the X 4 of July I parted with the
p--[rince] at the Strath came to Rasay
the fiftfifth I Spoke to the old Laird
and his towtwo Sons the Young Laird
and the Doctor I mean the
Laird of Rasay my BroyrBrother was
with them Normand So I told
them that my freind went to
the mean Land alongsalong with the
Laird of MacKinnon Rasay the
Doctor and my BroyrBrother went to
Rona with five Lads more Ra-
say desired me if I would heard
any thinganything to send him word that
moment, So I went to troterneis
the 7 the 8 I was going to
Kingsborrow howwho mettmet me within
a mile of her house but the
Mrs ⓧ of Kingsborrow and her Daughter 1715 (1715) Daughter and Some woman
ServttsServants with them So the Mrs
of Kings:Kingsborough and I Sat near the
rod we began to Speak a
little of my ✝ServentServant and Mas-
ter what did we See going
by in great haste but Six
of the mcLeods Under Sandy
mcLeod of Balmainach Com-
mand who did Command a
parttyparty of the mcLeods of Har-
ries near mogstote then as
the Soldiers was going by the
Mrs of McDonald asked what
news they had they did ans-
wer Very cold they had no news
only that General Campbel
and Captain farguson Landed
at mogStote with fifteen hun-
deredhundred Soldier with them, Says
I itsit’s time for me to turn So I
took liveleave of mrs mcDonald and
her Daughter I cam to my BroyrBrother
in law house at Snizort it was
let nixt morning early we Saw Some 1716 (1716)
Some of theretheir ShipesShips Landing
Some of there men So I went
of in great heasthaste my wife
being in the Island of Rasay,
the old Laird and his Son the
Doctor and my BroyrBrother without
any word I could not help go-
ing to Rasay thothough it wou’dwould
cost my life So I went on
StraghtStraight to Rasay and got a
boat whenever I cam to the
ferrieferry Side I was not far
from the Shore when Some Sol-
diers cam to the Shore Side
they began to Cry after ussus
the people of the boat Said
they woudwould turn I told them
I woudwould make use of my arms
first then the Soldier began
to fire after us I disirdesired the
men to go on whenever I
landed at Rasay I Sent towtwo
or three lines to the Laird
telling himehim how it was and
to take good care of himself
I had ✝not a house I cam where my 1717 (1717)
my wife was with Some cows
it was night then I got word
that they Saw Ships at the
other end of Rasay I took
litle rest at break of Day I
went to the top of the Island
with my SerttServant and told no body
where I was going when I
came to the top what did I
see but fourtyforty rid coats Very
near me I heard a Shot near-
er thenthan that to me then a
Soldier apeiredappeared to me and
began to pursue me and cryedcried
to me to halt I ran as fast
as I could there was another
parttyparty beforbefore me with theretheir
officers when they saw me
runingrunning so fast and having
on a clenclean Shirt and good
ClossClothes they thought it was
the p--[rince]s after coming Very
near them I turned another
way they did fire at me they
took the man that was my ServttServant 1718 (1718)
ServttServant and I left them the
man was by neame Donald
✝Nilcolson they tiyedtied him to a
Ston3 and worked at him there
asking of him if it was the
p---[rince]s that was his master
and left them or how was the
man that left them but Do-
nald gave them no answer
at all they left him there
for dead he was a long time
beforebefore he did recover it then
I got another SerttServant John
roy montgumury all that day
there was not any whereanywhere that
I woudwould turn my face but a
parttyparty of rid coats wou’dwould meet
me at last my SerttServant told me
that he knew a Xrock that
no bodynobody wou’dwould find use So I
went with him to that rock
and Stayed there towtwo days and
towtwo nights without meat or Drink
Seeing the Soldiers passing and 1719 (1719)
and repassing Every day the
third day we cam out of the
rock and my wife met me
and told me She did not
know if they left Rasay or
not then I Sent my SerttServant to
a freind of my own on5 Murdo
McLeod tacksman of Brea
Murdo Send me word all the
Soldiers werwere away and left
Rasay that I might go to
his house and So I did and
got meat and Drink which
I had need of however I
told him that I wou’dwould not
Slipsleep within a house that
night So I went to a top
of a hill near the house
this was the 12 of July
about towtwo in the morning thythey
came on a purepour of rain that
I was not able to Stay there
So we got up and went to an
old barn near the houses my Sertt 1720 (1720)
SerttServant John Said that he was
feardfeared Some people cam to the
Country because his Dog he
left with his mother three
days beforbefore that he met him
go Say I and look about
the town So he did and Saw
nothing we did SlipSleep without
any CloessClothes but body CloesClothes I
desired him to tell the Ser-
ventServant maid who was his Sister
if She wou’dwould See any thinganything
that he was in that barn
about Six in the morning I
heard X the lass ClapingClapping her
hands crying John John the
Soldiers are about the house
I Started up and went out I
Saw them in highland CloeseClothes
I heard the Commander Say-
ing Donald throuthrow off Your plaid
there he is this was Captain
mcLeod ✝of tallisker and I took
them for Campbells for I never thought 1721 (1721)
thought that my own freinds
and relations wou’dwould use me
in that way I ran of6 very
fast they ran fast after me
when they Saw thythey woudwoud make
nothing of me they did fire
at me whitherwhether it was tal-
lisker that desired them to
do that or not I cannot tell
however I left them I saw
fourtyforty more of them the
way I was runingrunning I past
by them my Selfmyself and SerttServant
another ✝boy met me I cou’dcould
not turn him from me I
got to the old habitation the
rock was there three days
and three nights without
meat but litle thing that
a wife brought me once She
was the only person that
know of my being there the
third day I could not keep the
boy with me any longer I was for 1722 (1722)
for keeping him but my SerttServant
and himSelf prevealedprevailed that
I allowed him to go for meat
and that he woudwould come back
that night with meat and
news, So tallisker and his
hunder7 men was Sicking8 me
for towtwo day the third day
he caused all the Country
poeplepeople to go after me when
that did not do he and his
men took up all the ✝cows
and horses and Sheep and
goats that was left beforbefore
that on the Island of Rasay
and brought them to on9 pleaceplace
and SweredSweared he wou’dwould ferry them
all out of the Island if I was
not got that was a poor Sight
what women and Children was
after them StarveingStarving for want
of meat when they CatleCattle was
taking from them So then he
got word that this boy was
with me the boy was brought to 1723 (1723)
to him he offered Silver and
gold if he wou’dwould tell where
I was then he told him he
woudwould hang him if he woudwould
not tell where I was at last
he told them he woudwould let them
See where I was that night
tallisker Send his luitenantlieutenant
Donald mcLeod with fifty
of his men with the boy
where [] ^^I was the boy brought
them to the rock and told
them where I was the rock
was very ougly place there
was but on way to come to
the past where I was in
and when my Enemy came
that way I had not any other
way to go, I used alwasalways to
Send my SerttServant beforbefore day for
watter that wou’dwould Sarveserve use
all day at day break John
Says I you best go for watter
beforbefore its day So my SerttServant went
his way he did not went far when 1724 (1724)
when I Saw him coming back
John Says I what turned you So
Soon John Said Sir we are
prisoners for did See So many
men coming down the rock
and rid10 crosescrosses in these bonetsbonnets
beforbefore he ended his tealtale thythey
did apearappear at hand Six of them
and all theretheir guns coktcocked de-
sired me to hold my hands
that theresthere’s werwere ready I
told them I had non if I
had that I had better hands
to make use of GunnsGuns I told
them that I wou’dwould give them
all the money I had if they
woudwould go back and tell the
rest thythey could not find me
and beforbefore any more woudwould come
I woudwould go out of the rock
thythey Said they wou’dwould not I
Said no more went with them
I my Selfmyself nor my SerttServant had not
gun nor SowrdSword nor pistol nor
a weapon of any kind Donald mcLeod 1725 (1725)
mcLeod the luitenantlieutenant Said
he was SorySorry for my misfor-
tunmisfortune I told him there was
not any neame in Scotland
wou’dwould take me prisoner but
themsalviesthemselves he brought me
to tallisker my wife was
Sent for to take liveleave of
her I left all my Shirts
attat Inverness but the one
I had on me that day I got
onotheranother from my BroyrBrother that
Shirt I left with my SerttServant
and Some of talliskerstallisker’s men
took it away my wifwife told
this to tallisker he asked
her how was Saying ytthat She
told him it was her own
Woman SerttServant bring her here
So She was brought he
cause to borbore a hole and put
the womanwoman’s finger in it
and Stricking a wadgewedge asidaside her finger 1726 (1726)
finger that any bodyanybody woudwould
See her in that Condition
woudwould pittypity her case for my
own part it did wext11 me
more thenthan taking my selfmyself Pri-
soner I spoke to Normand
McLeod of watterstien who
was a Captain with tallisker
and desired him to go where
tallisker was that I ask as
a favour to let the woman
go Sir said Normand McLeod
I did as much as I could al-
ready go your selfyourself IllI’ll go
with you So I went but he
wou’dwould not hear me but desir-
ed to Strick the wadgewedge harder
Normand MacLeod of Watterstain
offered his purple to me I thank-
ed him and told him I had
plantyplenty of my own weel Say
he I wish to god it was for
money you was to be got this
day while I had of the world and 1727 (1727)
and you woudwould not go this
day So tallisker woutwould with
me to Porttree and delivered
me to Captain mcNail who
Commanded a Company half
rid Coats and half Campbell,
that night I was put with
the rest of the prisoners
thythey had to the gardguard hous
amongsamongst whom was Donald✝
McLeod of XGarttigill they
took all the rum beforbefore I woutwould
in for they puts us all one
SidSide of the fire for I was Un-
der the rid CoatsCoats’ feet I send
out for Captain mcNail I beg’dbegged
of him as a favour to let me
the other SidSide of the the fire
he told me that tallisker de-
sired him to keep a dubledouble Sen-
try and a dubledouble gardguard on meifme if
I woudwould leave them thythey wou’dwould
not take me again that is very kind 1728 (1728)
kind Say I
I Stayed at Porttree that day
and the nixt day the third
day we was SendSent aboard of
a tender the fourt day we werwere
sent a bourdboard of Captain✝ far-
guson being the 19 of July 1746
where GenerallGeneral Campbell was
for twenty days after we werwere
Sent abourdaboard we wereX Ill used
for went14 of meat and beds we
had non but the Cable Cap-
tain farguson brought us to
London we werwere sent abourdaboard of
a transport beforbefore tilberri fort
I was brought from them the
first of November and brought
up to London and put to Mr
DicksDick’s house where I was
keept till the fourt of July
1747 as I live this is all trouth
and much mormore Written by me

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