Report on Angus MacDonnell's request to invade Isle of Man, 1595
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- Report on Angus MacDonnell's request to invade Isle of Man, 1595
- Description
- A letter from George Nicolson (Scottish State Papers) reporting on Angus MacDonnell's petition to the Scottish king for permission to invade the Isle of Man and force it to royal obedience. The king refused the immediate request, instructing MacDonnell instead to preserve peace with English subjects. This document illuminates pre-Revestment assertions of sovereignty over Man and the island's contested status.
- Date
- 15 November 1595
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1595-11-15
- Creator
- George Nicolson (from Edinburgh)
- Audience
- Unnamed recipient (State Paper Office, Scotland)
- Identifier
- State Paper Office Scotland, Vol. 57, Art. 60
- Language
- English