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Nisbet, John

(1627–1685)

Vaughan T. Wells

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/20201

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Nisbet, John (1627–1685), covenanter activist, was the son of James Nisbet, a tenant farmer of Hardhill, near Loudoun, Ayrshire. As a youth he entered military service on the continent, but was present at the coronation of Charles II at Scone in 1650. In the company of the king he subscribed the covenant, swearing his allegiance to '...

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date: 27 February 2021

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