Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

HISTORICAL NOTICES. 157
years past from the rapacity of Gillespie
Gruamach of Argyle, the young chief was wil-
ling enough to embrace any occasion of quarrel
offered by the conduct of the Campbells. In a
foray of the Campbells of Ardnamurchan into
Morvern in the year 1651, they carried off a
considerable number of cattle belonging to the
Macleans. Sir Hector complained to Argyle of
the depredatory conduct of his people, and de-
manded peremptory and immediate satisfaction.
Argyle not showing due willingness to give the
required satisfaction, Sir Hector called together
his people, and, entering Ardnamurchan, seized
upon two of the principal offenders, whom he
immediately ordered to be hanged at the castle
of Drimnin in Morvern ; and after forcing the
plunderers to make ample restitution for their
depredations upon the Macleans, and terrifying
them into a promise of honest behaviour for the
future, the young chief marched into Lorn,
where he also made such reprisals upon the
Campbells as compensated his people for the
injuries suffered by them so long. The pusil-
lanimous Marquess, who happened to be at Inve-
raray while the young chief was thus chastising
his Campbells, marched westward towards Lorn,
and meeting Sir Hector on Lochow-side, impe-
riously enquired how he dared to enter his lands,
or commit the injuries upon his people of which
he was lately guilty. " Daring, my lord Argyle,"