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14 HISTORIE OF
Couff, wes flayne within the lie-mark, maift cruellie. Bot the vareyanfe
betuix the Chanfellar and the old Maifter and the Laird of Bargany maid
him the balder to interpryfe that deid ; for thay war fo far at wareyanfe
that thay culd never be gritt. Bot it fell outt that the Regent fett ane
Conventioune of the Nobillity, in Stirling, at the quhilk tyme the Chan-
fellar, Lord Glammis wes flayne be the Erll of Crafurd with ane fchott,
quhilk wes thocht to hefF cumit of the Laird of Bargany's ftair. Bot
however, he being flayne, the Tutoury come to the aid Maifter, but con-
tradiktioune ; for he allegitt that my Lord maid ane Letter Teftament,
in the quhilk be left him Tutour. Bot the famin was bot falfe, and
feinyeitt be ane Preift callit Sir Thomas Nifbett, be the adwyfe off James
Rofs. Be the afliftanfe of the Laird of Bargany, he gatt the famin office
in peace.
And the Tutour being vnmareyitt, and being in Edinbrughe, reweiffis
Elifabeth M c Gill, dochter to Maifter Dauid M c Gill Aduocatt to his Ma-
ieftie, and brocht hir to Carrik, and mareyit hir ; fcho being befoir de-
vorfit fra the Laird of Lefterrik, and had gottin fra him ten thouffand
pundis, in contentment of hir dowry ; quhilk at this time wes thocht ane
gritt fowme. And thir matteris being this wayis fatlitt, Johne Kennedy
of Penquhirre come to the Laird Bargany and the Tutour, and defyrit
thair affiftans againis the Laird off Carfe, for the rewendge of the flach-
ter "of George Kennedy ; quha grantit to menteyne him. Quhairupone
he tuik with him felff fex, and went in the nycht, in Kylle, and flew tua
Craufurdis, callit Johne and Rodger, heaffand ane fpy wpone thame in
thair awin houffis. And after the faid flauchter, the Laird of Bargany
tuik the faid Johne Kennedy of Pennequhirre in houfliald with him,
Andro Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy, and ane callit Blake James Ken-
nedy. The Tutour tuik Olifer Kennedy, and Hew Kennedy of Craig-
neiil, and Gilbert Stewartt of Craigincroy, in his houfliald, and this maid
Couff, wes flayne within the lie-mark, maift cruellie. Bot the vareyanfe
betuix the Chanfellar and the old Maifter and the Laird of Bargany maid
him the balder to interpryfe that deid ; for thay war fo far at wareyanfe
that thay culd never be gritt. Bot it fell outt that the Regent fett ane
Conventioune of the Nobillity, in Stirling, at the quhilk tyme the Chan-
fellar, Lord Glammis wes flayne be the Erll of Crafurd with ane fchott,
quhilk wes thocht to hefF cumit of the Laird of Bargany's ftair. Bot
however, he being flayne, the Tutoury come to the aid Maifter, but con-
tradiktioune ; for he allegitt that my Lord maid ane Letter Teftament,
in the quhilk be left him Tutour. Bot the famin was bot falfe, and
feinyeitt be ane Preift callit Sir Thomas Nifbett, be the adwyfe off James
Rofs. Be the afliftanfe of the Laird of Bargany, he gatt the famin office
in peace.
And the Tutour being vnmareyitt, and being in Edinbrughe, reweiffis
Elifabeth M c Gill, dochter to Maifter Dauid M c Gill Aduocatt to his Ma-
ieftie, and brocht hir to Carrik, and mareyit hir ; fcho being befoir de-
vorfit fra the Laird of Lefterrik, and had gottin fra him ten thouffand
pundis, in contentment of hir dowry ; quhilk at this time wes thocht ane
gritt fowme. And thir matteris being this wayis fatlitt, Johne Kennedy
of Penquhirre come to the Laird Bargany and the Tutour, and defyrit
thair affiftans againis the Laird off Carfe, for the rewendge of the flach-
ter "of George Kennedy ; quha grantit to menteyne him. Quhairupone
he tuik with him felff fex, and went in the nycht, in Kylle, and flew tua
Craufurdis, callit Johne and Rodger, heaffand ane fpy wpone thame in
thair awin houffis. And after the faid flauchter, the Laird of Bargany
tuik the faid Johne Kennedy of Pennequhirre in houfliald with him,
Andro Kennedy, and Robert Kennedy, and ane callit Blake James Ken-
nedy. The Tutour tuik Olifer Kennedy, and Hew Kennedy of Craig-
neiil, and Gilbert Stewartt of Craigincroy, in his houfliald, and this maid
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| Histories of Scottish families > Historical and genealogical account of the principal families of the name of Kennedy > (34) Page 14 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/94892338 |
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| Description | With notes ... by Robert Pitcairn. Edinburgh : W. Tait & J. Stevenson, 1830. |
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| Shelfmark | A.114.b.15 |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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