A history of the Highlands and of the Highland clans : with an ...

CHAPTER IX.
Alliance hetweon the I-:arl of Sutherhintl anil the Earl of Caithness— Femk amoni:; tlw
Mackays— John Mackay ravaties Sutherland—Maekay defeated at Torran-Dow
Quarrel lu-lween the Keiths and the Clan Gun— Skirmish at Loi-h Salchie—Combat
between the Mackays and the Murrays—Alexander Sutherland, the bastard, claims
the Earldom of Sutherland—His warlike operations, apprehension, and execution
Juhn Mackay invades Sutherland— His defeat—Dissension amon£: the Clan-Chattan
— I\Iurder of the Chief—Operations of Hector Mackintosh—Massacre of the Ogilvies
Three hundred of the Mackintoshes executed—Remarkable instance of Fidelity
Submission of Hector JMackintosh— His Assassination—Donald Mackay invades
Sutherland— Skirmishes at Aldy-ne-Beth and at Loch Buy— Lawless proceedings of
the Clanranald—Battle of Blar-Nan-Lein, in which the Erasers are almost annihilated—Apprehension
and punishment of Ewen Allenson and Donald M'Coneilglase
Illegal conduct of the Earl of Caithness and Donald Mackay— Apprehension and
Execution of the chief of the Mackintoshes—Commotions in Sutherland— Expedition
against the Clanranald— Queen Regent's journey to the Highlands—Mackay's
depredations— His submission and imprisonment—Devastations of John More- Mackay
. Severe defeat of the Strathnaver men—Criminal conduct of Mackay—Feuds in
Sutherland and Caithness—Execution of the Chief of the Guns—The Earl and Coun-
tess of Sutherland poisoned—Mackay of Far wastes Sutherland—The Earl of Caitiiness
takes the castle of Skibo, and seizes the young Earl of Sutherland—Feud between
the Murrays and the Seill-faille—Oppressive proceedings of the Earl of Caithness
The Earl of Sutherland rescued— Quarrel between the Monroes and the Mackenzies
Renewed oppressions of the Earl of Caithness, . . pp. 178— 198.
CHAPTER X.
Dispersion of the Murrays and other friends of the Earl of Sutherland—Attempt to
detach Mackay from the Earl of Caithness—Breaks his engagement—Irruption of the
Seill-faille into Strathfleet— Arrest and imprisonment of John, Master of Caithness, by
his father—Death of Mackay—Clan Gun attacked by the Strathnaver men—The latter
defeated—The Slaight-Ean-Aberigh and the SlaighUEan-Voir attack the Clan Gun
—Attack on the Slaight-Ean-Aberigh by William Mackay and the Slaight-Ean-
Roy—Feud between the Clan Gun and the Slaight-Ean-Aberigh—Attack on the Isle
of Assint— Meeting of the Earls of Caitliness and Sutherland at Elgin— Combination
atrainst the Clan Gun_Skirmish of Clan-Tom-Richie - Battle of Aldgown—Execution
of the Chief of the Clan Gun in Caithness—Another meetint: between the two Earls
—New confederacy against the Clan Gun—Departure of the Clan from Caithness.
Defeated near Loch Broom— Feud between the Macleans and Macdonalds of the Isles
—Angus Macdonald of Kinlyre arrested by Sir Lauchlan Maclean— His liberation
Sir Lauchlan arrested by Macdonald— His release— Invades 11a— Mutual ravages in
Mull and Kintyre— Sir Lauchlan tampers with Mackean of Ardinmurchie—Imprisonment
of Maclean and Macdonald in the castle of Edinburgh—New disputes between
the houses of Sutherland and Caithness. .... pp. 199—212.
CHAPTER XI.
The Earl of Sutherland invades Caithness— Truce between the two Earls— Caithness
breaks the truce—Affair of the Creach-ne-Kamkish—Earl of Sutherland again invades
Caithness— Submission of the people— Fresh truce— Sinciair of Murkle invades Strathully—
Skirmish at Crissalligh— The Earl of Sutherland enters Caithness a third time
— Meeting of the Earls at Elgin—Dispute between the Gordons and Murrays about
precedency—Battle of Clyne—Houcbeon Mackay invades Caithness—Feud between
the Clan Gun and other tribes—The Clan-Chattan opposes the Earl of Huntly—
Quarrel between the Gordons and the Giants— Meeting at Forres of the Grants. Clan-
Chattan and others— Huntly breaks up the meeting— Huntly's operations against tht?
Earl of Moray—Death of the Earl of Moray—Tumults in consequence— Huntly committed—Revolt
of the Clan-Chattan—Defeated by the Camerons—Defeat of the Grants
— Clan-Chattan invade Strathdeeand Glenmucke—Defeated by the Earl of Huntly—
Man-b of the Earl of Argyte to the North— Baitle of Glonlivet— Journey of James VL
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