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GORDONS UNDER ARMS. 19
in Ireland. 1681, Jun. 7, drew up his will on the eve of battle, near Mullingar,
leaving his property to his fellow officers "John Haynes, my Lieutenant,
and Hance Stevenson, my Ensigne " ; Aug. 2, will proved in the Prerogative
Court {Duhlin R.O. ; O'Hart's Irish Landed Gentry, 1887, p. 505). Described
" nuper de Ardendragh ".
128- Alexander. 1691, Apr. i, Lt., Earl of Angus's (26th) Ft. (H.O.
Mil. Entry Bks., p. 77, P.R.O., Dalton's .4.L., in. 210). 1692, Feb. 2, at Ayr
on H.M.'s orders for recruits for Flanders : —
With allowance and concurrence of the Magistrates there, he caused beatt drums throu
the town for inveiting men to their Majesties's service in the Regiment ; one William Logan,
who had been formerly engadged in Capt. Campbell's Company, and had run away, came
. . . and oiiered voluntarily to take on(e) as a souldier with Lt. Gordon, and received money
from him for engadgeing him ; notwithstanding, Patrick Ramsay, late collector at Ayr, after-
wards be his servants and his complices to the number of ten or thereby, came and carried
Logan away from Lt. Gordon's quarters most violently . . . and keeped by him closs from
Lt. Gordon m a taverne in Ayr, called the Ladie Capringtouns . . . Ramsay's servant did
most grievously beatt and abuse Lt. Gordon's servant . . . whereupon Lt. Gordon went to
the Proveist of Ayr, and informed him thereof, and got three toun officers from the proveist
for makeing search ... in the tavern, and in King William's name demanded back the
man . . . whereupon Patrick Ramsay and others, and their servants and complices . . .
did in a most furious way and manner, come out at a door of the house that was unknoune
to Lt. Gordone and surpryze and disarm him ; and while the Lt. retired, they pursued him and
beatt him with pistoUs and suords and had thrust him through with their suords, if he had not
got some defence from Serjeant M'Gavine, and thereafter they carried Lt. Gordon up prisoner
to the tavern and detained him there for some space until the provost came. . . . [Gordon
and other officers] not having now time allowed for any tedious prosecutions ... by reason
of their going to Flanders for His Majesty's service . . . craved the Lords of Privy Council
... to grant such warrants ... for redressing the injuries done to the petitioners while
prosecuting their Majesties's orders for recruits . . . and for due punishment of these
persons. . . The Lords desired their Majesties' solicitors to take instant steps against the
parties complained of and issue warrant for their imprisonment (Priv}< Council Reg., Feb. 18,
iSgz ; Ross's Regimental Colours, 46). Out of the reg. before 1694.
129. Alexander. 1692, Feb. 23, with his wife Jean Gordon got sasine
of Upper Dallachie, Bellie ; is called "alias major" (Banffshire Sasitte),
Elspet Gordon, spouse to Alexander Gordon of Upper Dallachie alias Major
departed May 12, 1690 (Jervise's Epitaphs, 1. 13). 1724, "Maj. Gordon of
Dallachie, married to Patrick Grant of Ballindalloch's daughter, died and left
two daughters ; buried in the Kirk of Bellie but carried from Maverston in
Urquhart, where he last dwelled in much respect of the country and admired
by his neighbourhood, as well as adored " {Mitchell MS.). Descended
from Robert Gordon of Gollachie (ibid.).
130- Alexander. 1694, Feb. 18, Capt., bur. in Greyfriars, Edinburgh
(Greyfviars Reg., Scot. Rec. Soc).