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452 HOUSE OF GORDON.
His memory, says the Woordenboek, is still (1862) preserved in a popular
song often repeated by the street boys of Utrecht, one verse of which begins,
" Mijnheer Gordon is een brave kapitein " : —
Captain Gordon is our leader, the bravest man of all !
He can manage all the people whether great or small !
His jolly good health let us drink in liquor that is fine,
A glass of best French brandy or the best of foreign wine !
1788- Otto Theodore. 1758, Nov. 5, Ens. in Major (John ?) Macleod
(of Talisker's) Coy., 2nd Batn., Gordon's Reg., Scots Brigade in Holland,
though he did not take the oath (at the Hague) till 1759, Oct. 17, "having
been closely engaged in regimental duty, exercise, and a change of garrison"
(Letter by A. Johnson, agent at the Hague for Gordon's Reg., to Lord
Harrington, 1759, Nov. 6; W.O. In Letters, V.R.O., i. l)^^). Probably the
same as Otto Dirck, 1787-
Son of Jacob, 1732 {ibid.).
1789- P. D. 1758, Nov. 5, Ens., 2nd Coy., 2nd Batn., Gordon's Reg.,
Scots Brigade in Holland (Ferguson's Scots Brigade, 11. 420).
1790- Patrick (" Patrix "). 1503, Oct., Archer de la Garde, Scots Life-
Guards in France (Forbes-Leith's Scots Men-at-Arnis, 11. 87).
1791- Patrick. 1693, Aug. 10, Capt., Lauder's Reg., Scots Brigade in
Holland (Ferguson's Scots Brigade, i. 573). 1694, commanded one of the
junior companies {ibid., 11. 17). 1695, J""- 16, another officer appointed in
his place {ibid., i. 573).
1792- Patrick. Served under Gustavus Adolphus (Harperfield Tables,
quoted in Wimberley's Gordons of Craig, 23).
Son of John, I\'. of Craig, and brother of John, 1759; designed "of
Over Fuilzemont " in a sasine of 1620, Jun. 9 ; d. s.p., 1632 {ibid., 22, 23).
1793- Patrick. 1647-9, " marichal de logis to the Scots gens d'armes''
(Blakhal's Bricjjc Narration, 213 ; Forbes-Leith's Scots Men-at-Arms, i. 195).
Brother of a " gud pouer gentlewoman, called Jeane Gordon," who,
"after the second warres of Paris," died of a fever, Jan. 27 (1648 ?) by wait-
ing on " Doctor Gordon and his wyff and three yong children, who were all
seik at one tyme, so that non of them could help another ". Blakhal also
caught it {Brieffe Narration, 213, 214).
1794- Patrick. 1651 ? Col., "now in service of the king of Poland, a
brave gentleman and good souldier ... he is in good favor and credit with
the king of Poland " {Earls of Sutherland, 474).
Son of Robert, of Gollachie, " descended from the familie of Cairn-
borrow " {ibid., 474), who gave trouble to the reformers. He may be the