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34 ACTS OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL 1613.
bakis. According to this appointment Allane and sax with him in com-
pany gois fordwart and sendis ane of his nomber to his freindis desyring
thame to send sax of thair company to confer with him ; Thay persaving
Allane so single accompanyed thinking that he had bot new come in the
cuntrey, and that he had no mo company bot the sax that were with
him, Thay all brak at him resolveing then to haif his lyffe, He flees
harde by the wode quhair his ambusche lay Thay follow him that same
way with schouteing and shooting of arrowis and when thay ar all by,
The ambusche comes furthe, Allane persaving, he turnis, and thay upoun
the bak and he upoun the face makis ane cruell and bloodie onsett upoun
thame, slayis tuentie of the cheif and principallis of thame, takis audit
prisonnaris, and sufferis the rest to eschaip, and then he possessis him
self with his haill landis agane, learneing ane lesone to the rest of his
kin who are alyve in quhat forme thay sail carye thame selffis to thair
Cheif heirefter.
Off the haill names of Clangregour delyverit in a booke to the Erie
of Ergyll of whom he wes ordanit to gif ane accompt, thair is aboute
tuentie personis resting upoun, of whome Allaster M c allester and Dun-
cane M c eanduy being the principallis Allaster M c Allister is depairtit this
lyffe laitlie in the Laird of Grantis house and Duncane M c eanduy being
in the Erll of Enyees handis The counsaill hes writtin to the Erie to
exhibite him, The rest of thir M c Gregouris ar bot unworthie poor mi-
serable bodyis.
The haill Landislordis of the Clangregour ar chargeit to compeir be-
foir the counsaill the xv day of November To heir and see his Majesteis
resolutioun tuitcheing his proceding aganis the Clangregour heirefter
intimat unto thame.
The personis suspect guiltie of the detestable practizes attemptit aganis