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
The haill Inhabitaris of Zetland befoir mentionat, sworne and examinit
upon this Article, zeir, place, and dayis respectivé affoirsaid, hes
testifiit this Article to be of trewth; and notwithstanding of this new
augmentatioun of gerssowmes, thai got not the takkis kepit and observit
quhill all zeiris that thai haue payit for be outrun. For quhair as thai
haue payit twa gerssowmes in maner foirsaid, for sax zeir takkis, he
will not suffer thame to bruik the last saxt zeir, bot compellis thame
at the begynning thairoff, to tak new takkis agane, and pay new
gerssowmes, and swa makkis the last zeir of the formar assedatioun to be
the first zeir of thair new assedatioun; and swa thai pay dowbill
gerssowmes for ane zeir, togedder with the wrangus augmentatioun
foirsaid.
Sewintlie, It was complenit be the saidis auld Lawrichtmen, that quhair
it is the use and consuetude of the cuntrie quhen ony man or woman
deceissis, haveand landis, gudis, or geir, to be divydit amangis the
airis, the Underfowde (quhilk is the baillie of the parochin or yle),
accumpanyt with certane honest nichtboris, cummand to the principall
houss quhair the persoun deceissit, callit the Heidbull, for making of
the divisioun of the said airschip, callit ane Scheind, gat for his fee
of the haill gudis nyne schilling Dense, quhilk is sax schilling
Scottis, or thairby. But now sen the Lairdis entres, he hes dischargit
the Underfowdis of thair offices and fee in that case, and hes tane in
place of the said nyne schillingis Dense, ane sax schilling ox, quhilk
is the maist sufficient ox that can be had, to him selff of everie
persounis gudis that deceissis.
The haill Inhabitaris of Zetland above specifiit, sworne and examinit
upon this Article, all in ane voce deponis the same to be trew; and in
particular, Laurence of Air, personalie present befoir the
Commissionaris, testifiit be his haill nichtboris, that quhen his fader
Olaw of Eister Scail deceissit, the Laird compellit him to pay ane ox
pryce, viz.—thre dolouris, for his scheind fee.
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