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Act in favour of [Colonel James Campbell], laird of Lawers

The estates of parliament, having heard and considered a supplication given in to them by Colonel James Campbell of Lawers, showing that where the said estates did ordain the sum of £40,000 to be paid to him out of the first end of the sum of £98,000 due to him for the two part of his arrears for his bygone service in this kingdom, and for the more speedy payment thereof the said estates of parliament did ordain such persons as were given in in a list to the said estates or should be given in by him hereafter to be borrowed from upon public surety (according to the act made anent borrowing of money) for his payment and satisfaction of the said sum, and now seeing that he has used diligence against several persons contained in his said list, some whereof are already ordained by the committee to lend money, and is going on in all diligence with others and that he has no other way for satisfaction of the said sum, humbly desiring that the said estates of parliament would ordain [Sir James Stewart of Kirkfield and Coltness], commissary-general, and his deputes to make payment to him of the total sums already ordained to be lent, as also of the whole sums which shall be borrowed on public surety from those already contained in any lists or citations or what shall be given in by him for that effect until he be completely paid of the aforesaid sum of £40,000, that his estate may be preserved from ruin, which, as it will be an act of justice to the said estates, so will it the more encourage him and others to continue faithful in the said estates' service, as the said supplication bears. Which being taken into consideration by the said estates, they find the desire thereof just and reasonable, and therefore they have ordained and do ordain the half of the borrowed monies appointed to be paid by the public out of the lists given in by the said laird of Lawers and approved or to be approved by the parliament or a committee of monies be paid to him only until he be completely paid of the sum of £40,000 appointed by the parliament without prejudice of any other list given in by any other person and approved by the committee of monies before 26 March last.