INTRODUCTORY NOTE Front its march with Knapdale at Tarbert to its southern extremity the Mull, the peninsula of Kintyre, the Epidiure Promontorium of ancient writers, is some forty miles long and, on an average, some eight miles broad. In the fifth ‘century it was scized by the Dalriad Seots from Ireland, ‘and later on it fell into the hands of the northern heathen ‘who, under one name or another, were the pest of Scotland till their power was finally destroyed by Alexander 1, Long before this, when Malcolm mr, made an agreement with Magnus Barefoot under whieh the latter was to etain possession of all the isles that could be cixcum- navigated, it may be remembered that the Norse king was drawn in his galley over the narrow neck of land that separates Hast and West Lochs Tarbert, with the result that not merely did Kintyre remain for the time {in the bands of Magnus, but so late as the seventeenth century, as Mr. Gregory points out, it was still classed as ‘one of the South Isles. Early in the twelfth century Somerled seems to have cleared the Northinen out of Kintyre and to have in- corporated the peninsula with his dominions, And this possibly explains how David 1. was able in 1128 to geant to the canons of Holyrood one half of his tithe of the Kane, Pleas, and gains of the Crown from Kentyr and Errogeill,> and to the monks of Dunfermline a few years later the half of his tithe from Exgaithel and Kentir.® On Someried’s 1 Misery ofthe Waters Righends and lls, pay * Cart Liber Some Crucis Vegi de Dunfortes 9.9:PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 67 death Kintyre passed to his son Reginald who, in a charter to the Abbey of Saddel, designed himself Rex Insularum dominus de Ergile ct Kyntyre,' and through him to his deseendants the Lords of Yla and Kintyre, By the middle of the thirteenth century Kintyre appears as one of the rural deaneries of the diocese of Argyll: and among the sheriffdoms creeted by King John Balliol in 1292 is that of Kintyre, which comprised Bute and part of Cowal as well as the peninsula itself. From ‘the fact that King Robert 1. granted charters of lands in Kintyre to various of his supporters, it would seem that the lordship must at that time have been in the hands of the Crown; and after sundry grants and forfeitures, Kintyre along with helf of Knapdale was in the year 1976 settled by Robert 11. on John of Yla and his wife Margatet, the king's daughter, and their heirs. Donald, the eldest son of this marziage, succeeded his father as Lord of the Isles, while John the Tanister, his younger brother, received Yia and Kintyze to hold under him, From this Jobn Mor ‘Tanister, who matricd Marjorie Bisset, heiress of the Glens of Antyim, sprang the family known as Clan Ian Mhor of Yle, or Clan Donald of the South, of which the Chief was styled Macdonald of Dunyveg and the Glens.* In due time the lordship descended to Donald's grandson, John, Lord of the Isles and Earl of Ross, who was forfeited in 1475, and when he was restored next year the Farldom of Ross and the Lordships of Kintyre and Knapdale were 2 RAGS ibs si. f 408, 2% CerininYands in Ina ave decided as “of old pertaining 1 the Abacy of Deve! (Aighland Papers, v0. 5. 9.252) Teas dict lovanlerstend boxe these Scots lands come to be potsesed ty an Ih abiny, bute aacaroe ‘anation is given ina memoranda in the Chater Room at Invern dard sh Apeil 165, egseing the lands of Mactean of Hyts ‘As forthet meta 1a pertaining to the Aine of Derie out Scheanachiss or as Buchansaee ele ‘em Senctiones dee afirme that the sane war monifed to the Aimee ot erro in Ieland by M'Dooald of Tia for ane attymeous fart he aig lop ae. This bot tell you by the way.”68, HIGHLAND PAPERS expressly excluded from the restitution,* and remained in the hands of the Crown. In 1494 James wv. spent some time in Kintyre, and he had hardly taken his departure when Dunaverty, where hhe had left a garrison, was attacked and captured and its govemor hanged by SirJohn Macdonald of Dunyveg. This outbreak led to serious trouble for that family, who had to take refuge in their Irish possessions. Shortly thereafter the lordship, subject of course to the rights of various Vasculs such as the Clan Ranaldbane or Macdonalds of Langie, was placed in the hands of the Earl of Argyll as chamberlain, whose accounts for the three years ending 28th Tuly 1505, a5 woll as a rental of the same date giving the names of the individual holdings and tenants, are still preserved.? It was also divided into two districts, North and South Kintyre, and various grants of lands and oflces—permanent and temporary—many of them Probably being only confirmations of existing rights, were made from time to time, 1n 1540 the Lordship of the Isles with ‘the twa Kintyris ‘with the eastellis partening thereto and thare pertinents * was by Act of Parliament annexed inaliensbly to the Grown, and in 1545 the services, speciaiter in revit entia Veterum Anglie inimicorum of James Macdonald of Dunyveg and the Glens, whose father had. become who with Prominent in the troubles of their times, In 1506 it was found necessary to arrange for an expedi- tion to the Isles under Sir William Stewart of Houston, SnD EAMS., July 15,1476 * Bucheyer alin spp. 353.68, 9 ats woh, 368,PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 9 Commendator of Pittenweem, who reecived a commission of Licutenaney and Justiciary. Proceeding to Kintyre the Lieutenant on Ist November 1596 held @ court at which Angus Macdonald and others made their personal submission. The Record of this court, which is preserved in HLM, General Register House, is the first of the docu- ments here printed, and, as will be seen, it contains a list of the tenants of Kintyre, of the lands qeeupied by them individually, and of the waste and unoccupied lands, A dispute between Angus Macdonald and his son Sir James resulted in the latter seizing the estates and deposing his father from the Chiefship, and following thereon he made certain proposals to the Government, with the object of himself and his people finally settling down peacefully and aceepting the royal authority. These proposals were approved of by the Privy Council, but through the machi- nations of Argyll and Campbell of Calder, as Mt. Gregory thinks,' they eame to nothing. Sir James, being seized by “his father towards the end of 1608, was handed over to Argyll and then placed in Edinburgh Castle, where he ‘was detained for many years. In 1605 the Comptroller, David Murray, Lord Scone, proceeded to Kintyre, where on rd September he held court similar to that held by Sir William Stewart nine ‘years before: The Record of this court is the second of the documents printed. As Mr. Gregory points out;t the waste lands had considerably inereased, In 1596, out of 139 merklands in North Kintyre, 86) were waste; and out of 205 merklands in South Kintyre, 45 were waste, In 1606, out of 1514 merklands in North Kintyre, 62 were waste ; and out of 208 merklands in South Kintyre, 51 were waste. In September of that year Angus Macdonald, who time and again had attempted to * istry, p28, hie, p. 30870 HIGHLAND PAPERS ‘make an honourable settlement with regard to both lla and Kintyre, submitted a final offcr to the King, and this and the accompanying letter are also printed here. But again the hostile influence was too strong. And next year the Earl of Argyll, in implement of a contract dated 27th May 1607, obtained a feu charter dated 80th May 1607 of the lands of both North end South Kintyre, therein specified, which are said to have previously belonged to Angus MKonnell of Dunyvaig, and to have been ii corporated into the Lordship of Kintyre with Dunaverty sits chief messuage. ‘The inductive clause of this charter sets forth that the Subjects of the grant had been for many years past possessed by unruly and barbarous persons destitute of the Knowledge and fear of God, and of any reverence for the King or the laws of the realm, who maintained no ivlisation among themselves * nor permitted the King's ther subjects to trade with them save at the peril of their lives and goods; and it concludes with a provision that TONE othe lands thereby granted shall be set or disponed ‘ad MLaine nee M'Connell” or any one of their nemes within ‘the forbidden degrees of relationship to. them, without the King’s special licence, Argyll next gut grant of grest part of the feu duties in settlement of elaine Mhich he hod against the Crown.t Finally after vanves transactions the Lordship of Kintyre was disannexed from ihe Grown and settled on Argyll and the eldest son of his Tad Marvinge—afterwards Lord Kintyre and Earl of Zrvine—with whom Lord Antrim in 1699 concluded an pai nunt for the repurchase of that part of the ancientPAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 71 eside, In the long run Kintyre was acquired from his half-brother by Lord Lome and finally incorporated with tthe possessions of MueCailein.? ° Vide Ss Farge, lp 29 Ta view of al thove ets sf the sna istry of ali le wonder that when Alar SeCot Citach ova hi way into Klar he tok eet thovoughgeing revenge tn the oppreners af hie Tacs "Kintyre was loa Ase its ew inhabitants beexne te eyo eval eaence thi ceed in the tain ofa their ether ealamiies” Tn thie willernene whee 2 shag ehinney wna screly tobe sen, the lowlander wh hed jonea te seed of Argil, were eazounged, hur the wan, to see, Odes ekme Sot He ‘pponite maioand New Ste. deceans vl ve poPAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 1 partes fustteles occidentales insulas et Hibernices Rages hujus regni virtute commissionis sib cats dengper Eula bretati supremii Domini nostri Regis desuper concesse, apud eaput lacus de Leche Kilkeren in Meantyre, primo die mensis Novembas wee Do- Judieadare G8 eusia legittine “atirmate, Oo indicatare Guliclmo Forrest. satte guhilk day, in presens of the said Sie Williame Stewart? of Houstoun, ‘knyeht, his Majesteis licutenent Gitsaid, comperit Angus M'Conneill ot Dunnavage and Glenis with the remanent personis afte ‘oecupyaris Cham Me ig aicctneas Excteuer Py re, Poti, HM, Genet Regier Nowe, ee te 2 siting 10 Callereced he commenced ie yy cloutter of od shoes? SELIM setement i net ace byt ey Balfour Pas, who regace hag For some time enced tte ser he Price af Grace et Scotian an Bicmmeen yi, of Teme vn agp ee eee Com mae geen a Se be ean eae : hed ani mazt 396 he ada ence er Lisutenen tient SM ids at te cones See he record eve priedPAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 78 respective pro rata as eftir followis, and ane uther pairte ‘thairof war lyand waist unoccupyit be thame or ony ucheris ; vig. — ‘Tue nanpis or Norte KrawtyRe Farquhar Makeay and his subtenentis oecupyaris of ‘thrie merkland of the tuell merkland of Auehineros,t and the yemanent extending to nyne merk land waist. Donald Makeay oceupyar of ane merkland of the fyve merkland of Bar, and the rest extending to four merlsland waist, Donald Makneill occupyar of ane merkland of the four ‘merkland of Ballemulligis, the rest waist. Certane pure tenentis occupyaris of twa merkland of the four merkland of Drumore, the uther twa merkland therof waist. “Phe thrie merkland of Bskelmore all waist. ‘Phe thrie merkland of Eskelbeg waist. ‘The twa merkland of Crosbeg occupyit be Jobne Makea ‘Adame Malay ovcupyar of the thrie merkland of Barresk- mole. ‘The thrie merkland of Ballemanochis, callit in the ventell five merkland, waist. ‘James Makconneill occupyar of the aucht merkland of Smerbye. Donald Makeay oceupyar of the four merkland of Pen- neneir and Auldtirric. Donald Makmarkie occupyar of the thrie merkland of ‘Laggen. James Makeonneill oecupyar of thrie merkland of the \Vasants ofthe speling of these place-names wil be found inthe Renta of 0g, rine gore, po. 79e/sey4a8wel sein the charensto ames Macdonald of Apnistststscand Hoy 15561 ¢.005) and to Argyl, Moy 30, 607 (RAS) Aicomparnon of these diferent forms rometimes seis iv the sscertsinment of the tre name of the pee, notwisanding the ingeniows perversity of the lowland chaeter scribes1! HIGHLAND PAPERS four merkland of Corpudzochen, and ane merkland therof waist. Arehebald Makgechane occupyar of twa merkland of the four merkland of Clangart, and the rest waist. Gilbert Makfalae occupyar of twa merk land of the four merkland of Mermonogath, and uther twa waist. ‘The twa merkland of Auchtedewie wai Donald Makeay occupyar of the twa merkland of Glen- candoch. The thrie merkland of Balloch waist. Donald Og Makstoker occupyar of xs. land of the twa merkland of Kilmaloag, and the rest extending to js. viljd. land waist. The Laird of Loup occupyar of the thrie meriland of Amots. Johne Makerewehie occupyar of the merkland of Gar- vald. Gilbert Makstoker oceupyar of the twa merkland of Scotodaill. Johne Makeay occupyar of the fyve merk land of Mon- sgastell ‘The four merkland of Crubastell waist, Angus Makeonneill occupyar of the fyve merkland of Veach, The Laird of Largie oceupyar of the four merkland of Gortinvall . Archebald M'Carlie oceupyar of the twa merkland of Grenen. The said Archebald occupyar of the twa merkland of Speresak. ‘The Erle of Argyle occupyar of the four merkland of Crosak, four merkland of Bellegronan and Mays- reoch, and ar kirk landis, Donald Makeay occupyar of the merk land of Blair. Farquhar Makeay oecupyar of the twa merk land of ‘Arnekill. ‘The said Farquhar occupyar of the tua merkland of Kil- donan Kirkland alsua.PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE = 75 ‘Angus Makeonncill occupyar of the landis eftir specefeit, Doeht be hitn fa the Laird of Barskymming,? viz. -— ‘the thrie merkland of Dewpin. ‘The four merkland of Arcardill. ‘The twa merkland of Auchnesill. The four merkland of Runnadaill. The ane merkland of Kirknacrage ‘Ane merkland of Kirknache. ‘Twa merkland of Kilmichael. ‘Tua merkland of Stronovean ‘Tua mieridand of Auchroy. ‘Tua merkdand of Tadowebreis.* Forowis tue Lanpis oF Sourn Keantyne Rapnald Makconncill, brother to the said Angus, oceu- pyar of the four merkland of Bellegrogane and Craigoch. ‘The said Rannald occupyar of the fyve merkland of Lossett and Glenchain. Angus M‘Conneill occupyar of twa merkland of the four ‘merkland of Knokeantmore, and the rest thairof waist. Rannald Makslaster occupysr of the thrie merkland of Kilzechoane. Donald Makfinlay oceupyar of the twa merkland’ of Drumlanbill Cristeane Stewart oceupyar of the twa merkland of Loch quhordill. Rannald Makeonneill lait oceupyar of the fyve merkland of Tiriearrois and Largabane, now waist, Gilleis Makcochennell occupyar of the fyve sel ‘xd, land of Bugill end Invergye. Gillecalium more Makgowga oecupar of ane half merkland ‘of the twa meridand of Kileobenach. ing and, 1 Adam Reid of Hashing in Kyle 4 Quere the Twa dowebret76 HIGHLAND PAPERS Kilde . . . lochan occupyar of ane uthcr half merkland tthairot, the rest waist. Gileallummore M'llvenezie occupyar of ane merkland of tthe thrie merkland of Claknahall, ‘Tavis Makfarlan occupyar of ane uther merkland thairof, and the thiid waist Angus Makeonneill and his spous oceupyaris of twa merke land of the xvij merkland of Kilzeowman, Donald Dow M-Neill and his tenentis occupyaris of ten merkland thairof, and the remanent extending to fyve merkland waist. 5 Angus Makconneill occupyar of ane merkland of Auchown- astesak; the rest of the sevin merkland of Weill, Antiquhorik, Kilbreid, Kynnachan, Auchownas. tesak and Ochterone, extending to sex merkland thaiof waist, The said Angus occupyar of the thrie pund land of Knok- rlochmore, Glenmugill and Ochterone, callit in the rentell v merkland, Archebald M‘Conneill occupyar of thrie merkland of the four merkland of Knokreochbeg, Arnaskeoch, Alla. badowne, Angus Dow occupyar of the uther merkland thairof, ‘The said Angus Makconneill ocoupyar of the tuell merk- land of Kinloch. James Makeonneill occupyar of twa merkland of the “four merkland of Kildallage, Knokquhitk and Auch: naquuhonis, and uther twa merkland thaitof waist. Rannald Makalaster oceupyar of twa merkland of the sex merkland of Ballatonay, Auchnacorvie and Ballabreid. Gilliccallum M-Neill and his brother occupyar of uther twa merkland thairof, and the rest waist, ‘The said Angus M'Concill occupyar of the tuell merkland of Machrimore. Hector Makalaster occupyar of the fyve merkland of Kildavie. ‘The twa metkland of Glenmuklok waist. Angus M'Coneill occupyar of thrie merkland of the fyvePAPERS RELATIN( TO KINTYRE 7 merk vjs. viljd. land, callit be the present. posses- souris v merkland, of Poldowilling, and uther twa maerkland thairof waist. Doneane of May occupyar of the thrie metkland of Glenda- harvie. Flaardoch Makgowgan occupyar of the merkland of Garnagerach. Archebald Makconneill ocoupyar of ane merkland of Eredill ‘The said Archebald occupyar of ane merkland of Soeach. Gilbert Makilvrenenich occupyar of the twa merkland of Corsyn and Bairfairne. Hector Makneill alias M'Tllespie Vekachan occupyar of the four merkland of Craig. The said James M'Conneill occupyar of thrie merkland of the four merkland of Kilmichaell and Auehinlek, Hector Makneill occupyar of fyve merkland of the tuell merkland of Carska, and the rest waist, Angus M'Connell occupyar of the four merkland of Mule of Keantyre. Angus Maknachan oecupyar of ane merkland of the twa merkland of Keremenach, Hew Makcochennach occupyar of ane half merkland thairof, and ane uther half merkland waist. ‘The four merkland of Collolontort, Ballavenen and Dalqu- hirnoch waist. Angus M‘Nachan oceupyar of the merkland of Cardavay. Gilleis M-Cochennan occupyar of ane merkland of the ‘twa merkland of Machribeg, ane uther waist. Hector Makneill oceupyar of the viijs. iijd. land of Lepinbeg. ‘Angus M‘Conneill occupyar of the viijs. iii. land of ‘Machriecastell Donald M‘Varehis occupyar of the xxs. land of Keren- Niniane Stewart occupyar of the xxs. land of Glak. ‘Angus M‘Conneill occupyar of half merkland of Legon- tavart. Murdoch M‘Cochennoch occupyar of the twa merkland of Dimidium De Lyell and Lepinstraith.78 HIGHLAND PAPERS Archebald M’Conneill occupyar of four merkland of the aught merkland of Careadule, Capritane, Gartu- nachan, Brakleid, Garclosken. Hector M'Alaster occupyar of uther xxs. Jand of the saidis Tandis. Johne M'Gacharne occupyar of uther xxs. land thairof. Archebald M'Michaell occupyar of ane merkland thairof, Douneane M‘Cochennach occupyar of the four merkland vs. xd. land of Brunerikin, Amon, Drummerionach, Dalsmerie, Lagnandaw, Evencoulcaizeach, Johne Mekgachare oceupyar of the aucht merlland of Killellen, Pennagowin, Garclosken, Elzig, Ariens- kanchan, ‘The said Johne M'Gacharne occupyar of twa merkland of the tucll_merkland of Auchnaglach, Lagnacrage, Keresower, Ballemannoch, Teronell, Dourglas, Glen ranmuskilmore, Strone, and Gillenzadule. Archebald M-Coneill occupyar of ane merkland thairof, Angus MConeill occupyar of uther thrie merkland of the serin. Douncane More Makehennach oceupyar of ane merkland thairot. Rannald M‘Alaster Herper occupyar of twa merkland of the said tuell merkland. And the said Cristeane Stewart occupyar of uther twa merkland thairot. “The twa merkland of Kilbaine waist, Archebald M-Conneill occupyar of the merkland of Kille- quhattan. ‘The twa meckland of Dalnahanslek ocoupyit be Alaster MsAlester. And the ane merkland of Cristilloch waist, Angus Makeonneill occupyar of the thrie merkland and ane half of Kilderowane, Knokistabill and Lana- quhanye. The Erle of Argyle occupyar of the viijs. viljé. land of Gartingobak, being kirkland. Quhilkis personis and everie ane of thame being present.PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 79) in proper persone offerit their dewtefull obedience to the seid Sir William Stewart of Houstoun, knycht, levetennte foirsaid in his majesteis name, and faithfullie promesit to be ansucrabill to his Hienes Iawis, and to observe kkepe and fulfill the samin, ilkane for thair awin pairtis respective as becummis dewtefull and obedient subjectis, and for the better keping and observeing Farquhar M'Cay, Johne M‘Gachurne and Hector M'Neill, thrie of the cheif of thair clanis, faithfullie promittit band and obleist thame and ilkene of thame to gif and delyver thair pledges for observatione of gude ordour and dew obedience to his Hienes amangis ilkane of thair awin clanis respective, to ‘the eaid Sir Williame, lievtenent foirsaid, to be transportit bbe him to the law cuntrey and thait to remaine dusing his ‘Majesteis will end pleasur ; upoun qubilkis all and sundrie premisses Johne Stewart of Escok askit act and instrument fof me nottar publict undervrittin, Extractum, Ita est Robertus Lauder, notarius publicus ae ejusdem curie seriba, testantibus meis signo eb subseriptione.’ ‘Endorsed— Curia, Wilhelmi Stuart, haldin in Kyntyr primo die Novembris anno Domini, ete. Ixxxxvj, Be the ‘quhilk it is easie to undirstand the present possessouris and tenentis m “Curia tenta apud Lacum de Loch Kilearvan? in South Kintyre, super monticulo voeato Knokbae,* tertio die mensis Septembris anno Domini millesimo sexeentesimo quinto, per nobilem et potentem d ‘minum, Davidem, Dominum de Seone, suprerai Domi nostri Regis computorum Rotulatorem etd smini Regis in hae parte locum tenentem infra bondas * Paated from the original. Afieonens Excheuer Papert, Poti ty Hb General Register Howse ie church of St Niseaw or Quereo, who is said to have evangelited the people of Kimyce in the sixth eentory. ‘The och hears his ame, and the old Fauve of Campblton at is hend is Cennlocheille-Chiaras 2 enote Bay isthe ame given by the constructors oft nap toan tmigenes inthe ostaets of Campbeltown ‘Ordnance Sereya 80 HIGHLAND PAPERS gt terras de South et North Kintyre et insulas Hybernicas regni Scotie, virtute commissionis sibi desuper concesss, curia legitime affirmata, adjudi- catore Neill M’Camrois, j The quhilk day in presens of the said nobill lord, David, Lord of Seone,t Comptrollar and levetennent ia that part foirsaid, comperit personalie the personis eftiv spece- feit and grantit and confessit that his Hienes propit Indic of South and North Kintyre ar laborit and manurit as Particularlie followis, vi Tuelf merkland of Auchinerose : waist, ‘The nyne merk land of Bar : occupiit be Johane M'Kay. Rallemulingis Bister and Vestir, iij merk land: quhaisot be Donald M*Neill ij merkland, and be Joline Stewart the uther tua merk land. Drummoir,iiij merk land: vaist, Peksnelmoi, ij merkland : oceupiit be Donald MKay merkland : occupiit be Johnne M'Kay, merkland: oceupiit be the said Johnne M'Kay. Fiuseskmole, ij merkland : occupit be Ferquend M'Kay, Ballemanochis Over and Nethir, v. merkland occupiit be the said Johne MKay. Smerby and Clakmoch, viij merktand : oceupiit be Angus Og MDonald. Pennenyre and Altinearroche, ij merkland : oceupiit be Donald M‘Kay. Laggane, ij merkland : waist, Drumgarroc, ilj merkland : oooupit be the said Angus Og. | David Macay of Gonperis second son of Sit Andrew Munay of Paeand 12 1293 he was anointed Conptcler in 1604 he was eestod Land Serna es Saati lacy of Scone was cestd into temporal onshore snarable srs of remainders being added in era, Iw tds teee veg, ant of Siomont witha destaation othe vatows bees ened a he eae Atta: He ied in 1631. Tn June 1605 he wat deeeced “Kiniye for restating ofthe obedience of the priate ect lt and ine for payment of Hin Majatia mnie mee Mirae clggect. TH 9), and ths documeot isthe reson oft cost sa at Campbel.own on Sptember 9) reeg, ls of the elannte withinoy PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE st Corpidzochane, iiij_merkland: oceupiit be Duneane Reache M'Cauchane, Clangart, iiij meriland : waist, Mergmonogach, ij merkland: oceupiit be Gillespik ‘M'Kouchane. Auchtadowie, jj merkland : waist. Gleneardelis, ij merkland : occupiit be Johnne M'Kay. Balloch, iij merkland : waist. Kilmaloog, ij merkland : waist. Amot, ij merk } merkland: occupiit be Nie Chirdow Colls doehtir. Garvald, j merk land: oceupiit be the said Nic . Scotodale, ij merkland: occuplit he Gilehryist W’Stoquhor. ‘Mongastell, v merk land : occupiit be Johnne M’Kay. Crubeastell, jij merk land: occupiit be the said Johnae. Reache, v merk land : waist. Gortinvaill jij merk land: ocoupiit be the Laird Largic. Grenane, ij merk land: occupiit. be Hector M‘Alester. Speresak, ij merk land: oveupiit be the said Hector. Crosak, itij meri land: occupiit be the said Hector. Ballegregane and Mawisreoche, ij merkland: occupiit bbe Kathorene Campbell Blatie, j merk land: occupiit be the Laird of Largie. Dannonochane, ij merk land : waist. Kildonane, ij merk land : waist. Dowpein, jij merk land : waist. Artardill, ij mork land : waist. Auchnasaill, §j merk land : vaist. Rannadale, ifij merk land: waist. JKarnactage and Kirknasche, ij merk land: waist. Kilmichaell, ij merk land : waist. Stronovean, ij merk land : waist ‘Auchinra, ij merk land : waist. ‘The twa Downeis, ij merk land : waist, Iw Sourn Kivrvre Ballegragane and Cragoch, filj merk land: ovcupiit be ‘ohne M'NeilHIGHLAND PAPERS Losset and Glenhane, y merk lend : cccupiit be Angus Eloche M'Donald. finokeantmore, ij merk vijs.iija. land + waist, Kilguhowane, “ij merk vijs. itd. land oceupiit be Duneane Omey. Prumlaibill and Lochordl, ij merk land ; Deumlanbill SEEN be Donald “M'Kiniawoir, Lochordill be Johnne M'Kecherane, Simos and Largavane, v merk land: occupitt be Alester Og M'Donald. Pubill and Innergye, vs, xd. land; occupiit be Gilchrest Millshannoch, Kileobenaeh » ij merk land : oceupiit be Gilcallum M‘Gow- gane, Blaknahall, ij merk land MMillanc. Killownane, xvij merk land : waist Woagill Auebtqubork, Kilbreid, Kinnachane, Auchnas: lesten, and Ochtoron, vij merk } merk lasd: Of ite Auhilkis Wagill waist, the ij merk land of Auchiqu- ork oceupiit be Gilereist M'Kensie, Kilbres] ns ti Aiimackane waist, Anchnalessen ovcupite he hat Molloche MKirley, Ochterone waist, Knolseochmore, Gleamugill and Ouehterone, y mor + Derk lend: Off the quhilkis Knokrochmone eng ppekterane, ij merktand and }, oceuplit te Angus eloche; Glenmugill oceupiit be Chasis M'Kecah Knolreochbeg, Amaskauch, Allabodowie, iiij_ merk land : + Sccupiit be Gilcalum moir merk Jand : iit be Duncane M‘kinvay, Neill M‘Gibbon, and Auchaquhonye be Andro M‘Kechrane. Dallanatoun, Auchustorvie, Ballabrad, vj merkland :PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 83 quhairof Ballenetoun ocoupiit be Donald Oure M‘Neill, Auchintorvie waist, Ballabraid occupiit be Gileallum MNeill. Mauchramoir, xij merk land : occupiit be Angus M‘Doneld. Kildavie and Glenmuklok, vij merklend : quhairof Kil- davie occupiit be Neill M'Neill, Glenmuklok be Archibald M'Neill. Poldomuling, v meric } merk land : waist. Glenharvie, iij merk land: quhairof tua merk land oceupitt equalie be Neill M'Neill and Lachland M‘Quhurie, the thrid merk land thairof waist. Gamageroche, j merkland: oecupiit be Duncane M‘Gil- wrindic. Aradill, j merkland : oceupiit be Gillespik M‘Neill. Sorale, j merkland : waist. Coxfyne, and Baivfairne, ij merkland: quhairof Corfyne cccupiit be Duncane M'liwrindie, and Bairfairne waist. Craig, iilj merkland : occupitt be Angus Og. Kilmacheell and Auchinlek, iilj merkland : vaist. Carskay, xij merkland : occupiit be Hector M-Neill Mule of Kintyre, iiij merkland: oceupiit be the said Hector. Keremanach and Mekilloch, ij merkland : quhairof Kere- ‘manoch oceupiit be Johne Dow M'Nachane, Mekilloch be Hew M'Schenoch. Colclonfort, Ballavenane, Dalquhimoch, iiij merk viijs. iijjd. land: quhairof John M‘Olloche oceupiis j merk- land, Gillespike M‘Kye j merk land, and Johne M‘Far- ane j meri land ; the rest waist. Cardaway, j merkland : oecupiit be Angus M'Nachthane. Mauchrebeg, ij meriland: quhairof Gilhert M'Schenoache ccupiis xxs. land, the rest waist, Lepinbeg, viijs. iijd. land : occupiit: be Hector MINE Maucherecastell, viijs. iijd, land : waist. Keranmoir, xxs. land : waist. Glak and Logointavart, ij merk land: quhairof Glak ‘occupiit be Hector M'Alester, Eogointavirt be Angus Omoylzereos. iw84 HIGHLAND PAPERS Lyell and Lepinstorach, ij merk land : the ane half thairof. ocoupiit be Duncane M‘Schenoch, the uther half waist. Cattadull, Capritane, Gartinachin, Brakleid, Gartloskin, vilj merk land: quhairof the iij merkland of Catta- dull waist, Capritane occupiit be Hector M‘Alester, Gartinnachin waist, Bralkleid occupeit be the said Heetor, Garteloskin occupiit be John M‘Kecharne Brountekin Amon, Drumterenach, Dalsmerill, Lagna~ dasa, Tnnerkewneallach, iiij merk iijjs. xd. land: ‘ocoupiit be Duncane M'Lishenoch. Kelellane, Pennagoyn, Garcloskin, Elrig, Arinskathar, vilj meri land: quhairof Kelellan and Pennagown ‘oceupiit be Johne M‘Kachrane, Garcloskin, Elrig and Arinskathar occupiit be Johne M'Kechrane. Auchnaglach, Legnacrege, Kerefour, Keremanach, Tei donald, Dunglas, Glenrenskilmoir, Strone, Glennadull, xij merkland ; quherof Auchnaglach and Kerefour oceuplit be Johne M'Kecherane, Lagnacrage waist, Keremanach occupiit be Johne M'Kecherane, Tur donald be the said John, Dunglas be Angus MDonald, Glenraskilmoir be Katherene Campbell, Strone and Glennadull oceupiit be Hector M'Alester. Killewlane, ij merk land: quheirof vs. land occupiit be Evene MEwin, the rest waist, Killequhattane, Dalnaueblesk, Crislouch, iiij meric land : quhairof Killequhattane’ waist, Dalnauchlesk and Chrislauch extending to j merk land occupiit be Charlis MCaichrane,—~ Kilderovane, Knokstabill, Lanaquhane, ifj merle } merk- Tand : oceupiit be Hector M*Alester. Gartingewoche, viijs. iijjd. land: occupiit be Cristiane Stewart [On andther page the following list of names is given.) * Archebald M‘Onald of Largy. Johne M'Kechran of Killallan, Heetour MAllester of Killerevan,PAPERS RELATING TO KINTYRE 85 Johne M'Key in Mungastoun. Donald M'Key in Pennevie. ‘Duncan M'Schenoch of Bruneregein. ‘Johne M'Kay in Smerby, Neill M'Neili in Kildavie. Johne M'Neill in Balgrogan. ‘Anguse M'Kechran in Croshall Donald M‘Inlavaill in Drumlamber. Donald Our M'Neill of Ballintone. Alester Oug M‘Donell of Terrareis. ‘Anguse Eylache of Knokreoche. Duncan MOndoquhy Vane of Kildovie. Gilespik M'Kerchan in Margmonanacke. Johne Bane M‘Key in Bar. Dunean M'Keehren in Corpulochan. Gilleis Milisehenach in Machrebeg. Ferquer M'Key in Barraskmull. Donald MKey of Ardinerosche. Witnesses, Mz. Ropewr Srewanr, minister, Jouse Srewant of Rosland, and Jouxe Srewarr of Eshok, Awpuo M‘KEcunan. Atesren M’Attester of Dupin’ Endorsed, Curia Domini de Scone in Kyntyr, 1605. Quhilk will give informatione of the present possessouris of the landis, [The following note is also written on the back.] ‘Alexander Makeloid de Donyvaig resignavit. totas et integras octo mercatas terrarum in dominio de ‘Trouternes una cum officio balliatus dieti dominii 20 Januari 1589, in manus Jacobi Quinti, in the Dist. In ane resignatioun maid be the Erle of Argyll 14 marti 1540 principale messuagium terrarum de ‘Ardnemurquhen is callit castram ct fortalicium de Castlemeary, in the buist.”