Genealogie of the Mackenzies, preceeding ye year M.DC.LXI

IO THE GENEALOGIE OF THE MACKENZIES.
fought at Langside, where Colin was present; and when by the Regent's
insolenceafter that victorie, all the Loyall subjects were forced to take Re-
missions for their duty, as if it were a Cryme, Amongst the rest, M'Ken-
zie takes one, the only one that ever any of his familie hade; and this is
rather a mark of his Fidelitie, than evidence of failour, and ane honor, not
a tash, to his posterity. Ere he returned, His Father Kenneth dyed at
Killin y e 6 th of June 1568, and was burried with his Father in Bewlie.
Colin succeeded his Father Kenneth. He was called Colin-caume,
because he wanted ane eye. During the Civil Warr and debates after
Langside, He middled with no partie. But when K. James y e 6 th took
y e Government, There was none in y e North For whom he had a grea-
ter esteem, than for this Colin. He made him ane of his Privie Coun-
cilors, and ofttymes invited him to be nobilitate, but Colin alwayes de-
clyned it, aimeing rather to have his Familie remarkable for power, as
it were above their Oualitie, than for titles that equalled their power.
Albeit His predecessors were active both in warr and peace, and pru-
dent in acquiring their Estate, yet this man acquired more than all that
went before him, and made such a solide progress in it, that what he
acquired was with y e good will of all, and by clear unquarrellable pur-
chase. In his tym, the seed of warr was sown twixt Glengarie and him,
and grew by the outrageous sornings of Glengarie's followers, and the
sharp resentments of Rorie of Redcastle ag' them. But Colin did pru-
dently dissemble some injuries rather than fall into hostility, which he
well knew would not so easily be accorded, if noticed. He bought seve-
rall Lands from Glengarie, and wadset others. He acquired right from
Bishop Leslie to severall Lands of the Bishoprick, which the Regent hade
sacrilegiously forced from him, and detained by the Monros of Milltoune.
But M'Kenzie following the juster side, attained to the former title, and
at last being secured by Law, — He ouned his right by force, and ex-
pelled the Monros from their unjust possessions, In which there were
some skirmishes, But always w th advantage on the M'Kenzie's syde. He
protected his Coosen Torkill M'Leod of Lewes, when he was oppressed
by his unnaturall Relations, and Naturall Uncles, and from this he ac-
quired a right to the Lands of Assint, albeit the possessors, being always
Outlawes, Keeped him longe from y e possession of that purchase.