GORDON, Adam Principal and Professor of Greek in Melle, France ¹

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"3rd October, 1648, in presens of George Cullen and Johne Leslie, baillies.

The said day, it wes verified and provin be the witnessis vnderwreitin, viz., Johne Gordon of Sheills, Mr. Thomas Chalmer, Johne Broun, and that Mr. Adam Gordon, principall and professor of the Greik tongue in the colledge of Mell in France, is lauchfull sone to vmquhill William Gordon, sometyme baillie of Banff, procreat betuixt him and Elizabeth Chalmer his spous in the holie band of matrimony, and that the said vmquhill William Gordon his mother Jannet Innes wes lauchfull dochter to Alexr Innes of Kirkhill, and that the said Alexr Innes his mother wes lauchfull dochter to the laird of Reidhall, and that the said vmquhill William Gordon his father wes lauchfull sone to George Gordon of Slyuy, and that the said George mother wes dochter to the laird of Boig Stewart, and that the said George Gordon his father wes William Gordon of Mureraik, and that the said Elizabeth Chalmer wes lauchfull dochter to ymquhill Patrik Chalmer, shirreff clerk of Banff, and that the said vrnquhill Patrik his father wes laird of Balnacraig, and that the said Elizabeth hir mother wes Violat Johnstoun, dochter to the laird of Caskiben, and that the said Violat Johnstoun hir mother wes dochter to the laird Delgatie Hay, and that the said vmquhill Patrik Chalmer his mother wes dochter to the laird of Petmedden Fantoun. Quhairvpon the baillies foirsaid ordanit ane testimoniall to be drawin vp vnder the touns secreit seall, in forme as effeirs "

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