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
Thay all affirmis and aggreis anent the bismeyre and the ressait of the
buttir, and vpon the zeiris, conforme to the formar deponaris, wyth this
aditioune of the parochinaris of Burray, Quharff, and Goldberwyk, quha
affermit, that the man that weyit thair buttir durst do na vyther wayis
for feir of the Laird, because he stude besyde him all the tyme of the
weying: And wyth this additioune of the grittest nummer of the
parochinaris of Scatstay and Delting, quha deponit, that thai gat
nathing doune of the wrang wechtis the last zeir: And wyth this
additioune of the haill parochinaris of Northmaven aboue specifeit, quha
declarit, that Dauid Tulloch, thair Laurichtman, broucht his bismeyre
wyth him to the Duchemennis buyt at Gluss, till haue weyit the buttir
thairupoune to the Laird, according to the dewitie of his office, bot
the Laird wald not suffer him to do the saimen; and he said to the
Laird, It was ewill done that he wald not lat him wie the Commownis
buttir with the just bismeyre quhilk he had broucht with him thair, and
said it was not aneuche that he suld oppress the Commownis with ane
wrangus bismeyre; and because he spak tha wourdis to the Laird for the
rycht in favour of the Commownis, or ever the Laird wald luik on him
with patience, he gart him pay to him for the said speiche fyve
dolouris: And wyth this additioune of Magnus Reid of Ayth, quha producit
in presence of the Commissionaris and the haill Commownis of Sandsting,
Aythsting, and Dunrostness, ane letter under the commown seale of
Zetland, of the electioune of Nichole Ayth of that ilk, fader to the
said Magnus, to the office of Lawman-generale of all Zetland, quhilk is
of the dait, In the Ting holm of Tingwale, the xxvij day of July, in the
zeir of God J^m V^c xxxij zeires, togidder with ane bismeyre, quhilk the
said Lawman keipit and observit as ane just bismeyre all his dayis.
Lykas the said Magnus his sone, affermit, that he had keipit it sen his
said faderis deceiss, and was repute and haldin as ane just and attentik
wechte, and for verificatioune thairoff, the Fowdis merk and Lawmannis
merk war ingravit in the same; quhilk bismeyre beand conferrit with the
Lairdis bismeyre, quhilk he hes usit commounlie sen his entress, the
foirsaid Lardis bismeyre transcendis and surmontis the said Lawmannis
laufull bismeyre vpon the lespund wecht, aucht merkis mair nor just,
quhilk extendis to the third pairt of ane lespund, swa that the Laird
hes of the Commownis be hes bismeyre, of everie thre lespundis he
ressavis, he hes the fourt lespund attour the just wecht wranguslie; and
this was verifiit be the haill twa parochinaris aboue mentionat, befoir
the saidis Commissionaris.
THE THRID ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAYNTIS, giffen in befoir the
Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale, be Arthour Sinclair
of Ayth, as eftir followis—
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