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David Hackston
David Hackston or Halkerstone (died 30 July 1680), was a militant Scottish Covenanter, remembered mainly for his part in the murder of Archbishop James Sharp of St. Andrews in 1679 and his involvement in the events of 1680 which led to his capture and execution.
Biography.
Hackston belonged to the Hackstons or Halkerstones of Rathillet, in the parish of Kilmany, Fifeshire. According to a parish minister writing in 1845, "It is not known whether he was born at the family seat. The records
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- Harjunpää ja pahan pappi (2003) (The Priest of Evil, translated in English by David Hackston)
- Harjunpää ja rautahuone (2010)