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resisted the bombardment, and the attempt to subdue the 

 Macleods appears to have failed. Beyond the fact that 

 the artillery proved ineffective against Storrioway Castle, 

 there are no particulars whatever of Argyll's campaign in 

 the Hebrides, or of its results.* 



In April, 1555, a process of treason the nature of which 

 is not specified was commenced against Ruari Macleod. 

 In June of the same year, a commission over the Isles was 

 given to the Earls of Argyll and Atholl. In the same 

 month, articles were offered " be Macloyde of the Lews 

 for his obedience and red res of wrangs and the Erie of 

 Argyll as cautioner for him." This suggests that what 

 Argyll was unable to effect by force, he accomplished by 

 diplomacy. 



* " The house of Stornava in the Lewes is fallen, albeit it had biddin the 

 canon be the Erie of Argyle of auld." (Information by James Primrose. 

 Register of the Privy Council, Vol. X., p. 821.) 



