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the king in England. This Harris undertook to do, but when at Glasgow, on his way to London, he was charged under pain of treason to give up Niell Macleod, which he accordingly did, and also at the same time, Niell's son, Donald. Niell was brought to trial, convicted and executed, and died I very christianlie," in April, 1613. His son Donald was banished from Scotland, and went first to London, where he remained for three years, and thence to Holland, where he died.

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and returned to their respective homes. Malcolm was a firm friend of his brother, "Old Roderick, of the Lewis," whom he aided against all his enemies. He died about the year 1557, and left two sons, ALEXANDER, his heir.

Roderick, to whom he left in patrimony the half of Gairloch. Malcolm was succeeded by his son, ALEXANDER MACLEOD, second Baron of Rasay. In his time, first began the feud between the "Siol Gillecallum," or "Macleods of Rasay," and the Mackenzies of Gairloch, who wished to possess themselves of the whole of that property, and to expel the Macleods. Alexander died about 1564, and left two sons,

MALCOLM MACALISTER, his heir.

John, who afterwards greatly distinguished himself.

MALCOLM MACALISTER, third Baron of Rasay, was called "Garoc," or" the Strong." It is this Malcolm that is mentioned in the charter granted to Roderick Macleod of the Lewis, in 1571, as heir male of the Lewis family, failing issue male of the said Roderick. He was a brave and clever man, and accompanied by his brother, John Macleod, in the year 1588, joined the Earl of Sutherland in Caithness, where he (the Earl) was waging war against the Earl of Caithness. Great was the havoc and devastation they committed, until, as observes the historian,

Of the three sons of Torquil Dubh, Roderick, William, and Torquil, it is said that Roderick, the chief, went abroad, and died soon afterwards in Flanders, without children; William, the second, died very young at the university of Glasgow; Torquil, who by the death of his elder brothers, became chief of the Siol Torquil, remained for a time with Sir Roderick Macleod of Herries, his uncle; he then went to London, and endeavoured to obtain some redress from the king; but failing in this, he went to Paris, where he was introduced to HENRY IV. then monarch of France, as a brave man who had suffered much injustice in his own country." Henry generously gave him an appointment at his own court, and Torquil adopting France as his native country, remained there until his death. He left no legitimate children to inherit his claims, and by a charter dated 1571, in which Macgillecallum Garoc Macleod, of Rasay, head" Their armies wandering in disarray, hid of the Siol Vic Gillecallum, is mentioned as heir male of the family of Lewis, failing issue male of old Roderick Macleod of the Lewis, then chief of the Siol Torquil; the representation of the ancient and powerful family of Macleod of Lewis," with the chieftaincy of the "Siol Torquil," devolved upon MACLEOD OF RASAY.

Barons of Kasay.

MALCOLM MACLEOD, first Baron of Rasay, son of Malcolm Macleod, ninth Baron of Lewis, was left, on the death of his father in 1515, the islands of Rasay and Rona, and half the lands of Gairloch, in Ross Shire, as his heritage. He was called "Malcolm Macgillecallum," or "Malcolm the son of Malcolm," and hence the patronymic of the head of this house. In the year 1518, the Rasay men, with the rest of the Siol Torquil, followed their chief, John Mac Torquil, of the Lewis, the ally and friend of Sir Donald Macdonald, of Lochalch, in an expedition against Macian of Ardnamurchan, who was the enemy of Sir Donald. They defeated and slew Macian at the battle of "The Silver Craig," and many people were induced by this success to join their party. Sir Donald was, however, soon afterwards slain in Morven, and all his adherents dispersed

themselves in a fearful and confused tumult amongst the caves and rocky mountains ; divers of the Caithness men were killed, and a great prey of cattle and goods was taken away, the like whereof was never seen in this country for many years. They burnt and wasted the town of Wick, but they saved the church, where they found the heart of the last Earl of Caithness, in a case of lead, the ashes of which heart were thrown to the wind by John Macleod, brother of Macgillecallum of Rasay." Malcolm Garoc died about 1590, and was succeeded by his son,

MALCOLM, fourth Baron of Rasay. He received a charter from the king, dated 1596, of the lands of Rasay, &c. in Invernessshire. In 1597, John Macleod, brother of Malcolm Garoc, was killed in a brawl, by Duncan Bane, of Tulloch. This Malcolm finding the family of his chief, Macleod of Lewis, on the decline, formed a league of friendship, offensive and defensive, with Donald Macdonald of Slate; and in pledge of this friendship, it was agreed, that always on the death of each Macdonald of Slate, his successor should give Macgillecallum a sword; and again, on the death of each Macgillecallum, his successor should give a sword to Macdonald of Slate. Both this custom and the friendship of these two fa

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He never complied with the usurper Cromwell's government. On the Restoration, John Garoc went to London, where he was most graciously received by CHARLES II. who shewed him many marks of favour and affection. Tradition says, Charles even went so far, as to restore to John Garoc the Lewis, the old property of his family, and that the chief sailed from Rasay, with all his followers, and landed in Lewis, where he regained possession of the title deeds, and other valuable family papers, which had remained in the hands of the Mackenzies since the time of Torquil Connanach. But as he was sailing back in triumph to Rasay, a great storm arose, and he and all with him perished. Thus died John Garoc Macgillecallum, of whom many and marvellous tales are still told in every district of the highlands, and whose name, in his own clan, is held in the highest esteem.

milies for each other, have remained invio- | cause, as also of his services rendered to it. late until this day. Owing to the fall of the Lewis family, and the increased power of Mackenzie of Kintail, Malcolm was obliged to resign his lands of Rasay, &c. in Kintail's favour, and to hold them of him. He accordingly received a charter from Lord Kintail, dated 1610. This Malcolm was the first Baron of Rasay, who succeeded to the chieftainship of the Siol Torquil, which has ever since remained in his family. The feud between the Siol Torquil" and the Mackenzies of Gairloch, was now at its height. In the year 1611, a sea battle was fought before the old castle of Rasay, between Macgillecallum himself, and his followers, on one side, and Murdo Mackenzie, son and heir of Mackenzie of Gairloch, and his followers, on the other. This was a bloody battle, and continued all day. In the end, Murdo Mackenzie wounded Macgillecallum, and with his own hands put out his eyes, and threw him into the sea. All the Rasay men were killed, so also were Murdo Mackenzie, and Alexander Bane, son and heir of Bane of Tulloch, who was with Murdo Mackenzie, all of whose company perished, with three exceptions, who fought very manfully, and died shortly afterwards of their wounds. This was nearly the last battle fought between the Mackenzies and the Macleods, for soon afterwards the Mackenzies conquered the whole of Gairloch, of which they have since kept possession. Malcolm having been killed in this battle (anno 1611), was succeeded by his son,

ALEXANDER, fifth Baron of Rasay, and chief of the Siol Torquil. He married Julia, niece of Sir Roderick Macleod of Herries, by whom he had four sons, Alexander, John, Malcolm, and Murdoch, and two daughters, Katherine and Florence. He died in 1643, and was succeeded by his son,

ALEXANDER, sixth Baron of Rasay. He married Sybella, daughter of Roderick Mackenzie of Applecross, by whom he had only two daughters, Janet and Julia, and dying soon after, was succeeded by his second brother,

JOHN, Seventh Baron of Rasay, commonly called "Garoc," on account of his extraordinary size and strength. He obtained a charter for his lands in 1648, and married Janet, daughter of Sir Roderick Macleod of Herries. This John Garoc was not only a man of most uncommon strength of body, in which he exceeded all his cotemporaries, but a man of great spirit, merit, and resolution. He was a steady loyalist, and inviolably attached to the cause of CHARLES I. and II. He was present at the battle of Worcester, when most of his men were cut off, and his brother Malcolm made prisoner. He received a full certificate from General Middleton, of his attachment to the royal

That Charles ever restored him the Lewis requires confirmation, but it is certain that he, and a large company, were drowned in an awful tempest at sea, on their return from an expedition to the Lewis.

He had no children by his wife, and after his death, the clan fell into great trouble. Alexander Macrae of Inverinate, who had married Janet, eldest daughter of Alexander, sixth Baron of Rasay, elder brother of John Garoc, tried to secure for his wife and her children, the island of Rasay. This the clan would not allow, and both Janet and her younger sister, Julia, were obliged to sign a resignation for themselves and their heirs. Rasay, with the chieftainship of the Siol Torquil, then devolved upon,

ALEXANDER MACLEOD, eighth Baron of Rasay, who was nephew of John Garoc, and next heir male. He obtained a charter, dated 19th August, 1692, for the lands, and was thereupon infeft. He married Katherine, daughter of Sir Norman Macleod of Bernera, by whom he had a son and heir,

MALCOLM MACLEOD, ninth Baron of Rasay, who succeeded his father about the year 1718. He married Mary, daughter of Roderick Mackenzie of Applecross, and by her had three sons, John, Murdoch, and Norman, and two daughters, Janet and Flora. Malcolm was a firm adherent of the unfortunate house of Stuart, and in 1745, joined the standard of Prince CHARLES, with many of his clan. He remained with the prince until after the fatal battle of Culloden, when he returned to Rasay. On his arrival, he found the Macleods of Dunvegan, who had espoused the cause of the house of Hanover, had burned his castle, carried off all the cattle on the island, and in fact, almost ruined both himself and his people. Malcolm was now obliged to conceal himself, as he was surrounded by ene

mies. About this time Prince Charles, accompanied by two of the chief's sons, arrived in Rasay, where they remained in safety for some time. The prince afterwards went to Skye, and in some months landed safely in France. Malcolm was finally obliged to resign his lands to his eldest son,

JOHN MACLEOD, tenth Baron of Rasay. He married Jane, daughter of Archibald Macqueen, esq. and by her had issue,

John, d. v. p. unm.

JAMES, his father's heir.

Malcolm, major H. E. I. S. d. in 1821. Flora, m. to Col. Mure Campbell, after

wards Earl of Loudoun.
Janet, m. to Archibald Macrae, esq.
Katherine, m. to her cousin, Captain
John Macleod, R.N.

Margaret, m. to Martin Martin, esq.
Isabella, m. to Major Thomas Ross, R.A.
Jane, m. to John Macleod, of Colbecks.
Julia, m. to Olaus Macleod, esq.
Anne, m. to Capt. Mackenzie, of Apple-

cross.

Mary, m. to the Rev. Donald Campbell. Christian, m. to Charles Macqueen, esq. Dr. Johnson, and his companion Boswell, travelling through the isles at this time, were received with great hospitality by Rasay and his family. John Macleod died in 1786, and was succeeded by his son,

JAMES MACLEOD, eleventh Baron of Rasay, Col. of the Skye militia. He m. Flora Ann, daughter of Col. Maclean, and had issue,

I. JOHN, his heir.

11. Malcolm, b. 16th October, 1807, d.
11th January, 1808.

III. James, b. 22nd January, 1813, m.
13th March, 1838, Mary-Frances-
Theodosia, second dau. of Major-Gen.
Sir Hugh Fraser, K.C.B.

IV. Loudoun-Hastings, b. 13th Decem-
ber, 1820.

v. Francis-Hector-George, b. 24th December, 1823.

1. Hannah-Elizabeth, m. in November, 1833, to Sir John Campbell, bart. of Ardnamurchan.

He redeemed his property from the fee duty imposed upon it by Mackenzie of Kintail, in 1610, and the lands of Rasay are now once more held only of the crown. James dying in October, 1823, was suctwelfth Baron of Rasay, the present chief. ceeded by his eldest son, JOHN MACLEOD,

Arms-1st or, a mountain inflamed ppr. 2nd gu. the three legs of Man armed ppr. conjoined in the centre at the upper end of the thigh, flexed in triangle, and the spurs gold, 3rd or, a galley, sails furled ppr. 4th a lion rampant.

Crest-The sun in splendour. Supporters-Two winged pelicans. Mottoes-Above the crest Luceo non uro, and below the arms Quoconque jeceris stabit. Estates-In Inverness-shire. Seat-Rasay.

LYON, OF AULDBAR.

LYON, JOHN, esq. representative of the family, succeeded his father, David Lyon, esq. of Portland Place, London, and of Jamaica, in June, 1827.

Lineage.

This family descends in the direct male line from the Honourable Sir Thomas Lyon,

knt. of Auldbar, Forfarshire, North Britain, who was designated Master of Glamis, as presumptive heir to the title, being brother of John, eighth Lord Glamis, grandfather of the first Earl of Strathmore. (See BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage.)

Sir Robert Douglas, in his Peerage of Scotland, makes the following mention of Sir Thomas Lyon: "He was one of the principal agents in the seizure of the person of King James VI. at the Raid of Ruthven, on the 23rd August, 1582. The king going towards the door was stopped by the Master of Glamis, and bursting into tears, Glamis said, 'No matter, better children weep than bearded men.' When the king recovered his liberty next year, the Master of Glamis retired into England, and was forfeited 2nd March, 1584; he returned

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to Scotland the same year, and with the Earls of Angus and Mar, seized on the castle of Stirling, but was soon obliged to fly to England; he and the other banished lords returning in 1585, with a great force, compelled Stewart, Earl of Arran, to quit the royal presence, and they were received into favour by James, who was pleased to appoint the Master of Glamis captain of his guards in place of Arran, and high treasurer of Scotland: he was constituted an extraordinary lord of session, 9th February, 1585, held it till 6th November, 1591, constituted an ordinary lord of session 28th March, 1593, and sat till 28th May, same year: he was knighted at the coronation of James and Queen Anne, 27th May, 1590; he held the office of treasurer till 1595; had a charter to the Barony of Dod to Thomas Lyon, of Auldbar, knt. and Euphemia Douglas, his wife, 6th April, 1594. At his death, King James said, that the boldest and hardiest man in his dominions was dead.' He married first, Agnes, third daughter of Patrick, fifth Lord Gray, relict of Sir Robert Logan, of Restalrig, and Alexander, fifth Lord Howe; secondly, Lady Euphemia Douglas, fourth daughter of William, Earl Morton; he had a daughter married to Robert Semphill, of Belltrees, and a son, John Lyon, of Auldbar, who was served heir of Sir Thomas Lyon, of Auldbar, knt. his father, in the Barony of Melgund, lands of Auldbar, &c. 6th August, 1608, he married a daughter of George Gladstones, Archbishop of St. Andrew's." His great-grand

son,

JOHN LYON, esq. who settled at Brechin, North Britain, married Elizabeth Burn, also of Brechin, and had issue,

JOHN, of whom presently.

David, m. Isabel Greig, and had issue several children, who all died young, except

Isabella.

Margaret, died unmarried in 1835.

The elder son,

JOHN LYON, esq. of Castle Lyon, in Perthshire, and Kinnaird, in Fifeshire, married Jane, daughter of Alexander Ochterlony, esq. of Pitforthy, in the county of Angus; she was aunt and representative of the gallant Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, bart. G.C.B. who died unmarried in 1825;* they had issue,

John, died unmarried.

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George.

William, of New Lodge, Berkshire,
capt. 8th hussars, and late M.P. for
Seaford.

Elizabeth, m. Lord Kilmaine, and died
December, 1835, leaving issue, three
sons and five daughters. (See BURKE'S
Peerage and Baronetage.)
Isabella, m. first, James Wedderburn,
esq. who d. in 1834, by whom she
had one son, I. K. Wedderburn, esq.
2nd life guards, and secondly, Charles
Howe Fremantle, esq. capt. R.N.
second son of Admiral Sir Thomas
Fremantle, bart. G.C.B. (See BURKE'S
Baronetage.)

Mary, d. unmarried in 1818, at Mon-
tauban, in France.

Agnes, m. Col. John Fremantle, C.B. Coldstream guards, aide-de-camp to her majesty, and has issue.

Emily, m. the Hon. Major N. H. C. Massey, brother of Lord Clarina. (See BURKE's Peerage.) Mr. Lyon was s. by his son, the present JOHN LYON, esq.

Arms-Argent, a lion rampant azure, armed and langued, within a double tressure flowered and counterflowered, gules.

Crests-Lyon. A lady to the girdle, holding in her right hand the royal thistle, insion to the alliance of Sir John Lyon with closed in a circle of laurel proper, in alluJean, daughter of King Robert II. Ochterlony. Out of an eastern coronet, the rim

DAVID, of Portland Place, London, and inscribed with the word, "Nepaul,” an arm

Jamaica, of whom presently.

James, died unmarried in Jamaica.

Gilbert, died

young.

Elizabeth, died young.

Margaret, died unmarried.

* See BURKE'S Extinct Baronetage.

embowed, habited gules, cuff azure, the hand grasping a baton, wreathed with laurel proper; second a swan, wings elevated, argent, collared, chain reflexed over the back and ducally crowned or, charged on the breast with a rose gules.

Mottoes-In te Domine speravi, for Lyon. Prudentiâ et animo, for Ochterlony.

MOSELEY, OF OWSDEN.

MOSELEY, JOHN, esq. of Great Glemham, in Suffolk, b. 26th January, 1772, m.

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25th May, 1797, Charlotte, only daughter and heir of Ste-
phen Payne Gallwey, esq. of West Tofts, in Norfolk, and
of St. Christopher's, West Indies, and has had issue,

John-Gallwey, b. in 1799, d. s. p. 29th March, 1832.
Richard-William, b. in June, 1805, d. s. p. in Feb. 1822.
Charlotte, m. to Sir Joshua Ricketts Rowley, bart. of
Tendring Hall, Suffolk, capt. R.N.

Mr. Moseley, who succeeded his father in 1785, is a magis-
trate and deputy lieutenant for Suffolk and Norfolk, and
was high sheriff of the latter county in 1805. He is also
alternate chairman of the quarter sessions at Woodbridge.

Lineage.

JOHN MOSELEY, esq. of Wittington, who | purchased, with Henry Longmore his brother-in-law, in 1512, the estate of the Mere at Enville, in Staffordshire, m. Agnes, sister and heir of the said Henry Longmore, and dying before 1514, left a son and successor, NICHOLAS MOSELEY, esq. of the Mere, living 5 HENRY VIII. who had by Elizabeth, his wife, three sons, namely,

JOHN, living 10th ELIZABETH (1568), of the Mere.

HUMPHREY, of whose line we have to treat.

Michael, of St. Clement, Temple Bar,

London, whose will was proved in 1593. He purchased the estate of the Mere from his eldest brother, John, in 1569; and the manor of Lutley from Sir J. Wrottesley in 1590. He m. Dorothy Yate, of Buckland, and was ancestor of the MOSELEYS, of Buildwas and the Mere, now represented by WALTER Moseley, esq. (see vol. i. p. 321.)

The second son,

HUMPHREY MOSELEY, esq. of St. Nicholas Cold Abbey, secondary of Wood Street Counter, London, 1579, (see Wood's Athenæ Oxon), purchased Tunstall, in Staffordshire, in 1571, and OwSDEN, in Suffolk, about 1576. He m. Margaret, second daughter of Sir Clement Heigham, knt. lord chief baron of the Exchequer, temp Queen MARY, and by her, who died 19th December, 1608, left five sons and three daughters. Of the former, the eldest,

RICHARD MOSELEY, esq. of Tunstall, in Staffordshire, removed thence to Owsden, in Suffolk, in 1614, and was there buried in

1630. His will, dated 10th April, 1629, was proved 27th October, of the year of his decease. He m. first, Lettice Clarke, of Farnham, and secondly, Abigail, daughter of Sir Arthur Heneningham, and widow of Sir Augustine Pettus. By the former, who d. 14th October, 1619, aged forty-five, he had issue,

RICHARD, his heir.

Maurice, of Enfield, Middlesex, b. in
1610, inherited the Tunstall estate.
He m. Mary, daughter of Humphrey
Browne, of London, and had a son,
Humphrey, b. in 1632.

Margaret, m. to Thomas Gefferys, of
Sussex.

Arabella, m. to Sir Richard Lashford,
knt. of Surrey.

Lettice, m. to Thomas Nicholls, of Har-
row, Middlesex.

Mary, m. to William Cottington, of
Boston, Lincolnshire.

Juliana, m. to Thomas Dalton, of
Abrington, Cambridgeshire.

Johanna, m. to John Downes, of the In-
ner Temple.

Elizabeth, m. to John Stiles, of Hempston, in Suffolk.

The elder son and heir,

RICHARD MOSELEY, esq. of Owsden, b. in 1608, m. Judith, daughter of Sir Thomas and Playters, bart. of Sotterley, in Suffolk, had issue,

HUMPHREY, his heir.
Thomas, a minor in 1642.
Maurice, in holy orders, rector of Wes-
ton Market, Suffolk, d. s. p. will dated
28th September, 1704, was proved in

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