In early October, the Jacobite chiefs asked the exiled James II for permission to take the oath unless he could mount an invasion before the deadline, a condition they knew was impossible. A document granting his approval was sent from Saint-Germain on 12 December and received by Glengarry on 23 December, who did not share it until 28th. While his reasons for the delay are unclear, one suggestion attributes it to an internal power struggle between Episcopalian MacDonalds like Glencoe, and the Catholic minority headed by Glengarry.
In early October the Jacobite chiefs asked the exiled James II for permission to take the oath unless he could mount an invasion before the deadline a condition they knew was impossible A document granting his approval was sent from Saint-Germain on 12 December and received by Glengarry on 23 December who did not share it until 28th While his reasons for the delay are unclear one suggestion attributes it to an internal power struggle between Episcopalian MacDonalds like Glencoe and the Catholic minority headed by Glengarry