Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland: From Original Documents
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Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland: From Original Documents
Orkney (Scotland) -- History; Shetland (Scotland) -- History
Item, Nicholaus Johnsoun beand upon the assyiss in ane Court haldin at
Sandness this last zeir efter Lammess, said to Harie Bruce, that quhen
he votit upon the assyiss, he had mair mynd to wyn geir nor he had of
his saull. And Harie Bruce takand witness of his speiking, summound him
to the Varding, to underlie the law for the same, and pursewit the man,
swa that he was glayde to aggrie with him, and be quyt of his cummar,
and gaif him sax gudlinis. And swa the honest men of the cuntrie that is
upon the assyiss dar not voit bot as the Lairdis men requyris thame. And
this provin be the haill nichtbouris of Papay.
Item, Anent the complaynt giffin in be Magnus in Quhytnes in Wawiss,
upon the Laird of Cultemalindie, that quhair he compellit him to tak
certane land agains his will, efter that his takkis was run furth, and
becaus he wuld not wone the land, the said Laird causit Laurence of
Grunzevo cum till hous, and poynd fra him twa oxin and ane kow. Quhilk
oxen war prysit to nyne dolouris and the kow to ane dolour. And becaus
he was indigent of silver (except ane dolour that he had, quhairwith he
lousit the kow), the oxen was tane fra him for ever, swa he wantit at
that tyme the sowme of ten dolouris be plaine oppressioun, this present
zeir 1576 zeiris. And this provin be the haill parochin of Wawiss within
specifiit.
Item, It is hevelie lamentit and complenit be Magnus Leslie of Ayth,
upon Laurence Bruce of Cultemalindie, his servandis and complices, that
quhair thai come to his houss of Ayth in Brassay, in the month of
Januar, the zeir of God I^m V^{ct} lx zeiris, he beand in his
awin houss with his wyff, servandis and bairnis, under sylence of nicht,
his wyff beand bot aucht dayis efter her delyverance lyand in chyldbed
lair, and thair put him selff, his wyff, bairnis, and servandis furth of
the houss and biggingis; and placit his servandis and suddartis thairin
under his principall captain, Thomas Boyne, quha was the slaar of
Alexander Duff in Strabogie, and of Patrik Wynrahame in Zetland, to the
number of xv or xvi suddartis and boyis, quha remanit still at the said
houss als lang as the Laird was in the cuntrie, be the space of nyne or
ten dayis; and in the meyntyme speindit and waistit his meit, dreink,
fische and flesche, buttir and cheis, and all vther provisioun that was
within his houss. And at thair depairting, spulzeit and away tuik with
thame fra his houss and feildis that was thairin, or that thai culd
appreheind, that is to say, twa barralis of new aill, and ane half
barrell of auld aill, ane barrell of malt of nyne setteins wecht, ane
barrell of ait meill, and ane hogheid of beir meill, foir lesspundis of
butter ryndit with hinnie, two coigges full with vther four lesspundis
of salt butter, aucht lesspundis of talloun, fyve scoir of maid candill,
extending to twa lesspundis of talloun, sewin reistit muttounis, ane
reistit swyne, that coist twa lesspundis of butter, tane and spulzeit
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