1 76 HISTORY OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES. 



When the Adventurers are infeft in the lands of Lewis, 

 Rona, and the Shiant Isles, either by resignation of the 

 lawful proprietors or by lawful recognition of their (the 

 Adventurers') rights therein, they are to resign Trotternish 

 into the King's hands ad remanentiain, and are thereupon to 

 be infeft anew in warrandice, an equal distribution to be 

 made to them and their heirs male. 



And finally a stipulation is made for the ratification of 

 the contract by the next Parliament* 



On 7th July, articles anent Lewis, in favour of the Syndi- 

 cate, were drawn out by the Privy Council. With reference 

 to the Act " maid aganis the Hielandmen and Isles " for 

 non-production of their titles, it was ordained that a 

 process of forfeiture be prepared against them (for "the 

 crymes of tressoun following, specialie raising of fyre, 

 steilling, murtheris ") and a new title made out in favour 



of the Adventurers. It was further ordained that a com- 







mission of lieutenancy be given to the Duke of Lennox, 

 empowering him to issue proclamations in all parts of the 

 North for concurrence and assistance the Duke's house- 

 hold and companions to be furnished with shipping and 

 " viveris " (provisions) at the King's expense for at least 

 two months after the arrival of the party at their destina- 

 tion. And to obviate the danger of attack by the natives, 

 a charge was to be given to the principal men of the Isles 

 to assemble together and " demolische and destroy " the 

 whole of their birlings and lymphadsf within fifteen days 

 after being so charged. Likewise, " they upon the main- 

 land " were to be charged to deliver, within the same time, 

 their vessels for the use of the Syndicate, the only excep- 

 tions to these orders, both in the case of the Islesmen and 

 the mainlanders, to be " all sic boittis as rowis with thrie 

 airis in the syde." And further, no more vessels were to 



* Reg. of P.O., Vol. V., pp. 462-3. Acts of Parl y Vol. IV., pp. 160-4. 



f A "birling" was a long-oared boat of twelve to eighteen oars. A 

 "lymphad" (long-bhata=long-boat) was a galley with one mast. Galleys 

 carried from eighteen to twenty-four oars. The crews of birlings and 

 lymphads varied in number, according to the number of oars, reckoning 

 three men to each oar. 



