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276 HIGHLAND PAPERS
according to his mynd he did now [openly] show himselfe
in the matter [and] past to his own use a gift yrof under his
maties great seall by wertue of the old rights wch Torq:
connaldach had long agoe giwen in custodie unto him,
aledging that Torq: connaldach assigned the ryts in his
oven favoures. Some of the adventurers complained of
this to the K. vho was hichly displeased wt. the L. Kintail
and mead him resigne his rts againe into his maties hands
be the meanes of the Lord Balmerinoch ye Secretaire of
Scotland and president of the Session wch right being nov
at his maties disposisione he gawe the same bak againe
unto three persons to wit the Lord Balmerinach Sr georg
hay chancellour of Scotland and Sr James spense of
Wormestone who were hawing the rts of the Hand in
ther persones setled ; They undertuik the plantation of
the Lewes qrupon Sr George hay and Sr Ja: Spense maid
great preparation for the interpryst, and so [being] assisted
by the most part of the neighbouring contryes they
Invaded [the Lewes not only to make a plantation] ther
bot also to search for Neill Mcleod who now alon defended
the contrie. The L. Kintaill yet hunting aftr the Lewes
did privatly and underhand assist Neill mcleod and sent
his broyr rorie mckenzie (aftrward tut r of Kintail) openly
with some men to aid the undertakers by wertue of the
K: commission : he promised great freindship to the
adventurers and sent unto them a supplie of wictualles in
a shipe from rose, in the mean tyme he sendeth quietly
to Neill mcleod desiring him to tak the ship by the way
that the adventurers trusting to his victualls and being
disapoynted might yrby be constrained to abandon the
Hand wch fel out accordingly, for Sr Geo: hay and Sr Ja:
Spense failing to apprehend neill mcleod and laiking
wictualls for ther army they wearyed of the bargain and
dismised all the neighbouring forces.
Sir G. hay and wormeston returned into fyfe Leaweing
some of ther men behind them in the Hand to keepe the
fort till they wold send wnto ym assistance and wictualls
qrupon Neil Mcleod Being assisted by his nephew malcolme
mcleod (the son of rorie og) and some others of the lewes