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concerned in these feuds. 1 At the same time it is proper to remark, that Gree-
nock then belonged to the family of Schaw.
ROW CUNINGHAME. IBID.
This person, who is here described as ' Pochquhairnis broder,' again occurs
at p. 62, where he is named ' Andro Cunynghame.'
HEW KENNEDY OF GAREOUHAIRNE. P. 49.
He was afterwards attacked near Air, 2 by the Laird of Auchindrayne and his
son, &c. in order that they might pass to the horn, honourably, for such an assault
and slauchter ! At this very time they had been charged to appear aud answer for
the Murder of the Tutor of Cassillis, Dalrymple, &c. and had also been called upon,
by the voice of the whole country, to come forward and testify their innocence
of Dalrymple's Assassination, by laying their hands on the breast of the mur-
dered corpse, &c. The compliance with this ancient but superstitious custom
proved too severe an ordeal for them, being a test of so fearful a description
to a guilty mind. They accordingly shrunk from it with conscious horror. 3 In
order, however, to furnish to the world a cogent reason for concealment and
flight, they instantly projected the Murder of Kennedy of Garriehorn, with
whom, it may be remarked, they had no previous personal quarrel ; and they
were only prevented from perpetrating that additional crime, by the Provost of
Air and others fortunately coming to his rescue. 4
ANE FELLOW CALLITT JOHNE DIK. IBID.
George Dik, son of vmquhile John Dik in Meklewod, got a Feu-Charter of the
(4s. 2d. old extent) lands of Over Meklewod, from King James VI, by Charter
1 See Appendix, for Privy Council Proceedings. s See p. 70. 3 For a full
account of this very prevalent Superstition, see Pitcairn's Trials, III. 182. • See Mure's
Trial, Jul. 1611, Pitcairn's Coll. — and Introduction to ' Auchindrane, or the Ayrshire Tra-
gedy,' by Sir Walter Scott. The author relates the matter in the ' Historie,' so as to give the
most favourable account of Auchindrayne's part in the matter— making it appear as a scuffle
which had happened by the parties accidentally ' forgadering !'