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

THE KENNEDYIS. 57
Thomas Kennedy was fend for, and the reft ; quha com to Air, the xij
day, in the dawing.
The Laird of Co^eone, cuming to the Greine and lichttitt ; and re-
maynitt with Balterffane ane lang fpeace. The quhilk Thomas and his,
being in Air, feing him licht at the Greine, thay drew thame felffis in
amang the Sandy-hillis, befyd Sanct Lennardis Cheapell, and held thame
quyatt, quhill he (Col3eone) cuming by the toune, ryding one ane fmall
haiknay, thay brak att him, and, cuming to him, ilayis him maift cruelly,
with fchottis and ftraikis ; he heaffand na perfon with him, bot only ane
gentill man, quha wes callit Lanfellatt Kennedy, as ye hard befoir : And
thay war fywe that perfewitt him ; to witt, Thomas Kennedy, brother
to the Laird off Bargany, principall ; Walter Mwir of Clonkard, Tho-
mas M c Allexander, and Thomas Wallas, with ane boy callit Gilbert Ram-
fay, and Williame Irrwing, quha was ane Border man ; quha, according
to thair forme, tuik fra him, eftir he was flayne, his purfe, with ane ring,
and fundry dyamondis in the famin, with his goldin buttonis off gold-
fmyth work.
He being flayne, as ye haue hard, his man Lanfellatt bringis him with
him to the Greinand, and thair gettis ane horfe-litter, and takis him to
Mayboill ; quhair thair wes gritt duill maid for him — for, indeid, he was
ane werry potenteous man, and werry wyife. He had builditt ane proper
hous in the CoufF, with werry braiff 3airdis, and be ane moyane and
wther had conqueiflitt ane gude leiwing. He had the handling of the
Erldom of Cafiillis, as Tutour, xx yeiris. He (had) to his wyfF Deame
Elifabethe M c Gill, as ye hard, and had gottin on hir four fonis and thrie
dochteris, quhilkis wer leiffand at his deathe, to witt, James, Allexander,
Johne, and Dauid. His dochteris war thir ; Margaret, mareyit the
Young ScherefF of Galloway ; Heleyne, mareyitt to the Young Laird of
Auchindrayne ; and Sufanna, quha was efter Lady Larg. His (Col-
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