“Last of all, the said Laurence hes continewallie sen his entrie in our said cuntrie, zeirlie and ilk zeir, usit to tak up dittayis, usit justice courtis, callit be us Grandraffis, quhilk was never usit of befoir bot ilk sevin zeir, thairthrow oppressing us with all kynde of tirrannie and wrang, and compelling us to gif and deliver to him our guidis and substance in grite quantitie, in sic sort that we ar altogidder put to grite povertie and herschip, swa that thair is na natioun under gritter slavrie and oppressioun be the meins foirsaidis nor we ar, and will be compellit to leif our cuntrie desolat of the pepill and lawbouraris, to seik our habitatioun in sum framit natioun, without your Grace and Lordschips provyde sum haisty remeid. “And we havand given in thir our poyntis of oppressioun and divers utheris to our Maister, Lord Robert Stewart, and the same being provin be us, the said Lord, of conscience, gaif the said Laurence vii^{ct} merkis for his twa zeiris tak of the said fowdrie, to relief us of his tiranny, quhilk was in anno lxxi zeiris. “Beseikand heirfoir your Grace and Lordschips, for the reward of God, to haif consideratioun of the premisses, and seeing we ar altogidder depauperat, and hes not to susteine our expens to cum heirto to complaine, that your Grace and Lordschips will tak sic order heiranent that we may heirefter be relevit of sik tirranny and oppressioun, and may dwall under the obedience of our Soverane Lord, as our predecessour hes done in tyme bypast, conforme to the custume of our said cuntrie, and lawis of this realme. “According to equitie and justice: And your Graces and Lordschips answer humlie we beseik.” The Copie of THE KINGIS MAJESTIES COMMISSIOUN direct to MR. WILLIAME MUDY of Breknes, and WILLIAME HENDERSON, Dingwall Pursevant, to takk tryale of enormiteis of Zetland.