THE TWO HANDED SWORD THAT KILLED THE EARL OF HUNTLY, 28 OCT 1562

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ESSAYS CHIEFLY ON SCOTTISH ANTIQUITIES BY THE LATE JOHN STUART ESQUIRE OF INCHBRECK
PROFESSOR OF GREEK IN THE MARISCHAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF
ABERDEEN WITH A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE AUTHORS LIFE.

the sword under discussion is remarkably mentioned;

He also took an active part in the subsequent battle of Corrichie on the Hill of Fare about sixteen miles westward from Aberdeen on the 28th October 1562 where he fought on the side of Queen Mary then in Aberdeen and her natural brother the well known Regent Murray against the Earl of Huntly and his followers and is said also to have distinguished himself on that occasion by having killed with his two handed sword, still preserved in the family, the noble chief of the opposite party

this is absolutely amazing that the two hand sword is mentioned and in the first half of the 19th century still in possession of the family Stuart of Inchbreck.


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jasper