" About this tyme that great difference fell out between the Earle of Crawfoord
 and the Ogilbies: for the Earle his eldest son, Alexander Lyndsay, purchased from
 the Abbott and Convent of Aberbrothock ane right to the Bailliary of that Abbacy, 
but was keept out of the possessione thereof by Alexander Ogilbie, whose tytle theirto
 was said to be equall if not better than his. This enmity kendled to such a flame, that 
upon aither side they assembled their friends in armes. The Ogilbies calleth the Lord
 Huntley to their assistance and the Lyndsays called the Hamiltons to theirs. Frequent
 meetings having been made to calm and reconcile maters betwixt them, and nothing
 being aggreid upon, it was resolved at last to decyde the cause by ther swords. The
 Earle of Crawfoord, being then at Dundee, posted in all haste to Aberbrothock, and
 came there just as both parties are ready to begine the fight; and he, designing by 
calmness to take up the quarrell, went too forwardly to demand a parlie with Alexander
 Ogilbie for his sone. But before lie could either be known or heard, he was encountered
 by a commone soulder; who thrust him in the mouth with a spier, which laid him dead
 upon the ground. This sudden accident did excite both parties, the one for victory and
 the other for revenge, which occasioned a most cruel and bloody fight. The victorie fell
 to the Lindsayes. Alexander Ogilbie, being sore wounded, was taken and brought to the
 Castle of Fenheaven, where he dyed. The lord Huntley escaped by the swiftness of his 
horse. Ther wer slaine on the Ogilbies syde John Forbes of Pitsligoe, Alex. Barclay of 
Gartlay, Robert Maxwell of Tilling, William Gordoune of Borrowlield, and Sir John Oliphant
 of Aberdagie, of the better sort. Ther wer few of qualitie lost on the other syde, besyde the
 Earle himselfe whose loss wes extreemly regreatted."

Referring to the same period, Lindsay adds :-" After this there followed nothing but slaughter
 in this realm, every party ilk one lying in wait for another as they had been setting tinchills for
 the slaughter of wild beasts."