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

QUARREL BETWEEN EARL BNZIE AKD MACKINTOSH. 2/5
Oils of a rt'conciliation with his uncles by submitting himself to the
house of Sutherland, and with this view he offered to refer all mat-
tiTs in dispute to the arbitrament of friends, and to make such satis-
faction for his offences as they might enjoin. As Sir Robert Gordon
still had a kindly feeling towards Mackay, and as the state in which the
affairs of tlie house of Sutherland stood during the minority of his
nephew, the earl, could not conveniently admit of following out hostile
measures against Mackay, Sir Uobert embraced Mackay's offer. The
parties, therefore, met at Tain, and matters being discussed in presence
t>f Sir Alexander Gordon of Xavidale, George Monroe of Miliitoun, and
John Jlonroe of Leamlair, they adjudged that Sir Donald should send
Angus Mackay of Bighouse, and three gentlemen of the Slaight-ean-
Aberigh, to Dunrobin, there to remain prisoners during Sir Robert's
pleasure, as a punishment for apprehending William M'Corkill at
Badinloch. After settling some other matters of little moment, the
parties agreed to hold another meeting for adjusting all remaining ques-
tions, at Elgin, in the month of Juno of the following year, sixteen hundred
and nineteen, and subscribed a submission to that effect. Sir Do-
nald wished to include Gordon of Embo and others of his friends, in
Sutherland, in this arrangement; but as they were vassals of the house
of Sutherland, Sir Robert would not allow Mackay to treat for them.
In the month of November, sixteen hundred and eighteen, the peace
of the Highlands was in danger of being disturbed in consequence of a
quarrel between George, Lord Gordon, earl of Enzie, and Sir Lauchlan
Mackintosh, chief of the Clan-Chattan, which arose out of the following
circumstances:—When the earl went into Lochaber, in the year sixteen
hundred and thirteen, in pursuit of the Clan-Cameron, he requested
Mackintosh to accompany him, both on account of his being the vassal
of the marquis of Huntly, the eai'l's father, and also on account of the
ancient enmity which had always existed between the Clan-Chattan and
Clan-Cameron, in consequence of the latter keeping forcible possession
of certain lands belonging to the former in Lochaber. To induce
Mackintosh to join him, the earl promised to dispossess the Clan-Came-
ron of the lands belonging to Mackintosh, and to restore him to the
possession of them; but, by advice of the laird of Grant, his father-in-
law, who was an enemy of the house of Huntly, he declined to accom-
pany the earl in his expedition. The earl was greatly displeased at
Mackintosh's refusal, which, afterwards, led to some disputes between
them. A few years after the date of this expedition, in which the earl
subdued the Clan-Cameron and took their chief prisoner, whom he imprisoned
at Inverness, in the year sixteen hundred and fourteen, Mack-
intosh obtained a commisiion against Mackronald, younger of iNIoydart,
and his brother, Donald Glas, for laying waste his lands in Lochaber
and, having collected all liis friends, he entered Lochaber for the pur-
pose of apprehending them, but, being unsuccessful in his attempt to
capture them, he returned home. As Mackintosh conceived that hfl
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