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382 SCOTTISH ANNALS<br />

but with guile and treachery positively commanded the<br />

clergy and people of Man on pa<strong>in</strong> of grave peril not to dare<br />

to receive anyone elected by the abbot and convent of Furness.<br />

Meanwhile the clergy and people of Man agreed upon the<br />

election of a bishop and unitedly appo<strong>in</strong>ted master Gilbert,<br />

abbot of Rushen ; but the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> contrary to the<br />

<strong>can</strong>ons annulled his election, and <strong>in</strong>truded one master Mark<br />

by name, brother of the bailiff of Man ;<br />

and immediately<br />

sent him with letters from himself and letters extorted from<br />

the clergy and people, with their seals, to Norway to his<br />

metropolitan, the archbishop of Trondhjem, to be consecrated.<br />

But what has been done about it is not yet known. 1<br />

"75<br />

ANNALS or FURNESS, IN CHRONICLES OF STEPHEN, ETC., VOL.<br />

II, PP. 570-571.<br />

At that time 8 Godfrey, the son (but not legitimate) of<br />

Magnus the former k<strong>in</strong>g of Man, landed <strong>in</strong> Man with some<br />

ships.<br />

...- But after the death of Magnus aforesaid, who reigned<br />

last <strong>in</strong> Man and <strong>in</strong> the other islands, the k<strong>in</strong>g of Norway had<br />

now sold Man with the islands <strong>in</strong> perpetuity to the k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

<strong>Scotland</strong> and his heirs.<br />

So when Godfrey came to Man some of the people rejoiced<br />

at his arrival and received him, and some turned round and<br />

were grieved ; but <strong>in</strong> a short time he subdued all to himself<br />

<strong>in</strong> fear and affection, and f<strong>in</strong>ally they universally and<br />

unanimously appo<strong>in</strong>ted him their pr<strong>in</strong>ce.<br />

So he came to the fortress and took it, for the keepers<br />

had fled ; and stay<strong>in</strong>g t<strong>here</strong> disposed of the k<strong>in</strong>gdom at his<br />

pleasure.<br />

But the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> heard that the people of Man<br />

had conspired with Godfrey, and that [Godfrey] ruled <strong>in</strong> the<br />

land as k<strong>in</strong>g and he was ;<br />

very angry, and caused more than<br />

n<strong>in</strong>ety ships to be collected, with a great army, from Galloway<br />

and the islands. And the leaders of the army were John de<br />

Vescy, a great baron of England ; John Cum<strong>in</strong>, justiciar of<br />

Galloway ; Alan Fitz Count Alexander Fitz ; John, of<br />

Argyle ; and Alan Fitz Rother.<br />

The aforesaid t<strong>here</strong>fore landed <strong>in</strong> Man with their ships<br />

1 These Annals of Furness were copied about 1290 from contemporary<br />

jott<strong>in</strong>gs of events ; cf. Hewlett, <strong>in</strong> Chr. of Ste., etc., ii, p. Ixxxviii.<br />

2 The preced<strong>in</strong>g sentence (pp. 568-569) mentions an ord<strong>in</strong>ation at<br />

Alverton <strong>in</strong> September.

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