[the scotsman]

Yes, we are a wee country.We cant hold the tens of millions of Scots-blooded people.

Whats your point?.

[muawiyah]

It means the history of the Scottish people moved abroad as the English stranglehold progressed.

BTW, you can get a feel for the 1700-1702 problem by digging into the ever so popular genealogy records of UK prison barges sent to the American colonies.

Hard to find anyone but the Mac's and Mc's in there!