history of the mackenzies-第51节

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　Kenneth　Mackenzie　of　Kintail。　　But　he　adds　that　the　〃story　is　so　　far　corroborated　by　the　fact　that　about　the　time　the　incident　is　said　to　have　　happened；　the　young　Chief　of　Kintail　granted　a　receipt　to　the　laird　of　　Freuchie　for　the　charter　of　comprising；　granted　on　4th　May；　1548；　to　　James　Grant　of　Freuchie；　which；　with　relative　papers；　was　now　handed　　over　to　Mackenzie；　in　terms　of　a　disposition　by　the　Laird　to　him　of　lands　in　Kessoryne；　Lochalsh；　Lochcarron；　etc。〃　　The　original　discharge；　dated　　1st　May；　1606；　Sir　William　says；　is　at　Castle　Grant。　＇Chiefs　of　Grant；　vol。　　i。　p。　178。＇　　A　bond　of　manrent　is　entered　into　between　Grant　and　　Mackenzie　on　the　same　date；　at　Inverness。

The　day　appointed　for　the　meeting　of　Mackenzie　and　Glengarry　to　arrange　terms　soon　arrived。　　　The　former　had　meanwhile　brought　up　several　decrees　and　claims　against　the　latter　at　the　instance　of　neighbouring　proprietors；　for　〃cost；　skaith　and　damage；〃　which　altogether　amounted　to　a　greater　sum　than　the　whole　of　Macdonald's　lands　were　　worth。　　The　two；　however；　settled　their　disputes　by　an　arrangement　which　　secured　absolutely　to　Mackenzie　all　Glengarry's　lands　in　the　county　of　　Ross；　and　the　superiority　of　all　　his　other　possessions；　but　Glengarry　was　　to　hold　the　latter；　paying　Mackenzie　a　small　feu　as　superior。　　In　　consideration　of　these　humiliating　concessions　by　Macdonald；　Mackenzie　　agreed　to　pay　twenty　thousand　merks　Scots；　and　thus　ended　for　ever　the　　ancient　quarrels　which　had　existed　for　centuries　between　the　powerful　　families　of　Glengarry　and　Kintail。　　〃Thus　ended　the　most　of　Glengarrie's　troubles　tho'　there　was　severall　other　bloody　skirmishes　betwixt　ymsuch　　as　the　taking　of　the　Stank　house　in　Knoidart；　where　there　was　severalls　　burnt　and　killed　by　that　stratagem；　as　also　young　Glengarrie's　burning　and　　harrying　of　Croe　in　Kintail；　where　there　was　but　few　men　killed；　yet　　severall　women　and　children　were　both　burned　and　killed。　　I　cannot　forget　ane　pretty　fellow　that　was　killed　there；　who　went　himself　and　three　or　four　　women　to　ane　outsett　in　the　Croe；　where　there　was　a　barn　（as　being　more　　remote）；　where　they　sleept　yt　night。　　But　in　the　morning　the　breaking　of　the　dore　was　their　wakening；　whereupon　the　man；　（called　Patrick　McConochy　Chyle）　started　and　finding　them　about　the　barn；　bad　them　leave　of　and　he　would　open　it。　　So；　getting　his　bow　and　arrow；　he　opens　　the　door；　killed　4　of　them　there；　（before）　they　took　nottice　of　him；　which　　made　them　all　hold　off。　　In　end　they　fires　the　barn　and　surrounds　it；　which　　he　finding　still；　started　out；　and　as　he　did　he　still　killed　one　of　them；　till　he　　had　killed　11。　　The　barn　in　end　almost　consumed　and　his　arrows　spent；　he　　took　him　to　his　heels；　but　was　killed　by　them；　and　two　of　the　women；　the　　third　having　stayed　in　the　reek　of　the　barn；　and　a　rough　hide　about　her。〃　＇Ancient　MS。＇

On　the　18th　of　July；　1610；　Lord　Kenneth　made　over　to　Sir　　Roderick　Mor　Macleod；　XIII。　of　Dunvegan；　the　five　unciate　lands　of　　Waternish；　which　his　lordship　had　previously　purchased　from　Sir　George　　Hay　and　others；　who　obtained　possession　of　them　on　the　forfeiture　of　the　　Macleods　of　Lewis；　to　whom　Waternish　formerly　belonged。　　As　part　　payment；　Sir　Roderick　Mor　Macleod　disponed　to　Mackenzie　two　unciates　　of　lands　in　Troternish；　Isle　of　Skye；　which　belonged　to　him；　along　with　the　　Bailliary　of　the　old　extent　of　eight　merks　which　had　been　united　to　the　　Barony　of　Lewis；　and　in　which　William　Macleod；　XII。　of　Dunvegan；　had　　been　served　heir　to　his　father　in　1585。　　On　the　24th　of　the　same　month　the　　Lords　of　the　Privy　Council　ordain　that　Lord　Kintail　should　pay　Norman　　Macleod's　expenses　in　prison　in　all　time　coming。

Kenneth；　first　Lord　Mackenzie　of　Kintail；　to　quote　the　Earl　of　　Cromarty；　〃was　truly　of　an　heroic　temper；　but　of　a　spirit　too　great　for　his　　estates；　perhaps　for　his　country；　yet　bounded　by　his　station；　so　as　he　（his　　father）　resolved　to　seek　employment　for　him　abroad；　but　no　sooner　had　he　　gone　to　France；　but　Glengarry　most　outrageously；　without　any　cause；　and　　against　all　equity　and　law　convocates　multitudes　of　people　and　invades　his　　estates；　sacking；　burning；　and　destroying　all。　　Kenneth's　friends　sent　John　Mackenzie　of　Tollie　to　inform　him　of　these　wrongs；　whereupon　he　made　a　　speedy　return　to　an　affair　so　urgent；　and　so　suitable　to　his　genius；　for　as　he　　never　offered　wrong　so　he　never　suffered　any。　　His　heat　did　not　　overwhelm　his　wit；　for　he　took　a　legal　procedure；　obtained　a　commission　　of　fire　and　sword　against　Glengarry　and　his　complices；　which　he　　prosecuted　so　bravely　as　in　a　short　time　by　himself　and　his　brother　he　soon　　forced　them　to　retreat　from　his　lands；　and　following　them　to　their　own　　bills；　he　soon　dissipated　and　destroyed　them；　that　young　Glengarry　and　　many　others　of　their　boldest　and　most　outrageous　were　killed；　and　the　rest　　forced　to　shelter　themselves　amongst　the　other　Macdonalds　in　the　islands　　and　remote　Highlands；　leaving　all　their　estates　to　Kenneth's　disposal。

This　tribe　of　the　Clan　Ranald　seem　to　have　been　too　barbarous　for　even　　those　lawless　times；　while　by　a　strange　contumacy　in　latter　times；　a　　representative　of　that　ancient　family　pertinaciously　continued　　to　proclaim　　　its　　infamy　and　　downfall　　by　the　adherence　to　the　wild　strain　of　bagpipe　music　（their　family　pibroch　called　Cillechriost）；　at　once　indicative　of　its　　shame　　and　　submission。　Kenneth's　character　and　policies　were　of　a　　higher　order；　and　in　the　result　he　was　everywhere　the　gainer　by　them。〃

He　　was　supported　by　Murdoch　Mackenzie；　II。　of　Redcastle；　and　by　his　own　　brothersSir　Roderick　Mackenzie　of　Coigeach；　Alexander　of　Coul；　and　　Alexander　of　Kilcoy；　all　men　of　more　than　ordinary　intelligence　and　　intrepidity。

Lord　Kenneth　married；　first；　Ann；　daughter　of　George　Ross；　IX。　of　Balnagown；　with　issue

I。　　Colin　Ruadh；　his　successor；　afterwards　created　first　Earl　of　Seaforth。

II。　　John　of　Lochslinn；　who　married　Isobel；　eldest　daughter　of　Alexander　Mackenzie；　V。　of　Gairloch；　and　died　without　lawful　male　issue。

III。　　Kenneth；　who　died　unmarried。

IV。　　Barbara；　who　married　Donald；　Lord　Reay。

V。　　Janet；　who　married　Sir　Donald　Macdonald；　VIII。　of　Sleat；　Baronet；　with　issue；　his　heir　and　successor；　and　others。

Kenneth　married；　secondly；　Isobel；　daughter　of　Sir　Gilbert　Ogilvie　of　Powrie；　by　whom　he　had

VI。　　Alexander；　who　died　without　issue。

VII。　　George；　　who　　afterwards　　succeeded　　Colin　　as　second　Earl　of　　Seaforth。

VIII。　　Thomas　Mackenzie　of　Pluscardine；　whose　male　line　has　　been　proved　extinct。

IX。　　Simon　Mackenzie　of　Lochslinn。　　Simon　was　twice　married　　and　left　a　numerous　offspring；　who　will　afterwards　be　more　particularly　referred　to；　his　descendants　having　since　the　death　of　〃the　Last　of　the　　Seaforths〃　in　1815；　without　surviving　male　issue；　carried　on　the　male　　representation　of　the　ancient　family　of　Kintail。

X。　　Sibella；　who　married；；　first；　John　Macleod；　XIV。　of　Harris；　secondly；　Alexander　Fraser；　Tutor　of　Lovat；　and　thirdly；　Patrick　Grant；　　Tutor　of　Grant；　second　son　of　Sir　John　Grant　of　Freuchie。

He　died　in　February；　1611；　in　the　forty…second　year　of　his　age；　was　buried　〃with　great　triumph〃　at　Chanonry；　＇〃As　is　proved　by　an　old　MS。　　record　kept　by　the　Kirk　Session　of　Inverness；　wherein　is　this　entry：‘Upon　the　penult　day　of　February　1611　My　Lord　Mackenzie　died　in　the　Chanonrie　of　Ross　and　was　buried　28th　　April　anno　foresaid　in　the　Chanonrie　Kirk　with　great　triumph。'〃Allangrange　Service＇　and　was　succeeded　by　his　second　and　eldest　　surviving　son；


XIII。　　COLIN　　FIRST　　EARL　　OF　　SEAFORTH；


AND　　SECOND　　LORD　　MACKENZIE　　OF　　KINTAIL；　a　minor　only　　fourteen　years　old　when　his　father　died。　　On　the　16th　of　July；　1611；　a　　Royal　precept　is　issued　under　the　Signet　to　the　Sheriff　of　Inverness　directing　him　to　have　all　brieves　of　inquest　obtained　by　Colin；　Lord　　Mackenzie　of　Kintail；　for　serving　him　nearest　and　lawful　heir　to　the　late　Kenneth　Mackenzie；　Lord　of　Kintail；　his　father；　in　all　lands　and　annual…rents　wherein　his　father　died；　last　vested　and　seased；　proclaimed　and　put　to　　the　knowledge　of　an　inquest；　notwithstanding　the　minority　of　the　said　　Colin；　〃whereupon　we　have　dispensed　and　by　these　present　dispense〃　with　　that　objection；　providing　always　that　the　dispensation　be　not　prejudicial　to　　the　donator　of　the　ward　of　the　said　late　Kenneth's　lands　in　the　matter　of　the　mails；　fermes；　and　duties　of　the　same　during　the　time　of　the　ward　　thereof。

On　the　16th　of　August；　1611；　a　proclamation　is　issued　to　the　　Highland　chiefs；　following　upon　one　granted　to　Sir　Roderick　Mackenzie　　of　Coigeach；　as　Tutor　of　Kintail；　and　four　other　leaders　of　the　clan；　on　the　　11th　of　June　preceding；　against　assisting　Neil　Macleod　and　the　other　　rebels　of　the　Lewis；　who　had　risen　in　arms　against　the　Tutor；　in　the　　following　terms：

Forasmuch　as　the　barbarous　and　rebellious　thieves　and　limmers　of　the　Lewis；　who　have　been　suppressed　and　in　some　measure　kept　in　subjection　and　obedience　these　years　bygone；　taking　new　breath　and　courage　upon　occasion　of　the　decease　of　Kenneth；　Lord　Kintail；　who　was　　his　Majesty's　justice　and　commissioner　in　these　bounds；　they　have　now　of　　late　risen　in　arms　in　a　professed　and　avowed　rebellion　against　the　Tutor　of　　Kintail；　whom　his　Majesty　and　his　Counc