Unto his Grace, his Majesty's High Commissioner, and the Right Honourable the Estates of Parliament. The Petition of Sir John Dalmahoy of that Ilk.  
HUMBLY SHOWETH,  
THAT the Commissioners of Supply, of the Shire of Edinburgh, having Appointed Hen●e Legate their Collector, to furnish the Forces with Hay, Corn and Straw, at the Rates appointed by the Act of the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, and engaged that he should be no Loser, b● Buying at the current price. Tho the same should exceed the Rates appointed be the Privy Council. B● Virtue whereof be begun to furnish at Candlemass 1691. And the current rates being far above the prices appointed by the Privy Council, He did represent the same in April thereafter to the Commissioners of Supply, who desired him to continue to furnish the Forces as formerly. And renewed their engagement that he should be no loser thereby, upon the Faith whereof he continued to serve as formerly.  
By this and other Loses sustained through the Public. Harry Legat turned Bankrupt, And Your peiitioner as his Cautioner was distressed for Cess, and other Ariers' due by him, and upon ultimate diligence was necessitat to pay Ten Thousand pounds Scots of his Debt; And I having applied to the said's Commissioners for reimbursing of Harry Legat of the Damages he had sustained by the furnishing the Forces in manner foresaid. And they having appointed a Committee to consider his Accounts, And to Report. After full consideration thereof and probation taken anent the difference of the current Rates, and these appointed by the Privy Council; Upon Report they found that the said Harry Legat was no less Loser during his Service as Commissar, then in the sum of one Thousand seven Hundred pounds Scots but scrupled to lay on the same upon the Shire, unless the Authority of Parliament be inte●poned thereto, And seeing the foresaid sum is but a small part of the loss I have sustained, and a true and real Debt upon the Shire, and the only Fond of my Relief.  
It's therefore Humbly Begged, Your Grace; and the Honourable Estates of Parliament, will be pleased to take the Premises and my Great Loss to Your Consideration, And to Authorise the said's Commissioners of Supply, to lay on the foresaid sum of one Thousand seven hundreth pounds upon the Respective Heritors, conform to the Valuation, And to Allow Your Petitioner such Diligence for Inbringing thereof, as is Granted for Supply, and other Public Burdens.  
And Your Petitioner shall ever pray, etc.