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†Concerning the supplication given in before the king's majesty and lords of articles by Jane Hamilton, lady Lamington, making mention that where the said lady believes it is not unknown to his highness and council, present and being for the time, of the innumerable oppressions committed against her bairns, family, servants, tenants, goods and gear these many years bygone, not only by burning of their houses, slaying, hoching,† sticking and shooting of their cattle and goods, mowing of their green corns, leaving of their bairns, tenants and servants for dead, and otherwise plundering, reiving and oppressing of them, both night and day, so often and many times that it is impossible by writ or word to repeat the same without larger process than ever has been read or presented at once in our said sovereign and lords of council's audience, and that by the laird of Applegarth and his accomplices, and nevertheless has been commended to this hour, but rather intends to persevere in further cruelties and oppressions as neither the law of God nor his majesty should resist the contrary. Most humbly, therefore, beseeching his majesty and lords of articles, for the mercy of God in Jesus Christ, to have consideration of the premises and not only for respect hereof, but for the simplest cause, to take such summary order herein that she may have some reasonable assythment and satisfaction of bygones, according to the many decreets and letters obtained by her against the said laird and his accomplices, and may be free and quit from their further cruelties and oppressions in time coming, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which supplication being first seen and considered by the lords of articles, and thereafter by the three estates of this present parliament, they have remitted and remit the aforesaid complaint to the will and good consideration of our said sovereign lord, to do, decree and ordain therein as his highness shall think most expedient and requisite; and also have declared and declare that his highness's ordinance to be made therein shall be of as great strength, force and effect as if it were done, statute and ordained by his majesty with advice of the three estates of this present parliament, notwithstanding whatsoever favour granted to the said laird of Applegarth this present day.