Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
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pas to the Lawland the same salbe endit without ony fardar delay. We
lippin to your selff to speik Makgregor and his freindis to put ws nocht to
ony cummers1 quhilk wilbe thair awin disavantage. And God preserve
yow. Of Inveraray the xxvii day ofjunii 1562.Youris.
[PS] We ar informit that Dowgall Maktarliche and Tarlich Makkillip
wantis wthaair grayth2 and pray yow to caus restoir thame to thair geir
seing it is manifest wrang.3
7 Same to same GDI 12/39/2/8
29 June 1562, Ardkinglas Castle4
To our traist cousing Colin Campbell of Glenurchay
Cousing efter hardie commendatioun. Forsamikle as we ar informit of
the sundry procedings of the Makgregoris and speciallie in takin takis of
the landis of Ardonage quhilk ar partenis be auld and iust possessioun to
our frendis and kinsmen for quhome we man do.5 And sa gif ye be
remembret quhen our fader of guid memorie geff the saidis Makgregoris
and thair band to yow6 it was to that effect thay suld serve him and yow
in all guid actionis and nocht to reifF wranguslie thair iust possessionis
and landis fra our tender frendis quhilk thay do now in deid nocht onlie
to the hurt of our saidis frendis bot also to our contempt. Quhairfore we
wald thay pretendit nocht to previne8 our saidis frendis to the intent to
occupy thair rowmis quhilk thay sail nocht do gif we may be of powar to
resist thame. Assuring thame gif thay proceid in thair saids wranguss actioun
to tak our frendis possessionis by thame that we in lyk manner sail nocht
faill to support and help thame that sail tak thair awin possessionis owir
thair heddis. Quhilk we wald be leathe to do gif nocht thair proudnes
quhilk we man suppress in our frendis iust actioun to compellit ws nocht
thairto. Als we wald ye causit the Makgregoris to restoir to Dowgall
Maktarlich the puir almoss9 that we gif him uyder four ky and caus the
Troubles.
Materials.
The plight of Dougal MacTarlich, who had been raided by the MacGregors, is
mentioned again, 29 June 1562 (7).
Lochfyne, Argyll.
Cf. letter from Argyll to Grey Colin, 27 June 1562 (6).
Archibald Campbell, 4th earl of Argyll, who probably transferred the bond of the
MacGregors to Grey Cohn at the same time as the MacGregor lands of Glenstrae: 26
Apr. 1554, GDI 12/2/81/5-6; GDI 12/75/19-20; AT, v, 33, 35; RMS, iv, 944.
MacGregor/MacGregors’, 268-9; 298; 308. Alastair MacGregor, the previous chief,
had made a bond of manrent with the 4th earl, 6 Oct. 1544: AT, iv, 153; Wormald,
Lords and Men, 183.
Steal.
Forestall.
Alms.