[1704/7/108]¹

Legislation

Act in favour of Captain Charles Campbell

Her majesty's high commissioner and the estates of parliament, having heard the petition of Captain Charles Campbell, humbly showing to them that the petitioner had the honour to command a troop of dragoons in [Robert Kerr], marquis of Lothian's (then [Robert Kerr], lord Jedburgh's regiment and afterwards [William Forbes], lord Forbes's) at the disbanding whereof there was about £100 sterling of arrears due to the petitioner, besides that month's pay in which they were disbanded at Inverness, he having furnished subsistence to his troop out of his own pocket. That the petitioner, during his service in the said regiment, did supply his troop with twenty good and sufficient horses at his proper charges worth £200 sterling, of which he might have been reimbursed if the regiment had continued in service. As also, there is £150 sterling due to the petitioner as his share of the retention for clothing. That being ambitious to embrace every occasion to show his zeal and affection to the government, the petitioner was persuaded to give a gratification of £200 sterling for his commission. This the petitioner does only mention to show his grace and their lordships that he has sustained great loss and as yet received little or no benefit in the public service, which has reduced the petitioner to several difficulties and can only be repaired by their favour and justice. Craving, therefore, his grace and their lordships to take what is above represented to their serious consideration and for the petitioner's relief to grant a precept out of the readiest funds for such a sum as their goodness and wisdom should think fit, to make up the petitioner's losses and disappointments, as the said petition bears. And her majesty's said commissioner and the estates of parliament, having this day fully considered the said petition, and being therewith well and ripely advised, they ordained and hereby ordain £100 sterling to be paid to the petitioner.