The rental roll of Maclean of Duart for 1674 marked the turning point in the fortunes of the once-powerful Chief of the Macleans and the Campbells of Argyll. In 1674, Lachlan Maclean of Brolas, acting on behalf of the infant Chief, John Maclean of Duart, entered into an agreement with representatives of the (Campbell) Earl of Argyll whereby the rents of the Duart estates were surrendered to the Earl of Argyll. This was consequent upon the Earl of Argyll gaining legal ownership of the estates by buying up the debts of Maclean of Duart. The estates included all of Tiree and Iona, parts of Coll and Jura, and substantial lands in Mull and Morvern. However the Macleans resisted, and it was not until 1692, some 18 years later, that the then Duke of Argyll was able to take possession of the lands that became known as the Argyll Estate. A full transcript of the 1674 rental roll of Maclean of Duart, by Flo Straker & Louise MacDougall, with a background note by Gene Lamont, is now available for download on the Isle of Tiree Genealogy website at www.tireegenealogy.com. My special thanks to Flo, and to Louise and Gene, for their dedication in producing an outstanding piece of work that makes sense of a complicated and confusing document. It may look simple and straightforward as it is presented on the website, but there are months of work behind it. To download the 1674 rental transcript, go to www.tireegenealogy.com, click on Argyll & Bute Archives, click on Tiree, and then click on FH 216 in the table. ____________________________________ Keith Dash Sydney, Australia Isle of Tiree Genealogy: www.tireegenealogy.com Isle of Coll Genealogy: www.collgenealogy.com