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The accounts of the admiralty read, whereof, and of the observations thereon, the tenors follow.

The accounts of the admiralty given in by Hugh Cunningham

Charge upon the admiralty	£	s	d
1. By cash received out of the poll-money and otherwise, £237,558 9d	£237,558	-	9
2. From Sir Andrew Myreton [of Gogar] per the treasury's precept in Sir George Hamilton's account, £48,000	48,000	-	-
Total	£285,558	-	9
Discharge
1. For providing ships of war and maintaining the same with other necessaries thereto belonging, £273,558 9d	£273,558	-	9
2. Given to Sir Andrew Myreton, £12,000	12,000	-	-
Total	£285,558	-	9

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Observations on the accounts of the admiralty

1. That the first article has been considered by a particular account and found fully instructed and applied for the uses of the admiralty.

2. That the £12,000 mentioned in the discharge as given to Sir Andrew Myreton, he retained the same for advancing £36,000 of the treasury's precept mentioned in the charge.

3. That considerable arrears are owing to the seamen, amounting to the sum of £84,000 or thereby.

Upon reading whereof, the first observation sustained, the second observation remitted to the commission to inquire thereupon and to report.