Report on Donald Gorme's activities and vessels on the Clyde, May 1595
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Report on Donald Gorme's activities and vessels on the Clyde, May 1595
- Description
- A brief 16th-century State Paper from the Scottish State Paper Office reporting on Donald Gorme and associates' activities involving ships on the waters of the Clyde, intercepted by the young Laird of Laus near Glasgow. While pre-dating the 1765 Revestment by 170 years, this document provides contextual evidence of early maritime activity and authority structures in Scottish waters adjacent to the Isle of Man.
- Date
- 21 May 1595
- Place
- Isle of Man
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1595-05-21
- Creator
- Unknown correspondent
- Audience
- John Colville (via Mr. John Arch)
- Identifier
- State Paper Office, Scotland, Vol. 55, Art. 111
- Language
- Scots