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custodiam arcis Invernessæ cuidam cognomine Crichtono dedit,
qui per eundem Johannem Rossiæ Comitem Anno 1455
stratagemate inde expulsus est.

ANNO 1454 subitum et in excogitatum dissidium (ob levis-
simam causam) oritur inter Milcolumbum Mackintosh vulgò—
Gillicallum oig, Makgilichallum oig, nepotem prædicti Mil-
columbi Domini Mackintosh, et Johannem Monro Tutorem
de Fowlis, ex quo acerrimus conflictus sequitur, cujus origo
hæc fuit.

JOHANNES MONRO, Hugonis Monro de Fowlis filius secundo
genitus, et, Johannis Monro sui nepotis ex fratre Georgio
Monro de Fowlis Tutor, ad Meridionalem plagam iter tendit
ad pupilli sui negotia expedienda domum revertens per Strath-
ardell inter accolas et ipsum oritur dissentio, quâ Strathardelii
Johannem indignè et contumeliosè prosequuntur et abutuntur.
Ille vindictæ studens domum revertit, et consanguineos et
amicos de injuriâ illi datâ informat, et eorum auxilium im-
plorat. Illi volenter obsequium dant. Ducenti selecti sunt,
qui sub ductû prædicti Johannis summâ celeritate progressi, et
Strathardell ingressi, antiquam eorum adventus rumor illuc
pervenerat, terras vastant, et armenta exportant. In reditû

the Second gave the custody of the castle of Inverness to one of
the surname of Crichton, who was expelled thence by the same
John, Earl of Ross, by stratagem, in the year 1455.

In the year 1454, a sudden and unpremeditated discord arose
(on account of a very trivial cause) between Malcolm Mackintosh,
commonly called Gillicallum oig, Macgillicallum oig, grandson of
the aforesaid Malcolm laird of Mackintosh, and John Monro,
tutor of Fowlis, on which a very bitter conflict followed, the
origin of which was this:

John Monro, second son of Hugh Monro of Fowlis, and tutor of
John Monro his nephew by his brother George Monro of Fowlis,
took a journey to the south country in order to expedite the
affairs of his pupil; and as he was returning home by Strathardel,
a strife arose between the country people and him, in which the
Strathardel men basely and shamefully pursued and abused him.
He returned home bent on revenge, and informed his kinsmen
and friends of the injury done to him, and implored their help.
They willingly responded. Two hundred men were selected,
who, under the leadership of the said John, advanced with the
utmost celerity, and invaded Strathardel before the rumour of