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[Supplication of Colonel John Munro for release from his imprisonment in Edinburgh Castle]

Supplicatioun Colonell Johne Monro

To the king's most excellent majestie and to the right honorable the estats of this present parliament, the humble petition of Lieutenent Colonell Monro, prisoner in the castell of Edinburgh, humblie shewing that where the petitioner hes beene prisoner in the said castell these [...] moneths bygane upon occasion of a letter written to the Frenche, being receaved be him from one Lieutennent Dundas and thereafter delivered by the said petitioner to Sir Donald Gorme, by which long imprissonment the petitioners fortouns ar much prejudged to his appeirand ruine.

May it thairfoir please your majestie and honnors to commiserat the petitioners condition and to give order for his enlargement furth of the said castell in that forme and maner sall be found expedient, as he sall ever be readie to serve your majestie and the honnorable estats to the uttermost of his power.