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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered the report of that committee appointed for considering the laird of Lawers and his regiment's supplication and desires thereof, they find that by act of parliament of 27 March 1647 the sum of 40,000 merks Scots is appointed to be paid to the laird of Lawers as a part of £98,000 Scots found due to his regiment of their two parts pay, and that albeit the payment of this sum was recommended to the committee of estates, yet there is no part of it paid, and therefore, and in regard the laird of Lawers' late father lost both his life and most part of his fortune in the public service of the kingdom, the said estates of parliament ordain that sum of £10,000 Scots resting of the tax and loan of the sheriffdom of Orkney and the sum of £8,000 also resting by that shire of the first 17 months' maintenance to be paid to Colonel James Campbell of Lawers; and for that effect the said estates do hereby assign to him the aforesaid £10,000 resting unpaid by the sheriffdom of Orkney of the loan and tax and the £8,000 also resting unpaid by that shire of the first 17 months' maintenance; and by this act give precept and warrant to Sir Adam Hepburn of Humbie, collector of the loan and tax, and Sir John Wemyss of Bogie, commissary-general, and ordain and command them respectively to pay and deliver to the said Colonel James Campbell of Lawers the aforesaid £18,000 Scots, namely: £10,000 thereof out of the said loan and tax of the sheriffdom of Orkney and £8,000 out of the rest of the first 17 months' maintenance resting by that shire, for the which this act shall be a sufficient warrant. And, if need be, ordain a party of the regiment to be directed for assisting the uplifting of the aforesaid £18,000 and a letter written to [William Douglas], earl of Morton for his concurrence. And for the remainder of the 40,000 merks, extending to 13,000 merks Scots, the estates ordain the commissary-general to pay the same to the said Colonel James Campbell of Lawers out of the readiest public monies that shall come to his hands, for which effect the estates declare this act shall be a sufficient warrant.