THE KINGS OF MAN V ad. 



1204. 

 built a Monastery : howbeit, in processe of time, the said 

 land with the monkes, was granted unto the abbey of 

 Russin. 



In the yere 1172. Reginaldus the son of Eacmarcat (a 

 man descended of the blood royal) comming into Man 

 with a great multitude of people, in the absence of the 

 king, at the first conflict hee put to flight certaine watch- 

 men which kept the shoare, & slue about 30. persons. 

 Whereupon the very same day the Mannians arranging 

 themselves put him, & almost al his folowers to the 

 sword. 



In the yere 1 183. O-Fogolt was vicount of Man. 



In the yere 1185. the Sunne was ecclipsed upon the 

 feast of S. Philip and Jacob. 



In the yere 1187. deceased Godred king of the Islands, 

 upon the 4. of the Ides of November, and the next sommer 

 his body was translated unto the island of Hy. He left 

 3. sonnes behinde him, Reginaldus, Olavus, and Yvarus. 

 In his life time he ordeined his sonne Olavus to be his 

 heire apparant, because he onely was borne legitimate. 

 But the Mannians, when Olavus was scarce ten yeeres olde, 

 sent unto the islands for Reginald and created him king. 



In the yeere 1 187. began Reginald the sonne of Godred 

 to reigne over the islands : and Murchardus a man of 

 great power throughout all the kingdome of the islands 

 was put to death. 



In the yere 1192. there was a battel fought betweene 

 Reginald and Engus the two sonnes of Sumerled : but 

 Engus obtained the victory. The same yere was the 

 abbey of Russin remooved unto Dufglas, howbeit within 

 foure yeeres after the monkes returned unto Russin. 



In the yere 1203. Michael bishop of the islands deceased 

 at Fontanas, and Nicholas succeeded in his roome. 



In the yere 1204. Hugo de Lacy invaded Ulster with 

 an armie and encountered with John de Curcy, tooke him 

 prisoner & subdued Ulster unto himselfe. Afterward he 

 permitted the said John to goe at libertie, who comming 

 unto king Reginald was honourably enterteined by him, 

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