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The estates of parliament etc., having taken into their consideration the supplication of Robert Paton, indweller in Kilmarnock, craving the parliament to take to their serious consideration the mutilation of the supplicant's hand received in the opposition made to that merciless crew led by [James Livingstone], earl of Callander and General Major Middleton in Mauchline Moor, and the great charges and expenses the said supplicant has been at to surgeons for treating and dealing with his hand; and also having considered the report of the committee of the bills thereupon, finding by a testificate produced under the hands of James Borthwick and David Kennedy, surgeons, that the supplicant's hand is rendered altogether useless to him, which was done at the opposition made by him at Mauchline Moor aforesaid, by the commissioners of the shire, the said estates, for refreshing the supplicant in this his distressed condition and encouraging others in their forwardness and constancy in the cause and covenant, ordain the sum of £1,000 to be paid to the supplicant for making up the loss of his hand and charges he has been at to surgeons. And for his speedy and effectual payment of the said sum, the said estate grant power and warrant to the said supplicant to convene before the committee of bills or committee of estates such persons as he pleases that were with the said party led on by the Lord Callander and General Major Middleton at Mauchline Moor for making payment of the said sum of £1,000 to the effect above-written. And likewise the said estates grant power and warrant to the person or persons so sentenced and determined to make payment of the said sum of £1,000 to convene before the said committee of bills or any other judicatory such other persons as were at the said conflict in Mauchline Moor with the said earl of Callander and General Major Middleton, and obtain sentence for relieving him of their proportional part of the said sum of £1,000 paid in manner and to the effect above-written.
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The estates of parliament etc., having taken into their consideration the supplication of Christian Forret, sister to the late Doctor Robert Forret, craving that some effectual course may be taken by the parliament for her payment of £3,903 6s 8d Scots due by the public to her late brother and to which she has right from him, as at more length is contained in the said supplication; which being taken into consideration by the said estates, they ordain 1,000 merks to be given to the said Christian Forret for her present subsistence and livelihood out of the first and readiest monies due to the public, and that in part payment of the said sum of £3,903 6s 8d.
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The estates of parliament, having taken into their consideration the supplication of Dame Geillis Moncrieff, widow of the late Sir James Oliphant of Newton, knight, against Mr George Oliphant, second son to the said late Sir James, craving commission to be given to the lairds [John Moncreiffe of] Easter Moncreiffe, Kintilloch and Mr Patrick Pitcairn by the parliament for repossessing the said Dame Geillis Moncrieff to the tower and manor place of Newton and to the lands of Newton from which she was violently ejected by the said Mr George, and to redeliver the corns and plenishing taken by him from her, according to an act of the committee of estates of 2 November 1648, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which, with the aforesaid act of the committee of estates, being taken into consideration, the said estates ratify and approve the aforesaid act of the committee of estates in the whole heads, articles and clauses thereof and grant commission to the lairds of Easter Moncreiffe, Kintilloch and Mr Patrick Pitcairn, or any two of them, for repossessing the said Dame Geillis Moncrieff to the house, lands, corns and goods, she finding caution in the sheriffdom of Perth at her repossession to make the said corns and goods forthcoming to all parties having interest according to the law; and this without prejudice of the said Dame Geillis Moncrieff's action of contravention against the said Mr George Oliphant. And also the said estates grant warrant and command to Lieutenant General David Leslie and Colonel Pitscottie, or either of them, to cause apprehend the said Mr George Oliphant and incarcerate him to remain in prison during the said estates' or their committee's pleasure.
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The estates of parliament etc., having taken into their consideration the representation of the moderator and other brethren of the presbytery of St Andrews concerning the kirk of Cameron, showing that the said kirk was erected in a parish by act of parliament above 50 years since, although, by the iniquity of times, that work did cease until of late the same was revived by Mr Robert Blair and a new act of parliament obtained for erecting and bounding their parish; yet such has been the employments of state that as yet no competent allowance was settled to the ministry there, he having nothing but some vicarage tithes not exceeding 200 merks yearly, whereof he has not received these four years above 400 merks, and therefore craving that there might be a competent local stipend modified and settled for the minister serving in the said church, with all the pertinents thereof, that so good a work falls not to the ground, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. The estates of parliament do seriously and earnestly recommend the representation and supplication aforesaid to the commission for plantation of kirks and valuation of teinds, that the same may be taken into consideration amongst the first of their acts at their down-sitting.
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The estates of parliament etc., having taken into their consideration the supplication of Captain Alexander Lockhart, craving warrant and precept to be granted to Sir James Stewart [of Kirkfield and Coltness], commissary-general, for making payment to him of the sum of £200 for two months' pay due by the public to him, as an act of appointment of the committee of estates of the date 18 June 1648 bears. Which, with the supplicant's great losses sustained by him at the unhappy conflicts of Auldearn and Kilsyth, being taken into consideration by the said estates of parliament, they grant power, warrant and precept to the said Sir James Stewart for making payment to the supplicant of the said sum of £200 for making up his losses aforesaid and that out of the first and readiest of any money due to the public.
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The estates of parliament, having taken into their consideration the several supplications given in to them by John Campbell of Dalblair, George Campbell of Shaw, John Campbell, fiar thereof, William MacAdam of Waterhead and the supplication of the parishioners of Dalrymple, lying within the sheriffdom of Ayr, against Major George Greer, showing that the said George, with his party of horse commanded by him in the month of June last, to have eaten and destroyed to the supplicants the sowing of several bolls of oats and barley and to have eaten, plundered, destroyed, burnt, broken and taken away certain horses with their equipment, cattle, sheep, the day's work of hay and certain quantities of malt, butter, cheese, meat and certain plenishing and other provisions in the houses of the said supplicants; and also to have pursued, apprehended and imprisoned the said George Campbell of Shaw, spoiled him of what he had, plundered and exacted sums of money off him at his pleasure. And the said estates, considering that some of the witnesses to be led in the said matter are not able to proceed to Edinburgh for proving the losses and others aforesaid sustained by the said supplicants, and that it would be very expensive to them to lead witnesses for proving the said losses here at Edinburgh, in respect whereof they have given and granted and do hereby give and grant full power and commission to William Boswell in Knockcroon, Mungo Boswell in Drumearmen and John Wallace in Wallacetown, or any two of them, to receive, swear and examine John Crawford in Glenmoir, John Wilson of Cruik, William Mitchell in [...], John Beg, elder, John Beg, younger, of Dornal, Charles Campbell of Garclaugh, George Crawford of Auchincorse, Mungo Boswell of Duncanernen, Frederick Cunningham, servant to [Sir Hugh Campbell], laird of Cessnock, John Moffat in [...], John MacMillan in [...], John Wilson of [...], William MacAulay in Garrieve and George Campbell of Wastland, witnesses to be led by the said supplicants for proving the insolencies, outrages, destruction of corns and other open and manifest oppressions, violence, thefts and plunderings of the goods and gear and prices thereof pertaining and belonging to the said supplicants; and also for proving the apprehending and imprisoning of the said George Campbell of Shaw and exacting from him and the said supplicants certain sums of money done and perpetrated by the said Major George Greer and party of horse commanded by him. With power to the said judges, or any two of them as a quorum aforesaid, to meet and convene to the effect above-mentioned at such times, places and occasions as they shall think expedient, and in their first meeting to choose a clerk and give their oaths of verity for faithful administration anent the exact and true examining of the said witnesses and setting down of their depositions (subscribed by such of them as can write) for proving the said losses and others aforesaid sustained by the said supplicants. With power also to the said judges, or quorum thereof aforesaid, to direct precepts and warrants for citing the said witnesses to compear before them at such a day or days as they shall think fit, under such penalties and certifications as they shall think expedient, and to do everything relating thereto that is required; and thereafter to cause set down in writing under their hands and subscriptions the depositions of the said witnesses, subscribed by such of them as can subscribe as said is, and to report with all possible diligence to the parliament or committee of estates the trial taken by them in the said matter, and that they seal and close the same and deliver it to the supplicants to be brought by them to the parliament or committee of estates, that hereafter they may take such further course relating thereto as they shall think fit. It is hereby especially provided that the granting of this commission shall not prejudice the discussion of the answers and replies already made in the said matter.