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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of that committee appointed by them for hearing and considering the supplication of Robert Lockhart, merchant, with the desire, verifications and instructions thereof, whereby he craves payment of the sum of 16,000 merks Scots money due to him by the public in manner mentioned in the supplication, the said estates find by the said report that there is justly resting owing and due to the said Robert Lockhart, supplicant, by the public the sum of £10,544 Scots money at the date hereof of principal sum and bygone annualrents, and therefore they ratify and approve the former acts of parliament and committee of estates, with the precepts, order and warrants made and granted in favour of the said Robert Lockhart for payment to him of the said sum and annualrents thereof, and ordain the same acts, warrants and precepts to stand in full force, strength and effect according to the tenors thereof in all points for payment and satisfaction to the said Robert Lockhart, supplicant, of the aforesaid sum of £10,544 Scots money and of the annualrent thereof in time coming until the payment; and further, and without prejudice to the former acts, warrants and precepts in any point thereof, the said estates do hereby give order, precept and warrant to the treasurer or collector general of the excise and his deputes to make payment to the said Robert Lockhart of the aforesaid sum of £10,544 Scots money and of the annualrent thereof until the payment of the same out of the first and readiest of the aforesaid excise due to the public; for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant.