Series 5 > Campbell Letters 1559-1583

CLAN CAMPBELL LETTERS
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nocht truble your Ladyship with langer letter. And so with credence to
the berer committis yow to the protectioun of God. From Inveraray the
thred of October 1570.Youris asswritly.
171 Dougal Campbell of Auchinbrek to Glenorchy GD112/39/11/4
4 October 1570, Inistrynich (Loch Awe)
To the rycht honorable and his traist erne Colyin Campbell of Glenurquhey
Rycht honorable Sir and traist eme eftir maist hertHe commendatiounis.
I ressavit your lettir fra Colene Leche1 and undirstandis the effect of his
credit and I mett with my Lord my cheif2 on Lochaw quha had send sum
to spek the Clangregor desyring ane assurans for ane certan space that
freyndis mycht commown in the mater for well of bayth parties. And
persavis be the ansuer of thame that the onlie heid thai stand on is for that
thai have ane understanding thai can nocht be sover3 without skayth thai
refuse alluterlie ony assurans. Alleging the samen to be bot ane motive to
thame to tyne thaim that hes done for thame. And the principellis of the
Clangregor with quhome my Lord causit spek (to wit) Ewin MacGregor
and Duncan Abbrach4 vald nocht assure his Lordship of ony assurance bot
wald do gud will at the restis of thair kyn for obtening thairof (gif the
samen may be). And as for my awin part thair is na thing that lyis in my
power bot I will employ the samen for weill of yow and to putt yow out
of trubhs. And wald wish yow as my speall [sic] freinde to considder the
wechtienes of the mater according as the present estait servis and the guid
will of ffeindis to the avancement of your welfair to power to the quhilk
I salbe reddie at all tymes. Forder of my mynd referris to the bereris credit
and to the memoriall sent be me to yow. And so committis yow to God.
Off Inschdrynycht this 4 of October 1570.Your assurit eme to power.
172 Cohn MacLachlan of Craiginterve5 to Lady Glenorchy
GDI 12/39/14/2
4-7 October 15706
[No address]
Efter hartlie commendatiounis of my humill service. I haif resavit your
Colin MacLachlan of Craiginterve*, who probably delivered Grey Colin s letter before
he went to Stirling: 169, 172-3.
The earl of Argyll.
Secure.The phrase means if the MacGregors cannot be sure they will not be plundered,
then they will utterly refuse the assurance.
Ewin MacGregor*, and Duncan Abbrach.
The valediction and signature have been lost where the bottom of the paper was cut.
After 1 Oct. 1570 (169), between 4 Oct. 1570 (171) and 7 Oct. 1570 (173).