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[Report of the committee concerning the supplication of Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy and Sir Dougal Campbell of Auchinbreck]

Report anent Glenorchy etc.

At Edinburgh, 13 February 1649. The estates of parliament now presently convened etc. have nominated and appointed [Francis Scott], earl of Buccleuch and [John Elphinstone], lord Balmerino for the noblemen, Sir Charles Erskine [of Alva, Bandeath and Cambuskenneth] and [Sir John Shaw], laird of Greenock for the barons, Patrick Ross, burgess of Perth, and Mr George Haliburton for the burghs to be a committee of parliament, to whom or most part thereof as a quorum the said estates remit the consideration of the supplication exhibited in parliament by Sir Robert Campbell of Glenorchy, knight, accompanied with Mr Robert Douglas and others of the ministry, whereby he craves his sad and deplorable condition to be considered by the parliament, and to take some effectual course whereby he may be enabled to subsist and make satisfaction to his creditors and lady liferenters to whom he is debtor; with power to the said committee or quorum thereof aforesaid to find out some speedy and effectual supply to the said Sir Robert, and thereafter to report their opinion in writing to the parliament, to the effect they may take the same into their consideration and do therein as they shall think fit.

At Edinburgh, 27 February 1649

This day the Lord Balmerino, president of the committee above-written, with Sir Charles Erskine, the laird of Greenock, Patrick Ross and Mr George Haliburton, being present of the committee above-specified appointed for the lairds of Glenorchy and Auchinbreck's business, the committee and quorum thereof aforesaid appointed by the parliament for considering the supplications of the lairds of Glenorchy and Auchinbreck make this their report: that in this calamitous time they can find no overtures fit to repair the losses and distresses of these noble families, but they humbly offer to the parliament's consideration if they think fit to borrow some considerable sums of money from those that have bettered their estates by serving the public these few years past, that a matter of £100,000 Scots may be appointed to them out of the first and readiest of the said sums to be borrowed according to the proportion of [...], to be distributed between them according to their burdens and losses.

Or if there may be a voluntary offer of one full month's maintenance as it was paid before this month of February instant besides the five months' maintenance assigned to the army, which may be distributed for a present supply of the petitioners in manner aforesaid, which will not exceed the tenth part of their losses.

Laird of Greenock; Charles Erskine; Patrick Ross

2 March 1649

Read and remitted to the several bodies, and the report to be brought in upon Monday with a list of the lenders of the money.

3 March 1649

The lords having considered the report written within do approve the same.

10 March 1649.

The estates of parliament ordain the sum of £100,000 to be paid to Glenorchy and Auchinbreck equally between them out of the first and readiest of the monies to be borrowed and fines to be uplifted, according to the acts of this present parliament for their present supply.

[John Campbell, earl of] Loudoun, chancellor, in the presence of the lords of parliament