1698
Shetlopedia - The Shetland Encyclopaedia
- Adolf Westermann, a Hamburg merchant, was registered as trading from the Booth of Hillswick.
July
- 30th
The Parliament of Scotland named as Commissioners of supply for Zetland: "Laurance Sinclair of Quendaill, Andrew Bruce of Mowness, Laurance Steuart of Bigtoun, Mr John Mitchell of Westshore, James Scot of Vosgarth, Andrew Mowat of Garthe, Patrick Leslie of Ustaness, John Giffard of Busta, John Bruce of Aith, James Mitchell of Girlestane, Charles Sinclair, tutor of Scalloway, Ninian Neven of Scoursburgh, Andrew Bruce of Brewick and William Henderson of Gairdie and the stewart of Zetland and his deputs for the time."
