Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

HISTORICAL NOTICES. 53
those lands in Isla of which he was now the
acknowledged superior. On this occasion it was
also the intention of Lachlan M6r to make a
friendly visit to his brother-in-law, to which he
had been repeatedly and earnestly invited by
Macdonald ; evidently, as the sequel will prove,
with the intention to resent the violence recently
done him on the occasion of his visit to Duart
Castle, if he should happen to have Maclean in
his power. Lachlan, justly suspecting that so
sudden a change of sentiment as Macdonald's
pressing invitations seemed to indicate could
scarcely be sincere, was not much disposed to be
in a hurry to accept the invitation. At length,
however, his visit to his possessions in Isla, to
which allusion has just been made, gave the
chief of Maclean an opportunity fully to test the
sincerity of his crafty neighbour. Maclean, on
the occasion, was only attended by the usual
retinue of one of his rank ; and of the number
was the heir of Isla, Macdonald's child James,
one of the hostages left at Duart Castle, as already
noticed, and whom his uncle wished to gratify
by a visit to his mother. Some affairs of his
tenants detained Lachlan Mor at his castle of
Ellein-Loch-Gorm in the Rhinns of Isla for two
or three days, during which time repeated invi-
tations reached him from the castle of Dunna-
verty, the seat of Macdonald in Kintyre, breath-
ing the most ardent friendship, and requesting
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