Following active service in Europe as a professional soldier under Gustavus Adolphus he fought in the English Civil War on the side of the King and was subsequently confined in Edinburgh Castle where he became a Quaker convert in 1665.
Following active service in Europe as a professional soldier under Gustavus Adolphus he fought in the English Civil War on the side of the King. As a known associate of the Earl Marischal he was subsequently confined in Edinburgh Castle where he became a Quaker convert in 1665.