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he entertaind them for some time in the cabine with the tasting of the liquors ;
but at length, upon a signal, the hatches were open'd, and his men rushing in
upon them, made them all prisoners, and the ship being immediately put under
sail, he carryd him straight to Glasgow, and from thence to Edinburgh, where he
presented him befor the King. The whole Court were enamour'd with him, for
he was a very tall, well-favour'd man, haveing a long gray beard reaching to his
middle, and of such a reverend aspect as challeng'd a due respect from all that
saw him. Being examin'd, amongst other things the King desird Mr. Rory to
ask at him, for he could speak no English, what moved him to commit so many
pyracies and robbrys upon his sister, the Queen of England's subjects in Ireland,
since he was a gentleman that had a sufficient competency in the world to sustain
him and his family 1 He answered to this, that he never thought that he could
have offended his Majesty by creating all the trouble and uneasiness he could to
a woman who had murdered his mother ; which being reported to the King, he
rose up and said, ' The devil take the carle. Rory, take him with you again, and
dispose of him and his fortune as you please.' And accordingly he sent him
home to his own house, only he obliged him to hold his lands of him as his
superior, and to pay to him, as such, 40 pounds per annum, and a hauk, if requir'd,
and the assistance of his men, when required, in any extraordinary occasions.
And this Mr. Rory and his son keept all their lifetimes, but the late Earl of
Cromarty transferred it to Sir Donald Macdonald of Slate." x
Sir Rorie obtained a Crown Charter of the lands of Torresay, etc., which
formerly belonged to Hector Maclean of Dowart, erected into the barony of
Do wart 11th April 1617. In the beginning of the same month Rorie
Mackenzie received a commission from King James the Sixth and the
Privy Council, stating that whereas the King had granted him infeftment of
the lands and Isles of Mull, Morverne, and Terey, that formerly belonged to
Hector M'Clayne of Dowart, and that he must now be answerable for the
inhabitants of the same, and make them obedient to law, order, and justice,
and understanding " that it wilbe a mater verie hard and difficle for the said
Rorye to reclayme the saidis inhabitantis fra these barbarous, rude, incivile.
1 History of the Mackenzies, MS., by Dr. George Mackenzie.
but at length, upon a signal, the hatches were open'd, and his men rushing in
upon them, made them all prisoners, and the ship being immediately put under
sail, he carryd him straight to Glasgow, and from thence to Edinburgh, where he
presented him befor the King. The whole Court were enamour'd with him, for
he was a very tall, well-favour'd man, haveing a long gray beard reaching to his
middle, and of such a reverend aspect as challeng'd a due respect from all that
saw him. Being examin'd, amongst other things the King desird Mr. Rory to
ask at him, for he could speak no English, what moved him to commit so many
pyracies and robbrys upon his sister, the Queen of England's subjects in Ireland,
since he was a gentleman that had a sufficient competency in the world to sustain
him and his family 1 He answered to this, that he never thought that he could
have offended his Majesty by creating all the trouble and uneasiness he could to
a woman who had murdered his mother ; which being reported to the King, he
rose up and said, ' The devil take the carle. Rory, take him with you again, and
dispose of him and his fortune as you please.' And accordingly he sent him
home to his own house, only he obliged him to hold his lands of him as his
superior, and to pay to him, as such, 40 pounds per annum, and a hauk, if requir'd,
and the assistance of his men, when required, in any extraordinary occasions.
And this Mr. Rory and his son keept all their lifetimes, but the late Earl of
Cromarty transferred it to Sir Donald Macdonald of Slate." x
Sir Rorie obtained a Crown Charter of the lands of Torresay, etc., which
formerly belonged to Hector Maclean of Dowart, erected into the barony of
Do wart 11th April 1617. In the beginning of the same month Rorie
Mackenzie received a commission from King James the Sixth and the
Privy Council, stating that whereas the King had granted him infeftment of
the lands and Isles of Mull, Morverne, and Terey, that formerly belonged to
Hector M'Clayne of Dowart, and that he must now be answerable for the
inhabitants of the same, and make them obedient to law, order, and justice,
and understanding " that it wilbe a mater verie hard and difficle for the said
Rorye to reclayme the saidis inhabitantis fra these barbarous, rude, incivile.
1 History of the Mackenzies, MS., by Dr. George Mackenzie.
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| Description | Their kindred, country, and correspondence. By William Fraser. Edinburgh: Printed by Thomas and Archibald Constable, 1876. With plates, including portraits and facsimiles, and genealogical tables. 2 volumes: I. History of the earls of Cromartie. Cromartie correspondence, 1662-1705.--II. Cromartie correspondence, 1706-1774. The Cromartie charters, 1257-1499. The Cromartie patents of honour, etc., 1685-1861. Narrative by John, lord Macleod ... Of the insurrection in Scotland in the years 1745-6 ... Narrative by John, lord Macleod of his campaign in the seven years' war in Germany, 1757.--The Grandvale and Cromartie branch. The Royston branch. Baronies and castles inherited and acquired by George, first earl of Cromartie, 1654-1714. History of the family of Mackenzie, by Sir George Mackenzie, first earl of Cromartie. |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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