THE Great Account DELIVERED IN To the ENGLISH Lords, BY THE Scottish Commissioners: With every particular sum, And the Conference by them held about the same.  
Printed in the year, 1641.   

The Great Account.  
BEsides the particular charges, and losses, which all sorts of persons have sustained this time past, and besides other extraordinary charges which are hereafter mentioned, we do according to our knowledge, and as we have received information by such as had politic public trust, present to your Lordships, view●, and consideration, the public charges and burdens, under which the whole Countries do lie, as followeth in the schedule annexed to the account, ( viz.)  
The account of the several Regiments that were first employed, amounts to the sum of 72293. pound 15. shillings English money. For Artillery, and ammunition at the same time, the sum of 13388. pound 6. shillings 8. pence. The fortifying of the Castle at edinburgh, and Floring; some fortifications made in Bruntill, and Inchgrave, Kin●re and Arrane, the works, and fortification made at Leith, so much of the Accounts as came in at whitsuntide extends to the some of 5399. l. 3. s. 4. d.  
We do pay for three terms Anuall thereof betwixt Whitsunday and Martimas at 8. l. per cent. extends to the sum of 10809. l. 14. s.  
Item, The souldiers of Forten being completely, from the first of September, in the Regiment, counts above written to the last of December, being four moneths, extends to the sum of 8333. l'. 6. s. 8. d.  
Item, The said souldiers the number of them being augmented by their coming home from that time to the fourth of May, extends to the sum of 10833.6.8.  
Item, For the battery made to defend the Castle of edinburgh, running trenches made for carrying ammunition and convoying men about a great part of the town in view of Earth, deal, and Dung, for saving the people throw all the town, for making up the fortification of L●ith, that came not in to the former account, and for reparation of the work, and for fortification and trenches to the parties, whose grounds, gardens, and houses, were demollished; for making the fortification, and trenches about the Castle, extends to the sum of 7166. l'. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, For General mayor Monro his Regiment from the first of March, to the last of November, extends to the sum of 15000. l'.  
Summa lateri● 143223. l'. 15. s. 8. d.  
Item, For two small Regiments kept in edinburgh for guarding the towns, and keeping watch about the Castle, they consisting on 1200. men, being listed in the end of March, and were kept to the beginning of October, extends to the sum of 10500. l'.  
Item, For the pay of 400. foot that lay at Minros●e, from the beginning to the last of August, and for levy money of 4. s. 6. d. apiece extending to all, the sum of 1920. l'. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, For 60. horse that lay there in troops four moneths, extends to the sum of 816. l'. 6. s. 8. d.  
Item, Lieutenant colonel Homes Regiment from the first of april to the last of November, extends to 70500. l'.  
Item, The earl of Argiles expedition in this year, extends to 3333. l'. 6. s. 8. d.  
Item, The Factors counts of ammunition and arms this year, extends to the sum of 25000. l'.  
Item, The foot Army consisting between 22000. and 24000. men, with 2500. ho●se, was 3. moneths and an half at 40000. l'. a month, do extend to the sum of 140000. l'. Item, the Army being a month and an half, extends to the sum of 60000. l'.  
Item, Levy moneys advanced to the footmen to bring them to the rendezvous, to some 2. s. to some 3. s. to some 5. s. as they lay in distance from their rendezvous, which was at the least to every footman over head 3. 4. d. which extends to the sum of 3646. l'. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, levy to 2500. horsemen at 6. s. 8. d. apiece extends to the sum of 833. l'. 6. 8. d.  
Item For entertaining of souldiers at the Castle of Dumberton, and upon Clyde, making fortification at both places, do extend to the sum of 30343. l'. 6. s. 8. d.  
Item, The earl of Marshall his Regiment extends to the sum of 30333. l'. 6. s. 8. d.  
Item, My Lord Sincklars Regiment being lately divided, extends to the sum of 10666. l'. 13. s. 4. d.  
Summa lateris 266904. l'. 13. s. 4. d.  
Item, The value of 65. ships given up in the list, besides many others not yet come to our knowledge, which with the loading and loss they had by want of trade, by nine moneths rest, extends to the sum of 52700.  
The delivery of the ships will abate so much of this at the ships are presently worth.  
Item, About five hundred Scotch ships were stopped from trading, by the English ships, by the space of six or seven moneths: Many of the native commodities, that use ordinarily to be exported, were sold the third penny down of their value, the prejudice thereof shall bee instructed, much to exceed that which we desire, but do onely here set the sum herein to extend to the sum of 50000. l'.  
Item, For some fortification made at Tantallam, and a watch-kept there, and at the base and Linton bridge, the sum of 7000. l'.  
Item, For two ships sunk at Clyde, to stop the passing of the English, some having come in before, and were valued at 600. l'.  
Summa lateris 104000.  
The kingdom of Scotland hath sustained divers other great burdens of this nature, which wee willingly undergo by ourselves, and do represent the ●ame to consideration; but your Lordships may conceive how much wee are thereby disabled to bear any so great part of the burden as wee would otherwise have willingly undergone: As first, the particular charges sustained by the Nobility, Gentry, Burroughes of our kingdom, by reason of the great troubles and Armies which shall bee made appear to be above 100000. l'.  
Item, the neglect and over-sight of their particular fortunes, can be no less then the 100000 l'. aforesaid, besides expeditions in the North, that cost above 1000. l'.  
The stop of Trade was of prejudice to Scotland, above 50000. l'.  
18000. l'. a month will not defray the charge of our Armies at New-castle, and in Scotland; besides, the 850. l'. per diem which we receive from the northern parts and Counties.  
There was furnished by the several Shires of the kingdom, 2000. Baggots, horses for carrying victuals to the Souldiers they sent out.  
And about a thousand were bought for carrying the Commanders baggage, of which above 1000. have been lost in England, and have perished in the journey; and of 500: horse, and 100 Oxen for the Common, the half is also lost; which loss will amount to above 6500. l'.  
Many of the 2500. troop horse cost at the several prices by the Shires, and will lose of them, partly by death, and partly by decay above 5500. l'.  
sum of the last, 271500. l'.  
The English Lords Commissioners questioned the Scottish Commissioners for charges, whether this be a positive demand, or whether an intimation of the charges there, to induce the kingdom of England to take your distressed estate into consideration, and to afford you some friendly assistance.  
The answer of the Scots Commissioners to the question of the English Lords, concerning the sum demanded for their charges.  
We would be no less willing to bear the loss, if we had ability, then we have been ready to undergo the hazard; but because the burden of the whole charge doth far exceed our strength, we have, as is more fully contained in our papers, represented unto your Lordships, our charges and losses, not intending to demand a total reparation, but in some measure bear the remnant; which wee conceive your Lordships having considered our reasons to bee a matter, not of our covetousness, but of the justice and kindness of the kingdom of England.  
FINIS.