Historical and genealogical account of the Clan Maclean

HISTORICAL NOTICES. 181
majesty's interest, yet from the year 1652 to 1659 they
payed of this debt to the late Marquis of Argyle, and to
the Lady Ann his daughter, who was assigned thereto,
22,000 pounds. Notwithstanding whereof, in anno 1659,
the Marquis pursued Sir Allan, who was then a minor,
and when neither he nor his friends, in regard of the
troubles, durst safely appear to defend themselves ; and
upon Sir Allan's announcing to be heir to Sir Hector,
he intended adjudication, and for not reproduction of
the process obtained a decreet of adj udication of Mac-
Lean's estate for 85,000 pounds, without any regard or
reduction of the sums of money that had been paid.
After his majesty's happy restoration, Mac-Lean and
his tutor did apply to the parliament, complaining of
the great losses which they had by the late Marquis,
who burnt and destroyed their lands for concurring in
his majesty's service, and procured garrisons to be put
in the house (castle) of Dowart, and adduced witnesses,
who distinctly and clearly proved that they were dem-
nified in great and considerable sums. But the Marquis's
forfeiture having in the meantime proceeded, his ma-
jesty's advocate for the time stopped the sentence and
constitution of the debt by authority of parliament,
and which they intended for no other use but to com-
pensate decreet of adjudication accumulated upon the
family. This adjudication having fallen under the
forfeiture, his majesty was pleased to gift the forfeiture
to the Earl of Argyle and his father's creditors, in this
manner; viz 1 , in so far as extended to 15,000 pounds
of yearly rent, in favour of the Earl himself in the first
place; for paying proper wadsetters in the next place; and
for payment of the debts wherein the Earl was debtor
propria nomine and as cautioner for his father, in the
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