APPENDICES. 



COPIES OF MSS. IN PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE AND BRITISH 



MUSEUM. 



APPENDIX A. 



EXTRACTS FROM MS. "THE ISLES OF SCOTLAND AND 

 THE DIVISION THEREOF, WITH THE NAMES OF THE 

 CHIEFTAINS," DATED EDINBURGH, 21 MARCH, 1595. 



State Papers. Scotland. Elizabeth. Vol. 58. No. 41. 

 (Spelling modernised.) 



The West Isles of Scotland are divided in four parts, every part having in it 

 a principal Isle, with a number of smaller Isles about the same. Two lie 

 northwards, The Lewis and Skye, and two southward, Islay and Mull. 



Lewis hath joined with it by a small grippof 2 or 3 pair of " buttes " length 

 the Harris. Lewis is 32 miles of length, and Harris 8 miles. Lewis pertains 

 to Macleod of the Lewis, who being an old man famous for the massacring 

 of his own kinsmen his bastard son called Torquil Og usurps now the room. 

 This Isle will make 700 men to the wars, besides them that occupies the ground 

 which neither in that nor none other of the Isles are charged to the war but 

 suffers to remain at home for labouring of the ground. 



The other part of this Isle called Harris pertains to Macleod of Harris who 

 is presently a child and has sundry other lands. On this land of Harris he will 

 raise 140 men able for the war. 



Uist is an Isle of 40 miles of length but of small breadth, the north part 

 ; thereof pertains to the Clan Donald in the North, to whom Donald Gormson 

 is chieftain, who will raise on that part 300 men. The south part to the Clan 

 Ranald, who will raise thereon 300 men. 



Barra pertains to Macneill of Barra who may raise thereon and some little 

 Isles adjacent 200 men. 



Rona pertaining to Macleod of the Lewis 50 men. 



Pabbay pertaining to Macleod of Harris 40 men. 



Helsker pertaining to the Nunnery of Icolmkill 20 men. 



" Colsmon " not inhabited. 



" Irt or Hirtha " (St. Kilda) pertains to Macleod of Harris. The inhabi- 

 1 tants rude and simple send no men to the war 



The concords and discords are difficult and almost impossible to declare, 

 : for since their reconciliation after their barbarous wars the tutor of Harris is 

 ijoined with Donald Gormson and as some say also Torquil usurper of the 

 Lewis. 



In Strathnaver and the Braes of Caithness and Sutherland Mackay has 

 [dominion. Torquil the eldest son of Macleod of the Lewis (poor unable and 

 ^oppressed by his bastard brother the usurper) remains in Coigeach in the 

 mainland. 



