An Account of the Isle of Man; Its Inhabitants, Language, Soil, Remarkable Curiosities, the Succession of Its Kings and Bishops, Down to the Present ... Way of Essay. with a Voyage to I-Colomb-Kill - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1702 Excerpt: ... for Wit in that Age) is.hardly to be reconciled to 4cnce in this. L decies, X ter, et pente duo cecidere, Mannica Gens de te damnafutttra cave.' Thus the Kingdom of the Isles was wholly reduced, in which the King of Scotland had spent four Years, viz.. from 1166 to H7o,whichistheonly means I can find of reconciling Mr. Cambdtn to himself; and agrees exactly with his Manks Tradition. The King of Norway now seeing the Kingdom of the Isles lost, sent his Chancellour a Second time, either to redemand it, or compound for a Tribute; the first was absolitely rejected, but to end further Disputes a Peace was concluded under several Articles, of which the Payment of 4000 Marks ready Money, and 100 Yearly, by way of Tribute, were the Principal; and no Notice taken of Mry, the test of the Family of GoddarJ Gr?vnaw% Which' had n Brenms, who pursued the gentle and moderate Principles of his Predecessor; he taught the People the Art of Fishing, but was himself soon after Slain in some Rencounter with the Highlanders, Anna 1287. He was succeeded by Donnald, a Person of great Birth and Reputation, how long he held the Government is uncertain, for in the Year 1289, King Edward, in the Eighteenth Year of his Reign, gave the Isle of Man, &c. to. Walter de Huntercomb, for upon the Surrender of the Island by Richard de Burgo, who probably had been intrusted with it by one of the Compedkors of the Crown of Scotland,King Edward the First, in the 18th Year of his Reign, committed theOustody of this Island to the aforefaid Walter de Huntercomb, a very brave and honest Man, who the Year following, by his Master's Order, surrendred it to John Baliol, K. of Scotland, with a Salvo notwithstanding to King Edward's Right, and that of all other Pretenders, Whether he was ever possess...

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