Unto his Grace, the Marquess of Tweeddale, his Majesties High Commissioner, and the remanent [sic] honourable estates of Parliament. The petition of the heretors, fewars, liferenters and tennents of the shyres of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty, Elgin, Nairn, Bamff, Aberdeen, Merns, Perth, Fyffe, Angus, Kinross and Stirling, and burghs within the samen.

Ʋnto His Grace, the Marquess of Tweeddale, His MA∣JESTIES High Commissioner, and the Remanent Honourable Estates of Parliament.

The PETITION of The Heretors, Fewars, Liferenters and Tennents of the Shyres of Inverness, Ross, Cromarty, Elgin, Nairn, Bamff, Aberdeen, Merns, Perth, Fyffe, Angus, Kinross and Stirling, and Burghs within the samen,

Humbly sheweth,

THat where Your Petitioners, in Complyance with the several Procla∣mations of Privy Council emitted, did furnish several Baggage Hor∣ses, when Leiutenant-General Mckay, and the Forces under his command went to Lochaber, and to Major-General Livingstoun, and the Forces under his command went to Cromdail, and which Horses were ne∣ver sent back, nor returned: And we having, conform to several Acts of Privy Council, given in our Accompts, resting to the several Shyres and Burghs upon Probation taken before the Commissioners of Supplie to the Lords of Privy Council; They have allowed the Corn, Straw, Meal and other necessary Provisions, furnished by your Petitioners to his Majesties Forces, but refuses to allow any pryce for the Baggage Horses, though the loss thereof is of more value to them, than what they otherwise have got for Corn, Straw, and other necessary Provision furnished by them.

May it therefore please Your Grace, and the Honourable Estates of Parliament, to take your Petitioners case to consideration, and to allow them payment for the saids Baggage Horses, furnished as said is, conform to the Commissioners of Supply of the several Shires their Report, and that out of the Pole-money:

And your Petitio∣ners shal ever pray