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

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QUOY, N. Qui, area circumsepta, An enclosure.

RENTALS OF ORKNEY, Records of the Odaller’s Skatts, Tenants’ Males, Vassal’s Feu-duties, and Parish burdens, chargeable by the Donatary or Chamberlain.

ROOM, N. Rum, locus, The same in Zetland as Tun in Orkney.

ROTHE, ROYTH, N. Rœdi, dispensatio rei œconomicæ, The Odaller’s Conditions and Rights as master of his own house—ROITHISMEN and ROTHISMEN’S SONS, Odallers and Odalborn.

SAMYNG, N. Sœmd, honos, decus, An Odaller’s Rank and Dignity as a free-born Thingman.

SCHYND, SCHOIND, SCHOWND, N. Skynd, Dan. Skjon, ratio, An Inquest of Thingmen to examine, sanction, and confirm all procedure respecting the Succession, Impignoration, or Alienation of Heritage; anciently by a vivâ voce doom, but frequently (after the accession of the Scottish Jarls) by a Skynd-bref or “Schynd Bill.”

SCOULDING, N. Skulld, debitum, crimen, mulcta, A Thing for civil debts, damages, and fines for minor offences.

SET, N. Settr, pactio, An agreement, the letting of land.

SETTEEN, SETTING, N. Settungr, sextans, A weight = 24 marks, or ⅙ of a Meil, idem ac Lispund et Span.

SETTER, N. Sœttur, The infield pasture of a Tun.