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and was ordered to produce his titles. Twelve days later, 

 he gave a bond to appear before the Council when required 

 to do so. In July of the same year, the King granted 

 three missives in favour of Macleod of Harris, who, on 

 giving his bond, was permitted to return home. In July, 

 1614, he was committed to ward in the Castle of Edin- 

 burgh for not producing certain Lewis rebels, whom he 

 had been charged to seize. In August, 1614, he and 

 Donald Gorm appear among the chiefs who ratified the 

 Statutes of Icolmkill, and entered into a bond (i) for their 

 future appearance annually before the Council ; (2) for 

 their obedience in ecclesiastical matters to the regularly- 

 appointed ministers ; and (3) for their co-operation with 

 the clergy in the service of the Kirk. The same chiefs 

 also made declaration that there were no feuds existing 

 between them, although there were certain civil actions 

 pending. Donald Gorm advocated arbitration to settle 

 these disputes, but Macleod wanted legal procedure, and 

 in this view, he received the support of Maclean and 

 Mackinnon. For the convenience of the Council, domi- 

 ciles in Edinburgh were fixed for future citation of the 

 chiefs, when their presence at the Capital was desired. In 

 the same month (August, 1614), Donald Gorm was charged 

 to remain in Glasgow until the Council permitted him to 

 depart ; and in the following month, he was released, in 

 order to assist the Bishop of the Isles in his mission 

 against the Macdonalds in Islay. In August, Macleod 

 gave a bond engaging to do his utmost to seize the Lewis 

 insurgents who had slipped through his fingers, and to 

 appear again before the Council on ist December follow- 

 ing. On the latter date, he again appeared before the 

 Council, and bound himself to return on loth July 

 following, engaging, meanwhile, to do his best to apprehend 

 the Lewis rebels. In February, 1615, letters were sent to 

 Donald Gorm and the Captain of Clan Ranald, charging 

 them not to permit any of the Islay rebels to be " reset " 

 within their bounds. On the same day, Macleod of 

 Harris and the Tutor of Kintail appeared before the 





