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RENTALS oi* ins COUNTY OF ORKNEY. John MoIR, Printer, Edinburgh, 1820. RENTALS OP THE ANCIENT EARLDOM AND BISHOPRICK or <9rfmee ; WITH SOME OTHER EXPLANATORY AND RELATIVE DPCTJMENTS. COLLECTED BY ALEXANDER PETERKIN, ESQ. SHERIFF-SUBSTITUTE OF ORKNEY. etrinfotugf) : PRINTED IN THE YEAR 1820, contentsno. i. Lord Sinclair's Rental-Book op Orkney, 1497 — 1503. Parochia Sancti Olaui - - - P 1 ' arochia Sancti Andree - 6 Parochia de Deirnes - - - a Paplay and Grenewall - - - 11 Holme 16 Insula de Burray - - - J 8 Ronaldsay; Parochia Sancti Petri - - 19 Lady Parochin - . *■* Iusula de Wallis - - -26 Insula de Hoy - - - 3U Insula de Grymesay - - - o£ Parochia de Stromnes - - -54 Parochia de Orphair - - Firth - - - 45 Hurray Brugh. - - -4*7 Parochia de Stanehous - - - 5.6 South Sandwik - - - 54 North Sandwik - - - 58 Marwik -' — * . - "3 Evie - - - -66 Randale and Gairsay - - ' " Insula de Wyir - - - ' 3 Rowsay - - - Westra ; Parochia Sancte Cmcia - '" Pappay prope Westray - - -85 Parochia Sancte Crucis in Sanday - - 87 P arochia Sancti Columbi in Sanday - - 93 Tarochia Sancte Marie in Sanday - - No. II.
Art. 1. — The Rentale of King and Bischoppis Lands ot Orkney, 1595. Note of Weights, Measures, and Denominations of Land in Orkney - p. 2 Rentale Orchadie pro Rege et Episcopo ; Deirnes, pro Rege - - - 3 pro Episcopo - - 5 Paplay and Greenwall, pro Rege - 10 Holme, pro Rege - - - - 15 pro Epo. ... - 15 Sanct Androis Parochin, pro Rege - - - 17 pro Epo. - 19 Sanct Ollawis Parochin, pro Rege ... 20 pro Epo. et Kirkland - - 22 Orphair, pro Rege - -, - - 26 pro Epo. - ., - - 50 Firth, pro Rege ib. " pro Epo. 53 Harray, pro Rege - - - - 54 pro Epo. - - - - 36 Stanehous, pro Rege 58 pro Epo. - - s - 59 Stromnes, pro Rege - - - _ 4,0 pro Epo. ... - 42 South Sandwik, pro Rege - - 43 ■ pro Epo. - - - 45 North Sandwik, pro Rege - - - 47 pro Epo. - - 4£j Mervick, pro Rege - - - - 50 pro Epo. - ... 53 Birsay Be-South, pro Rege - - - 54 pro Epo. . ... 55 Birsay Be-North - . . . 57 The Cottaris of Birsay - _ 50 Birsay above tlie hill - _ _ -.
E*vie, pro Rege "'--'-' fiB pro Epo. - . . _■ 6i Anchellow, pro Epo. - . _ .. Randale, pro Rege - - - - P- 63 The Teyndis of Randale, pro Episcopo - - - 65 Gairsay Island - - 66 Island of Wyer - - ... ib. Rousay, pro Rege - - - - ib. pro Epo. ... - 68 Egilsay, pro Epo. - - - - 71 Ethay Island ... . -ib. Fa-ray - - - - - ib. Wostra, pro Rege - - - - ib. Papa Wostra - '4 Wostra, pro Episcopo - - 75 The teyndis of our Ladyis parochin of Wostraw 76 North Ranaldsay, pro Rege ... ib. Sanda, pro Rege Parochia Sanctæ Crucis - - - 77 Sanctæ Col umbæ - - - 79 Beatæ Mariæ - - 80 The Tumails ejusdem parochiæ - - 82 Sanda, pro Epo. ... - 83 Stronsay, pro Rege - - - - 84 parochia Sanctæ Mariæ - - 86 parochia Sancti Nicholai - - ib. pro Epo. - - - 88 Shapinschaw, pro Rege - - 90 pro Epo. - - - - 92 South Ronaldsay, pro Rege - - 93 pro Epo. ... 98 Wallis, pro Rege ... 101 pro Epo. .... 104 Island of Farra ... - ib.
Appendix
. No. 1. Concordia inter Alexandrmn Regem Scotiæ et Magnum Regem Norwagiæ, — 1512 - - - p. 1 2. Contractus Matrimonialis inter Jacobum III., Regem Scotiæ ct Margate Um filiam Principis Christiani Primi Daniæ Norwegiæ et Sueciæ Regis, — 1468. - 7 3. Carta Regalitatis Orcadensis, — 10th Oct. 1490, - - It 4. Charter, confirming the Bishoprick of Orkney as a Regality, — 20lh January 1501, - 16 5. Foundation, &c..in the Cathedral of Orkney, by Robert Reid, Bislœp of Orkney,— 28th Oct. 1544, - - - 18 6. Bull by Cardinal Beaton, as Primate of Scotland and the Pope's Legate, confirming said charter, — 50th June, 1545, - 25 7. Carta Mortificationis, Jacobi Orcadensis Episcopi, — Oct. 4. 1614b 31 8. Notices relative to the Cathedral Church of Orkney, — Cathedral Register, Presbytery Record, &c. - - 40 9.
Extract from a Charter by King James VI. to Patrick Earl of Orkney, relative to Bishoprick,— May 25th, 1600, - 86 10. Resignation by King James VI. and Queen Anne to James Law, Bishop,— Feb. 15. 1605, - - 78 11. Contract betwixt Patrick Earl of Orkne y and Bishop Law, — Jam. 21st 1607, „- - - - - 88 12. Tackmancompt of Sand wick,— Nov. 20th, 1615, - 92 1 5. Overtour and Letter of King James VI. anent the provision of the Kirkis of Orkney,— Nov. 22, 1615, - - S9 14. Act of Exchequer in favour of George Bishop of Orkney, — June 25, 1627, - - - - - MB 15. List of Bishoprick Leases since the Revolution - 105 16. Report of the Barons of Exchequer, on a petition for Captain Moodie of Melsetter— Feb. 15, 1715, - - 106 17. Petition for Andrew Ross, 1762,— and Report by Sheriff-substitute IK- 109 18.
Prices of Orkney produce, prior to 1815 - - 111 ■ 19. Fiar Prices of Orkney produce, 1811 and 1817, inclusive - 112 20. List of Crown Vassals in Bishoprick of Orkney.from Cess-book «s*f the County - - 11* 21. Weights and Measures of Orkney, Glossary, &c -
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