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

THE KENNEDYIS. 11
enterit about the hous, with all my Lordis forfe, and incloffit the famin ;
and entering in the foirfaid Chapell, and thocht to have peirft the vail,
becaus the Chapell wes joynet to the dungeone. JBot the Lairdis menne,
that was within, keift gritt ftaneis doune of the heiche battelling of the
dungeoune ; and fa brak the ruiff of the Chapell, in fik maner, that thay
war forffitt to leiff the famin ; and in thair way-ganging fchott at thame,
and fchott the Maifter throw the fchudder. The Laird of Bargany, in
this tyme, gadderis his haill forfe ; as alfo, ane gritt pairtt of Kyill and
Cuninghame cumes with him, that he wes fik ane number, as the Maif-
ter and my Lordis ferwandis and freindis was forffit to reteir, and fuffir
him to releiff his menne, and to tak the Abbott, brunt as he wes, to Air,
hame with him. And this mowit ane gritt feid betuix thame, and ane
lang fpeace ; bot, in end, it was tane away be freindis. Mr. Dauid Lind-
fay of Leithe, minifter, being ourfman ; and my Lord, the Laird, and
Abbott, all agreyitt. Me Lord gaiff the Abott fum mony to leiff wpone,
quhilk contentit him all his dayis. And this way wes my Lordis con-
queife of Corfragall ; quhilk wes bot ane bad forme.
[bargany and cassillis are reconciled.]
The Laird of Bargany being this way agreitt with my Lord, thay fell
werry gritt. And at that tyme the Laird of Kelwod, being ane depender
and ferwand to my Lord of Cafillis, byis fra ane pwir wyff ane peace of
gold, quhilk thay callit ane leigna, off ane pund wechtt or thairby,
quhilk fcho fund in ane barne within my Lordis landis. And the word
ryfiing that the fame fuld be xx tymes als gude as it wes, my Lord fend
to Kellwod, and defyritt the famin to be fend to him ; bot Kellwod re-
fuiffit, and faid that the famin wes his awin, and that he had bocht the
famin with his awine mony. My Lord refaffing this anfuer, wes in ane