Strange adventures of Lewis Gordon

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was John Gordon, twcond son to the said
Sir Alexr. The said John Gordon begat
seven sons and two daughters — my faithers
name 1 Alexr. ; 2 John ; 3 Walter ; 4
Adam; 5 William ; 6Georg; and 7 Jeames.
Janet and Lileis was the two daughters.
My mother's name is Issable King, whos
faither was John King, Plewlands, hard
by Saterhill and Gordonstown, she haveing
eight sisters in all, and two brothers. Hir
eldist brothel his name is William King of
New Mill, provest for sixtein years all-
togither in Elgin ther, who haith a great
many children ; her second brother Jeams,
who dyed merchant in Elgin in November
1700 years. My faither with my mother
was two and fortie years maried. They
haid fourtein children, who was maried off
them 1 Jean to Jeams Anderson, Ber-
muckatie ; 2 Barbra to Robert Gordon off
Lunnon, a vassell of the Duke of Gordons,
she, to witt Barbra, haith ten children
allaive or therby ; 3 Elizabetth, who is
maried to Mr Thomas Stronach in Kirk-
hill ; 4 Luckretia is maried to Jeams
Gordon of Thornhill — all in Muray shear ;
with two brothers Alexr. and William
Gordon and a sister, they call hir Margrat ;
these three are to marie. My faither
dyed on a Sabeth morning being the fyft
of Januarii 1700 years, was buried in the
new church of Drany hard by Saterhill and
Kineddor wher he dyed. No person lyeth
in the said church but himself and the
minester of the said parish. Sever all
hundred relations I have in the said two
shairs, to witt Murray, Bamff, Aberdain
aparit. This is 1 as to my parentuige.
2. As to my education I was put to
eoooll in feive years of aige in Kinedor.
My first maister they callt him Robert
Gordon', the 2 Mr Robert Tulloch, who is
helper now to the minester of Spynie in
Murashere, 3 Mr Alexr. Grant, 4 Mr
William Anderson. They warr all keept