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Remit in favour of [Mary Sutton], countess of Home

The which day, regarding the supplication given in to the king's majesty and parliament by Dame Mary, countess of Home, making mention of the great prejudice sustained by her by the lamentable accident that fell out at her house of Dunglass, whereof she was life-renter, by the overthrow of the house and whole household stuff, plenishing and hangings thereof, planting and yards of the same, and that upon the supplication made to the committee of estates by James [Home], earl of Home, heritor of the house, the reparation thereof, yards and planting of the same were by reputable persons estimated to £40,133, as the commission and report given in relating thereto bears, and in respect that the supplicant is life-renter of the house, yards and planting which is made unprofitable to her, it is necessary that the rest of the house which yet stands be repaired to her, and she considered for the loss of her plenishing and household stuff, and the monies appointed for repairing of the house employed for her liferent use thereof or given to her upon security for refunding thereof to the Earl of Home after her decease, and therefore desiring the king and parliament to take the premises to consideration and to appoint such course for reparation of the supplicant's loss as shall be found equitable, and that the little of the house not altogether ruined may be repaired and the supplicant satisfied for the loss of her plenishing and household stuff, and that the rest of the monies appointed to be paid may be employed for her liferent use or given her upon security of making the same forthcoming to the said Earl of Home after her decease, as the supplication purports. Which supplication being read in audience of the king and parliament, his majesty and estates of parliament remit and refer the foresaid supplication given in and produced by the said Dame Mary, countess of Home, and desire thereof foresaid, to the committee appointed by the king and parliament for settling of the common burdens of the kingdom. Likewise his majesty and estates of parliament recommend the foresaid business above-mentioned to the consideration of the said committee for the common burdens as a matter deserving to be taken by them to consideration.