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MISCELLANEOUS
the two charters, now printed, is thus noted (ib., 15-19)
‘ to Arthur Campbell of the 3 penny land of Torrinturks
in Lome with many other lands.’ An examination of the
map shows that these lands he on both sides of Loch Etive—
but none far from Dunstaffnage. From Sir Arthur the lands
contained in this charter apparently passed to his son Arthur
and then to his grandson Yvar who, some time prior to 1364,
seems to have mortgaged them to Donald, Earl of Lennox
(supra, p. 16). And in 1385 Yvar Campbell of Strachur, the
grandson of this Yvar, disponed his reversionary rights in them
to Duncan, eighth Earl of Lennox (supra, p. 17). Absence
of writs makes their subsequent history obscure. But there
seems little doubt but that the superiority at all events formed
part of the Lordship of Lome, which was restored to John
MacAlan who married Janet MacYsak, passed to the Stewarts,
and finally was acquired by Argyll in 1470. Before that date
the lands south of Loch Etive had become known as the
Estate of Lochnell and were possessed by a family of
Macdougalls whose rights were acquired by Argyll in 1498.
The original charter is not known to exist, but in the Breadal-
bane Charter Chest is a contemporary copy of an official
extract from the Great Seal Register. This volume of the
Register is not extant, and is probably one of those carried off
by Cromwell and lost at sea. From this copy of the extract
the present print is made.
By the other charter, dated 6 February 1329, Robert i.
granted to Sir Duncan Campbell, on the resignation of his
father Sir Donald, all the lands of the Benderloch except those
already given to Sir Arthur Campbell. Sir Donald had also
received Redcastle in Angus and made it over to his son
Duncan, who married Susanna Cranford and founded the
House of Loudoun. Thereafter these lands seem to have been
regarded, like the others, as falling within the Lordship of
Lome, and in due time passed to Argyll, who granted out
many of them to Glenorchy, whose possession of them was
unchallenged. In 1622, however, Hugh, Lord Loudoun, died
leaving two granddaughters by his deceased son. He had
arranged the marriage of the elder to the eldest son of
Campbell of Lawers, in whose favour he resigned his estates
and dignity (vide vol. iii. p. 308 n.). Shortly thereafter this
new Lord Loudoun put forward a claim to the Benderloch
lands on the footing that the right to these had been trans¬
mitted to his wife and her sister, and that they had been in non¬
entry since the death of Sir Duncan. His procedure was
ingenious. First of all he obtained from the Crown for a
nominal sum of £40, on 23 August 1626, a ‘ gift of the non-
entres mailles and fermes of the lands in the charter said to