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Clans of the Scottish Highlands. Illustrated by appropriate figures, displaying their dress, arms, tartans, armorial insignia.

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In an attempt to clean up the 'unruly' elements in Scotland in 1587, prior to the unification of the crowns, King James VI and his parliament put forward an Act to suppress the Unruly Clans in his kingdom. The Act itself contained 16 'items' and listed 51 named 'Unruly Clans'; 34 in the Highlands and