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Craggs (father to the secretary). Affirmed, in the house of commons, that the queen pressed the duke of Marlborough to accept his commission for life, iv. 48.
Credit (national). Who are the truest promoters of it; whigs or tories, iii. 93. 98. 100. 184. Not in the state the whigs represent it, 196. Their notion of it erroneous, 396.
Creichton (captain John). Memoirs of him, x. 311. Account of his ancestors, 321. A cousin of his, a physician, sent to Lisbon by queen Anne, to cure the king of Portugal of a secret disorder, ibid. The Portugueze council and physicians dissuaded that king from trusting his person to a foreigner, 322. Though he staid but six weeks in that kingdom, he got considerable practice; and afterward settling in London died rich, ibid. Where and when the captain was born, 326. Recommended to the earl of Athol, ibid. Received into his troop quartered at Sterling, 327. Makes one among the parties drawn out to suppress the conventicles, ibid. His first action was, with a dozen more, to go in quest of mass David Williamson, a noted covenanter, whom they missed, and how, ibid. Sent by general Dalziel in pursuit of Adam Stowbow, a notorious rebel, whom he takes, 328. Is sent with a party against mass John King, who was beginning to hold his conventicles near Sterling, 336. Whom he takes, and delivers to the council, who dismiss him upon bail, ibid. Goes in search of some rebels who had escaped from the battle at Bothwell bridge, 344. Takes John King again, 345. Takes one Wilson, a captain among the rebels at Bothwell bridge, 346. For which he is rewarded by the king with Wilson's estate, but never receives any benefit by the grant, 347. Secures many more of the rebels, 350. Encounters a large party of them at Airs-Moss, ibid. Whom he routs, but is brought into great danger of his life, 351-358. Ranges again in quest of the covenanting rebels, 358. Joins the Scotch army on the borders, then marching toward England against the prince of Orange, x. 369. Upon king James's retirement, advises lord Dundee to march with the forces back into Scotland, 372. Goes with lord Dundee and other lords to king James at Whitehall, 374. Returns to Stirling, 379. Adheres to king James, ibid. Is sent to Edinburgh, and there imprisoned, 383. Refuses to betray lord Kilsyth, with great firmness, 384. By what means escapes being hanged, 385, 386. Continues a prisoner in the Tolbooth, in great penury, 388. Makes his escape into Ireland, 391, and settles in the county of Tyrone, 396. Lives the remainder of his life there, loved and esteemed by all honest and good men, 397.
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