The estates of parliament, taking into their consideration that it is incumbent to them to purge the land from the notorious crimes of theft and robbery, and understanding that Robert Craig in [...] is accused as guilty of several acts of theft and robbery committed by him against various persons, they have hereby ordained and ordain [...], sheriff of Lanark or his depute to cause apprehend and secure the said Robert Craig's person until he finds sufficient caution to answer as law will.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered a supplication given in to them by Mr Thomas Gray, provost of Aberdeen, for himself and in name and on behalf of the bailies, council and community of the said burgh, showing that whereas Gilbert Simpson, sometime in [...] within the parish of Cruden, being apprehended by Lieutenant General David Leslie at desire of the ministers within the diocese of Aberdeen and committed within the tolbooth of Aberdeen where he presently remains for the cruel murdering and killing of William Annan, which Gilbert Simpson by all law, equity and reason deserves to be adjudged to death for the said murdering of the said William, and in the meantime is a great burden to the said town of Aberdeen in his maintenance, therefore necessary it is that the said estates of parliament give commission and warrant to the sheriff of Aberdeen and his deputes within whose jurisdiction the said crime was committed to call an assize and proceed and administer justice upon the said Gilbert Simpson for the said crime according to the law. Therefore humbly supplicating the said estates of parliament to grant warrant and commission to the said sheriff of Aberdeen and his deputes to call and convene an assize and to proceed and administer justice against the said Gilbert Simpson, committer of the said crime, according to the law, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being taken into consideration by the said estates of parliament, they have given and granted and by this act give and grant full power and warrant to the said sheriff of Aberdeen and his deputes to call and convene before them an assize and to proceed and administer justice against the said Gilbert Simpson, committer of the said crime, according to the law.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered a supplication given in by the general assembly, showing that as they are aware of the condition of all those in the land who have suffered for the cause, so they cannot but in a special way take notice of the afflicted case of the family of Glenorchy. The said estates of parliament do sufficiently know what was their estates not long ago and how low they are now brought and what straits they are reduced to by the cruelty and violence of enemies because of their constancy and affection to the covenant, and it will be a reproach upon the cause and a real ground of discouragement to others to hazard themselves and their estates for the same if they be suffered to perish. Therefore seeing all of them are bound by the bond of common charity and by the covenant to bear burden one with another in suffering for the cause, and that it is incumbent to the said estates of parliament in a special way to provide for the comfort and relief of those who have bestowed themselves and their means for the same, therefore humbly supplicating the said estates of parliament to take some speedy and effectual course for the standing and relieving of that family, that they be not crushed under insupportable burdens, but finding from the compassion of the said estates of parliament and their care they may yet be enabled to be useful in the public work and to transmit their ancient inheritance to their posterity, as the said supplication bears. Which being taken into their consideration by the said estates of parliament, they have recommended and seriously recommend the said supplication with the distressed estate of the supplicant to the committee of monies, to take some effectual course for their relief and subsistence.
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The estates of parliament, having heard and considered a supplication given in to them by Duncan Forbes, commissioner for the burgh of Inverness, showing that whereas it has pleased the said estates of parliament to reserve a part of the maintenance of the shire of Inverness to be bestowed upon those who have continued faithful and for their fidelity have suffered heavily at the hands of cruel adversaries, and he hopes it is known to the said estates of parliament what losses he has sustained whereof his wasted lands to this day can give testimony, therefore humbly supplicating the said estates that they would allow him among others taken into consideration by the said estate of parliament a proportional part of that maintenance reserved for the shire of Inverness, at least £20 monthly, wherein as they shall evidence their favour to one now burdened sore through former sufferings, so shall the said supplicant be encouraged to go on in following the cause with all cheerfulness, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which being taken into consideration by the said estates of parliament, they have ordained and ordain the committees of war of the shire of Inverness to allow to the said Duncan Forbes of Culloden retention of his own maintenance payable out of his lands lying within the shire in the first end of what maintenance the parliament has suspended to the said shire, and that from 1 November next and further until the same be discharged.
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The estates of parliament, having considered how necessary it is for strengthening the castle of Edinburgh and good of the kingdom that the utmost fortification of the said castle called the spur be demolished, razed and levelled, they have given and give warrant and command to [Alexander Leslie], earl of Leven, lord general, (to whom is committed the keeping of the said castle) with all diligence to cause raze, demolish and level the said fortification called the spur, and that his excellency make use of the stones thereof for repairing any other walls about the castle; and the rest of them, with the outer gate and all the pertinents, to give them to the town of Edinburgh for repairing any common works belonging to the burghs, to the effect the great gate may be employed about the parliament house for beautifying the outer court thereof.