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226 INDEX OF PERSONS. Gordon, Mary, daughter of General Patrick Gordon
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226 INDEX OF PERSONS. Gordon, Mary, daughter of General Patrick Gordon
195. Sergeant and Fuseler L.-G. Preobrazhensky regiment, from 1720 to 1732
1699] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 193 ' A number of Strelitzes were executed
APPENDIX. 209 Sasine of Ardendraugbt and superiority of Auchleuchries
1692] DIARY OF PATRICK GORDON. 179 Patrick Gordon of Cults
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230 INDEX OF PERSONS. Mieln, Fetka, servant to General Pa- trick Gordon
Summary
Passages from the diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries : A.D. 1635-A.D. 1699"
230 INDEX OF PERSONS.
Mieln, Fetka, servant to General Pa-
trick Gordon, 163.
Mill, John, in Ellon, -4.
Mil^ost, a German, 30.
Milne, William, gardener in Wester-
toune of Auchleuchries, 213.
Milne, William, younger in Wester-
toune of Auchleuchries, 213.
Miloslavskv, the Boj'ar Elia Danielo-
vitz, 45,'46, 52, 53, 61.
Milotawski, the Boyar Feodor Michaelo-
witsch, 53.
Moire, John, 207, 208.
Monmouth, the Duke of, 109.
Montgomery, John, third son of Alex-
ander, eighth Eai'l of Eglinton, 144.
Montrose, the Great Marquis of, 39.
Montgomery, Lieutenant Hugh, 27.
More, Colonel, in Buxtehude, 101.
Morice, Sir William, Secretary of State,
83, 84, 90.
Morison, Doctor Robert, 86.
Morstein, [John Andrew] Count, great
tiesaurer of Poland, 32.
Motiakin, Tichon Fiodorovits, a writer,
48.
Moygne, Walterus, miles, 197.
Munster, the Bishop of, 72, 73.
Munter, Mr. Henry, 103.
Munter, Mr., 158.
Muris, Lieutenant John, 43.
Murray, George, schoolmaster, 4.
Murray, Alexander, fourth Earl of,
133, 140, 141, 144.
Mustapha, the Grand Vizier Kara>105.
Mylne, George, in Auchleuchries, 211.
Mylnc, Robert, the Antiquar}-, 32.
Nevers, the Duke of, 32.
Newton, Andreas, burgensis de Abir-
dene, 199.
Nikiforuf, Lieutenant Peter, 51.
Novgorod, Theophilus, archbishop of,
45.
Odovern, Colonel, 65, 100.
Ogiluy of Reidhytht, Walter, 206.
Ogiluy of Crowalis, William, 206.
Ogilvy of Cullen, 4, 192.
Ogilby of Blarak, 4, 192, 204, 205,
206, 207, 208.
Ogilbjs Janet, wife of the Laird of
Petlurg, and afterwards of Ogilbv of
Blarak, 4, 192, 202.
Ogilvie, 3[ary, wife of John Gordon
of Auchleuchries, 4, 207, 208, 209,
210, 211, 212.
Ogilvie, John, apparent of Glasauch,
204, 206.
Ogilvie of Carnusies, George, 205, 206.
Oldenburg, the Duke of, 123.
Olefelt, Colonel, 100.
Oliver, Dr., of Exeter, 131, 143.
Oppalinsky, a Polish nobleman, 16.
Orange, William IlL, Prince of, 165,
171, 173.
Panmure, George, Earl of, 212.
Pantoune, Willelmus, 200.
Parker, Mr., 81.
Paterson, Dr. John, archbishop of
Glasgow, 184.
Paterson, Sir William, 145.
Paterson, or Talyeour, Alexander, 201.
Patersone, Henry, 211.
Patoun of Grandhome, George, 212.
Paull, Alexander, in Auchniad, 214.
Paxtoune, Thoujas, 201.
Perke, Alexander, 211.
Perring, Mr., 88.
Perry, Captain John, 186.
Perth, James, fourth Earl of, 128, 131,
133, 140, 141, 142, 143, 147, 153.
Perth, James, third Earl of, 147.
Pestritsky, Bartholomeus, Secretary to
Field-Marshal Lubomirski, 36, 37.
Peter the Great, Czar of Muscovy, 108,
110, 150, 152, 162, 164. 165, 166,
167, 168, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181,
183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189,
190, 191, 192, 193.
Petrowitsch, Alexei, Grand Duke of
Russia, 168.
Philes, Mr., 154.
Philip, (JrafFe of Schawenburg and
Lippe, 71.
Gordon was brought up and remained a lifelong Roman Catholic, at a time when the Church was being persecuted in Scotland. At age of fifteen, he entered the Jesuit college at Braunsberg, East Prussia, then part of Poland. In 1661, after many years experiences as a soldier of fortune, he joined the Russian army under Tsar Aleksei I, and in 1665 was sent on a special mission to England. After his return, he distinguished himself in several wars against the Turks and Tatars in southern Russia. In recognition of his service he was promoted to major-general in 1678, was appointed to the high command at Kiev in 1679, and in 1683 was made lieutenant-general. In 1687 and 1689 he took part in expeditions against the Tatars in the Crimea, being made a full general. Later in 1689, a revolution broke out in Moscow, and with the troops under his command, Gordon virtually decided events in favor of Peter the Great against the Regent, Tsarevna Sophia Alekseyevna. Consequently, he was for the remainder of his life in high favor with the Tsar, who confided to him the command of his capital during his absence from Russia. In 1696, Gordon's design of a "moveable rampart" played a key role in helping the Russians take Azov. One of Gordon's convinced the Tsars to establish the first Roman Catholic church and school in Muscovy, of which he remained the main benefactor and headed the Catholic community in Russia until his death. For his services his second son James, brigadier of the Russian army, was created Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1701. At the end of his life the Tsar, who had visited Gordon frequently during his illness, was with him when he died, and with his own hands closed his eyes. General Gordon left behind him a uniquely detailed diary of his life and times, written in English. This is preserved in manuscript in the Russian State Military Archive in Moscow. Passages from the Diary of General Patrick Gordon of Auchleuchries (1635–1699) was printed, under the editorship of Joseph Robertson, for the Spalding Club, at Aberdeen, Scotland, 1859.