Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
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salbe willyng to be thairefter as we your self and the rest of the mast
speciallis of our kyn sail thynk guid and to put the saymin to exsecutioun.
And quhair ye writ that our servitour MacNauchtane1 hes nocht onlie gif
... meit bot als hes bein ane devyser of the said dissait... be contrarie. And
as the credence of the berrer is to us ... the haif the saymin repoirttit to
you be ane callit {MacKewer2}... As to thir we can nocht giffresolut anser
for the ... quhill wer causs MacNauchtane be tryit and that in presens of
...conon, Achynbrek MacCoull Ardkynglas Dumtroune Parbrek
Inverleiver.3 And that in to Inveraray the xvii or xviii day of this instant gif
ye pleiss to cum quhair ...e sail causs MacNaughtane anseir.And the matter
beyng that salbe usit as ye ... rest that wilbe with us for the tym sail thynk
guid to ... For the revenge of the actioun pretendit to haif bein doin ... as
salbe neidfull for all our honouris. For we thynk quhat ever... you skaycht
or youris that thai wald do ... to our self thai mycht thairfoir gif ye pleiss
to keip the... And sail caus ye rest to keipit and advertiss us with ... of ye ...
heiranenttis. And gif your self keipis the ... day... s.. .d yis orde... to MacCoull4
to cum to gidder your awin writting ... your awin wisdom for we sail do
our part as becumis ...us honour and weill.And sua committis you to ... of
the Almity. Of the Garrick the viii of Junii 1570.Your assurit freind.
[PS] Comend me to your wyf. Credence to the berrare and haist us
your anser that we may advertiss the rest of the lairdis.
98 William Stewart of Grandtully to Glenorchy GDI 12/39/7/10
10 June 1570
[No address]
Sir, I resavit your writyngis heir on Thurisday last5 in the nycht and
thaireftyr past with doctor Mil your boy to Blair in Atholl on Fryday
quhair my Lord of Atholl and the Secretar war presently quhay ver weray
hechlie offendit with Ewyn MacGregoris procedyndis.6 I thocht guid
and desyrit the Secretar to writ to my Lord of Ardgylle as ye may parsaiff
quhay weray gladly did the same and vald hef done mair gif he mycht.7
He hes desyrit me with his hartlie commendatiounis to yow and the
Alexander MacNaughton of Dunderave*.
Name added from GD50/116/48.
MacNaughton to appear for trial at Inveraray before the earl of Argyll, Grey Colin,
Dougal Campbell of Auchinbreck*, Dougal MacDougall of Dunollie*, James
Campbell of Ardkinglas*, Duncan Campbell of Duntrune*, Colin Campbell of
Barbreck and John Campbell of Inverliver.
Dougal MacDougall was ordered by both Argyll and Grey Colin to bring troops
(108).
8 June.
This is the Glenlyon incident (96).
Secretary Maitland’s* letter to Argyll (99).