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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the paper underwritten, whereof the tenor follows: It is desired that the act in favour of the earl of Sutherland may be conceived in this fashion accordingly as it was agreed in parliament: that the estates of parliament, having heard and considered the desire of the earl of Sutherland's supplication craving that the monies, clothes and shoes appointed in general for his regiment of 800 men might be particularly condescended upon as is desired, namely: 800 suits of clothes and 800 pairs of shoes and 1,600 dollars money for the soldiers, with a monthly pay to the officers; and that [Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie], commissary-general, shall be ordained to make payment and satisfaction to the earl of Sutherland of the aforesaid clothes and shoes and monies to soldiers and officers; as also to ordain Robert Gray of Ballone to muster the said regiment that, according to the number of men that he shall find the said regiment to consist of, they may be thereafter furnished as is aforesaid. The said estates agree to the aforesaid desire and do hereby alter and reform the aforesaid act in the terms and tenor before rehearsed and recommend to the committee of monies the payment of the aforesaid 1,600 dollars for the soldiers of the said regiment, with the month's pay to the officers thereof and furnishing of the clothes and shoes above-mentioned, to be taken into consideration by that committee for payment and satisfaction thereof to the earl of Sutherland to the use and effect above-specified as they shall think fit.