merks Scots money, of superplus duty; 2 stones cheese, and 2 quarts butter of presents conform to his wadsett. The mill of Erracht, the said John Cameron 50 merks superplus duty. Invermailzie-Ewan Mac Gillichallum, William Mackay, Angus Mac Ewen Roy, and William Mac Innish, 100 merks Scots silver rent, one stone cheese, one quart butter, one sheep, one veal, and one kid, each of them for their own parts of said lands of Invermailzie. Keilliross-Duncan Mac Ian vic Ian Mor, Ewan Mac Coil Van, John Mac Coil Van, Duncan Mac Kiermod, and Allan Cameron, piper, 80 merks Scots money silver rent, one stone cheese, one quart butter, one sheep, and one kid each for their own part of said lands of Keilliross, Clunes, and Glendessarie; Duncan Cameron, tacksman, 200 merks Scots silver duty, five stones cheese, five quarts butter, two sheep, two veals, one kid, and one lamb of presents. Sallachan-Duncan Mac Ian Roy, Allan Mac Coil vic Combie, and John Mac Allan vic William, forty pounds Scots money, one quart butter, one stone cheese, one sheep, one veal, and one kid of presents, each of them for their own part of said lands of Sallachan. Muick-John MacCoil van, alias Macphee, forty-five merks Scots money of silver rent, one stone cheese, one quart butter, one sheep, one veal, and one fodd Redd of presents for Muick. Kenavoir-John MacAllister vic Coil, Allan Mac Allan vic William, and Duncan Mac Coil Roy, fifty merks Scots money silver rent, each of them for their own part of said lands. Keanich-Alexander Mac Ian vic Combie, John Mac Combie Mor, John Mac Ian vic Combie, and Mac Combie vic Ian Dhu, ninety merks Scots money of silver rent, one quart butter, one stone cheese, and one sheep of presents each for his own share and part of said lands. Muirlagan-Archibald Mac Ewen vic Ian, Duncan Mac Ewen vic Ian, and Ewen Mac Angus Van, 180 merks of silver rent, etc., for presents. Glendessarie-John Cameron, alias McPhee, of Glendessarie. Wadsetter thereof 140 merks of superplus duty, I gallon of butter, 4 dozen of cheese, 2 sheep, 2 lambs, 2 veals, 2 kids, with another quart butter and I dozen cheeses and 2 merks Scots as a proportional part of the few duties payable by him to the said Duke as superior of the said lands conform to his waddset right thereof. Glenpean Beg and Lagganfearn-Dougall Cameron wadsetter thereof, 220 merks Scots money as superplus duty, 10 stones cheese, 10 stones butter, 3 wedders, 3 veals, 2 kids, and 2 lambs, conform to his wadset right thereof. The following, from the newspapers of the day, when the forfeited estates were restored, is curious, and shows the classics were well established in Lochaber. It bears to be an extract from a letter, dated Fort-William, August 24th, 1784:-"Yesterday there was a numerous meeting of the family of Lochiel, on the joyful news of the forfeited estates being restored. It was proposed that, to testify their gratitude to His Majesty, and to commemorate so generous an action, the family should unite to contribute towards erecting a pillar on the top of Ben-Nevis (the highest hill in the country), with suitable inscriptions in Gaelic, Latin, and English. That each family should have a small pillar (with the arms of the family) erected round the large one. One gentleman suggested the following lines, from the first Ecclogue of Virgil, for an inscription on the large pillar :— "'O, Dundassiee! Deus nobis haec otia fecit, C. FRASER-MACKINTOSH, THE HISTORY OF THE MACLEODS. (Continued.) XIX. NORMAN MACLEOD was born after the death of his father, in 1706, and the estates were managed by his guardians until he came of age, when, in addition to the family estates, he succeeded to a fortune, saved during his minority, of about £60,000. In an Account of the Highland Clans, written in 1725, Macleod is described as "a gentleman of the greatest estate of any of our Highland clans," and we are informed, by the same authority, that in Skye, "in which place the most part of his numerous clan reside," there "are a great number of gentlemen of good account" among his followers. Norman was not infeft in the family estates, as heir to his father and grandfather, until November, 1731, and May, 1732, though he must have come of age five or six years before these dates. In the latter year he contested the County of Inverness for a seat in Parliament against Sir James Grant of Grant, Baronet, and was defeated. A letter from Norman Macleod to the Laird of Culloden, dated at Dunvegan, on the 19th of December, 1732, shows that a regular correspondence had been going on between the two, and that they were on the most friendly terms. After stating his intention of making Barons who could vote in the pending election, and expressing his contempt "for everyone of our shyre that won't on this occasion exert himself," he proceeds-"I won't repeat what I spoke to you last harvest about getting the Custom House of Hornwa (Stornoway), brought to Glenelg; but I tell you that, in spite of me, a great deal of brandy is run over this island and neighbourhood, which I assure you vexes me; and to show my good inclination for the quick sale of Ferintosh, procure in the meantime (which I am informed can be got) a warrant from the Commissioners of the Customs to me, and whom I appoint, to seize vessels with contraband goods anywhere about Skye or Glenelg: and I'll warrant you an effectual stop shall be put to that mischievous trade; and without I can do little." The people to be employed by Macleod, he said, would expect the same rewards for any seizures made by them, as were allowed to the regularly appointed commissioned officers of the Excise. Lord Lovat, writing to Culloden ten days later, says that "Duncan (President Forbes) has directed me how to write my answer to my cousin, Macleod, which (advice) I will follow and send you the letter with a flying seal." Regarding his suit against Mackenzie Fraser of Fraserdale for restitution of the Lovat estates then going on, he says in the same letter, "If my cousin, Macleod, designs to interpose to make use of his interest. I think this is the time." That Lovat thought highly of Macleod appears from a letter addressed by his lordship to Culloden, printed at pp. 129-30 of the Culloden papers, and dated, Edinburgh, 30th of January, 1733, in which he says, "My cousin, the Laird of Macleod, is mighty kind in his letter to me; it is most certainly to you that I owe his good intentions to serve me, and live in great friendship with me; but he desires that nobody but you and your brother should know it; otherwise, that it will put him out of condition to serve me, because of the weakness and jealousies of those he has to do with. Macleod," his lordship continues, "is really a sweet-blooded young fellow, and has good sense and writes prettily. I wish with all my soul that this great affair were ended, that we might live in an affectionate and strict friendship together; since I am the nearest relation he has of his father and mother's kindreds." It would appear that they were not only on friendly terms, but that even thus early the crafty Lord Simon succeeded in corrupting Macleod and inducing him to join his lordship, Lord Grange, Sir Alexander Macdonald of Sleat, and others, in abducting and cruelly treating the unfortunate Lady |