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
Quhytnes and Weisdale, being bot puir fischarmen, payit in the said
taxatioun twelff dolouris and ane halff. Brassay, beand bot to the
number of xxx puir fischaris, payit contrair thair will, in the said
taxatioun, twelff dolouris. Nesting, Lunasting, Quhailsay, and Skerreis,
payit in this taxatioun threttie dolors, nevertheless thai war
constrenit, as thai affirme, to feid the Lairdis suddartis all the tyme
thai war in the said cuntrie. Tingwall affermis, that the Laird and his
servand Harie Bruce, tuik in this parochin for this taxatioun, fiftie
dolouris. Burray, Trondra, Quharff and Goldberwyk, affermis, that the
Laird gart this puir parochin pay in this taxatioun, twentie dolouris;
and war nocht David Clerk of the Brintyland and vtheris, merchandis,
lent and fristit thame the dolouris, thair ky and oxin had been poyndit
thairfoir, to thair utter wrak. Zell payit in this taxatioun to the
Laird thre scoir of dolouris. Unst payit to the Laird, be the handis of
Barthole Strang and Thomas Cowtis, in this taxatioun, fyve scoir of
dolouris. Fetlair payit heirintill be the handis of James Sutherland,
till Andro Mowat, quha ressavit in the Lardis name twentie dolouris.
Delting and Scatsta payit in this taxt to the Laird, elewin pund
Scottis. Northmaven, this parochin hes giffen up particularlie, be ilk
man in our name, quhat thai payit, quhilk beand calculat befoir the
Commissionaris, extendit that this parochin payit to thre scoir four
dolouris. Wawis affermis, that thai payit to the Laird in this taxation,
threttie dolouris. Sandsting and Aythsting declaris, that the Laird had
fra thame in this taxatioun, threttie-four dolouris. Dunrosnes affermis,
that thai payit to the Laird in this taxatioun, thre scoir of dolouris.
Saxtlie, It was complenit be the said auld Lawrichtmen, that quhair for
ilk thre zeiris gerssowme of ane last of land, thai war wont to pay fyve
dolouris, quhilk is callit the Eistercowp and Landsettertoun; but now
sen the Laird began to be Chamberlaine, he has tane for ilk last of land
sewin dolouris and ane halff, quhilk is of everie last of land within
Zetland, in thre zeiris, twa dolouris and ane halff dolour mair nor
richt, or ever was payit of befoir, quhilk extendis everie thre zeir to
thre hundreth dolouris and better, of new augmentatiounis of gerssowmes.
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