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erant. Verùm ipse Makintoshius (qui, post missas ad se tam
importunas, tot tamque seriis rogatibus usque adeo fartas
Epistolas, magni aliquid sperabat), auditâ pretii vilitate, haud
parum excanduit, dixitque se nunquam tali fuisse animo, neque
ullam coegisse illum necessitatem, totis suis agris Lochabrien-
sibus se penitus exuere, ne, si tale unquam cogitasset, se nulla-
tenus adeo despicabili pretio eosdem venditurum asseruit.

JAM animadvertere oportet hanc, Comitis Morraviæ, præ-
memorati pretii oblationem, in Argatheliæ Comitis utilitatem
factam fuisse (præstita, quippe, est Comiti, in hunc finem,
securitas, famulusque Comitis Argatheliæ cum eo, Makintoshii
responsum expectans, morabatur). Cùm autem, Connagius,
Aldourius, cœterique omnes cum hâc Legatione missi, se, in hoc
puncto, nullo modo, prævalere posse comperirent, Evenum
Cameron a Lochield, quorundam Dierum intervallo, armorum
cessationem Scriptis implorasse, eandemque concedi, Comitis
Morraviæ suffragium ac desiderium fuisse patefecerunt et
testati sunt. Makintoshius, eorum rogatui calculum, imprimis,
addere renuit. Quippe, armorum intercapedinem largiri, hostis
commodo et utilitati futurum aiebat. Tali enim concessione,
plus temporis et otii, ad hostem ejusque Populum omnibus

opinion. But Mackintosh himself (who, after so many letters sent
to him, filled full with such importunate and earnest requests, hoped
for something great) was not a little angry on hearing the low
price offered, and declared that he never was inclined, neither
would any necessity force him to part wholly with his lands of
Lochaber, but if he should ever think of such a thing, he avowed
he would on no account sell them for so despicable a price.

It ought now to be observed that this offer by the Earl of
Moray of the aforementioned price was made on behalf of the
Earl of Argyll (for security was offered to the earl to that effect,
and Argyll's servant was then staying with him expecting Mack-
intosh's answer). But when Connage, Aldourie, and the others
sent with that message found that they could by no means
prevail in that point, they testified that Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
had earnestly requested, in writing, a cessation of arms for the
space of some days, and showed that it was the Earl of Moray's
opinion and desire. Mackintosh at first refused to give his con-
sent to their request, because, he said, to grant an intermission
of arms would be to the advantage and gain of the enemy; for by
such a concession there would be more time and leisure to supply