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MISCELLANEOUS
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Informatione anent the useing of the warneings
anent Schewnay, Loyng, and Seill
Ther are copies for the severall townes and ye are to
give a Copie to everie tennent ye can gett personallie, At
least on[e] copie betwixt every two of them, and tell them
that in name of the Earle of Argyll and his brother Lord
Neill and according to ther precept ye as officer in that
pairt doe warne them to remove from ther possessiones of
the Isles of Loyng, Toirsay, Schewnay, and Seill at the
next Witsunday. And if ye cannot get them personallie
ye ar to knock sex severall knocks on ther hous doors and
leave the Copie in the door cheik or lock hoill.
Item that you publicklie at ilk towne tell that you warne
the haill tennents and all or pretending interes to the said
lies to remove at the said terme at the instance of the said
Earle and his brother And in some towne neir the mids
of the He you are publicklie to Leave copies on the ground
viz on[e] in Loyng, on[e] in Schewnay, on[e] in Torisay,
and on[e] in Sele, putting a stick in the ground and affixing
the copie on it and leaveing it.
Item on Sunday next you are to read a long copie at
the Kirk of Kilchatten or als at the Kirk of Kilbranden
and leave the copie at ilk ane of the Kirk doores. And
this ye may doe at on[e] of the Kirks in the morning on
Sunday about 8 hours. And at the other Kirk about 12
hours or sooner if ye can come. Bot if ther be sermone
at any of the Kirkes you are to read the warneing aither
before or eftir sermone.
Remember to mark on paper what of the tennents ye
get personallie and quhom of them ye warne at ther
dwelling houses. [Original in Argyll Charter Chest.]
CRIMINAL LETTERS AGAINST RANALD
MACDONALD OF BENBECULA
6 October 1633
It is stated in Clan Donald, vol. iii. p. 277, that the first
Macdonald of Benbecula was Ranald, fourth son of Allan ix.
of Clanranald and well known by his patronymic of Raonull
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