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The report underwritten was presented and read in parliament, whereof the tenor follows.
We undersubscribers, commissioned by the parliament for taking trial of the sufferings and losses sustained by Sir Robert Douglas of Blackerston, find that the said Sir Robert Douglas has, for his adherence to the royal interest and his endeavours for promoting the same, sustained the losses and sufferings following. Firstly, we find that in March 1644 he was forced to advance to the pretended committee of estates the sum of £200 sterling, proven by the bond granted by the said pretended committee bearing interest until the repayment, which principal sum, with the interest until March last at 6 per cent, amounts to £392 sterling. Secondly, we find that the said Sir Robert Douglas was, after Philiphaugh and for his joining with [James Graham], marquis of Montrose, fined in and paid the sum of £1,000 sterling, proven by two discharges granted by the several persons who had power and warrant from the general commissary to receive the same, which with the interest from the time of payment to Candlemas [2 February] 1661 at 6 per cent, extends in the whole to £1,900 sterling. Thirdly, we find it proven by the depositions of diverse well-known witnesses that the said Sir Robert did, by commission from the marquis of Montrose, his majesty's commissioner, levy a troop of horse consisting of 60, besides officers, all well appointed with arms and other furniture, and joined with the said marquis before and at Philiphaugh, the charges whereof the said Sir Robert declares, upon his word of honour, did amount to £700 sterling, which with the interest at 6 per cent to Whitsunday [2 June] 1661, amounts to £1,330. Fourthly, we find, by the depositions of diverse well-known witnesses, that the said Sir Robert Douglas did, in obedience of the commands of the deceased James [Hamilton], duke of Hamilton, his majesty's commissioner for the time, and of the privy council of Scotland, go to the parish churches within the barony of Renfrew and sheriffdom of Lanark and there, with the hazard of his life, caused read his majesty's covenant, the charges whereof the said Sir Robert declares, upon his word of honour, did arise to the sum of £150 sterling. Fifthly, the said Sir Robert Douglas declares, upon oath, that in addition to the payment of his fine he was forced at that time to put forth seven horse and ten dragoons, the charges whereof did amount to £266 13s 4d sterling. Sixthly, we find by the depositions of diverse well-known witnesses upon oath that the said Sir Robert was kept prisoner after Philiphaugh in the castles of Dumbarton and Glasgow by the space of three quarters of a year, at which time the whole army under the command of David Leslie, or a considerable part thereof, did lie upon the said Sir Robert's lands and destroy the whole crop of the ground, and plunder his whole horses, the charges and expenses whereof the said Sir Robert declares, upon his word of honour, did amount to the sum of £1,300 sterling. Lastly, we find that in the year 1648 there were three troops quartered on his tenants all the time the English army stayed then in Scotland, and that the said army in the year 1650 did spoil his dwelling houses and burnt his principal dwelling house of Harehead, and plundered great quantities of horse, nolt, sheep and corn that he had on the mains of Blackerston, and other rooms stocked with his own goods, and that the English, after their landing at Inverkeithing, did plunder his household stuff, his wife and family being in the house of Spencefield within a quarter of a mile of the said town, as also that he lost great quantities of silver plate, arras hangings, carpets and other household plenishings taken away by the English, all sufficiently proven by the depositions of diverse well-known witnesses, the which particulars the said Sir Robert Douglas declares, upon his word of honour, amounts to the sum of £2,500 sterling; so that the total of his sufferings upon the account of his loyalty, amounts to the sum of £7,838 13s 4d English money. It is, therefore, our humble opinion that the said Sir Robert Douglas, his sufferings and losses extending, as said is, be recorded in the registers of parliament as an evidence to present and after ages of his constant and untainted loyalty in the worst of times. Subscribed with our hands at Edinburgh, 18 June 1661, so subscribed, [James Graham, marquis of] Montrose, [William Ker, earl of] Roxburghe, [Sir] John Gilmour [of Craigmillar], Sir Archibald Stirling [of Garden], [Sir] Robert Murray [of Cameron] and John Bell [of Hamilton Ferme].
Which report, being taken into consideration by his majesty's commissioner and estates of parliament, they have appointed and appoints the same to be recorded in the books of parliament.
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The report underwritten was presented and read in parliament, whereof the tenor follows.
The report of the committee appointed by the lord commissioner's grace and estates of parliament for trying and stating the account of the Lord Herries's losses, which, after the strictest trial they could make thereof, they find it to be as follows. Firstly, in the year 1639 the Lord Herries, being necessitated to flee from his house and retire to Carlisle with his lady and whole family for his adherence to his majesty's service, the gates of his house of Terregles were broken up by the soldiers under the command of Sir Robert Munro, and a great quantity of his best household stuff and plate plundered and taken away by them, as my lord declares upon his word of honour, to the value of £3,333 6s 8d. Item, during his absence furth of the country at that time with his lady and family he was, as he likewise testifies upon his word of honour, at the extraordinary charges and expenses of £3,333 6s 8d. Item, the Lord Herries furnished for keeping out the house of Caerlaverock pertaining to [Robert Maxwell], earl of Nithsdale, for his majesty's service, two brass guns, the one of 1,000 pounds weight and the other 400 pounds weight, estimated at 18s Scots the pound weight, extending to the sum of £1,140. Item, two iron guns, the one carrying a ball of four pounds and the other a ball of two pounds weight, estimated to the sum of £300. Item, twenty double muskets at £12 Scots the piece, making £240. Item, forty carabines at £12 Scots the piece, coming to £480. Item, 200 pikes at £3 Scots the piece, coming in all to £600. Item, another twenty double muskets sent at the same time to furnish and keep out his majesty's own house of Threave in Galloway, at £12 Scots the piece, coming to £240, these preceding articles anent the guns proven by witnesses. Item, in April 1644, when the forces under the command of [James Livingstone], earl of Callander were sent to Dumfries, [Sir William Baillie], laird of Lamington was quartered in the Lord Herries' house of Terregles with thirty horse for the space of twenty-three days and twenty-four foot for eight days upon free quarters, as is proven by witnesses, extending the said free quarter at 18s Scots per day the horse and man, and 6s Scots the foot, in all to £678s 12s. Item, the same year 1644 the Lord Herries, for his joining in arms with [James Graham], marquis of Montrose, was forfeited and his whole rent and estate intromitted with for the use of the public, the crop 1644 and 1645 being £10,666 13s 4d Scots per annum, according to his own declaration upon his word of honour, coming to for the two years' rent £21,333 6s 8d. Item, for the annualrent of the said sum from Martinmas [11 November] 1645 to Whitsunday [2 June] 1661, being fifteen years and a half, at 6 per cent, in all £19,840. Item, in the year 1645 the Lord Herries, being with the late king's majesty at Doncaster† and being sick, was then taken prisoner by Major Lilburne and, as he declares upon his word of honour, there was taken from him by the said major £100 sterling of gold, making £1,200 Scots. Item, the annualrent of that sum from Whitsunday [25 May] 1645 to Whitsunday 1661, being sixteen years at 6 per cent, making in all £1,152. Item, the Lord Herries, being relieved about a month thereafter by David Leslie, he was robbed upon the Borders and his horse, baggage and monies all taken from him to the value of £60 sterling, as he declares upon his word of honour, making £720 Scots. Item, in the year 1647 the committee of estates did impose upon the Lord Herries a fine of £10,000 Scots which he paid to [John MacLellan], lord Kirkcudbright's regiment as is justly instructed by the receipts. Item, for the annualrent of the said sum from Whitsunday [6 June] 1647 to Whitsunday 1661, being fourteen years, making in all £4,200.† Item, in the year 1649 the pretended committee of war of the stewartry of Kirkcudbright, upon the account of disaffectedness, as they termed it, did force the Lord Herries to put out horse and foot and raised out of his estate nine months' maintenance, amounting in all, as is instructed, to the sum of £2,520. Item, for the annualrent of the said sum from Whitsunday [13 May] 1649 to Whitsunday 1661, being twelve years at 6 per cent, making £1,812. The above-written sums amounts, in the whole, to the sum of £77,322 12s Scots money, which is besides the unsupportable burden of cess and quarterings the Lord Herries was liable to, with the rest of the kingdom, during the late unhappy troubles. Signed thus, [James Graham, marquis of] Montrose, [William Ker, earl of] Roxburghe, [Sir] J[ohn] Gilmour [of Craigmillar], Sir Archibald Stirling [of Garden], [Sir] Robert Murray [of Cameron] and John Bell [of Hamilton Ferme].
Which report, being taken into consideration by the lord commissioner and estates of parliament, they appointed and appoints the same to be recorded in the books of parliament.
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The report underwritten was presented and read in parliament, whereof the tenor follows.
The earls [William Crichton, earl of] Dumfries and [James Livingstone, earl of] Callander, [Sir Archibald Stirling], lord Garden and commissioners [Duncan Nairn] for Stirling and [William Cunningham of Brownhill] for Ayr, appointed by the lord commissioner his grace and the lords of the articles to take trial of the losses sustained by the Lord Colinton, do find that in the year 1648 he disbursed £6,600 Scots of his own proper money upon the levying of a regiment of horse for his majesty's service, and that in addition to the great expenses he was at after the defeat at Preston. Item, finds, by the testimonials of several gentlemen, his neighbours that, in the year 1650, he had his whole tenant houses, barns, byres and whole onsets in the town and lands of Newmains, Craiglockhart and Bowbridge totally burnt by the usurper's army, all which are estimated by the said gentlemen to £4,000 Scots. Item, it is certified by the said gentlemen that he had his whole plenishing within the manor place of Colinton burnt or taken away by the said usurpers, and that all the doors and windows, iron work and much of the loft and roof were burnt, pulled down and destroyed or taken away by the said usurpers, and that he had several other houses, barns and byres in Colinton burnt and much of his planting cut, all estimated by the said gentlemen to £10,000 Scots money. Item, that he had his whole corns and other stock upon the mains of Colinton, then laboured and possessed by himself and his own servants, all destroyed and taken away, estimated by the said gentlemen to £3,033 Scots. Item, it is certified by a great many gentlemen heritors within the parish of Westkirk, and under their hands, that the said Lord Colinton in the year 1650 had his manor house of Bonningtoun, and the whole tenant houses, barns and onsets belonging thereto, destroyed and burnt, estimated by the said gentlemen to £6,000 Scots. Item, finds that when he was taken prisoner at Elliot there was taken from him in gold, money, jewels and horses to the value of £3,000 Scots money. Item, his whole estate being wasted in the years 1650 and 1651, as also sequestrated by the usurpers until the year 1654, his estate then consisting of the barony of Colinton, barony of Ratho and lands of Bonnington, being yearly worth £12,200 Scots money, conforming to the rental produced, his loss of the said four years' rents deducting £1,334 received out of the lands of Ratho, together with £2,000 reckoned in the former article as a year's rent of the Park and Mains of Colinton, amounts to £45,033 Scots. The total of the whole losses above-written, extends to £77,666, and it is our humble opinion that the said losses should be recorded in the books of parliament. Signed thus, W. Dumfries, Callander, Sir Archibald Stirling, Duncan Nairn and William Cunningham.
Which report, being taken into consideration by the lord commissioner and estates of parliament, they have appointed and appoints the same to be recorded in the books of parliament.
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The report underwritten was presented and read in parliament, whereof the tenor follows.
We the earls [William Crichton, earl of] Dumfries and [James Livingstone, earl of] Callander, the lords [Sir James Foulis, lord] Colinton and [Sir Archibald Stirling], lord Garden and the commissioners [Duncan Nairn] from the burgh of Stirling and [William Cunningham of Brownhill] from that of Ayr, appointed by the lord commissioner's grace and lords of the articles to consider the losses sustained by the laird of Polmaise and to report the same, do find that in anno 1648 the laird of Polmaise had his lands of Torbrex, Cambusbarron and Shiphaugh, and lands lying about St Ninians Kirk, totally destroyed by the forces who were at Stirling in opposition to his majesty's army commanded by the earls [John Lindsay, earl of] Crawford and [William Hamilton earl of] Lanark, and that his loss was of corn to the value of £2,400, the devastation of the foresaid lands having been attested by two of their own number. Item, finds that after the defeat at Dunbar and Inverkeithing the usurpers did spoil and take away of household plenishing and furniture to the value of £2,400 from him. Item, finds that in the year 1650 and 1651 his whole estate was laid waste and destroyed, partly by his majesty's armies in Stirling and Park thereof and partly by the usurper's army after his majesty marched into England, and that his losses sustained therethrough amounts to £25,333, as was declared upon oath by two well-known gentlemen. Item, finds he had of his wood cut and destroyed by his majesty's army at Stirling to the value of £666 13s 4d. Item, finds that the said laird of Polmaise lost at Worcester, in horse, monies and other necessaries, the sum of £3,600, and that he sustained great loss and prejudice by being a constant prisoner during the usurper's power. Item, finds that his whole estate, having been sequestrated in the years 1652, 1653 and 1654 by the usurpers, he was damaged in the sum of £16,000, which, with the interest since that time, amounts to £22,720. Item, finds, by two discharges produced, that the laird of Polmaise paid of fine to the usurpers the sum of £500 sterling, which, with the interest since Whitsunday [14 May] 1654, extends to £8,520. The total of the above-written losses, extends to £65,639 13s 4d, and it is our humble opinion that the losses above-written should be recorded in the books of parliament. Signed thus, W. Dumfries, Callander, Sir Archibald Stirling, James Foulis, Duncan Nairn and William Cunningham.
Which report, being taken into consideration by the lord commissioner and estates of parliament, they have appointed and appoints the same to be recorded in the books of parliament.