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20 HIGHLAND PAPERS
the king's pardon, Laying all the fault of the whole re-
bellion on Baldach saying that he pressed them against
ther wills ; The king supposing extream rigour at that
time to be ane unseasonable cure taking y r oathes of
fidelitie and that they should persew Baldach and his
followers, receaved them into his favour, only transporting
some of the most factious alongs w 1 him. They in few
days to seem worthie of ye king's mercie surprised a great
number of Baldaches men 300 of qch dyed all on gibbets.
The king least hope of impunitie might cherish rebellion
resolves to find out Baldach and hearing he lurked in
Irland in ye bounds of one named Odo he sends to have
him delivered ; Odo out of fear of the king's displeasure
or hope of reward seaseth on him and suspecting if he did
send him alive he might be power or stratagem flight his
convoy he chopped of his head and sent it to King James
then remaining in Stirling.
Earl of Ros was keeped in Tantallon till the year
Alex 1-
1430 that the Qween was delivered of two sones at once
for joy of qlk all prissoners were sett at libertie and he
amongst the rest. This Alex r resigned the Earldome of
Ross to King James y e 3 d in the year 1468. 1
It made me write this passage of Eufam Leslie and her
housband and son to shew how fortunat Alex 1-
Inrick wes
in not marieing this woman qo occasioned her housband
and son to so manie mischeifes that they lost not onlie the
title and Earldome of Ros but much of y r oun former
estates had they not had meeting w* two gracious princes.
Alexander Inrick qo refused ye Heretrix of Ros maried
to his first wife M'Coul of Lome's daughter qo wes moy r
to Kenneth that fought the battel of Park and to Duncan
M'Kenzie qo was Allan M'Kenzie's fay r of qm are descended
the familie of ClanAllan.
Alister Inrick had to his 2d wife M'Ronald's daughter
qo wes moy r to Hector Roy M'Kenzie of qm y e familie of
Garloch. Alister Inrick had one daughter qo wes maried
to Allan M'Leod y r of Garloch. This Alister Inrick
Vide ante, p. 14, note.