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

THE KENNEDYIS. 3
the quhilk tyme the faidis landis fell to ane lafs : And the Laird of Dal-
rumpill, her nyteboir, come to hir hous of Caiffillis, and perfewit hir, be
forfe, to have hir in marrage ; the quhilk fcho wald nocht condifcend to,
hot defendit the hous. And at this tyme, the Laird of Donour that than
was, he cuming by, and perfeiffing the famin, fett wpone the Laird of
Dalrumpill and flew him, and releiffit the lady, and tuik hir with him to
his hous of Donour ; quhair, wnder promeis off mareige, he maid hir to
refing hir landis in the Kingis handis in fauoris off him ; bot I can not
reid that ewer he mareyit hir to his wyff. Bot fcho feing hir felff difla-
poyntitt be that deid, tuik difpleafour, and deit fchortlie thairefter. This
was aboutt the thrid yeir off Robertt the Secund, quhilk wes the 1373
year of God.
Now, the Laird of Dalrumpill being flane, as ye haue hard, his landis
falles to his broder fonis, amangis the quhilk thair wes gritt ftryff ; bot
the youngeft at laft fald his rycht to the Laird of Donour. And thane,
the Laird of Donour fett for the eldeft, and flew him, littill abuiff the
Kirk of Dalrumpill ; quhair now thair is ane gritt cairne of ftanis, to this
day. And fa, be that rycht that he had of the youngeft, he bruikis the
landis of Dallrumpill. And this wes Dalrumpillis conqueift.
Now, at this tyme, thair wes ane Laird in Carrik quhilk wes callit
Macktaife. The Laird of Donour makis this Maktaife his goflbp ; and
the bairne being ane man-chyld, this Laird Maktaife wald neidis heff him
to be his fofter ; and in end, be wantene childreyne of his awin, maid his
fofter-fone his air, and gaiff him his landis efter him. And of that fone
cam the Houfe of Bargany, quha had na benefeitt of the Hous of Dpnour.
[THE HOUSE OF BLAQUHAN, Oil BLA1RQUHAN.]
It is thochtt that the Hous of Blaquhane come off the Hous of Do-