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Obligation by John Mitchell of Berrie, sometime collector to commisioners of supply in Zetland, to Charles Stewart younger of Bigtoun, of delivering up of the acts and documents at least authentic doubles therof, made and appointed by the said commissioners, in an action before the Lords of his majesties privy councill, engrossed on 28 September 1695.
SC12/53/1/ page 41 a · Part · 27 September 1695
Part of Lerwick Sheriff Court records

Commisioners of supply in Zetland: Laurence Stewart of Biggtoune, Andrew Mowatt of Gairth, Patrick Lesslie of Ustanes, George Cheyne of Estlamonth, George Mowatt of Hamnavoe, John Giffard of Bustay, Mr Alexander Sinclair, minister at Delting, Theodore Umphray, minister at Nesting, Magnus Chyne of Hogister, John Bruce of Simbister, Captaine Laurence Middletoune and Andrew Thomspone in Scalloway, Robert Hunter of Lunna and Thomas Fea of Skellingsta.
Tack by contract between Laurence Stewart of Bigtoune and Andrew Mowatt of Gairth and John Mitchell of Berrie, on the one part, and Alexander Brand, stewart of Orknay and Zetland, on the other part, for collecting and intromitting with the old poll money payable by all persons pollable within the said countray, and that old poll money so fermed by Alexander Brand, subtacksman of Zetland, as they are obliged to pay and deliver to him, his heirs and executors, for the sum of 3500 merks Scots, engrossed on 18 October 1695.
SC12/53/1/ page 49 a · Part · 16 October 1695
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Discharge by William Bruce of Soundbrough, with consent of Laurence Stewart of Bigtoun, his ‘goodshire’, tutor and administrator in law, to William Donaldsone, skipper in Dundee
SC12/53/1/ page 53 · Part · 5 November 1695
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The discharge is of all debts, etc., owing to him and Robert Bruce, his deceased father, and ‘goodshire’, by the deceased William Donaldsone, his father, John Donaldsone, his uncle, John Donaldsone, his brother, and the said William Donaldsone, ‘as also of all booth and house mealls or uther debts ever addebted, restand and awand by him or them upon whatsumever accompt, cause or conditione heirto foire’. At Wilsnes.