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	Sir Robert Moray
		Moray was knighted at Oxford on 10th of January, 1643, by Charles I. Moray was also on good terms with Mazarin and fought with his regiment in Germany, and, in 1645, he was made a prisoner of war in Bavaria.
		However, at the Restoration, Sir Robert Moray was re-appointed justice-clerk and a lord of session, in addition to being made one of the lords auditors of the exchequer.
		Moray was the friend and benefactor of the well-known mystic, Thomas Vaughan, who, says Wood, settled in London under the protection and patronage of that noted chymist, Sir Robert Murray, or Moray, Knight, Secretary of State for the kingdom of Scotland.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /texts/moray_r.html (2715 words)

	Palo Alto-Roller Masonic Lodge #346
		One, William Moray, afterwards Earl of Dysert, provided a vessel at Tynemouth, onto which Sir Robert Moray was to conduct the king, who was to assume a disguise.
		Sir Robert was questioned and put under arrest, and the rumour got abroad that he had intended to kill the king, but, says Burnet, the historian, upon this occasion Sir Robert practised in a very eminent manner his true Christian philosophy without showing so much as a cloud in his whole behaviour.
		Moray’s name, together with that of Christopher Wren, is to be met with on almost every page of the early volumes of the Journal of the Society.
	www.paloaltolodge.com /id28.html (2795 words)

	Robert Moray, Agility Instructor
		Robert Moray, a native Californian, and former state humane officer, is a regular face at the Companion Animal Village.
		Robert has worked in the pet industry since 1979, training cats, dogs, exotic birds and their humans.
		Robert was instrumental in launching three long-running Agility programs in Southern California, and is a regular fixture as an in-demand instructor around L.A., the Valley and the South Bay.
	www.spcala.com /dogtraining/robertmoraybio.shtml (286 words)

	The Galileo Project
		Moray was primarily a public figure, a statesman and diplomat, and only secondarily a scientist.
		Moray was either the first or one of the first to be inducted into the freemasons in England (1641).
		Moray was one of the initial gathering in November 1660 that decided to organize the Society.
	galileo.rice.edu /Catalog/NewFiles/moray.html (657 words)

	Crown Servants, Series Three, Lauderdale
		Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 14 December, 1667.
		Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 and [17] December, 1667.
		Robert Leighton, Bishop of Dumblane to The Earl of Lauderdale.
	www.adam-matthew-publications.co.uk /digital_guides/crown_servants_series_three_lauderdale/Detailed-Listing.aspx (8446 words)

	ANCIENT MURRAY GENEALOGY
		Robert, son of William sixth earl of Sutherland (in or before 1389) is named by the chronicler Forissart as a leader of the Scots invading into the West of England in 13388.
		Sir Robert Gordon states the Earl John died in 1460 and was buried in the chapel of St. Andrew’s at Golspie in Sutherland.
		As stated by Sir Robert Gordon, William Sutherland of Duffus was by instigation of the Bishop of Caithness killed by the Clan Gunn at Thurso in 1530.
	groups.msn.com /ANCIENTMURRAYGENEALOGY/murrayoftullibardinatholl.msnw (8126 words)

	Ockham's Razor - 1 January 2006 - The Roots of the Royal Society and the Scottish Connection
		Robert Moray was born in 1609, and when he was about 15, he visited an underwater coal mine in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
		Moray was closely involved in the tedious negotiations, and when they were clearly going nowhere, he tried to arrange for the King to escape to Europe.
		Moray was in London by August, 1660, in good time to have become a regular at the meetings of the scientific group before 28th November.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2006/1529070.htm (2204 words)

	Fellow of the month - Sir Robert Moray
		Moray spent his time on the continent corresponding with other European men of a scientific mind.
		After Charles II's restoration in 1660, Moray returned to London and was present at Wren's lecture at Gresham College on the 28th November, after which the establishment of 'a Colledge for the Promoting of Physico-Mathematicall Experimentall Learning' was discussed.
		In the 1660s, Moray was a keen member of the Royal Society, serving on committees, aiding in fundraising and contributing papers.
	www.royalsoc.ac.uk /page.asp?tip=1&id=3836 (450 words)

	Gresham College \| Search Lectures and Events
		Moray's connections with the Freemasons of Charles's Scottish Court may have persuaded the King that he could be trusted as in 1642 Charles knighted Sir Robert to give him sufficient status to act as the British King's messenger to the King of France.
		Moray, the soldier, was afraid of another war with the Dutch and he realised that their ship-building skills were far in advance of the English ones at the time.
		Moray's fourth principle, that wealthy amateurs could be brought into the Society to fund less wealthy scientists, encouraged scientists, who had been strong supporters of Parliament, to sit down and meet with wealthy Royalists, who in turn helped fund their work and assist their rehabilitation into Restoration society.
	www.gresham.ac.uk /event.asp?PageId=4&EventId=589 (8875 words)

	AIM25: Royal Society: Moray, Sir Robert (1608-1673)
		The son of Sir Mungo Moray of Craigie in Perthshire, he was educated in Scotland and in France, probably a member of the Scottish regiment which joined the French army in 1633.
		It was Moray who was the chief intermediary between the Royal Society and the King, and other highly placed persons at the Court such as Prince Rupert and the Duke of York.
		Moray includes anecdotes to amuse his ailing correspondent; he describes his quiet life and is enthusiastic about many of his chemical experiments.
	www.aim25.ac.uk /cats/18/5995.htm (752 words)

	SIR ROBERT MURRAY (or MORAY) - LoveToKnow Article on SIR ROBERT MURRAY (or MORAY) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		1600-1673), one of the founders of the Royal Society, was the son of Sir Robert Murray of Craigie, Ayrshire, and was born about the beginning of the 17th century.
		In early life he served in the French army, and, winning the favor of Richelieu, rose to the rank of colonel.
		See: SIR ROBERT MURRAY (or MORAY) at LoveToKnow.
	58.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MU/MURRAY_or_MORAY_SIR_ROBERT.htm (328 words)

	Lectures: Sir Robert Moray, the first known initiate into the Craft of Freemasonry on English soil
		To the beautiful and remarkable character of Robert Moray justice has yet to be done.
		Sir Robert was questioned and put under arrest, and the rumour got abroad that he had intended to kill the king, but, says Burnet, the historian,
		Moray was the friend and benefactor of the well-known mystic, Thomas Vaughan, who, says Wood, settled in
	www.geocities.com /lodge34/torrione_ldg.moray.html (2911 words)

	English 1st
		From 1660 to 1670 the infifience of Moray affected the whole course of the Scottish government, and he guided, controlled, and supported Lauderdale against the cabals that were formed to oust him.
		Vaughan was buried in the church of Aldbury, or Oldbury, about eight miles from the university city, "by care and charge of the said Sir Robert Moray." This was in 1673, shortly before Moray's own death and but a few hours after he had informed Wood of the passing of Vaughan.
		He had a superiority of genius and comprehension." Moray was not only buried in the Abbey by the King's express command, but also at the King's personal expense.
	mastermason.com /callendar588/html/english_1st.html (2444 words)

	The Autobiography of Anne Murray, Lady Halkett, An e-text of an 1875 edition of the memoir, prepared by Ellen Moody
		This was a sad lose to mee, for, besides the advantage I had in her obleiging converse, I had the assistance of Sir R. [Robert's] advise in any deficulty in my busynese, and hee wentt offtimes to consultations with mee, and imployed his interest as farre as itt could bee use full to mee.
		Sophia Moray's death deprives Anne of a conventionally-acceptable reason to be living with Robert Moray.
		Lady Isabel was third wife to Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe; Ker's first wife, Jean Ker (born Drummond) had been governess to the children of Charles I; Anne Murray's mother, Jane Drummond had replaced Jean Ker when she went with the royal children to Holland.
	www.jimandellen.org /halkett/SophiaMoraydies.html (1335 words)

	The Origins Of Freemasonry 01
		In the 16th century Scotland began to appoint Masters of Works The first, Sir Robert Drummond of Carnock, was displaced from an office granted to him for life by King James VI on December 21, 1583 by his loyal friend and fellow closet Catholic William Schaw.
		With the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II appointed William Moray, brother to Sir Robert Moray, as sole master of works, overseer and director general of his majesty's buildings in Scotland.
		The initiation of Moray into the Edinburgh Lodge is extraordinary not only in view of time and place, a castle awaiting a battle, but in light of those who were present.
	mastermason.com /hempstead749/hist03.htm (5527 words)

	The Mediadrome - History
		His work, and his system of experimentation had a tremendous influence on younger scientists, among them Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke, both of whom used Harvey's methods in their own work.
		Sir Robert Moray trotted off to court and told Charles II of their proposed society.
		Moray told his colleagues the good news at their second meeting on the 5th of December 1660.
	www.themediadrome.com /content/articles/history_articles/royal_society.htm (1037 words)

	Books : Grand Master's Lodge
		Robert also has a new book out in the UK written in conjunction with his old friend Chris Knight, for Century.
		Whilst researching The Book of Hiram Robert created an electronic database of a lot of the early ritual material he was using, to make it easier for him to search and sequence it.
		Robert's University has now taken over this useful Masonic research resource over and a link to it can be found in the Book of Hiram section of this website.
	ww2.grandmasterslodge.org /iopen24/defaultarticle.php?cArticlePath=255_258 (372 words)

	Religions And Political Discussions
		Robert Moray was the first recorded Initiate to Freemasonry in England.
		Robert Hooke, the first Curator of Experiments, and later Secretary of the Royal Society in his memorandum on the business and design of the Society wrote of "Its engagement not to meddle with divinity, metaphysics, morals, politics, grammar, rhetoric or logic".
		Robert Moray as its first President), whose purpose it was to extend their researches into the hidden mysteries of nature and Science, and to those brethren, many already Fellows of the Royal Society, who were prominent in the early days of the Grand Lodge.
	themasonictrowel.com /Articles/Freemasonry/masonic_institution/religions_and_political_discussions.htm (2281 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Invisible College: The Royal Society, Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science: Books: Robert Lomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Robert Lomas' latest offering The Invisible College provides us with a fascinating account of his examination of the United Kingdom's most renowned institution for the advancement of science, the Royal Society.
		Robert Moray, Scotsman, visionary, spy, and soldier, with an apparently flexible approach to choosing political sides in the Civil War.
		Moray's vision and Charles II patronage saw seemingly irreconcilable adversaries from both sides of the Parliamentarian / Royalist conflict manage to sit side by side under the auspices of Science and Philosophy, and develop an experimentation approach to solving the riddles of nature.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Invisible-College-Society-Freemasonry-Science/dp/0747239770 (1711 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Letters of Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Kincardine, 1657-73: Books: David Stevenson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sir Robert Moray (1608-1673) was one of the most active of the twelve founding members of the Royal Society, and as a close friend of King Charles, was a key figure in obtaining the royal patronage that was crucial to its status and growth.
		Whilst not an active or original researcher, Moray's role as enthusiastic and widely read participant in, and inspirer of, the Society's activities, place him at the centre of the seventeenth-century British scientific scene.
		As well as being an active member of the Royal Society, Moray was a prolific letter writer, sending a steady stream of news and correspondence to his friend Alexander Bruce, Earl of Kincardine, whose ill-health often kept him away from events.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Letters-Robert-Moray-Kincardine-1657-73/dp/0754654974 (520 words)

	Department for Culture Media and Sport - A British Breakthrough? Arts Minister Defers Export of C.17th King's Warrant ...
		It provides unique contemporary evidence that Robert Hooke, with the aid of Sir Robert Moray, vice-president of the Royal Society, was seeking a royal patent in the mid 1660s for an application of a spring to the balance-wheel of watches.
		Robert Hooke was a physicist and instrument maker who became professor of geometry at Gresham College, London.
		This showed that in September 1663, after the return of certain trial clocks used at sea, the question of patenting the timekeepers was discussed and Sir Robert Moray took particular interest in the project.
	www.culture.gov.uk /Reference_library/Press_notices/archive_2004/dcms073_04.htm (1121 words)

	London Royal Society
		The first group of such men included Robert Moray, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, John Wallis, John Evelyn, Christopher Wren and William Petty.
		By the second meeting, which was on 5 December 1660, Moray was able to report that he had approached King Charles II.
		Then you shall have copies among the first, and if there is something withheld from publication, it will be much easier for me to communicate it to you than to have to send word of everything by letter.
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Societies/RS.html (1340 words)

	Robert Hooke 1635 - 1703 - The Inspirational Father of Modern Science
		Micrographia, the first published work of Robert Hooke, is available on CD for approximately 30 dollars.
		The purpose of this article is to encourage you to purchase the two books by Richard Nichols and learn from his detailed research - the extraordinary life of Robert Hooke and the contribution he made to science.
		This article is but the briefest summary of Richard Nichols' book and serves as a recommendation to a fine and detailed publication.
	www.microscopy-uk.org.uk /mag/artmar00/hookenotes1.html (610 words)

	thePeerage.com - Person Page 12943
		She married Sir Robert Douglas, 1st and last Viscount Belhaven, son of Malcolm Douglas and Janet Cunningham, on 12 January 1610/11 at St.
		She was the daughter of Sir Robert Douglas, 1st and last Viscount Belhaven and Elizabeth Whalley.
		She was the daughter of Sir Robert Hamilton of Silvertonhill, 1st Bt.
	www.thepeerage.com /p12943.htm (1095 words)

	The First Initiation on English Soil
		In any case, assuming, which is very unlikely and improbable, that Sir Robert Moray was the first non-operative to be initiated into the mysteries of the Craft in England, Freemasonry has no reason to be ashamed when it looks to the rock whence it was hewn.
		Boyle at Chelsea, and saw divers effects of the coliple for weighing air." "9th May, 1661.
		At Sir Robert Murray's, where I met Dr. Wallis, Professor of Geometry at Oxford, where was discourse of several mathematical subjects." "22nd August, 1662 (the day after Evelyn was sworn one of the Council of the Royal Society), I dined with my Lord Brouncker and Sir Robert Murray." "25th January, 1665.
	www.freemason.org /cfo/september_october_2001/initiate.htm (2565 words)

	Amazon.com: "Sir Robert Moray": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The only exception to this generalisation is the remarkable obsession of Sir Robert Moray with his mason mark (see chapter 7), but he is so extraordinary and untypical a mason that no conclusion about...
		The chief negotiator for the Scots was Sir Robert Moray, a staunchly royalist member of the Scottish administration, knighted by Charles in Oxford in 1643, who had been deliberately chosen...
		virtuosi-in-exile like Sir Robert Moray had encountered in mainland Europe, a broad plan for the constitution and activities of the new `society' was drawn up,...
	amazon.com /phrase/Sir-Robert-Moray (421 words)

	History of Freemasonry by Bro. Jack Buta MPS
		No brothers, based on my readings, Freemasonry came into being in Scotland sometime between the death of Robert Cochrane in 1482 and the death of the Stuart King James I in 1625.
		By hanging Cochrane, the very nobles who wanted to get rid of him, raised him to the stature of a martyr.
		Had they left him alone he and the stonemasons might never have attracted the interest and aroused the curiosity of future generations of the upper classes in this craft that had produced such a man. In life, Robert Cochrane built stately edifices.
	www.freemasons-freemasonry.com /buta.html (5269 words)

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