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

THE KENNEDYIS. 45
hewelly offenditt, and awowitt to be equall with the fame ; and vaittit
only one tyme and pleace to performe the fame.
[deadly feud betwixt the earl of cassillis and the
laird of bargany.]
Now, in the monethe of Nouember, thair wes ane meitting at Craig-
neill, betuix Sir Johne Grahame of Knokdolyane and his wyfF ; and be-
caus thay culd not agrie, thay appoynttit to meitt agane the fext day of
December, in the toune of Air ; with fpeciall conditionn, that the Laird
of Bargany fuld not be thair him felff ; bot the Laird of Cairlftoune, and
Auchindrayne, with fum wtheris. Bot yit, the Laird of Bargany, being
mowit be the Laird of Benand and his filter, he lap one ; and being bot
accumpanyitt with ten or tuelff horfe, being the firft warnare, com by
the Bogend, quhilk is ane fchortt fpeace fra me Lordis 3ett, nocht paint
ane quarter of ane myll, heafBng with him his broder and the Laird of
Benand, quha had beine at the feitt of the kill of Dalgarrache ; the quhilk
me Lord thocht the mair of that contempt. And thairwpone fend for
all his freindis and ferwandis, and keipitt thame with him, fra Tyfday
to Fryday, heaffand ewer intelligence and fpyis in Air, to try quhane the
Laird wes to cum out of the famin.
The Laird of Bargany heaffand intelligenfe thairoff, wald not fend for
his freindis and feruandis ; bot the toune of Air, heaffand thair teindis
of him, he thocht that thay wald tak his pairtt ; and heaffand fum freindis
with him, he thocht that me Lord wald nocht impediment him to ryd to
his Hous. And, contrair all his freindis adwyife, one the xj day of De-
cember, he reid out of the toune of Air ; the quhilk wes fik ane day of
fnaw, as the fame wes werrie thik of drift, fa that thair wes nane culd
feine the lenthe of ane lanfe befoir him. The Lairdis number wes neuer