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CxENEALOGIE OF SURNAME OF M'KENZXE 59-
and officers of all sorts w* everie thing they thought necessarie
for a planta°ne, so transporting themselves they
began to build houses and sconces about Stornoway ;
end they made up a prettie town. Neil M'leod
in
and
Murdo M'leod now only remained in y* iland qo wtstood
ye undertakers, Murdo M'leod apprehended the laird of
Balcoiiiie together w* his ship and killed all his men, and
detained himself 4 monethes in captivitie, but then released
him upon promise of a ransome.
Now at this verie tyme Neil M'leod fell out w* his broy r
1' Murdo ; Neil greived to see his broy maintain
ye Clan
yc Gillivor ; heir upon Neil apprehended his broy r Murdo
w* diverse of ye elan vcGillivor qm he putt to death and
reserved his broy r Murdo alive. The adventurers understanding
that Neil had taken his broy r Murdo, they sent
him word that if he would deliver his broy r to them they
would agree w* himself and give him a por°n of the Lewesand
assist him to revenge Torquil Du's death on his
killers, qr unto he hearkned and delivered his brother
Murdo qm they caried to St Andrewes and beheaded him.
Also Neil M'leod went w* them to Ed r and had his pardon
and reteired again w* them to the Lewes, but shortlie
yraft. he fell at variance w* them for some injurie qch
S r James Spence of Wormistoun offered to him qrupon he
left them ; then they began to lay a snare for him the
Laird of Wormistoun sent furth a companie in a dark
night to apprehend Neil M'leod and Donald Du m'Rorie
that assisted him, but Neil being on his guard and per-
ceiving them coming, invaded them qn they least ex-
pected, and killed threescore of ye men chassing ye rest
till the were rescewed from the camp.
The Lord Kintaill seing the Lewes like to goe from
Torquil Conninach and pitieing ye condi°n of Shiel Torquil 1
he setts at libertie Tormot M'leod the broy r of Torquil du
gotten w* M'lean's daughter.
No sooner was Norman arived in ye Lewes but Neil
M'leod, Donald du m'Rorie w* his followers and all the
1 The Macleod historian suggests a very different motive, vide post, p. 271