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, Magnus Johnsoun in Uredaill, Williame Johnsoun in Tow, Erasmus in
Sinbustar, Gelis in Burgh, Magnus Erasmussoun, indwellaris in Burray,
and Margrett Yirewing, ane puir wedo, indwellare in Trondra, complenis
upon the Laird and his officiar, James Espline, quhay at his cumand hes
chargit ilk ane of thame to pay thre dolouris to the Laird, becaus thai
came not to cast peitis, till ane rewme callit Papill. And they
allegeand that thai war never in use of sic service, nor was not callit
ordorlie, nor dempt in the said pane, thairfoir refusit to anssuer the
said officiar thairoff. Nevertheless, by order of law, the said James
Espline, at the Lairdis comand, has poyndit fra the said Magnus
Johnsoun, Williame Johnsoun, and Erasmus in Sinbuster, fra ilk ane of
thame, thre zopindales, and the vther thre ar lyand under the daunger of
poynding for alsmekle, ilk person. And the foirsaid persounis hes provin
be the rest of the nichtbouris of the said Yle of Burray within written,
that thai ar poyndit in maner foirsaid, and als hes causit to call
certaine of the assyiss that the Laird had upon his Court to declair
giff sic thingis was dempt be thame or not, befoir the Commissionaris,
viz.—Swaine in Brindista, Marten in Sound, Magnus in Sound, John
Thomassoun in Sound, Nichole Hutchissoun in Eister Quhairff, Nichole
Swainsoun in Utrabustar, Magnus in Uradaill, Olaw Yirewing in Troindra,
David Sinclair in Hugoland, James Sinclair in Northbustar, Robert in
Clett, Richart Sinclair in Branxaclett, Magnus Symoundsoun in Burgh, and
Magnus in Brek: Quha beand sworne upon thair grit aythis, deponit, that
thai never voted anent the unlaw foirsaid of peitis casting, nor had
never decreit, pronouncit, nor red thairupon.
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