 In spring of 1593, Culcreuch purchased a commission of Justiciary, (a commission of "fire and sword"), to pursue the Clan Gregor and ""their ressetters and assisters"".Both the MacAulays and Colquhouns were suspicious of Galbraith's real intentions, and on 3 May 1593 the lairds of the two clans complained that Culcreuch had only purchased the commission under counsel from George Buchanan and that Culcreuch had no intentions of actually harassing the MacGregors.It seemed more likely that the Galbraiths, allied with the Buchanans would direct their vengeance against the MacAulays and Colquhouns, under the guise of hunting and clearing the Clan Gregor from the Lennox.