A History of the Highlands, and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 4

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Excerpt from A History of the Highlands, and of the Highland Clans, Vol. 4: With an Extensive Selection From the Hitherto Inedited Stuart PapersDivision of the siol~cuinn into three distinct branches - Reginald, father of Rory, Donald, and Dagall, the heads of these clans - Clan Rory - Reginald's share of the inheritance left by his father Somerled - His titles did not descend to his children Succeeded by Roderick, a noted pirate - Eventual succession of Allan, the son of Roderick - Roderick, son of Allan, considered as illegitimate by the feudal law Effect of the Highland law - Succeeded by his son Ranaldeud with the Earl of Ross - Ranald murdered at Elcho - John of the Isles - Clan Donald - Origin Pilgrimage of Donald - Angus Mor - Convention of lqsl - I - lis sons Alexander and Angus Og - lfidelity of the latter to the fortunes of King Robert Bruce - Lordships and lands conferred on Angus Og - His sons John and John Og - Change of policy by John, and his junction with the party of Edward Baliol - Treaty - Accession of David II. - Arrangement between the King and the Lord of the isles-fresh dis putes - State of parties in Scotland - The Steward of Scotland - Gives his daughter in marriage to John - Insurrection of the northern barons - Conduct of the Steward - Treaty between David 11. And John at Inverness - Accession of Robert Stewart to the throne - His policy in regard to the family of the Isles - Effects of this Division of the clan - Earldom of Ross - Claim of Donald of the Isles - Battle of Harlaw - Recovery of the Earldom of Albany - Succession of Alexander, son of Donald - James i._arrest of the northern barons at Inverness - Consequence of this - Bold march of the King - Total defeat and captivity of Alexander - John, Lord of the Isles - Rebellion of his son, Angus og-battle of the Bloody Bay - Accession of James iv._forfeiture and death of John of the Isles - Decline and fall of the Macdonalds - Fruitless attempts to regain their ascendancy - Difi'erent branches of the Macdonalds - Family of Sleet, pp. 428 - 447.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.