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of them have for their fidelity, valor and gallantry, been exceedingly renowned over
all France, Spain, the Venetian territories, Pole, Moscovy, the Low-countryes, Swed-
land, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, and other states and kingdoms ; as may appear
by general Rudderford ; my lord General Sir James Spence of Wormiston, afterwards
by the Swedish king created earl of Orcholm ; Sir Patrick Ruven, governor of
Vlme, general of an army of High-Germans, and afterwards earl of Forth and Bran-
ford ; Sir Alexander Leslie, governor of the cities along the Baltick coast, field-
marshal over the army in Westphalia, and afterwards intituled Scotkani foederis supre-
mus dux ; General James King, afterwards made lord Ythen ; Colonel David Leslie,
commander of a regiment of horse over the Dutch, and afterwards in these our domes-
tick wars advanced to be lieutenant-general of both horse and foot ; Major General
Thomas Kar ; Sir David Drummond, general major and governor of Statin in Po-
mer ; Sir George Douglas, Colonel, and afterwards employed in embassies betwixt
the soveraigns of Britain and Swedland ; Colonel George Lindsay, Earl of Craford :
Colonel lord Forbas ; Colonel lord Sancomb ; Colonel Lodowick Leslie, and in the late
troubles at home, governor of Berwick and Tinmouth-sheels ; Colonel Sir James
Ramsey, governor of Hanaw ; Colonel Alexander Ramsay, governor of Crafzenach,
and quartermaster-general to the duke of Wymar ; Colonel William Bailif, afterwards
in these our intestin broyls promoved to the charge of lieutenant-general ; another
Colonel Ramsey besides any of the former two, whose name I cannot hit upon ; Sir
James Lumsden, colonel in Germany, and afterwards governor of Newcastle, and
general major in the Scotish wars ; Sir George Cunningham, Sir John Ruven, Sir
John Hamilton, Sir John Meldrum, Sir Arthur Forbas, Sir Frederick Hamilton,
Sir James Hamilton, Sir Francis Ruven, Sir John Junes, Sir William Balantine, and
several other knights, all colonels of horse or foot in the Swedish wars.
As likewise by Colonel Alexander Hamilton, agnamed dear Sandy, who afterwards
in Scotland was made general of the artillery, for that in some measure he had exer-
cised the same charge in Dutchland, under the command of Marquis James Hamilton,
whose generalship over six thousand English in the Sw,edjsh -service I had almost for-
got ; by Colonel Robert Cunningham ; Colonel Robert Monro of Fowls ; Colonel Ob-
stol Monro ; Colonel Hector Monro ; Colonel Robert Monro, lately general major in
Ireland, who wrote a book in folio, intituled Monroe's Expedition ; Colonel Assen
Monro ; Colonel James Seaton, and Colonel James Seaton ; Colonel John Kinindmond ;
Colonel John Vrquhart, who is a valiant souldier, expert commander, and learned scholar ;
Colonel James Spence; Colonel Hugh Hamilton; Colonel Francis Sinclair; Colonel John
Leslie of Wardes; Colonel John Leslie, agnamed the omnipotent, afterwards made major-
general; Colonel Robert Lumsden ; Colonel Robert Leslie; Colonel William Gun, who
afterwards, in the yeer 1639, was knighted by King Charles, for his service done
at the bridge of Dee, neer Aberdeen, against the earl of Montross, by whom he
was beaten; Colonel George Colen, Colonel Crichtoun, Colonel Liddel, Colonel Arme-