Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
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of Merche 1564.Youris alwayis to command.
35 Dougal Campbell of Auchinbreck to Glenorchy GDI 12/39/3/25
14 March 1565, Loch Gair1
To ane rycht honorable man and my trest eyme Collin Campbell of
Glenurchay
Rycht honorabile Schir and trest eyme eftir maist hartle commendatioun.
I hawe resavit your wretting quhair it makis mentioun that ye vill nocht
geve na assurance to MacGrigor nor to his men. Bot bidis me and the
Lard of Ardkynglass ffor to geve MacGrigor and his men assurance the
space of xx dayis in this manar geve we had be bruit2 that we mycht bring
thame to ane guidle way off greence3 swa that the Glengrigors wsit nocht
in ony part of your bowndis the space off the said assurance. Now ye sail
ondirstand that I haiff goddin na word fffa MacGrigor sen I wret to your
self last4 be ressun that the Lard of Ardkynglass is bot now cumin haime.
Thairffor I haiff send ane servand of myne with your servand to the Lard
of Ardkynglass with ane wrettin of my awin. And hes biddin him wret his
heil mynd to yow twiching the ansor of MacGrigor that geve it cumis to
your purrpass concerning to our commwing in presence off my Lord
that ye mey send me your assurance in wret. And that ye nour nane of
youris do na skayth to nane of the Glengrigors the space of the assurance
refarran the rest to your awin wistown [sic].5 And commend me hartle to
your bedfallow. As anent my brudir and the Lard of Duntreinis brudir
sendin to yow with heist thay are makand thame in redynis and salbe at
yow als schowin as thai mey.6 This committis yow to the protectioun of
God. At Lochgar the xiiii day of Merche. Be your eyme at all powar 1564.
36 Glenorchy to Argyll (draft) GDI 12/39/5/2
16 March 1565,Balloch Castle
[No address]
My Lord efter mayst hartlie commendatioun of service. I haif resavit
On Loch Fyne, Argyll.
Agreement.
Probably Auchinbreck’s* letter of 11 Mar. 1565 (32).
Probably‘wisdom’. The complicated negotiations involved Argyll, Ardkinglas* and
Auchinbreck* as well as the two ‘principals’ Grey Cohn and Gregor MacGregor*:
16,19 Mar. (36-7); GDI 12/39/3/26; MacGregor,‘MacGregors’, 340.
For the provision of Alastair, Auchinbreck’s* brother and Donald, Duntrune’s* brother
along with 24 men, see 20 Feb. 1565 agreement, GDI 12/1/158; MacGregor,
‘MacGregors’, 341.