Breviate of the Lamentable Case of the late Sir William Dick in Scotland his Estate, and of his sole Son, Executor, and General Successor: With their numerous dispersed desolate Families, for the Commonwealth.  
THe late Sir William Dick in the beginning of these troubles and commotions in the Commonwealth, did appear first of all men of his quality in the three Nations, to stand in the gap; and for preservation of pure Religion from carnal Prelacy, and the thousands of Israel from Arbitrary Government, and the just privileges of Parliaments, their Representatives, in their due lustre and liberty, Did offer up Himself, Children, and Friends, at home and abroad, with all their Fortunes, Credit, and Estate, in Sacrifice to the service of the Public, most cheerfully, and constantly all the days of his life, in that Good old Cause, than the Prayers of the Saints, and scope and mark of all true Public Spirits.  
That for these his unparallelled disbursements, for the Nations, jointly in the bonds of Brotherhood, and no otherways (and lately stated by the then Power and Government to Sixty seven thousand and three hundred pounds, to wit, Thirty nine thousand and five hundred pounds due by England, out of the Navy, Papists, and Delinquents Estates, and Twenty seven thousand and eight hundred pounds by Scotland out of the Excises and Assessments there.) He had all solemn Promises and Protestations, Rights and Securities of Parliaments, as Humane Faith, Christian Bonds, or Law could devise for his thankful payment. And more particularly, Orders of Parliament dated 28 November, 1648. and October 1, 1653. with several Reports of Committees of Parliament, in September 1649. and March, 1652. yet little or nothing recovered these Fifteen years passed after all painful and expensive solicitation and attendance: But by such unexpected disappointments of that well-deserving Debt, his precious time lost, his life wearied, and died at last in the way through heartbreak, in all misery and want. His Children, Executor, and Friends cast in all disgraceful prisons, their former plentiful Estates seized upon by the Creditor for the Public; and their numerous Families, with their desolate Wives, Orphans, and Widows, ready to perish for want of Bread, by such eminent actions and services in that Good old Cause: Ah, let not this be heard in Gath, nor published in the streets of Askalon.  
The sole Son, Executor, and general Successor, with these poor languishing Families of the late Sir William Dick his Father, Do now, if not for Justice and Righteousness sake, Honour's sake, general and particular Promises sake; yet humbly pray for Christ's sake (by whom this present Parliament, after long interruption in the secret purpose of God's will, is now again by wonderful divine Providence, set down to judge his little ones, as their glory) That after so long delays and disappointment, and so many unsupportable sorrows and pressures passing strength, right and equity may be done to him at last; Promises and Protestations performed, Ordinances and Orders of this present Parliament kept and obeyed, and he paid and satisfied of these unparallelled disbursements for the Public, in all the possible ways as the present juncture of affairs may grant, and the deplorable condition of the Executor may agree to. To the farther praise and commendation of Reformed Religion, the honour and glory of the Commonwealth, the greater encouragement of the godly and well-affected party to the Government, to adventure the like services presently, and hereafter, in the time of Public straits and difficulties for the people, and the Cities of our God; and the undeniable proof and Sunshine-evidence of this honourable Parliament, their sincerity and uprightness of heart in their Declaration dated 7 May last, for the Work of Reformation by their Righteousness and Justice to all men.