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

48 HISTORIE OF
and alfo the Lairdis broderis Thomas brydell wes fchott in tua ; quhairby
his horfe kaift him, and ftraik his airme out o£ juntt, in the fchudder.
Sa, thair wes nane that corffit the fame burne, bot the Laird him felff,
the Lairdis Auchindrayne and Clonkaird, James Bannantyne, and Ed-
wartt Irrwing. Thir corffit the bume, thinking that all the reft wes
cummand efter thame ; bot quhane thay wer na ma, he turnit aboutt
and faid, ' Gude fir, we ar ouer few !'
Me Lordis men, feing the famin, fchot firft at thir fy we ; and than me
Lordis horfemen, perfeiffing that thay war na ma, gaiff the charge, led be
Captain Fofter, but wes mett be the Laird and the fyff that wes with
him, in fik fortt, as the Young Laird of Grinak wes ftrukin throw the
chin, and he and horfe bayth ftrukin to the eird ; and Row Cuninghame,
Pochquhairnis broder, was ftrukin in at the knie with ane lanfe and out
at the buttok. Captane Fofteris horfe wes hurtt with fuordis, and his
piftollatt ftrukin out of his hand ; him felfF, heaffing ane fteill hatt, wes
dyuerfe tymis ftrukin on the heid, bot the fam preferuit him. Richart
Spenfe, Maifter houfliald to me Lord, was flayne be the Laird of Clon-
kaird ; and findry horfe was hurtt. And on the Laird fyd, the Laird
wes flayne himfelff, Auchindrayne fchott and hurtt in the kirnellis of the
thie, and his horfe alfo ; James Bannatynis horfe wes flayne ; Edward
Irrwing, the peadge, was flayne be ane ftraik of ane lanfe ; Johne M C A1-
lexander wes hurtt with ane fchott in the thie.
[the laird of bargany defeated, and mortally wounded.]
Bot now, to fpeik of the nobill youthe, how gallantly (he) behaiffitt
him felfF, my penne can nocht writt the fam ; for being bot this way ac-
cumpanyitt with thir fywe menne, thair wes againis him the number of
xxx horfemenne, quha all geiff the charge and ftraikis to thir fywe. Yitt