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MISCELLANEOUS
Then Duncan Campbell mme. This is the above Lochow’s said
(half) brother who eventually got the 1422 Charter. In the old
pedigrees he always appears as ‘ more.’ This is the earhest date
at which he has yet been found.
Then Ewen, son of Walter, Lord of ‘ Otirinarravn,’ is one of
that former Ottir family of the MacEwen line and predecessor of
that Suffine (Suibhne) son of Ewen who, on 20 March 1432 at
Perth, had a regrant of the Barony of Ottirinwerane from the
King, with remainder to Celestine Cambel, son and heir of Duncan
Cambel of Lochaw {Argyll Charters).
' 12 June 1432 at the Ottir [misdated as 1434 in Origines'] Gillaspy
Cambel son and ayr to Duncan Cambel lorde of lochawe, and
Suffne McEwyn larde of the Ottirinweran ’ enter into a contract
as to a payment to Gillaspy Cambel in the event of Suffne having
a son {Argyll Charters, and vide Orig. Parock. under Kilfinan).
The MacSorleys (in Glassary) were that Clan which Skene and
Collectanea de Rebus Albanicis failed to identify.
The clause ‘ Saluo honore domini sui principalis de quo tenet
terras in capite ’ implies that the Lament Chief held them from an
overlord, no doubt a Scrimgeour or whoever held the whole Barony
of Glassary in 1410.
I see on 4 June 1414 at ‘ Innyshonille Castle ’ that the witnesses
to a Charter by Duncan Cambell Lord of Lochawa with consent of
his son and heir Celestine Cambell to his beloved cousin Reginald,
son of Malcolm of Cragynis are :—Sir John Cambell rector of the
Church of S. Martin our brother, Celestine McSorverle and Donald
his son, Kenneth, son of William son of Ewen, Sir Celestin
Macgillemichael our clerk rector of Kelfurde and Martin Malachie
our chaplain {Argyll Charters).
So this is the same McSowerle as in 1410 with a son Donald.
This notarial transumpt by John Watsoun puts the P into the two
Campbell witnesses’ names, but I have no doubt whatever that the P
does not occur in the original Charter as the name is always Cambell
or Cambel throughout the most of the 1400 to 1500 period (15th
century) if the original writs written by native notaries are examined.
The P seems to have crept in through the Great Seal and Lowland
scribes.
Transumpt (c. 1561) of Charter by Robert, son of
Duncan Lamont, dated 29 November 1410, from
Lament Collection in the National Library.
1410, November 29.
Omnibus banc cartam visuris vel audituris Robertas
Duncani Lagmanni de Inneryne Salutem in domino sempi-