Item, Ane Bill of Complaynt giffin in be Andro Hawyk of Scatstay, upon the said Laurence Bruce, as the particulair thairoff beiris in it selff.
Item, Ane Bill of Complaynt giffin in be Barthole Strang of Voisgarth, aganis the Laird, as the tennour of the same beirs in it selff.
Item, Ane Complaynt giffin in be Andro Fairlie upon the Laird, as the Bill thairoff proportis in it selff.
Item, Ane Complaynt giffin in be Gawane Gadie, as his Bill maid thairupon proportis.
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Heirefter followis certane Particular Complayntis giffin in be Arthour Sinclair of Ayth, aganis the Laird of Cultemalindie, concerning the wrangis done be the Laird aganis the said Arthour.
In the first, The said Arthour complenis upon the Laird of Cultemalindie, that quhair he haveand commissioun of . . . to sett thre zeirs takkis of the landis perteining to the Lordis of Noroway, and kirklandis within the boundis of Zetland, and to ressave the males and dewities thairoff indurand the saidis thre zeiris; nevertheless, the said Laurence hes compellit the Comownis of Wawis to delyver to him the wadmell of anno lx fyftein zeiris dewities of the saidis landis, quhilk was inwith the saidis thre zeiris of the saidis Arthouris takkis, and thairthrow hes violentlie ejected him fra his possessioun, nowther schawand commission, powar, nor charge to do the same to the tennentis nor compleinar foirsaid. Quhilk is cleirlie provin, that the Laird has intromittit thairwith, as said is, be Christopheir Laurenceson, lawrichtman, Johne Mudie, Andro Mudie, indwellaris in Wawiss, Williame Phip, reidar at Wawiss, with the utheris parochinaris of Wawiss, befoir mentionat.
Item, The said Arthour complenis upon the said Laird, that quhair he send his officear, John Smyth, with the Underfowde of Dunrosness, callit John Smyth, and allegeand Olaw Langescole to be awand him ane lesspund of butter, for the quhilk he causit thame to tak away ane kow of the said Arthouris: And efter the said Olaw Langescole past to the Laird, and maid payment to him for the said lesspund of butter, and desyrit to have had hame the kow to Arthour agane; quhilk the Laird refusit to delyver, bot immediatlie gart slaa hir, and eit hir, becaus sche was fat. This complaynt is provin to be of veritie be the said Johne Smyth, underfowde of Dunrosness, Gilbert Coupland, Olaw in Langascole, John Lestoun, with sundrie vthers of the parochin of Dunrosness.
Siclyk, The said Arthour complenis agains the said Laird, that quhair he and his foirbeairs hes had the tak and rowme of the land lyand in the parochin of Dunrosness, extending to xxxii merk land, with auchtein merk land in Ayth, quhilk landis payit never gerssowme in na mannis tyme befoir the Lairdis entress in the said cuntrie, and that be ressoun the same was and is unit, and payit with the land males zeirlie; nevertheless the said Laird hes comprysit the said Arthouris ky and oxin to the avale of auchtein angel nobillis for sax zeiris wrangus gerssowme thairoff, by and attour the zeirlie males and gerssowmis unit and annext and payit togidder as said is, but any decreit of law, or consent of the said Arthour had thairto, to his grit hurt and scayth. This complaynt provin be Gilbert Coupland and John Smyth, underfowdis of Dunrosness, James in Brek, and Matho Sutherland, with vther dyuers of the parochin of Dunrosness.
Mairattour, the said Arthour complenis upon the said Laird; quhairas he haiffand the heritable titill of the landis of Sanct Ninian’s Yle, lyand within the parochin of Dunrosness, sett the samyn to his tennent, Laurence Lesk, for males and dewtie paying usit and wount, the said Laird, but ony titill or richt, send his clerk, Robert Zule, and John Smyth, underfowde foirsaid, to the said Yle, quhair the said Laurence dwellis, in this last symmer 1576, and thair compellit and perforce causit him to pay to thame, in the said Lairdis name, the males and dewities of the said Yle of the crop and zeir of God 1575 zeiris, extending to fyve angell nobillis; and thairthrow spulzeit him of the said males and dewities, aganis equitie and richt. It is provin be the said Johne Smyth and Gilbert Coupland, underfowdis of Dunrosness, quha was at the delyverance thairoff, and be the said Laurence Lesk, that payit the same, and vtheris in the said parochin, dwelland thairabout, that the Laird causit his clerk and underfowde intromitt with the same, as said is.