Elizabeth Mudie

ELIZABETH MUDIE

Elizabeth Mudie is the daughter of James Mudie of Melsetter. Her name is not mentioned in the Moodie Book but she married Francis Murray in 1670, [Kirkwall Marriages] and her husband was accussed of taking part in his father-in-law's feud with David Sinclair of Ryssay. Register of the Privy Council. Third Series Vol. V: pp. 130-1

Marriage

MUDIE ELIZABETH
FRANCIS MURRAY/ 09/09/1670 021/ 40 25 Kirkwall

Evidence from the National Records of Scotland

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Decreta, August 1672 - January 1678: Protestation by Francis Murray, son-in-law of James Mudy of Melsetter, John Mudie, son of the said James, Malcolm Adamsone, Francis Hutchesone, and Joseph Jack, all indwellers in Orkney, who were charged at the instance of David Sinclair of Ryssay to compear on 22nd February last and answer for oppressing him in his possessiones and compelling those thirled to his mills to forsake the same and in December 1667, by armed force breaking up his house of Ryssay and removing the plenishing and money therein, and in December 1674, throwing down his miller's house and carrying away the stones thereof, and committing other crimes as mentioned in the principal complaint dated at Edinburgh 11th October 1676 ; but the pursuer being present neither on 22 February nor this day, to which the diet was continued, they protest for a new citation and expenses to each of them to be paid by the pursuer. The Register of the Privy Council. Edited and Abridged by P. Hume Brown, MA., LL.D., Fraser Professor of Ancient (Scottish) History and Palaeography in the University of Edinburgh. Histographer-Royal for Scotland. Third Series Vol. V. AD. 1676-1678 (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1912), pp. 130-31

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11 October 1676: Copy summons directed to William Spence, messenger at arms, at the instance of David Sinclair of Ryssay, against James Mudie of Melsetter, William Mudie, fiar thereof, John and Charles Mudie, his sons, Francis Murray his son in law, John Sandisone, his son in law, Robert Mudy, his servant, Malcolm Adamesone in Wardi, Francis Hutchesonem now in Air, son of the deceased James Hutchesone, and Joseph Jack in Kirkwall, who "having conceaved ane deadlie fead and heatred against the complener without any just reasone or provacatioun, and having ane purpose to take from him his possessiones and just inheritance within the Ile of Orkney" in spite of acts of Parliament, Privy Council, and decreets of the Lords of Session in the complainer's favour, and also cautions of lawburrows, "have by oppen force and convocatioun with our leidges violentlie thrust themselfes in possessione of the mylne, multures, sucken and sequells of Ryssay belonging to the said complainer and compelled these thirled thereto to come to his mylne and grind ther cornes therat and pay the accustomat dewes to himselfe and his myller, which has casten the compleners mylne voyd and useless. Lykas the fornamed persones, upon the last day of December, 1667 years, did come to the compleners hous of Ryssay with ane number of armed men, horse and great boats and brack oppen the meall girnells, emptied them, went to the barne yaird and caryed away the whole corne, bear and oats then standing in the yaird, which in all will extend to upwards of ane thowsand pounds Scots money, conforme to ane particular inventar therof produced in presence of our Privie Counsal. And also upon the ..... day of September, 1674, or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth, the fornamed persons did violentlyenter the compleners ground and lands of Ryssay at tuo severall tymes and threw doun and hous wes building for the compleners miller and carried away the stones therof. And sicklyke upon the ..... day of October 1674, or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth, the said Charles and Robert Mudies, accompanied with the forsaid persones and others ther associattes, being hounded out by the said James Mudie, did come to the compleners fishing watters and mylne burne of Ryssay and ther did cary away his whole fishing nets to his awin hous of Melsetter, which he yett keeps and detaines. And also upon the ..... day of May 1675, or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth, the said James Mudie, accompanied with the saids persones and ane armed partie with ane pypper playing befor them in warlick posture and with tuo ferrie boats, did come to the compleners lands and didbrack uo the doores of the houses and robbed and away took furth therof quhat they pleased; and having seized upon the compleners persone they caried him to ans strong hold in his awin hous and keeped him ther for the space of fyftein dayes or the, thinking therby to caues him discharge and sentences ordecreets recovered againest him; and in the meantyme did robb and away take from . . . . . , ane of the compleners servants, the number of tuentie ane peice of peapper, and therby hes forced the complener to pay debts formerlie payed by him for want of the discharges. And also upon the . . . . . dayes of August, 1675, or ane or other of the dayes of the said moneth, the compleners mylner of Ryssay having bought ground leave of William Mudy of Melsetter for winning of mylne stones for the said mylne, and having winne tuo stones out of a verir dangerous hewgh and brought them tuo or thrie myles from the hewgh towards the mylne of Ryssay, the said James Mudie, with severall armed men, came in a great ferrie boat and violently caryed away the saids mylne stones to his awin mylne, making therbt the said compleners mylne ineffectuall. And upon the sextein day of March last the said James Mudie did hound the saids Francis Murray, John and Charles Mudies his sones, John Sandiesone and Joseph Jack, with ane number of other armed men, being abou fyftie or sextoe persones, and in the complener and his familes absence in Edinburgh did cary away als much bear and oats as wold have yeilded sextie bolls of malt and meall and severall oxen and kyne, besyds other plennisching about the said hous, to the value of fyve hundereth pounds and upwards. And the saids persones have committed severall uther outrages, ryotts and oppressione, to the compleners ruine; nather can he keep the countrey and his possessione for fear of his lyfe by the crueltie of the saids persones". The complainer craves that the defenders ought to be punished and make good his damage. Order is given for their compearance before the Council on 22 February next, and for the citation of . . . . . as witnesses. Dated at Edinburgh 11th October 1676, Copy signed by Will. Spence, mssr. At the foote is note of execution by him against Francis Murray at Edinburgh, 11th October , 1676. The Register of the Privy Council. Edited and Abridged by P. Hume Brown, MA., LL.D., Fraser Professor of Ancient (Scottish) History and Palaeography in the University of Edinburgh. Histographer-Royal for Scotland. Third Series Vol. V. AD. 1676-1678 (H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh, 1912), pp. 599-1600