desire of the supplication presented to them by William, earl of Lothian, craving that the parliament would recommend him to [John Lindsay], earl of Crawford [Lindsay], commissioner of the treasury, that the supplicant may be paid of the remainder of that sum granted to him by the parliament in the first session thereof for his charges in the service of this kingdom to and from France, to have been paid out of the king's rents and customs of this kingdom, whereof he has only received a small part; as also desiring to be taken into consideration for his payment as a colonel in the first expedition at Newcastle for the 12 months' pay which other colonels got, and for his constant attendance during that space of the charge and command of the town of Newcastle committed to him, and likewise to take into consideration that his regiment and he as colonel are behind other regiments in the aforesaid employment, seeing they never got proviant as others did but brought their own provisions out of Teviotdale, for which they got money now and then; likewise by having two companies of his own tenants in the regiment (about 280 men) they were completely paid by him during the service by retaining their fathers and friends' pay in the first end of the earl's duty, as his chamberlains' accounts will testify; and further he furnished considerable quantities of corn and sums of money when [James Livingstone], earl of Callander lay with his army in Teviotdale and on the border of England besides various quarterings upon his lands and losses by the rebels in the shires of Lothian and Roxburgh; and lastly representing that his Irish regiment was wholly cut down in the service and was 14 months in the service of this kingdom without receiving any proportional pay and maintenance and nothing at all either appointed or paid to the earl as colonel or captain, albeit he was present with them upon some occasions. Which premises by the aforesaid supplication are represented by the earl of Lothian to the consideration of the parliament, that they may do therein as they think fit, as the supplication at more length bears. The said estates of parliament remit and recommend the first part and member of the aforesaid supplication anent the payment to the earl of Lothian of the remainder of the sum granted to him by the parliament for his charges in his employment to France in the service of the kingdom to the earl of Crawford, commissioner of the treasury and commissioners of exchequer, that some effectual course may be taken for his payment, according to the act granted by the parliament to him relating thereto, and also the estates remit and recommend the other members and desires of the aforesaid supplication to the committee for the monies, to be taken into consideration by them for the supplicant's satisfaction as the said committee shall think fit.