GORDON, Adam ¹

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  General Notes:

"1634- Adam. 1625, Jun. 8, signed a bond in 1050 French crowns, as 'ane of the number,' of Lord Enzie's company in the Scots Men-at-Arms, obliging himself to 'obserue and keip the haill mustoris, dewlie preparit witht ane man and twa hors, armit at all peices witht ane caice of pistollis at sic places and tyme as the said Captain [Lord Enzie] or Commissar sail gif warrant and directioune to that effect, and also to be readie to go to France or els quhair to attend my [Enzie's] service, at all occasionis quhansoever I sail be requirit by my Captane, vpon 40 dayis advertisement sua to do' (Spalding Club Misc., iv. 258).
Son of John, of Ardlogie, who was the son of William, V. of Gight; brother of Nathaniel, 1116- He, being 'wery drunk,' was run 'throw the bodie by one Achterfoall [in the streets of Paris in 1636, Jul.] . . . My Lord [Gordon] wes wery cairfull of him' (Familie of Innes, 224; House of Gordon, i. (214)).'

from Gordons Under Arms ¹