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GENEALOGIE OF SURNAME OF M'KENZIE 19
But the king preveened him in setting a price on his head
and sending parties to keep all passages from him, at last
he began to interceid w* his freinds at Court, sindrie did
attempt the king's clemencie but he would not grant nor
assure y m of anie favour till Alex 1 in person as a supplicant
would render himself and his estate to his disposure.
Thus finding no way of escape and being destitut of all
help, He was imboldened to come privatlie to Ed r on
easter day wrapped in a mourning garment * and concealed
amongst the multitude. The king coming from the
Church of Holyroodhouse He fell prostrat at his knees
beseeching for grace, qch at ye requeist of the Quein he
obtained, for he gott his life and privat estate safe
providing he would doe no more harme : Wm Douglas
Earl of Angus was appointed to keep him and that
\\ rim the Castle of Tantallon. His moy r that stured him
to all this mischeife was committed to the Isle of St.
Colme.
Donald Baldach cousen german to Alex r Lord of y e
Isles resenting the King's proceidings agt. his cousen
raised a great number of outlawes and robbers and came
to Lochabber omitting no crueltie qch inraged savages uses
to comit, Alex r Stewart earl of Mar and Allan Earl of
Caithnes came to defend ye countrey agt. the incursiones
of these robbers, and rancountered them at Inverlochie
qr Alex 1-
Earl of Mar was defeated and Allan Earl of
Caithnes slaine. 2 Baldach insolent of his victorie returned
to the Isles with a great booty. The king at the rumor
of this disaster in all celeritie came to Dunstafnage with
a great armie intending from that to pass to the Isles,
qlk qn the cheif men that were with Donald Baldach
understood, turning ther defence into a submission
They came in heast to Dunstaffage and humblie begged
1 ' He was clothed only in his shirt and drawers' (Gregory, History, p. 37).
2 Sir Donald Balloch Macdonald was the eldest son of Ian Mohr Macdonald
of Isla, younger brother of Donald, Lord of the Isles. According to Gregory
{History, p. 39) the head sent to King James by Hugh Buy O'Neill was certainly
not that of Donald Balloch, who survived till 1475. The battle of Inverlochy
-was fought in 1431.