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- Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul (1590–1663) was a Scottish soldier in Swedish and Russian service, Russia's first General and reformer of the Muscovite army in cooperation with Boyar Boris Morozov. He was the son of William Leslie, third laird of Crichie, a branch of the Balquhain Leslies. In 1618 he was an officer in Polish employ, captured by the Russians, but released. He was the owner of manor and voivode of Smolensk. (en)
- Александер (Александр Ульянович) Лесли оф Крихи, затем оф Охинтул, после принятия православия Авраам Ильич Лесли (англ. Alexander Leslie of Crichie, later of Auchintoul; ум. 1663, Смоленск) — русский генерал шотландского происхождения, состоявший на польской, шведской, шотландской и русской службе. Чин генерала получил первым в истории России. Руководил взятием Смоленска, после чего был пожалован имением Герчиково и назначен смоленским воеводой. Основатель российской ветви шотландского клана Лесли. (ru)
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- Charles, be the Grace of God, King, &c., To the Most high, mightie, and right noble Prince, The Great
Lord Emperour and Great Duik Michaell Pheodor, M'rch of All Russia, sole Commander of Volodomer, Moskoe, Novogarod, King of Cazan, king of Astroean, King of Siberia, Lord of Vobskey, and great Duik of Smoleskey, Tueskey, Vgorskey, Pannskey, , Bolgaskey, and of the other ountreyis ; Lord and Great Duik of Xovogored in the Lower Cuntreyis, of Cheringo, Rezan, Polotzkey, Eostone, Yares, Lanskey, Belozeisky, Leuslandskey, Yondeskey, Obdoiskey, Condinskey, And of all the northerne parts Lord and
Commander ...
Greeting.—Most Excellent Prince, and dear brother and freind. We have sene and pervsed your iniperiaU Letters of Commission and credance that your Ma. our dear brother, hath gevin to your Maj. Genera Major Sir Alex. Leslie, one of our faythfull subjects of our kingdome of Scotland, of noble and illustrous descent ;
Which letteris thrughout all our dominions, according to our imperiall requeist, shalbe in all brotherlie requeist observed and performed ; And that so much the more becaus your Emperial affection hath bene most enclyned to have our faythfull subjects' armes and valoris imployed in your Ma. warres,
And in consideration thairof hath made our said subject Sir Alexander Leslie Major-Generall of your Mjesteis warlyk forces, which preferment is by ws most kyndlie accepted and greatlie esteamed, in preferring one of our Scotts subjects to such high diguitie, assureing your Ma from ws that ther is no subject in our dominions, who ar willing to serve your Maj. in the qualitie of commander or souldier, bot we will give them our frie leave, consent, and libertie to serve your Maj, which we have [thought] good to certifie vnto your highnes by these our letteris, not doubting bot your Maj. will at our requeist continew towards your Maj. servants our subjects all perfection and promotion ; Whom we desire your Ma'j. will continew as yow have begun to advance him, as lykwyse to performe vnto him, and all others our subjects vnder your Maj. Command, as ar mentionat in your Maj. imperiall Commission and letteris of Credence gevin vnto him:
Moreover, we have, in regard of your Emperial Commission gevin to your Maj General, Sir Alexander Leslie, granted libertie vnto our faytlit'ull subject Captan David Leslie for to retume him selff vnto your Maj. emperiall court ther, to attend your Maj service, of whois wisdome, valour, and faythfulnes we have thought good to certifie your Maj, as descendit from noble, illustruous, and marschall parentage, and quho in his owin persone hath gained to him selff great honour, and hath gevin sufficient proolf thairof for many yeires that he hath caryed charge in the qualitie of a Commander in the VVarres of France,Germanie, Sweden, and the Low Countreyes :
Therfor [having] thought good to recommend him with these our saids letteris of recommendation vnto your Maj, that he may be employed according to his qualitie, worth, and merite. Our part shalbe to doe the lyk. And to answer your Maj, our dear brother, gratious inclination and disposition by all princelie offices of love and respects, to manteane and preserve the amitie and mutuall correspondencie [of] long and happie continuance between our Crounes and Kingdomes : And
so we leave your Maj. to the protection of Almigbtie God.—
From our Palace of Westminster, the 26 of Feb., in the 7 yeir of our regne of Great Britane, France, and Irland.
Subscribitur, Charles R." (en)
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- Alexander Leslie of Auchintoul (1590–1663) was a Scottish soldier in Swedish and Russian service, Russia's first General and reformer of the Muscovite army in cooperation with Boyar Boris Morozov. He was the son of William Leslie, third laird of Crichie, a branch of the Balquhain Leslies. In 1618 he was an officer in Polish employ, captured by the Russians, but released. He was the owner of manor and voivode of Smolensk. (en)
- Александер (Александр Ульянович) Лесли оф Крихи, затем оф Охинтул, после принятия православия Авраам Ильич Лесли (англ. Alexander Leslie of Crichie, later of Auchintoul; ум. 1663, Смоленск) — русский генерал шотландского происхождения, состоявший на польской, шведской, шотландской и русской службе. Чин генерала получил первым в истории России. Руководил взятием Смоленска, после чего был пожалован имением Герчиково и назначен смоленским воеводой. Основатель российской ветви шотландского клана Лесли. (ru)
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