His influence at Edinburgh added to the terror which he inspired among the mountains.

Of all the Highland princes whose history is well known to us he was the greatest and most dreaded.

It was while his neighbours were watching the increase of his power with hatred which fear could scarcely keep down that Montrose called them to arms.
The call was promptly obeyed.

A powerful coalition of clans waged war, nominally for King Charles, but really against Mac Callum More.

It is not easy for any person who has studied the history of that contest to doubt that, if Argyle had supported the cause of monarchy, his neighbours would have declared against it.