History of the Clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duard Castle, in the Isle of Mull, to the present period

An Independent Clan — 1493 to 1598. 69
notycles for the gude service done be the s,'ii<l Laucliliine McClane and to be done cnun-
salis the governoui' to suffer the said Lauchlaue to intiomett aiul uptal-ce the proffeitis
pertenyng to the King ot' the said lie of Tere to liis awn vtilte induring my lord gover-
nouris administration witli condition tliat the said Lauchlaue niiswer and cans the Kiugis
servitouris to be ausvverit zerlie to the Kingis grace and his servitouris according to liis
Rentale of the said bouiidis and gevand cautiouu tharfor.
Anent the service of the tennentis of the Kingis Grace desirit he the said T^aucldane
the lordis counsalis my lord governour grant to him the service of thai tennentis of the
Kiugis quhilk his forbearis as he had grantit to thame of befoir of the King and to do
him sei'vice in his just materis the Kingis grace my lord governour and the Erll of
Ergde lieutenent exceppit.
Anent the general! acquittans desirit be the said Lauchlaue of all malis fermes and
dewiteis pertenyng to the King oure Soueranp of Tere Mul Ylay and Germarry intromet-
tit be the said Lauchlaue.
The lordis thiukis and counsalis the governour to gif this discharge with condition
that gif the said Lauchlaue failzeis hereftir to the Kingis grace or iubringing of his malis
and answering thairintill according to the kingis rentale the samyn discharge to stand of
nane avale to him.
As to the landis of Mul and utheris laiidis that the said Lauchlaue liad of befoir of
the Kingis grace now desirit in fevvferm be him.
The lordis counsalis my lord governour to latt tliame Stand in tak to the said Lauch-
laue as he had thame sen the Kingis landis may uoclit be gevin in lierelage the said
Lauchlaue fyncl and oautioun for payment of the malis and dewities of the said landis.
As to the jvstifying of Donaldis twa brethir and forfaclour aganis the said Donald
the temporale lordis will shaw my lord governour thair mynde quhilkis temporale lordis
that is to say Huntlie Levinax Drummond Ogelby Balwery and Kers referris to my lord
governour quhat lie thinkis to be done witli the saidis personis. And the remanent of
my saidis lordis temporale that is lo say Ergile Cas.^illis Erskin Borlhnick Avendale Lees
Kincavil Capitan of the Castel ComptroUare and Otterljurn deliveris the saidis personis
to be justifyt eftir thair demeritis.
The lordis counsalis my lord governour to admit any resignatioun of landis or officis
maid in his handis be resignatioun i)ersonaly maid be tlie jjossessouris in favouris of the
said,Lauchlaue and to gif liini infeftment thairof referrand the .samin resignatioun and
infeftment to my lord gouvernouris plessour.
L.\CHL.\NE MaKI,.*X10 OF DoW.MSD
Wt my hand ou ye pen." *
John MacLean of Loclibuy and xllexauder MacLeod of Harris demanded
and received remission for themselves and for their followers on giving up
hostages ; but MacLeod demanded in addition a heritable grant of the lands
of Trouterness, in Skye, but was continued as king's tenant as formerly.
The extensive power granted to Argyle and MacLean was more nominal
than real.
The severity cast upon Lachlan Catanach for his demand for the execu-
tion of Sir Donald's brothers is inconsiderate, in singling him out and placing
the entire censure upon him. Let the following points be fully considered :
■Ada Dominorniii CuiicUii, Vol. XXIX, fol. 130.
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