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Glimpses Appendix 8

DECLARATION AND OBLIGATION BY THE CLAN REGARDING THE CHIEFSHIP Dated in 1689.

From The Chiefs of Grant, iii. 358, 359.

WEE, undersub[scr]ivers, considering that Duncan M'Pherson of Cluny, our present cheife, is of full purpose and resolution to talzie not onlie his whole estate, but also the representation of us, and all others our kinsmen, by his ryteous air maill, with his daughter to a stranger, and that without all peradventure our ruine is thereby threatened, if God Almytie by ane inteir union amongst our selves doe not prevent the same, doe heirby declair and swear vpon our great oath, that we shall not own nor countenance any person as the said Duncan M'Pherson his representative, and falyieing aires maill of his bodie, excepting William M'Pherson of Nuid, who is his true lineall successor, and the aires maill of his bodie, quhilks falyieing, the aires maill quhatsomever, and sua forth successivelie, and that we shall to the outmost of our power assist and mantain the said William and his forsaids in attaining and possesseing the said estate by all just means imaginable; and furder, that we, the saids undersub[scr]ivers, and in particular, I, the said William M'Pherson, shall second, assist, and mantain one ane other in all our just and ryteous interests against all mortall, his Majestie and ---------------------------------------------------------435-----------------------------------------------------------
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his auctoritie and our respective superioris being excepted. And we bind and obleidge us to fullfill and perform the premisses, under the paine of infamie. In witnes quhairof, we have subscrivit thir presents (writtin be John M'Pherson, writer in Edinburgh) with our hands, at Beanchar and the fourteen dayes of jm-vjc and eightie nyne years

WM. M'PHERSONE of Noid.                                       JO. M'PHFRSONE of Bencher.
D. M'PHERSONE, yor of Invertromie.                        M'PHERSONE, yor of Kyllihuntly.
A. M'PHERSON, Pitmean.                                           JOHN M'PHERSONE in Strone.
JA. M'PHERSONE in Raits,                                          J. M'PHERSON in Beille,
JA. M'PHERSON of Balachroan,                       WILL. M'PHERSONE, brother to Invereshie,
ALEXR. M'PHERSON of Phones,                              MUR. M'PHFRSON Of Clun,
E. M'PHERSONE, brother to Benchar,                         JAMES M'PHERSON, Invernahaine,
WILL. M' PHERSON in Cloon.                                    JOHN M'PHERSON of Cronach. 1

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1 The original of this Declaration is in possession of Sir George Macpherson- Grant, Bart. of Ballindalloch and Invereshie. The statement in this Declaration as to the alleged resolution of Cluny of the time to "talzie" "the representation " of the Clan (which it was quite beyond his power to do) to Sir Archibald Campbell, the intended husband of Anna, his only child, would appear to have been a mere rumour or suspicion set afloat without any real foundation. The marriage contract between the parties had evidently been prepared previous to the date of the Declaration, and was executed at Cluny on 15tb March 1689. By that contract Cluny simply settled a " tocher " or dowry of 6ooo merks upon his daughter, and there is not the slightest reference in the deed to any such resolution as indicated in the Declaration.
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