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in 1650, and he may have stayed in Gowrie House. A detailed household account covering
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Elizabeth Gray. The west and northern buildings were built by the Ruthvens. The workmen were said to have found concealed vaults and
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James VI ordered that the building be defaced by removing some of its corner turrets. In 1602, he gifted the building to the city, though he was careful to exclude its name when making the gift. His hunting companions including
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were richly rewarded. King James continued to commemorate his rescue on every 5 August for the rest of his reign. Latterly, the rebuilt and extended house was the home of
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closets in the old walls, one with an earthenware urn of bones. There was also a tower or garden building near the
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