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
1568. _Butter_ at £9 per Barrel £1624 10 0
_Grain_ at £30 per Last 2370 0 0
_Flesh_ at £7, 4s. 90 0 0
_Marts_ at £3, 12s. 14 8 0
_Hawkhens_ 5 8 6
_Swine_ at £1, 16s. 3 12 0
_Wax_, &c. 22 1 6
_Silver_ 251 2 6
————— —— ——
Total £4381 2 6
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These articles, the amount of the Bishopric Rental at Earl Robert’s
entry, he increased to the following quantities at the same conversion:—
1587. _Butter_, 73½ Barrels at £9 £661 13 0
_Do._, 136 Lispunds 21 Marks at 12s. 82 2 6
_Grain_, 189 Lasts, 20 Meils, 5 Set^{ns}, at £30 5696 0 10
_Flesh_, 84 Lasts, 18 Meils, 2 Set^{ns}, at £7,
4s. 610 10 0
_Poultry_, 1046 26 3 0
_Wax_, &c. 24 6 6
_Silver_ 299 7 2
————— —— ——
Total £7400 0 0
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which by his aggravation of one-fifth of every weight and measure,
actually represented the following quantities and value at his death,
1592:—
1592. _Butter_ in Barrels (unchanged) £661 10 0
_Do._, Loose, 171 Lispunds at 12s 102 12 0
_Grain_, 237⅓ Lasts at £30 7120 0 0
_Flesh_, 105 Lasts 22 Meils at £7, 4s. 762 12 0
_Poultry_ 26 3 0
_Wax_, &c. 27 15 10
_Silver_ 299 7 2
————— —— ——
Total £9000 0 0
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Earl Patrick’s aggravation of one-third in like manner raised the actual
quantities paid from the Bishopric in the same proportion, and at the
current prices of conversion, to the following value:—
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