THE KINGS OF MAN ' ad. 



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kingdom of the islands pertained unto me by right of 

 inheritance, howbeit because the Lord had chosen you to 

 beare the scepter, I doe not envie that honour unto you, 

 neither doeth it any whit grieve mee that you are exalted 

 unto this royall dignitie. Nowe therefore I beseech you 

 to provide mee some portion of land in the islands, 

 whereby I may honestly live. For the Island of Lewis [I. 14.] 

 which you gave me is not sufficient for my maintenance. 

 Which his brother Reginald hearing said that he would 

 consult about the premisses. And on the morow, when 

 Olavus was sent for to parle, Reginald commanded him to 

 be attached, and to be caried unto William king of 

 Scotland, and with him to remaine prisoner : and Olavus 

 remained in prison almost for the space of 7. yeres. But 

 at the 7. yeres end William king of Scots deceased, and 

 Alexander his sonne reigned in his stead. The foresaid 

 William, before his death, commanded that all prisoners 

 should be set at libertie. Olavus therefore being at 

 libertie came unto Man, and immediatly with a great 

 company of nobles tooke his journey unto S. James : and 

 his brother Reginald caused the said Olavus to take unto 

 wife, the daughter of a certaine noble man of Kentyre, 

 cousine german unto his owne wife, & by name being 

 called Lavon, and he granted unto him the possession of 

 Lewis. After a few dayes Reginald the bishop of the 

 Islands having gathered a Synod, separated Olavus and 

 Godred his sonne, and Lavon his wife, namely because 

 shee was cousin german unto his former wife. Afterward 

 Olavus maried Scristina daughter unto Ferkarus earle of 

 Rosse. 



Hereupon the wife of Reginald Queene of the Islands 

 being incensed, sent letters unto the Island of Sky in 

 K. Reginald his name to her sonne Godred willing him to 

 take Olavus. Which commandement Godred putting in 

 practise, & entring the isle of Lewis for ye same purpose, 

 Olavus fled in a litle skiffe unto his father in law the earle 

 of Rosse, & in the meane time Godred wasted the isle of 

 Lewis. At the very same time Pol the son of Boke 



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