Moray, Robert, 1608-1673
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Sources of Information
- Moray, Robert. Letters of Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Kincardine, 1657-73, 2006:ECIP t.p. (Robert Moray) data view (1608-1673)
- LC database, May 17, 2006(hdg.: Murray, Sir Robert, 1608?-1678; name in title: Sir Robert Moray)
Wikipedia description:
Sir Robert Moray (alternative spellings: Murrey, Murray) FRS (1608 or 1609 – 4 July 1673) was a Scottish soldier, statesman, diplomat, judge, spy, and natural philosopher. He was well known to Charles I and Charles II, and to the French cardinals Armand Richelieu and Jules Mazarin. He attended the meeting of the 1660 committee of 12 on 28 November 1660 that led to the formation of the Royal Society, and was influential in gaining its Royal Charter and formulating its statutes and regulations. He was also one of the founders of modern Freemasonry in Great Britain.
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