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kingdome of the Islands among themselves, and it con- 

 tinued two kingdomes from that day unto this present 

 time. And this was the cause of the ruine of the 

 monarchie of the Islands, from which time the sonnes of 

 Sumerled injoyed the one halfe thereof. 



In the yeere 1158. Sumerled came unto Man with 

 53. ships, putting Godred to flight and wasting the 

 Island : and Godred sailed unto Norway to seeke for aide 

 against Sumerled. In the yere 1 1 64. Sumerled gathered 

 a fleete of 1 60. ships together ; and arrived at Rhinfrin, 

 intending to subdue all Scotland unto himselfe : howbeit, 

 by Gods just judgement being overcome by a few, together 

 with his Sonne, and an innumerable multitude of people, 

 he was slaine. The very same yere there was a battel 

 fought at Ramsa, betweene Reginald the brother of 

 Godred, and the inhabitants of Man, but by the 

 stratageme of a certaine Earle the Mannians were put 

 to flight. Then began Reginald to usurpe the kingly 

 authoritie. Howbeit his brother Godred within foure 

 dayes after, comming out of Norway with a great power 

 of armed men, apprehended his brother Reginald, gelt 

 him, and put out his eyes. The same yeere deceased 

 [I- 13-] Malcolme the king of Scots, and his brother William 

 succeeded in the kingdome. 



In the yeere 11 66. two Comets appeared in the moneth 

 of August, before the rising of the Sunne, one to the 

 South and another to the North. 



In the yeere 1171. Richard earle of Penbroke sailed 

 into Irland, and subdued Dublin with a great part of 

 Irland. 



In the yere 1176. John Curcy conquered Ulster unto 

 himselfe. And at the same time also Vivianus legate from 

 the sea of Rome came into Man, &: caused king Godred 

 to bee lawfully wedded unto his wife Phingola, daughter 

 of Maclotlen son of Murkartac king of Irland, mother 

 of Olavus, who was then 3. yeeres old. Silvanus the 

 abbat married them, unto whom the very same day, king 

 Godred gave a portion of ground in Mirescoge, where he 



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