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

68 HISTORIE OF
xv day off September, .... yeiris, in the New Kirk of Ballantry ; quhilk
the Lady had cauffitt build for hir hufband, quhair fcho had gartt fett
wp ane glorieous towme ; and, indeid, Jofias maid gritt preparatioune
for the fame, bayth in Bargany and in Arftenfar ; the honouris and all
the reft being prepairitt werrie honorablie. The day being cumin, thair
wes thairoff Nobill menne, the Eirllis of Eglintoune and Abercorne, and
Vintoune, with the Lordis of Sempill, Carkartt, Loudone, and Wchiltry.
The Lairdis of Bombie, Blairquhanne, and Gairland ; with ane grit
number, quhilk I will nocht mint to expres. His Honouris being borne
be the Gudmanne of Ardmillane, the Gudmanne of Kirkhill, with findry
ma of the freindis. His fifter-fone, Young Auchindrayne, beirand the
Banner of Rewendge, quhairin was payntitt his portratour, with all his
wondis, with his fone fittand at his kneyis, and this deattone writtine
betuix his handis, " Judge and rewendge my caus, O Lord !" And
fa, conwayit to Air ; bur all werry honourabilly, to the number off ane
Thouffand horfe, of Gentilmenne ; and layd in the foirfaid Tome.
[measures proposed for securing the interests of the
young laird of bargany.]
The Buriall being enditt, the freindis defyrit that the euidentis mycht
be putt in four refponfabill mennis handis ; and that the commodity of
the lewing fuld cum to the bairnis wfe, for lowfling of his Wodfett-
landis. The quhilk me Lord promeiflit to do. And he that was maift
eirnift in this turne wes the Laird of Auchindrayne. For the quhilk,
thair rais ane gritt angir betuix him and Jofias ; for the quhilk, Jofias
perfewit his efcheitt, and vfitt all arreiftmentis, and all wther thingis he
culd do, in his contrair.