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raigne, he ſent his Ambaſſadours (of whome the chiefe was the Chauncelor of
Norway) vnto king Alexander,Ambaſſadours ſent frõ Mag|nus
king of Norway to K. Alexander.
whome they found at Saint Iohns towne and
there ſignified to him that king Magnus theyr maiſter, would willingly giue
ouer all his tytle, right and clayme vnto Arrane and Bute, ſo that the reſidue
of the Iles might remaine in quiet poſſeſſion of him and his ſucceſſours in
tyme cõ|ming. Herevnto was anſwere made by K. Alex|ander, that the Iles by
right of olde inheritance perteined vnto him and his progenitors kings of
Scotland, and therefore he might not make any
agreement with the Danes or Norwegians, til he had recouered the ful poſſeſſion
of ye ſame Iles.
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In time of the trouble be|twixt the ſcenes of Mal|colm
Cãmore and their vncle Donald Bane, Magnus K of Norway the ſon of Olaue
ſubdued theſe Iles.The Ambaſſadors being diſpatched and ſent away
with this anſwere, incontinently Alexan|der Stewart of Paſley, and Iohn Cumyn
were ſent with an armie ouer into Man, which Iſle they then recouered (though
not without bloud) forth of the handes of the Danes and Norwe|gians, who had
kept the ſame in poſſeſſion nowe for the ſpace of 167. yeares paſſed, but not
with|out ſome alteration and trouble, as may
appeare by the annales of Richard Southwell,Ri.
Southwel. a writer (as ſhould ſeme) wel inſtructed in matters aſwel
touching Scotland and the North partes, as al|ſo concerning the ſtate of the
out Iles. And ther|fore that the ſame maye the better appeare to the Readers, I
haue thought it not impertinent to ſet downe what I haue read in the ſame
South|well, touching the kings, or rather viceroyes of Man, and thoſe Iles
which for a ſeaſon as ſhuld ſeeme in deede,
were ſubſtituted by the kings of Norway, although it may alſo appeare, that
ſomtime there was a certaine ſucceſſion in them, as from the father to the
ſonne, and from the bro|ther to the brother, &c. in maner as if it had
beene by way of inheritance.
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3 In the dayes of king Iohn
therfore as ſaith the foreſayd Southwel one Guthred raigned as king in
Man.
Guthred king of Man.
Reginald.
1226.
Olaue, or Olanus.
1220.
[...]. Inſule Sodo|renſes.
And in the yeare 1228. one Regi|nald being king of thoſe Iles, was
murthered by wicked perſons, and thẽ his
brother Olaue raig|ned in his place. In the yeare 1230. the King of Norwaye
appoynted one Huſbac, the ſonne of Oſmond (ſurnamed Hacon to gouerne the ſayd
Iles called Sodorenſes, that is to meane, the Ile of Man, & the other
Iles there abouts the coaſts of Scotlande,Olaeus and
Godredus. the which Huſbac, togither with other two Captaynes Olaue
and Godred ſur|named Don came by ſea, and arryued at Bute,Bute. where they wanne the Caſtell: but Huſbac was ſlaine with a
ſtone that was throwne downe vpon him.Husbac ſlaine.
And then after this, the foreſayde O|laue and Godred came vnto the Ile of Man,
where they deuided the Kingdome of the Iles betwixt them,Olauus and Godredus de|uide the king|dome of the Iles betwixt them.
ſo as Olaue had Man alotted to him for his part, and Godred the other Iles. But
after that Godred was alſo ſlain, Olaus gouer|ned both in Man, and in all the
other Iles [...] excepted which the ſonnes of Somerleid hold [...]s poſſeſſion [...] In the yeare 1237.
1237.
Alane.
in the moneth of May. Alane king of Man, the ſonne of Godred and
brother to Reginald,Harolde. departed this hee after
whoſe de [...]eaſſe his ſonne. Harolde ſucceded him, & raigned .xij. yeares,
being but .xiiij. yeares of age whẽ he began his raigne. In the yere 1247.
Haco king of Norway ſent for Harolde king of Man to come vnto his
coronation.
1247.
Harold paſſeth into Norway.
Who comming thither, was honorably receyued,Is
drowned in his returne. & obteyned king Hacons daughter in
mariage: but as he returned from thence in the yeare 1249.
1249.
Reginald. Ne began to raigne the ſixt of May.
togither with his wife, they periſhed in the ſeas by a tempeſt on the
coaſtes of I [...]land. Then ſucceeded his brother Reginald, who raigned but .xxvij. dayes,
for he was ſlain the firſt of Iune the ſame yeare, by the ſeruants of a knight
called Yuarus.Yuarus. Harald. Then Ha|rald the ſon of
Godred Don gouerned Man one yere, being remoued by the king of Norway: and
after him Magnus the ſon of Olaue began his raigne ouer Man and the other
Iles,Magnus. by conſent of the Manſke men
themſelues. But in the yere 1254. one Yuarus was ordeyned king,
1254.
Yuarus.
or rather viceroy of thoſe Iles, and gouerned the ſame, tyll the
foreſaid Magnus king of Norway reſigned his tytle to all the ſayd Iles vnto K.
Alexander, (as ye haue heard) who placed his Lieutenants there, of whõ the
firſt hight Godred mac Mares,Lieutenant or Baylif [...] of the Ile of Man vn|der the Scots. the ſecõd Alane. And
after him Maurice Okare|fair ſucceeded: and then folowed one that was the kings
Chaplain. For the time of the reſignatiõ made, I followe Hector Boetius, by
reaſon of ſome contrarietie which appeareth in Southwel in the accoũt of the
yeares aſſigned to the raignes of thoſe Iland kings, if you cõferre the ſame
with the time of the foreſayd reſignation. But now to the matter: the
lieutenant appointed to haue the rule of thoſe yles now, yt they wer thus come
into the handes of the Scots, was bound by his office to be redy with .xiij.
ſhips, and .v.C. mariners to come to the ayd of the Scots, at al times whẽ he
ſhould therto be required. After this, were the erles of Athol, Carik,
& March, Alexãder Stewart, wt the Thanes of Argile, &
Lennos,The weſterne Iles recouered out of the handes of
the Norwegians. ſent wt a puiſſãt army vnto the other of ye
weſtern Iles, the which thoſe that were greateſt, they brought with much ado
vnder the obeyſance of the crowne of Scot|land, the reſidue ſubmitted
themſelues.
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