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Petitions: read and considered

Captain Robert Taylor's petition remitted

Petition of Captain Robert Taylor craving that a sum of money advanced by him for supplying the garrison of Cambusmore may be repaid him, with interest, read, and remitted to the commission to be named for auditing the accounts to inquire thereupon and to report.

Petition of [William Hamilton], lord Bargany craving a decreet of the commission of parliament anent the poll to be suspended, read, and Sir John Cochrane appointed to see and answer at the next diet of parliament, but the parliament refused to suspend execution in the meantime.

Petition of Sir William Menzies craving detention of a sum of money for clothes furnished by him to [John Murray], duke of Atholl, then earl of Tullibardine, his regiment, read.

Petition of Frances [Herbert], countess dowager of Seaforth, craving an aliment, read, and after reasoning, it was put to the vote, grant the desire of the petition yes or no, and carried in the affirmative, and £500 sterling granted to her of yearly aliment out of the estate of Seaforth during the dependence of the process before the lords of session, in manner following.