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me till his duelling place' (sic) I passed to the market 

 cross of the burgh of Inverness at eleven a.m. and there 

 by open proclamation made at the market cross, I sum- 

 moned warned and charged the said Torquil Macleod of 

 the Lewis, to appear before our king or his justices in the 

 Tolbooth of Edinburgh, the 3rd day of February, to 

 answer to our Sovereign lord or his justice, for taking part 

 and assisting * Donald Ila,' bastard son of Angus of the 

 Isles, bastard, taking part with him and invading our 

 Sovereign lord's lieges of the Isles, and destroying them, 

 to the effect that the said Donald should be Lord of the 

 Isles, and upon all points and articles in these our Sovereign 

 lord's letters, and after the form of the same. And this 

 I did before these witnesses" (here follow the names of 

 the burgesses of Inverness who witnessed the proclama- 

 tion), " and for the further witnessing of this execution, 

 I have affixed my signet to these presents." 



The proof of the summons having been duly executed, 

 was read in Parliament, and in accordance with the usual 

 procedure, the Estates were asked by the King's Advocate 

 whether or not Torquil Macleod had committed treason. 

 The Estates, being " advisit ripelye," declared that Torquil 

 had committed "open and manifest tresone" in the follow- 

 ing manner : 



" That is to say, for the treasonable art and part and 

 assistance given to ' Donald Yla bastard sone of umquhile 

 Angus of the His, also bastard sone of umquhile John Lord 

 of the His,' by insurrection, and taking his part, to the 

 intent that the said Donald should take upon him the 

 King's property and to be Lord of the Isles. And for 

 the treasonable delivering of the said Donald to Lauchlan 

 Maclean of Duart to the intent foresaid, and for the 

 treasonable withholding him from his Highness and not 

 delivering of him, contrary to the commands of diverse 

 letters directed to him thereupon. And for the treasonable 

 reiving and withholding of his Highness' letters from his 

 officer of arms called Gilpatrik Cor, who executed the 

 same on 2/th October last. And for the treasonable 



