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The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration the desire of the cautioners of James Graham, sometime earl of Montrose, for their relief and payment of their cautionaries for him, they ordain the said cautioners to have summons at their instance for citation of the creditors of the said James Graham for production of their bonds and rights before the committee of estates, that thereupon the cautioners may get their relief, according to the act of parliament of 20 February 1645 made anent the selling of lands of forfeited persons and relief and payment respectively of their creditors and cautioners, with certification to the said creditors of the said James Graham if they fail, being lawfully cited as said is, to produce and exhibit before the committee of estates their said bonds, writs, evidents and securities made and granted to them by the said James Graham, that these creditors shall have no action against the lands, estate and goods of the said James Graham for payment of their said debts but that the same shall pertain to the public. Neither shall they have any action against their cautioners for payment of the sums and fulfilling of the deeds for which they are cautioners for him, according to the said act of parliament of 20 February 1645.