584 HISTORY OF THE OUTER HEBRIDES 



APPENDIX B. 



EXTRACTS FROM STATE PAPERS RELATING TO A PROPOSED 

 INVASION OF LEWIS (1602). 



State Papers. Scotland. Eliz. Vol. 68. No. 64. 

 (Spelling modernised.) 



. . . . The 26th hereof the King hath appointed a Convention to be 

 at St. Johnstone, fora new course to be taken for "repossing" the Lewis, 

 and for the matter of the Isles, how to raise the King's profits and duties on] 

 them and settle them in peace 



Edinburgh the loth of June 1602. 



State Papers. Scotland. Eliz. Vol. 68. No. 73. 



. . . . Our Convention of the Estates did hold at Perth this 78 [J/V]- 

 of this instant which was Monday last, when was chiefly treated matter* 

 of the Lewis, and how an army might be sent thither, as also the King was* 

 desirous of a subsidy of twenty thousand pounds sterling, which is an hundred! 

 thousand pounds Scottish. 



Falkland this first of July 1602. 





State Papers. Scotland. Eliz. Vol. 68. No. 86. 



. . . . The Convention of our Estates did hold upon Friday the 

 1 6th of this instant wherein the King (after his accustomed manner when his 

 Lords meet) made there a speech of one half hour long tending all to three 

 points, of which the first was 



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The second was that since he had received indignities at these savage 

 people their hands that dwell [dual] in the Lewis, it was against his honour 

 to forget it and not to see it punished (since it was spoken in England said 

 he) how shall he rule us that cannot rule an handful, in respect of such a 

 nation, and to the intent he might send forth some soldiers thither, he required 

 a subsidy only of the " curchmen " and " boruis " ; this was denied. 



The third was that since they would grant no subsidy, that he might com 

 some base money to pay the soldiers ; that was also denied 



Edinburgh this 2ist of July 1602. 



State Papers. Scotland. Eliz. Vol. 68. No. 87. 



. . . . On Friday afternoon and all Saturday till he departed, he 

 (the King) was occupied in the Convention, which was but small for the 

 nobility, and as little done in the matters he intended : for the matter of 

 the Lewis he made motion to have had a contribution towards the re- 

 possessing of the partners ; but could get none granted and so left that to 

 the further deliberation of his Council who yesterday have resolved that 

 the north parts of this land shall be charged to go under the Earl of 

 Huntley's commandment to put the partners in possession again of the 

 Lewis 



Edinburgh the 2 1st of July 1602. 



State Papers. Scotland. Eliz. Vol. 69. No. 54. 

 . . . . The next week the King goes to St. Johnstons about a 

 Convention for the Lewis and Isles matters, and there confers with the 



