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The estaits of parliament, having hard and considerit ane act given in to them be the generall assemblie bearing that the said generall assemblie, having considerit the present hard conditioun of Mr Thomas Irland, minister at Weyms, eftir so mony sufferings and finding no uther way for the supplie of his present extreame necessitie then out of the vaiking stipends within the presbitrie, conceaving it to be a most pious and charitable use, thairfoir they doe appoint that the said Mr Thomas gett the just and equall half of the bygane and vaiking stipends of Logirate since the depositioun of Mr Francis Omey, the other halff being reserved for the training up of Irish boys at schools according to the destinatioun of parliament; and for this effect appoint the said Mr Thomas to collect and uplift the said wholl vaiking stipends and to mak compt and payment of the equall halff thairof to Mr James Hamiltoun, minister at Edinbrugh, for the use of the Irish boys as he will anser to the nixt generall assemblie, and doe earnestlie recommend to the honorable estaits of parliament to ratifie and approve the premises in the behalf of the said Mr Thomas and interpone thair authoritie thairto. Quhilk act the saids estaits of parliament doeth heirby ratifie and approve in all the heids, articles and claussis thairof, and, if neid beis, ordanis letteres of horning and uthers neidfull to be direct heirupon on ane simpill chairge of sex dayis, with certificatioun etc.; and declairs the dischairgis to be givin be the said Mr Thomas Irland to whatsoever persouns lyable in payment of the said vaiking stipends or any pairt thairof to be ane sufficient exoneratioun thairof at all handis.