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ANTIQUARIAN REPERTORY.
GRANT OF THE LANDS OF KYRKENES
To the Culdees of Lochleven, by Macbeth son of Finlach, and Gruoch daughter of Bodhe, King and Queen of Scotland.
[This ancient document, which we have extracted from the chartulary of St Andrews, may be regarded as a curiosity not only as relating to the history of the Culdees and the far-famed Macbeth, but also on account of the savage story of the "Saxum Hiberniensium."
Qualiter Machlet filius Finlach et Gruoch dederunt Sancto Servano Kyrkenes.
Machbet filius Finlach contulit pro suffragiis orationum, et Gruoch filia Bodhe, Rex et Regina Scotorum, Kyrkenes, Deo Omnipotenti et Keledeis prefate insule Lochleune, cum suis finibus et terminis. Hii enim sunt fines et termini de Kyrkenes, et uillule que dicitur Porthmokanne: de loco Moneloccodhan usque ad amnem qui dicitur Leuine; et hoc in latitudine: Item, a publica strata que ducit apud Hinhirkethy, usque ad Saxum Hiberniensium; et hoc in longitudine.
Et dicitur Saxum Hiberniensium, quia Malcolmus Rex, filius Duncani, concessit eis salinagium quod scotice dicitur Chonnane. Et venerunt Hiberniensis ad Kyrkenes, ad domum cujusdam vire nomine Mochan, qui tune fuit absens, et solummodo mulieres erant in domo, quas oppresserunt violenter Hiberniensis; non tamen sine rubore et verecundia: rei etiam eventu ad aures prefati Mochan pervento, iter quam citius domi festinauit, et inuenit ibi Hibernienses in eadem donio cum matre sua. Exhortatione etenim matri sue sepius facta ut extra domum ueniret (que nullatenus uoluit, sed Hibernienses uoluit protegere, et eis pacem dare); quos omnes prefatus uir, in ultione tanti facinoris, ut oppressores mulierum et barbaros et sacrilegos, in medio flamme ignis, vnacum matre sua, uiriliter combussit; et ex hac causa dicitur locus ille Saxum Hiberniensium.
(Ex Resistro Prioratus Sancti Andreæ, fol. 51, a.)
WRIT OF PRIVY SEAL
In favour of 'Johnne Faw, Lord and Erle of Litill Egypt,' granted by King James the fifth, Feb. 15th 1540. (Referred to at page 45.)
James be the grace of God, King of Scottis: To oure Sheriffis of Edinburgh principall and within the constabularie of Hadingtoun, Berwick, Roxburgh, &c. &c. provestis, aldermen, and baillies of our burrowis and cieteis of Edinburgh, &c. &c. greting:—Forsamekill as it is humilie menit and schewin to Ws, be our louit Johnne Faw, Lord and Erle of Litill Egipt, That quhair he obtenit oure lettres vnder our grete seile, direct to yow all and sindry oure saidis shereffis, stewards, baillies, prouestis, aldermen, and baillies of burrois; and to all and sindry vthiris havand autoirite within our realme, to assist to him in executioun of justice vpon his cumpany and folkis conforme to the lawis of Egipt, and in punissing of all them that rebellis aganis him: Neuirtheles, as we ar informyt, Sebastiane Lalow, Egiptiane, ane of the said Johnis cumpany, with his complices and part takaris vndir written, that is to say, Anteane Donea, Satona Fingo, Nona Finco, Phillip Hatseyggaw, Towla Bailyow, Grasta Neyn, Geleyr Baillyow, Bernard Beige, Demeo Matskalla (or Macskalla), Notfaw Lawlowr, Martyn Femine,[1] rebellis and conspiris aganis the said Johnne Faw, and hes removit thame alluterly out of his company, and takin fra him diuerss soumes of money, jowellis, claithis, and vtheris gudis, to the quantite of ane grete, soume of money; and on na wise will pass hame with him, howbeit he lies biddin and remanit of lang tyme vpoun
- ↑ The names of the thirteen Egyptians referred to at page 46, who obtained a remission for the slaughter of Ninian Smaill, in 1553-4, are as follows:—"Andro Faw, capitane of the Egiptianis, George Faw, Robert Faw, and Anthony Faw, his sonis"—"Johnne Faw, Andro George Nichoah, George Sebastiane Colyne, Gewge Colyne, Julie Colyne, Johnne Colyne, James Haw, Johnne Browne, and George Browne, Egiptianis."