THE KINGS OF MAN a.d. 



1228. 



belt, by reason that the people of Man had no list to fight 

 against Olavus or the Islanders, because they bare good 

 will towards them, Reginald and Alanus lord of Galway 

 being defeated of their purpose, returned home unto their 

 owne. Within a short space after Reginald, under pre- 

 tense of going unto the Court of his lord the king of 

 England, received an 100. markes of the people of Man, 

 and tooke his journey unto Alanus lord of Galway. Which 

 the people of Man hearing tooke great indignation thereat, 

 insomuch that they sent for Olavus, and appointed him to 

 be their king. 



In the yeere 1226. Olavus recovered his inheritance, 

 that is to say the kingdome of Man and of the Islands, 

 which Reginald his brother had governed for the space of 

 38. yeeres, and he reigned two yeeres in safetie. 



In the yeere 1228. Olavus with all his nobles of Man, 

 and the stronger part of his people, sailed unto the 

 Islands. A short space after Alanus lord of Galway, 

 Thomas earle of Athol, & king Reginald came unto Man 

 with a mightie army, and wasted all the South part of 

 Man, spoiled the Churches, and slue all the men whom 

 they coulde take, insomuch, that the South part of the 

 saide Island was brought almost into desolation. And 

 then Alanus returned with his army into his owne land, 

 leaving behind him bailiffes and substitutes in Man, which 

 should gather up and render unto him the tribute of the 

 countrey. Howbeit king Olavus came suddenly upon 

 them, chaced them away and recovered his kingdome. 

 And the Mannians which of late were dispersed and scat- 

 tered abroad, began to unite themselves, and to inhabite 

 without feare. The same yeere, in the time of Winter, 

 upon the sudden, and in the very dead of the night came 

 king Reginald out of Galway with five ships, and burnt all [I. 15.] 

 the ships of his brother Olavus, and of the nobles of Man, 

 at the Isle of S. Patric, & concluding a peace with his 

 brother, remained at the port of Ragnolwath 40. dayes : 

 in the meane while hee allured unto himselfe all the 

 Islanders upon the South part of Man, who sware, that 



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