to battle. So soon as they began to appear, the Governour drew out his Garrison, and putt them in order upon a large plain, near the fort. The Camerons advanced with their pyps playing, and collours flying, and drew up in two lines opposite to the troops; where, after Locheill and the Governour had mutwally saluted one another, and adjusted the manner of the ceremoney, the Articles of the treaty were read and published with many loud huzzas, and no small appearance of joy on both sides.

It is surprizeing how soon these bitter enemys were reconciled. The Governour had ane entertainment prepared for Locheill and his principall friends; and likewaise treated his men with a plentyfull dinner upon the green, in the same order that they stood. Locheill wowld not allow his men to mix among the souldiers, least they should quarell in their cups. But all his care could not prevent an unlucky affair that fell out between one of his gentlemen and Lieutenant-Collonell Allan, ane officer of the Garrison. They differed in some disputs while they were at their bottle; and being heated on both sides, matters proceeded to a challange. To prevent the consequences, the Collonell was putt under ane arrest, and Locheill having undertaken for his friend, the case was submitted to the General, who recommended the examination of it to the Governour, by whom the partys were agreed.

Locheill the same day wrote to the General; and the Governour being then ordered to attend him, he and the officers I have mentioned sett out for Dalkeith the nixt day. The General was much pleased with Locheil's ready complyance, and sent him the letter that follows:

"SIR,

"I have received your letter, dated the 26th May, by which I perceive yow have confirmed the Articles concluded upon your part by Lieutenant-Collonel Duncan Campbell; and I have spoken to Collonell Bryan to examine the bussiness that hath happned between LieutenantCollonell Allen and some of your friends. I hope that yow will see your people to live orderly and peaceably, and to pay their cess as the rest of the countrey does, and to be carefull that your Clans keep no

brocken people among them, nor disturb the peace of the countrey. This is all at present from, &c. (Subscribed) GEORGE MONK.

"Dalkeith, 5th June 1655."

No sooner was this treaty of peace spread abroad, than numberless prosecutions were raised against the Camerons for cryms and delinquencies committed by them during the late war; and some went so far as to pretend to call them to ane account for things done while they served under Montrose.

Locheill had immediatly recourse to the General, who not only commanded the army, but was likewayes soone therafter Preses to the Counceil of State, that governed all publick affairs; whereby, having sufficient authority to make good the Articles on his part, he wrote to the Criminal Judges, then rideing their circuitt at Inverness, in these terms:

"RIGHT HONOurable,

"The greatest part of the people of Lochaber being included in the Articles made upon the comeing in of the Laird of Locheill, whereby it is concluded, that neither himself nor any of his party shall be questioned for any thing done during the late wars; and being informed, that there are diverse suits commenced against several of the people of Lochaber, for things done in Montrose his time, I desire yow, for the preservation of fewds and occasioning new troubles, yow will not give way to any suites to be heard that relate to any action done in the said time, before his capitulation. I remain your very affectionat friend and servant, (Subscribed) GEORGE MONK.

"Dalkeith, 20th September, 1655."

Though this letter answered the designe with these Judges, yet others, who had been injured in the same manner, commenced new actions against them before the sherriff of Inverness, which again obliged Locheill to apply to the General; who, being now personaly acquanted with him, from hencefurth became in good earnest his friend and protector.

Locheill laid his whole grivances before him, and was redressed in

every particular. Though the General commonly wrote in a very laconick stile, yet his letter on this occasion relates to so many different matters, that it is too long to have a place here. He was so carefull to prevent the consequences of the suites depending before the sherriff of Inverness, that he not only procured an order from the Counceill dischargeing that Judge to sustain proces for any cryme comitted preceeding the first of June 1655, but least that should miscarey, he sent a double of it, attested by himself and the Clerk of Counceill, directed to Collonell William Bryan, Governour of Inverlochy, but advised him to dispatch a trustee of his oun, with orders to deliver it to the Judge, whom, if he did not comply, he promised to prosecute before the Counceill for his dissobedience.

These repeated orders having putt an effect wall stop to so many troublesome suites, the Camerons were at quiet for some years.

Lochiell had frequently complained that his estate was overvalued with respect to publick burdens. The General sent him many letters with respect to that particular; and still advised him to pay them in the manner they were then laid on, least the Marquess of Argyle his warrantee should be putt to trouble by his non-performance, which might be constructed as a breach of the Articles of his capitulation; but assured him of redress, in case his people payed more than what was their legall share: But Locheill, not being fully satisfied with this, the General procured him the mannagement of all the publick revenues of that countrey, and in order to make it easie, wrote to the Commissioners for valuation of the shyre in his favours, which putt an end to that question. He likewayes ordered him payment for all the green woods made use of by the Governour of Inverlochy since the treaty. The reader will find many of his letters relative to the above, and other following particulars, in the Appendix, to which he is referred. But it may be proper to observe here, that the General changed his addresses after executing of the treaty, for the first letters he wrote him were directed simply "To the Laird of Locheill, alias M'Coldui," (the patronimick of the family.) But after that, his addresses are sometimes "To Collonell Ewen Came

ron, Laird of Locheill;" and at others he adds the epithete, "Honourable." He continued a closs correspondence with him till the Restoration, and afterwards gave him many proofs of his friendship, which he honoured him with while he lived. But to return.

There having happned some differance between Locheill and young M'Martine of Letter-Finlay, one of the principall gentlemen of his Clan, concerning the supperiority of that estate, which he inclined to have held of himself, the matter proceeded so far that he turned the young man out of his estate, and forced him to quitt that countrey. Old M'Martine, the father, joyned his Chief, and all his tribe followed his example. The General, having been informed of what passed, interposed, by a letter, and desired him to restore the gentleman to his lands, unless he had some just grounds for keeping them. He answered him at the same time, that he had no quarell with him on that account, nor wowld on any other, if he beheaved himself as he ought to doe. But Locheill, by his authority and prudence, mannaged matters so that he brought that gentleman to his oun terms, and putt him again in possession of all that he had taken from him. Non of his Clan ever after this presumed to despute his pleasure, and General Monk was so well satisfied with his conduct, and the reasons he gave for mentaining a necessary authority, that he never middled more in any thing relating to the government of his Clan.

The libertys these people had been indulged, during the long and bloody wars that preceeded, rendered them so loose and licentious, that it was not an easy affair to manage them. Their Chief was now and then obliged to use some severitys that he very much dissliked. He began to think that the setting of a Minister of sense and piety among them might be of some service in reclaming them; but the turbulent tempers of the Clergeymen of these times, joyned with their stupidity and ignorance, their avarice, pride, and crewelty, whereof he had seen so many instances while he was with the Marquess of Argyle, gave him so bad ane oppinion of them, that he was affraid to admitt any into the countrey; out of a just apprehension that they might, in time, infuse a spirite of enthusiasim and dissobedience into his people, under the dis

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guise of trew religion. This having keept him long in suspense, he was at last made believe that there was some possibility of finding out such a person as he wanted; and wrote to the General about it. But notwithstanding that he received ane answer as favourable and civil as he possibly could expect, yet his aversion to the Presbyterian Clergy made him so backward and cold in the affair, that nothing was effectwally done, till Major John Hill was appointed Governour of Inverlochy in place of Brayen.

This gentleman being of a more religious temper than his predecessor, prevailed with him to admitt of one whom he recommended; and in order to gain his complyance the more easily, he obtained a grant from the Council of eighty pounds yearly for the support of that, and the Minister he had chosen for the nixt parish, under pretence that there was not a sufficiency of tyths to mentain him. This act is signed by General Monk, in name and by order of the Council.

Notwithstanding all the wars and difficultys that Locheill had been ingadged in, he found time to indulge his passion for a beautifull young lady with whom he was several years in love. She was the sister of Sir James M'Donald of Slate, the reputed heir of the antient Lords of the Isles, and Chief of the M'Donalds. As this gentleman was blessed with a very opulent fortune, which his family still possesses, so he had distinguished himself in the late wars by his loyalty and courage; and was in truth a Chief of great merite. Though Locheill was a fond lover, and had often visited his fair mistress, yet he did not think it convenient to marry her till now, that his affairs were pretty well settled. The matrimonial contract bears date the 24th February 1657; and the wed ding is still memorable for its magnificence, and the great confluence of loyall gentrey that were inveeted to it from all parts. Among these was a cousine-german of the bridegroom's, the young Laird of Glenurchy, who was already conspicuous for that profound judgement, penetration, and capacity, that afterwards accquired him so high a charracter, and advanced him into the Peerage, in the reign of King Charles II., under the title of the Earle of Breadalbane. Some of his retinue had the missfortune to be arrested, as they passed throw Inverness, for carrying