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The which day in presence of the estates of parliament compeared personally John Rowan, writer to his majesty's signet, and for obedience of an order of parliament of 15 March instant, exhibited and produced his majesty's signet and thereupon asked instruments, and protested that his exhibition and delivery thereof should be a sufficient exoneration to him at all hands. Which signet was thereafter in plain parliament delivered to Archibald [Campbell], marquis of Argyll, in name and on behalf of William [Kerr], earl of Lothian, now secretary to his majesty, who, in name of the said earl of Lothian, asked instruments upon his receipt thereof.
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The which day in presence of the estates of parliament compeared personally John Learmonth, writer to his majesty's signet and keeper of the privy seal, and for obedience of an order of parliament of the date 15 March 1649 instant, exhibited and produced the said privy seal in name of Robert [Ker], earl of Roxburghe, late lord privy seal, and protested that his exhibition and production thereof for obedience of the order of parliament aforesaid should be a sufficient exoneration and liberation of the said Robert, earl of Roxburghe and the said John Learmonth himself at all hands, and thereupon asked instruments. Which seal exhibited and produced aforesaid was then instantly given up and delivered in plain parliament to John [Gordon], earl of Sutherland, lord privy seal, who being personally present, accepted and received the said seal and made faith for faithful administration for discharge of his duty in that trust and charge imposed by the said estates of parliament upon him as lord privy seal, and thereupon asked instruments.
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The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration that they by their act of 15 March have ratified an act of the committee of estates of 28 December last in the whole heads, clauses and articles thereof made and conceived in favour of Sir John Wemyss of Bogie, knight, late commissary-general, whereby they found the sums contained in his old accounts (which made the overspend thereof and were not really paid before September last, but were either taken upon trust or given bond for by him or assigned to be paid by the shires) to be a public debt, and exonerated the said Sir John thereof, as the said act of the date, tenor and contents aforesaid at more length bears. And considering also that the sum of £32,466 13s 4d Scots money of principal, £2,000 of expenses due by the said Sir John Wemyss of Bogie, knight, by his bond to Sir Alexander Hamilton, general of the artillery, and Sir James Fraser of Brae, knights, of the date 8 August 1648, with the bygone annualrents thereof since the date of the said bond and in time coming during the non-payment of the said principal sum, falls under the compass of the said act, and that justice, equity and reason require that they ought to be satisfied of the sum aforesaid due to them by the said Sir John Wemyss and contained in his bond, therefore the said estates of parliament declare that the aforesaid sums owing formerly by the aforesaid bond granted by the said Sir John Wemyss to the said Sir Alexander Hamilton and Sir James Fraser to be now a public debt and that the public is liable for payment thereof to them. And for the more effectual and sure payment thereof, the said estates of parliament have seriously recommended and remitted to the committee of monies to see them satisfied thereof out of any public dues preceding Lammas [1 August] last or out of any sums of money to be borrowed.
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The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration the supplication given in to them by Archibald, marquis of Argyll etc., showing that where at the passing of his accounts with the public before the estates of parliament, they inclined that he should have that £1,000 sterling which he did lend for the use of the Scottish army in Ireland repaid, otherwise then the estates have appointed the rest of his account to be paid. Supplicating therefore and in respect of the necessity of his affairs that the said estates would be pleased to ordain that he should be paid of the said £1,000 sterling out of the readiest of the monies to be borrowed for the use of the public, and to that effect to draw a precept on [Sir James Stewart of Kirkfield and Coltness], commissary-general, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being heard and considered by the said estates of parliament, they have ordained and ordain the said Archibald, marquis of Argyll, supplicant aforesaid, to be satisfied and paid of the said sum of £1,000 sterling out of the readiest monies to be borrowed for the use of the public, and for that effect give and grant precept to Sir James Stewart of Kirkfield, commissary-general, to make payment to the said Archibald, lord marquis of Argyll etc. of the aforesaid sum of £1,000 sterling out of the first and readiest of the monies to be borrowed for the use of the public, and declare this precept, with the discharge of the said Archibald, lord marquis of Argyll upon the receipt thereof, to be a sufficient ground for allowing the said sum to the said commissary-general in his accounts.