68:. One of Gordon's servants was killed by John Grant, former Tutor of Ballindaloch, the administrator of the estate. The Earl of Huntly went to Ballindalloch in November 1590 to arrest the Tutor. John Grant of Freuchie promised to deliver the Tutor and his accomplices, accused of murder and other crimes, to
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Freuchie was a powerful landlord with a large following. In February 1596 he made a muster of his whole kin, friends, and servants, able to fight for King James and the Sheriff of Moray, totalling 500 men. 300 were armed and able to go to war, of these 40 had
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22:(c. 1568 – 1622) was a Scottish landowner.
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