“JAMES, be the grace of God, King of Scottis, To our trustie and weilbelouit Counsallouris, S^r Johne Maitlande of Thirlstane Kny^t, o^r Chancellar, and S^r Lues Bellenden of Auchnoule Kny^t, Clerk of o^r Justiciarie, Oure Sheriffs and Justices of Orknay and Zetland, and your deputtis, and To o^r louittis messengeris o^r Sheriffis in that pairt, coniunctlie and seuerallie, speciallie constitute, greting, Forsamekill as it is humlie menit and lamentablie complenit to us be our louittis Magnus Irwing and Gilbert Irwing, lauchful sones and aires of umq^{le} James Irving of Saba, in Orknay, upone our cousing LORD ROBERT STEWART, lait Erle of Orknay, That quhar thar said umq^{le} father, (LAWMAN OF ORKNAY for the tyme) and his predecessors hes bruikit and joisit peciablie the saids landis of Saba, extending to nyne penyland, liand in the parochin of Sanct Androis, w^tin o^r Sherefdome and Maneland of Orknay, as thair proper heritage, bruikit and possessit be thame and thair predecessors but impediment thir sevinscoir yeiris w^t the mair bigane, Quhill that laitlie within thir sex yeiris, or thairby, the said Lord Robert wranguslie and masterfullie reft fra the saids complenaris thair saidis proper landis and heritage, and hes intrusit himselff maist iniustlie in posessioun of the samyn, but ony ordour of law, bot be sic tyrannie and oppressioun as he comounlie uses w^tin the said cuntrie. Lyk as he hes reft and spulzeit diuerss of the wthallmen and heretors of the said cuntrie of Orknay and Zetland of thair proper heritaige, and hes appropriat the samyn to himselff, being baith Juge and pairtie, be manifest oppressioun and tyrrannie. And sicklyk the said Lord Robert be the meanis forsaidis hes eiected the said Gilbert furthe of his thrie halfpennyland of Horrie, lyand w^tin the said parochin, and pertening to him in heritaige, and hes maist wranguslie intrusit himself and William Irwing his tennent in his name in possessioun of the saids landis of Saba and Horrie, Quha hes maist iniustlie occupeit and uptakin the haill proffittis thairof continuallie sen the saids complenaris eiection y^rfra. And alsua the said Lord Robert hes wranguslie eiectit the said Gilbert furthe of his mark and halfmarkland, liand in Dedall, pertening alsua to him in heritaige; as alsua the said Lord Robert hes maist wranguslie and violentlie eiectit and output the said Gilbert fra his possessioun of three penyland in Breks, thrie halfpeny land in Midhous, thrie penyland in Hortisso, and thrie halfpeny land in Ochilsat^r, extending altogidder to nyne penyland, lyand in the parochynis of Deirnes and Holme, o^r Sh^reffdome and mainland of Orknay, Quhairof he and his predecessors war in peciabill possessioun thir mony yeiris, and hes takis to rin as yit of the samyn. And as yit the said Lord Robert wranguslie reteins, bruiks, and w^thaldis the saids compleinaris proper landis, heritaige, takis, rowmes and possessiouns