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

4 HISTOME OF
nour, at this tyme ; and gatt fra the Laird, his father, the twenty pund
land of Donourtoune, quhilk thay had off the Houfe to this houre. Bot
thair preferment come be the mareage of ane M c Colloche, quha wes here-
trix of Twymone ; be the quhilk thay gatt the landis of Couftoune, and
mony ma landis in Galloway.
[the house of bargany.]
The Hous of Balgany cam to thair preferment be the valour of ane
fecund broder, quha wes firft putt to haue bein ane Freir ; bot his cur-
rage, not agreabill to fa bafe ane office, loft the fame, and paffitt with the
Laird of Blaquhane to France, to Chairllis the VII, in the yeir of our
Lord 1431. He was callit Freir Hew ; and was, for his valour, fo beluiffit
of the King of France, that he remaynit with him mony yeiris thairef-
ter ; and wentt with him to the Holy Land. And at his returning, he
refavitt word that his broder the Laird of Bargany was deid : Quhair-
upone he tuik leiff of the King of France, and gatt, in recompanfe of his
feruice, mony gritt rewairdis of gold and mony ; and abuiff all, he gain"
him leiff to weir airmis quarterly in his airmis, to wit, fiour-de-lyfe,
quhilk that hous weiris to this day.
He com to Scotland, and bocht the ten pund land of Arftenfar, and
buildit the houfe thairof, and conqueift mony ma landis, be the benefeitt
off the ftipend of the King of France. This Freir Hewis oy wes callit
' Com with the penny,' quha conqueift the gritteft pairt off all the lewing,
quhilk now is ane gritt rent ; and hes off it cumin the Houssis of
Ardmillane, Dunneane, Bennane, Kirkhill, Bardrohatt.