George Acerkyn Erskine to George Nicolson on Scottish Border Defence and Manx Invasion Threat
- Item sets
- Sources
- Name
- George Acerkyn Erskine to George Nicolson on Scottish Border Defence and Manx Invasion Threat
- Description
- A 1595 state paper from the Scottish State Paper Office reporting on military intelligence regarding a threat of invasion from Islesmen (likely MacDonald forces from the Hebrides) against Scottish territory and the Isle of Man. The letter discusses the positioning of a 4,000-strong army near Mull of Buntyre and warns of planned attacks on the Isle of Man before potential raids on Ireland. It reflects 16th-century geopolitical tensions in the Irish Sea and northern Atlantic regions.
- Date
- 25 July 1595
- Related To
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Collection
- The Stanley Lordship
- Type
- Administrative Correspondence
- Date Created
- 1595-07-25
- Creator
- George Acerkyn Erskine
- Audience
- George Nicolson
- Identifier
- State Paper Office, Scotland, Vol. 56, Art. 60
- Language
- English (Early Modern Scots English)