AD. ' THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1223. 



vicount of Sky, being a man of power in al the Islands, 

 because he would not consent unto Godred, fled, & 

 dwelt together with Olavus in the dominions of the earle 

 of Rosse, & making a league with Olavus, they went both 

 in a ship unto Sky. To be short, sending certaine spies, 

 they were informed that Godred remained secure with a 

 smal company in a certaine Isle called ye isle of S. Columba. 

 And uniting unto themselves their friends and acquaint- 

 ance, & others that would goe voluntarily with them, in 

 the dead of the night, having lanched 5. ships from the 

 next sea-shore, which was distant about the space of 

 2. furlongs from the foresaid Island, they environed the 

 said Island on all sides. Now Godred and his company 

 rising early in the morning, and seeing themselves beset 

 with their enemies on all sides, they were utterly astonied. 

 Howbeit arming themselves they began stoutly to make 

 resistance, but altogether in vaine. For about 9. of the 

 clocke in the morning, Olavus and the foresaid vicount 

 Pol, with al their souldiers, entred the Island, and having 

 slaine all whom they found without the precincts of the 

 Church, they apprehended Godred, gelding him, and 

 putting out his eyes. Unto which action Olavus gave not 

 his consent, neither could he withstand it, by reason of the 

 forenamed vicount the son of Boke. This was done in 

 the yere of Christ 1223. The next sommer folowing 

 Olavus having received pledges from all the chiefe men of 

 the Islands, with a fleet of 32. ships sailed unto Man, and 

 arrived at Rognolfwaht. At the same time Reginald and 

 Olavus divided the kingdome of the Islands betweene 

 The Isle of themselves, Man being granted unto Reginald, & besides 

 Man ad- his portion the name of a king also. Olavus having 



vaunced to a j-^ceived certaine victuals of the people of Man, returned, 



kingdome. , . . , . ^ ^. . • r 



together with his company, unto his owne portion or 



Islands. The yeere folowing Reginald taking unto him 



Alanus lord of Galway, together with his subjects of Man, 



sailed unto the Islands, that hee might take away that 



portion of ground from his brother Olavus, which he had 



granted unto him, and subdue it unto himselfe. How- 



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