Historical and authentic account of the ancient and noble family of Keith, Earls Marichal of Scotland

IS
Moir, having married the daughter of Brudus,
king of the Picts, began to be suspected of
favouring his father-in-law, against Alpinus t
who was then the Scots king: But when his
son Kennethus the 2nd, came to the throne,
lie being desirous to revenge his father's death,
who had been defeated and slain by the Picts,*
declared war against them ;. and among the
rest of the mobility, he likewise summoned
old Gilly Chattan Moir, prince of the Chatti,
to attend his standard. He being loath to
appear in arms again;>t his father-in-law, and
yet willing to show his allegiance to his own
kiii£>, stayed at home himself, but sent his el-
dest son with a body of men to king Ken ne th-
us. This young prince was -slain in that bat-
tle, which was so glorious to the Scots, and
proved the utter extirpation of the Picts. The
.youngest son of this Gilly Chattan Moir|suc-
* His head -wns fastened to a pole and cariied up
and down the Pictish army Buchanan.
t He was also, giandson to the king of the Picts
by the mothtr side: — Vide nin< teentb stanza of
HAKDYKMITE. an old heroic ballad, which says
Syr:<- he has gane far hynd, out ower
Lord Chatt&n's land sae wyde;
Th.'t i. rd a worthy wicht was aye
Whan faes his • ourage seyd:
Of Pictish race, by mother's side:
Whan r'icts rul^d Caledon,
Lord Chattan claimed the princely miid
When hesav'd Pictish crown.