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Is Gulielmus, dum tutulare officium exercebat, controversias et
dissentiones, quas recentes tumultuationes, inter quasdam,
Cattanorum familios et inter ipsum Makintoshium et eorum
nonnullos incitaverant, extinxit, eosque, stricto amicitiæ
foedere inter ce copulavit. Postea verò, Cattanarum famili-
arum Præfectos, hæreditario obsequii et servitii vinculo
syngraphoque, contra omnes mortales (Regiâ Majestate, Comi-
tibus Huntlei et Morraviæ exceptis), Makintoshio suo Duci
et Genearchæ devinxit. Huic syngrapho apud Termet dato
4 Aprilis 1609 suis manibus subsignârunt Gulielmus Makin-
toshius Cattanorum Dux, Milcolumbus Makintoshius, Johannes
Makintoshius a Delzeldâ, Duncanus Makintoshius, Lauchlanus
Makintoshius, Æneæ Makintoshii a Termet filius, Lauchlanus
Makintoshius a Gask, Gulielmus Makintoshius a Rait,
Andreas Mackphersonus a Cluny, Evenus Macphersonus a
Brin, Johannes Macphersonus a Breakachy, Donaldus Mack-
queenus a Corribroch, Adamus Mackbeanus a Tordarrach, et
Milcolumbus Mackphersonus ab Owy. Hi verò Notariorum
manibus subscripserunt, viz. Æneas Makintoshius a Termet,
Thomas McAlister vic Thomas a Pitmean, Æneas Macphalius
a Kinkell, Alexander Makintoshius ab Holm, Alexander

This William, while he exercised the office of tutor, extin-
guished the controversies and feuds which the recent tumults
between certain families of the Chattans, and between Mackintosh
himself and some of them, had excited, and joined them together
in a strict covenant of friendship among themselves. Afterwards
he bound the chiefs of the Chattan families in a bond of manrent
to Mackintosh, their leader and chief, against all mortals (except-
ing the King's Majesty, the Earls of Huntly and Moray). To this
deed, dated at Termet, on 4th April 1609, those who subscribed
with their own hands were: William Mackintosh, chief of the
Chattans, Malcolm Mackintosh, John Mackintosh of Dalzeld,
Duncan Mackintosh, Lauchlan Mackintosh, son of Angus Mackin-
tosh of Termet, Lauchlan Mackintosh of Gask, William Mackin-
tosh of Rait, Andrew Macpherson of Cluny, Evan Macpherson of
Brin, John Macpherson of Breakachy, Donald Macqueen of Corri-
brough, Adam MacBean of Tordarroch, and Malcolm Macpherson
of Owy. These following subscribed by the hands of the notaries,
namely, Angus Mackintosh of Termet, Thomas M'Alister vic
Thomas of Pitmean, Angus Macphail of Kinchyle, Alexander
Mackintosh of Holm, Alexander Mackintosh, Hector's son, of