HARVARD COLLEGE

OCT 13 1916

LIBRARY

Gift of Alexander Cochrane

CONTENTS.

LORD SINCLAIR'S RENTAL-BOOk of Orkney, 1497-1503.

Parochia Sancti Olaui

Parochia Sancti Andree

Parochia de Deirnes

Paplay and Grenewall

Holme

Insula de Burray

1.onaldsay; Parochia Sancti Petri

- Lady Parochin

Insula de Wallis

Insula de Hoy

Insula de Grymesay

Parochia de Stromnes

Parochia de Orphair

Firth

Hurray Brugh

Parochia de Stanehous

South Sandwik

North Sandwik

Marwik

Evie

Randaic and Gairsay

Insula de Wyir

Rowsay

Westra; Parochia Sancte Crucis

No. I.

Pappay prope Westray

Parochia Sancte Crucis in Sanday

Parochia Sancti Columbi in Sanday

Parochia Sancte Marie in Sanday

p. 1

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ART. 1.-The Rentale of KING and BISCHOPPIS Lands of
ORKNEY, 1595.

Deirnes, pro Rege

Note of Weights, Measures, and Denominations of Land in Orkney

RENTALE ORCHADIE pro Rege et Episcopo;

pro Episcopo

Paplay and Greenwall, pro Rege

Holme, pro Rege

pro Epo.

Sanct Androis Parochin, pro Rege
pro Epo.
Sanct Ollawis Parochin, pro Rege

Orphair, pro Rege
pro Epo.

Firth, pro Rege
pro Epo.
Harray, pro Rege

pro Epo.
Stanehous, pro Rege
pro Epo.

Stromnes, pro Rege

pro Epo.

South Sandwik, pro Rege

pro Epo.

North Sandwik, pro Rege
pro Epo.

No. II.

Mervick, pro Rege

pro Epo.

Birsay Be-South, pro Rege

pro Epo.

Birsay Be-North
The Cottaris of Birsay
Birsay above the hill

Evie, pro Rege
pro Epo.
Anchellow, pro Epo.

pro Epo. et Kirkland

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ib.

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ib.

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ib.

de Burray, pro Epo.

Signature of Mr Johne Dischington, by whom this Rental was made up
The Rentale of Sanct Duthois Stouck

Marking of Entry in Exchequer by Clerk-Register
Notes relative to this Rental

*

* Vide No. III. p. 98.

The Rentale of the Bishoppis Landis in Shapinschaw 1601

The Rentale of the Teyndis of the King, Kirk, and Uthell Lands in Shapin

schaw

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104

ib.

ib.

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ib.

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ART. II.-Bishop Law's Rental of the Bishopric of ORKNEY,

1614.

St Ola's Parochin

Holme and Paplay

Orpher and Græmsay

Stromnes

South Sandwick

North Sandwick

Wallis

Insula de Phare

Hoy

Sound

Act of Exchequer in favours of the Bishop of Orknay, referring to the Rentals
and Compts 1614

The Taxt Roll of the Bishopric of Orkney 1617
Note from Keith's History

p. 116 119 125

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143

ib.

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No. III.

DOCUMENTS relative to the BISHOPRIC of ORKNEY, discovered in the Charter-room of the City of Edinburgh.

ART. 1. Inventary of Writings taken from Charter-house, 20th June 1820, 2. Inventary therein mentioned of Bishopric Titles

3. Commission for Valuation of Teinds, &c. Mar. 1. 1627,

Kirkwall and St Olla
Hoy and Wallis

Schapinscha

149 150

153

Holme

Stromness

Sandwick

4. Questions relative to Bishopric in 1642, and answers relative thereto, 10
5. Queries to the late Bishop of Orkney, anent the State of his Bishop-
ric, and his Answers thereto, given to the Magistrates of Edin-
burgh

Burray

Orphir

12-13 17

6. Farther Answers by Bishop Grahame

7. Propositions be the Town of Edinburgh, and the Bishop's Answers, 23

REPORTS under the Commission for rating Teinds, &c. viz. BISHOPRIC PARISHES.

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