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Alexander, Earl of Sutherland, took the slaughter of George Gordon in
evil part, which he determined to revenge, and thereupon dealt with such
of his friends as had credit at Court for the time; by whose means he
obtained a Commission against the slayers of George Gordon; which being
gotten, he sent 200 men into Caithness in February, 1588, conducted by
John Gordon of Golspitour, and John Gordon of Backies, who invaded the
parishes of Dunbeath and Latheron in Caithness with all hostility,
spoiling and burning the same; they killed John, James's son, a gentleman
of Caithness, with some others; and this was called Creach-lairn.
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