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62 HIGHLAND PAPERS
in his fawours. Some of the adventurers complained yrof
to the king altho' that they were not able to act ther part
themselves, yet they incensed the king agt. the Lord
Kintail and made him resine his rights in his maties
hands be meanes of the Lord Balmerino then Secretarie of
Scotland and president of ye session, qlk right being now
at his matie's dispo°ne, he gave ye same back to three
persons viz. My Lord Balmerino, S r George Hay afterwards
Chancellour of Scotland and to Sr James Spence of
Wormistoun, qo having now the rights of ye Lewes setled
in r
y persones. They undertake ye planta°ne of ye Lewes
qrunto they make great prepara°ne being assisted be all
ye neighbouring clans and speceallie be The Lord Kintail
who sent S r Rorie M'Kenzie (afterwards Tutor of Kintail)
and Alex 1" M'Kenzie
of Coull w* 400 men to assist them
to plant a garrison y r and to apprehend Neil M'leod if it
were possible. But Neil seing so great prepara°ne led
agt. him he keeped secret till better opportunitie. In
end he wearied the undertakers being scarce of provision
for so great ane armie that they were forced to dismiss all
the neighbouring clanes, and S r George Hay and Wormistoun
returned to ffyfe leaving a garrison in Stornua to
keep the fort till they would send a supplie of men and
victualls. After ther departure Neil M'leod and Gillicallum
m'Rorie his nephew w t some others of the inhabitants
of Lewes burnt ye fort apprehended the men and
sent so manie as took qrters of them saflie home to ffyfe,
since qch time they never returned again to fight in ye
Lewes. Then did the Lord Balmerino, Sir George Hay
and S r James Spence wearie of the Lewes and sold y r
right and title yrof w* ye fforfaultrie of Troternies and
Vatternies to the Lord Kintail for a soume of money and
the woods of Inverew qlk the providence of God brought
to M'Kenzie' s hands contra all those that strave to cross
him.
The Lord Kintail having now bought ye right of ye
Lewes he landed in ye Lewes w* 700 chosen men qr aft.
ye taking away of some herschips and some little skirmishes
manie of ye inhabitants submitted themselves to