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
_Memorandum_, THAT ATTOUR AND BESYDE THE GENERALE AND PARTICULAR
COMPLAYNTIS GIFFIN UP BE THE COMOWNIS OF ZETLAND within specifeit to the
Commissionaris within expremit, CONTRAIR LAURENCE BRUCE OF
CULTEMALINDIE, quhais probatiounnes precedis, Zet thair remanis ane grit
number of PARTICULAR COMPLAYNTIS not contenit nor written in the process
of this buik, bot in the Particular Complayntis and Billis writtin and
giffin in be the particular persounnis complenaris thairintill contenit.
As sum complaintis and billis giffin in be the Yles of Unst, Zell,
agains Williame Sinclair of Underhoule, sone of umquhill Olaw Sinclair
of Avera. Sum complayntis and billis zet aganis the Laird of
Cultemalindie. Sum complayntis and billis aganis the Kirkmen of the
cuntrie. Sum aganis Harie Bruce and James Bruce. Sum aganis Robert
Sinclair of Ness, and mony uther complayntis of ciuile actiounis, throw
lack of executioun of justice: As at mair lenth is contenit in the
particular billis and wrytingis maid thairupoun, and giffin in to the
said Commissionaris, to be reportit be thame to the Regentis Grace and
Secreit Counsale, quhilk the saidis Commissionaris hes omittit out of
this buik, becaus thai . . . . . . by the parties compleinant.
Upone the twelff day of Februar, the zeir and place foirsaid, the haill
multitude and number of the Comownis of Unst war examinit, quhilk
complenit upone the said Williame Sinclair of Underhoule, compeirit
befoir Maister Williame Mudy of Brekness, and Williame Hendersoun,
Dingwall pursevant, commissionaris, etc., quhilk maid fayth all in ane
voce, and alswa severalie the halie evangelis tuichit, be thair grit
aythis, that thai feirit and dred bodelie harme to be done to thame be
the said Williame, in respect and contemplatioun of thair particular and
singular complayntis of oppressioun maid be thame to the said
Commissionaris agains him. And thairfoir desyrit the saidis
Commissionaris to causs the said Williame Sinclair find unto thame
cautioun of lawborroiss of bodelie harme, that thai micht be scaythless
and harmless at the handis of the said Williame, according to justice.
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