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12 HIGHLAND PAPERS
fore. She ansred that r
y wes hopes of one boy but ther was
no word of him except he went to his uncle to the Lewes
and that she had reason to lament his condi°ne that it was
her sister that gave him pape milk. He knowing e
y woman
he told that he was the man and that she should goe home
and get him notice in qt order Leod M'Gilleandris his house
would be that night. She being verie glad in her own
heart went merrily home that night. It was the custome
of Leod's servants to cast clods at her qn she came home
w* the rashes, but she taking courage that night, she threw
not of her burden till she gave them two clods for one
qlk almost made them suspect that she gott tydings, Leod
M'Gilleandris did resolve that night to go the nixt morne
to the hunts. He appointed the Taak men to meit him
timous at a foard in Taak qlk is now called a na kean 1 that
is the foord of men's heads : she came qr they now were
and told them the appointed place, qr they marched
imediatlie. The Taak men coming tim lle they thought it
had been Leod M'Gilleandris and his men that waited on
them, so that everie one that entered (except the natives)
gott his head chopped off. And qn Leod M'Gilleandris
came in the morning, he thought it was the Taak men
that did attend him ; he entered the place without
suspi°ne till he was challenged be strength of armes, he
holding out for a time till he was forced to take ye
retreat and being followed w* goodwill and ane earnest
desire of revenge he was killed in a myre near his own
house in ach-reigss a place called to this day Fea
leod. 2 When he putt Leod M'Gilleandris and his men
to the sword, he gave Leod M'Gilleandris his wife and
goods to Gillreoch qse successors are to this day in
Kenlochow.
When his natives heard of his good success they flocked
to him from all airts so that w l in a qrter of a year he was
master of all his estate. The Earl of Sutherland became
his freind, he made great resort to his house at last he
made bold w* ye ladie being Robert y e Bruce youngest
Ath-nan-Ceann. - Feith Leoid, i.e. Leod's bog.