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GENEALOGIE OF SURNAME OF M'KENZIE 25<br />

then Dun<strong>can</strong> more came wt the heads of 4 men in a widdie<br />

qlk he threw at his master's feet.<br />

After <strong>this</strong> skirmish of Inverehoran M'Kenzie went to<br />

the Lovat to sie M'Conil qm he did sett at libertie for<br />

giving his oath that he should never take armes in <strong>this</strong><br />

qwarrel again.<br />

Mackenzie keeped Lovat' s daughter all the rest of his<br />

liftime. She was mother to John M'Kenzie aft.ward Laird<br />

of Kintail, to Alex 1' M'Kenzie<br />

the predecessour of the<br />

familie of Davachmaluack to Rorie more M'Kenzie the<br />

predecessour of the families of Achildie of qm Ardross<br />

and Fairburn of qm Tollie ; and to Kenneth M'Kenzie 1 the<br />

predecessour of the familie of Suddie of qm Ord and<br />

Inverlael. She was moy r also to one daughter that was<br />

first maried to M'Ky and aft. his death to M'Leod of<br />

the Lewis. 2 She wes moy r to Torqwill Conninach and<br />

John ni twog. 3 M'Gilliehallum Rasay's broy r ravished her<br />

from his Cheifc M'Leod of ye Lewis, she buire him ane<br />

daughter that was maried to Alister Roy M'Eachin that<br />

lived in Auchtarnieid.<br />

Mr. Donald Frazer his great Grandfather that wes<br />

preist of Kirkhill went be the direction of Bishop Hay 4<br />

uncle to Lovat's daughter to Rome and brought home a<br />

power from the pope to legittimat the children gotten<br />

betwixt M'Kenzie and Lovat's daughter. This Kenneth<br />

Laird of Kintail dyed at Kinnellan the year of God 1491<br />

and was buried at Bewlie 5 all his predecessoures being<br />

formerlie buried at Icolmkyll 6 as ther tomb at that place<br />

doth yet testifie. This laird dyed in the latter end of the<br />

raigne of K. James ye 3d.<br />

1 According to Lord Cromartie he was Chanter of Ross, and was married.<br />

For <strong>this</strong> transgression the Bishop proposed to unfrock him, but was terrorised by<br />

the Mackenzies into leaving him alone !<br />

2 Vide post, p. 266, note I.<br />

3 Ian na Tuaighe, John of the Axe.<br />

4 Thomas Hay was provided to the see of Ross, May 16, 1483 (The Bishops<br />

of <strong>Scotland</strong>, p. 221).<br />

5 His tomb is still extant. Vide Chisholm Batten's History of Beauly Priory,<br />

p. 105 and frontispiece.<br />

6 T<strong>here</strong> seems no truth in <strong>this</strong> statement.

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