Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
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78 Donald Dubh Cameron of Lochiel1 to Glenorchy
GDI 12/39/3/12
c. January 1566, Lochaber
To ane rycht honorabill man and my speciale ffend Collyne Campbell off
Glenorquhay
Rycht honorable Sir I recommend me hartlie to you. Forsamekele as I
am informit that ye art suir displesit at me marweling heirof becauis I
knaw nocht in quhat punctis I have offendit yow in ony promeis at ewir
I promest.Thairfoir I wald youw advertesit me in wret the cauis of your
displesser that I ma amend the samin to my wtermest power. And gif your
Mastership will nocht wret the cauis ye sail adverteis gif ye will have me
passand quhair ewir ye treist me and I salbe reddy heirto as ye chearge. I
have advertest ffeindis that thair wes ane band betuix you and me of guid
nychtborsschepe2 quhairthrow gif ye had ocht ado that I suld be reddy
with all my mycht tow do yow guid service as I sail ewir do salang as ye
vill accept the samin, ye supportand me in lik maner. The rest of my
mynd wer langsum to wrett bot as ye adverteis me with the berar sail do
in that effaris to quhome ye pleis gif credens in lesummes3 for I have
scheawin him part of my mynd. Refferring the rest to your answer and
Jesu be your Mastershipis keiper. Of Lochaber be yours at power.
79 Glenorchy to Gossip (John Campbell Captain of Carrick)
GDI 12/39/6/2
13 February 1566
[No address]
Goschep efter commendatioun.Ye sal wit that I ame cumon hame owt
of Edinbrocht and sa lang as I wess thair I had bot letle credence bot it
that I maid with hard wyre4 and that wess nocht anelye for my awyn
cawss as ye may considder. I wes callit affor the Cunsall and billis of
Donald Cameron of Lochiel* was recognised as heir, 6 Mar. 1564, RMS, iv, 1512, and
was murdered in 1569, RSS, vi, 1067.The possibility of a Cameron raid in Rannoch
was mentioned by MacDonald of Keppoch*, 52, and this might have been the cause
of Grey Cohn’s displeasure mentioned in the letter. Lochiel was in Edinburgh in Jan.
or early Feb. 1566 with other West Highland chiefi possibly trying to benefit from
the disgrace of Argyll and Grey Cohn, which might also have provoked Grey Cohn’s
anger, 79.
The bond of friendship mentioned here is not known, though in 1591 and 1596
Alan Cameron of Lochiel made bonds of friendship with Black Duncan*, the latter
specifically mentioning the MacGregors, so there might have been an earlier version:
BBT, 247-8,252-3.
Probably in the sense of legitimate [‘lesum’] things.
Effort.