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Duffus. The house of Sutherlands ulti-
mately came into possession of Rovie, for
on Juy 1, 1633, George Gordon of Rovie,
renounced the lands of Rovie Kirktown in
favour of John Earl of Sutherland for 1000
merks Scots : dated June 8, 1633 (Inver-
ness Sasines, folio 88. ) On the same date
(folio 89) there is renunciation by George
Gordon of Rovie in favour of John, Earl of
Sutherland of the lands of Rovie, Craigtoun
Dunvachbeg, and Imhope, for 2500 merks,
dated June 8, 1633 Sir Robert Gordon's
Tables state that Goorge Gordon married
Katherine Bane and had a son John Gordon.
3 Hutcheon (Hugh) Gordon. In 1616 " Houcheon
Gordoun (the sone of John Gordoun of
Enbo ") and his cousin Alexander, the son
of John Gordon of Kilcalmkill were sent in-
to Lochaber by Sir Robert Gordon to assist
the Earl of Enzie to capture Macrenald,
who had conveyed Sir James Macdonald
out of the castle of Edinburgh in 1615.
'' And now t-ir James being in the
West Hands amongst his freinds,
after his escape from warde, Macrenald
entered into Lochaber, and caused slay his
owne brother, Renald-oig. because he had
taken his possessions and lands in
Lochaber." Lord Enzie started from Inver-
ness in April 1616, and forced Macrenald
to " forsake the mayneland and flie into the
yles, from whence he went into Spain, wher
he stayed vntill his returne into England
with air James Mackonald," when he got
his pardon from his majesty (" Earls of
Suther and," p. 329). Hutcheon got ho d
of the land of Moy in Strathfleet, which he
renounced to John Earl of Sutherland,
the superior on September 3, 1634 (" In-
verness Register of Sasines," folio 217).
On March 24, 1640, Hugh (iordon "of Moy "
had sasine of the lands of Kinmounie, Lange
and Savoli proceeding on an irredeemable
character by the Ear. of Suther and to him
(ibid., folio 275). Again on January 16,
1643, he had sasine of the lands of Moy,
proceeding on a charter by the Earl of