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Charles. When the covenanters resolved to take up arms, he contributed at least forty thousand merks. Along with the Earl of Rothes and others went on 22 March 1639 to
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897:William Mew
837:Thomas Hill
807:John Harris
787:John Hacket
762:John Glynne
747:Thomas Ford
672:John Conant
642:Thomas Case
552:Simeon Ashe
235:Ferniehirst
137:High Church
1320:Categories
1122:John Wilde
1112:John White
1052:Zouch Tate
962:Henry Rich
922:Philip Nye
717:John Earle
445:1612–1649
356:References
154:Louis XIII
133:Lord Lorne
127:Later life
59:Charles II
48:great seal
26:Early life
1208:Ministers
712:John Dury
682:John Cook
577:John Bond
499:Documents
303:; vol. 6.
243:Restalrig
207:Restalrig
180:Edinburgh
75:Charles I
44:attainder
947:John Pym
862:John Ley
203:apoplexy
169:Traquair
162:Dalkeith
87:James VI
1199:at the
370::
1258:Elders
539:People
249:Legacy
225:Family
213:, the
411:1641
262:Notes
188:Leith
55:Leith
489:The
147:and
376:".
233:of
1322::
270:^
175:.
104:,
1189:e
1182:t
1175:v
482:e
475:t
468:v
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