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John Macky (died 1726) was a Scottish spy and travel writer. Between 1688 and 1710 he ran a successful intelligence gathering network across the English Channel, principally concerned with Jacobite and French threats to England.[1] He was also the author of several publications which reflected his travel, political outlook and access to leading figures of the period.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Macky, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17632. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Ross, Slaney Chadwick (2015). "The Secret History of the English Spy: 1674–1800". Purdue University: 134–140. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ^ Fritz, Paul S. (1973). "The Anti-Jacobite Intelligence System of the English Ministers, 1715-1745". The Historical Journal. 16 (2): 265–289. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Macky, John, (d 1726), secret agent". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. The National Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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