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Act in favour of the officers of fortune who were imprisoned at Newcastle

The which day, regarding the supplication given in to the parliament by Colonel James Wardlaw, rutmaster, John Brown of Fordell, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Sinclair, Lieutenant John Adinston, ensign, David Guthrie and Robert Finlayson, desiring reparation of their losses sustained by them through their being taken prisoners by the English ships and imprisoned in England at the time of their being on their journey coming home to Scotland to have served there in their late troubles, as the supplication at more length bears. Which supplication being this day moved in parliament in audience of the king's majesty and estates of parliament, his majesty and estates foresaid have remitted and remit the consideration of the foresaid supplication and desire thereof, and what course shall be taken for refunding of the supplicants, their losses, to the committee and commission appointed by the king's majesty and estates of parliament for the common burdens of this kingdom.