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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of the committee concerning the supplication of Captain Dougal MacPherson craving warrant to account with him for his bygone arrears owing to himself and his company, and to advance to him one month's pay for his present subsistence, seeing his company is now disbanded, and some course to be taken for repossessing him to his lands and rights thereof, the said estates remit and recommend that part of the desire of the supplication anent the accounting with the supplicant and his company for their bygone arrears and for advancing a month's pay to the committee for the monies, to hear and fit the supplicant's accounts for the said bygone arrears and to hear and consider the petitioner's overtures for his payment thereof and advancing to him of the month's pay above-mentioned, and to report the same with their opinion relating thereto to the parliament, that thereupon they may take such course for the supplicant's satisfaction as they shall think fit. And also the estates find and declare all rights and securities made by [George Gordon], late marquis of Huntly of the supplicant's lands to any person whatsoever and all assignations taken by the late marquis of Huntly from the supplicant's creditors to be null and ineffectual, and reserve action to the supplicant against those that possess his lands notwithstanding of any rights granted to them thereof by the late marquis of Huntly as by law.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of the committee concerning the train of artillery and furnishing thereof, they ordain [Sir John Wemyss of Bogie], commissary-general, to pay the train of artillery precisely and punctually every month, and for this effect to keep so much money in his hands as will perform this. Secondly, ordain the commissary-general to advance some money to the commissaries of the artillery for incident charges not exceeding £2,000. Thirdly, the estates ordain the country to furnish horse and equipment to carry ammunition from Dundee to the rendezvous and from that as the army shall march until constant horse and men be provided for carrying thereof, and this carriage to be from shire to shire and no shire to be compelled to carry the ammunition outside the bounds of their own shire. Fourthly, the estates give hereby warrant to the commissary-general to pay to John Forrest, bow-maker, the sum of 5,000 merks in part payment of the sum owing to him for arrears for furnishings and for his providing of 3,000 picks and heads thereto presently to be made and furnished by the said John for the use of the service. Fifthly, the estates give hereby warrant to the commissary-general to deliver to the commissary of artillery the sum of £400 sterling for buying 120 horse for the service of the train of artillery. Sixthly, the estates appoint to the provost-marshal of the train of artillery £45 per month, and to his lieutenant £30 per month, to their two servants equally between them per month £18, and to an executioner £12 monthly. And the estates ordain these instructions which are formerly given to the general to be given to the lieutenant general to be performed by him in absence of the general and to be of this date as instructions to the lieutenant general.
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The estates of parliament, taking into their serious consideration the supplication of John Grant of Ballindalloch and report of the committee appointed for the same, with the supplicant's losses and sufferings and his constant affection and carriage to the cause and country against the rebels and enemies of the same, and herewith also considering that he holds his lands called Morinsh and chaplainry of Pitcheises and Phones immediately from George Gordon, late marquis of Huntly, his declared enemy, who holds the said lands from the king's majesty, and that the late marquis of Huntly's right and superiority of the aforesaid lands does now by his forfeiture pertain to the estates of this kingdom, the said estates of parliament, in respect of the premises and that they are now become in the right and place of the said marquis of Huntly of the aforesaid lands by his forfeiture, do therefore hereby convey and give to the said John Grant of Ballindalloch and his heirs the right of superiority of the said lands of Morinsh and chaplainry of Pitchaises and Phones and all other right thereof formerly pertaining to the late marquis of Huntly and now to the said estates by his forfeiture, and by this act resign and give over the aforesaid lands above-mentioned lying within the parish of [...] and sheriffdom of [...], the said right of superiority and all other right whatsoever thereof formerly pertaining to the late marquis of Huntly in the hands of the treasurer principal and depute and other lords of exchequer having power of his majesty to receive resignations in favour of the said John Grant of Ballindalloch and his heirs and for infeftment to be given to them thereof under his highness's great seal, to be held of the king's majesty likewise and in the same manner as the late marquis of Huntly held the same in all respects. And for this effect the estates ordain and hereby give warrant to the treasurer principal and depute and other lords of exchequer to pass a signature of the aforesaid lands above-specified to and in favour of the said John Grant of Ballindalloch and his heirs for a charter and infeftment to be granted to him thereupon under his highness's great seal of the said lands held of the king's majesty in the same manner as the late marquis of Huntly held the same in all respects. And likewise the said estates do hereby recommend the said John Grant of Ballindalloch to the committee of monies to take his losses and sufferings into consideration and to grant him some present help and supply for his present maintenance and subsistence as the committee, after consideration of his said sufferings and losses, shall think fitting, anent which premises respectively above-mentioned the estates declare this act shall be a sufficient warrant.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of that committee appointed by them for modifying and condescending upon the sum to be paid to the widow and bairns of the late Alexander Pearson, bailie of Montrose, (who was killed in the public service) out of the first end of the pain of contravention or any other sums due by [Sir Alexander Irvine], laird of Drum to the public, the said estates, in respect of the aforesaid report and in consideration that the said late Alexander Pearson was one of the first that suffered in his blood and his estate totally ruined for the good cause, they, for the subsistence of his widow and children, ordain and allow the sum of 10,000 merks Scots money (as the sum modified and condescended upon by the said committee) to be given and paid to the widow and children of the said late Alexander Pearson, and ordain the same sum of 10,000 merks to be paid to them out of the first and readiest of any sums whatsoever due and payable to the public by the old laird of Drum, either for pain of contravention, fine, borrowed money or otherwise whatsoever, and this in consideration to the widow and bairns of the said late Alexander Pearson for compensation for his death and for the losses sustained by them thereby. And the estates do hereby prefer the said widow and bairns to all other parties and persons for the said sum of 10,000 merks now allowed and ordained to be paid to them as is aforesaid, and ordain such a proportion of the same sum of 10,000 merks to be allowed to the widow for her maintenance during her lifetime as her friends and the friends of her children shall agree and condescend upon.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the information and desires represented to them by George Campbell of Crunan, who commands the house of Blair in Atholl, with the report of the committee appointed for considering thereof, they ordain [Sir John Wemyss of Bogie], commissary-general, to send a considerable proportion of the magazine of meal to the Blair in Atholl for furnishing the army thereof, and ordain the garrison that is in the Blair of Atholl to be furnished out of that proportion so to be sent there. And also the estates ordain [James Elphinstone], lord Coupar to put the said George Campbell on an equal footing with the rest of his regiment, and ordain and hereby give precept and warrant to the commissary-general to pay to the said George Campbell and his company one month's means; and, in the meantime, ordain him to continue in his charge until further order be taken relating thereto, and ordain the commissary-general to support him and his company out of the means of those who shall not come up to the rendezvous on 10 March, for the which this act shall be a warrant.