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Sir Robert Moray (alternative spellings: Murrey, Murray) FRS (1608 or 1609 – 4 July 1673) was a Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy, and natural philosopher.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 83 relations: Abercairny, Abraham Cowley, Abraham Hill, Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine, Andrew Marvell, Andrew the Apostle, Battle of Worcester, Bishops' Wars, Bishopsgate, Bruges, Cardinal Mazarin, Cardinal Richelieu, Catherine Murray, Lady Abercairny, Charles I of England, Charles II of England, Christopher Wren, Continental shelf, Coronation, Court of Exchequer (Scotland), Covenanters, Craigie (hamlet), Perth and Kinross, Crieff, Cupar, David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres, David Murray (poet), Dunfermline, Earl of Irvine, Edinburgh, Edmund Spenser, England, Favourite, Fellow of the Royal Society, Freemasonry, Geoffrey Chaucer, Gilbert Burnet, Great Bernera, Gresham College, Gresham College and the formation of the Royal Society, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, James Gregory (mathematician), John Evelyn, John Hepburn (soldier), John Wilkins, Jonathan Goddard, Laird, Lawrence Rooke, Lord Justice Clerk, Louis XIII, Maastricht, Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland, ... Expand index (33 more) »

  2. 17th-century Scottish judges
  3. 17th-century Scottish scientists
  4. 17th-century spies
  5. Commissioners of the Treasury of Scotland
  6. Founder Fellows of the Royal Society
  7. Garde Écossaise officers
  8. Lords Justice Clerk
  9. Scottish spies

Abercairny

Abercairny is an estate in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross.

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Abraham Cowley

Abraham Cowley (161828 July 1667) was an English poet and essayist born in the City of London late in 1618. Robert Moray and Abraham Cowley are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Abraham Hill

Abraham Hill FRS (19 April 1633 in London – 5 February 1721) was a British merchant. Robert Moray and Abraham Hill are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine

Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine FRS (1629–1681) was a Scottish inventor, politician, judge and freemason, who collaborated with Christiaan Huygens in developing a marine pendulum clock. Robert Moray and Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine are 17th-century Scottish scientists, Commissioners of the Treasury of Scotland, founder Fellows of the Royal Society and members of the Privy Council of Scotland.

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Andrew Marvell

Andrew Marvell (31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678.

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Andrew the Apostle

Andrew the Apostle (Andréas; Andreas; אַנדּרֵאוָס; ʾAnd'raʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus.

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Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Bishops' Wars

The Bishops' Wars were two separate conflicts fought in 1639 and 1640 between Scotland and England, supported by Scottish Royalists. They were the first of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, which also include the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, and the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War.

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Bishopsgate

Bishopsgate was one of the eastern gates in London's former defensive wall.

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Bruges

Bruges (Brugge; Brügge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country.

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Cardinal Mazarin

Jules Mazarin (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death. After serving as a papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII, Mazarin offered his diplomatic services to Cardinal Richelieu and moved to Paris in 1640.

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Cardinal Richelieu

Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church.

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Catherine Murray, Lady Abercairny

Catherine Murray was a Scottish aristocrat and courtier.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Robert Moray and Charles II of England are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren FRS (–) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. Robert Moray and Christopher Wren are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Continental shelf

A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea.

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Coronation

A coronation is the act of placement or bestowal of a crown upon a monarch's head.

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Court of Exchequer (Scotland)

The Court of Exchequer was formerly a distinct part of the court system of Scotland, with responsibility for administration of government revenue and jurisdiction of adjudicate on cases relating to customs and excise, revenue, stamp duty and probate.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Craigie (hamlet), Perth and Kinross

Craigie is a village west of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Crieff

Crieff (Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy.

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Cupar

Cupar (Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland.

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David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres

David Lindsay, 1st Lord Lindsay of Balcarres (baptised 17 March 1587 – died March 1642) was a Scottish nobleman.

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David Murray (poet)

Sir David Murray of Gorthy (1567–1629) was an officer in the household of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, in England from 1603 to 1612, and poet. Robert Moray and David Murray (poet) are Alumni of the University of St Andrews.

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Dunfermline

Dunfermline (Dunfaurlin, Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish, former Royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth.

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Earl of Irvine

Earl of Irvine was a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser (1552/1553 – 13 January O.S. 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse, and he is considered one of the great poets in the English language. Robert Moray and Edmund Spenser are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Favourite

A favourite was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person.

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

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Freemasonry

Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (– 25 October 1400) was an English poet, author, and civil servant best known for The Canterbury Tales. Robert Moray and Geoffrey Chaucer are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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Gilbert Burnet

Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury.

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Great Bernera

Great Bernera (Beàrnaraigh Mòr), often known just as Bernera (Beàrnaraigh), is an island and community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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Gresham College

Gresham College is an institution of higher learning located at Barnard's Inn Hall off Holborn in Central London, England.

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Gresham College and the formation of the Royal Society

The Gresham College group was a loose collection of scientists in England of the 1640s and 1650s, a precursor to the Royal Society of London.

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Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, (19 February 1594 – 6 November 1612), was the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland; and his wife Anne of Denmark. Robert Moray and Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales are Burials at Westminster Abbey.

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James Gregory (mathematician)

James Gregory (November 1638 – October 1675) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer.

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John Evelyn

John Evelyn (31 October 162027 February 1706) was an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, who is now best known as a diarist.

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John Hepburn (soldier)

Sir John Hepburn (c. 1598 – 8 July 1636) was a Scottish soldier who fought in wars in continental Europe achieving the rank and status of Maréchal de France.

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John Wilkins

John Wilkins (14 February 1614 – 19 November 1672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher, and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. Robert Moray and John Wilkins are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Jonathan Goddard

Jonathan Goddard (1617–1675) was an English physician, known both as army surgeon to the forces of Oliver Cromwell, and as an active member of the Royal Society. Robert Moray and Jonathan Goddard are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Laird

Laird is a designation applies to an owner of a large, long-established Scottish estate.

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Lawrence Rooke

Lawrence Rooke (also Laurence) (1622–26 June 1662) was an English astronomer and mathematician. Robert Moray and Lawrence Rooke are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Lord Justice Clerk

The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session. Robert Moray and Lord Justice Clerk are Lords Justice Clerk.

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Louis XIII

Louis XIII (sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.

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Maastricht

Maastricht (Mestreech; Maestricht; Mastrique) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands.

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Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland

The Master of Works to the Crown of Scotland was responsible for the construction, repair and maintenance of royal palaces, castles and other crown property in Scotland.

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Military engineering

Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications.

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Monarchy of the United Kingdom

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution.

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Natural philosophy

Natural philosophy or philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis) is the philosophical study of physics, that is, nature and the physical universe.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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Outer Hebrides

The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (na h-Eileanan Siar, na h-Eileanan an Iar or label; Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle or Long Island (an t-Eilean Fada), is an island chain off the west coast of mainland Scotland.

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Palace of Whitehall

The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire.

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Paul Neile

Sir Paul Neile FRS (1613 – February 1686) was an English astronomer and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and from 1673 to 1677. Robert Moray and Paul Neile are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Pentagram

A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon.

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Perthshire

Perthshire (locally:; Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society.

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Poets' Corner

Poets' Corner is a section of the southern transept of Westminster Abbey in London, where many poets, playwrights, and writers are buried or commemorated.

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Privy Council of Scotland

The Privy Council of Scotland (— 1 May 1708) was a body that advised the Scottish monarch.

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Quartermaster general

A quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army and is in charge of quartermaster units and personnel, i.e. those tasked with providing supplies for military forces and units.

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Research lodge

A Research lodge is a particular type of Masonic lodge which is devoted to Masonic research.

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Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor. Robert Moray and Robert Boyle are founder Fellows of the Royal Society and philosophers of science.

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Royal charter

A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator.

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Scone, Scotland

Scone (Sgàin; Scone) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Scottish Guards (France)

The Scottish Guards was a bodyguard unit founded in 1418 by the Valois Charles VII of France, to be personal bodyguards to the French monarchy.

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Senator of the College of Justice

The Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. Robert Moray and Senator of the College of Justice are Senators of the College of Justice.

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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body of Scotland, with its headquarters in the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh.

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Sound of Harris

The Sound of Harris (Caolas na Hearadh) is a channel between the islands of Harris and North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

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St Andrews

St Andrews (S.; Saunt Aundraes; Cill Rìmhinn, pronounced) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh.

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Thomas Vaughan (philosopher)

Thomas Vaughan (17 April 1621 − 27 February 1666) was a Welsh clergyman, philosopher, and alchemist, who wrote in English.

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Tide

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.

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Tide gauge

A tide gauge is a device for measuring the change in sea level relative to a vertical datum.

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University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews (Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

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William Ball (astronomer)

William Ball (or Balle, 1631–1690) was an English astronomer. Robert Moray and William Ball (astronomer) are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker

William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker FRS (– 5 April 1684) was an Anglo-Irish peer and mathematician who served as the president of the Royal Society from 1662 to 1677. Robert Moray and William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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William Petty

Sir William Petty (26 May 1623 – 16 December 1687) was an English economist, physician, scientist and philosopher. Robert Moray and William Petty are founder Fellows of the Royal Society.

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See also

17th-century Scottish judges

17th-century Scottish scientists

17th-century spies

Commissioners of the Treasury of Scotland

Founder Fellows of the Royal Society

Garde Écossaise officers

Lords Justice Clerk

Scottish spies

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moray

Also known as Moray, Robert, Sir Robert Moray.

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