Lord John Sinclair Of CAITHNESS

  General Notes:

John Sinclair, Master of Caithness, having quarrelled with his
father, was imprisoned by him in the Castle of Girnigo for seven years,
and died there by famine and vermin, September 1575. It was rumoured that
he had been so hardy that his gaolers, at the instigation of his brother,
William Sinclair of Mey,had to finish him off by giving him salt beef
but witholding all drink untilhe died raving. However, one day, while
William was taunting his captive brother, the frenzied Master of
Caithness leapt upon him and tried to strangle him with his chains.
William got away with some difficulty but died from the bruising within a
forthnight.