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execution att fyve of the clock precisely; and by that time, or very shortly after it, I’ll strive to be att you with a stronger party: if I doe not come to you att fyve, you are not to tarry for me, but to fall on. This is by the Kings speciall command, for the good & safety of the
Country, that these miscreants be cutt off root and branch. See that this be putt in execution without feud or favour, else you may expect to be dealt with as one not true to King nor Government, nor a man fitt to carry Commissione in the Kings service. Expecting you will not faill in the full-filling hereof, as you love your selfe, I subscribe these with my hand att Balicholis Feb: 12, 1692.
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Glenlyon began the operation as ordered at 4:00 am on 13 February; in all, 38 people were killed and another 40 died of exposure. Casualties might have been considerably higher but both
Duncanson and Hamilton were delayed by severe weather and not in position until 11:00. The Scottish Parliamentary
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as part of the force commanded by
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You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebells, the McDonalds of Glenco, and put all to the sword under seventy. you are to have a speciall care that the old Fox and his sones doe upon no account escape your hands, you are to secure all the avenues that no man escape. This you are to putt in
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were sent to
Glencoe where they were billeted on the local MacDonalds. Officially this was to collect property tax; payment in kind or 'free quarter' was a common means of paying tax in a largely non-cash society. As instructed by
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Duncanson was one of four children born to John Duncanson (c.1630–1687), and his first wife, Beatrix Campbell; his date of birth is unknown, but is estimated as being around 1658 to 1660. Originally from
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two days later; Duncanson protested and refused to sign the terms of surrender. He was later promoted Lt-Colonel as a reward, but
Ellenberg was executed in November, and the other signatories dismissed.
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Commission set up to investigate the
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to the Earls of Argyll and one of the few to actively support the revolt. Both
Duncanson and his father helped recruit clan levies for the Rising; after it failed, the two went into exile in the
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in July 1689 and were based at Perth to counter an advance towards Edinburgh. This threat never arose and in July 1690 they moved to
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Little is known of Duncanson's early years, and there is no record of any marriage; the first time he makes an appearance was during
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