1414. Did they refuse your request?-Yes. They refused to state a price then, and said they would give the currency of the country at the end of the season.
1415. Have you asked them to pay for the fish as they were delivered?-No; I never asked them for that.
Lerwick, January 3, 1872, CATHERINE PETRIE, examined.
1416. You come from the island of Fetlar?-Yes.
1417. Where do you live there?-In Aithness.
1418. Are you a married woman?-No.
1419. Do you live with your people?-Yes.
1420. Are you in the habit of knitting?-Yes.
1421. What do you knit?-Fine shawls and veils.
1422. Do you knit these articles with your own wool?-Yes.