further covenanters arrived at aberdeen in 1644 under the earl of argyll and the earl marischal, and during that occupation a committee of the estates for northern business met there, to which a petition was presented by lord fraser, sir thomas burnett of leys, patrick leslie the provost, and others, complaining of their losses by the quartering of troops and seeking redress from the first and readiest effects of the 'malignants' which come to hand.