John Hunter d.1761

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John Hunter, was the Episcopalian Minister of Dunrossness from 1716 - 1761, and Shetland author of Shetland scandals, Laxo’s lines done into verse edited by Norman A. MacLeod, published by Thuleprint Ltd, Sandwick 1976. 22 pages, including an editor's preface and a small glossary. Paperback, cover illustration by Jenny Gunn.

The editor's preface tells us "There are three [MS] copies in the Shetland Library, and it is from these that the present text has been compiled".