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

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We married Beatrix Douglass, daughter to
Archibald iJeli. rhe Cai Kun pi Angus, and
died beibie his fa; her. feavmg a so- who en-
joyed the estate and honours alter Ins giand-
father's death.
W hen John, Duke of Albany, govern, r of
the kingdom, went into Krai ce to renew the
old league with Francis the 1st, anno 1520.
This Earl Marischal had the eustody of the
About the year wfGoo 1478 there w.is some dis-
sentions in Chatteyness, betwixt tin Keiths and the
Clan-Gun. A meeting v. as appointed U i tht ir re-
conciliation, at the Chappel I PSt. Tayre ifi t silli-
ness hard by Giringo, with twelve h< rse bu either
side. The fnrer. (chieftain of the Cian-Oan) wifft
the most part of i • is s. us ai d chiehst kii »ai u Lame
to the Cnappel. to the number ol tv>ei\e; and as?
they were wltfdrt : lie clu.ppel at their pr. yers. the
laird lnv<-ruiiyt ftAcrigell airhed tht r< w tl twelve
hcrse, and two men upon every horSe, tfaint r g it
no breach ef trust to come twenty-four fften; seeing
they had but twelve horse, as was appoinfccL So
the twenty-ioiir genthmen ru-luri inattjx ,.p 1
and invaded the Ciur.er an« his com pa .3 unawares;
who. nevertheless made grefcrt resistant**: In the
end, the Han-Gun. were ail alain, with the most of
these Keiths. Their Hood ma \ be seen at this day
upon tlie walls witiili the chappel oi S:t. Tay,re„
where th.-y were si, in After Wifiiam Mackames
[the Omn.er hi- grandchild) in revenge of iris grand-
father, killed George K ith of Acrigdl M ins son,
with ten of his men, at Divmnv y in Sutherland^ aS'
they were travelling from Inverngye into C.ttey-
ness»
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