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{4) The Jerrell of Doill his posteritio is decayed
and run headlong to miserie, whos wyfF wes
ane aetrix in this dolefull tragedie.
(5) John, Master of Cattej'nes (tbe eldest sone
of George, Earle of < atteynes), rose up and
conspyred against his father, for the which
he imprisoned him in the ' astle of Girnegb,
where he maid him die miserablie in wofull
captivitie
(6) Ear e George, his second sone, William
Sinckler, was s'ain bj^ his owne brother
John, who bruised him to death in the
Castle of Girnego dureing his imprisonment
there.
{7) George, now Ear e of Catteynes (grandchyld
of old Earle George), was constrained by
the authoritie of the kingdome, for divers
cryines and misdemeanors, to forsake his
countrey and familie a long tyme. This
Earle (ieorge is at threat jarrs and conten-
tions with his own eldest sone, the Lord
Berridale, it being now almost hereditarie
to this familie that the father and the sone
should be at odds together. Besides this,
their house is overburdened and over-
whelmed with debts, whereby you sie at
this day the house and earldome of Cattey-
nes, weill neir ane vtter rwyne, liklie to fall
from the familie and surname of Sinckler.
Thus is the Almightie ever liveing God a
just revenge of innocent blood vpon the
third and fourth generation. Happy are
they who refer their vengeance to the Lord !
The onlie hope of that familie rests vpon
the Lord Berridale, his sone, a youth of
singular good expectation.
Had Sir Robert lived, he wou d have seen this
amiab e Lorl Lerrida e's issue die out to such an
extent that he was succeeded by his great grand-
son, the 6th Earl, who made such a mess of matters,
that being childless and in debt he, in 1672 made
over his lands and honours to "ir John Campbell
of Glenurchy, who married his widow. It is true
thatCampbel reinguished the Earldom of Caith-
ness in 1681 on b ing raised to the peerage as
Earl of u reada bane, but his right to the lands
was held good ; so that Sir Robert cou d have
echoed with even greater fervour his conviction : —