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
Item, The Comownis of Fetlair efter following, hevelie menis and
complenis, that quhair thair haill sustentatiounis and lyvis fude
(specialie in the tyme of winter, quhen thai dar not travell to far seis
in fisching, for storms of weder upon thair small scaffis) consistis on
thair fisching within the bayis and soundis adjacent to the said Yle;
and quhair thai had libertie in all tymes precedand the Lairdis entres
to the office of Fowdrie, to fisch thair but interruptioun or impediment
of all Fowdis, his predecessoris, with small lyne, gritlyne, or
handlyne, at thair electioun and plessour. Notwithstanding the Laird of
Cultemalindie, in this present zeir of 1576 zeir of God, hes tane fra
the persounis following, the sowmis of monie respective heirefter
specifeit, because thai usit thair auld use and consuetude of fisching
in the places foirsaid in the tyme of winter, quhen thai micht not
travell to far seis. That is to say, fra Magnus Burgar and his boitmen
fyve gudlinis, Magnus Gregorsoun and his cumpanie fyve gudlings, Johne
of Northdaill and his boitmen fyve gudlinis, Thomas of Vailzie and his
companie fyve gudlinis; Thomas Navar and his mairow fyve gudlinis,
Ninian of Sandis boit fyve gudlinis, John of Burghis boit fyve gudlinis,
Nichole Scot in Snaburgh fyve gudlinis, Edwarde of Odstais boit fyve
gudlinis, David Frakasettaris boit fyve gudlinis, Stephane in Ureis boit
fyve gudlinis, and Patrik of Ureis boit fyve gudlinis; quhilk fyve
gudlinis is ay payit be twa dolouris and ane halff, or than ane angell
nobill, and bot twa or thre puire men at the maist in ilk boit that
payit the said unlawis. And hes maid ane new statute for all tyme
cumming, that nane sall fische thair in tyme of winter, with small lyne
or grit lyne, under the pane of pecuniar sowmes. And swa sen the makking
of the said act, na man dar fische thair, and it stud thame on thair
lyveis fude. This provin be the residew of the said Yle befoir
specifeit.
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