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laiser to send to thair superiouris to be advyseit with thame, yow 

 sail accompt of thair delay as ane refuisall, and accordinglie accept 

 sua of it. 



Yf it be objectit unto yow that all the busches ar not of a 

 lyke burdeyne, and that consequentlie they aucht not to pay a 

 lyke dewytie for assise and teynd, yow sail in this caise gif defal- 

 catioun to the smaller busches according to your discretioun and 

 be the aduyse of the admirallis, gif thay will concur with yow 

 in that erand ; provydeing alwayes that the smallest dewytie to 

 be taine be yow for every busche be not within ane angell. 



Yf the admirallis or vice-admirallis for every toun, estate, or 

 province will aggrie with yow for the haill busches under thair 

 charge, yow sail aggrie with thame and gif unto them acquittanceis 

 in name of the haill that thay tak burdeyne for ; bot, yf thay 

 remitt yow to deale with every busche apairt, yow sail do the 

 same and gif acquettanceis accordinglie. 



Yf refuisall salbe maid unto yow of his Majesties rent and 

 dewytie, yow sail tak instrumentis upoun the said refuisall with- 

 out f order contestatioun ; and, gif obedience be givin and payment 

 accordinglie maid, yow sail lykwayse take instrumentis thairupoun. 



Yow sail informe the saidis admirallis, and, incaice of thair 

 absence, the saidis vice-admirallis, of the complaint maid to his 

 Majesteis Counsall be his Majesteis subjectis of Zetland anent 

 the greit oppressioun committit upoun thame be divers personis of 

 the floitt who comes aschoir upoun thair illis of Halff Grunay, 

 Wedderholme, South Grunay, and Lungya, and upoun divers 

 utheris pairtis of the countrey, quhair thay not only enter in 

 kirkis, dimolischeis and brekis doun the daskis and seattis within 

 the same and schamefullie abuses the same, to the offence and 

 dishonour of God, bot Avith that thay spoyle the countrey people 

 of thair scheip, geis, hennis, eggs, and suche uther commoditeyis 

 as they find upoun the ground, and sumtymes invaidis and per- 

 sewis thame of thair lyveis and thairfoir yow sail crave redres 

 and reparatioun to be made for thir wrangis and that the lyke be 

 forborne in all tyme coming. 



