Laird of Polmais's losses

The report underwritten wes presented and read in parliament, wherof the tenor followes.

We the earles Dumfreis and Callander, the lords of Colingtoun and Carden, and the commissioners from the burghs of Stirling and Air, appointed by the lord commissioner's grace and lords of the articles to consider the losses sustained by the laird of Polmais and to report the same, doe find that in anno 1648 the laird of Polmais had his lands of Torbrecks, Cambusbarron and Shiphaugh, and lands lyand about St Ninians Kirk, totallie destroyed by the forces who wer at Stirline in opposition to his majesties' armie commanded by the earles of Crafford and Lanerick, and that his losse wes of corne to the value of tuo thousand, four hundreth pund[s], the vastation of the forsaids lands haveing been attested by tuo of their oune number. Item, find that after the defate at Dumbar and Innerkeithen the usurpers did spoyle and away take of houshold plenishing and furniture to the value of tuo thousand, four hundreth punds from him. Item, finds that in the yeer 1650 and 1651 his whole estate wes layd waste and destroyed, partlie by his majesties' armies in Stirline and Park thairof and partlie by the usurper's armie after his majestie marched into England, and that his losses sustained therthrow amounts to tuenty-fyve thousand, three hundreth [and] threttie-three punds, as wes declared upon oath by tuo famous gentlemen. Item, finds he had of his wood cutted and destroyed by his majesties' armie at Stirling to the value of sex hundreth [and] threescore sex punds, threttein shilling[s] [and] four pennies. Item, finds that the said laird of Polmais lost at Worcester, in horse, moneys and other necessaries, the sume of three thousand, sex hundreth punds, and that he sustained great losse and prejudice by being a constant prissoner dureing the usurper's power. Item, finds that his whole estate, haveing been sequestrat in annis 1652, 1653 and 1654 by the usurpers, he wes damnified in the sume of sextein thousand pund[s], which, with the interest since that time, amounts to tuentie-tuo thousand, seven hundreth [and] tuentie punds. Item, finds, by tuo discharges produced, that the laird of Polmais payed of fyne to the usurpers the sume of fyve hundreth pund[s] sterline, which, with the interest since Witsunday 1654, extends to eight thousand, fyve hundreth [and] tuentie punds. Summa of the abovewritten losses, extends to threescore, fyve thousand, sex hundreth [and] threttie-nyn pund[s], threttein shilling[s] [and] four pennies, and it is our humble opinion that the losses abovewritten should be recorded in the books of parliament. Sic subscribitur, W. Dumfries, Calander, S[ir] Archibald Stirling, James Foulis, Duncane Nairne [and] Williame Cwnynghame.

Which report, being taken into consideration be the lord commissioner and estates of parliament, they have appointed and appoints the same to be recorded in the books of parliament.

  1. NAS. PA2/27, f.99v.