Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

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CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
thairfor accordinge to my honour. I dout nocht hot your Lordship will
consider this and la [sic] na moir burdinge upoun me nor I ma heir for I
se na releif maid to me be your Lordship or ony utheris of my trublis
saiffand God onlie. For I am the sairest handlit baroun in Scotland this day
consideringe I have nocht ane autorite againe me but be ane pak of
common thevis that hes na releif hot be thaim that suld be my ffeindis
and that onlie throcht your Lordshipis overluking God knawis. As for sum
newis in thir partis I wat my Lord of HuntHe and the Secretar hes writing
to your Lordship at lenthe.The rest referris to your Lordshipis adverteisment
and sa committis your Lordship to the protectioun of God. At Ilanran the
xx of August 1570 be your Lordshipis kinnisman at his powar.
143 Gregor MacAne MacGregor to Glenorchy GDI 12/39/15/18
Sunday, 20 August 1570,1 Kilchurn Castle
To his trest master the Laird off Glenorquhae
Rycht honorable Sir and trest Master efter maist harty commendatioune
of serwis. This is to advertheis your Mastersip that I haiffe sene your
Mastership wrettingis derectit with Jon MacCorquidill prior of Sthethfillan
to me of the quhilk I thank your Mastership grettumle. Quhair at your
Mastership biddis me of guide hart hart [sic] and comfort and to tak no
susse2 of my kye at it was thane fra me instantle. Is [sic] to that is I sail mak
my God ane ansuer so at your Mastership and your Mastershipis barnis be
weile I susse no mair no kynd of geir mowable at I haiffe in eirde3 nor
nevir sail mair nor I susse of ane drinke of waiter as lang as your Mastership
and your Mastershipis bairnis beis guide to me and conformand to my
serwis done to your Mastership and bairnis tymis coming efter my uter
power and deligence. And to the werificatioune of the samyn thoucht I
be ane auld man heirof promeiss in presence of God quhat evir your
Mastership lippinnis to me to be done of serwis ather within your
Mastershipis place or uthow without your Mastershipis place I sail war
my selffe and lyfe and guidis or ellis it sail end with me quhat evir your
Mastership puttis foranens4 me to be done. And as to the rest of my mynd
say your Mastership hes schawin me in your Mastershipis wrettingis to
giffe credit to Jon MacCorquidill I sail schawe him the rest of my mind
attour departting to be schawin to your Mastership. And is [sic] to the
nummer of the kye at wes tane wp layde be the Clangregoris is the nummer
A reply to Grey Colin’sTetter of 18 Aug. 1570 (139) probably written the next
Sunday, 20 Aug.
Care or trouble, not to be concerned.
Earth.
In front of.