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GENEALOGIE OF SURNAME OF M'KENZIE 03
him and took y r po°nes x of him excepting Neil M'leod and
some few that adhered to him qo went to a Rock far in
the ocean sea qlk they had provided befor for yr last
refuge, qlk Rock was called Berinsay. 2
When the Lord Kintail had settled the Lewes all to this
rock he came home and shortlie y r aft. died to ye great
greife of all his freinds and great contentment of all
enemies.
When Neil M'leod heard of his death he reteired from
Berisay and began again to trowble such of ye inhabitants
as submitted to the Lord Kintail qlk made S r Rorie
M'Kenzie Tutor of Kintail to goe to ye Lewes having
Alex r M'Kenzie of Coul and some forces w* him ; Neil
being in Berinsay they went and planted y r men in anoy r
rock that was w*in shott of Berinsay in qch Neil did kill
ane man of yrs called Donald M'Conchie vc ffinla Glaish
and wounded Taus M'Conil Roy vc ffinla Glaish. At
last Neil wes forced to quite Berinsay and to goe
qwietlie qr M'leod of Herries was and make his refuge
of him. Then M'leod was charged under paine of
Treasone to deliver him, qlk charge M'leod obeyed and
delivered him and his eldest son to ye counsell at Ed r qr
Neil was executed in April 1613 and his son banished out
of ye kingdom.
During ye time that Neil M'leod keeped ye rock of
Berisay he came in familiaritie w* ane English pirat, qo
undertook to him to defend him be sea, he making incursiones
on land so y l they both being outlawes might
help ane anoy r . But qn they perceaved the great riches
that was in ye pirat' s ship 3 they most treacherouslie did
apprehend ye captain of ye ship and all his men qn he did
not have ye least fear of them they having formerlie
condescended to spend ther dayes togither and that ye
captain should have Torquil Blaire's daughter in mariage.
1 A rental of the Lewis made up on the forfeiture of Seaforth after the '15 is
printed, post, pp. 312 et seq.
2 Bernsay lies west of Lewis.
3 This"was the well-known ship, The Priam. For the whole story see Pit-
cairn's Criminal Trials, vol. iii. p. 224.