Genealogy of the most noble and ancient House of Drummond

THE HOUSE OF DRUMMOND. 159
the ground, and from thence to eftablifh the number of rentalled teynd
bolls accordingly to be payed by the heritor to the titular yearly ; which
rigour the Drummonds did not well lyke, efpecially to be done in a
boafting maner, and this was the occafion of all the mifcheife. Bot it
happened, unluckily, that in the fpring feafon of the fame year, one
Alexander Murray, a natural fone to the Laird of Tullibardine, had
killed Walter Drummond, barron of Mewie, and his tuo fones ; where-
of the news comeing to Duncan Campbell, captaine of Dunftaffnage
in Argyle, (he being in Ireland at the time,) who had married Iffobella
Drummond, daughter to this Walter Drummond of Mewie : It fell out,
I fay, in the harveft time that this Captaine of Dunftaffnage came to
Lenoch, attended with a company of Hylanders, according to their
maner, to try how the murther of his father-in-law might be revenged
and to take care for the young child his wife's brother, al which is re-
lated in the petition, he layes hold upon this opportunity to goe in
company with the Mafter of Drummond, and his followers, to hinder
the rydeing of theire teynds. The Murrayes, furpryfed with theire
approach, betakes themfelves to the kirk as the fecureft place from al
danger. The Mafter of Drummond, fatysfyed that he had put them
from the feild, and from theire defigne wes returneing home, and march-
ed by the kirk, fome unhappy perfone within made a fhot, and there-
with wounded or killed one of Campbell of Dunftaffnage his men,
whereat the reft of the Highlanders being fo inraged, could not be re-
strained from fyreing the church, covered only with heather, and fo
burned al within it. This inhumane barbaritie being reprefented to
King James the Fourth, then at Sterline, he was exceedinglie offended,
and goes in perfon to Drummond Caftle, whither the Mafter of Drum-
mond and his company had retired. The Caftle was furrendred, the
Mafter carried to Sterline, and there publickly execute, notwithstand-
ing his filter Margaret, the King's miftres, and the Lady Drummond