and gudis above specefeit, as they sall libell, and gif the premissis sal be fund to be of veritie, That ye enter and repossess the saids complen^{ris} agane to thair saids properties, heritaiges, takis and possessiouns above vrettin, keip and defend thame tharintill, and in peciabill possessioun thairof, ay and quhill they be lauchfullie callit and ordourlie put thairfra be the law, And that ye remowe, eiect, and output the p^{nt} possessors and occupiaris of the samyn thairfra, wnder the paine of rebellioun and putting of yow to o^r horne, w^t certificatioun and ye failzie o^r signittis letres sal be direct simpliciter to put yow thairto, and that ye preceid and do iustice thairupone according to the lawis, admittand to baith the saidis parteis thair just and lauchfull defenssis. Attoure that ye, oure officiaris of armis, pas and in our name and aut^{tie} comand and chairge the saids Lord Robert, James Stewart of Gramesay, his sone, and thair complices, To find sufficient cautioun and sourtie to the saidis complenaris, That thai, thair wyffis, bairnis, seruands, lands, heritaiges, stedings, cornes, cattell and guds, sal be harmeless and skaithless of the saidis Lord Robert, his sone, thair complices, and all that thai may lat in tym cuming, Under the paine of twa thowsand punds, and that ye chairge thame heirto personallie gif they can be apprehendit, and failzeing thairof be oppin proclamatioun at the mercat croce of o^r burghe of Kirkwall, To cum and find the said sourtie to yow w^tin sex dayis nixt efter they be chairgit be yow thairto, Wnder the pane of rebellioun and putting of thame to o^r horne. And gif thai failzie thairintill, the saids sex dayis being bipast, That ye incontinent thairefter denunce the dissobeyaris or rebellis, and put thame to o^r horne and escheit, and inbring all thair moveabill gudis to our use, for thair contemptioun. And als that ye comand and chairge our saids Shereffis and Justices, and thair deputtis, to proceid and do sumar Justice to the saids complen^{ris} againes the said Lord Robert and his complices upone the actiouns of spoliatioun, eiectioun, dettis and wrangus intromissioun above specefeit, as accordis to iustice, as thai will ansuer to us upon thair obedience according to Justice. The q^{lk} to do we commit to you coniuctlie and seuerallie o^r full power, Be thir our l^{ris}, deliuering thame be yow deulie execut and indorsit againe to the beirar. Gewin under our signet, At Dalkeith the xvi day of December, and of our Reigne the twentie ane zeir 1587. “_Ex deliberatione Dominorum Secreti Concilii._ “ANDRO ELLEIS, _Sec._” A SUPPLICATION TO PARLIAMENT BY LAWRENCE BRUCE AND OTHERS AGAINST PATRICK EARL OF ORKNEY. M.D.XCII.