Criminal Trials in Scotland, Vol. 3: Rrom to M. CCCC. LXXIVIII to A. D. M. DC. XXIV Embracing the Entire, Reigns of James IV. And V., Mary Queen of ... Mss, With Historical Notes and Illustrations - Robert Pitcairn, Paperback

• Release Date   1/5/2018
• ISBN-13   9781332320769 | 978-1-332-32076-9
• ISBN   1332320767 | 1-332-32076-7
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Robert Pitcairn
• Excerpt from Criminal Trials in Scotland, Vol. 3: Rrom to M. CCCC. LXXIVIII to A. D. M. DC. XXIV Embracing the Entire, Reigns of James IV. And V., Mary Queen of Scots, and James Vi., Compiled From the Original Records and Mss, With Historical Notes and IllustrationsIsles. John OF yle, or de Insulis, eldest son of John Lord of the Isles, was unquestionably the common ancestor of the Macdonalds ofdunniveg and Glynnes, the Marquis of Antrim, in Ire land, &c., and predeceased his father. who, Nov. 15, 1369, gave his grandson Angus as a hostage to King David H, for his obedience, &c. Some of the descendants of this John, having settled in the North of Ireland, acquired by force, and afterwards maintained by violence, the Route and the Seven Glg/nnes,1 and soon distinguished themselves by their services against the Scots. Alexander Mac Done/l was, in 1557, for his valuable assistance, presented by the Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with a gold sword and silver-gilt spurs and others of the family were equally active against their ancient mother country. A brother of this Alexander, named Sorley-hug,2 having seated himself elsewhere, built and fortified the strong Castle of Dunluce, in the county of antiim and, as being of the scotish-irish race, was by patent, dated at Westminster, Apr. 14, 1573, created a free deni zen Of Ireland. Having rebelled, Sir John Perrot, Deputy of Ireland, took the Castle of Dun luce, with all his islands and loughs. and, next year, having sued for the protection and favour of Queen Elizabeth, he entered into lndentures for preservation Of the peace, Jun. 28, 1586. Sorley-bug married Mary, daughter to Con o'neill, afterwards created Earl of Tyrone. Their eldest son, Randal, was created Earl ofantrim.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.