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38 HIGHLAND PAPERS
at his own pleugh, he suspecting no danger. Rorie moire,
hearing that his tennent wes killed, did send for redress
to Glengarrie, qlk was not given him, qrupon he resolves
not to bide anie longer slaverie of this people ffor he
thought it just time to revenge his tennent' s death and ye
injurie done to his broyr 's tennents in Lochalshe and
Lochcarron ; and ye better to act his inten°ne, he sends for
Dougall M'Kenzie yn living in Aplecross to plott w* him
Dougall
how to get amends of Glengarrie and his freinds ;
promised that he would trayne Glengarrie from ye Stroim
to Kissearn to meit wt him, the day of yr meeting that he
would acqwaint Rorie moire ther w*.
No sooner came Dougall home but he sent word to
Glengarrie that he had some bussines of consequence to
impart to him and that he would wish that Glengarrie
would meet w* him such a day at Sonachan in Kissern ;
to qch Glengarrie condessended. Imediatlie Dougall informed
Rorie moire of ye day, qlk made Rorie moire come
secretlie to Lochbroom and took from thence a partie of
yt^ his freinds and Colts 1 the Clanallan, wt all he advertised
part of ye clan ean woire in Lochcarron such
as Do d m'ean vc ean and Angus nrEchin, Donald m'ean
vc ean being maried w* Glengarrie' s sister (but Allan
m'Conchie's daughter was his moy r ) And he and Angus
m'Echin [held] po°nes of Glengarrie, yet they hated his
maner of living, for he did putt away his law 11 wife (Grant's
sister) and took the captain of Clan Ronald's daughter,
and keeped such rangall, sorning on ye comones that they
ray r be dead then live in such slaverie as they suffered
from him and his freinds. Glengarrie coming to meet
wt Dougall came be boat and caried his ladie or concubin
w l him to ye place of meeting. After a freindlie discourse
they parted, Dougall sd to Glengarrie that it wes
a shame to him to goe be boat for walking two miles a
foot ; so that he sent his unlaw 11 ladie and traine of
scallag moires be boat and himself and his traine of scallag
moires and gentlemen went a foot qr Rorie Moire and his
1 His foster kin; from ' comh-dhalta,' a foster brother; 'coimh,' a piefix
indicating mutuality, and ' dalta,' a foster child.