quarter where alone a MacLcan could fear his power, namely, in
the secret councils of the state, or in the private closet of an
erratic sovereign.  The removal of King James from the court of
Edinburgh to that of London, on the whole, had a beneficial
effect on the Isles. The laws now enacted, from time to time,
for the better government of the Isles, began to be felt with
good effect throughout the Highlands generally. The deadly
family feuds, so inimical to the happiness of the people, were
now of rare occurrence, and the chiefs themselves became more
and more reconciled to such measures as were deemed advisable
for the permanent welfare of the inhabitants.  The government
issued a summons in the year 1616 commanding the attendance
before the privy council (Scottish) of Hector Og, chief of
MacLean; Lnchlan MacLean of Torloisk, brother of Duard ; Hector
MacLean of Lochbuy; Lachlan MacLean of Coll; Sir Ruari MacLeod
of Harris; Sir Lachlan MacKinnon of MacKinnon, and Sir Donald
MacDonald, chief of the Clanrana