All the Inhabitaris of Zetland foirsaid, ressauit and sworne, and examinit befoir the Commissionaris, deponis all in ane voce upon this Last and Nynt Article, That the same is trew, and affirmis, that not onlie the Laird tuik up the Granderie zeirlie, bot at ilk Court that he held, bayth in the Mayneland and Yles. And for the better understanding of this terme of Granderie, thai defyne the samyn to be ane law, quhairby ane previe dittay of all faltis and crymes committit or done contrair the comown law, quhilk suld be tane up be ane generale inqueist of the maist honest men of ilk paroche and yle ans in the sewin zeir, giff neid be, and na oftar. Bott the Laird, sen hes entres, hes abusit this law be the continewale and daylie using thairoff at everie Court haldin be him; be the quhilk not onlie is the criminale persounis punissit, bot alswa the innocent are grivouslie wrangit and opprest thairby— First, Be the frequent using of the samyn, contra the custome and consuetude of the cuntrie. Secundlie, That the said previe dittay beand tane, he will permit na probatioun to be led thairupon, but the parteis indytit ar haldin convict, ewin as probatioun had bein led and ressauit thairupon. Thridlie, The dittay quhilk suld have been giffin up be ane generale inqueist of honest men, is tane up be him and his clerkis in previe maner, of the parteis enemeis and ewilwillaris; quhairthrow sum are spulzeit of thair haill gudis and geir, and of thair honestie and fame, and vther sum componis with him, for feir of thair lyff, at his plessur. Ferdlie, Thair is ane branche of this law of Granderie, callit Sculding, that is to say, ane brute or sclander of thift, pykrie, or sic uther crymes, rasit by the deid of ane single persoun in ane parochin or yle, quhairoff na probatioun can be had quha is the committar thairoff, in that case the haill nichtbouris within that pairt of the parochin or yle are generalie put under acquittance of the said brute; and swa quhen they cum to offer thair acquittance, it is ofter refusit nor resavit be the Laird; and giff this first acquittance beis not admittit nor ressavit be the Laird, thai pay thair unlaw thairfoir to him, and than ar thai put to the second hiear acquittance. Quhilk seindill or never is ressavit be the Laird, be ressoun the first less acquittance was not ressavit nor admittit, and swa ar thai pundit for falzeing of the second acquittance in the tripill of the first unlaw, and syn put to the hieast and last acquittance; quhairin, giff thai failzie and beis not quyt, thair haill guddis and geir ar confiscat, or ellis thai man compone thairfoir with him, and swa the multitude of innocent persounis ar punist wranguslie for the offense of ane trespasser; and becaus this law of Granderie is ane meins and way to spulzie honist men of thair substance, thairfoir he usis it the ofter at everie Court zeirlie haldin be him in the cuntrie.