buttir, and vpon the zeiris, conforme to the formar deponaris, wyth this
aditioune of the parochinaris of Burray, Quharff, and Goldberwyk, quha
affermit, that the man that weyit thair buttir durst do na vyther wayis
for feir of the Laird, because he stude besyde him all the tyme of the
weying: And wyth this additioune of the grittest nummer of the
parochinaris of Scatstay and Delting, quha deponit, that thai gat
nathing doune of the wrang wechtis the last zeir: And wyth this
additioune of the haill parochinaris of Northmaven aboue specifeit, quha
declarit, that Dauid Tulloch, thair Laurichtman, broucht his bismeyre
wyth him to the Duchemennis buyt at Gluss, till haue weyit the buttir
thairupoune to the Laird, according to the dewitie of his office, bot
the Laird wald not suffer him to do the saimen; and he said to the
Laird, It was ewill done that he wald not lat him wie the Commownis
buttir with the just bismeyre quhilk he had broucht with him thair, and
said it was not aneuche that he suld oppress the Commownis with ane
wrangus bismeyre; and because he spak tha wourdis to the Laird for the
rycht in favour of the Commownis, or ever the Laird wald luik on him
with patience, he gart him pay to him for the said speiche fyve
dolouris: And wyth this additioune of Magnus Reid of Ayth, quha producit
in presence of the Commissionaris and the haill Commownis of Sandsting,
Aythsting, and Dunrostness, ane letter under the commown seale of
Zetland, of the electioune of Nichole Ayth of that ilk, fader to the
said Magnus, to the office of Lawman-generale of all Zetland, quhilk is
of the dait, In the Ting holm of Tingwale, the xxvij day of July, in the
zeir of God J^m V^c xxxij zeires, togidder with ane bismeyre, quhilk the
said Lawman keipit and observit as ane just bismeyre all his dayis.
Lykas the said Magnus his sone, affermit, that he had keipit it sen his
said faderis deceiss, and was repute and haldin as ane just and attentik
wechte, and for verificatioune thairoff, the Fowdis merk and Lawmannis
merk war ingravit in the same; quhilk bismeyre beand conferrit with the
Lairdis bismeyre, quhilk he hes usit commounlie sen his entress, the
foirsaid Lardis bismeyre transcendis and surmontis the said Lawmannis
laufull bismeyre vpon the lespund wecht, aucht merkis mair nor just,
quhilk extendis to the third pairt of ane lespund, swa that the Laird
hes of the Commownis be hes bismeyre, of everie thre lespundis he
ressavis, he hes the fourt lespund attour the just wecht wranguslie; and
this was verifiit be the haill twa parochinaris aboue mentionat, befoir
the saidis Commissionaris.
THE THRID ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAYNTIS, giffen in befoir the
Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale, be Arthour Sinclair
of Ayth, as eftir followis—
Thridlie, The said Laurence hes, sen hes entrie foirsaid, compellit ws
to pay our restis and dettis, and to delyuer to him silver zopindales
for twa gulliounis, quhair as the samyn hes commoune courss in tymes
bygane, and was ressauit for thre gudlingis be all Fowdis preceiding
this tua hundreth zeiris bygane.
The haill Inhabitantis of Zetland befoir mentionat, sworne and
examinit befoir the saidis Commissionaris, dayis, zeir, and place
respective, foirsaid, vpon this Thrid Article, deponis as
followis—
Thay all in ane voce deponis, that the Laird of Cultemalindie tuik the
zopindale fra thame in payment of ony rest of dettis that thay war awand
to him, for twa gudlingis allanerlie, quhair as of befoir, it was ay
tane for thre gudlingis; and as zit the Duchemen will not giff ane
zopindaill bot for thre gudlingis wourth of wairis, and thay ar
compellit to giff it to him for twa gudlingis, swa hes rasit up vpon
thame the thrid mair of all detties and dewities quhilk thai haue not in
wairis, ffor the quhilk thay man pay monie, quhilk is the occasioune
that bayth kirkmen, merchandis, and vtheris traffeicand in the cuntrie,
will ressave the said zopindaillis and vther monie in na vther maner nor
the Laird ressaveis the samen; as alswa, the angell nobill, quhilk was
wount to be allowit in thair dettis for sax gudlingis, is now ressauit
fra thame for fyue gudlingis, quhairby thai ar gritlie opprest be the
Laird continualie sen his entres to the office. And als it is deponit be
the Inhabitaris of the North Yles of Zetland, viz.—of the Yles of Zell,
Fetlar, and Vnst, that [the] Laird tuik the zopindale fra the Duchemen,
quhilk lay within thair Yles, for tua gudlingis, and quhat wairis he
tuik fra thame againe, he compellit thame to tak the zopindale, in
payment thairoff, for thre gudlingis. And als it is deponit be the men
of Northmaven, that the Laird compellit all thame that wantit zopindales
or angel nobillis to pay thair restis with, to pay for ilk gudling
xxiiij s. Scottis, swa that for the dolour st. that suld haue bein thre
gudlingis, to thame allowit in dettis to thame be him bot for tua
gudlingis, thai payit xxxvj s. Scottis. And affoir his entres, the
gullioune was nevir bot vj s. Scottis, swa that, quhair in tymes bypast
the pryce of tua gudlingis was bot xij s. Scottis (to the quhilk pryce
of tua gudlingis the Laird hes put the haill dolour to quhair he
ressaues monie fra thame), notwithstanding, quhair thai uant the dolour,
he compellis thame to pay thairfoir xxxvj s. Scottis, quhilk is thryss
als mekle as thai war wount to pay of befoir.
THE FERD ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAYNTIS, giffen in befoir the
Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale, by Arthour Sinclair
of Ayth, as eftir followis—
Ferdlie, the said Laurence hes compellit the Duchemen and vther
strangeairs resortand to the cuntrie of Zetland, be quham the haill
traffeck of the said cuntrie consistis, to pay him als meikle dewtie be
way of brybrie and extrordinar impostis, as thay war wount to pay of
befoir to our souerane Lord and his Fowdis for his Hieness toll and
custome; quhairthrow the saidis strangearis, quha furnist ws all
victuales, clayth, yrne, hemp, and vther necessaris, ar appeirand till
abstein fra traffeck in our said cuntrie, lykas the principall men of
thame hes ellis done, and that for the oppressioun committit vpon thame,
till our grit skayth, without remied be maid in tyme.
The haill Inhabitaris of Zetland befoir mentionat, sworne and examint
befoir the said Commissionaris, dayis, zeir, and plaice
respective, foirsaid, vpon this Ferd Article, deponis as followis—
The haill Inhabitantis of Zetland befoir written, deponis concerning
this Fourt Article, that thay ar ignorant quhat the Laird hes gottin fra
the Duchemen attour the just toll, becaus they are not permittit to be
present at the delyverance thairoff, and ar not participant of the
samyn; bot in respect of the grit favor, liberteis, and permissiounis
that is grantit and permittit to the Duchemen be the Laird, zeirlie, sen
his entress, by auld consuetude and customes of the cuntrie, to the grit
hurt and damage of the puir Commownis of the cuntrie quhilk byis all
thingis necessairis concerning thair sustentatiouns fra the Duchemen, it
apperis, and is presumit, that the Laird ressaveis zeirlie gains and
commoditie fra thame according to the termis of the Ferd Article, and in
respect of the ressounis particularlie following—
And First, Quhair as it was and is the use, affoir that ony schip be
tholit, the cowp and pryce of the merchand wairis and geir is and aucht
to be sett be the Fowde, and certain honest descreit men of the cuntrie
quhilk knawis the lawis, consuetudes, and pryces, bayth of the
cuntrimenis wairis and merchandis strangearis resortand thair; the Laird
of Cultemalindie, sen his entrie to the Fowdrie, hes not observit the
auld order thairoff, bot hes alterit and brokin the cowp and pryces as
followis: that is to say, The pryces of the Duchemen and strangearis
geir is rasit hiear, contrair the auld use and custome; for the auld
lawfull pryce of the barrell of drinking beir was and suld be for thre
gudlingis of cuntrie wairis, sic as of fische, buttir, wadmell, or uther
cuntrie wairis; and the barrell of rymeill brannes of twelff lesspond
wecht, of the same pryce; bott sen the Laird enterit, the barrell of
beir is sett to four gudlingis, and the warst beir that they bring is
sett to three gudlingis and ane half; the barrale of branner meil,
quhilk was thre gudlingis of auld, now they gar thame pay thairfoir thre
gudlingis and ane half, and sumetyme four gudlingis: and zet the scayth
is not sa grit of the cowp setteing to the Commownis, as is the hurt
that thai have of the exorbitant gilding of the wairis; for quhair as
twelff gild keling and aucht gild ling suld mak the gudling, and was
evir in use to be tane fra thame for ane gudling, the Duchemen will not
ressaive fra thame less nor fourteen, fifteen, or saxteen gild keling,
and ten, elleven, or twelff gild ling for the gudling, and this is
continewalie usit sen the Lairdis entress, and for na complaynt that
thai can mak to him thai can have remeid thairoff, bot the Duchemen ar
ouirsein, and the cuntriemen opprest in maner foresaid, for lack of
justice.
Secundlie, The Commownis of the haill cuntrie complainis upon the
Duchemen, quhair as thai ar hevelie opprest be thair messuris and
wechtis; for the Duchemenis can that they tax the beir with, is litill
mair nor ane Scottis chappin, for the full of the quhilk they tak fra
the Commownis ane Dens schilling, quhilk is ane gild keling, bot the can
that they ressaive the ulie fra the Commownis with, is neir weill ane
Scottis quart, albeit they aucht bayth to be equal and alike of messour.
Thridlie, The Commownis ar hevelie opprest be the said Duchemen, as thai
affirme and deponis, be the bismeiris wrangusslie maid and markit, swa
that xxx merkis upon the small wechtis will scantlie mak furth ane
lesspund of the bismeire quhairupone the Commownis ressavis fra the
Duchemen; bot they ressave the Commownis wairis upon the grit wecht in
haill gudlingis, quhilk hinderis the Commownis of ilk gudling twelff
merkis; quhilk diminisses the fyft part of thair dewitie, quhairroff
they suld have allowance, be the wrang wecht; and thairby they pay the
fyft part attour thair dewities mair nor just.
Ferdlie, It is affirmit and deponit be the Inhabitantis of the North
Yles of Zetland, viz.—of Zell, Fetlair, and Unst, before mentionat, that
thai are extorsit be the Duchemen be the rasing of the pryces of thair
wairis, and diminissing of the pryces of the cuntrie wairis onlie in
defalt of the Laird, for the Commownis was wont to get in all tymes of
befoir the Lairdis entress, aucht cuttell of vnblicht carrott (?) for
ane gudling, bot now, sen his entress, thai gett bot sax cuttellis for
the gudling; lykwyiss the merk of copper of auld was sauld for twa
schillingis of wairis, and now thai tak four schillingis thairfoir; and
siclyk hes agmented the pryces of thair hemp and uther grayth: In
respect of the quhilk, it is supponit and presumit that the Laird gettis
gains fra the strangearis, to suffer and permit thame to use the
Commownis on this maner; for thai declair, that the shippis that lyis in
the Yles delyvirit to the Lairdis doaris, ilk schip halff ane last of
beir and meill certane zeiris, bot thai knaw not quhidder he maid
payment to the Duchemen or not thairfoir. Bot thai affirme that thai
hard the Duchemen say, that the Laird payit thame nathing thairfoir. And
als affermis, that the Duchemen schow thame that the Laird tuk the
zopindaill fra thame bot for twa gudlings, yet in payment of thair
wairis that he bought fra thame, he compellit thame to tak it again fra
him for thre gudlings.
THE FYFT ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAYNTIS, giffin in Bill befoir
the Regentis Grace and Lordis of Secreit Counsale, be Arthour
Sinclair of Ayth, upon LAURENCE BRUCE of Cultemalindie, as eftir
followis—
Fyftlie, The said Laurence, in his accustomit manner, efter his arryvale
in Zetland with fyfteen or saxteen armit men, comis to the housses of us
the inhabitantis of the said cuntrie, and remains thairintill quhill our
victuales and provisioun be spendit; compelling us to furnish him and
his cumpanie, for feir of grittar oppressioun, and swa depairtis bot
payment of ony expenss and chargeis maid be him and his dependaris to us
or ony of us, and that in manner of sorning and skafrie, to our uttar
wrak and heirschip, we beand for the maist pairt all lawboraris and
fischaris.
The haill Inhabitaris of Zetland before mentionat, sworne and examinit
befoir the saidis Commissionaris, dayis, zeir, and place
respectivé foirsaid, upon the Fyft Article, deponis as followis—
Thay all depone in ane voce, That the Laird was never fewer nor twelff
personnis, by strangearis, boyis, and uthers, that convoyit his caryage,
quhilk was sustenit be the honest men of the cuntrie into thair housses,
quhen as he past athort the cuntrie; and was bankittit, and gat sic
cheir as thai micht furniss, and payit nevar any price for it; and
ofttymes the gudman of the houss, at thair departing, behuvit to propyne
the maister houshald, the cuik, and stewart, with sum gift; with this
additioun of the parochynairis of Nesting, that in Hervist was ane zeir,
the Laird with his companie beand in Margrat Reidis houss in Burgh,
quhen they had drukkin furth hir provisioun, thair was half ane barrell
of beir in Thomas of Kirkabustar’s hous quhilk pertenit to Johne
Magnussoun in Gounzefirth, and was put thair to keip be him, the Laird
gettand wit thairoff, send and gart bring the same to Margrat Reidis
houss to his provisioun, and gart publiss throw the parochin, that
quhatever he was that had ony dreinking beir, and heild and conselit the
same fra him, thair haill guiddis and geir suld be escheit, giff
knawlege might be had thairoff in ony tyme eftir. As for the halff
barrell that was tane, the awnar as zet has gottin na payment thairfoir.
And wyth this additioun of the parochinairis of Northmaven, that in sum
mennis housses, the Laird, with his companie, wald remane quhill he wald
dreink halff ane last of beir, and sumtyme mair; lyk as he did in Andro
Robertsoun’s, John Robertsoun’s, Magnus in Gluss, and Laurence in
Glusses housses, and wald repair to thame thre or four tymes in the
zeir. And the gudwyffes of the housse, nor thair servandis, gat na
entress in thair awin sellaris sa lang as he remanit.
THE SAXT ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAINTIS, giffin in befoir the
Regentis Grace and Lordis of the Secreit Counsale, be Arthour
Sinclair of Ayth, upon LAURENCE BRUCE of Cultemalindie, as
followis—
Saxtlie, The said Laurence, contrair the custome of our said cuntrie and
lawis of this realme, hes at all tymes, sen his entrie, causit courtis
to be fensit and haldin within the feriat and cloiss tyme of hervist and
vacanis for his particular proffitt, quhairthrow we micht [not] wait
upon our hervist for winning of our cornis, hay, and vther necessars to
sustein us in tyme of winter. And lyikwyiss causit dyverss of his
servandis and suddartis, quhilk ar not natives nor indwelland men in our
cuntrie, to pass upone our assyses and inquestis, contrair our lawis and
customes, perverting thairthrow our haill lawis to his particulair
comoditie.
The haill Inhabitaris of Zetland befoir mentionat, sworne and examinit
befoir the saidis Commissionaris, dayis, zeir, and place
respectivé foirsaid, upon this Saxt Article, deponis as followis—
And first, The men of Quhytnes and Weisdale anent this Saxt Article,
deponis, That the Laird held courtis alsweill in tyme of hervist as ony
uther tyme; and in speciale betuixt the Mariemessis, and at everie
court, he had twa or thre of his awin men, quha votit and decernit all
decreits at thair plessure, and wald gif the Commownis na place to vote
bot conforme to thame: Quhairas na men suld sit upon thair decreits bot
cuntriemen that kennis thair awin lawis, quhairthrow thair law was
wreistit to the Lairdis particular proffit, to the grit hurt of the
inhabitaris of the cuntrie; amang quham James Bruce sat upon the assyses
this last zeir in mony of all the courtis haldin in Zetland be the
Laird, notwithstanding, as thai wer informit, [he] was at the Kingis
horne and unrelaxit.
The men of Brassay ar conforme to the formar deponaris upon this Saxt
Article, with this additioun: At the last Lawting haldin in Scalloway,
quhilk is the heid court of the cuntrie, thai affirme that thair was
scarslie the ane halff of the assyiss cuntriemen, and thai gat na vote
in the decreits giffin furth; quhairfoir thai war on purpoiss to have
tane act that thai gaif na consent to the decreits decernit in that
court, bot for feir of the Laird thai stayit and durst not.
The men of Nesting, Lunasting, Quhailsay, and Skerreis, examinit upon
this Saxt Article, ar conform to the formar deponaris of Quhytnes and
Weisdale, with this additioun: Efter that my Lord Robert had past
throwout the parochinis of the cuntrie, and haldin his courtis, the
thing that my Lord had remittit and forgiffin, the Laird thaireftir
callit thame, and held courtis in Tingwall and Scalloway, and thair sett
his awin servandis and utheris of his chosin upon the assysses, sic as
James Bruce, Harie Bruce, and Thomas Boyne, sa lang as he was in his
service; and thair wald convict thame in sic sowmes as he thoucht gude,
haveand na respect to the lawis of the cuntrie nor gude conscience, bot
ony voit of the cuntriemen; and also decernit faltis that was giffin up
in Grandrie (quhilk is ane dittay giffin and tane up be ane privy
inquest), without any preiff led thairupon: and thai that gaiff up the
grandrie sat upon the assyiss, and in speciale Harie Bruce and Thomas
Boyne, quha was bayth the upgiffaris of the faltis, and but preiff or
witness sat upon the assyiss, and decernit upone the same. And for ane
tuilzie that Johne Smyth, officiar, maid in Williame Garyochis houss,
Edwarde of Garth, Williame Magnussoun in Beinsta, and the said Williame
Garryouche, war ilkane decernit in sax dolouris, quhilk thai war
compellit to pay to the Laird with rigor; and quhen thai requyrit the
clerk for ane copie of the decreit, and bad him ane zopindale and ane
halff for thair extract of the same, zet he wuld not draw it furth to
thame. And thai affirme all, that for na payment nor requeist that thai
can mak, the Lairdis clerk will not giff forth the extractis of the
decreitis, nor zet can thai have executioun thairupon, except it be for
the Lairdis awin particular proffit.
The men of Vnst, examinit upon this Saxt Article, agreis with Quhytnes
and Weisdale, with this additioun: Harie Bruce and Thomas Boyne beand
procurators, sumtyme efteir that thai have pursewit in ane actioun, hes
been permittit to sit upon the assyiss, and to decerne in the same
actioun that thai procurit in of befoir. And in speciale, in ane actioun
quhair Harie Bruce stude up and procurit for Barthole Strangis wyff, the
said Barthole beand furth of the cuntrie, and sche compellit to answer,
for na exceptioun of the law that sche culd propone thai wald desist,
bot procedit aganis her; quhairas of the law her husband suld have bein
callit, and not sche. And the said Harie unrequyrit of hir, takkand hir
procuratioun upon him, sat down agane upon the assyiss, and gaiff vote
contrair the actioun, for the quhilk he procurit; this proven be
certaine honest men of Vnst, viz.—Walter Smyth, Johne Coupland, Magnus
Cowhouse, Paule of Maill, with vtheris dyuerss.
THE SEWINT ARTICULE OF THE GENERALLE COMPLAINTIS, giffin in in Bill
befoir the Regentis Grace and Lordis of the Secret Counsale, be
Arthour Sinclair of Ayth, aganis Laurence Bruce of Cultemalindie,
as followis—
Sewentlie, The said Laurence, under pretence and cullour of
nichtborhood, quhair the use was that the haill parochin, callit ane
Scathald, payit for the vnlaw of swyne worting, callit Swyne Ruting, xl
s., he hes compellit ilk man in the parochin to pay to him thairfoir
thre zowpundaleis throw the haill mayneland; quhilk extendit in ane zeir
in the mayneland by the Yles to thre hundreth zopindales, to our vttar
heirschip and wraik.
The Inhabitaris of Zell, Fetlair, and Unst, befoir specifiit, sworne
and examinit upon this Sewint Article, deponis as followis, that
is to say—
In Unst there is xxi scatlandis, vtherwayis callit Scathaldis. The
Laird, haldand Court at Sca, in Unst, inquirit giff thair was ony swyne
ruting in that Yle. The ordour of punissing of swyne ruting be the law
of the cuntrie is this; Quhen ony man compleins upon hes nichtbor for
ruting up of his corne or his medo with the swyne, the assyiss, after
the probatioune and tryale tane of the scayth that is done to the
complenar, decernis him in amendis, outher of corne or gerss, according
to gude conscience, sa far as the scayth is provin; and giff it be the
Kingis land that is ruted, the unlaw of the law that fallis to the
sheriff is thre merkis Zetland payment, viz.—ane dolor; and gif it
pertain to the kirk or outhale men, the Kingis unlaw is the less. And
giff na man compleins upon swyne ruting, it aucht not to be tane up be
way of Granderie. Zet nevartheless, the Laird, contrair the law and
practik of the cuntrie, put it up as ane article of the Granderie. And
quhen the assyiss was requyrit to sit and decern thairupon, the haill
honest men of the Yle refusit and past of the assyiss; zet
notwithstanding, Thomas Boyne, the Lairdis awin man, with his clerk and
strangearis that was placit on the assyiss, maid furth ane decreit
thairupon, and decernit ilk scathald within the said Yle to pay to the
Laird thre dolors for the swyne ruting, quhilk the Laird gart poynd fra
the Commownis. For payment of the quhilk the puir Commownis was
compellit to sell thair ky to the Duchemen for half pryce, becaus thai
had na reddie silver. The soum that the Laird gat wranguslie thairthrow
in the said Yle, extendit to thre scoir thre dolors; quhilk scaythit the
Yle, be ressoun of the small pryce that thai gat for thair guddis to the
valor of ane hundreth dollors and mair, as thai tuik upon thair
conscience. And sic as had not ky to sell, war constranit to sell their
land out at the grund, to get silver to outred the said unlaw.
The Inhabitaris of Fetlar foirsaid ar conforme to the depositioun of
Unst; and thai grant and confessis that thai have payit for ten
scatlandis contenit in their Yle, in the same maner as Unst hes done, to
the Laird for the swyne ruting, but dome or law xxx dolors; and for lack
of reddie monie was constranit to sell thair guddis and landis far
within the worth, lyk as the men of Unst hes deponit.
The Inhabitaris of Zell, knawand that the Laird wald have had ane dome
of thaim of swyne ruting at his Court haldin thair, supponit to be na
better handlit nor the other twa Yles was, they war faine to aggrie with
him, in case he suld have put thame to ane grittar Intendment; swa that
for ellevin scathaldis that is within that Yle, thai payit him xxxii
dolors: And giff the Laird causit ony dome to be maid thairupoun, the
men of the Yle that sat upon the assyiss affirmis, that thai consentit
nevar thairto.
The Parochinaris of Dunrosnes, sworne and examinit upon this Sewint
Article, deponis, That thair was not ane in that parochin, puir nor
riche, that had samikle as ane gryiss, and culd not quyt the samen of
swyne ruting, bot he was poyndit for thre zopindalis; quhairas thai
allege, that thai ar grittumlie wrangit by the rest of Zetland, for in
uther parochinis and yles he tuik bot for everie scathald thre dolors,
bot in this parochin he gart everie man particularlie pay thre dolors;
and for payment thairoff their gudis and geir war comprysit, meikle
inwith the avale, quhilk was to thair double hurt; and the sowme that
the Laird gat furth of the said parochin, for this unlaw of swyne
ruting, is calculat amangis thame to extend to ane hundreth and four
dolors.
The Parochinaris of Delting and Scatstay, Burray, Trondray, Quharff, and
Godberwyk, sworne and examinit upon this Sewint Article, deponis, That
becaus thai hard wourd of the exorbitent unlawis that was tane up in
utheris parochinis, sic as Unst, Zell, Fetlar, and Dunrostnes, foir feir
thairoff thai slew thair haill swyne, quhen thai war out of ply, that
they suld not be unlawit thairfoir; quhilk has done them grait scayth.
The Parochinaris of Tingwale, sworne and examinit heirupon, deponis,
That thair was na swyne haldin with thame, except Erasmus of Watbustar,
and Laurence of Hammersland, quha for twa gryseis that they had,
componit and payit betwixt thame ane dolor thairfoir to the Laird.
The Inhabitaris of Brassay, sworne and examinit thairupon, deponis, That
for feir of the rigorus handling that thai hard tell was usit upon their
nichtbouris be the Laird, thai had slain doune all thair swyne; except
Nichole Johnstoun of Congasettar, quha for ane swyne quhilk he had that
did na harme to any nichtbour, his kow was tane, at comand of the Laird,
be Andro Giffurde, and sald, and the pryce thairoff delyvirit to the
Laird, na dome nor law passand thairupon.
THE AUCHT ARTICLE OF THE GENERALE COMPLAYNTIS, giffin in in Bill
befoir the Regentis Grace and Lordis of the Secreit Counsale, be
Arthour Sinclair of Ayth, aganis Laurence Bruce of Cultemalindie,
as followis—