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Anent the supplication given in to the estates of parliament by Mr John Williamson against Archibald Moodie, his brother-in-law, and Marion Masterton, his mother, desiring the renunciation made and subscribed by the said Mr John Williamson to and in favour of the said Archibald Moodie of the sum of 7,000 merks money and others contained therein might be declared null for the reasons and causes contained in the said supplication, or otherwise the said Archibald Moodie decreed to renew to the supplicant his former bond of maintenance, as the supplication in itself more fully bears. Which supplication and parties above-named (after that the parties complained upon were cited) being publicly called upon before the committee appointed for bills and supplications upon 15 January last, compeared personally the said Mr John Williamson, for himself, and also compeared personally the said Archibald Moodie, for himself and in name and on behalf of the said Marion Masterton, his mother, and Janet Moodie, his sister, spouse to the said Mr John Williamson, who being at length hereupon heard in presence of the committee anent what either of them could allege against the other against and in fortification of the said supplication and desire thereof, and the committee being well and ripely advised therewith and with the decreets and writs produced by the said Archibald Moodie against the said Mr John Williamson, the said committee for the bills and supplications, with consent of the said Mr John Williamson, personally present for himself, and of the said Archibald Moodie, also personally present for himself and in name and on behalf of his said mother and sister, ordain the said Mr John Williamson to have the sum of £6 Scots monthly for his maintenance; which sum the committee with consent aforesaid decree the said Archibald Moodie to pay quarterly to the said Mr John Williamson within the town of Dundee upon the first day of the month of each quarter, extending in money for each quarter to the sum of £18, beginning the first quarter's payment for the months of February, March and April 1646 instant, which the committee ordains the said Archibald Moodie presently to pay and deliver to the said Mr John Williamson for the three months above-written. As also with consent aforesaid ordain the said Archibald Moodie to provide the said Mr John Williamson presently with all conveniency one suit of clothes for supply of his present necessity relating thereto, with hose and shoes, and decree the said Archibald Moodie to pay to the said Mr John the aforesaid monthly maintenance of £6 monthly for the months of May, June and July next to come 1646, extending to £18 Scots to be paid the first day of May next within the town of Dundee as said is and so forth quarterly thereafter in time coming. And in respect that this is condescended to by the said Archibald Moodie at the desire of the said committee, notwithstanding of the former decreets both before council, session, commissaries and assemblies, and of the particular and general discharges granted upon the same by the said Mr John Williamson to the said Archibald Moodie whereby he is liberated in law of all that Mr John can ask or crave from him for any monies or means that pertains either to Mr John, his wife or children or otherwise, therefore the committee, with consent of the said Mr John Williamson, discharge him of all further troubling, pursuing or in any way vexing of the said Archibald Moodie and his said mother and sister directly or indirectly or others belonging to them in time coming. Likewise the committee with consent aforesaid declare that if the said Mr John Williamson shall fail herein, then Archibald Moodie and all other whom it concerns shall not only be free of the payment of the said monthly maintenance, but that also it shall be permissible to the said Archibald, upon the said Mr John Williamson's failure in not resting content with the payment of the monthly maintenance and other premises aforesaid, to incarcerate the said Mr John within the tolbooth of any burgh of this kingdom at the option of the said Archibald Moodie, to be supported there at what rate the said Archibald Moodie shall think fit under and within the monthly maintenance above-named. And the committee, with consent of the said Mr John Williamson, grant warrant to the said Archibald Moodie in case of the said Mr John's failure as said is to take and apprehend the said Mr John Williamson and incarcerate him within the tolbooth of any burgh of this kingdom at the option of the said Archibald Moodie. Which decreet and determination above-specified, being this day reported by the said committee in audience of the parliament and the same being heard and considered by the estates of parliament, they ratify and approve the aforesaid decreet in all the heads and points thereof above-written, and interpose the authority of parliament thereto, and ordain letters to be directed hereupon at the instance of either of the parties against the other for fulfilling the aforesaid decreet in the appropriate form.