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

70 HISTORIE OF
' He had inventitt the famin, be him felff, for to haue gottine geir fra
Ardmellane.'
Jofias, perfeiffing that he was fuir that way, intenditt againft Ardmel-
lane for the allowanfe of the feruice of Tuttory ; and Ardmellane, being
ane hard manne of his geir, lutt the famin pafs, for laik of moyane. For
he fand that the Chancellar, and mony ma, wes Jofias gritt freindis ; and
thairfoir, for the prefent, paft fra the famin. The quhilk, quhane Jofias
bad obtenit, he incontinent fummondis Ardmellane to produce the Testa-
ment, or ellis the famin fuld neuer haue fayth thairefter, in no tyme cu-
ming. And Ardmellane, becaufe that he wald nott wair geir thairon,
lutt the famin pafs, for nwll defenfe. Be the quhilk, Jofias become full
Tuttour off Barganny, and perfewitt Auchindrayne, with all rigour that
lay in him, be law.
[DEATH OF THE DOAVAGER LADY B AUG ANY.]
And at this tyme the auld Lady Bargany died, quhilk wes ane nobill
womane, and ane that wes maift nobill in all hir effairis. Be quhais
deathe Jofias gat the heill lewing off Bargany in his hand.
[THE LAIED OF DRUMURCHIE RESIDES IN IRELAND.]
Thomas, the Tuttour of Bargany (that) fuld be, was all this tyme in
Ireland, with ane freind of his, callit Sir Hew Montgomery ; quhair he
was wondir weill intertenyitt, and findry of thais that wes at the flachter
of Coljeane.