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3 unusual facts about Alexander Crichton of Brunstane


Alexander Crichton of Brunstane

After the battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547, Alexander travelled with the English Norroy Herald, Gilbert Dethick, carrying messages between the Privy Council of Scotland and Mary of Guise at Stirling Castle and Lord Hertford.

He argued that the priest and master of arts and Protestant preacher George Wishart would not simply be called "Wishart" in the correspondence, and suggested the messenger was a young man, John, eldest son of John Wishart of Carnbeg.

In contemporary letters and documents Alexander is known by variant spellings of "Brunstane," his territorial designation.



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