Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

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CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
of thame saxe scoir monethlie or tuenty dayis to remane with you ilk ane
efter odir. And now first we haif ordannit that the saxe scoir of Lome suld
pas to you incontenent God villing and we haif send for MacCoull1 to
cum to us with all delegence for the saymin effect. And thairfoir ye sail
wryit ane schairpe letter to all your avyn tenenttis of Lome to be {rade
with all dele}2 gence to pas with MacCoullis freindis and our tenenttis to
(your boundis and} efter the men of Lome the men of Ergyill salbe at
you and efter thamen the men of Covall ordourlie everie cumpanie be
{thairselfis}. And now efter the seid beis put in the ground the Laird of
Achynbrek him self hes promist to us to pas with ane number of men {to
duell in to} Glenurquhaye for ane sasone. And as for Airdkyng{las we
haifspokin} anevcht to him anenttis thaime and to MacNaichtane {quhay
hes bayth promist} to us that thai sail do that thyng that lyis in thair
{powareis aganeis thame} that we maye knaw the saymin ansueris be
thaime. For we fynd thame weill myndit againis thaime.3 And all oderis of
the cuntrie we fynd of the saymin mynd quhilkis mair nor ye lippynnit
for. And {this we haif} done als meikill for the sklanderis saik of
nychtbouris as for ony skayth that we haif gottin or ye either. And fard{are
ye sail witt that} James MacConill hes wryittin to us anenttis the besines
betuix {thou and him and} for the keipyng of the daye appoynttit in
Steirlying.4 And he {desyiris} that the saymin tryist be in Glasgo or
Dunbartane be rasone {thair beis} with him sum of his brether and ffeindis
that maye nocht weill {pas bye} the saidis tovneis. Quhairfoir we thynk
best that {ye appoynt the daye} ony tyme about Pace5 and advertiiss us
the saymin daye. And the saymin daye to be in ane of the saidis tovnnis
and ye advertiiss the saymin to {us siklyk that} we maye advertiiss him of
the saymin that he maye keip it. {For we persaif} him weill myndit to the
saymin for favour and luif. And this {we pray} to haist the ansuer heirof
to us againe for thair causis. {And this} we commit you to God. Off the
Garvie the fyft {daye of} Appryill 1565.Youris.
[PS] Commend us hardie to your bedfallow. And as for the first saxe
scoir we thoucht to haif send thaime to you throw Menteith or the
Lennoxe6 thairfoir advertiis ye schoirdie quhat waye ye thynk best to
thaime to pas wpe to you.
Dougal MacDougaU of Dunollie*
Readings from GD50/116/178-80.
Both Ardkinglas* and MacNaughton* were related to Gregor MacGregor* and so
had divided loyalties: Appendix C.
It is not clear what the business was between Grey Colin and James MacDonald of
Dunivaig* in which Argyll was acting as a mediator.
Pasche (Easter), 22 Apr. 1565.
These routes would avoid going too close to territory in which the MacGregors