ied ▁ 1 6 6 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁no blem an ▁and ▁royal ist . ▁ ▁History ▁Mac le ll an , ▁like ▁his ▁father ▁Lord ▁Kir kc ud br ight ▁( wh ose ▁titles ▁he ▁inherited ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 7 ), ▁was ▁an ▁ar dent ▁C oven anter ; ▁he ▁raised ▁lev ies ▁for ▁the ▁king ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ra id ▁on ▁Wh ig am ore ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 8 . ▁ ▁A ▁ze alous ▁Royal ist , ▁John ▁Mac le ll an ▁ins isted ▁his ▁v ass als ▁take ▁up ▁arms ▁in ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁King , ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁which ▁from ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Dun rod ▁and ▁G alt way ▁were ▁much ▁de ple ted . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Kir kc ud br ight , ▁along ▁with ▁Major ▁General ▁James ▁Hol burn , ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁de putation ▁from ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Est ates ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ▁at ▁Se aton ▁and ▁accomp any ▁him ▁to ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Lord ▁Kir kc ud br ight ' s ▁regiment , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁was ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁Parliament ary ▁forces , ▁nearly ▁being ▁cut ▁to ▁pieces . ▁ ▁The ▁lands ▁to ▁which ▁this ▁Lord ▁Kir kc ud br ight ▁succeeded ▁were ▁extensive , ▁but ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁in ▁raising ▁and ▁furn ishing ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁English ▁civil ▁war , ▁for ▁which ▁he , ▁like