Id	22
	Collection	Firth
	Date	1522-06-06
	Description	Nycholl of Fyrtht
	Source	Records of the Earldom of Orkney, 1299-1614 J. Storer Clouston Edinburgh Printed at the University Press by T. and A. Constable for the Scottish Historical Societ 1914 Page 94
	Text	Decree of a Court of 'gudmen,' held at Sabay, Orkney, regarding the respective rights in Sabay of William Flett of Howbuster and the heirs of John Irving of Sabay. From a duplicate in the Record Room, Kirkwall. July 6th (1522). Sabay Ane dome dempt at Sabay the vj day of Julij, the yeir of God im. vc. and xvij yeris,[1] be ane certane of worthy personis, that ar till say, James of Randell, Johne of Skea, Johne Synclar of Air, Mawnis of Cromatte, eldar, Mawnis of Cromatte, younger, Adame Sclattar, young Andro Lynclater, Andro Papla, Johne of Burneiss,[2] Williame of Clustay, Johne Mansome, Mawnis Etkin, Nycholl of Fyrtht,... [1] The date 1517 is certainly wrong, because John Irving of Saba was still alive in October 1519 (see No. XLI.). It cannot have been 1527, since both William Flett of Hobbister (see No.l CCXIII.) and Sir William Sinclair of Warsetter were dead by then; yet it must have been in with twenties. 1522 is the only date that would not imply two erros on the part of Paul Fleger the copyist; xxii being wrongly read or copied as xvii. [2] i.e. John Sclater, one of the portioners of Burness. Thomas Burness was another.