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The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration the petition of James Maxwell of Innerwick, one of his majesty's bedchamber, showing that there is still indebted to him by the estates of this kingdom a certain considerable sum of money as the remainder of the sum of £84,866 Scots money which was due to him by the estates of this kingdom, according to an act of parliament granted in his favour thereupon in 1646, whereof there is yet a great part resting unpaid, and therefore desiring warrant and order for the complete payment of the sums contained in the aforesaid act and annualrents thereof until his payment out of the first and readiest of the last £100,000 sterling payable by the parliament of England to this kingdom without prejudice of his former assignments, as the supplication bears. The said estates of parliament ordain the said James Maxwell of Innerwick, supplicant, to be completely paid of the aforesaid sums respectively contained in the act of parliament above-mentioned, with the annualrents thereof until the payment which is yet resting and so far as the same is now unpaid to him, out of the first and readiest of the aforesaid last £100,000 sterling payable by the parliament of England to the estates of this kingdom; and do hereby grant assignment thereof for as much to the supplicant until he be paid completely of what is yet resting unpaid to him of the sums above-mentioned contained in the act of parliament above-written and annualrents thereof aforesaid, without prejudice to him of his former assignments and rights to stand in force until his payment or any other course that shall be thought fitting for the supplicant's relief and payment by the committee of estates or monies, to whom the estates of parliament earnestly recommend that some certain and speedy course may be effectually taken for the supplicant's full payment of his said just debt.