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†To the lord commissioner his grace and honourable estates of parliament, the humble petition of Hugh Stevenson of Montgreenan, humbly shows,
That at the earnest desire of Thomas Cunningham, late of Montgreenan, and his lady and mother and friends, the petitioner was induced to enter into a bargain for his lands after his forfeiture, which he bought at the full and adequate price; and thereupon he and his lady and mother not only ratified a disposition they procured in the petitioner's name from Lieutenant General Douglas, donator, but of new they conveyed the same to the supplicant in ample manner, with warrandice at all hands and against all persons, with an oblidgement to renew the security so often as they should be required, as the disposition produced bears. And further upon their own expenses purchased to the petitioner a new charter changing the holding from ward to taxed ward and an act of quinquennial possession, and delivered up the whole writs and entered him to the peaceable possession, which gives the petitioner right beyond all question. And albeit the said Thomas Cunningham does not at all offer to bring the same in question, yet the supplicant is apprehensive that the inserting of his name in the general act may be some pretext of disturbing the supplicant's possession.
He therefore humbly supplicates your grace and the estates of parliament that there may be an exception in the said act as to the said lands of Montgreenan. And the petitioner shall ever pray etc.
Edinburgh, 3 July 1690
Their majesties' high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard this petition, they remit the case of the petitioner anent the forfeiture of Montgreenan to the consideration of the commission nominated in the general act rescissory of fines and forfeitures, with power to them to hear the parties concerned relating thereto and to report to the next session of this or any other ensuing parliament.
[William Lindsay, earl of] Crawford, president