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THE LOYALL DISSUASIVE
9.
“ Farquhar begg (sayes this scribbler) married Jean, daughter
to Chisolm of Straglaish, and had by her Donald, who suc¬
ceeded. Donald married Isobell, only child and daughter to
Stewart of Invercald and Aberarder, and got (sayes he) the
said lands with her in heritage—his eldest son and successors
bearing thereafter the title of Invercald, which eldest was called
Finlay.”
I have shewed already that Farquhar beg was married ere
he left Rothemurchus, to ane no doubt als obscure as himself,
it being very improbable that any who had no better character
then that of a common hireman in his father’s house, and was
himself but a mean and ordinary Tenant, a remote Cadet of
Shaw of Daills, would go so far as Strathglash to ask or seek
a wife, or if he hade, that a gentleman of Strathglash his
quality, would have bestowed his daughter on him. And for
his son Donald, who he says succeeded him, (but does not
tell to what) he was taken in charity after his father was
drowned, by M'Kenzie of Delmore, who finding him a smart
boy, bred him up with his own children to the use of armes,
and other manlie excercises, and if (according to this scribbler)
he was married to Stewart of Invercald’s daughter, he was very
unnatural and unthankfull that murdered his father-in-law,
and took possession of his interest. But that she was no
heiress, or the lands heritage (as this Author vainly affirmed)
is clear enough from this,—that their posteritie were only
tenants in the place till within these sixty years that Robert
Farquharson of Invercald and Wardess bought and obtained
a feu right on’t of the Earles of Marr; which he took for
certain reasons (as I heard him often tell) in his father John’s
name, commonly called John M‘Rypcrt, that is John, the son of
Robert. But if (as this scribbler tells in his sixth paragraph)
this Farquhar took possession of Braemarr on his first appear¬
ance in that country, why his son Donald or his successor
should assume the title of Invercald, when it seemed they hade
a right to a farr better, he would do well to tell us in his
next. I shall here once more insert our Author’s own words,
to save you the trouble of going back to look for them. “ Of