Compted 28th HOY, CROPT 1739. RACKWICK 3d. Land ps. 44 m. malt, 6 m. flesh, 6 poultry. Andw. Baikie, Her. thereof, and refd. to his accot. page (66.) 160. WARBUSTER, by South the Burne, 9d. Land. JOHN MCKENDLY, merchant in Stromness, compts therefor, ps. 13 m. malt, 18 m. flesh, 18 poultry, and in augmentation 5s., and for the miln 6 m. meall, and for his part of the teinds L.6. WARBUSTER, by North, 9d. Land, 2d. Gleib Land, and 6d. pertaining to Andw. Dischingtoun, ps. 12 m. flesh, 12 poultry, and 9 m. malt. ANDREW DISCHINGTOUN compts therefor and ps. the dueties. Payd by Ja. Omand to Mr Pitcairn 2 m. 3 sett. 6 mk. malt. Rests 6 m. 2 sett. 18 mk. malt, flesh and pultry is L.48, 14s. 5d. 1d. alleged possesst by Andw. Baikie, should pay 9 sett. malt, 2 m. flesh, and 2 poultry. QUOYS 2d. Land, Andw. Baikie, Her. thereof, ps. 3 m. malt. JOHN MOWAT compts therefor. Refd. to Andw. Baikie's accot. page (70.) 160. JOHN MCKENDLY compts for Tantum and ps. Tantum. JOHN ROBERTSON in Cleshbreck compts for 1d. land there, ps. 14 m. malt. Refd. to Andw. Baikie's accot, page (70.) 160. ANDW. THOMSON compts for 3d. land in Salwick, ps. 4 m. malt.} Refd. to Andw. Baikie's accot. page (70.) 160. ANDW. BAIKIE Compts for 14d. Mowat's Land, ps. 2 m. 2 sett. malt, and for flesh L.3, 10s. 6d. Refd. to his accot. p. (70.) 160. ALEXR. MOWAT compts for 44d. Mowat's land, ps. 7 m. 14 sett. malt, 9 m. 4 sett. flesh, 18 poultry. Rests all is L.51, 6s. 10d. JAMES BAIKIE of Tankerness compts for 12d. land there, ps. 19 m. 2 sett. malt, 25 m. 4 sett. flesh, 24 poultry, compted as follows: HUGH MILLER compts for 3 fdg. thereof, and ps. 1 m. 1 sett. 6 mk. malt, and for flesh and poultry L.1, 15s. 3d. NINIAN SINCLAIR compts and ps. ut antea. WILLM. FLETT compts and ps. ut supra. HUGH MOWATT compts and ps. ut supra. PETER OLSON compts and ps. ut supra. WILLIAM CROMARTIE compts and ps. ut supra. WILLIAM YOUNG compts and ps. ut supra. HUGH RITCH compts and ps. ut antea. HENRY ROBSON compts and ps. for 1 mk. 2 sett. 10 mk. malt, 11s. 10d. mon. Rests all is L.2, 16s. 1 d. THOS. SEATTER compts and ps. as a, Hugh Ritch. HUGH TAYLOR compts for 2 mk. and ps. 4 sett. 20 mk. malt, and L.1, 3s. Sd, for flesh and poultry. ROBERT RITCH compts and ps. ut supra. Rests all is L.5, 12s. ADAM KNARSTON compts for 14 mk., and ps. 3 sett. 15 mk. malt, and 17s. 8d. money. Rests all is L.4, 4s. 14d. JAMES BAIKIE of Tankerness compts for 3d. 2 fdg. land of the befor 12d. land of Brabister, ps. 5 m. 5 sett. 1 mk. malt, L.8, 11s. 7d. for flesh and poultry, and L.8, 10s. for his part of the teynds. Rests all is L.49, 4s. Old. ANDREW BAIKIE of Hoy compts for Pharay and Rysa Litle, ps. therefor 20 m. malt, 6 m. flesh, and 6 poultry; It. for Rackwick 4 m. malt, 6 m. flesh, and 6 poultry; It. for 2d. land of Quoys 3 m. malt; It. for Cleshbreek 14 m. malt; It. for 3d. land of Salwick 4 m. malt; It. for 11⁄2d. Mowat's land, 2 m. 21 sett. malt, and for flesh L.3, 10s. 6d.; It. for 9d. land called the Bull of Hoy 24 m. malt, and 24 poultry; It. for the teynds of his own lands L.10, 6. 8d.; It. for his part of the teynds of Swenzies' lands L.9, 3s. 4d. ; extends to 59 m. 5 sett. 12 mk. malt L.35, Os. 6d. for flesh and teynd money, and 36 poultry, (24 pultry for the Bull of Hoy quat.) APPENDIX. No. I. CONCORDIA inter ALEXANDRUM Regem Scotiæ, et Magnum, ejus nominis quartum, Super Insulis Regni Scotia*. ROBERTUS I.-A. D. 1312. Apud Inverness, XXIX Die Octobris м,CCC,xit. IN FACTUM NORVAGIE. N NOMINE Domini amen anno ab incarnatione Domini millesimo trecentesimo duodecimo die dominica proxima post festum apostolorum Symonis et Jude convenientibus apud Inuernyss in Scocia serenissimo principe domino Haquino quinto Dei gracia rege Norwagie illustri per solemnes nuncios nobilem virum dominum Bernerum de Berkerey baronem et discretum virum dominum Ivarum filium Oulaui ecelesiarum Bergensis et Orcadiensis canonicum ad omnia facienda quo ad infrascripta que dictus dominus rex Norwagie facere posset si personaliter presens esset sufficientem potestatem habentes ex parte una ac magnifico *This document is to be found in the most antient book of the Scottish Records, which is called, in an inventary of its contents," The Black Buik." It teaches so far back as the 15th year of the reign of David, King of Scotland, and ends in June 1385. This treaty laid the basis of the future impignoration and final union of Orkney to Scotland, by stipulating the payment of a tribute from Scotland, called "the annual of Norway;" and, in connection with subsequent treaties and acts of Parliament, it explains the origin and continuance of the local peculiarities which still subsist, and which are to be ascribed to the antient connection of Orkney with Norway. The "Black Buik," from which this treaty is taken, is thus described in Mr Robertson's Parliamentary Records of Scotland, in the General Register House, Edinburgh, Vol. I. p. 79. "It was discovered in the State-paper office at London, and, "on examina"tion, it was found to be the most antient book of Scottish Record now known to |