Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland: From Original Documents
History
Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland: From Original Documents
Orkney (Scotland) -- History; Shetland (Scotland) -- History
Anent the ressait of thair butter, thai are conforme to the men of
Tingwall, Quhytness and Weisdale, formar deponaris vpon the said Secund
Article; with this additioune, Erasmus of Kirkbustare, quha was
Laurichman of Brassay in tyme of vmquhile Olaw Sinclair of Avera, Fowde
of Zetlande, testifyit in presence of the Commissionaris, that he
ressauit ane bismeyr, quhilk Williame Vrwing of Trondra maid, be the
haill consent bayth of the Fowde and Commownis of Zetland; quhilk
bismeyre he hes keipit neir xxx zeiris bypast, quhilk was haldin ane
just bismeyre, ay and quhill the Laird of Cultemalindie enterit Fowde;
bot sensyne the Laird hes refusit to ressaue ony buttir vpon that
bismeyre, but causit ane new bismeyre to be maid, transmonting sax,
sewin, or aucht merkis mair, betuixt the wecht and the hand that weyit,
nor that auld just bismeyre was; and he hes continewit sen his entress
to ressaue the buttir on that maner, except this last zeir, quhair in
the ressait of the buttir, he diminissit ane pairt of the wrang wecht to
the quantitie of twa or thre merkis of euery lespund that he had wount
to tak in the zeiris befoir, bot zit he come not to the just auld
wechtis be thre merkis at the leist, as the formar deponaris has
declarit. And als the foirsaidis parochinaris affermis, that the Laird
gart serse out the grittest bismeyre that was amang the Duchemen; and
quhan he had gottin the same, the quhilk was thre or four merkis mair
nor just, zit he wald not ressaue the buttir thairupoun, bot upon his
awin bismeyre, quhilk he had gart mak; quhilk was twa or thre merkis mar
of everie lespund nor the grittest bismeyre that was amangis the
Duchemen.
The foirsaidis Parochinaris of Nesting, Lunasting, Quhailsay,
Skerreiss, Burray, Trondray, Quharff, Goldberwyk, Vnst, Fetlar,
Zell, Delting, and Scatsta, Northmaven, Wawiss, Sandsting and
Aythsting, and Dunrostnes, sworne and examinit befoir the saidis
Commissionaris, dayis, zeir, and place befoir specifiet,
respectiue, vpon the Secund Article, deponis as followis—
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