Red and white book of Menzies

a.d. 1746.] THE THIRD BARONET OF CLAN MENZIES. 395
whole rebellion and being at the battle of Culloden, had his estates confiscated to
the Crown.
Captain David Menzies, son of Menzies of Pitfodels ; Captain William
Menzies, son of Menzies of Pitfodels ; Captain James Menzies, son of Menzies
of Pitfodels ; CHIEFTAIN GILBERT MENZIES, junior, of Pitfodels; all of whom for
carrying arms through the whole rebellion, and being at Prestonpans, Clifton,
Falkirk, and Culloden, were outlawed and their property confiscated.
Captain John MENZIES, gentleman, Edinburgh, who was captain of Prince
Charlie's volunteers, had his property confiscated and was outlawed for being in
arms through the whole rebellion and at Prestonpans, Clifton, Falkirk, and Culloden.
Paymaster "John Menzies, son of Robert Menzies, late innkeeper at
St Mirren's, Stirling, paymaster in Menzies of Shian's regiment, for carrying arms
through the whole war and being at Culloden, had his property confiscated and
was outlawed.
Lord President Forbes of Culloden, in detailing the force of every clan after
Culloden, speaking of Clan Menzies, says : " Sir Robert Menzies of Weem is the
chief; in Gaelic he is called Menairich ; he has a very handsome estate, all holding
of the Crown, lying in Rannoch, and Appin Dull in Athole, and can raise 300
men." This did not include the other chieftains of Clan Menzies, who in all, if
hard pushed, could have raised 2000 men before Culloden, at which there must
have been 700.
The chiefs, on the dispersal of the Highland army after Culloden, anticipating
the utter ruin which awaited them and their followers, held a meeting, 8th May,
at Mortlaig, at which they took their bond to support each other, and again rise on
being summoned, and that Lochiel, Glengarry, Clanranald, Stewarts of Appin,
Keppoch, Birisdale, MacKinnons, and MacLeods meet on the 15th May at
Auchnagarry ; the Frasers and other clans on the north of the Ness join at
Glengarry ; the Maclntoshs and MacPhersons to meet in Badenoch. The Menzies'
of Menzies, the Menzies' of Glenquiech, the Menzies' of Glenlyon, and others, with
the MacGregors, should march to Rannoch and join the Rannoch Menzies' and
other Athole men, and be ready to join the main body in the Braes of Mar. The
chiefs had been too sanguine in their expectations, as from various causes they
were unable to meet as arranged.
The Highland army having completely broken up after the battle of Culloden,
Cumberland commissioned Colonel Campbell, Glenlyon, to be his instrument to
wreak his vengeance upon the individual clansmen of Clan Menzies who had
escaped from death at Culloden, and who had returned to their homes in the Vale
of Menzies, Appin of Dull, Glenquiech, Glenlyon, Rannoch, and other parts ; this
Campbell executed with merciless severity by plundering and burning their houses,
driving away their cattle, and taking prisoners the men of Clan Menzies who had