[1649/5/370]¹

Act in favour of James Campbell

The estates of parliament, having heard and considered a supplication given in by James Campbell of Clathick, showing that the supplicant has sustained great losses by the enemies of this kirk and kingdom, which will be above £8,000, whereof he has received nothing, as at more length is contained in the said supplication. Which, with the report of the committee of bills relating thereto, being taken into consideration by the said estates of parliament, they do modify and hereby do modify the sum of £2,000 Scots to be paid to the supplicant for his present subsistence in part payment of his losses, extending to the said sum of £8,000 Scots, which is found by the said committee sufficiently instructed; and ordain the committee of monies to take some effectual and speedy course for payment to him of the said sum out of the first and readiest of any monies borrowed or to be borrowed from any persons upon public surety or any other manner of way that may be done with greater expedition and most effectual for the supplicant's satisfaction.