THE KINGS OF MAN a.d. 



1316. 



In the yere 1266. the kingdome of the Islands was trans- 

 lated unto Alexander king of Scots. 



That which followeth was written in a new char- 

 acter or letter, and of a divers kinde from the 

 former. 



IN the yeere 1270. upon the seventh day of October 

 the Fleete of Alexander king of Scots arrived at 

 Roghalwath, and the next day before the Sunne rising 

 there was a battell fought betweene the Mannians 

 and the Scots, in the which conflict there were slaine 

 §2S' Mannians : whereupon a certaine versifier writeth 

 to this effect : 



Five hundreth fourtie men are slaine : 



against ill haps, 

 Yee Mannians arme your selves, for feare 



of afterclaps. 



In the yeere 13 13. Robert king of Scots besieged the 

 castle of Russin, which Dingaway Dowil held against 

 him, howbeit at the last the king tooke the castle. 



In the yeere 13 16. upon the feast of Ascension, Richard 

 le Mandevile and his brethren, with divers great person- 

 ages of Irland arrived at Ramaldwath, demaunding to 

 have victuals and money ministred unto them, because 

 they had bene spoyled by their enemies, which made 

 continuall warre upon them. But when the whole com- 

 pany of the Mannians answered that they would give 

 nothing, they proceeded against them in warlike maner 

 with two bands, till they were come under the side of 

 the hill called Warthfel, in the fielde where John 

 Mandevile remained, and there having fought a battell, 

 the Irish overcame the people of Man, and spoiled the 

 Island and the Abbey of Russin also : and when they 

 had reveled a whole moneth in the Island, fading their 

 ships they returned home. 



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