Historical and genealogical account of the principal families of the name of Kennedy

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ws, Eame, $e falbe judge 30ur felff, or our hame cuming to Carrik !'
The Laird randeritt him thankis, and faid, ' gour Lordfchip falbe (fall fie ?)
fchortly quha will nocht. My Lord, thir men fayis, " In ony thing thay
haue offendit 30ur Lordfchip, thay will mak me judge, and mend the fa-
min to 30ur awine fycht." ' Me Lord faid, ' I will do quhat 3e think gude
I fall do the famin !' The Laird faid, ' And thay com nocht in heir to
30ur Lordfchip and cum in 30ur Lordfchipis will, I fall wair my lyff on
thame !' My Lord faid, ' ge ar judge for me !' ' Than, me Lord, I will
bring thame with me, in quyett maner ; and gif thay refuife or nycht,
I fall die and putt thame aff the feild.'
The Laird of Bargany, cuming of (the loche to the) Galloway men,
faid, ' Sirs, giff 3e will be content to mak me judge betuix me Lord and
30W, I hoip to agrie 30W ; and giff nocht, 3e man excuife me, for I man
do my dewittie to his Lordfchip, quha is willing to byd my judgement !'
Thay anfuerit and faid, that ' Thay war glaid for to mak him judge, for
thay wer fwir that he wald do thame na vrang !' He faid, ' Sirs, fen fa
is, 3e fall do beft to call off 30ur geir, and fend 30iir folkis away ; and
3e fall go with me to his Lordfchip, and refibune on 30m* awin caus ;
and, be Godis graice, I falbe 3our warrand, that 3e fall nather gett fchame
nor fkayth, in body nor name !' The quhilk thay condifcendit to, and
did as he dewyfiitt. Quhairupone, the Laird fend fourty or fum ma of
his folkis into the Yll befoir him felff, in caife me Lord fuld brek pro-
meis. And fyne he and the gentilmen of Galloway with him come, to
the number of xij perfonis, to his Lordfchip ; and efter that thay had
done thair courtefiy, me Lord faid, ' My Eame, the Laird of Bargany,
hes brocht 30W heir ; and quhat he thinkis gude, I will be content to
ftand be the famin.' The Laird of Gairfland faid, ' We wyt nocht 30iir
Lordfchip, bot fik as hes gewine 30ur Lordfchip counfell, on maleis to
(do) ws wrang ; bot quhat we haue don to offend 30ur Lordfchip, we
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