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List of supplicationes and reports red in parliament
29 December 1650†
†Supplicatioune burrowis of Fyff, craveing exemptione from payment of the loane money of the second levie and of ther proportione of ther 5,000 bolls of meall in respect of ther want of traid and extrem povertie. The opinione of the comittee is that the loane money may be suspendit in respect [of] ther knowin losses wntill they be in better conditione; and as for the meall, that in regaird of ther bringing out the haill fencible men provydit with 40 dayes provisione, that the payment theroff may be suspendit except for suche akeres as belongis to thame.
†Supplicatioune Lord Lorne, desyreing a recrewt to his regiment of the foot guaird and reparatioune of Lieutenent Colonell Wallace['s] losses. Thair opinione is to refer to the comittee of estaitts the first, with pooer to thame to determein; and as to the second, that Lieutenent Colonell Wallace may be referd to the comittee of estaitts that he may be assignit to sum part of the excyse or mentenance furth of the shyre of Air or any uther of the shyres in the south.†
†Supplicatioune Martein Leitche, shewing that in the yeir 1648 he lent to the toun of Edinburgh 12,500 merks, for whiche the magistrats for the tyme gave him band, bot haveing craved executioune he can have no letters to charge the present magistrats for payment theroff, in regaird it is alleged the money wes givin for the use of the wnlawfull Engadgement. It is the opinione of the comittee that letters should be direct aganes the present magistrats for payment of the sowmes or any magistrats who shall succeid thame till he be payed.†
Supplicatioune fewares of Kingisbarnes, craveing that they may have allowance of nyne hundreth fourscore punds xi sh. sex penneis payed be them for the manteinance of the rent of the soume of eighteine hundreth tuentie eight punds quhilk was givin be his maties umquhill darrest father in pensione to Sir James Scott of Rossie and assignit be the said Sir James to the relict of Doctor Beattoun. Lykeas Johne Malcolme, chalmerland of Fyiff, uplifter of the saids few dewties, refuisses to allow the soume payed for the manteinance in the first end theroff, and farder does presentlie urge the haill deuties to be payed according to the ordinar rates of the kingdome, whaireas before the supplicants were onlie in use to pay the exchekquher prices.
†The opinione of the comittie is that the soumes payed out for the mainteinance and for there leavies of horse aucht be allowed to the supplicants in the first end of ther dewties for any uther lands they have for which they shalbe lyable in payment heireftir, and that so mutch aucht to be deduced aff the totall of the manteinance of the shyre, being valued as a pairt of ther free rent; and remitted sua far as concernis the prices to the exchekquher.
†Supplicatioune Sir Williame Ballantyne, craveing that he may have exhibition from the erle [of] Roxburgh of the dispositione maid be him to the wmquhile erle of Roxburgh and of his registers, quhilk bears the dispositione only to be maid wpoun trust; and als craveing warrand to examine the Lady Broghtoun and others witnesses anent the putting away of ane bakband granted be the erle of Roxburgh concerning the estaits of Brochtoun, and to examine others witnesses that the depositiones may ly in retentis in caice the witnesses decease. The opinione of the comittee is that the erle [of] Roxburgh be ceitted to compeir befor the comittee of estaitts, and that they may have a pooer to determein anent the desyre of the supplicatioun.
†Supplicatioune laird [of] Buchannan, craveing that in respect his house of Buchannan and Ballandalloch ar garisoned by ordor from the liuetenent generall, and yit notwithstanding therof the regiments appoynted for the guarding of Forth ar craveing assisting quarteringis. The opinione is that these places shall not be burdeined both with the gariesone and quarteringis, bot that on[e] of thame should be discharged.
†Supplicatioune Sir Philip Musgrave, craveing the voitt quherby he wes ordered to forbear coming to his matie and to remove furth of this kingdome repealled. Opinione of the comittee is that the act sua far as concernes the banishment may be repealled.
Supplicatioune Sir George Melveill, desyreing to be restored to his place in his majesties service. Opinione of the comittee is that the bill may be heard in parliament.
†2 supplicatiouns, on[e] of the laird [of] Hoptoun and ane other of Kathrein Walker, desyreing a warrand to sum of the old magistratis and any whom Mr Andro Ker shall appoynt to give seasing of sum tenements in Edinburgh in respect of the present trubles and absence of the magistrats. Opinione: the desyre may be granted.
†Supplicatioune Mr Anthonie Jaksone, desyreing he may be restored to his service in attending of his mattie. Opinione of the comittee is that the act of banishment may be discharged sua far as concernes him.†
†Supplicatioune James Wood, craveing a reasonable space to produce James Bannatyne, for quhom he wes cawtioner and wes challenged for incest. Opinione: he may have tuentie dayes to produce the fugitive for quhom he wes cawtioner.
†Supplicatioune Johne and Elisabeth Pratts aganes James and Mr Alexander Persones for exhibitione of evidents quherin defenses ar givin in. Opinione: refer to the comittee of estaitts, with pooer to determeyne.
†Supplicatioune Jonet Campbell, relict of Captain McNab, anent the adjusting of hir wmquhill husband's compts and satisfactioune givin hir for what he had not receaved. Opinione: that the generall commissar should adjust the compts and remitt to the comittee of estaitts the way of satisfaction.
†Supplicatioune toune of Dysert, craveing they may not be burdeand with the quarterings sua far as concernes the Lord Sincklar's coall heuch. Opinione: that the parochinars of Dysert should be only quartered wpoun for ther own particular rents and no further and that it be takin aff the shyre.
†Supplicatioune erle [of] Quiensberrie, compleaning wpon Colonell Gilbert Kerr and Colonell Strauchan for certane abuses comitted be thame at his hous. Opinione: that it be recomendit to the comittee of estaitts.
†Supplicatioune Lord Lorne anent the haveing of clothes to the foot guard. Opinione: that the bill be recomendit to the comittee of estaitts, that they sie any thing done be the parliament maid effectuall or sum other course takin with thame if that faill.
†Supplicatiounes tounes of Kirkcaldie etc., desyreing to be releived of the burdein of quartering of the generall [of] arteliarie and Sir George Prestones regimentis. Opinione of the comittee: that the interteanment of the said officiars shalbe layed proportionallie wpon the burrowis of Fyff, and it be recomendit to the comittee of war to sie the same done.
†Supplicatioune Robert Spalding, shewing that he is trubled by the shyres of both Perth and Forfar for his mentenance, and that he aucht only to be lyable in payment to on[e] of thame. Opinione of the comittee of bills: that the shyre of Perth should be discharged from trubling the supplicant in all tyme coming in respect of his evidents produced quherby it is cleir that his lands lyes within the shyre of Forfar.
†Supplicatioune parocheines of Kinross and Orwall, compleaning that they ar continuallie burdeaned with transient quarters and therfor desyring to be free of locall quarteringis. Opinione: that it be recomendit to the comittee of estaitts.
†Supplicatiounes Alexander Archibald, bearing that he having past ane infeftment in exchakquher and hes past the signet of certane lands apprysed be him from the aires of wmquhill James Winchester of Polduff, and becaus he can not gett the infeftment, craveing that his diligence alreadie done should be sufficient to prefer him to others who hath not done lyk diligence.†
†Supplicatioune heritors [of] Clakmanan, compleaning wpoun the crewle oppressione of Colonell Arnot's regiment. Opinione: to recomend the same to the comittee of estaitts.
†Supplicatioune laird of Glenwrquhy, craveing exemptione of sum men in regaird of the waisting of his land. Opinione of the comittee is that it be recomendit to the comittee of estaitts.
†Supplicatioune erle [of] Dunfermlein contra Gedd of Baldrig. Opinione: to be recomendit to the comittee of estaitts.
Supplicatioune Liuetenent Colonell Marchell.
†Supplicatioune Colonell Williame Lumsdeane for payment of his arriers in respect of his present necessitie, he being now prisoner. The opinione of the comittee is that the generall commissar be appoynted to compt, and the comittee of estaitts may tak sum course for sum satisfactioune to be givin him.
†Supplicatioune countess of Callander, that warrand may be givin to the comittees of war of Fyff, Aberden and Elgyne to redress certane wronges and insolencies done to hir. Opinione: remitted and recomendit to the comittee of estaitts.
†Ratificatioune to Mr Thomas Morray of his gift of the comissariat of Caithnes.
†Ratificatioune to Sir Johne Broun of his infeftment of the baronie of Woodlsbie, Easter Fordell, with the mylne, Blairstrowie and Cottoun.
30 Decembris 1650
Redd in parliament, remitted and approvin conforme to the minutts, and the tuo ratificationes approvin.†