arm ▁and ▁R ath lin ▁Island , ▁were ▁declared ▁for fe it ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁government . ▁Why ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁but ▁a ▁( per haps ▁confused ) ▁report ▁made ▁to ▁Edward ▁II ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 3 1 5 ▁that ▁" B isset - men ▁and ▁Log ans " ▁had ▁a ided ▁Bruce ' s ▁arrival ▁may ▁have ▁contributed , ▁as ▁might ▁any ▁report ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁welcome ▁of ▁Robert ▁Bruce ▁to ▁R ath lin , ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁conflict ▁of ▁Sir ▁Hugh ' s ▁relation ▁John . ▁Whether ▁anything ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁is ▁unknown , ▁and ▁in ▁any ▁event ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Ear ld om ▁of ▁Ul ster ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁dec ades ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 3 ▁was ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁direct ▁English ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁period , ▁leaving ▁the ▁B isset ts ▁surrounded ▁by ▁several ▁increasing ly ▁influ ential ▁G ael ic ▁powers . ▁But ▁five ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 8 ▁the ▁situation ▁remained ▁uncertain , ▁and ▁to ▁By set ' s ▁aid ▁came ▁his ▁powerful ▁friend ▁John ▁of ▁Is lay , ▁the ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Is les , ▁who ▁in ▁May ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁pet ition ed ▁Edward ▁III ▁to ▁restore ▁to ▁By set ▁certain ▁lands ▁in ▁" G lyn ar vie " ▁which ▁had ▁come ▁into ▁the ▁king ' s ▁possession ▁from ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁Richard ▁de ▁Man dev ille , ▁with ▁Edward ▁III ▁agree ing ▁to ▁grant ▁them ▁to