To
his
Grace
,
His
Majesties
high
Commissioner
,
and
the
Right
Honourable
the
Estates
of
Parliament
.
The
PETITION
of
Captain
Andrew
Dick
,
sometime
Stewart
of
Orkney
,
Humbly
sheweth
,
THat
the
deceas'd
Sir
William
Dick
my
Grand-father
,
in
the
years
1638
,
39
,
40
,
and
1641.
did
advance
and
lend
to
several
persons
of
great
eminency
,
great
Sums
of
Money
upon
privat
Security
,
for
repayment
thereof
to
the
said
Sir
William
his
Heirs
and
Successors
,
whereunto
I
have
the
undoubted
Right
,
which
Sums
of
Money
so
borrowed
by
the
saids
persons
,
was
believed
to
have
been
imployed
by
them
,
for
carrying
on
and
managing
the
publick
Affairs
of
the
time
;
Upon
which
Consideration
,
the
Parliament
from
time
to
time
in
the
Reign
of
K.
Charles
the
2d
.
did
suspend
all
manner
of
Execution
against
the
persons
bound
for
the
saids
Debts
,
or
their
Representatives
,
and
at
length
,
by
the
26
Act
of
the
3d
Parl
.
Ch.
the
2d
.
held
in
the
year
1681
,
the
Parliament
then
past
an
Act
absolutly
discharging
the
saids
Debts
,
as
being
advanced
for
promoting
an
ill
and
rebellious
Cause
,
upon
the
Debitors
only
taking
of
the
Test
;
by
which
means
(
albeit
I
had
transacted
with
,
and
became
lyable
to
several
Creditors
of
my
said
Grand-father
)
I
was
altogether
disappointed
of
any
satisfaction
and
re-payment
,
I
had
reason
to
expect
by
the
Debts
due
to
my
Grand-father
,
without
which
recourse
upon
the
Debitors
thereof
,
I
shall
neither
be
able
to
fulfil
the
foresaids
Transaction
,
nor
subsist
my
Family
,
being
forced
long
since
to
dispone
my
hail
Means
and
Estate
towards
the
payment
of
my
Creditors
:
Except
the
Parliament
shal
lay
down
some
publick
Course
for
the
satisfaction
of
the
saids
Debts
,
and
relieving
of
the
Debitors
therein
bound
,
as
was
formerly
granted
by
an
Imposition
of
four
Shilling
per
pound
upon
Tobacco
for
the
same
effect
:
And
seing
in
all
Law
and
common
Justice
,
it
ought
not
to
be
turned
to
the
prejudice
of
the
Lender
,
how
,
or
which
way
his
Debitors
from
whom
he
has
received
privat
security
,
imploy
or
dispose
of
the
Money
lent
by
him
.
May
it
therefore
please
your
Grace
,
and
Estates
of
Parliament
,
to
consider
the
Premisses
,
and
either
to
abrogat
the
foresaids
Acts
of
Parliament
,
whereby
Diligence
against
the
said
Sir
William
Dicks
Debitors
,
and
their
Estates
is
either
suspended
or
discharged
,
or
to
lay
down
some
publick
Course
for
payment
of
their
saids
Debts
,
and
in
the
mean
time
,
to
grant
an
Aliment
to
me
,
out
of
some
publick
Fond
,
with
a
Protection
for
my
person
against
my
Creditors
,
as
was
formerly
done
to
my
eldest
Brother
,
when
alive
,
ay
and
while
I
shall
by
the
Justice
of
the
Parliament
obtain
access
by
legal
Diligence
against
the
Persons
and
Estates
of
the
said
Sir
William
Dick
,
his
Debitors
,
or
satisfaction
of
their
Debts
,
by
what
means
the
Wisdom
of
the
Parliament
shall
think
most
fit
.