ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, hiː wʌz ɐkjˈuːzd, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz sˈɜːvənt, dˈɑːnəld dˈɪŋwɔːl, ʌv wˈuːndɪŋ ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ bˈeɪn ðə jˈʌŋɡɚɹ ɪn nˈɑːkɪnbˌækstɚ, ænd ɐɡˈɛn fɔːɹ tˈeɪkɪŋ dʒˈɑːn mˈæk ɪnˈɑːɡætʃ ɪn mˈɛkəl ˈaʊsi ænd hˈoʊldɪŋ hˌɪm bˈaʊnd ɪn kɪldˈʌn fɔːɹ fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ˈaʊɚz.
In 1589, he was accused, along with his servant, Donald Dingwall, of wounding Alexander Bane the younger in Knokinbaxter, and again for taking John MacInogach in Mekel Oussie and holding him bound in Kildun for 48 hours.