Notes of the Connection of the Earls of Morton and Dick of Braid and Craighouse, with the Earldom of Orkney and Lordship of Zetl

E CONNECTIONOTETH F E EARLSO TH MORTOF F O SNO DICD NAN K OF BRAID AND CRAIGHOUSE, WITH THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY LORDSHID AN F ZETLANDO P , WITH RENTAL, INVENTORY, &o., 1653, FROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS IN THE CHARTER ROOM OF KINROSS HOUSE DAVIY B . D MARSHALL, F.S.A. SOOT.

By ancient treaties betwixt Scotlan d Norwayan d e islandth , f o s Orkney and Zetland were held to belong to the latter kingdom, but on the marriage of James III. of Scotland in 1468 to the Princess Margaret, daughtea f Christiao r f Denmaro . I n d Norwaykan e islandth , s were pledged as security for the portion of the royal bride, and never redeemed. Having secure e sovereigntydth e kinth , g soon after (1471) acquired the Earldom estate by transacting with the chief of the " lordly line" of St Glair, who received in exchange the castle of Eavenscraig and lands in Fife. The same year Parliament ratified the transaction, and the Earldom of Orkney and Lordship of Zetland were annexed to the' Crown, not to be given away in time coming to any except only e king'th f so e son.toon s bor n lawfui n l marriage wels i t lI know. n ho r thiwfa s settlemen bees ha t n violated greae th people to t , losth f so e of the province, if not to the nation at large. 6 27 PROCEEDING , SOCIETYE 188913 TH Y .F O SMA ,

The late Mr Alexander Peterkin, sheriff-substitute of Orkney, by his Rentals Anciente th f o Earldom d Bishoprican f Orkney,o publishen di 1820, as also, by his Notes on Orkney and Zetland, published in 1822, s conferreha a lastind g boon upo l inquireral n s inte historth o d an y polity of these islands; nor can we omit to mention the obliga- e memberth tio f o n f thio s s Society n importana r fo , t e noticth f o e unpublished Kental e ancienth f o s t Lordshi f Shetlano p e d th an f o d Earldom of Orkney, recently contributed to the Proceedings by Mr Gilbert Goudie, Treasurer, S.A. Scot. (Proceedings, vol. vii. New Series, p. 213, 1885). The connection of the Morton family and others with the northern archipelago has been dealt with more or less fully by the local historians; but the compiler of these notes, which are drawn from fresh sources of information o believt d le e s i tha, t while widenin e prospecth g d an t increasin e interese subjectth gth n i t , they will also serv removo t e e some erroneous impressions. His thanks are especially due to Sir G. Graham Montgomery, Bart f Stobo , o Castl d Kinrossan e a membe, r of this Society r allowinfo , accessm n formehi go s a , r occasionse th o t , documents preserve e charteth n di r roo t mKinrosa s House, whice hh had the happiness to arrange and catalogue for Sir Graham a number of years ago. To account for the presence of these papers at Kinross, it is only necessar o state t ycar d industrthe e th r an e o ow mSi t tha e f yo w t William Brace e celebrateth , d architect, who, besides bein ga credito r of the ninth Earl of Morton, was also the purchaser of the estate of Lochleven or Kinross from him in 1675, and that Sir William had to e Earl th y debt r pa , fo ssom f whico e h also affected Orkney o ant , . amount exceeding the price of the lands. I have already noticed the succession of the Douglases of Lochleven to the Earldom of Morton in my Notes on Drochil Castle, Peeblesshire (Proceedings, vol. x. New Series, p. 125, 1888), and the subject will foune b d again sequee referreth thif n i o l so dt paper. Without referring to the earlier and better known gifts and tacks of Orkne d Zetlandan y shale w , l begin wit e earliesth h t noticee th n i d papers at Kinross. THE EARLDO F ORKNEMO LORDSHID YAN F ZETLANDO P . 277

r JohSi n Buchana f Scotscraigo n , Knight,1 obtained from Charle. sI a five years' tack or lease to himself and spouse of the Lordship of Orkney and Zetland, "With the haill Isles thairof, and haill teynds grit and small with the bulzeoun and with the offices of Justiciarie, sherifshipe, foudrie, and admiralitie, within 'the haill bounds," with entry at Whitsunday 1627, for yearly payment of £31,066, 13s. 4d. Scots, besides 16 pound weight of " bulzeoun," which he was bound to deliver annually to his Majesty's treasurers, or to the masters of his Majesty's Mint house. Out of the above rental Sir John required to pay £1600 e ministerScotth o t s f Orkneyo s ; £235, 13s. 4d. Scoto st his Majesty's falconers, "for thair chairges in vplifting his Majesties haulks thair zeirlie;e remainderth d "an , extendin £29,23o t g 1 Scots, Georgeo t , Ear f Wintono l o whot , e sams mdisponeth s wa e hi y b d s Majeste "sowmehi th relie r f o r cautionriefo fyo s s debursedr fo " e Ear th f Nithsdaleo l . This tac o Buchanant k , however, must have been immediately cancelled, for we find that in the same year Sir Archibald Napier (Lord Napie f Merchistoiin)o r , Treasurer-deputf o e Scotland, obtaine da fiv e years 'e Earldoleasth f o e f mOrkneo d an y Lordship of Zetland, as formerly possessed by umquhile Patrick Earl of Orkney, or James (Stewart) Lord Ochiltree, or any of their predecessors, upon the same terms in all points as the tack to Sir John Buchanan, balance th paie d b f rene an o d o t tyearl Georgo yt e Ear f Wintoo l r nfo his relief and exoneration, dated at Whitehall 19th May 1627. His Lordship sublet the islands to William Dick of Braid, merchant-burgess of Edinburgh, at an augmented rental of 7000 merks Scots. He subsequently surrendered his tack into the hands of the King (Charles I,) together with Dick's bond for the additional rent, which augmentation of 7000 merk s Majesthi s y bestowed annuall r eighfo y t years, from Whitsunday 1629, upon John Murray, Earl of Annandale, for "trewand thankfull service done to his majesties Umquhile father of happie and eternall memorie, .... with his constant humble and f aithf ull affectioun to his majesties seruice," and to "incourage " him to continue therein.

1 Sir John Buchanan purchased the lands of Sound and Shapinshaw from James Tullo. He was dead in 1642, and Harry Erskine, hia son-in-law, sold them to Thomas Buchanan, sheriff of Orkney (Peterkiris Rentals). 278 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

yearw fe s lateA Islande th r s were subjecte dira o edt calamity, which forms the subject of " a Remonstrance and Petition for his Majesties vassallis and immediate tennentis of Orkney and Zetland, to the most honourable the Privy Councel (of Scotland)" of the following tenor, That whereas the hand of God by a most fearful famine lying upon these countries, as was well known to their honours, since the kingdom by a reference from their table, had contributed to their necessity, but the famin greatlo es y prevailing wit populousnese hth islandse th f madsd o ,ha e a voluntary contribution, though liberal, inadequate. The famine con- tinuing, -many fle o Norwat d d otheyan r parts for relief frod e an m,th preceding year's want of seed there was a small return, and that little was literally broken and blasted by two extraordinary storms of wind from the west, so that the famine had increased. The people had expended their whole stock, destroyed and eaten their whole cattle and store, and were so impoverished that they were only kept in the country bese th t y affecteb d chien thereofan dme f , unti e s Majestth hi l d yan State shoul acquaintee db d meantime therewithth n i d ean , nothins gwa expecte t uttedbu r wreck arid ruin whicn i , n consideratioi h casd an e n anciene oth f t wort notd thesf han eo e Isles governmene th , t thereon i f mosa t special manner s Majesty'beinhi n ghandsi n pertainind ow s an , g to him more particularly than the rest of the provinces of his Majesty's dominions propert, beinown crowngand yhis lands thaTo t. effecthe t chief gentlemen his Majesties immediate vassals and tenants in the Isles for themselves nam n advic i y e communitybehal d b th d d ean f ,an eo an f , direcd di t George Sinclai f Rapnesso r gentlemaa , f thei nnumbero n row , Majesty's Hi o t s Depute, William Dick, wit letteha r subscribe themy db , makin e casgth e known s interes hi d requirinr an ,fo conjoio t t m hi gn therei procurinr nfo gcertificata e fro Prive mth y Counci Majestys hi o t l , and seek such reasonable supply as may prevent the " rowinating" of his Majesty's countries and property; but Mr John Dick, to whom the letter was directed, having for himself and in name .of the said William Dick s fatherhi , , tacksme saie th d f Isleno r theisfo r particular interest being " obleis n paymen i te grea an f t o tyeirl y e samyndewtth r fo ye albeit they pitie miserablr dou e estaitregairn obleishmerie i t th f ye ,d o t quhairin they stand obleist for payment of ane great dewty to his THE EAELDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 279

majestie .... e dewtiee saith .th d f e payeo Illesb o o themst t d e quhil e mais th r awi ka r t fo npair r thifo tr twa r yeirs a a thae sw w ,t forced to supplicate for ourselves baith to have his Majesties most gracious bygainsupple th r yfo e rensomd an t e course taken for vpholding saie th d Ille tymn si e cuming," &c. Dated las Februarf o t y 1635. The s replkinghi o thin yt i , s remarkable document, which doet sno appear to have been noticed by any authority upon Orkney, appoints the Bisho f Orkneypo , William Stewar f Mayneso t , Patrick Smyt f Braco,ho ' Thomaand s Buchana whataknto try surve ea had to tIsles the and y,of bee e sufferingnth f eaco s h inhabitant, f euar, rentaller r indwelleo , r these two years by past, and what they are likely to suffer this present year, and whether their calamit suce ywithou, b has "r princeliou t e helpe, they t ablmoiy no an o labouet e r b d possesan r e ground;sth y whatr o "t t support came to them by the voluntary contribution lately collected for thei rsame "used th quha ean y , werwa t e disposed vpone; mako t d e"an repore Privth o yt t Counci f Scotlando l , that accordingly thereaftee th r king might give such further order therein as he in his " princelie judgment shall think expedient." Dated Greenwich, 22nd of May 1635. What " further orde "s princelikinrhi e "th n gi e judgment " gave, does o suppost e frot on map s e e whicthaar wa t appeart e e i thno th w t bu , miserable inhabitants derived little benefit, for we shall see immediately tha tacksman'e th t s relie postpones wa fyearsx si r .dfo (Sir) William Dick of Braid had, as we have seen, a subtack of Orkne d Zetlanan y d from Lord Napier e kinTh g. subsequently granted a principal tack of the Islands to Dick, for six years from Whitsunday 163 o Whitsundat 7 y 1643 yearla t a firse , yth t renr fo t five year £35,733f so . Scot8d . s 6s ;, an Majestys d hi royas hi f lo , bene- ficence, " in consideration of the lose and damnage sustained be the said William Dick throug greae hth t famin pouertid e tennentian th f eo f so these countreyis and ylles thir laitt bygain yeiris be reasoun of many of them pairting furth of the saidis countreyis vtheris within the samyn deceisin d vtherian g t remaininye s l hailleligal e impoverischif o d an t e greath t quantiti y landile f so e withi e saidith n s bound d yllean s s thairof quhairby he has not onlie great loss, wanting payment of thair maill dewtiesd san presene th t als n bu ,i o t inlac wand kan f tennenti o t s 0 28 PROCEEDING , E SOCIETY188913 TH Y .F O SMA ,

fo r landiy e labourinmaillle th dewtie d e y san th sabilpa f go o st l used and wont," discharges Dick of the " silver maill and dewtie of the sext year " of the tack (reserving yearly payment to the ministers of Orkney of £1600 Majesty's hi o ,t s falconers £235,13s. 4d.1d 6 an ,poun d weight of bullio king'e th o nt s treasurer e mastee Minthouse)th th r f o ,o r d an , durin m e remainde su e th existenc th ge e leaseth th f o f re ,o extending o £33,897t , 13s. Scotspaie 4d b . do t , annually fivr fo ,e years onlyo t , William Ear f Moriono l s heir assigneesd hi , san o whot , e kinmd th gha disponed the same for life. Sir William Dick of Braid, in Mid-Lothian, merchant and banker, is a well-known characte e historie s namth f e period hi o th n i rs ed i f so an , frequent occurrenc Acte th Parliamentf o sn e i e tooH leadinka . g part e promotioth e n fishini th f o ng s industrytacksmawa e th d f an o n, excis customd an e s dutie n tobaccoso , wine d stronan , g waters, ands a , we have seen, of the Crown rents of Orkney. As a merchant, he is said to have carried on an extensive and lucrative trade with the Baltic and Mediterranean s Provoswa f e Edinburgo tH . h 1638-39d an , represented the City in Parliament. He was also a member of the Committee of Estates. He was honoured with a Knighthood, and somewhat s later,assertedi t i , wit a Baronetch f Novao y Scotia,o t whic ha great-grandso s actuallnwa y serve s sincha d et i heir beed an n, othetakey b p rnu descendants, althoug existence hth baronetce th f eo s yi open to serious doubt. (See an exhaustive article, " Sir William Dick of Braid, KnightPretensione th d s Descendantan ,hi f so Baronetcy,a o t s " by S., in the Herald and Genealogist, vol. viii. page 257, London, 1874.) About this period (1638-44) Sir William is said to have been worth more than £200,000 sterling, and was able to provide lands or money for each of his family. He advanced in loan to the Government 100,000 merks Scots, to defray the expenses attending a visit of Charles I. to Scotland in 1641, and continued to lend large sums to replenis e nationath h l exchequer unti t Martinmaa l s 1646 publie th , c owed him£533,971, 6s. 9d. Scots money, or about £44,497 sterling. The Legislature passed numerous Acts in his favour with a view to extinguish the debt, but from these Sir William must have derived little benefit. He was ultimately reduced to very indigent circumstances; and having THE EAKLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LOEDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 281

gon o Londont e , durin e protectoratth g f Cromwello e o demant , d payment advanced monee s saidi ha th t f e i ,o y,h d upon Government security, instea f findindo g redressimprisones wa e h , debtr died fo an ,d at Westminster on the 19th day of December 1655, in the 76th year of his age.1 Soon after there was printed The Lamentable Estate and Distressed Case of the deceased Sir William Dick in Scotland and Ms numerous Family d Creditorsan r the,fo Commonwealth (London, 1656, folio), with three prints exhibitin d "Ws sufferingsan .hi g Vaughan. E y e b , Th . first represents Sir William on horseback, at the head of a company of foot-soldiers, in 1640, apparently engaged in the siege of a fortified place, says one account (for I have not seen the book), but according to another attende guardy b d s Lorsa d Provos f Edinburgho t , superintendine th g s richi h f unloadinargosieo e on t Leith a sf o ge seconth ; d showm hi s a prisoner for debt, seated in chains, with several members of his family surrounding him, the women and children in tears; the third gives a view of his dead body lying in a coffin, but unburied. The petition of his family states that it so remained for upwards of six months, and that his children and grandchildren, fifty in number, had only been saved from starvatio goodnese th Lore y th nb f do sProtecto grantinn i r g them some small help. Dowdeswell's copy of this excessively rare tract sold for £52, 10s.; Dent's for £26, 5s.; Sir P. Thomson's for £28, 17s. 6d.; and another for £22, Laing'r D 1 e . Iss th facsimile6d .k copyf o in o d , tw an wit f n so hpe prints, but with a rare broadside inserted at the end, the Petition of William Dick e ,deceased th hei o t r r WilliaSi , m Dick f Braido , , &c., &c., was offered for sale this year at the moderate price of three guineas, by an eminent London bookseller. In 1695 William Dick, great- grandson of the late Sir William Dick, was recommended to King William III., in consideration of his destitute circumstances, owing to 1 Hugo Arnot historiae th , Edinburghf no , says cynically thae Covenanterth t s (acalle sh Scottise sth h Parliament) prevailed upo merchanna name th Dickf f eo o t , who had obtained a degree of wealth then not usual to be acquired by commerce, to lend them £20,000 sterlin flatterind an g; vanits hi g makiny yb Lorm ghi d Provost of Edinburgh, they afterwards drainef largo em dsumhi e en se dieth dtilh n di la beggar. 2 28 PROCEEDING , SOCIETYE 188913 TH Y .F O SMA ,

the large advances made by his great-grandfather to the public; and in 1707, Queen Anne was urged to pay him £36,803, 5s. 9d. sterling, due to deceasee th r "WilliadSi m Dick; butpoliticae th ,r alafo s! l good faitf ho the former days, these appeals were made in vain. Sir "William Dick married Elizabeth, daughter of John Morrison of Preston Grange, co. Haddington sisted an ,f Alexandeo r r Morriso e sameth f Senatona o , f o r e Collegth issud Justicef eo ha ed fivdaughterso an , etw sond san , viz.— ) John(1 , fiaf Braido ro die n 1642i wh d, , before disaster overtook his father, leaving issue by his wife Mcolas (widow of Sir John Morrison of Dairsie daughted ,an r GeorgSi f o r e Bruc f CarnOckeo , younger brother of the first Lord Kinloss) at least three sons, "William, John, .and Captain Andrew, steward and chamberlain of Orkney, ancestor of the Dicks sometime of Frackafield, near Lerwick, in Shetland. (2) Sir Andrew of Craighouse (see below). (3) William of Grange, co. Edinburgh, from whom is lineally descended Sir Thomas North Dick-Lauder, Bart., in whose possession Grange still remains. (4) Alexander of Heugh, in East Lothian, progenitor of William Cathcart Smith-Cunningha f mCapringtono r Eober Si . Ayr co d , tan , Keith Alexander Dick-Cunyngham, Bart, of Prestonfield, co. Edinburgh. ) Lewi(5 s betook himsel sea-farina o t f great-grandsons ghi lifed an , , John Dick Britannis hi , c Majesty's Consu n Tuscanyi l Marcn i , h 1768, was served hei rr WilliamalSi o t e m Dic f Braido k s great-greathi , - grandfather, befor jura e t Edinburgha y s thereaftewa d an ,r stylea d Baronet, although therpateno n s en recori o t r knowo d existo t t n A . the death of (Sir) John without issue in 1805, the representation was subsequentl e Frackafielth yy b take p u dn family e rightfuth , l heirs, coming befor e latth ee (Sir) John, whom they considere d"a usurper," and Major William Dick Hone , latth f .e o Eas t India Company's Service was served heir male of his ancestor Sir William Dick of Braid, in January 1821 d too e a styls Baronetdeatan th ,khi f o en t i hA . December 1840, he was succeeded by his brother Page Keble Dick of Port Hall, near Brighton, who died in 1851, leaving an only son, Charles William Hockaday Dick, born 1802, who was living in humble circum- stance t Brightonsa about 1873. THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 283

Of the daughters of Sir William Dick, Catharine married Sir Patrick Nisbet of Dean, Bart.; and Elizabeth married Sir John Nicolson of Lasswade, Bart. bot d issued an ,h ha . connectioThe Dicthe kn of famil y wit Earldohthe Orknemof y proved ultimately as unfortunate for them as their investments in Government securities (?). Amon documente gth Kinrost sa s House (Bundle 68, Morton Papers), ther preserves ei d r Willia"Si m Dic s comp hi kd clam an tf o e the Earle of Morton given in to the arbitours of the Submission betwixt Lordshis togethem hi hi d pran wit e groundth h s thereof," dated Edin- burgh 3rd April 1647, consisting of the following items, viz:—Lent moneEare th Mortonf o lo yt Lord an ,d Dalkeit s eldeshhi t son, 12,553 merks 3s. 4d. reparation of the king's houses of Birsay in Orkney, and Scallowa n Zetlandi y , 3613 merks 10s. 8d.y piratesb ; a lossese , t a s 5485 merks Is. 8d.; or in all, 21,652 merks 2s. 4d. Sir William claims relief of a proportional part of " the taxt and loane," also of the " monthly manteinance " payable by the King's tenants in the islands, of whic"s i onle h y generall Lortenant,y m dd Mortoan " n masted an r heritor thereof, who receives yearly from him " ane very considerable soum f 52,00eo 0 merks, withou hazard,y an t " wherea (Sie sh r William) losd ha t £20,000 Scot r annus tac pe hi f sOrkne o kn mi y durine th g previous three years. He desires also a new band of maintenance, " seeing my Lord is now goeing to Orkney and Zetland, long before the expyrein f thigo s present tak," e rentstha t righs th hi tno o t , t y &c.ma , e wrongeb d thereby d tenantan , s withholden from paymen f theio t r dutie bygond san e same restth himeo n st O shee. t ther s engrossei e d " Mr Andrew Dick his clame and compt dew be the Earle of Morton to f principao m hi l soume annuad san l rent t Candlemasa s 1647," extending to 65,676 merks. Put up therewith is "Compt dew be the Earle off Mortoun and his curators to Sir Andrew Dick at the tearm of Mertimes 1652,"- beginning with ban f corroboratiodo d infeftmennan n Orknei t y for 100,274 merks datf o , e 28th July 1647 extendingd ,an , with principal, annual rents penaltyd an , 141,13o t , 0 merks 10s. Scots; als petitiooa n Damy b e Jean Leslie, spousr AndreSi f eo w Dic f Craighouseko , against the Earl of Morton for subsistence, in 1663, she and her children standin'g " publickli ee Earledominfefth n i t f Orknee o soume th r f o efo y 4 28 PROCEEDING SOCIETYE TH 13 Y F , O S1889MA , .

fourtie thousand marks which is all the portion left them frie of creditors engadgement e Earl themo th t f Mortoun,e o y b , du d . san Ther &c " e is another petitio Damf no "r e man he Jea d ynan perisheing children "— " eight childre comw nyearno o et requirein d san ggreatea r chairge,r "fo a "Modification of Orkney," in 1664 ; also a discharge by her for her- self and children, and Sir Andrew Dick her husband, to William Earl of Morton, for £50 sterling, in part payment of £100 sterling, which the Lords of Council and Session ordained the Earl of Morton and his factors to pay to her. The discharge, written by Sir Andrew, is dated at Edinburgh, 29th January 1666. Mr Andrew and Ludovick Dick, two of their sons, are witnesses; the former is not named by Douglas. In the same bundle there is an Act of the Lords of Session in favour of William Dick, son of Sir Andrew of the first marriage, against the Earl of Morton, ordaining thamerk0 20 t s Scot f alimentso , decernem hi o dt fathers Eare hi th y lb y ,withou b migh m e paihi b t to dt caution , seeing coule h d find none, whic datf o t Edinburghs ea hi , 21st July -1666. r EoberSi t Douglas statesBaronage,s hi n i , tha r AndreSi t w Dick married (1) Christian, only daughter and heiress of Henry Morrison, merchant, Edinburgh, by Janet Spotswood, his wife, and had by her a son, William, who died without succession, and a daughter Elizabeth, married first to Thomas Boyd of Pinkell, secondly to Mr James Dunbar, without issue; (2) Jean daughter of Sir John Leslie of Newton, one of the Senators of the College of Justice, a younger son of Andrew, fifth Earl of Rothes, and ancestor of Lord Lindores, and by her had at least eight children, of whom Sir Eobert names but two sons—Lewis, his father's successor, and George, an officer in the army, who married and daughtea d ha r Nicolas. The same author informs us that Sir Andrew Dick " lent 100,000 merks to the Earl of Morton, for which he got security upon the Orkneys, which then was thought sufficient, but upon the reduction of Lord Morton's righ n Kini t g Charles II.' entirels s timewa t asides yse hi , o s , that both principa family e lase interest d th th ac t o an l t s stile a e , ar tl du Orkneye grand familth e an f th o t f Mortoo yst o Georgn ni e II.'s tims ei passed salvo jure cujuslibet," &c. Such was the unfortunate position of this once opulent family, that Sir Andrew Dick (as successor and general E EABLDOTH F ORKNEMO LORDSHID YAN F ZETLANDO P 5 28 .

executor to his father), his son Lewis, and other representatives of the house of Dick, found it necessary to obtain personal protection from the Parliament against arrestment n 169I . 5recommendatioa n emanated from the Parliament to King William III;, in behalf of Sir Andrew Dick's children (Acts of the Parliament of Scotland). Ann and Janet Dick, daughters of Sir Alexander Dick, Bart, (of Pres- tonfield), obtained a pension of £100 from King George III., out of the King's Scottish revenues during his Majesty's pleasure, beginning at 10th October 1777 grane Th dates .i t d 20th February 1778. AnnDicke ,th last survivor, enjoye pensioe dth n (whic latterls hwa y reduce o £97dt ) down to the date of her death, on 12th September 1845 (Records of Exchequer, kindly produced by J. R. Stewart, Esq., M.A., F.S.A. Scot.). It has been said that Sir Andrew Dick received a pension of £132 from Charles II., whic s continuehwa descendants hi o dt s dow o Misnt n sAn Dick. Others tel thas u lpensioe tth gives n wa William o nt . f Dicko n so , John r WilliamSi ,f o eldes y Charlen b , so t s II., till satisfactios wa n mad soos e nhimwa t discontinued,bu f theso t ebu , other statementI s have not been able to find any evidence. The interest of the Earls of Morion in the Orkneys has been already incidentally alluded to' while .noticin e connectiogth e familth f f o nyo Dick wit islandse th h . Robert Douglas, better knows contemhi o nt - poraries as "Young Lochleven," eldest son and heir apparent of William Douglas of Lochleven, afterwards Earl of Morton (to whose keeping Mary Queen of Scots was intrusted by her rebellious subjects in the year 1567), married Jean Lyon, eldest daughter of John Lord Glamis, perished wita an brother-in-laws se h hi t da Mastee th , f Oliphanto r n i , March 1584, leavin Williamn so ga , bor n n1582i , designed Mastef o r Morton, afte s grandfathehi r r succeede e Earldomth o s t drelic Hi . t married secondly, in 1586, Archibald, Earl of Angus and Morton,, and thirdly, Alexander, first Lor referencn i d s Spynie wa o thi et t I s. lady that King James the Sixth wrote to her future husband, Alexander Lindsay, when on his own matrimonial expedition to Denmark, " Mind Jean r aulLyonhe dr toufo , t wil horn.w Mastee ne l Th a mak " u r eyo of Morton spent his youthful years with his mother, the Countess of Angus and Morton, and her husband Lord Spynie, at the Castle of 286 . PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

Aberdour, on the Firth of Forth, and it is significant, as bearing upon fortunee e th futurth s f successorso shi e d earan l , thae " familith t t a e Aberdour l thaeal t Earl Morton'f eo s tyme even fro s infanciemhi s wa , rather like a court then a nobleman's familie " (Eow's Historic of the Kirk of Scotland, page 470). The Master of Morion married, about April 1604, Anna Keith, daughter of George, fifth Earl Marischal. He succeeded to the Earldom of Morto s e grandfathedeathi th f n hno o n Septembei r r 1606e Th . Ear f Mortono l Priva s y.wa Councillo a gentleman d e an rbed th f -"o chamber to James VI. and Charles I., and Lord High Treasurer of Scotland from 1630 to 1635. He had a pension of 52,000 merks Scots from Charles I., in consideration of a debt of £10,000 sterling which shoul e Englisdth have'beef o ht Exchequeou nm paihi o dt r f "lono g tyme bypast, "n i consideratiouwels "a s a l gooe d thankfulth dan f no l service done to his Majestie be the said Earle of Mortoun not onlie in s hienehi s priva particulad an t r effaire publice t th als n bo osi t effairef o s s Majestiehi s whole dominiounes which have been werie acceptablo t e Majestis hi profitabls hiened hi ean l al s gooo et de subjects;th r fo d an " better securit e earl e kinth th ,f gyo grantee a tac th r lif m f kfo o e hi d Earldom of Orkney and Lordship of Zetland, which was to take effect on the expiry of a tack of date 3rd November 1629, granted to William Dick (afterwards Sir William Dick), and on his decease r JohM no t Dick eldess hi , e spact th sonf eighr o e fo , t years. Dated t Whitehala l 13th January 1632, accordin e computatioth o t g f o n Scotland. "... Among the documents relative to Orkney preserved at Kinross, there pieca is papeeof r whic serve coverha has das , marke Lorby d d Morton "The King's Letter," under which there is added in another hand, "In f Mortouo l Er r Orkneye favornfo th f o s , daiti t Quhythala t l wits hi h Majesties awin hand 28 July 1641. Eessauit from the E. of Mortoun s Loidgin hi e Canoga th n i f o g t besy e palath d c quhilk pertaino t c Mr Win. Chalmeris and quhair the E. of Annandail lugit xj Augt. 1641. . . . ." Unfortunately, we are ignorant as to the precise terms of this letter, but it is probable that it related to a further advance of money kinge toth , which Lord Morton seems alway e addres th havo st d eha s THE EABLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 287

to obtain from his friends,1 for it was followed at no distant period by a minut f contraco e t betwee e Kin th d nEar f an gMortono l , dated Oxford, 22nd April 1643, and this again by a contract between the King, with consent of his Majesty's Treasurer and remaining Lords of the Royal Exchequer and Lord Morton, dated Oxford and Holyroodhouse, 15th and 10th days of June and July 1643, whereby the Earldom of Orkney and Lordship of Zetland were wadset to the Earl of Morton and s heir hi e infeftment f th tailzieso maln i d s an a e, f Aberdouro s , under reversio s s Majestsuccessorhi hi d o nt an ypaymen y sb t makine th o gt Earl and his heirs, &c., of £30,000 sterling, which was confirmed by a charter unde Greae th r t Seal, dated 15th June 1643, whic ratifies hwa d approved lande an th sd dissolvenan d fro e Crown Parliamenme th th n i , t holden at Edinburgh, 27th July 1644. The Earl had a pass to go to Orkne 1644n yi . charte Thiw followes ne swa a r y undeb d e Greath r t Seal, date t dNewcastlea Novh 4t , . 1646 (Morion Papers, Bundle, 67 s 68 ; Acts of the Parliament of Scotland), Lord Morton passed the last s lif n yeahi Orkneyei f o re appearH . o havst e sailed from Aberdour about the 1st of- September 1647, and reached his destination in the same month.2 Sir William Dick's tack did not expire till Whitsunday virtun 1648i t f lettereo bu , f recommendatioso n fro r WilliamSi o mt David Maclellane of Woodwick, his chamberlane, my Lord was furnished with all necessaries until his own rents fell due between " Alhallowmes and Candlemes" thereafter, as appears from a particular account of " the

1163In Ear0 the MortoLorof l the d Dalkeitand nentere son dhhis int ocona - tract with fifteen noblemen, their friends whicy b , h eac f theho m advancee th o dt Earl and his son 20,000 merks Scots, at the then very moderate rate of 6 per cent, "for performeing of certane thair necessar affairis and to the weill and standing of s (thhi e Ear Morton'sf o l ) house." 2 The Earl of Morton granted an obligation to William Tyrie, flesher in Aberdour, for 3600 merks Scots, dated Aberdour, 31st Augus nexe th t d Tyri1647an thad y e,an da t supplied the following carcases of beef and mutton for his Lordships sea voyage:— "My Lord Morton's Compt. (Scots6 £3 ) Vpo lase Augusnf , th o t ox d Carkasfe a t e an f eo 8 ,, muttoo Mai Tw same y nth r ebowksda , Mair the first of Sept. four mutton bouk to goe in to the ship, 16 ,, This is to be payed be me, MOETON. (Morton Papers, Bundle 15). 8 28 PROCEEDING , SOCIETYE 188913 TH Y .F O SMA ,

haill butter, flesch, malt, meale, and vthairis, furnished to the Earle of Mortou s Lordshiphi n s hous, crop 1647." The vthairis include "wynes," "heir, d "money"an " (Morton Papers, Bundles 15, 66, 68). William Ear f Mortoo l n die n Orkneyi d h Augus7t , t 1648 (Craw- furd's Lives f Crowno d Statean Officers; Douglas's Peerage f Scotland).o s LordshiHi interres cathedrae pwa th n di Kirkwallf o l , wher eldess ehi t successord soan n , Robert eighth Earl, better known Lors a , d Dalkeith, intended to erect a monument over his father's remains, and made ar- rangements with the kirk-session through his brother, Mr John Douglas, to that effect, as appears from the following .Minute of Session:— "April 22, 1649, my Lord Morton, his brother Mr John Douglas, pre- sented a desire in my Lord's name i;nto the Session—That seeing his Lordship had ane purpose to erect ane tomb upon the corp of his umquhile father, in the best fashion he could have it: Tharefore understanding that there were some stone f marble floorso th f o en i e Kire th f Kirkwallko , commonly calle t MagnuS d s Kirk quhilk would be very suitable to the said tomb; therefore requested the favour of the Sessio uplifo t ne foresaidsaie us th dt e staneth :r Whereuntsfo e th o Session condescended, with this provision, tha placee th t s thereof should be sufficiently, filled up agane with hewen buriall stones" (Rentals of the Ancient Earldom and Bishoprick of Orkney, by Alex. Peterkin, Esq., sheriff-substitute of Orkney, Edinburgh 1820, Appendix, p. 57). " There are under the wooden floor of the choir of the cathedral three marble slabs without inscription I hav . o doubn e t that, aftee abovth r e liberty s grantedwa e eightth , h Earl Robert dyine th o soons gd an , time vero ss y troubled unabls s intentionswa hi o carrt e t h , you d an , thae stoneth t s remain untaken awa o thit y s daye Earl'w Th .pe s stoo n moderi d n times agains e seconth t d pillaf r o froe easd mth en t the choir, opposite the pulpit (see Billing's Baronial Antiquities). "The plate shows the Earl's and Bishop's pews; the Earl's had a canopy over it" (Letter. WJ f . o Cursiter , Esq., F.S.A. Scot., Kirkwalle th o t , writer). The Earl of Morton, says Sir Robert Douglas, in his Peerage of Scotland, published in 1764, always adhered firmly to the interest of King Charles I., even in his greatest distress. He advanced him con- E EARLDOTH M OE ORKNE LORDSHID YAN F ZETLANDO P 9 28 .

siderable sums of money to the amount of £30,000 sterling, having sold s finhi e estate f Dalkeitho s , &c.r thafo , t purpose r JohSi .n Scof o t Scotstarvet, a contemporary, in his gloomy book, The Staggering State of the Scots Statesmen, tells us that the Earl of Morton got a great sum from the king for quitting of Dalkeith-—a statement which seems utterly at variance with the state of the king's affairs, and with the evidence of thirty registered discharges of heritable bonds aifecting that estate from 1612 downwards, paid, chiefl e n Eari 1642y th f Buccleucho ly b , , the purchaser, for Lord Morton, as part of the price of Dalkeith, d amountinan o mort g e than 378,000 inerks Scots (Morton Papers, Bundle sam e 53)Th e. writer remarks that wha Earle th t f Mortoso n lat the Orkne ein gif Kinthe of t had yby g (Charle coulsI.) subdnot - sist in law, if challenged as being land gotten unlawfully by an advice of lawyers, making the king acknowledge the receipt of great sums from a o givt y e othe an th himnevema o n d r nO wh ha hand. r , Woode th , e seconeditoth f o dr editio f Douglas'so n Peerage, d moran e recent writers, have asserted that beforcivie th breakine lf th e waro t e sth ou g e richesth f o t Ear e subjectf Mortoe o kingdomon l th s n i wa snt bu , both these statements e receiveoughb o t t d wit e utmosth h t caution. From the facts produced, fragmentary although they may be, there seems no good reason to doubt that the Earl of Morton supplied the king, at intervals, with money, which ultimately amounted to the "alleged debt," populaa e us o rt phrase f £30,000o , r whicfo , h Orkne s wadseywa o t t him. "These efforts, together with his own expensive habits, compelled s Lordshihi paro pt t wit hs extensiv moshi f o t e landed propertys i t I . still more evident that, before the breaking out of the civil wars, the wealth paste thina th e Ears of th .fgo wa l In 1617 the debts of the Earl of Morton amounted to 100,176 merks t WhitsundaScotsa d an , y 1632 sold , ha dafte e Lyntounh r , Newlands, and others, they had risen to 762,737 merks Scots; for it must be borne n mini d that, previousl o 1650t y e ordinar,th y rat f intereso e s wa t from 8 to 10 per cent. The following letter, addressed by the Earl of Morto o Georgt n e Seato f Buscho n , e countD.D.th n f i ,Hertfordy o , afterwards Sir George Seaton of Haill, to whom the Earl and his son Eobert Lord Dalkeith, had granted a band in the English form for VOL. XXIII. T 290 ." PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

£2000 sterling, dated 9th April 1634, shows his lordship's embarrassed position five years later :— TBAIST FREIND, sorim a eI tha I t casatisfi nno desaye eth f youo r r letter unless I should resolve presentl housy disper d m givo yt ep an familie eu y sm I sai. l perforate what I have promised, to pay what I owe you out of the first payment kine th g sail ma me.o kt 1 Thu sI res t your freind, MORION. St Martin's Lain this Wadinsday 29 August 1689. veriy m er guiFo d freind Doctor Seaton. (Bundle 76, Morion Papers). It is almost needless to say that the Earl of Morton was unable to keep his promise, and Dr Seaton's widow obtained a deereet against his Lordship's grandson, William ninth Ear f Morton o le amoun th r n fo ,i t 166[ ] (Ibid.). The debts of this devoted friend of the Stuart race, and dispenser of a 'splendid hospitality, still went on accumulating; as an example of which it may be mentioned that the debts and sums of mone whicr y fo e Earh th Kinghorf lo n (the ancesto f Lorro d Strathmore), who held the half of the reversion of the estate of Lochleven in warran- dice, as a surety for Lord Morton, and for which he was distressed, amounte t Whitsundaa d y 165 6o £340,09t 6 Scot f principao s d an l r exceedininterestfa m lande su e valu th gth a , f se o (Ibid., Bundle 82), so that a few years later all that remained to his descendants of the vast possession e Earldoth f Aberdouro s mwa . Robert, eighth Ear f Mortono l , survive s fathedhi r little more thana year alse h ,o dyin n gOrknei y 12th November 1649, leavin ga widow , Elizabeth Villiers, niece of George Duke of Buckingham, two sons, and two daughters eldee Willian Th so r. m became ninth Ear f Mortono l . Under Oliver Cromwel action a s raisedl wa n n 1657e instanci , th t a , e of Mr Eobert Pitillo, advocate-general, and Mr John Bamff, receiver- genera e revenueth f o l n Scotlandi s , against William Ear f Mortoo l n

The Earl of Morton assigned a yearly pension of £500 sterling, which he had from 1 Charles I., to William Earl ofDalhousie, in payment of a debt of 20,000 merks Scots. Dalhousie dre yearse pensioo wtheth d tw r an ,n fo nrestore d Morto s "hi awi o nt n place rieht and title," as before, 15th May 1642 (Morton Papers, Bundle 37). THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 291 s curatorshi d an , Willia deceasee mth f Dickr Joho M n d nso , Dicd an k grandson of Sir William Dick of Braid, Eobert Foulis, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, and Sir Andrew Dick of Craighouse, with the result that the wadset of Orkney and Zetland was reduced and annexed to the Commonwealth. At the Eestoration the Earl of Morton obtained from Charles I La ratificatio e wadseth f f o Orkneno t Zetlandd yan o t , his deceased grandfather by King Charles L, and the King and Parlia- ment anew dissolv e Earldoth e f Orknemo d Lordshiyan f Zetlano p d from his Majesty's crown and patrimony, agreeably to his Majesty's signatur datf eo t Whitehallea d Octobe3r , r then last past, under reversion of £30,000 sterling, and the king sets in tack to the Earl of Morton and his heirs, &c., the Earldom and Lordship for the space of nineteen years afte e redemptioth r n thereof r paymen fo s ,Majest s hi hi o t d t yan successors of £200 sterling, besides the other sums mentioned in the original rights. This ratificatio grante s e Parliamenth nwa n i d t holden at Edinburgh [ ] 1661 (Morton Papers, Bundle 68). In 1662 the Earldom of Orkney was dissolved from the crown, and granted to Viscount Grandison, a relative of Lord Morton, on account, it is supposed, of the state of his lordship's affairs. These and the original grant being afterwards contested by the King's advocate, were reduced, and the islands Parliamentreannexeof crowAct the by dnto , 27th December 1669. In 1693 an Act of Parliament was passed in favour of the Ear Mortof o l n regardin righs ghi Orkne o t Zetlandd y an r AndreSi . w Dick of Craighouse had lent 100,274 merks to the Earl of Morton on wadsea e Earldoth f o tf Orkneymo befors a , e mentioned Lorn o dd an , Morton's infeftment bein gr Andre lenreduceds losSi m o wa t su w e th , Dicke s affaibroughTh wa r. t befor Parliamene th e n i 1695t t bu , surely, when a few years later the Morton family were restored to their former interes Orkneyin t representativethe , AndreSir of s w Dick were equally entitled to be reponed in their former place. In 1701 an Act was drafted for dissolving Orkney and Shetland from the crown, that they might be set in long tacks for the increase of the King's revenue. n 170I Eare 2f th Morto o l n entere claia d m agains e annexatioth t f no Orkney and Zetland to the crown, and in 1705 he got the ratification of an annuity from the islands, the hawks pertaining to the crown and 2 29 PROCEEDING E SOCIETYTH 13 Y F , O SMA 1889 , .

the falconers' salaries being reserved. In 1707, James eleventh Earl of Morto nf Dissolutio o obtaine t e Ac landth n f f Orknea do so n d an y Zetland from the crown in his favour, under redemption, on payment of £30,000 sterling, and subject to an annual feu-duty of £500; and at e benefit same th th a ratificatiod ef ha 1 o tim s favoue hi h e n i nr from Parliamen e Earldoth f o tf mOrkneo d Lordshiyan f Zetlandpo , with the heritable rights thereto belonging (Acts of the Parliament of Scot- land). In 1742, James fourteenth Earl of Morton acquired an irredeemable Earldoe righth o t t f mOrkneo d Lordshiyan e th f Zetland o pt a d an , Abolition of the Heritable Jurisdictions in 1748, his Lordship claimed as Sheriff Justiciar and Steward of the shire and stewartry of Orkney and Zetland, £15,000; asj^ord of the Regality of the Earldom of Morton, £3000 ; and.ove r half lande of th Langton f so , all£50n i ,r £18,50o 0 ; 0: and was allowed as Steward and Justieiar of Orkney and Zetland £7147, Eegalite th an r dfo Aberdouf yo r £93 alln i r , ,£724o 0 sterling Eare Th l . sol 176n di s intereswhole e Earldohi 6th th f o en i t f mOrkneo d yan Lordshi f Zetlanpo £63,00r dfo r Laurenc Si o 0t e Dundas possese th n ,i - sio f whoso n e representative e Ear th ,f Zetland o l e propertieth , s still remain. Among the papers relative to Orkney in the muniment room at Kinross is the "constant yearly rent due from the Earldom of Orkney;" "e Inventurth goode householth d f san eo d stuff belongin Lory m d o gt Morton t Kirkwal"a "e Accompt th Birsa d d an lCommise an yth ; f "o - sioners appointed by rny Lords Curators as to Orkney 1653, which collectively occup 8 foli3 y o page f manuscripo s t (Bundl , Morton66 e Papers). The documents are now here printed for the first time, and we trust may prove interesting. The rental is an important addition to Peterkin's valuable collection of the rentals of the ancient Earldom and Bishopri f Orkneyco e rentalTh . s containe n thai d t wor e thaar f ko t Henry Lord Sinclair, "that dei t Flowdin,a t " 1497-1503 e rentalth ; e of King and Bischoppis lands of Orkney, 1595 ; Bishop Law's rentale 1614 (under a contract of excambion betwixt the King and Bishop, with the sanction of Parliament, when seven parishes and a half were declared to be exclusively Bishopric); sundry rentals during the Episco- THE EARLDOM OF OEKNEY AND LOKDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 293

pat f Bishoeo p Graham succeedeo wh , d Law, 1615-38-9s , whewa e h n ejected by the Presbyterians, and the city of Edinburgh got a grant of Bishoprics hi , 1641 Donald an ; d Groat's Bishopric Compt Book, 1739; so that, apart from the two oldest rentals of 1497 and 1595, the others are almost exclusively Bishopric, and, consequently, the rental which follows is of greater value. The "Inventar" and "Accompt," it is almost needless to say, are indispensable accompaniments of rentale th . In a subsequent work, Notes of Orkney and Zetland, Mr Peterkin refer t soma s e lengt Yaluatioa o ht e Fre th ef no Ren f Orkneo t y made up in 1653, which, judging from the transcripts (for the original has been long lost), appears to have been essentially defective. In it the total valuation of Orkney stands thus— The Earl's Rent, ...... £1929 7 61 J The Bishop's Kent, ..... f 4 679 6 1 7 The Heritors' Rent, ..... 38462 15 2|

£56551 9 If Zetland seems never to have been valued, although forming part of the same shire, but the practice has been for Orkney to pay two-thirds and Zetland one-thir l taxationsal f do . Since these notes were submitte Societye th o dAlfret r M , d W. John- ston of London has kindly sent me copies of a series of articles on the Valuation of Orkney 1653, which he contributed to the Orcadian newspaper last year.

RENTA LEARLDOE oTH r ORKNEYF MO , 1653. Reckoning. 2 4: Mer k Malt, make Settingsa , sixe Settings make sMeela r Bollo l . 2 4: Meell s mak muclo Lasts a Meal r d fo i an ; e also. Meello tw t s BarleBu yMeele makeon t l Maltsbu . 24 : Merk Butter makes a Liespund, and ten Liespund makes a Barrell, and Twelfe Barrells make Oylf o Lastsa d e alsoan , . 2 4: Mer k Fleshe make Settingsa , sixe Settings make Meellsa Twentyd ,an - four Meels makes a Last. 294 PROCEEDING , E SOCIETY188913 TH Y F .O SMA ,

Lasts. Pryces. Settings Liespunds.and Item the Last of Barley payes 72H. Item the Setting Barley is 10s. Ite Lase m th Malf o t t payes 144ft Item Settin . g20s Mal .s i t Item the Last of Meale payes 168ft Ite Settine mth g Meal s ei 23s. 4d. Ite Lase m th Buttef to r payes 288ft Ite Liespune mth d Butte 48ss i r . Item the Last of Oyle payes 288ft Item the Liespund Oyle is 48s. Ite Lase m th Fleshf to e payes 24ft Ite Settine m. th 4d g. Flesh3s s ei

Medls. Merles. Item the Meell of Barleypayes 3ft Item the Merk of Barley 5d. Item the Meell of Malt payes 6ft Item the Merk of Malt 10d. Item the Meell of Mealle payes 7B. Ite Mere mth Mealf ko e llfd. Ite Barrele mth ! Butter payes 24ft Ite Mere mth . Buttef k2s o r Item the Barrell Oyle payes 24ft Item the Merk of Oyle 2s. Item the Meell of Fleshe payes 1ft Ite jet 1 Mere m.th Fleshf ko e

ConstantThe yearly Rentfrom EarldomeDue the Orknay,of Ministers 'Oliebs, and Stipends, Officers, Gardners, Talesmen, Slaitter and Ferriers fies sett asyd includednot and heer. Diernes Paroshine Payes yeerly—Malt, 14 lasts 8 meells 5 sett. 14 mks. ; Meale, 12 meells; Butter, 5 bar. 7 lisp. 4 mks. ; Fleshe, 6 lasts 13 meells 2 • sett mks.6 1 . ; Money, 73H. 14s. St Andrews Paroshine Payes yeerly—Malt, 7 lasts 17 meells 2 sett. ; Meale, 23 meell setts1 mks. 8 .1 ; Butter bar5 , lisp.7 mks.2 ; .Fleshe las meell1 ,3 1 t s 2 sett mks9 . ; .Money t 14s4f . , .3d t OlaweS s Paroshine Payes yeerly—Malt last2 , meell3 s1 setts2 mks4 . ; . Meale- meell7 1 , mks.s8 ; Butter bar9 , lisp.9 mks2 1 . ; .Fleshe meell3 1 , 2 s sett ; .Money . 5s , Firth Paroshine Payes yeerly—Malt, 3 lasts 11 meells ; Meale, 22 meells 2 sett.; Butter, 8 bar. 8 mks.; Fleshe, 13 meells 2 sett.; Money, 39ft 2s. lid. Stenhouse Parochine Payes yeerly—Malt, 2 lasts 1 meell 3 sett. 4 mks.; Meale meel9 , setts1 mks.8 . ; Butter bar2 , lisp.4 mks2 . ; .Money . ,6d 5H. 7s . Harray Parochine Payes yeerly—Malt last7 , meell3 s1 s 1J? mks .; Meale 2 , last meells6 setts4 mks.9 . ; Butter bar7 , mks.5 .1 ; Fleshe meell8 , setts4 . 12 mks.; Money . t Is4f 9d ,. Birsay Parochine Payes yeerly—Malt, 16 lasts 11 meells 5 sett. 7 mks. ; Meale, 2 lasts 4 sett.; Butter, 2 lasts 7 bar. 7 lisp. 8 mks.; Fleshe, 19 lasts 23 meell setts2 mks.4 . ; Money, 5H. 9s . Qarsay ..... Payes yeerly—Malt, 1 last 4 meells 4 sett.; Meale, 5 meell s; Butter lisp4 , mks.8 . ; Fleshe meell0 1 , s; Money , 13s. Rendale Parochine Payes yeerly—Malt last5 , meell7 s sett4 s mks0 1 . . ; E EARLDOTH F ORKNEMO LORDSHID YAN ZETLANDF O P 5 29 .

Meale las 1 meell,0 1 t setts4 mks..2 ; Butter bar3 , lisp2 . riiks.4 . ; Fleshe2 , lasts 21 meells 4 sett.; Money, 13H. 3s. 6

Laird of Balloch lies vpon 8000 merks—Barley, 8 lasts ; Butter, 4 bar. Mr Walter Stewart hes vpon 4800 merks—Barley, 5 lasts 1 meall 3 sett. 18 mks.; Oyle, 8 lisp. 4 inks. ; Flesh, 1 last 9 meells 2 sett. 18 mks.; Money, 4s. 3d. Summa—Barley last9 1 , setts 1 mks8 1 . ; .Malt last 5 ,meell2 1 s sett.4 s ; Meale, 12 meells 4 sett.; Butter, 9 bar. 8 lisp. 8 mks.; Oyle, 1 bar. 8 lisp. 4 mks.; Flesh last6 , meells6 setts4 mks.8 1 . ; Money. , 9d 14H . 8s . Too too good Bargan for them.

, Ministers Gleibs Payed out yeerly of the Earldome of Orknay. Ministe t Diernes—Malta r meall4 1 , setts2 s mks.6 1 . ; Fleshe meell6 , 1 s sett. 20 mks.; Money, Is. 9d. Minister at St Andrews—Butter, 5 lisp.; Money, 10s. Minister at Firth—Malt, 2 meells 2 sett.; Meale, 1 meel 1 sett.; Butter, 5 lisp. 16 mks. Ministe t Harray—Malta r mee1 , sett5 l mks.6 . ; Meale sett5 , mks.5 1 . ; Butter, 5 lisp.; Oyle, 1 bar. Ministe t Birsay—Malta r meell6 , s; Fleshe meells2 1 , . Ministe t Eendale—Maltra meel1 , mks.2 1 l ; Meale sett.'3 , 6 mks. Minister at Eowsay—Malt, 2 mealls. Minister at Papa Westray—Barley, 9 meells. Minister at Westray—Barley, 15 meells ; Butter, 5 lisp. Ministe t Sanday—Barleyra meel5 1 , s; Butter lisp1 , mks.4 . ; Money, 2H. 9s. 10|d. Minister at Stronsay—Barley, 8 meells ; Fleshe, 3 meells 3 sett. Summa—Barley, 1 last 23 meells; Malt, 1 last 3 meells 4 sett. 10 mks.; Meale meell2 , setts3 mks1 2 . ; .Butter bar2 , lisp.1 mks.0 2 . ; Oyle bar.1 , ; Fleshe meell1 2 , setts4 mks. 0 2 . ; Money, 3H. Is. 7Jd.

Ministers Stipend Pay'd out yearly of the Earldome of Orknay. Ministe t Dierne ra t Andrews—Money S d san , 266H. 13s. 4cf. Ministe t Firt ra Stenhouse—Malt d han lasmeells1 ,4 1 t . Minister at Harray and Birsay—Money, 26611. 13s. 4d. Minister at Rendale and Ewie—Money, 200H. Ministe t Kowsay—Moneyra , 200H. Ministe t Westray—Moneya r , 200H. Minister at Papa Westray—Money, 100H. Ministe t Sanday—Moneyra , 200H. Ministe t Stronsay—Moneya r ,. 133H8d . 6s . Ministe t Southronaldsay—Moneyra ,. 133H8d . 6s . Summa—Malt, 1 last 14 mealls; Money, 1700B. THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 291?

Officers, Gardners, Takemen, Sklaitter, Ferriers,and fies Pay'd yeerlythe out of Earldome Orknaij.of Officer at Diernes—Malt, 2 meells. Office t Andrews—MaltS t a r meells2 , . Office t Olawe—MaltS t a r meells3 , . Office t Firth—Malta r meells2 , . Office t Stenhouse—Malta r meell1 , . Officer at Harray—Malt, 2 meells. Officer at Birsay—Malt, 5 meells. Office t Eendale—Malta r meells2 , . Officer at Ewie—Malt, 2 meells. Officer at Eowsay—Malt, 2 meells. Officer at Papa Westray—Barley, 1 meell. Officer at "Westray—Barley, 4 meells. Officer at Sanda—Barley, 6 meells. Office t Stronsay—Barleya r meells6 , . Officers at Southronaldsay—Barley, 4 meells 4 sett. Gardne t Kirkwall—Maltra meells5 , ; Meale meells3 , . Gardne t Birsay—Malta r meells5 , ; Meale meells4 , ; Fleshe meells0 1 , . Williame Moncreeff tackman at Birsay—Malt, 6 meells; Meale, 6 meells; Fleshe meell9 , setts4 . Johne Whitlaw sklatte t Birsay—Maltra meells2 , ; Meale meells2 , . Ferrier at Holmesound—Malt, 2 meells 3 sett.; Fleshe, 2 meells 3 sett. North Ferrie t Burray—Maltra meell2 , sett.s3 ; Fleshe meell2 , setts3 . South Ferrier at Burray—Barley, 3 meells. Ferrie t Hara—Barleyra meell7 , setts3 . Ferrier at Pendlandfirth—Barley, 18 meells. Summa—Barley, 2 lasts 3meells 1 sett.; Malt, 1 last 2 meells 2 sett.; Meale, 15 meells; Fleshe, 1 last 2 meells 4 sett. Detained, Diminished Converted Over-Rental'dand Lands Belongingthe to Earldome of Orknay. Paroshine th n Teyndt e I OlawS th f er o Worf e fo o s Jarsad an k y Detein'd by Patrick Manteeth of Eglishay—Malt, 7 meells 2 sett.; Meale, 3 meells 4 sett. Paroshie th n I Firtf no Waalr hfo l Detein' Daviy db d Kinke Finsterf do — Malt, 4 meells; Fleshe, 4 meells. In the Paroshin of Kowsay for the excambt Lands of Sawrik and Vestnes Detein' y Patridb k Manteet f Egilshay—Malto h last2 , 6 meell1 s sett.4 s ; Butter, 7 bar. 5 lisp.; Money, 5H. 14s. 2d. In the Paroshine of Southronaldsay, for Poole, Smidie, and quoy Surseter Deteined by Eobert Stewart of Burghe—Barley, 14 meells 2 sett. 18 mks. 298 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

Likewayes for Tot'tewyics in the Hope ther detein'd by Eobert Stuart of Burgh [ ]. Summa—Barley meell4 1 , ssett2 mks.8 1 . ; Malt last3 , meellss4 ; Meale, meell3 sett.s4 ; Butter bar7 , lisp.5 . ; Fleshe meells4 , ; Money, 8H. 14s. 2d . Deminished Lands. Stenhousn I Ottergillr efo , halfe Penny Dowisharth—Malt meell2 , sett.s5 ; Meale sett.4 , ; Butter mks.2 1 , ; Fleshe meel1 , sett.3 l ; Money, 111. 9s . Birsan I r Shanaquoyfo d Meiklequoy—Maltyan meell4 , sett4 s ; Fleshe, meell5 sett.s4 ; Money. 2s , Rowsan I Midfia—Maltr yfo meells4 , ; Money. 6s , In Stronsay for Dirtnis—Barley, 1 meell; Fleshe, 1 meell. In Westray for Dikisquoy and two qwoyes in Waall—Barley, 12 meells sett.3 ; Butter lisp2 ,mks 2 1 . . n SouthronaldshaI r Bousay—Barleyyfo meell2 , sett4 s mks.1 2 . ; Oyle, ; Money s 7Jmk , 2cL . Likewayes there, for quoysharps that cannot be found—Barley, 5 meells ; Fleshe, 3 meells 2 sett.; Money, 5s. Summa—Barley meell1 2 , sett s1 mks.1 2 . ; Malt meell1 1 , sett.s3 ; Meale, 4 sett.; Butter, 3 lisp.; Oyle, 7f mks.; Fleshe, 11 meells 3 sett.; Money, 14s. lid. (?) Converted Lands. n EwiI r quoyefo e s converted into frie butter—Malt meell4 , 3 setts ; Butter lisp2 , inks.6 . ; Money. 6s , Rowsan I Hunolet—Maltr yfo meell4 , s; Fleshe meells1 1 , . Likewayes there, for Trumbland and Quendale—Fleshe, 1 last 2 meells. Summa—Malt meell8 , sett.3 s ; Butter lisp2 , mks.6 . ; Fleshe las1 3 , 1 t meells; Money, 6s. Overrental'd Lands. Diernen I Kaiger—Maltr sfo meel1 , sett3 l . 18 mks. Firtn I h for Grumbuster—Malt meells4 , . Harran I Bimbister—Butterr yfo lisp5 , . In Rendale for Marsetter—Butter, 1 lisp'.; Fleshe, 1 meell. In Rowsay for Hunolet—Malt, 5 meells 5 sett. 12 mks. n SandaI r Skodeyfo Landd kan f Burnis—Barley o s meell1 , ; Butter1 , lisp mks3 2 . . Southronaldshan I Quoyleith—Barleyr yfo meel1 , mks2 1 l . Summa—Barley meell2 , mks.2 s1 ; Malt meell1 1 , ssett3 mks.6 . ; Butter, 7 lisp. 23 mks.; Fleshe, 1 meell. Compute of the whole Bents belonging to the Earldome of Orknay. Constant Rent, excludin e yearlgth y vncertanti Teinde th f eBirsayf o so — E EARLDOTH F ORKNEMO LORDSHID AN Y F ZETLANDO P 9 29 .

Barley last1 meell7 20 ,1 s sett5 s mks.7 . ; Malt last 3 meell7 6 , 1 s setts2 3 1 . mks.; Meale, 14 lasts 23 meells 4 sett. 9 mks.; Butter, 12 lasts 7 bar. 3 lisp. 18| mks.; Oyle, 1 last 6 bar. 12 mks.; Fleshe, 46 lasts 16 meells 2 sett. 17 mks.; Money, 724H. 11s. .6d Wedsett Lands—Barley last9 1 , sett 1 smks.8 1 . ; Malt last5 , meell2 1 s s 4 sett.; Meale, 12 meells 4 sett.; Butter, 9 bar. 8 lisp. 8 mks.; Oyle, 1 bar. 8 lisp, 4 mks.; Fleshe, 6 lasts 6 meells 4 sett. 18 mks.; Money, 14H. 8s. 9d. Ministers Gliebs—Barley, 1 last 23 meells ; Malt, 1 last 3 meells 4 sett. 10 mks.; Meale meell2 , setts 3 mks. 1 2 . ; Butter bar2 , lisp 1 .mks. 0 2 . ; Oyle1 , bar.; Fleshe meell1 ,2 setts4 mks.0 2 . ; Money Is1 . 31 ,7£d . Ministers Stipends—Malt, 1 last 14 meells ; Money, 1700H. Officers, Gardners, Takmen, Sklaitter and Ferriers fies—Barley, 2 lasts 3 meells 1 sett.; Malt, 1 last 2 meells 2 sett.; Meale, 15 meells; Fleshe, 1 last 2 meells 4 sett. Detein'd Lands—Barley, 14 meells 2 sett. 18 mks.; Malt, 3 lasts 4 meells ; Meale meell3 , sett.4 s ; Butter bar7 , lisp.5 . ; Fleshe meells4 , ; Money, 8H. 14g. 2d. Deminished Lands—Barley, 21 meells 1 sett. 21 mks.; Malt, 11 meells 3 sett.; Meale sett.,4 ; Butter lisp.,3 ; Oyle, 7J mks.; Fleshe meell1 1 , sett.s3 ; Money, 14s. lid. Converted Lands—Malt, 8 meells 3 sett.; Butter, 2 lisp. 6 mks.; Fleshe, 1 last 13 meells ; Money, 6s. Overrental'd Lands—Barley, 2 meells 12 mks.; Malt, 11 meells 3 sett. 6 mks.; Butter lisp7 ,mks. 3 2 . ; Fleshe meell1 , . Rests in Anno 1649—Barley, 34 lasts 20 meells 12 mks.; Malt, 3 lasts 1 meell 2 sett. 15 mks.; Meale, 2 lasts 1 meell 18 mks.; Butter^ 8 bar. 1 lisp. 23 mks.; Oyle, 1 bar.; Money, 1733H. 9s. lid. Rests in Anno 1650—Barley, 88 lasts 19 meells 1 sett.; Malt, 2 lasts 13 meells 4 sett. 7-J mks.; Meale, 3 lasts 4 meells 3 sett. 10 mks.; Butter, 11 bar. 4 lisp mks.2 1 . ; Oyle bar.3 , ; Money, 3040H. 11s. 6d . Rest n Anni s o 1651—Barley last0 4 meell1 , 1 s sett.3 s ; Malt last3 , 3 s meells ; Meale, 3 lasts 3 meells 3 sett. 5J? mks.; Butter, 1 last 6 bar.; Oyle, 2 bar.; Money, 3488H. 18s. .4d Rest n Anni s o 1652—Barley last4 meell2 16 ,2 s sett.2 s ; Malt last3 , 2 s meells 3 sett. 18 mks.; Meale, 3 lasts 12 meells; Butter, 2 lasts 5 bar. 6 lisp. 19 mks.; Oyle bar.5 , ; Money, 7360H. 14s. .8d Summa—Barley last5 meell1 55 s,1 setts1 mks. 6 1 . ; Malt last9 meell9 ,9 s1 s 2 sett. 21J mks.; Meale, 28 lasts 7 meells 3 sett. 15J mks.; Butter, 19 lasts bar1 1 lisp.5 | mks.9 . ; Oyle last2 , bars7 .lisp8 . 23J mks.; Fleshe last7 5 , s 5 meells 1 sett. 7 mks.; Money, 18075H. 11s. 4jd. 300 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

Inventare Goods the household and of Stuff belonging Lordmy Mortoneof to delyuer'd by Gaptane Thomas Saulkins to Major ..... Pondale for the Vse of the Gvarnisone dureing their abode heer in Orknay Takin vp by Lievtennant Gollonell Blaire, Slierriff, Captane Robert Irving and Andrew Young; at f Octobero y Kirkwallda 7 16532 e th .

In my Lord's Cabinet Roume. Item two Cases of Shelfes, one with' Boxes, the other not haweing any with a litle Table therin. In the Bedchamber. Item foure Peec f Deeo e p Arras Ringings, wit peece han f Stripeo t Stuff hanging ower the Chimney ; with ane hung Bed with green cloath, lac'd with willow laces, with silk buttons and loups conforme Containing Vtter and Inner valange with foure peec f Courteenseo , with Eoof head an fd peec Counterd ean - poynt with foure knobs. Item therin one Materase, one fether bed one Boulster witPilloweso tw h , wite Spanishan h e Blankett, wite doublon h e Scotishe Blankett, with ane great Clieyre covreid with cloth and Laced conform brokens i t i Bede t th , bu ,wit o t h thrie Leach stooles cover'd with Reed cloth and Laced, witlitlo htw e stript Table clothes wit hLitla e Syid Table, with ane empt Trunkd yol . In the Roume ower the Bedchamber. Item two Peece of Arrase hingings, with three peece and the Chimney peece of stript hingings, with a Tablecloth conforme, with ane Large green cloth Shryn fourfoldf eo e cloatth s h therof Doubl Laced e: witbe ble e dy han w Sa with Courtens Valange and Counterpoynt, Containing four peece of Courteens, with ane Rooff Peece, with ane Vnder Quilt, One fether bed, one Boulster, wit Paie f Marlhon ro t Plaids, wit Stoole hon e Cover'd with reed cloth Laced, with one Trunk bed, one Table, one Candle Chist, with a Case of Shelfes in Closete th - . Roume th n I e owe Dynine rth g Roume. Item ane old Bedsteed, with one fether bed, one Boulster, one Pair of Double blanketts, one old stript yeallow hinging, one old broken Trunk with ond Candlol e e Chist, withouse hon e Clock broked wit ol s Belle hit non , Turky work Cheyre. In the Dining Roume. Item sexe Peec Deef eo p Arrase hingings, with three ebbee peecan f reo Syise with one great Turky Carpet, with ane Coutch cheyre cover'd with green cloth Imbrodered, with two Turky work Cheyres, with two stooles Conforme, Two Stooles cover'd with Ree dseu'd clothol de Stooleon , Syie on ,d Table, witha EARLDOE TH ORKNEF MO LORDSHID YAN ZETLANDF PO 1 30 .

peeoe of Arrase hingings theron, One Long Oakin table with a forme conforme, with one Pair of Hand Irenes, with one Pair of Tongs. Greae th n tI Hall. Ite Englise man h Wanseott Table, wit forme hon e conforme, wit Oakie han n Cupboard, with a great Case for a house Clock. Besn I s Webbs Chamber. Ite Wanseote man t Bedsteed, wit Eeee han d English Rugg fethee d On , be r wit Boulstere hon Peece On ,f fyn eo e stript Hingings goeing abou bace th t k Bede th feed f ,an o t wit Peece hon Eeef eo d cloth hingings Laced with yeallow Lace hinging before the Bed, one buffet Stoole, couer'd with reed cloath Lac'd fringedd an backee On , d Cheyre Covee th , r thero l Tornal f Kend ean t away. Doctor'e th n I s Chambers. Ite lone man g Oaken Tablfora d me an conforme, wit Litle hon e firre Tafle e Closetth n i , with four peec greenf eo e Imbrodered hingingis wit hValona g Conforme. Wttee th n rI Eoume entring fro Halle mth . fore Iteth e mn i Roum e Bedsteeean d wit fetherbede han boulstee on , e on r Materase vnder them, with two Pair Scotish blankets, One English Reed Rugg, one Peece of Arrase hingings, Two old buffet Stooles Cover'd and Lac'd with greene cloath, one Litle Tafle, with a Course Stript tablecloth, and in the Priwy a close stoole with a Tinn Pann in it. In the Inner Roume. Ite Vanscoe man t Bedsteed, witMatte fetherbede hon on , Boulstierso tw , , one Pai Scotisf ro h blanketts Paie whitf on ;ro e freese blanketts Stitchee on , d Taflty quilt e Pillow on , e fynAn e: Ree Reef o d d furnitou Cloatbe a r hfo r Laced with Yeallow Lace Conteening fywe Curteens, with head peecd an e Counterpoynt, with wtter and Inner Valang freing'd and button'd, with two Pai f Linneo r h Sheetts, wit e Chambehan r Pott, with foure Peec Arrasf o e e hingings with a Turky Carpet for a Table, with two Tables, Two Turky work Cheyres Turke On , y work stoole wit Litlha e buffet Stoole Couer'd with reed cloth and Lac'd with ane Irishe work Cushen. Item Rounds o WithiTw e n.th Ite mfirra e Table wit ha peec f stripo e t hingings theron, wit ha Pantr y Chist, with a great firre Chist, and lent to the Maior, Knox' Works vpon the Church of Scotland, and the History of Josephus on the Jewes. Litle th en I Waulted Chamber. Ite fethee man Trunkrd bedol e ,on , wit ArrashPeecd a ol f eo e hingings. 302. . PKOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

Kitchinge th n I . Item ane Great pair of Iron lying Raxes, with two Spitts, with fyue Peuter dishes, with two Pye Platters, one Boulster, one Pillow, one great Irone Ketle boull'd smale on , l Copper Ketle Erase on , e Skummer Coppee on , r Dropping brasd Pannol e brokeon , n Pott, wit Dressine hon g boord. Bruehousee th n I . Ite Greae man t Kopper Lead brase on , e Cisterne Tine on ,n Cisterned ol e on , Iron Ketle wanting the Boule, with a great Balk.

Inventare of the Goods and houshold Stuff, Belonging to My Lord of Norton Delyuer'd Captaneby Thomas Saulkins Majorto Pondaleme,the for Ovarnisoneofthe Dureing their abode Birsay,at Gapt:Takinby vp Robert Irving and Andrew Young the 4th November 1653. Item fyw d fetheol e r bedds with four Boulsters, f thewheroo f e mo on f Flanders Tyking, witLarge han e white Spanish Blanket Shaggf o t , wito htw single Spanishe Blanketts with blew and yeallow barrs on them; with six pair of good Schotish Blanketts, wit Paio d Scotistw hol r h blanketts, wito tw h Coverlids seud Lynd with Plaiding, One Cowerlid Bead and Yellow wowen, One old Materase with foure seud Cushens, One Trunk Cover'd with Selch Azm'o SkinTw d, Cheyreit no t wit y hke s loccover'd kan d with reed clotd han freing'd, Thrie Stoolles Cover'd with reed cloath conform Stoole On , e Cover'd with reed Welwott freing'd Stoole On , e Cover'd with green cloth Lacedo Tw , Peuter flaggons, annother wanting the Cower, Two old brase Candlstiks, one dropping Pann of Kopper, Two Pair of fustiane Blanketts Containing three breeds Paio halfd ran Tw , d Sheetts e ol pai Branf e o r On , d IrneLarge On , e Kopper Pott, One large Iron Pott of thrie Scotish quarts, One brueing Ketle Containing eight Scotish. Gallons, One great brueing fatt, with a Geell fatt, Two Punshons, One Bunn and a half Bunn, With one large old Persia Carpett for Tabla e WitPeeco hImbroderef Tw eo d Courteen f Keeo s d Cloth wheroe on f Syde Peec e futeOn e peece witfreing'o htw d Valanges, With foure Peecf o e Stript hingings paio Tongesf ro Tw , , Four Table Cloathe l Tomsal e and Bent, with a Towell and four servetts. Besyids Williame Moncreeff, Takman. Item three old broken Turky Cheyres, Three old Turky Stoolles wherof one broken, One old broken Barbour's Basine. One old Kopper Stueing Dishe, One Litle black Trunk withou pand tol Locne boulKeyr On ko , d with Iron, Calse On e with four slashes therin, wit Jeae han k with nyne Byase bowlles. One old broken Kopper Candlestick. One Irone Bodd for ane bedd, One broken stooll somtyme Cover'd with reed Welwott, one old melted Pint Stoupe, THE EARLDO F ORKNEMO LORDSHID YAN F ZETLANDO P 3 30 .

Two fyne Cabinetts f wherotheo e m on fwant s thrie shottells litle on e, brase Pann besyids Gilbert Nisbeth one Trunk wher the siluer work wes wont to be keept.

Inventare of the Goods and Houshold Stuff Receaued by Lievtennant Collonell Slaire, Shirreff, Captane Robert Irving, Andrewand Young, belongingmy to Lord Mortone In two Trunks from Gaptaine Thomas Saulkins the 9th of December 1653. Ite Reee mon d Tollercloth1 wit Imbroderee han d Eoof head an fd peeca r efo bed with ane green Imbrodered Courtaine for a bed, with ane Vallange of variant Cullerd Taffity wit hsila k freeing blee wOn witwallang.d be h a r efo sila k freinge stripo Tw ,t Courteen beda r r windowdo sfo seuo dTw , worsett Vallange for a bedd, Three Table Carpetts of Turky work, One Chinay Tollercloth of Stamped Savoy, One blak fether with a siluer hand, with ane Imbrodered weastecoate, with one Eedd Satyue Tollercloth with a gold frenge e ScotishabouAn , it te Play'd, with three peec f holano e d Sheetts, wite han numbe f Louso r e Papers. Item ane great Bible of Inglish Print in folio, One Bible with my Ladies secundon i namt i Byble n eo On , e Cover'd with bla kn Secundi clott i n ho o with three psalme bookes, whereof one with siluer Clespes another with thretteen seuerall peece e cover f platth o s e thri n th ,eo d couer'd with black

lether, witfrenshn hTe e Bookes smal greatd an l , Wit e firsd seconhth an t d Volum f Perhineo s Worke folio,n i s 2 Sixe small bookes treatin f Divinitygo , with one Psalme booke, One Paper book, Sixe Little peeces of Gaws about yards a peece, Fywe small heads of Cullored worsetts, One pair of old Shetland Stockings for a woman, One old Muff of Boares Skinn, Sixe old Shirts, Fywe old silk Stomages with one old silk Weastcoate, With a Scotishe round Play'd, Wit e peech an f Ree o e d Courteen Imbrodered with blak weluo d lyn'an t d with wariant Taffitystrip d piece ol f On et o .Reehingingsd ol de CusheOn . n for a Sedan. One old blew Damask Cushen for Sleeping.

Inventarie, what Bedds, Boards, and other Plenishing wes in the whole Bournes in the House Birsay,of whatand estate house foundthe was Sightedin, by Captane Robert Irvine Andrewd an oh Youngf 5t November e th 1653. Wese th tn I Tower. Item four Stoupe beda f so , wit hglasa e Table. 1 Toldour, Toldoir kina , d of cloth wrought with thread goldf so . Toile tfor, from Fr. toile, cloth, and A'or, of gold. 2 James Davy du Perron, a celebrated Cardinal, born of Calvinist parents, 1556, died at Paris 1618. 304 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

In the West Galery. d spoylol Itee dm an Bullier te windoweBoordth d an , s Laikes foud an r thretty brodes and the dore of the Study, and the fylring all spoyld and stolne. In the Eastr Tower. Ite Bedsteede man , Innee wit Tablee th han d r doran , e takin away. In my Lords Chamber. Item two bedsteeds with a Trundle-bed, with a Table, Laiking two brods windoee foth r . Cabinee th n I t Chamber. Itebedsteade mon , wit a Trundlebedh , with four brods lackine th o t g windowes. In the Kings Chamber. Item one whole Standing Bed, One Arm'd Timber Cheyre, One Oakine Table with two oaken formes cont'orme, with two brods Laiking for the windowes. In the Litle Hall. Item nothin windowee therfouns e th b t gwa o et dbu s lackin broddso gtw . In the Chamber in the Litle Hall. Ite Bedsteede mon , with brodo tw , s Lackin windowese th r gfo . Litle Hiege th th ef o n hHall I d Chambeen . e th t ra Ite Bedsteede man , wit bore han d wantin e windowesth o gt . In the Chamber above the Pantry. Item ane bedsteed and a Table. Greae th n tI . Hall. Item ane great Oakiri Table with ane Oakin forme, a Coopbord, and a broken Case to a Clock, wherein Lakes sex brods for the windoues with fywe Stenshon e windowes th e windowef th f o Iron o s t d an ou e, s most Pityfully spoyl'd. The Three Lach Sellers to the West. Ite mt wanti Outmose sth t dore halfd , mi wite e dorehth . Secone th n I d Lach Chambe Weste th o rt . Ite fixo mttw standing bedds Table On , e wit formeso htw . In the Thricl and Forth Lach Chamber to the West. Item thrie fixt bedds with a Table. E EARLDOTH F OEKNEMO LOBDSHID YAN F ZETLANDO P 5 30 .

In the Fift Lach Chamber to the West. Item three fixt Bedds wit windoo htw wCutto brod tw deallf so d san s therin, with a halfe folding Table, with a eating Table. Kitchine th n I g nothing t Muk filthd Bu , kan . In the Kitching Chamber on the East. Ite fixo mttw Bedds, whereo wante on fBottome sth , Lacking three window brods. Bruehousee th n I . Ite e greaman t e fattGeelon , l Punshonso fatttw , a lon, g a Spar d an r Wanscott trie. In the East Chamber nixt the Bruehouse. Ite o fixmtw t Bedds wit e Tablhon e wit windoe hon w peeca bro d f eo dan Galree th y fylring therein. e Girnelth n I l House. Item doubla e Girnel le Dore , witwantin th wheellit o f f o hso tw a e o gson t Cart therein, with two dores in the Inner houses.

Accompt Lairdthe Maynesby of Patrickand Blaire of Litle-Uaire, Commis- sionars Appoynted Lordmy by Morion's Com/missionat Curators;ad- For verting Lordmy Mortone['s] Affairs Orknay,in According bestthe Infor-to mation they could hauefrom the Chamberlane and others, Both in Relation to Lord'smy Bentale, Rests, Household Houses.Stuff,and Lory M d . 1 Dumfermlin d Youngan g Maynes went from hence towards Zetlan beginnine th n di Septemberf go looko t , e afteLord'y m r s affairs there, where they are still keept vp by great and Contrary winds, so that wee are Destitute of all Advyce from them, yet in Discharge of our Duety, wee were beginning to think of takeing ane accompt, and setting Taks, and Doeing other necesare busines to my Lord's advantage. But were Interupted by the Coming oa Commissionef r fro r AndremSi w Dick wit e Decreehth d letteran t f o s Horning recovered at Sir Andrew's Instance against my Lord and his Wassails and Tennents, the Last of July 1653. The Decreet wee have seen which is of this Nature ; Decerning the whole bygone Rests resting according as the Wassail d Tenentsan s shall give their Oathes befor Shirreffe e th Paye e b o t sd to Sir Andrew, or the Pryces of the offred Commodities that the Wassails and Tennants Sold them at themselves. And siklyk Decerning him and his Chamberlans to Continow in Posession of Lifting my Lord's haill rents in Orknay yearly, untill suc Compleetle b h e timh s a e y e soumpayeth f f do o e 100,000 Merks, and Interest therof Since the date of his Infeftment. David VOL. XXIII. U , PROCEEDING6 30 E , SOCIETY188913 TH Y F .O S MA ,

Maklellan is Commissionate Chamberlane and hes prest uery hard to haue his Decreet read Publiquel e heath dt ya Court s ProtestationHi . s againse th t Shirreffs vpon ther refusall so to do will signifie nothing. Hee hes requyred Patrick Blair Shirrefs ea obtempeo Ft fulfild Commissiore an th l Eeferancd nan e Shirreffe mad th e Decreet o th et n \veo i s sWh ;willing t sayd e woulbo , He , d t withouac t no Conjunca t t accordin Commissions hi o gt . Dauid took Instru- ments againe before the Governor and Protested, That hee might and wold presently vpliftine ente th duetie e e o Cropt rth th f go f so t Instant 165d 3An Eeste th t s le lye. Against which Patrick Blaire Judicial heae th dn yi Court . Protested it, as the Inclosed Protestation beares. That none should Pay Sir Duetyee th f o 1653f y so an Andre, m untilhi r wlno such Eest e timth s sea were Compte f Paymento firse d they takid th b en tdman n p i nv , accordine th o gt will of the Decreett and Letters of Horning. Wee haue sent ane Extract of e Protestationth , Becaus f i Daui, d Maklellane shoule dth f Chargo y an e Wassails and Tennents with Horning for Payment of the Duety of 1653 (as he threatneth hee will doe) This Instrument may be a ground of Suspention, which wee haue formerly by our Letters to Mr Nathaniell Fyiff offten Desired to be sent and which we shall still expect. Things at present stands thus betwixt thed wsan m ; Mean e while haue e,We called Johne Edmonstone Chamberlane to ane Accompt; who hes giwin ws in, the Inclosed Eentale (for before wee had none, nor could wee haue any), and accompts by the which it may be Per- ceaved Lord'y m f sIf , Ken d beenha t e Improwe e besth t o nt advantage , That Sir Andrewes Posession heer, had been but for a wery short time. Wee desire Compte , th tha Paperl d al t san s sent allong wit advysee hb y thid rma dan taki Considderatioo nt s nobl hi Lor y d em dfriendan y n b d Curatoran s o swh (iff they shalbe pleased to send ws any Eeturne) may expect a Compt from ws, suteable to our Intrustment. • 2. Dauid Maclellane rnaks great Clamor and Stirre, Swearing to the English heer , Begger's tha i Lord y e h tM .y db Meanwhil e hat t eh Compte hno r fo d his Intromissions with my Lord's whole Estate, Cropt 1648 ; and with the whole moneyes payed to Earles Williame and Eobert for the Gersons of Certane Lands few' they db m ; Neythe e paye h Duetie Lands y s hi an drhe r sfo sthi r foure yeers past, which amounts to a round soume ; It were fitting therefore in our Judgments that he were Summoned South to make his accompts for all, For we cannot say that his Eespeets to my Lord nor his Interest are so great as they ought to be, to giue it no worse tearme.1 1 In the Action for Count and Reckoning pursued by Sir Andrew Dick against William Ear f Jlortoo l n ther a Petitio s e Couri e th f Sessio o nr o Andrewtt Si y nb , dated 21st November 1664, in which he states that "there is a stoppe and delay by the said Earles goeing to Orknay and bis malitious keeping up of David M'lellane Chamberlans hi e compt booke wherad an ,said e sth David prisonera s i Edinburghn i i thrie yeirspast, grean i d t daungeAn seeknef o r deatd san h whereb s compthi y s THE EARLDO F ORKNEMO LORDSHID AN Y F ZETLANDO P . 307

3. Wee know not what ane Accompt to giwe of my Lord's Vtincells and household Stuff, which is eyther quyt Lost or so Imbazeled, that ere Long, it worte b wilnameingt e hth no l . Howewer s Incumben t we Majo a s a ,s w r o t Ponrall (present Governour) his entry, wee took vp Inventars of all that wes in both houses, in Kirkwall and Birsay, and haue heer Inclosed, them; we are asham'd almost to send them, bot knowes not how to help ourselves Becaus wee had no Inventary nor other Evidence to Charge them with, that formerly keept the Gvarnisone. Wee did mo we the Major to haue gottin out my Lord Hingingss hi , Carpett Besd san answered ts Beddswe t bu j , thawoule he t d not, vnles the Commander in Cheeff were mowed to provyd him otherwayes, and send him ane Expres Ordour for delywery of them. This we Kecommend to my Lord's nobl ethes frienda yo d thin o t s k fitt;. Meanewhile some small things we gote conveyed out and haue heerin Inclosed an Inventary of it also which will show that it is nowayes considerable; Howewer, shal be keept carefuly vntill sutch time as wee receaue Ordour what to do with it. With all James Muidy sundrd an , y other Person Cuntree th n si y wol Summonee db d South annent my Lord's goods that they haue takin or Purchast vnlaufully. 4. The housa s ri e withi Lord'Coure y nth m f so t Duellin Kirkwaln gi l Sett to my Lord by the Toune of Edinburghe, and Posest by the wmquill Earles dureing their Liwes, which Mr James Douglas present minister at Kirkwall sayes, wes design'd to be the duelling house of the Ministers of Kirkwall. Hee showes nothing for it, but takes it Dudgion, that wee should pose him in his e Posessioentrgettiny th b o , yt it gf no meall t froi e Englishr mth fo s e (and Consequently my Lord) who Posese it for the present with the rest of my Lord's house sau reasonshoulWe eno he s; Lord'demy why askto s Prejudiceit e (which will be vnhandsome if a Minister should haue hes Dwelling house withi Lord'y nm s Court besyd heAn e d )h Manss a Glie a d bean Design'd him, withi nmuskea t Churche shotth o et , Howewer takee , h Carrag,r so s ou t i n ei As tha Intende th s presentl come o yt h senr ew o dwhaLa e Southn do i t d an , can, for obtaining of it; It is our Dudty to desire it to be aduerted, and wee beleewe the Toune of Edinburghe who is Principaly Interesed in it, iff they be acluertised (which wee hope yow will) will look to their oune Concernment. 5. Dauid Maklellane as Sir Andrewe's Chamberlane Pretends to hane Right Lord'y m o t s Girnelhous d Servicesan e desired an ; hauo t d e the Posesmn i - sion ; Bot wee Conceaving it to be Dangerous to grant it haue Refused

and peapers concerning that comp d reckoninan t miscarriy e greama g th o tt e loss e prej'udicd an l partiesal f eo " (Morton Papers, Bundle 68). Durin e Commonwealtgth subsequend han Andrew'r date Si th f eo o t t s infeftments, several of the Creditors of the Earl of Morton obtained apprysing upon Orkney and Zetland, but in these they wisely included the whole lands of the Earldom, and thereby ultimately secured payment. . PKOCEEDING8 30 , E SOCIETY188913 TH Y F .O SMA ,

both; Becaus, wee sie no warrand for it in the Decreet. Wee desire to be satisfied what we shall do heerin, And that it may be mowed to the Com- mander in Cheeff. That it is against Eeasone that my Lord's Wictuallhouse gvarnisone th f o e vs eshoule seinth r Lord'y takie gdfo m b p nv s haill houses n Orknai Zetland yan gvarnison'e dar y Lord' m themy db d s an ,Sesment s pay'd alse litle duelsi es e any ya Reason We . r giuinfo e g Pensione th o t s Gardners now, when they mak all the Advantage of the yards and Gardens themselueso t , without takin y Paynegan r advantagsfo r Pleasuro e y m o et Lord, or any of his. Iff Sir. Andrew most Posese my Lord's estate, Wee con- ceaue it reasonable that these and all other Pensionars, Dues to officers Taks- meotherd nan sEentalen i shoul p v giuie db ,m seinnhi g the Lory nm d shall their fo re e Interimservicevs havth o t n n esomI f no .thei , e b rSpeid y Course takin annent Kepairing the house of Birsay, with lyme, windowes and other neccessars t cannoI , t chus t turnebu Kvio t e n shortlyt weri d ea An , Pitty t beinI , e mosgth t Pleasan l tthi al hous sSeatn d i Lor y an es m t he d Islands. Toune 6Th . Kirk-walf eo l haue latelie made great Busines about their being a free Brughe; Bot hath hitherto been Opposed by the Shirreffs; Becaus, they could neyther produc eParliamenf o Chartou t Ac r their no rfo t r Libertyt Bo ; Collonelw no l Johne Stewar greaa t( t Lordfrieny m f sdo Ironicaly) hath wery liberaly vndertaken to get all their busines done, And is now goeing South for that effect, which if hee should effectuate, Wee referre it to better Judg- ments to think How Prejudiciall it. will pro we to my Lord, his wassails, and Tennents, They being (as not long since appeared) a most heady People, .Dwellin Lordy m t gsa oune Gate mosd an , t of the s wassailsmhi ; WeeBeleewe If the tonne of Edinburgh be advertised of their Intention to be a free Brughe, .They will haue no great Stomack to it; For it is to be feared, they will prowe t vntowardlbu .te ob y wassails ;Lor y thebotd m dan whof o mh t o m they only hold Lor PredicessorsMy ;dhis Shirreffhis , Deputiesand s , haue formerly been allwayes, Supreame Magistrate of that Pretended toune, without any Kind of Election. . Sinc7 drawine . e th forme r ou f go r Articles haue ,W e takin occasio speako nt e with Dauid Maklella shoo t wd himnan , Tha Lordy m t s Rests ammounteo dt .the soume vow sie them at; Who at the sight therof did exceedingly storme, and swore he wold not take my Lord's Rests for 5000 Pound Shotishe; His reasone being asked why he said so, he gave this simple one; That the -tennents wold detaine all the Rests in their hands, for my Lord Montrose his Quartering thad san t the reasond yha doeo t o e;s Becaus f Couro f t ano , etAc .pas Benholmy b t eShirres whewe thar e ndh fo t effect, Alwayes nothing being done. Judicialy agains Lory r thesm t fo d es quarteringswe e h tole m dhi W . sucy an -Officiouh k Motionsma thao d t s An t, these Rest ordain'dr y we s Pa o t ' otheo n o rt t vset trer Andre pu Bo Si t w; isi e , b tha we o t th t Dic d an k THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 309,

gentleman hath since bestired himselfe, both in the Toune and the Countrey; That Presently the Supplications ri s going from both agains Lory m t d annent these Quarterings; Which Supplicatione ar presentede b e o t we e s a ar s, Informed by the fornamed Coll. Stewart and Dauid himselfe, who are to be South presently (Probably before these) Wee think if Dauid be cald to ane wil e Accompt somewhahe lge , oughe h be s o a tthee t t do elsdevyso n t o t e e such Quhimsays to my Lord's Prejudice, As that Project, and his many Instruments taken agains vpos w t n other occassions make clear e; Howeue f if r this Particular be not Looked too, My Lord will be Looser of all his Rests, if their Project hold, Wee can do but represent it and so we doe. . We8 almosd eha t forgot shoo et w yow, That John Edmondstone Chamberlane hes Promised vnder his hand, withall Expedition, that he shall giue ws ane accompt of Charge and Discharge, according to his Intromissions with my Lords Estate thir foure yeares Past. When wee get it, wee shall send it to yow with all Expedition; Bot if wee get it not, wee shall giue yow notice taky e nexma th e tthaw expedientyo t beleewe We ; e ther wie severalb l l Articles in them, which wee cannot take vpon ws to allow; Wee haue amongst the rest of the Papers, sent yow South, the Coppies of Dauid Maklellan, and our oune letters to my Lord's sewerall Baillies, by the which yow will perceaue, how contrare to Reasone and their oune Decreet Dauid intends to medle with this yeirs Rents, Not taking notice of the Rests, but leawing them in the Tennent's handsLord'y m o t s, whice greab l th wi Los Prejudiced ean f somi , e thing be not timously done to prevent their Posession, for it may be easely perceaued, though wee feight with good will, wee ar ill Armed till yow Provyd ws better; Wee cannot tell yow as yet what the feir of this yeare will be annent the Pryces of Victuall in this Countrey; But wee find that my Lord wes Prejudged the Last yeere. In that the feir wes sett only on his estate, And the rest of the Countrey nowayes regulating themselves by it. Whic willind Intenhe Go gwe Prevendo t t this yeare, whe Countree nth y shalbe Conveen' mako t d e feirth e , which wil shortlye b l s donet i whe l Bu , al ,n wee fearshale Leante t comewe th lno o et formef ho r yeares. 9. Dauid Maklellane Pretends (as Chamberlane forsaid) That hee must sett my Lords Tack thir sfo r ensueing three yeers haue W ;e Opposed tha Projects hi t , als ecoulde muc t we hau t s donye ;ha no e t i ourselvese, it o d r wile no w ,l wntil have lwe e your Returne. Meanwhil thindesyro e t Lory ew we k m edyo greaa e b t l e Garsomsuffere th wi , Becauf it o lyet e n i rs he ou swhic h wilbe Considerabla e soume (viz.) [There is nothing further written on this subject, the rest of the page being blank.] 31. 0 PROCEEDING 'THF O SE , SOCIETY188913 Y . MA ,

The Names Roumes ofthe Belonging Heritably Lordmy to Mortone, Detain'dBut be the Present Posessors as tJuir Heritage; Becaus of their long Posessions; From e whichth they would e Varnedb against next Witsonday 165y 4B Vertue of sufficient Varnings, sent hither for that effect, subscrybed by my Lord, and some of his Curators. 1. Sandvi n Dierneki s Poses Jamee b t s Baiki f Tankerneeo s estem'e b o dt worth yeerly Threescore Meells Malt, and only Payes my Lord 6 Meells Malt an Meell6 d s flesh d 16Han e . 13s. 4d. Money Pretendd an , righ o t sn bui o t only takes from year yeareo et . 2. Sandsyi Diernen di s Poses Dauie b t Williamd dan e Harts esteem'e b o dt worth yeerly wit Parha f Sanduio t k Payes yeerly liesyid whato t they yPa my Lord 20 Meells Malt, 10 Meells Meale, without any Right, but Posession. 3. Watlan Diernen di s Poses Collonely b t l Johne Stewart, being sixe penny Land which Payed before Benholm's entry 27 Meells 2 Settings Malt, with six lispund butter, threeteene Meells Fleshe, twelfe shills Scat siluer; But now sett by Benholme to him for 18 Meells Malt only, From which he wold be Rentalevarned Ol e removeo dt th .como o t t r p o e,v 4. The Teynds of Work and Jarsay in St Olawes Paroshine, Detein'd by Partrick Manteet f Ogilshayho whay B , t Vertu whar eo t tenno r Righro e twe kno t neythewno e Chamberlaneth r t the Bu r Eental',y a d yeerl Meell7 o yt s 2 Settings Malt, with 3 Meells 4 Settings Meale. 5. Waale in Firth Deteen'd by Dauid Kinked of Fynsta, worth 4 Meells Malt and 4 Meells fleshe yearly, so that non of ws knowes by what Right he deteens it. whole 6Th . e Teind Paroshine th f so f Ewieo deteen'e ear e Lair th f y do db Stenhouse by what Right neither wee nor the Ohamberlane knowes; But it were fitt that Inhibitions were served in due time for the Future. 7. The King's house in Harray Posest be Hew Sinclare of Damsay, for ought wee know he hes neither Infeftment nor Taks, who gaynes yeerly besyid the duet Lord—onpayey e yh m o st e Barrel! Butter. Rowsayf o e H Excampe e th , th n I . t 8 Land Savrif so Vestnesd kan , deteen'd by Patrick Manteet f Egilshaho y; Paye Pound6 5 sLory t t onlm dbu Bu ,o y t Rental'e ar Earlee th Orknayen df i so s Rental Las2 Meellr 6 1 tefo Settings4 s Mal7d J an tBarrell s Butter, 5B. 14s. 2d. Scat siluere .th r Neitheno e we r Chamberlane knowe whay sb t Right hee deteens it; (Bot Certan The) is t eri wes newer Infeftment granted therof Kinge anyo th t , y ,b , Earle f Orknayso , nor my Lord Mortone. 9. Banks in Rowsay Possest by Hew Sinclare of Damsay and Thomas Wilsone whose Authors had only a Tack now expired which payes to them, nor they pay to my Lord 8 Meells Malt. . Clet10 Westran ti y Poses Heritages ta Robere ,b t Stewart of s Burghi t i t Bo ; THE EARLDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP: OF ZETLAND. 311

certane he lies no Infeftment on it nor Tack; It payes him yeerly 500 Merks, but is better worth ; for the which he Payes not a grote to my Lord. . Burgh11 Westran ei y Poses Dauiy b t d N'Lellane makeo ,wh s advantagef o it to a good souine, who hath no Tacks, nor will'tak any ; therfore he wold be warned from it; ut Supra. . Nui12 Westran pi y Poses Dauiy b t d M'Lellane t Supra,.V , . Smydi13 d Poolan e n Southronaldsayi e , and. Quoyf orsetter, deteen'y db Robert Stewart of Burgh, which are Eental'd yeerly to 14 Meells 2 Settings 18 Merk Barley Meel3 , Setting2 a s fleshe forToftevyied an , e hopth pn i s3 H yeerly: 14. The He of South Pharey Posest by the Laird of Halcro which stands in my Lord's Kental Meell0 4 o et s Barle sexd yan e Meells fleshe; Sinc date eth f eo Bishope th s guift, Took Tack Harf so y Stewart then Shirref Chamberland an f e of Orkna King'e th o yt s Land; Notwithstanding payes nothin Lory m t da o g t all. 15. Quoyes in Grimsay in that same Nature; stands in my Lord's Eentale Meelfo2 1 r s Malt detein'd fro Lory mm t Feray da . 16. A house and a yard deteen'd by Mr Patrick Grahame; and two houses and a large yard deteen'd by Dauid Hart by what right wee know not; Bot these houses belongs Properl Castle th f o Kirkwallyt eo worte ar d h an ,50 Ha yeere.

• Coppie of Dauid Maklellans first Letters Directed to the Bailies of Ilk Parochine within Orknay, Dated the 22nd November 1653. I doubt not bot you have heard long agoe, of Sir Andrew Dick's Eight to the Countre f thiyo s Instant l Cropbygonal f o pay'te eb 1653d Eestso dt An ,e du , Conform hi Decreee o th t mo t t befor Lordse eth , which Decreet with letterf so Publication and Horning therevpon I caused Publish at the Mercat Crose of Kirkwall, In the time of the Head Court, And then ther wes nothing Objected at that time, Bot the want of ane Chamberlane to Eeceaue the Eents, and swa they were willing to pay, that being appoynted, Since which time avoyding of all scruple that hereafter may follow, I went to this present Governor and Shirreff Blaire both being conveened together d tookan , e wit e Jamem h s Georgson Sherife eth f Cler whomo kT eI produce ampld e fuldan an l e Com- mission from the said Sir Andrew Dick in my oune name, Desireing them to Certifi e wholth e e Countrey d takthereofdi ed Instrumentan , saie th d n i s James Georgsone' pleasen sma Intimatio y hany sm f an d o f samee i th a f no ,sw to make objection or is doubtfull lett them go or send doune to the Sherriff or clerk's chamber, and there they will get Eesolution of their doubt, Wherefore hearbe do I y earnestl desyrw yweele yo standin requyrd eth s a an l w f eyo go e people Parisheth th f eo , That Incontinent after sight heerof conveenu yo , e 312 . PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY, MAY 13, 1889.

them all and make Intimation of the forsaid Decreet, and my Commission of Chamberlanry, Desireing them that they Pay nor acknowledge no man of my Duties, Irat myselfe, or those that shall have Power of me, Certiefieing them, if they Pay, medle with, or delyuer to any man but such as say'd is, The yholdie b shal t nno l onl Vilipendars ya d Contempneran s e heigth f hso Judges Authority thee (wherforb yy shalma t lei suffer hereafter) t likeBu , - wayes asure them the same y th shal ey overpa l againeLase th to t Penny d ,An Least they should Preten e Receawer e wanan dth f o t t theLe , m haue their Fleshe, Butter, Scat siluer, and victuall all in readines against my oune comm- Paroshee ingth o .t t whica , h time musI , t resau fleshe scaed th ean t siluer, with the whole bygone rests, and for the Butter and Victuall, God willing I shall aquaut the nixe mth t week onc particulare b e e Letter haile th lo st Countrey , to whome, where and when it shall be delyured, swa hopeing this yow will not wilw lyo answes a e Contrarie faildo th r o t l tended e an wil e standind th r an l g Paroshe oth f eI rest . YourPowey obedienm I fin w s o st a rdyo carefuld an t l for the weell of the Paroshin. . DA. MAKLELLAN.

Coppielettersthe of sent presently thereafter Lairdthe Maynesof by Liev-and tennant Coll. Blair, Sheriff, to the Baillies of Ilk Paroshe within Orknay. oh Datedf 5t December e th 1653. Wee doubt not but yow know there is some Trust Committed to Vs, for advertin y Lorm g d Mortons affaire n thii s s Countree yb wherby ma t yi though r Duetou t aduertiso yt e Bailliee severalth e th f o s l Paroshes (That e Peoplethegiuy th eyo ma t notic )t i Tha f eo t wili t l neithe e Convenienb r t nore safe for theni in obedience to any Private Letters or desires to Pay any part of the bygone Rests, or this Instant yeares Rent due to my Lord, to any other persone whatsumeuer except his oune Chamberlane, vntill such time as yow be compelled therto by Laufull Charges, Proceeding from Laufull authority, which laufull Comands and charges, when they shalbe laid vpon yow, by charge of horning or otherwayes, As wee shall advyise yow to giue obedienc themo et shalo s ,approwee w l ewery wha, commandbodw do tLa o y t s declaree we themr Lord,y Fo tha m appear.e n sw ti t behalfeno obstruco et t Justickindy faira that an e ,eBu b n t e i the y Orderlma r Legald yan e proceed- l handal n o s Alsweelg in Lordy m y s lb Commissioners, Wassails Tennentd ,an s As by those who haue or shall recover Deereetts against any of them, So after wee haue Intimate to yow and the People how it is Incumbent to you to cary yourselve t thinothine sa sad timt e tha aree gbu ew tWe , Your friends, WILL. STEWART. PA. BLAIR. THE BAELDOM OF ORKNEY AND LORDSHIP OF ZETLAND. 313

Coppie of Dauid Maklellans Second Letters Directed to the Baillies of ilk Puroshine within OrJcnay, Dated the 10th December 1653. Yo we hail knoth lbeforeo t w Baillie I writ Countrd e yo th an o , et n i s y of Sir Andrew Dick's right to the Rents therof of this instant cropt 1653, as Eighs bygon e t preesenalshi th ge f o o o t n e ca Rest t farre a paymenh s sw ea t of, whilpayee b e thaf lh do t hudge Lorsoumy m dy Mortoneb e restinm hi o gt , Conforme to the Decreet purchast from hiegh Authority, with letters of horning vtherd an s necesare following thervpon, whicd Intimatdi Shirrefe I hth o et f Governod an r Requirein Decreee th g t theExecutiono t pu t mo t thervpod ,An n did tak Instruments in James Georgsones hand, As likewayes I did produce to them ane New Commission of Chamberlanry in the most ample forme grante namy m vertue e saieb n di th d f o eDecreet ; Whilk Commissiow nno I haue put in the Register for the better Security for yow and all the wassails and tennents in the Countrey, Sua that for Security of the People, yow may gett the Extract from James Georgsone and keep it by yow for your warrand and all others. At the writting of my last Letters ther wes only one defect which wes the want of ane Girnell man, and Place to receaue the Rents, whill such tim thae eb I gett t Authorit Lawy yb poseso t , Newhouse eth othed ean r Place f Resaito s t vsewontd an d , I whilhau w ekno setle hed dsan giwie nan ample Commission to George Smith as girnall man, And the place of resaitt s Thomai s Buchannan's house, whil I khau e purchas r thifo ts yearr fo e receaving of all Malt, Meale, Louse and barrel'd butter. Wherfore I entreate yo Bailliess wa , failt Incontinenno l t after sight heirof Conveeno t , whole eth e People within your Baillieries d causan , e the s thema y respect their owne weell and standing, To put in to the said Georg Smith to the place appoynted, whole th e Malt, Meal], Barrel'n d ma butte y lousd an an rf eif butter d An . seem mako et e haltin r delayingo f presengo t paymentvpoe b t ni theit Le ;r oune Hazard as Contemners of the hiegh Authority; Withall I entreat yow acquan wite m th such men Suspectw syo namesy . an causy f Thai , ma e I t Messengee an r cum t witeou h Letter f Hornino s wtherd gan compelo st l them Legale an n ei way, whil willind kGo g shalbe vpon their Large expenset Bo s; I think no man if they wisely Ponder and Considder the Danger will be that Madd, as to Contemne or Dilipend ; For times ar not now as they were before. Swa trus yowy n hopeini m s I Loveingli t,s a , g wil do t thifailw o no lyst yo l rest—Yora at Pouer DA. MAKLELLANE. [One leaf after this has been cut out.]