Oppressions in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland

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Editor

Balfour, David, 1811-1887

Title

Oppressions of the Sixteenth Century in the Islands of Orkney and Zetland From Original Documents

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Anne Grieve and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Orkney (Scotland) -- History

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58976

Release Date

February 27, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.OPPRESSIONS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY IN THE ISLANDS OF ORKNEY AND ZETLAND: FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.ARTICLES AND INFORMATIONS BY THE INHABITANTS OF ORKNEY AND ZETLAND OF THE OPPRESSIONS COMMITTED BY LORD ROBERT STUART. DECEMBER M.D.LXXV. — THE COMPLAINTS of the Inhabitants of Orkney and Zetland, in the Year 1575.
6. 6.THE COMPLAYNTIS OF THE COMMOWNIS AND INHABITANTIS OF ZETLAND AND PROBATIOUNIS LED THAIRUPOUN. FEBRUARY M.D.LXXVI. — THE COMPLAYNTIS and Probatiounis led thairupoun of the Commownis and Inhabitantis of Zetland ressauit and tane up be Maister Williame Mudie of Brekness and Williame Hendersoun Dingwell pursevant, Commissionaris in that pairt specialie constitute coniunctlie, be our Souerane Lord and his Gracis Regentis commissioun direct to thame thairupoun the dayis respective vnderwritten, in the moneth of Februar, the zeir of God I m v c lx saxtein zeiris, in Courtis the said dayis halden be thame respective at Tingwall in Zetland. — Heirefter followis certane Particular Complayntis giffin in be Arthour Sinclair of Ayth, aganis the Laird of Cultemalindie, concerning the wrangis done be the Laird aganis the said Arthour. — The Copie of the Kingis Majesties Commissioun direct to Mr. Williame Mudy of Breknes, and Williame Henderson , Dingwall Pursevant, to takk tryale of enormiteis of Zetland.
7. 7.THE COMMISSION BY KING JAMES THE SIXTH TO THE CHANCELLOR AND OTHERS, TO TRY LORD ROBERT STUART FOR OPPRESSION. M.D.LXXXVII. — The COMMISSION by King James the Sixth to the Chancellor and Others, to try Lord Robert Stuart for Oppression. 1587.
8. 8.A SUPPLICATION TO PARLIAMENT BY LAWRENCE BRUCE AND OTHERS AGAINST PATRICK EARL OF ORKNEY. M.D.XCII. — A SUPPLICATIOUN to the Parliament be the Gentillmen of ORKNAY AND ZETLAND.
9. 9.APPENDIX. — APPENDIX.—No. I. — CHARGES laid before King Eric ( the Pomeranian ) by the COMMONS OF ORKNEY against DAVID MEYNER (MENZIES) OF WEEM, Præses of the Islands . MCDXXV. Extracted and Corrected from the Orcades seu Rerum Orcadensium Historiæ , Auctore Thormodo Torfæo . Havniæ , 1697 , p. 179. — APPENDIX.—No. II. — THE TAXATION, RENTALS, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, OF ORKNEY AND ZETLAND. — GLOSSARY OF UNUSUAL WORDS. — ERRATA.
10. 10.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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