rhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee ======
===== Offices Held =====
* Commander in Chief of the Army
* P... the South West during the 1670s and early 1680s. He is much hated by those who are Covenanters.
===... raham was a Cornet in William of Orange's guards. He was present at the Battle of Seneffe and rescued ... opulace, and the nature and extent of the country he was required to watch were too great for the lead
Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon ======
===== Offices Held =====
* Constable of Edinburgh Castle
=====... to Scotland. Although unassuming and unambitious he has risen from being the Marquis of Huntly to a D... edom (in 1684 on Claverhouse's recommendation).
He has several times attempted to resign as the Governor of Edinburgh Castle as he does not relish the intrigues and conflicts of Sc
e birth to a son. This brought home to those that he had upset with his toleration of Roman Catholics ... loody civil war.
The King fled to London, where he made some attempts to persuade William not to pro... lity ====
Normally when the King calls Parliament he nominates a High Commissioner who acts as the Pre... ded field assemblies. In response the Cameronians held their own field parliament and agreed a Protest
le:James|King James VII]] wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the way to Ireland. ... asked him to send and substituted this less than helpful version in its place. It was delivered to t... People, so much that in our greatest misfortunes heretofore we had recourse to your assistance and th... led nor frighted into any action misbecoming true-hearted Scotsmen. And that to support the honour of
mpbell, 10th Earl of Argyll ======
===== Offices Held =====
* Chief of Clan Campbell
===== Reputat... s VII's favour). However, after failing to do so, he supported William and Mary's quest for the throne.
On March 12, 1678, he married Elizabeth Tollemache (daughter of Lionel Tollemache, 3rd Baronet of Helmingham) at Edinburgh, Scotland. They have two ch
ed his Crown Viscount Dundee returned home to his heavily pregnant wife at Dudhope just north of Dundee. After a few weeks he had gathered about him some of his very loyal troop of Horse. They rode out to Dundee Law where he raised the royal standard of King James VII and d
meeting of the estates of the kingdom of Scotland held and begun at Edinburgh, the 14th day of March, 1689, Edinburgh: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, 1690 (Wing / S1161).
Foras... Will. Hamilton; Tho. Tulloch; David Spence; Will. Heggins; Jo. Boswell; A. Gordon; Will. Arskine; Will
ind that so many of the nobility and gentry, when here at London, were so much inclined to an union of... nduce to the effectuating the same. So we bid you heartily farewell.
From our Court at Hampton, the s... meeting of the estates of the kingdom of Scotland held at Edinburgh, beginning
on the 14th day of March, 1689, Edinburgh: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson,
1690 (Wing / S1161).
