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
Northmaven concerning this Article, deponis, That the Laird causit ane
croce pass throw thair parochin to warne boitis to flit him and his
companie our to Zell fra Collafirth; and becaus the boitis come not sa
sone as he desyrit, he directit furth his precept, but ony tryale
taking, or dome or law passand thairupon, and causit poynd thair
persounis following, viz.—Laurence of Gluss ane angell nobill, ane
curchie quhilk cost twa gudlings, with ane pair of wovin hoiss; not the
less this man was present thair, reddie to flit and fuir upon his
nichtbouris boit, as his nichtbouris testifiit. Lykwyis, Johne in
Barrasettar had his boit present to serve, zet he was poyndit, and payit
twa zopindales to the Laird. Gregorius in Burrowland had his ox prysit
thairfoir, and to releiff him, payit twa dolouris to the Laird. Williame
in Clodasettar for the same, payit alsmikle wadmell of gud clayth,
quhilk suld have bein his wyff ane kirtill, with hir curchie, because he
had na vther geir. Olaw in Houle for the same payit ane horss. Into the
grund betwixt Collafirth and Lyen, thair is fyve sindrie houshaldis,
quhairoff thair was twa widois quha had thair hussbandis perissit upon
the see aucht or nyne dayis of befoir, quha wantit servandis; zet the
Laird gart poynd thame, the ane wantit her kow, and the vther wantit
alsmekle clayth as extendit to ane kowis pryce: Quhilk twa women for
povertie scalit thair housses, and had never ane houss of thair awin
sensyn. Magnus in Quyfirth, quha flittit the Laird and his servandis
twyiss that day our the firth, becaus he was not sa sone reddie in the
morning as thai wald, or he was cummit hame fra the last flitting, his
kow was tane, and to freith her, he behuvit to pay twa dolouris. Johne
in Lyen, quha had his horss and his boy flittand the Laird that day, zit
neuirtheles his kow was tane for ever away be the Lairdis servandis.
Nichol in Swynasettar haveand his horss and boy with the Laird that day
in lykwyiss, zet his kow was tane fra him for ever. Johne Oxnasettar,
for the same, was compellit to pay twa dolouris to the Laird. Thomas in
Colafirth, for the same, had his kow poyndit be the Lairdis officiars,
and wantit her for evir. Andro in Colafirth siclyk wantit his kow
thairfoir.
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