Historical memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor

3 I 2 NOTICES OF LADY GRANGE.
Macdonald fired at him, and he fell. The other
man and boy implored his mercy, as they could
not disobey their commander ; and lady Grange,
trembling on the shore, fainted on seeing what
took place.
The boat was dragged on shore, when it was
found that the captain was not dead, having
been shot through the leg. He craved Mac-
donald's pardon, saying, that he believed the
lady was confined contrary to her will, though
not by him, and that at her own entreaty he
wished to set her free. As he would not again
intrude on Macdonald's hospitality, he and his
men got into their boat, and wounded as he
was, set off towards the Long Island.
After this affair, Lady Grange met with more
rigid treatment than ever. The clergyman of
the parish, a Mr Maclean, was even prejudiced
against her, and when she requested a visit
from him, to pray with her for an alleviation of
her sufferings, he refused to see her, saying that
she was included in his general prayers for his
parish.
In May 1734. Sir Alexander Macdonald
went to Uist, and sent notice to his tenant in
Heskar, that Lady Grange was to be taken
from his house, as he could not afford to pay