Lairds of Glenlyon

9$ THE LAIRDS OF GLENLYON.
nature, let us contrast William the Lion's statute with the
following bond : —
" Be it kend till all men be thir presents, me, Angus M'Donald of
Kenknock, fforasmuchas by the Laws and Acts of Parliament made
for suppressing depredations, thift reift, poinding, * * and conniving
with thift and other crymes, which wer ordinarily committed by the
indwellers in the Highlands, it is statut and ordained, that all heritors,
landlords, wadsetters, lyfrenters, and the heads and chieftains of clans,
should find cautione for yr haill vassels, men-tenents, and servants.
Lykeas, by severall Acts of Council, it is statut and ordained, that all
branches of clans and heads of families should lykeways find cautione
for the men-tenents, servants, and ye persons of their names descend-
ing of their families. Therefore, I, as principall, and dame Lady
Helen Lindsay, Lady Glenlyon, lyfrentrix of the lands mentioned in
her * * *, as caurfor me, bind and oblidge us commonllie andseallie,
our airs, excrs and successors, That I, the said Angus M'Donald,
and my haill tenents, servants, and the persons of my name, descend-
ing of my familie, wherever they dwell, shall commit no murder, man-
slaughter, deforcement, reifts, thifts, depredationes, oppen or avowed
fyr-raising upon deadly feuds, nor any other facts or deids contrarrie
to the Acts of Parliament, under the pains of fyve hundred merks,
Scots money, besydes the redressing and repairing of all paines and
skaithes : And farther, that I shall produce before the Comyssioners
of Justiciarie, appoynted for secureing the peace of the Highlands, or
any other his Matie's Justiciarie haveing power for the tyme, all or any
of my men-tenents, servants, and the persons of my name descending
of my familie, whenever I shall be called or lawfullie cited to yt effect,
under the penaltie forsaid, attour implement of the premyss ; and
lykeways to give in yearly lists to the Comyssioners of Justiciarie, or
any haveing power as sd is, of the haill persons' names residing within
my bounds, above the age of twelve years, under the penaltie foresaid,
&c. &c. Subscribed with our hands at Fortingall, the twelve day of
November, 1701, befor thir witnesses — Master Alexander Robertson,
minister at Fortingall, and Duncan Campbell of Duneaves.
Dun. Campbell, Witness. A. M'Donald
A. Robertson, Witness. Helen Lindsay.
Strange, in six hundred years so little change had
happened ! This bond does not differ much, except in