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... castle of Pontefract , and was afterwards committed to the custody of the constable of the Tower of London , with ... castle on any part of his lands , and he built Castle Huntly on his estate of Longforgan in the carse of Gowrie . This ...
... castle of Pontefract , and was afterwards committed to the custody of the constable of the Tower of London , with ... castle on any part of his lands , and he built Castle Huntly on his estate of Longforgan in the carse of Gowrie . This ...
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... Castle Huntly , Forfarshire . Patrick , fourth lord Gray , was the eldest son of Gilbert Gray of Buttergask , second son of Andrew , second lord Gray , lord justice - general of Scot- land [ see under ANDREW GRAY , first LORD GRAY ] ...
... Castle Huntly , Forfarshire . Patrick , fourth lord Gray , was the eldest son of Gilbert Gray of Buttergask , second son of Andrew , second lord Gray , lord justice - general of Scot- land [ see under ANDREW GRAY , first LORD GRAY ] ...
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... Castle was surrendered to the English fleet ( Cal . State Papers , Scott . Ser . i . 66 ) . On 13 Nov. he wrote a letter to Somerset advising the capture of Perth and St. Andrews for the advancement of the king's cause ( ib . p . 70 ) ...
... Castle was surrendered to the English fleet ( Cal . State Papers , Scott . Ser . i . 66 ) . On 13 Nov. he wrote a letter to Somerset advising the capture of Perth and St. Andrews for the advancement of the king's cause ( ib . p . 70 ) ...
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... castle of St. Andrews . But the ruin of his enemy at this particular stage of the proceedings did not suit the purpose of Gray , and with a daring stroke of policy , which amounted to genius , he persuaded the king to transfer Arran ...
... castle of St. Andrews . But the ruin of his enemy at this particular stage of the proceedings did not suit the purpose of Gray , and with a daring stroke of policy , which amounted to genius , he persuaded the king to transfer Arran ...
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... castle of Edinburgh , and on 15 May 1587 he was for- mally accused before the convention ( 1 ) of hav- ing trafficked with Spain and the pope for the injury of the protestant religion in Scotland ; ( 2 ) of having planned the ...
... castle of Edinburgh , and on 15 May 1587 he was for- mally accused before the convention ( 1 ) of hav- ing trafficked with Spain and the pope for the injury of the protestant religion in Scotland ; ( 2 ) of having planned the ...
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