To all and sindrie quhais knawlege thir present letteris of testimoniall sell to cum, me Olave Sinclair of Haweray, chalmerlane and heyd fold of the cuntre of Yetland, wissith weilfair in the lord and incressing of fayth. Sen it is commandit in boith the lawis devyne and humane, us to bair trew record and witnessing unto the veritie, sua that through the conseling thairof the innocent ma incur na damnage hurt nor detryment, thairfor I declair, affermis and testifeis be thir presentis, lyk as it is cleirlie testifeit and knawin to the haill cuntrey of Yetland, that in the moneth of august or thairby, in the yeir of god Im Vc fyftie and sevin yeiris ane honest and famos marcheand callit Court Helnyng, Ducheman, being lyand with his schip and gudis in ane sound of Yetland callit Quhailsaysound, usand his dew trafik and frequentatione of marcheandrictz lykas utheris his cuntreymen usit for the present. At the quhilk tym Garth Braker, Ducheman, servand and marenar to the said Court Helnyng, be evill temptatione and perverst mynd sett one the said Court Helnyng his maister, and crewaly slew him within his awin schip. And in te meyntym he being serchit and socht for commytting of the said slauchter be me the said Olave Sinclair, as heyd superior of the cuntrey for the tyme, to haf execut justice upone him for the samyn, eftir grett solistatione, wirking and laubouris maid be the freyndis and favouraris of the said Garth Brekar at the handis of Garth Helnyng, bruther germane to the said Court, quha wes party persewar for the slauchter of his said bruther, the said Garth Helnyng, eftir gret avysment taking be him thairintill, wes content to tak and accept certane personis souerteis and borrowis for the said Gartht Brekar, of the quhilkis ther names followis, that is to say Bronne Oldinburgh, Jehane Beling, Oltman Ayck, Harmon Myddildrop and Jehane Eldybraucht. Quhilkis personis becom souerteis and borrowis befoir me, and oblist thame faithfullie and thair landis and guidis for the said Garth Brekar, that he suld mak full satisfactione and assythment for the said slauchter in conform to the lawis of ther cuntrey.

And this I declair and testifeis to all quhome it concernis, be thir my letteris testimoniall delivering the samyn, and gevin under my proper seall. At Brow in Yetland the saxth day of September the yeir of god Im Vc fyftie and nyne yeiris.

Si witlick allen unde einen jedren weme dusse lettren vorkamen van testimoniall, schall nu to kamen Oleff Sinckeler van Hovero, kemener unde hovetfaget aver Hitlant, welckes mochte wollvaren to dem heren, unde kamen tho einen bestendigen geloven etc. Jus is it uns bevalen van rechtes wegen, dat wi scholen trewlicken betugen unde nhabringen tho der warheit, so dat dorch dat sulvige gein twyvell offte valscheit en schege etc. Darumme geve ick und do kunt frei unde apentlicken tho weten mit dussen mynen breven, unde is ock witlick unde beweten der gantzen gemenheit in Hitlant, dat in dem mante augustus offte darummentrent, na der gebort Christi vofftein hundert dar to seven unde vofftich iar, is gescheen dat ein uprichtiger unde ersamer kopman mit namen Cort Hemeling, wanhafftich in Dudesschelandt to Bremen, hefft gelegen mit sinen schepe unde mit siner kopenschop in einer havinge in Hitlant, genompt Qualsunt, unde hefft dar gekofft unde vorkofft, gelick wo der andren van sinen landes luden hebben gedan, nha geborlicker kopenschop alse de wise vant landt is. So is gescheen up dat sulvige pas, dat Gert Breker, des seligen Cort Hemelings dener unde schepes timmerman, mit einen bosen unse wreveligen mode, sinen schippern jammerlicken erslagen unde umme sin levent gebracht hefft, in sinen egen schepe, unde up de sulvige tidt is he geweken und vorsteken, unde ick Oleff Sinckeler vorbenompt, hebbe ene soken laten in allen orden up unde nedder, unde hebbe ene willen angetastit vor den doetslach den he hir gedan hefft. Darumme ick Oleff Sinckeler alse is vorgeschreven, suprior unde hovetfaget vant vorbenompte Hitlant, hebbe ick ene willen hebben vor kenincklicker maiestats rechtlick unde recht vor dat sulvige tho hebben, vanden vorbenomeden Gert Breker, in de hende van Gert Hemelinge, ein broder tho deme seligen Corde deme godt gnedich si, welcker Gert Hemeling de negeste is van sinen frunden, dat eme mochte recht weddervaren van sines broders wegen, dede erslagen wart, de vorbenompte Gert Hemeling hefft vor sick genamen mit guden rade, dat de sulvige Gert Breker scholde krigen itlicke frame uprichtige personen vorborgen vor den vorbenompten Gert Brecker, welcker name sint dusse: Brun Oldenborch, Johan Beling, Oltman Icker, Johan Ellebracht, unde Harmen Middendorp, welcker vyff personen sint vor mi gekamen unde hebben gelavet trewlicken ere lant gelt unde gut vor Gert Breker to setten, dat he scholde siner geloffte vulldon vor den sulvigen doetslach den he hir dede to seligen Korde syner frouwen unde kindren unde tho siner frundtschop etc. Unde dit betuge ick Oleff Sinckeler, vorbenompt mit dussen mynen breven unde bekundtschoppe it to allen weme it forkumpt etc.

Beleverit unde gegeven dit sulvige mit mynen propren segell, geschreven in Hitlandt up Brw, den sosten dach septembris. Anno domini 1559 yar.