Moodie book

The Moodie Book.
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Patre scilicet Generoso ac Probo Viro Domino Gulielmo Moodie "a
Melsater filio legittimo quondam Jacobi Moodie Domini a Melsater
Et Margaretae Ballenden filiae legittimae Quondam Adami Ballen-
den a Stonhou.se filii Legittimi quondam Domini Patvici Ballen-
den de Eodem ^Equites aurali. Filii Legittimi quondam Francesci
Moodie a Melsater Domini, Et Margaretae Stewart riliee legittirnae
quondam Jacobi Stewart a Grsemsay Domini ; Filii Legittimi quondam
Adami Moodie a Melsater Domini, Et Catharine Sinclair filiae legittimse
quondam Georgii Sinclair a Dunbeath Domini Filii quondam Gulielmi
Sinclair Comitis Uathanesiensis. Filii Legittimi quondam Mr Gulielmi
Moodie a Brecknes Domini. Matre vero Barbara Stewart Alia Legittima
quondam Roberti Stewart a Brugh Domini ; Filii quondam Patrici
Stewart Comitis Orcadensis. Dictamq Dominant Margaretam dum
apud nos moraretur [ab incunabulis scilicet] Sese honeste et Inculpate
absq. ulla Labe aut Scandalo quoad Notitiam nostram buiusq gesisse
Totamq ejus vitam Cliristianismum Sapere ita ut coram hominibus Earn
Inculpabilem pronunciare non vereamur. Quamobrem etiam atq. etiam
Rogamus, ut Supradicta Domina Margareta benevole accipiatur, Inter
quocunq et ubicunq celsa Divini Numinis Providentia ipsi Sortem
objecerit ; Quemadnioduiu bujusmodi Mutuas Benevolentias Officia
Erga Vestrales quoties se obtulerit occasio, expectatis. In quorum
Testimonium Preesentes Itse Literee Commendatitias Nostris Subscrib
entium Chirographis confirmantiis Datum apud Kirkwall in Orcadibus
in Scotia.
" Januarii die duodecimo anno Christi Millesimo
Septemgentesimo decimo tertio.
" (The signatures are) Andrew Kee, Quondam Pastor,
Parochia; de Wals.
Willm. Allan, Baillie of Wals.
Thomas Corner, Session Clark.
James Sandison, Elder.
Pat. 1 , Elder.
Thomas Mudie, Elder.
"Robert Malcolmson, heritor William Sandisone, heritor
and Elder. and Elder."
About 1097, in consequence of the affairs of the family having become
involved by wadsets, or mortgages, on their lands, the debts were redeemed by
Capt. James Moodie, William's younger brother, who, at the same time, paid off
the mortgages made by his father with Craigie of Gairsay for £16,780 Scots.
William Moodie was one of the Commissioners of Supply 1 for Orkney in the
first Parliament of Kiny; James VII., and in that which met on 19th June 1702.
He was also one of the Commission appointed by Parliament, 25th January
1 Commissioners of Supply are certain owners of lands in Scottish counties of £100 of annual rent
and over, who, when a claim was made and they were admitted of the body, were entitled to sit and
make the rates regulating the supply of money for certain county purposes ; and also perform certain
other functions, such as a petitioning body to e;uide the Post-Office and other Government depart-
ments. Their Chairman was elected annually, and was convener of all committees, and, along with
the Lord Lieutenant of the county, was the representative of Government therein. The Commis-
sioners of Supply are now largely superseded by the County Council, but still exist for certain
specified purposes named in Local Government and amending Acts. — Ex Inform. 3. G. Moodie
Bteddle of Melsetter.