 In 1501 Domhnall escaped, with the aid of Torcall MacLeòid, who may have had the connivance of the earl of Argyll.Torcall was looking for a way to resist the power of his enemy Alexander Gordon, the earl of Huntly, who was acting as the King's lieutenant.On 13 August 1502 a royal council decreed that Torcall was guilty of rebellion and had no right to the lands under his possession.