Item, It is complenit anent ane unlawful inovation and custome raisit up be the Laird, sen his cumming in the cuntrie, upon certane the inhabitaris of Zetland, quha had schippis of thair awin, and travalit thairwith to Noroway, and broucht hame tymber and boitis to furneis the cuntrie for the payment; the Laird allegeand that thair was ane act maid that nane suld sell boitis nor tymber bot upone ane certifeit pryce, and allegeand that thai had brokin the said act in selling deirar thair boitis and tymber to the Comownis nor the said allegit act proportit. And the persounis heirefter following affirmis, that thair was never ane act maid, at the leist was never intimeit to thame. Notwithstanding the Laird compellit thame to pay to him, in name of penaltie and transgressioun of his said allegit act, the sowmes of monie following, without dome or law—to wit, fra Peter Neisbett twelff dolouris, fra Henrie Spence nyne dolouris, and fra Johne of Windeis ane barrell of buttir, pryce thre angell nobillis and ane halff. This provin be the haill nichtbors foirsaid of the saidis thre Yles of Fetlair, Unst and Zell, to be of veritie. Item, Johne Fresser, indwellar in ane litill yle, callit Hoscasay, appropriat to the Fowdrie of Zell, haveand twa merkland in heritage in the Yle of Fetlair, and becaus he was absent fra ane court haldin be the Laird in Fetlair, and gat na warning thairto, nor zet was he in use to anssuer thair, bot at the court of Zell. Nevertheless the Laird tuik his ox fra him thairfoir, na dome or law giffin furth thairupoun. This confessit and affirmit to be of trouth be the haill inhabitantis of Fetlair and Zell foirsaid, before the Commissionaris. Item, Henrie Spence in Zell, had ane servand, quhat at his masteris comand past to his masteris scheip cruiff, and markit his masteris lambis upon his merk. And of eventime thair was ane lamb of the vicaris in the cruiff, quhilk lamb the servand unwittandlie markit upon his masteris merk; and immediatlie thairefter he perseiveand that it was the vicaris lamb, schow him thairoff, and offert to the vicair ane unmarkit lamb thairfoir; and this was done xxx zeirs syn or thairby, quhen Olaw Sinclair was Fowde; the said Olaw thairefter cummand to the Yle, gettand knowlege of the same, tuik tryale thairoff, and fand that it was done of negligence ignorantlie, and thairfoir remittit it. Nevertheless the Laird enterand to the Fowdrie, and gettand knawlege thairoff, compellit the said Henrie to giff to him thairfoir, threttie dolouris, but dome or law. This provin to be trew be the haill Comownis foirsaid of the Yle of Zell, present befoir the Commissionaris.