[A1641/8/62]¹

[Supplication of the officers and soldiers of the army for payment of their arrears]

Supplication be the officiaris and soldiouris of the armie

To the king his most excellent majestie and the most honorabill estait of this present parliament, we, the officeris and soldiouris who hes caried scharge and served in the leatt Scots armies both in Scotland and Ingland, humblie schowes that we haveing served faithfullie unto the tyme of our disbanding, at which tyme we did expect and still do full satisfactione of all which wes and is dew unto ws according to our severall schairges and imployments. And now, haveing receaved ane answer to oure demandes which we find not satisfactorie, theirfor seing your majestie and the parliament of Ingland wes gratiouslie pleased to give moneyes for this end, besydes the taxationes imposed upon oure fortownes within the kingdome of Scotland, may it please your majestie and the honorabill hows of parliament to tak oure severall conditiones to your most judicious considerationes as being heighlie prejudged in oure severall stationes by oure long and tedious attendance upon oure dew arrieris. And your majestie and parliaments answer we humblie creave.