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takers shall be rewarded therefor, as the person taken is of 

 value in land and goods. And who assist them, or do 

 not use their diligence to capture or destroy them, shall be 

 reputed as partakers with them, and be accused and pur- 

 sued for treason and forfeited as the rebels, and punished 

 by our Sovereign lord at his coming to these parts. And 

 the said persons (shall) certify our Sovereign lord imme- 

 diately, what way they think most expedient to be done 

 for the destruction of the said rebels." 



A note appended to this memorandum states that pro- 

 clamation, in accordance with the above, is to be made in 

 Latin and addressed to those concerned. The Earl of 

 Huntly undertook to send letters to Clanranald and Mac- 

 kinnon, the Earl of Argyll to Macian and Maclean of 

 Lochbuie, and the Bishop of Ross to the Macleods of 

 Lewis and Harris. 



Here we find Torquil Macleod in strange company. 

 We left him an attainted rebel : he re-appears as a loyalist 

 charged with police work. What events had led to such 

 a remarkable change of fortune we are not informed. We 

 can only assume that the King pardoned Torquil in order 

 to secure his powerful co-operation against his former 

 associates. Apparently for a similar reason, Macneill of 

 Barra was received into the Royal favour, and was ordered 

 to carry fire and sword into the possessions of his ally of 

 Duart. 



That James and his councillors expected their orders to 

 be obeyed, under these circumstances, is a curious com- 

 mentary on Lowland opinion of Highland honour of that 

 period. It was evidently assumed that Highland cupidity 

 was not proof against Lowland promises of reward. That 

 the assumption was entirely ill-founded ; that the units of 

 the confederacy became more closely knitted together than 

 ever ; redounds to the credit of the Hebrides in general, 

 and the Long Island in particular 



At the same time as these vigorous measures were 

 directed against Duart and Lochiel, the Earl of Huntly 

 undertook, if provided with a ship and artillery, to reduce 



