The nineteenth Dutie discharged of the out-fall made by Spynies Regiment, and of their Retreate made good by Captaine Mac-Kenyee.
THE treatie dissolved, the new supply being come out of Denmarke, Sir Alexander Leslie being made Governour, he resolved for the credit of his Country-men, to make an out-fall upon the Enemy, and desirous to conferre the credit on his owne Nation alone, being his first Essay in that Citie. [ C] And therefore made choice of Spynies Regiment, being their first service, to make the out-fall, ordaining Captaine Mac-Kenyee, with the remainder of our Regiment, in the Lievetenant Colonell his absence, to second them, for making good of their retreate.
My Lord Spynie being present with his Regiment, consisting of brave and valourous Officers, being all worthy Cavaliers of noble descent, and of good families, having action, valour, and breeding answerable to their charges, they were desirous to gaine honour and credit against a powerfull enemy, with whom they were to be ingaged; they went on with boldnesse and con∣fident resolution, and falling into the enemies workes, they forced the ene∣my to retire, and to give ground, even to the body of their Armie: And de∣lighting in the shedding of their enemies bloud, who had shed so much of their Country bloud before, they pursued them hard, following them unto their maine reserve or battell, where they seazed on their Cannon: but the enemy being too strong, and his forces still augmenting, they were made to retire with the losse of some brave Cavaliers, especially the losse of Sir Iohn Hume of Aiton, the first Captaine of the Regiment, who, after many bloudy wounds received, was taken prisoner, being a brave resolute Cavalier, of good carriage and moderation in all his actions, who after died of his wounds with the enemy, being a prisoner long, and was much lamented of all that knew him.
Here also was killed the valourous Captaine Mac-Donald, who in valour succeeded his worthy predecessors; for with his owne hands, as is credibly reported, he killed with his sword five of his enemies, before he was kill'd himselfe. Divers also of these Officers were hurt, as Capt: Lundesey of Bainsho, who received three dangerous wounds, Lievetenant Pringle, who was hurt al∣so, and divers more, they being made to retire, their powder being spent, to make their retreate good, falls up Captaine Mac-Kenyee with the old Scottish blades of our Regiment, to suppresse the enemies fury, they keeping faces to their enemies, while their Camerades were retiring, the service went on a∣fresh, where Lievetenant Seaton his Company alone led by Lievetenant Lums∣dell