MISSIONS
TO AND FROM SCOTLAND
IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Hiram
Morgan
1 FROM DENMARK (1473/4)
An esquire of the king of Denmark
Envoy
Lodged at Snowdon herald's house; K of SC entrusted him with buying munitions in DK when departing. HiramTA 1 pp. lv, 68, 69.
Morgan
2 FROM ENGLAND (1474)
Bishop of Durham; Lord Scrope; & two others +or inc. herald
October 1474
Ambassadors
Betrothal (Oct 18), Marriage treaty (21 Oct) & renewal of 1465 truce til 1519.
HiramTA 1 pp lvii-ix, 27, 52
Morgan
3 . TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1474)
Snowdon herald
11 May 1474 - date of payment before departure
£30 in expenses & £15 for gown
Parliament had suggested an embassy to make a confederation with HiramEmperor.
TA 1 pp.lvi, 50
Morgan
4 TO ENGLAND (1474)-1
Bp of Aberdeen, Sir John Colquhoun of Luss, James Schaw of Sauchy; Lyon herald.
Commission 15 June 1474. July in London.
Ambassadors Hiram£20 prepayment to Lyon. Embassy suggested by parliament for treaty confirmation, redress & possible marriage alliance between infant prince of Scotland and Cecilia, daughter of Ed IV.
TA 1 lv-vi. Morgan
5 TO ENGLAND (1474)-2
Lyon herald
Leaves after 3 Nov, signs document in London on 3 Dec
3 Nov 1474 J3 signs articles of peace & Lyon proceeds to London 'for the interchanging of the truces'. 3 Dec LH signs indenture re remission of Cecilia's dowry HiramTA 1 p.lix.
Morgan
6 TO ITALY (ROME) (1474)
Lombard bankers
1474
The king's appeal against the abp of St Andrews at Rome - the K's interests represented by Lombard bankers. HiramTA 1 pp.l-li.
Morgan
7 TO FRANCE (1474)
Nov. 1474
Conveyed to France in James 3's 'Yellow Carvel'. HiramTA1 p.lxii.
Morgan
8 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1477)
John Huseman
1477?
nuncio and commissioner Hiramre dispute between Graham and Scheves over archbishopric TA 1 p.li
Morgan
9 TO ENGLAND (1488)
Abp of St Andrews, bps of Aberdeen & Glasgow
Sent after the death of J3 & coronation of J4.
Ambassadors
Obtained renewal of truce arranged in 1486 HiramTA 1 pp.lxxiv-v; (Also derived from Rymer’s Foedera, XII, 343,345).
Morgan
10 TO FRANCE (1488-9)
Lyon herald
Snowdon herald
departing after 3 Nov 1488
Parliament suggests embassy to get king married; preliminary mission by HiramLyon & Snowdon; S went to SP; presumably Lyon went to Fr. TA 1 pp.lxxxiii-v; 97
Morgan
11 TO SPAIN (1488-9)
Lyon herald; Snowdon herald
Departing after 3 Nov 1488 HiramTA 1 pp.lxxxiii-v, 97
Morgan
12 FROM SPAIN (1489)
Six persons inc. Ambassador not named, Master Martyn, a squire & three servants.
in Linlithgow by mid-August.
rewards: 600 crowns to the Ambassador, 100 crowns to Master Martin, 50 crowns to the squire, £13 9s to servant who brought the presents & £14 10s to other two servants. Expenses: £30 to Snowdon herald to meet their Hiramexpenses from Berwick; £118 12s for expenses in Edinburgh and Linlithgow.
Presented sword & knife to the King. Offer of an infanta to prevent Franco- Scottish alliance; a similar tactic had been used with England. Jan 1490 F & I reproach De Puebla for deluding J4 into believing that there was an infanta on offer when there was only an illegitimate daughter available.
TA 1 pp.xci-xciii, 117, 118, 136, 142, 146, 393-4 Morgan
13 TO FRANCE (1491)
Patk, Earl of Bothwell, Robt bp of Glasgow, Richard Muirchead, Dean of Glasgow, Lord Oliphant or Glamis.
Ambassadors
For marriage alliance & treaty with FR; Monypenny was prob. on mission as well - he had secret communication from J5 to CH8. Treaty renewed with secret condition that that K of SC should make war on EN whenever HiramH7 should at war with FR. The poet Dunbar may have been on the mission.
TA 1 pp. cviii-ix, 172, 179, 180, 182-4.
Morgan
14 FROM FRANCE (1491)-1
Champagne herald
Early 1491 HiramTA 1 pp.cviii-cx
Morgan
15 FROM FRANCE (1491)-2
Champagne herald
Departs Aug/Sept with SC emb to Fr.
Received by J4 at Linlithgow.
Re treaty negotiations HiramTA 1 pp.cviii-cx, 180
Morgan
16 FROM FRANCE (1491)-3
Champagne herald
Back in SC in Dec
Re treaty confirmation HiramTA 1 pp. cviii-cx, 183, 184
Morgan
17
TO DENMARK (1492)
Sir James Ogilvy of Airly, Lord Ogilvy; Master John of Liston; Rothesay herald
Left after 29 May 1492
Ambassadors
Hiram£216 13 4; £25 to Rothsay
Appointed by parliament to deal with treaty renewal, trade, piracy etc. Present for Danish king. Rothsay died in DK.
TA 1 pp. lvi, xciii, xciv, cviii, cxii, 199, 200; (as derived from Exchequer Rolls, no.301). Morgan
18 TO DENMARK (1495)
Peter Merscyr
6 Nov. 1495
£20 HiramTA 1 p.242
Morgan
19 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1495)
4 ambassadors
Arrived 3 June 1495
Ambassadors
Scottish embassy at the court of Maximilian, k of Rs, at Worms. Its object, as we learn from a report by the Venetian ambassadors at the same court, was to induce Max to enter into a league with SC against EN, promising to support the claims of Perkin Warbeck to crown of EN and of SC for the Hiramrestoration of Berwick. AMs also suggested a marriage bet J4 & Margaret of Savoy, Max's daughter.
TA 1 pp.cxxi-ii
Morgan
20 TO LOW COUNTRIES/BURGUNDY (1495)
Sir Andrew Wood; Snowdon herald; John Pringall: Peter John.
?1495
TA 1 p.233 Hiram
Morgan
21 FROM DENMARK (1495)
Chancellor of DK
Ambassador
Probably return mission to treat on matters propounded by Lord Ogilvy in DK. HiramTA 1 pp.cxvii, 240; (as derived from Exchequer Rolls no. 307).
Morgan
22 TO SPAIN (1495)
Robert, Abp of Glasgow
Arrives 24 Aug 1495
Ambassador
To negotiate marriage treaty HiramTA 1 p.cxxii
Morgan
23 TO SPAIN (1496)
Robert, Abp of Glasgow (the secretary?); George Muirehead
?1496
Ambassador
By agreeing to perpetual peace with EN & safety of H7 from 'him of York', hopes to secure marriage alliance with SP.
HiramTA 1 pp.cxxx, 266.
Morgan
24 TO DENMARK (1496)
Lyon Herald
20 Mar. 1496 - date of payment of expenses
£40
HiramTA 1 p.325
Morgan
25
FROM DENMARK (1496)
Herald of Denmark
Leaving SC 20 March 1496. HiramTA 1 p.325.
Morgan
26 FROM SPAIN (1495-6)
Archdeacon Don Martin de Torre, chaplain to F, & Garcia de Herrara
Arrive Dec, Don Martin remained til June/July 1496.
Ambassadors
£5 towards their expenses for 2 days in Stirling HiramAudience with the King at Stirling, 23 Dec. To detach SC from FR, get SC to stop supporting 'him of York', to arrange an Anglo-Scottish alliance. AMs carried letter from Pope requesting adhesion to Holy League and delivered F's phoney offer of marriage alliance. J4 had prior knowledge of AMs' instructions and was not fooled.
TA 1 pp. cxxii-iii, cxxix Morgan
27 FROM ENGLAND (1496)
Bishop of Durham & five others
commissioned 2 sept 96
Ambassadors
To prevent inroad by J4, H7 offers to treat for marriage alliance; J4 suspected insincerity & refused to abandon Perkin Warbeck.
HiramTA 1 p.cxxxviii.
Morgan
28 FROM SPAIN (1496-7)
Ayala
Arrives June/July; at same time as return of Abp of Glasgow from SP.
Ambassador HiramTA 1 pp. cxxxv-vi
Morgan
29 FROM DENMARK (1497)
Chancellor of DK
Ambassador
TA 1 cxviii (as derived from Exchequer Rolls. no.310) Hiram
Morgan
30
FROM SPAIN (1497-8)
Ayala & another
Arrived April in Stirling; stayed over a year in Edinburgh.
Ambassadors Hiram£19 6s for their expenses in Stirling in April. 10 days with J4 at Stirling in April; September played cards with the king.
At siege of Norham; 30 Sept Ayala mediates Anglo-Scottish peace. H7 accuses Ayala of partisanship; end of Oct leaves for England; December 5 negotiates on J5 behalf in London. Fernan Perez de Ayala takes over in SC; he is drowned on way to EN in Feb 1498.
TA 1 pp. cxlviii, clvi, clvii, clix, clx, 350-1, 357-8. Morgan
31 TO FRANCE (1501)
Master Edward Sinclair
July 1501 departing
£20 prepayment
On 'the king's errands'. HiramTA 2 p.114.
Morgan
32
TO ENGLAND (1501-2)
Abp. of Glasgow, Patrick. E. of Bothwell, Adw. Forman, bp. elect of Moray; Sir John Home of Aytoun; Lyon Herald; Dunbar?
Commissioned 8 Oct 1501, left soon after
Ambassadors Hiram£28 to Home; £18 & £8 8s to Lyon. Marriage contract of J4 & Margaret signed 29 1 1502. En & Sc commissioners also conclude a perpetual peace & an extradition treaty.
TA 2 pp.liv-vi, 122, 132.
Morgan
33 FROM ENGLAND (1502-3)
Sir Thomas Darcy; Dr Henry Babington
Ambassadors
To see James IV swear oaths to keep treaties; Ratification in Glasgow 17/20 Dec & 24 Jan. HiramTA 2 pp. lvii-lix, 350; 3 p.278
Morgan
34 TO FRANCE (1502)-1
Master Robert Cokburn March 1502
£70 prepayment
TA 2 p.138 Hiram
Morgan
35 TO DENMARK (1502)
Snowdon Herald
had returned by 5 Sept 1502
£7 - part reimbursement
In 1502 Swedes in revolt against DK. Summer 1502 Scottish ships rescue HiramQueen Christina of DK held captive in Stockholm. Snowdon may have carried coat of gold sent by K of SC to k of DK. Trumpeters also sent to DK.
TA 2 pp. xc, 147, 159, 340.
Morgan
36 TO FRANCE (1502)-2
Sir Alexander Bruce Sept 1502?
£70 prepayment HiramTA 2 p.159
Morgan
37 TO ENGLAND (1502)
Lyon herald
Sent 23 Dec 1502
£28 prepayment
Post haste to EN with the truces 'when Sir Thomas Darcy would not Hiraminterchange'
TA 2 p.352
Morgan
38 .
FROM ENGLAND (1503)
Lord Dacre & another
Ambassadors HiramTA 2 pp.lx, lxi, 363, 374
Morgan
39 TO ITALY (ROME) (1503)
Lyon herald
departing Mar/Apr 1503
To pass to Rome for confirmation of Anglo-Scottish treaties. HiramTA 2 pp.361-2, 365.
Morgan
40 FROM DENMARK (1503)
Thomas Lummysdene, herald of Denmark.
????
HiramTA 2 p.373
Morgan
41 TO FRANCE (1503)
Sir George Lawedir
Sept 1503
£70 prepayment
'at the king's command'.
HiramTA 2 p.375
Morgan
42 TO DENMARK (1504)
Lyon Herald
1504?
??? Hiram????? Lyon herald may have been sent to Sweden & DK to enquire as to the continued hostility between the Swedes and Danes.
TA 2 p.xci.
Morgan
43 TO SWEDEN (1504)
Lyon herald
1504
Also to DK; to enquire into continuing hostility bet DK & Swedes. HiramTA 2 p.xci
Morgan
44 TO ITALY (ROME) (1504)
Lyon, Robert Bertoun and/or James Bertoun, Andrew Matheson
On way home through FR in Aug 1504. reimbursed Feb 1505
envoys
Paid for bringing home the bulls of St Andrews. In 1505 J4 writes to the Cardinal of St Mark thanking him for his hospitality to SC envoys and his Hiramarrangement of a Papal audience and the ceremony of obedience to J2.
TA 2 p.453; LJ4 16-9.
Morgan
45 TO FRANCE (1504-5)
Lyon herald
Initially received £50 8s. for 3 months in Apr. 1504 and later received in Feb 1505 further sums amoounting to £136 for remaining a whole year in FR. HiramTA 2 p.xci(fn), 427, 478.
Morgan
46 FROM DENMARK (1505)
Thomas Lummysden
in SC in Feb
herald
Audience 3 Feb HiramBrought 'Christofer' - Prince Christian? - who is now to be one of the royal pages. Zeeland reports on the state of the war & negotiations.
LJ4 3-4.
Morgan
47 TO DENMARK (1505)
Thornton of Keillour, Henry, Lyon King of Arms
Got instructions from J4 at Holyrood on 3 Apr
Envoy
Lyon prepaid £56 expenses, 54s for his victuals and a captain of Leith Hiramgiven £55 for his passage. Letters to Abp of Uppsala & Chan of DK. Instructed to help King John of DK reach an understanding with SW. Lyon who was described by J4 as 'an experienced councillor' and 'a man of much diplomatic skill' had been requested by King John as a mediator. To inform John that J4 is unable to send ships.
LJ4, 2-6; TA 3 pp. lxiv, 133 (Also derived from Epistolæ Jacobi Quarti, Jacobi Quinti, et Mariæ Regum Scotorum, I, 34, 38). Morgan
48 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (GUELDRES) (1505)
John de Vyessen, secretary to Duke of G.
Carried letters from Tiel dated 3 May; travelled in disguise; arrived Glasgow 11 June; rewarded September.
Ambassador. Hiramrewarded £33 6s 8d Audience in Glasgow - 10 or 14 June.
Letter delivery & instructions to confer with J4 about plight of G.; also re Edmund de la Pole & threat from Max & Ph the fair.
TA 3 pp. lxx, 159; LJ4 8, 10, 15. Morgan
49 TO LOW COUNTRIES (GUELDRES) (1505)
John Vyessen, Duke's secretary, & poss. Andrew Haliburton, the conservator.
king's letters of 11/14 June & 8 Sept.
envoys HiramDuke's secretary & envoy sent back with letter. J4 complains that the Duke has given too much support for Edmund de La Pole. Andrew Haliburton may approach the Duke with articles.
LJ4 pp.10-5
Morgan
50 TO PORTUGAL (1505)
Beaton, James, and others
Beaton in F on way home Aug. HiramLJ4, 16-7.
Morgan
51 TO ITALY (ROME) (1506)
Sir Gilbert Strachan
1506
messenger Hiramthe choice of James Betoun, as abbot of Dunfermline. LJ4 46
Morgan
52 FROM LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1506)
Herald of Philip of Castile
Arrived 12 March
Related aborted journey to SP and referred to ancestral treaties.
HiramLJ4 21
Morgan
53 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (ANTWERP) (1506)
embassy
request to relocate Scottish staple there
LJ4 22 Hiram
Morgan
54 FROM DENMARK (1506)-1
Thomas Lummysden, Zeeland herald of DK.
Delivered letters of 5 March & 4 May on July 10
letter delivery. Zeeland not permitted to continue to H7 but sent back to DK with Mountjoy k of Arms.
HiramLJ4 27-9
Morgan
55 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (GUELDRES) (1506)
Dr William Lank; John Falquhour, lord of Caminalls
Carried letters from Nijmegan dated 27 Apr, in SC by 5 June (delivered letters). Departed after 8 July
Ambassadors
Reward of £144 to 'the clerk of Gueldres and the Knight'; Also £50 paid for Hiramtheir passage to France. 6 June- audience in Edinburgh; first a public one then a private one.
Letter delivery - Seeking help in ending war with Philip of Castile and Burgundy. J4 advises peace and marriage. Unwilling to arbitrate in the dispute. He won't break with Burgundy for Duke's sake because of ancient treaties but will write to governors of Flanders, Holland and Brabant urging them not to molest the Duke.
LJ4, 25-7 Morgan
56 TO LOW COUNTRIES (ANTWERP) (1506)
Andrew Haliburtoun, resident of Middleburg
king's letter of 10 May
envoy
In response to Antwerp's embassy, J4 has commissioned the above to find Hiramout more about the city's proposal to become the staple. LJ4 22, 24
Morgan
57 FROM FRANCE (1506)
Mountjoye, King of Arms
Delivered L12's letters of 31 May on 9 July. In Sc in Mid-October with Zeeland herald en route for FR
herald
Communicating his instructions and seeking free passage to DK with Hiramletters for king John. LJ4, 27, 29, 41; TA 3 pp. 342, 349.
Morgan
58 FROM DENMARK (1506)-2
Thomas Lummysden, Zeeland herald of Denmark.
Given instructions in Sept. Left SC on or after 15 Oct.
Envoy??
French Marriage of King John's son, and military help from James against HiramLubeck-Swedish alliance next summer. Zeeland continues to FR with SC LJ4, 33; TA 3 lxxiv, v, 350.
Morgan
59 TO ITALY (VENICE) (1506)
Alvise, Marco
Presented letters of credence to the college, 21 Dec.
Ambassador
James IV requests galleys or artificers from Venice, as he intends to go to HiramJerusalem. Signory grants request.
CSPV, 1502-09, 891, 892; LJ4 45-6
Morgan
60 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (MIDDLEBURG) (1507)
Augustine de Camynade
Delivered letters dated Dec 22 on 7 Feb.
Envoy
Recited the liberties of SC merchants and their trade at Middleburg. This was an attempt to prevent Scots fixing a staple other than Middleburg. J4 postpones decision and consults a panel of experts.
HiramLJ4 56-7.
Morgan
61 TO DENMARK (1507)-1
Robert Forman, Dean of Glasgow & Chancellor of Moray, & Lyon herald
departing Jan 1507; home before 18 Sept
Ambassadors
reconciliation of dispute bet. Lubeck & DK. Conference after Apr 20. Also attended a disputation at CH university during lent. Joined by Mountjoy, the French herald, in May. On 20 July king John announced that negotiations Hiramwith Lubeck were complete and that SC AMS & Mountjoy were ready to return to SC. AMs also carried letters to Charles of Castile & Burgundy & to MAX re D of Guelders. The following year the matter of Robert Forman and the unchaste behaviour of Danish matrons' came up. J4 wanted John to have Forman cleared from these accusations as Forman was chosen from the whole household as having mixed with the leading figures in Europe, who have, like John, commended him.'
TA 3 p.361; LJ4 59, 69-70, 73, 76-7 116-7 Morgan
62 TO ENGLAND (1507)
R. Forman, dean of Glasgow, & Lyon herald
king's letter of 8 Jan; back by mid-Sept.
ambassadors
to warn H7 to stay out of Maximilian's attack on J4's kinsman, duke of HiramGueldres. Also to king Charles, EM Max, D of Gueldres, Lubeck & DK LJ4 47-9
Morgan
63 TO LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1507)
Robert Forman, bp of Glasgow; Henry Thorton/Thompson, Lyon K of Arms.
king's letters of 6 Jan; back by mid-Sept.
Ambassadors
J4 offers Charles of Castile condolences on the premature death of his father Philip, hopes ancient pacts will be continued. Also to H7, Max, D of G, LU & HiramDK. TA 3 lxxiii, 361-2; LJ4 47.
Morgan
64 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1507)
Robert Forman, dean of Glasgow, & Lyon herald
king's letter of 8 Jan; back by mid-Sept
Ambassadors
J4's concern for his kinsman, the duke of Gueldres. J4 sends these envoys in the hope of them helping arrange a compromise. Also to H7, Charles of HiramBurgundy-Castile, D of G, LU & DK. LJ4 50-1
Morgan
65 TO LOW COUNTRIES (GUELDRES) (1507)
Robert Forman, Dean of Glasgow, & Lyon k of A
king's letter of 8 Jan; back by Sept
envoys to ask Duke to seek an accommodation with his enemies. Not clear whether they actually got to see the Duke; if they could not help in the dispute that they were to go on and try to negotiate a settlement between HiramLubeck & Denmark. LJ4 47-51
Morgan
66 TO GERMANY (LUBECK) (1507)
Robert Forman, Dean of Glasgow & Lyon herald
departing Jan 1507; home before 18 Sept.
Ambassadors
The AMs are to promote reconcilation & avert war. king's letter asks why is a flourishing city like Lubeck supporting the rebellious & duplicitious Swedes. HiramIf necessary, SC will support DK despite SC trade with LU. TA 3 pp.361-2; LJ4 53-4.
Morgan
67 TO DENMARK (1507)-2
Thomas Lummesden
Leaving SC with J4's let of 10 Mar
Zeeland herald
Sent with secret instructions to J4 who requests accredited envoy. HiramLJ4 62
Morgan
68 TO FRANCE (1507)-1
Rothsay herald (prey. Blewmantell, pursuivant to the Queen).
king's letter of 1 March.
£70 prepayment
'the king's errands'. To continue to SP & Por HiramTA 3 p.371; LJ4 57-8.
Morgan
69 FROM DENMARK (1507)-1
Gestach
delivered royal letters of 17 Dec on 1 MArch
messenger
Secret audience - Zeeland is interpreter HiramBrought news of an agreement with Lubeck (premature) LJ4 61-2
Morgan
70 TO PORTUGAL (1507)
Rothsay herald (prey. Blewmantell, pursuivant to the Queen).
departing March 1507
£70 prepayment
'The king's errands'. Also to go to FR & SP. HiramTA 3 p.371
Morgan
71 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1507)
Antonius de Miliatus or Initiatis, knight of Alexandria.
Arrives c.25 March 1507; left after 11 April
Ambassador
£700 to ambassador; £7 to singer; 56s to accompanying Scot; £5 9s for expenses of lodging and conveyance from the border.
HiramPresented the King with cap of maintanence and a consecrated sword in the chapel at Holyrood on Apr 4 - Easter Sunday. Object was to detach SC from FR and get SC's support to drive FR from Italy. Brings Pope's confirmation of Anglo-Scottish peace made five yrs earlier & a proclamation making J4 Christianae fidei protector.
TA 2 pp. lxxviii-lxxix, p.379, 381; LJ4 pp. xxxvii, 64, 67 Morgan
72 FROM IRELAND (TIRCONNELL) (1507)
Aeneas MacDonnell & servants
left after 13 March 1507; at Stirling 22 April.
Not regarded as an ambassador
£9 to MacDonnell; 56s to servants HiramNot given audience Letter delivery - wants 4,000 troops under John MacLean & restraint on Clandonnell supporting O'D enemies. O'D refers to himself as 'a subject' of J4; carried back reply from J4 offering only conditional support
TA 3 pp. lxxvii, 383; LJ4 63-4, 70-1. Morgan
73 TO SPAIN (1507)
Rothsay herald (prev. Blewmantell, pursuivant to the Queen)
departing March 1507
£70 prepayment
'The king's errands'. Also to go to FR & Por HiramTA 3 p.371.
Morgan
74 FROM FRANCE (1507)-1
Mountjoy herald
En route to Dk
TA 3 pp. 318,350, 384, 351, 411. Hiram
Morgan
75 FROM FRANCE (1507)-2
Robert Cockburn, chaplain of Louis & postulate of Ross.
received instruction on 10 July
envoy??
To ask J4 for 4,000 infantrymen to be sent to Genoa or Savona to assist in the defence of the Duchy of Milan. Even if the threat to Milan disappeared, HiramL12 wanted the troops as a token that the old alliance was still in force. A month later L12 scaled down his demands.
LJ4 p.xliii.
Morgan
76 FROM DENMARK (1507)-2
Tycho Vincent, Dean of Copenhagen & royal secretary
Given letters of credence by J of Dk on 20 July 1507. In Sc in Sept - 'Was honourably received in SC for some days.' in London by 11 Oct acting on J4 instructions. Had arrived from Dk with Mountjoy herald and continued to FR with him. HiramAmbassador
TA 4 p.72; LJ4 79, 89-90, 117.
Morgan
77 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (CAMPVERE) (1507)
Henry de Borsselen, baillie of Veere
left with letters dated 11 Aug; in Edin 8 Sept
Envoy?
Delivery of letter from Anna of Veere; Public address on why SC staple should be at Veere. Thanked for Anna's gift to Q of SC.
HiramLJ4 83-4
Morgan
78 TO IRELAND/ENGLAND (1507)
Rutherford, the king's messenger
left after 22 Aug 1507; back by Oct.
Prepaid £6 14s
To get redress from the men of C'Fergus after a massacre in Innermessan; Hiramand to see E of Kildare. TA 3 pp.lxxvii, 351, 369.
Morgan
79 TO FRANCE (1507)-2
James Hamilton, Earl of Arran
king's letter of 14 & 18 Sept & Instructions of 10 Oct
To answer Louis's request for SC infantry to fight in Italy with a polite no. Arran also on private business in FR. Arran who travelled with young Abp of HiramSt Andrews was detained by H7 on his return through EN. Arran was also accompanied by Robert Cockburn who was Louis's chaplain and who had brought his request to SC. J4 commended Cockburn to L12 and instructed to tell him that J4 will send troops in future if enough advance notice is given. J4 may have given Cockburn secret instructions re his crusade proposals.
LJ4 pp. xliii-iv, 85, 87-9 Morgan
80 FROM FRANCE (1507)-3
La Mothe
Left Sc after 15 Oct; in London in Nov.
Ambassador
J4 gets info from De La Mothe about his recent pilgrimage to Jerusalem. As a result J4 writes to Philip de Pratis, Catalan consul at Alexandria, about Hirampossibilities of a crusade together with FR. LJ4 91; TA 4 pp.79, 84.
Morgan
81 TO LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1507-8)
John Francis
Carries letter of 31 Dec
Conservator
Made conservator of mercantile privileges in the Low Counties on death of HiramAndrew Haliburton. J4 commend him to the Chancellor of Burgundy. LJ4 92-3
Morgan
82 TO ITALY (ROME) (1508)
Gilbert Strachen
Gilbert Strachen mentioned in Cardinal of St Mark's letter to J4 of 1 Jan as solicitor of Scottish matters. HiramLJ4 94-5
Morgan
83 FROM DENMARK (1508)
John Posthulule, herald of DK
Delivered king's letter of 10 Jan; in SC 5 Apr
letter delivery - that Lubeckers & the hanse are breaking agreements & helping the Swedes.
HiramTA 4 pp. 109, 114; LJ4 95-6.
Morgan
84 FROM ENGLAND (1508)
Thomas Wolsey
Arrived Edin. 28 March
Ambassador
Audiences with J4 on 2 to 10 April HiramSent to SC when EN heard that embassy of Bernard d'Albigny, an important military commander, was due to go to J4. Use of safe-conducts discussed. W complains that AM of Gueldres was secretly conveyed through EN and that E of Arran who did not have a safe-conduct had been put under arrest. Cross-border incidents discussed - Wolsey complains that English suffer four hurts to the Scottish one. J4 promises not to renew FR alliance and express willingness to meet H7 on the borders.
LJ4 107-14 Morgan
85 FROM FRANCE (1508)-1
La Mothe
Returns to SC from En in April
Ambassador HiramTA 4 p.1 12
Morgan
86 TO DENMARK (1508)
William Paterson
Carrying J's 4 letter of 4 April
Bad SC harvest - J4 wants an export license for Paterson to make grain purchases. J4 also refers to the dispute with Lubeck HiramLJ4 105-7
Morgan
87 TO LOW COUNTRIES (ANTWERP) (1508)
king's letter of 6 Apr
messenger
James turns down Antwerp's request for Scottish trade. SC merchants to frequent Veere for time being HiramLJ4 104-5
Morgan
88 TO ITALY (VENICE) (1508)
Bp Blacader of Glasgow
In V in May & start of July
???
Audience with Doge 16 of May Hiram Carried letter of credence to the signory. Not described as an ambassador, was going on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, poss. trail-blazing for J4. Died in Oct/Nov on return trip from Jaffa.
LJ4 113-4.
Morgan
89
TO ENGLAND (1508)
Bishop of Moray; Islay herald dep aft 30 May 1508
Hiram£14 to herald TA 4 p.118.
Morgan
90 TO FRANCE (1508)
Gavin Douglas, clerk register, archdeacon of St Andrews & dean of Moray, and Antony Darces, Lord de la Basty, a Fr subject and a knight of J4.
king's letter of June 1508
Ambassadors
to deal with certain articles brought by FR AMs Sellat & D'Aubigny.
HiramLJ4 113-6, 120, 122.
Morgan
91 FROM FRANCE (1508)-2
Bernard Stewart, Siuer d'Aubigny; Jean Sellat, President of the Paris Parlement.
Arrived SC 8 May; D'Aubigny died 8 June; Sellat prob. did not leave til 9 Aug.
ambassadors HiramPublic & private audiences with D'Aubigny; later audiences with Sellat. Ostensibly to consult on the marriage of Claude, eldest daughter of Louis XII, to Francis, duc d'Angouleme, & future king. Really to sound J4 on the renewal of the military pact. D'Aubigny had got no certain assurance from J4 when he died.
LJ4 pp.xliv-v, 113-6, 120. Morgan
92 TO LOW COUNTRIES (Campveere) (1508)
John Francis
Carries J4's letter of 3 Aug
conservator
Going to Veere & Middleburg. The decision about the staple depends on him & the other merchants.
HiramLJ4 118-9
Morgan
93 TO LOW COUNTRIES (Middleburg) (1508) John Francis
Carries J4's letter of 3 Aug
conservator
Going to Veere & Middleburg. The decision about the staple depends on him & the other merchants. HiramLJ4 118-9
Morgan
94 TO LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1508)
J4's letters of 8 Dec 1508
Letters to Max, Duchess of Savoy & Veere re the arrest of Robert Bertoun at Veere for his legitimate reprisal against Portuguese shipping. HiramLJ 4 129-31
Morgan
95 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (CAMPVERE) (1508-9)
Henry de Borssellen, baillie of Veere.
envoy accorded 'diplomatic usage'
A poss. mission to SC at end of 1508, start of 1509 referred in letters of Jan 8 & Mar 3 1509 HiramLJ4 139
Morgan
96 TO ITALY (ROME) (1508-9)
Sir Thomas Halkerstoun, provost of Crichton.
In Italy by Oct/Nov.; king's letter of 12 Feb; another undated letter
Ambassador
In the letter to Ludovic Puteolanus, sec to Cardinal of St Mark, J4 described him as 'household man & procurator of the king'. Preceptor of Abp of St HiramAndrews then a boy studying in Padua. Halkerstoun has royal instructions. J4 writes to J2 about poss. crusade which J4 wants to take part in & poss. lead and also about his delayed trip to Jerusalem. Ambassador Halkerstoun will give details.
LJ4 136-7, 166
Morgan
97 FROM DENMARK (1508-9)
Norge king of Arms
Delivers k's letter of 21 Dec 1508
envoy/messenger
Asks for ships & men at Copenhagen by Ascension day - 15 May. Norge also Hiramhad instructions for Q re Prince Christian LJ4 131-2
Morgan
98 FROM DENMARK (1509)-1
Norge k of A
Delivers k's let of 23 Mar
envoy/messenger
Reports truce with SW & K’s wish to buy ships off SC HiramLJ4 140
Morgan
99 TO DENMARK (1509)-1
James Mackieson
leaving Sc end of march. In Dk in May
envoy
To confer with king John about confidential matters. Delivers king gift of Hiramcouches & horses. Also to continue to Danzig and Poland LJ4 143-5, 148
Morgan
100 TO DENMARK (1509)-2
Andrew Jameson, a sailor
departing prob. March 1509
???
Letter of credence to Christian & nobles of N. to allow J. to choose timber for Hiramships’ masts and have it shipped to SC LJ4 143
Morgan
101 TO NORWAY/DENMARK (1509)
Andrew Jameson, a sailor
departing prob. March 1509
???
Letter of credence to Christian & nobles of N. to allow J. to choose timber for Hiramships’ masts and have it shipped to SC LJ4 143
Morgan
102 TO POLAND (DANZIG) (1509)
James Mackieson, Peter Brewhouse, Thomas Forret
leaving end of March 1509
Commercial agents
Letters of credence to leading citizen & senate of Danzig. Mackieson Hiram(business), Brewhouse (ships’ masts) & Forret (horses). LJ4 143-5
Morgan
103 TO POLAND (1509)
James Mackieson, Thomas Forret
leaving SC end of March
commercial agents
Also to DK & Danzig. To buy horses. HiramLJ4 143
Morgan
104 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (GUELDRES) (1509)
letter of 9 Mar delivered re agreement between FR & E over G.; J4 to one of the arbiters of the agreement.
LJ4 139-40 Hiram
Morgan
105 FROM DENMARK (1509)-2
John Gotschalck
Delivers k's let of 20 July
letter delivery & to report activity of Lubeckers. Wants 2000 men from J4. HiramLJ4 152
Morgan
106 FROM ENGLAND (1509)-1
dated Westminster 29 July 1509
H8 sends confirmation of treaty, to be done within 6 months of the death of either contractor HiramLJ4 148-9.
Morgan
107 TO ENGLAND (1509)
Andrew Forman, bp of Moray, Henry Thompson, Lyon, & John Sanchare, a priest of Aberdeen diocese, apostolic, imperial & royal notary.
Commission to Moray, 19 July; letter of credence on 30th; in EN til end of Aug. HiramAmbassador To arrange personal meeting between H8 & J4, to accept H8's oath & deliver J4's, to deal with border matters, to establish future arrangements to promote peace. Moray to effect 'a final conclusion'. 29 Aug - Thompson, Sanchare witness H8's oath to observe the treaty of Perpetual peace. Forman took oath on J4's behalf but H8 wanted J4 to take the same oath himself.
LJ4 151, 153, 154-5. Morgan
108 FROM ENGLAND (1509)-2
Sir Robert Drury, Sir Marmaduke Constable & Master John Batemanson LLD
Commissioned 7 Sept
Ambassadors
To take oath of K of SC (which J4 swore 28 Nov before EN AMS) and to deal Hiramwith border disputes. LJ4 155
Morgan
109 FROM PORTUGAL (1509)
Eduard Femandi
Delivers letter of king Emanuel dated 18 Sept
Ambassador
King is sending his servant to sort out of old maritime dispute which has led to Scottish reprisals on Portuguese shipping. As a result J4 suspected for a Hiramseason the letters of marque he had issued to the Bartons but they continued nonetheless.
LJ4 156
Morgan
110 FROM GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1509)
Chancellor & Advocate
Carried Ducal letter of 31 Aug which J4 received 13 Oct
envoy
Duke Frederick of Holstein wants SC's help against brother John k of DK HiramLJ4 157-8.
Morgan
111
TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1509)
Envoys
carry J4's letter of Oct (after 13th).
Won't help Duke Frederick against his brother John k of Dk will only send envoys
HiramLJ4 157-8.
Morgan
112 FROM DENMARK (1509-10)
John Gotschalck
Delivers k's let of 28 Dec
Messenger
Letter delivery. The war situation - k of Dk wants the help of SC shipping in Hiramhis war and for SC privateers to attack Lubeckers on high seas. LJ4 162-3
Morgan
113 TO ITALY (ROME) (1510)-1
Sir Thomas Adie
referred to in a letter of the Cardinal of Volterra on 17 Jan as J4's procurator in Rome. HiramLJ4 167
Morgan
114 TO ITALY (ROME) (1510)-2
king's letter of 25 Feb
J4 sends Thomas Nudry to defeat the intentions of James Betoun re Chapel Royal with letters to Cardinal of St Mark & J2. HiramLJ4 168-9
Morgan
115 FROM DENMARK (1510)-1
Norge k of A
Delivers k's letter of May 1510
Envoy/Messenger
Letter Delivery. Returns with J4's chaplain to explain the situation HiramLJ4 171
Morgan
116
TO DENMARK (1510)
Henry, James's chaplain
in DK in May
envoy? HiramTo find out about Dk's proceedings with Lubeck. Sent back with Norge k of A who is to explain developments
LJ4 171
Morgan
117 FROM ENGLAND (1510)
Sir Robert Drury & Sir Marmaduke Constable
Appointed 1 June 1510
Ambassadors
To renegotiate and refine treaty of Perpetual Peace HiramLJ4 172-3
Morgan
118 TO PORTUGAL (1510)
Philip Gualteroti
Carries J4's let of 24 June 1510
envoy
Has received King Emanuel's letter of 12 June re shipping dispute. Suspends reprisals for a year. J4's rep is a Florentine merchant living in HiramBurges who has himself suffered in the dispute.
LJ4 173-4
Morgan
119 FROM DENMARK (1510)-2
Robert Barton
Delivers k's letter of Sept 4 1510
messenger
letter delivery re war situation. HiramLJ4 178
Morgan
120 FROM DENMARK (1510)-3
George Byssmester
Delivers k's let of 12 Oct
messenger
letter delivery requesting military support in coming year. HiramLJ4 181
Morgan
121 TO SPAIN (1510)
Andrew Matheson
1510
business agent
J4 seeks renewal of Matheson's licence to procure horses, anchors & ropes Hiram in SP LJ4 184-5
Morgan
122 FROM FRANCE (1510)
De la Mothe
ambassador
Louis sends instructions to La Mothe as to what to say to J4 re his plans for a crusade. HiramLJ4 188
Morgan
123 TO FRANCE (1510-2)
Andrew Forman, bishop of Moray.
Left SC end of Oct, in Blois in December, Grenoble in June, Blois in Nov, & again in Jan, back SC in mid-Feb 1512
ambassador
Audiences in Dec 1510, 20-23 June, 8 Nov, 17 Jan
HiramIn Dec 1510 Forman had instructions to remind L12 of his promised support for J4's crusade, to ask for guns, troops and munitions and for these to be put under J4's command, whether the first objective should be Alexandria or Constantinople. Was to go Rome to tell the Pope that his hostility to Louis was preventing a crusade and that he should be subjected to conciliar control. In 1511 Forman shuttled between L12 & J2. On 18 Jan 1512 he left Blois 'as there is no hope'. L12 told him to tell J4 that L12 could not help his crusade at this time because of the hostility of the Pope but that within a year of peace he would levy a tithe from all his territories and give J4 an army & navy to pursue his dream. J4 on his part should refuse to join the league & demand that the Pope hold a council in a neutral place.
LJ4 pp.xlviii-lii, liv-v, 181-4, 189-90, 195-8, 200-1, 206-7, 210, 213-6, 220- 5. Morgan
124 TO ITALY (ROME) (1510-2)
Andrew Forman, Bishop of Moray, joined for a time by Duke of Albany
Departed on or after 22 oct 1510; left Blois on or before 29 Dec; Jan - possibly in Venice; end of April in Bologna; 20 June in Grenoble; Aug in Rome; Nov in Blois; 7 Jan arrives Rome; in Blois by 17 Jan; in London 11 Feb; back in SC shortly after. Albany commissioned by J4 on 5 Feb 1511 but Pope refused to see him in March. HiramAmbassadors Audiences with Pope before end of April, on 3 May & in Aug & Sept & at start of Jan 1512
Forman was to reconcile Rome & France and promote J4 crusade proposal. To demand that J2 stop his hostility to L12 or else be subject to a council. Between Feb 5 & 12 J4 wrote a number of letter to continental leaders urging them to support Forman's mission. In fact the Scottish bishop became little more than an pawn in complicated and fruitless shuttle diplomacy. J2 wrote J4 letters about Forman's diplomatic skill and held out the promise of a red hat. Sometimes Forman was L12's AM & sometimes J2's. In Apr/May J2 insisted through Forman on L12 abandoning the duke of Ferrara and seems willing to see FR AM. L12 was not willing to send AM and sent Forman with 'good sharp answers'. 25 Sept J2 having just negotiated the Holy League, commissionedMorgan Forman & Abp of Torre as his ambassadors and demanded the unconditional surrender of Bologna. In Rome in Jan Forman made a final attempt but J2 refused to disso1ve the League unless L12 gave up both Ferrara & Bologna.
LJ4 pp.xlviii-lii, liv-v, 181-4, 189-90, 195-8, 200-1, 206-7, 210, 213-6, 220-5
125 TO ITALY (VENICE) (1511)
Andrew Forman, bishop of Moray
Early 1511
Moray may have visited Venice during his diplomatic effort to reconcile J2 and L12
HiramLJ4 xliv
Morgan
126
FROM LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1511)
Aloysius Bonciannus
in SC march & early april 1511
Envoy of Margaret of Savoy
At meetings with the Council in March & 1 April, B. complained about the Hiramdepredations of the Bartons on certain merchants of Antwerp. Andrew Barton was summoned to appear on 16 March but instead he fled the country.
LJ4 p.liii.
Morgan
127 FROM ENGLAND (1511)-1
Sir Robert Drury & Lord Dacre of Greystock
Appointed 22 June 1511
Border commission on same terms as 1 June 1510 HiramLJ4 205
Morgan
128 TO ENGLAND (1511)
Archibald, E of Argyll; John lord Drummond; Sir Robert Lauder of the Bass; Sir William Scott of Balweary, Sir John Ramsey & James Henryson
safe-conduct granted 26 July 1511, ?for a border commission. Probably not taken up. HiramLJ4 208
Morgan
129 FROM ENGLAND (1511)-2
Nicholas West, Master of Laws & Dean of Westminster
Commissioned 3 Nov 1511
Ambassador
full power to treat with k of SC re border violations etc. Esp to complain about the piratical activities of the Bartons which some English officials Hiramconsidered an act of war. LP4 pp.liv, 216
Morgan
130 TO FRANCE (1511)
Unicorn herald; Marchmont herald
Departing 11 Dec
Errands; Letter delivery; Marchmont to my lord of Murray HiramTA 4 pp. 322, 325.
Morgan
131 FROM FRANCE (1511-2)
La Mothe
Ambassador HiramTA 4 pp. 198,291,297,335,336,337
Morgan
132 TO FRANCE (1511-2)
Marchmont herald
before April 1512
On the king's errands to the k of FR HiramTA 4 pp xxviii, 341.
Morgan
133 FROM FRANCE (1512)-1
Doctor Peter Cordier
Commissioned at Blois 13 Nov 1511 for DK. Goes via SC which he left after 19 Feb 1512. In CH to mid-March; left DK a month later
Ambassador
J4 on sight of his instructions provides him with letter to John of HiramDenmark. Sends a further letter 3 Feb with Cordier about international developments. Sir Andrew Brounhill accompanied him to DK.
TA 4 p 238; LJ4 223-5.
Morgan
134 FROM DENMARK (1512)
John Scott
delivers k's let of 12 Feb
messenger
Delivery of letter which reports death of Swedish leader, Nielsen Svente and HiramJohn's continued request for military support. LJ4 226
Morgan
135 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1512)
Apostolic brief of 7 Jan delivered 2 March
Papal messenger
Brings news of imminent war between J2 & L12 much to J4's dismay HiramLJ4 236-7.
Morgan
136 TO FRANCE (1512)-1
Sir Henry Wood
returning Jan 1512
Prepaid £5 12s
Returning to my lord of Murray on the king's errands. HiramTA 4 pp.325
Morgan
137 TO ITALY (ROME) (1512)
Thomas Nudry, archdeacon of Moray.
king's letters of Feb 1512 & 15 Aug.
procurator - royal agent in the curia
In Feb to deal with cases of Chapel Royal, Abp of St Andrews & order of St John in SC; in Aug J4 complains through Nudry that he has not received an Hiraminvitation to the Lateran Council unlike other princes, about English attacks and about the preceptory of Torphichen which Wolsey is disputing etc
LJ4 229, 264-6.
Morgan
138 TO FRANCE (1512)-2
Unicorn Herald
carries reciprocal SC-FR treaty against EN which J4 swore to on 6 Mar HiramLJ4 232-4
Morgan
139 FROM SPAIN (1512)
Leonard Lopez, Doctor of Law & protonotary apostolic
Commissioned Burgos 6 Nov; in SC by Jan; Departing after 19 March 1512
ambassador Hiramrewarded £95 3s. Audience 8 Jan
F of A reminds J4 of old friendship bet SP & SC & wants SC's help against the infidel in the Maghreb. But J4 returned Lopez with instructions for Ferninand to encourage the reconciliation of L12 & J2 and that Lopez himself should make representations to H8 & L12 so that peace can be established & a crusade launched. Lopez did broach the subject with H8 in London but was afraid to go to FR.
TA 4 p.336; 114 237-8, 246, 320. Morgan
140 FROM FRANCE (1512)-2
Robert Cockburn, bp of Ross.
received instructions on 4 Apr.
envoy???
Two sets of instructions to be used according to circumstance. 1st: he was to ask J4 to send an AM to H8 with a declaration if he made war on L12 on the Hirampretext of assisting F of A, J4 would make war on him on behalf of L12. 2nd: the bishop was to thank J4 for ‘la declaration vertueuse et ouverte’ made by J4 against H8 in the event of an EN attack on FR and to assure J4 that L12 would make a similar declaration against J4's enemies and give him help to conquer England.
LJ4 pp.lvi-ii Morgan
141 FROM ENGLAND (1512)
Thomas Dacre of Greystock; Dr Nicholas West, dean of Windsor; Rouge Criox
Commissioned 15 Apr 1512 - West does not seem to have gone on prey. commission. Departing 6 June.
Ambassadors
Rewarded with silverware worth £121 10s on departure. £7 to Rouge HiramCroix.
Whitsunday in Edinburgh
Separate reports to H8 on Scots navy. Dacre asked J4 about referring about L12 referring to Richard de la Pole as 'king of England' - J4 said he did not believe the story. West broached a 'secret matter'.
LP4 243, 257; 263; TA 4 xxx, xlv, 325-6, 334-5, 343, 348, 533. Morgan
142 TO DENMARK (1512)-1
Murray created Carrick pursuivant on 29 Apr
received instructions on 22 Apr & 28 May which he presented on 6 June; not back by Aug 7
envoy
1st instructions - to announce the birth of a male heir, to report on HiramForman's diplomacy & general international situation. EN is threatening EN & FR. L12 wants SC support who in turn wants DK's support. 2nd instructions - H8 has declared war on Fr; how many ships & men can Dk supply Sc with in the event of war with EN. king John to send out peace emissaries. John replies on 12 June that he has sent envoys to Rome to encourage peace but he urges SC to make peace with EN because he himself has disbanded & reduced his forces after peace with SW & LU.
LJ4 243-5, 247-50, 261-3 Morgan
143 FROM FRANCE (1512)-3
La Mothe
Received instructions 22 May; arrived SC 18 June; left 11 July. Ship attacked at sea, forced to make for DK.
Ambassador Hirampresented credientials 18 June clerk - James Ogilvy
Louis signed treaty drafted on 6 March having made certain modifications at Blois on 22 May. La Mothe was to present it to J4 who returned to him the signed and further amended treaty on 10 July. When J4 heard of English attack on La Mothe's ship he dispatched a duplicate treaty to L12.
TA 4 pp. 350, 351; LJ4 246-7, 253, 264. Morgan
144 TO SPAIN (1512)
John Matheson
Departing with J4's letter of 1 July
messenger/envoy
J4 wants F1 to sue for peace which Matheson his messenger 'will intimate at Hiramgreater length'. LJ4 250
Morgan
145 TO FRANCE (1512)-3
James Ogilvy
departing 11 July with De La Mothe
???? HiramLJ4 253-5; TA 4 pp.297, 299
Morgan
146 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1512-3)
Octavian Olearius
Carried letters dated 1 July; Arrived Aberdeen before 18 November; leaving SC Feb 14.
Ambassador
£4 4s expenses at Aberdeen; 20 Fr Crowns New year's gift; £90 on Hiramdeparture. Carries letters from Pope & Colleges of Cs; Attempt by Pope to get J4 to desert the French. J4 gave him instructions to submit to the Pope on 13 Feb - that he had forwarded O's papal briefs urging L12 to make peace by herald; the deceptions & delays of H8; that he J4 had already encouraged L12 to make peace; 0 to explain injuries done on SC by the EN. 0 to deliver letters by the king & by Form an
TA 4 xxxiii, 395; LJ4 pp. lxii-xiii 287-93. Morgan
147 TO ITALY (ROME) (1512-3)
Cuthbert Bailey
king's letter of Dec 1512
messenger
sent to Rome about abbeys & benefices. Also carried letter to the Cardinals Hiramabout the war situation. LJ4 278-80
Morgan
148 TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1512)-1
messenger
carried J4's letter of 4 Aug
J4 complains about spoliation of two Scottish ships by Hamburgers HiramLJ4 259
Morgan
149 TO GERMANY (HAMBURG) (1512)
messenger
carried J4's letter of 4 Aug
J4 complains about spoliation of two Scottish ships by Hamburgers HiramLJ4 260
Morgan
150 TO DENMARK (1512)-2
John or Henry White
leaving with king's letter on or after 7 Aug
messenger
Letter delivery re escalating situation and to discover why Carrick Hirampursuivant has not returned. LJ4 261-3
Morgan
151 TO FRANCE (1512)-4
James Merchemstoun, provost of Corstorphine & Chancellor of Chapel Royal.
king's letter of 17 Aug
???
Following report of an attack on De La Mothe's ship, J4 sends HiramMerchemstoun to L12 with full credence & doubles of all documents.
LJ4 264.
Morgan
152 TO DENMARK (1512)-3
messenger
J4's letter of 12 Nov
Seeking Danish king's help to get redress for Scots merchants spoiled by Hamburgers HiramLJ4 271-2
Morgan
153 TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1512)-2
messenger
carried J4's letter of 12 Nov
About SC merchants seeking redress from Hamburgers. HiramLJ4 271-2
Morgan
154 TO ENGLAND (1512)
Islay herald
king's letter of 5 Dec ???
J4 sends copy of Pope's letter, requests safe conduct for ambassadors and a border commission. Complains about captured Scottish ship and holds HiramPapal messenger against Islay's safe return. LJ4 274-5
Morgan
155 FROM FRANCE (1512-3)
La Mothe
Receives public & secret instructions on 2 Oct; La Petite Louise, a ship of Rouen was contracted to leave on 12 Nov; arrived Leith in end of November; left 14 Feb.
Ambassador HiramJames Ogilvy Louis had omitted ut saltem que clause from final version of treaty which he signed on 12 Oct. De La Mothe to encourage J4 to do his utmost against the League. L12 would provide 50,000 plus munitions before a joint attack on the English. De La Mothe would specify the number of FR ships to assist and promise to assist J4's crusade when war was won. La Petite Louise brought wine, artillery & muntions. Also carried Charles de Tocques, Martin Peguineau, varlet of the King's Chamber & Jehan Piefort, gunner of king's artillery. According to Dacre, 800 cannonballs, 25,000lbs of powder and 8 light guns together with 100 casks of wine were delivered to J4 at this time by the French.
TA 4 pp.xxxiii, 399, 400, 466-7, Morgan469-70; LJ4 pp.ii-iii, 269, 270-1, 2767, 293.
156 FROM FRANCE (1513)-1
Mountjoy, k of A
returning to Fr in Jan
herald
carries letter from J4 to Anne of Brittany re marriage of Christien of DK HiramLJ4 286-7
Morgan
157 TO DENMARK (1513)
Magnus Beilde (a nephew of Danish Chancellor, Oswald Beilde, educated among Scots nobility and described as 'a servant' of J4.
leaving SC after 12 Jan; returned in March 1513 with news of death of John & succession of Christiern
envoy HiramReceived 48s on 12 Jan Beilde to submit articles to J of Dk. J4 asks him to act as an intermediary with H8. J4 was forced to renew treaty with FR after pact bet EN & SP. Asks John to listen to Beilde who has full credence. John to send a fleet immediately which J4 will pay for. Beilde also carried a letter from De La Mothe to J of Dk & had credence to continue to Norway. Was accompanied by Andrew Jensoun & Arthur Bruce who were to do business for J4.
LJ4 280-5; TA 4 402. Morgan
158 FROM ENGLAND (1513)
Thomas Lord Dacre; West
Commissioned 15 Feb at Canterbury; in SC by end of March; returns to Berwick 13 Apr. 1513; Dacre did not go to SC
Ambassadors HiramThomas Bevirlew, servant to Dacre. West has audiences 27, 28, 30 March & 1, 5 & 9 April
West asked Scots not to intervene in war bet EN & FR and for lend of J4's 'great ship'. J4 was abusive about the pope and said he would appeal against his interdict. West wished H8 had asked him 'to tarie in Turquie, this country is so miser and the people so ungratious'. West's plain speaking had made the Scots more proud than usual. J4's boasting.
LJ4 293, 299-300, 320-4; TA 4 p.408 Morgan
159 FROM FRANCE (1513)-2
La Mothe
departs FR after 5 March
Ambassador
Audience 19 May HiramReceived articles from Louis at Blois on 5 March. Delivers them to J4 19 May. Urges according to instructions the dispatch of the Great Michael and other SC ships to Fr. Brought J4 turquoise ring from Fr Q, Anne of Brittany
TA 4 pp.xxxiv, 411-2; 114 pp. lxvi, 294
Morgan
160 TO FRANCE (1513)
Andrew Forman, Bishop of Moray; Unicorn herald
Commissioned 25 March 1513; left 31 March
Ambassador
£27 prepayment to Unicorn to pass to Fr with Moray HiramMoray was sent as AM to new Pope but may never have reached Italy.He had presented letters to L12 at Blois on or before 17 Apr. L12 requested the chapter of Bourges to elect him their Archbishop which the Pope granted on 15 July.
TA 4 p.407; 114 294-7, 300, 303-8.
Morgan
161 TO ITALY (ROME) (1513)
Andrew Forman, bp of Moray
commissioned 25 March; leaves SC 31 March; 17 Apr at Blois; did he get to Italy?
Ambassador
On news of J2's death on 20 March, J4 sends Forman as his man at the court of Leo X, if necessary to appoint a new cardinal protector and remind Hiramnew pope of his work for peace and the promise of a cardinal's hat. H8 wanted Forman intercepted on the way in case he managed to get interdict of J2 lifted. In L12 requests that Forman be made abp of Bourges, which Leo granted on 15 July & Nudry delivered on 3 Aug. In the meantime the Pope had renewed the interdict, condemning J4 as a hypocrite who talked about crusades but made war on other Christians.
LJ4 294-7, 300, 303-8. Morgan
162 FROM FRANCE (1513)-3
James Ogilvy
Arrives with letters of L12 dated June 7 on 27 June
pursuivant?
J4 send him back immediately requesting expedition in July. HiramLJ4 310
Morgan
163 TO ENGLAND (1513)
Ross herald
king's letter of 26 July
J4 complains about H8's unwillingness to grant a safe-conduct even though HiramWest had asked J4 to send one of his Council. Answered by H8 on 12 Aug. LJ4 311-5
Morgan
164 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1513)
Octavian Olearius
arrives SC beg of Aug; leaves c. 14
Letter from the Pope dated 28 June threatening J4 with excommunication. HiramLJ4 p.lxv; TA 4 418-9.
Morgan
165 TO ENGLAND (1515)
Lyon herald
in England Sept/Dec. HiramTA 5 p.43
Morgan
166 FROM FRANCE (1515-6)
De Planis
Ambassador
Involved in Anglo-Scottish truce negotiations. HiramTA 5 pp.xxxviii-ix, 42-3, 48, 50-3,68-9, 72-3, 80.
Morgan
167 FROM FRANCE (1516)
La Fayette
Ambassador
Either joins or more likely replaces De Planis; also involved in AngloScottish negotiations. HiramTA 5 pp.80, 81, 84
Morgan
168 TO FRANCE (1516)
Robert Cockburn, bp of Ross
1516
Ambassador
Sent by parliament to marry J5 to daughter of Fl. But Fl is unco-operative Hiram& also refuses to ratify ancient Fr-SC treaty. TA 5 pp.xxiii, 50-3, 74.
Morgan
169 FROM FRANCE (1517)
March 1517
Ambassador & herald
To award Lord Governor a French order HiramTA 5 p.115
Morgan
170 TO FRANCE (1517)
Sir James Hamilton
before Apr/May 1517
£100 reimbursement. HiramTA 5 p.158.
Morgan
171 FROM DENMARK (1517)
Cochran, herald of DK
June 1517
HiramTA 5 p.158.
Morgan
172 TO FRANCE (1517-21)
Albany
Went to FR himself, got treaty signed; F1's 2nd daughter to marry J5; by 1521 this was changed to Madelaine. HiramTA 5 p.xxiv
Morgan
173 TO ENGLAND (1518)
John Adamson; Master Galler, a secretary to LG
Sept 1518
Galler received £56
Sent for the interchange of commissions of peace. Galler continued to the Lord Gov in FR.
HiramTA 5 pp.149, 150.
Morgan
174 FROM ENGLAND (1522)-1
Clarenceaux k of A.
1 Feb 1522
This herald sent to demand that Albany quit SC. He formally declared war. HiramTA 6 p.xxv
Morgan
175 FROM ENGLAND (1522)-2
After skirmishing, H8 sent 2nd Emb to request J5 to marry Mary. This offer was rejected; treaty with FR confirmed by parliament.
TA 6 p.xxv. Hiram
Morgan
176 FROM FRANCE (1522-3)
De Planis, Groboz, etc
Ambassador
Touching Grundistoun HiramTA 5 pp.204, 209, 211.
Morgan
177 TO DENMARK (1523)
1523?
Possible negotiations on marriage and military alliance.
TA 6 p.xxvi Hiram
Morgan
178 TO ENGLAND (1523)
reimbursed - Sept 1523
£40
Secret charges of lord governor HiramTA 5 p.224.
Morgan
179 FROM ENGLAND (1524)
Thomas Magnus, clerk of York & Roger Ratcliffe, gentleman usher of Pr. Chamber.
Ambassadors
The one to give good & wholesome advice in plain & secret manner to the queen and the other pleasantly & doulcely to handle himself with the king'. HiramH8 informs Q of SC that Mary is to marry C5. TA 6 pp xxix-xxx.
Morgan
180 TO FRANCE (1524)
David Beaton
Prob. May
Ambassador
Re marriage of J5 HiramTA 6 pp.xxxvi-vii
Morgan
181 FROM DENMARK (1524)
1524
Ambassador
DK AMB in Edinburgh proposing marriage alliance. HiramTA 5 p.xxviii.
Morgan
182 TO ENGLAND (1524-5)
Lord Cassillis
leaves towards end of 1524
Ambassadors
Scots Parliament sents embassy to EN to demand a peace treaty & marriage Hiramof J5 & Mary. H8 wants J5 educated in EN. Scheme collapses after Fr defeat at Pavia; H8 revives Mary-05 proposal.
TA 6 pp.xxx,xxxii-iv.
Morgan
183 FROM FRANCE (1525)
Gonzolles
Ambassador
The Milanese captain holding Dunbar made Am to Sc by Fl; offer of marriage alliance. HiramTA 6 p.xxxi
Morgan
184 TO FRANCE (1525)
John archdeacon of St Andrews
Feb 1525
Sent by Queen Margaret to Fl HiramTA 6 p.xxxiii
Morgan
185 TO FRANCE (1525-7)
Patrick Wemyss, captain of Scottish Archer Guard in FR.
Paid early 1527
Ambassador
£200 reimbursement Hiram1525 sent by SC PC to the regent Louise of Savoy re peace with EN which FR opposed. Either one mission or two.
TA 5 p.330; 6 p.xxxv.
Morgan
186 TO ENGLAND (1525-6)
Dec 25/ Jan 26
Ambassadors
Ambassadors sent to obtain 3 yr truce. Treaty concluded at Berwick 15-1- 26. No mention of marriage of J5 & Mary - J free to keep Ty of Rouen. HiramTA 6 pp xxxv-vi.
Morgan
187 FROM ENGLAND (1526)
Westmoreland & Dr Magnus
Feb? 1526 HiramTA 5 pp.262-3
Morgan
188 FROM FRANCE (1526)
William Stewart
Ambassador
Captain of Scottish Archer Guard sent to Sc as Fr AM. HiramTA 6 p.xxxvii
Morgan
189 TO LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1526-7)
herald
1526-7
herald sent to Flanders to interview AD Margaret, rep the EM, re. possiblity of marriage alliance. HiramTA 6 p.xxxviii
Morgan
190 FROM DENMARK (1527)
John Elgin
June 1527
Ambassador
Christian II probably used this embassy to offer J5 one of his daughters. HiramTA 5 pp. xxxviii, 322.
Morgan
191 FROM ENGLAND (1529)
Magnus
1 Jan 1529
Ambassador
Probably 1 Jan 1529 HiramJ5 tells AM that he won't marry without H8's consent & that he would prefer Mary - but J5 turns to Imp match as soon as Magnus leaves.
TA 5 p.363; 6 p.xxxix.
Morgan
192
TO ITALY (ROME) (1529)
Sir Thomas Erskine of Halton; Dingwall herald + servants.
departing March 1529
Ambassador
£10 to Tom Marschal the cook; £15 to Anthony the drummer; £12 to HiramDingwall herald and £1333 6s 8d to Erskine on departure. Erskine received another £656 13s 4d towards this mission in 1531.
Also on Embassy to Fr.
TA 5 p.378, 434.
Morgan
193 FROM FRANCE (1529)
In SC November 8
Am
given unspecified sum HiramTA 5 p.376.
Morgan
194 FROM DENMARK (1530)
Alexander Mure, herald of DK.
July 1530
???
£30 reward from SC Trea. HiramTA 5 p.440.
Morgan
195 TO ITALY (ROME) (1531)
Erskine
Arrives in Rome in Feb 1531
Ambassador
£300 reimbursement?? HiramTA 5 p.434; 6 pp.xli-ii.
Morgan
196 FROM FRANCE (1531)
Definitely in Sc bet 30 July & 4 Sept.
Ambassador
possibly Stephanus Aqueus. HiramTA 5 p.447; TA 6 p.42
Morgan
197 TO LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1531)
herald
1531 - returned Oct.
Ambassador
Sir David Lindsay went to Brussels with full authority to negotiate for the hand of Catherine, ex.Q of Aus. She now Reg. of LC refuses. C5 gives DL portraits of the two Danish princesses. But messenger shipwrecked and HiramLindsay's dispatch came in the hands of the English. In Oct Lindsay arrived home with C5's offer of Dorothea or Christina and support in war against EN. J5 opts for Dorothea and prepares embassy but Fl intervenes citing Ty of Rouen and offering Madelaine. J5 makes excuses to C5.
TA 6 xliii, xliv
Morgan
198 TO ENGLAND (1531)
Thomas Scott
Sent Oct/Dec 1531
pre-paid £150 8s 4d; £9 8s for riding coat.
Onetime border commissioner going with writings, articles & credentials to HiramH8. TA 6 p.43
Morgan
199 TO FRANCE (1531)
Albany
revoked 1531 by J5 Ambassador
TA 6 p.xliii Hiram
Morgan
200
FROM ENGLAND (1531)
Thomas Halley, Carlisle herald
7 Dec 1531
£30 reward Hiramletter delivery
TA 6 p.43
Morgan
201 FROM ENGLAND (1532)
T.H. Carlisle
£40 reward
Came to deliver letters to k & lords; remained for answer while parl sat. Maybe a continuation of his 1531 visit. HiramTA 6 p.48.
Morgan
202 TO FRANCE (1531-2)
Marchmont
returned by Feb 1532
reimbursed £10 10s HiramTA 6 p.43
Morgan
203 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1532-3)
26 Jan 1532 in Newcastle; later in Edinburgh; 13 March 1533 crossing border from EN
Legate HiramTA6pp.43, 105, 126.
Morgan
204 TO FRANCE (1532)
Sir Tho. Erskine of Haltoun, secretary; bp of Ross, laird of Gawistowne; D. Lyndsey, herald.
Preparations in Feb; perhaps did not leave until March or April
£504 ordinary + £357 17s 6d extraordinary prepaid to Erskyn for four months; £105 to Lindsey. In Apr the party was furnished with £787 10s by HiramEdinburgh burguesses - was this part payment? TA 6 pp.44,45.
Morgan
205 FROM LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1532)
Ambassador & Burgundy herald
Lodged May 1532 HiramTA 6 pp.45-6.
Morgan
206
FROM DENMARK (1532)
Mure
4 July 1532 &?
Hiram???
£40 from SC Trea
letter delivery
TA 6 p.46 Morgan
207 TO FRANCE (1532-3)
Beaton, Marchmont
Prob. back by Feb 1533
Ambassador
£40 to Marchmont; £6 11s 3d to Marchmont. HiramTo give Fl assurance over trouble on Anglo-Scottish border & to demand hand of MAD for J5. Fl only offers a niece. But B. returns believing royal match still poss.
TA 6 pp.xlvii4, 132.
Morgan
208 TO ENGLAND (1532-3)
Thomas Scott
In England at end of Dec 32; Feb 33 paid
reimbursed £120 - 40 days at £3 per diem & £40 for a new horse.
writings & credence to H8 HiramTA 6 pp.100, 151
Morgan
209 FROM FRANCE (1533)-1
Stephanus Aqueus
Also involved in a legal dispute with baileys & chaplain of Dunbar. HiramTA 6 pp.101, 123, 124.
Morgan
210 FROM FRANCE (1533)-2
Beavais; Flurie
Ambassadors
Sent to Sc to recognise the rights of the Scots and then to go to London to treat with H8. HiramTA 6 pp.xlvii, 131, 132, 135,136, 151, 152, 153.
Morgan
211 TO FRANCE (1533)
set out 26 Mar 1533
Ambassadors
Albany to marry Madelaine on J5s behalf; but F1 would not consider a marriage while J5 was menancing 18. HiramTA 6 pp. xlv-xlvi, 96
Morgan
212 TO ITALY (ROME) (1533)
John Lauder
?1533
£262 10s prepayment + £40 for a horse.
king's errands HiramTA 6 p.153
Morgan
213 FROM DENMARK (1533)
Mure
two visits, 22 June & ?.
???
£60 reward on each occasion Hiramletter deliveries. TA 6 pp. 153, 263.
Morgan
214 FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE) (1533)
C5 sent J5 order of GF.
TA 6 p.xlvii Hiram
Morgan
215 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1533)-1
James Skrymgeour, Master Elimosinar, Dean of Glasgow.
1533
business agents?
£2024 7 7
HiramPurchase of munitions etc.
TA 6 p.151.
Morgan
216 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1533)-2
Sir John Campbell of Lundy
reimbursed - Nov. 1533
£107 to reimburse his super-expenses. HiramTA 6 p.206
Morgan
217 TO ENGLAND (1533-4)
Adam Otterburn; Abbot of Kinloss.
Commissioned March 1533 or 34; Otterburn on mission from 26 Nov to 3 June.
Ambassador Hiram£146 to Kinloss; £6 to Otterburn Kinloss went to H8 about 'the confirmation of the peace'. Various messengers back & forth.
TA 6 pp. 207,208, 211, 218-9, 220, 221, 232.
Morgan
218 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1534)
1534
J5 asks for the hand of Mary through AM in EN merely to gee up Fl. HiramTA 6 p.206.
Morgan
219 TO FRANCE (1534)-1
Beaton, Erskine, Lyndsey
beginning 20 Feb 33, back by 26 May
Ambassadors
To offer dowry of 200,000 crowns for Mad. with marriage in the summer. F1 offers Marie of B. Ams accuse F1 of violating treaty of Rouen & open contacts with Imp Am for hand of Dorothea of DK. 18 April Dorothea Hirammarried, C5 suggests Infanta Marie of Portugal as an alternative.
TA 6 pp xlix, 1-lii, 125, 231-2.
Morgan
220 TO FRANCE (1534)-2
James Akinhead
May 1534
prepaid £141 15s
To Bordeaux & other places In Fr on king's errands. HiramTA 6 p.231
Morgan
221 FROM ENGLAND (1534)
Archdeacon of Durham; Magnus, English notary; Berwick herald
Ambassador
Confirmation of the peace HiramTA 6 pp.215, 232
Morgan
222
TO ITALY (ROME) (1534)
John Lauder ?1534
£525 prepayment king's errands HiramTA 6 p.232
Morgan
223 FROM FRANCE (1535)
Nicholas Canivet
Ambassador?
Attempt by F1 to get J5 to agree to marry Marie of Bourbon through influence of Canivet. HiramTA 6 pp.liv-vi, 265
Morgan
224 TO FRANCE (1535)
James Aikenhead
sends favourable report. HiramTA 6 p.lvii
Morgan
225 TO ITALY (ROME) (1535)
Possible embassy to get Pope to recognise the local divorce of Margaret Erskine. Hiram
Morgan
226 TO FRANCE (1535-6)
Erskine, Moray + two others; Robert Reid, abbot of Kinloss added later.
? 1535 to Apr/May? 1536; Erskine & Kinloss returned in Dec.
Ambassadors
Marriage treaty signed at Lyons. Fl to pay J5 120,000 livres on wedding day; the Duc of Vendome 80,000. Dunbar to FR. Moray bring back order of St HiramMichael for J5. TA 6 pp.245, 263
Morgan
227 TO ENGLAND (1535)
Lord Erskine
1535? paid remainder in 1537.
Ambassador
Super expenses of £49 17s 10d HiramOn way to Fr; to convey J5's intentions to H8; proxy for J5 in receipt of the Garter.
TA 6 pp. lvii, 304, 315.
Morgan
228 FROM ENGLAND (1537)
Ralph Sadler
Safe-conduct granted Jan 1537
Ambassador HiramTA 6 pp.304, 309-10.
Morgan
229 TO FRANCE (1537)
Beaton, George Hay
Ambassador
£3628 16s 10d collected from church for this embassy.
F1 proposes M of Lorraine; J5 accepts. 100, 000 tournois + 30,000 gift from HiramFl. TA 6 pp. lxxii-iv, 296, 314-5, 333.
Morgan
230 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1538)
Feb. to king in France
ambassador
Brings invitation to a General Council and a sword and hat from the Pope.
300 crowns to the ambassador who delivered invitation in Paris and 400 to Hiramgentlemen who delivered the presents in Compeigne. TA7pp.17, 18.
Morgan
231 TO ENGLAND (1538)
Robert Hart, Rothesay Herald
30 March 1538
£30
King's errands in EN HiramTA 6 p.318
Morgan
232 FROM ENGLAND (1538)
Ralph Sadler, squire of K of E's chamber.
In SC 1 Apr
Ambassador
rewarded 60 Crowns. HiramLetter delivery TA 7 p.21.
Morgan
233 TO FRANCE (1538)
Lord Maxwell
Apr-June 1538?
Ambassador
Marries Marie in king's name 18 May in Paris; lands Crail in Fife 10 June; Hirammarries J5 at St Andrews 11 June. TA 6 plxxiv
Morgan
234 FROM FRANCE (1538)
Lassigny
In Sc on 15 Aug
Ambassador Hiram300 crowns reward TA 7 p.61
Morgan
235 FROM FRANCE (1538-9)
Lassigny
leaving for SC c. 26 Dec 38
Ambassador
£400 reward HiramTA 7 p.51, 150; Balc I, 219.
Morgan
236 FROM ENGLAND (1539)
English herald
rewarded 27 Mar 39 £40 reward
letter delivery HiramTA 7 p.150.
Morgan
237 TO FRANCE (1539)
Laird of Brunetone
1539
£110 ?reimbursement
letter delivery? HiramTA 7 p.275
Morgan
238 TO FRANCE (1540)
Thomas Robertson
1540 or before
reimbursed £75 for twice sailing to FR.
HiramTA 7 p.296
Morgan
239
FROM GERMANY (RHINELAND PALATINATE) (1540)
Dutchman
Mar/Apr 1540
£44 reward Hiramletter delivery TA 7 p.297
Morgan
240 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)-1
John Dickson
1540 Hiram£75 for expenses TA 7 p.315
Morgan
241
TO FRANCE (1540)
Beaton
in FR Sept 40
Ambassador? HiramBalc, I, 148
Morgan
242 FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)
Imp. servant
2 Oct 1540 - rewarded 55 frs reward
letter delivery HiramTA 7 p.400
Morgan
243 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)-2
Sir John Campbell, Robert Forman, Ross herald.
Departing Oct/Nov 1540
Payments of £330 & 100 to Campbell; £24 to Forman for equipage.
Campbell 'passing to Emperor with writings' HiramTA 7 pp, 400, 404-5
Morgan
244 FROM IRELAND (TYRONE) (1540)
Man from O'Neill 1540?
???
brought J5 a horse HiramTA 7 p.314
Morgan
245 TO IRELAND (1540)
Rore Ferquharson
1540?
£40
'For passing to the men of gud of Ireland'.
HiramTA 7 p.339
Morgan
246 TO FRANCE (1540-1)
Earl of Moray
in FR in Mar/Apr 1541
£488 18s sent to him HiramTA 7 pp. 315, 432, 439; 10, p.14
Morgan
247 FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1541)?
Imp. servant
20 feb 1541 - rewarded £22 reward
letter delivery HiramTA 7 p.429
Morgan
248 FROM GERMANY (RHINELAND PALATINATE) (1541)?
servant to Count Palatyne
Early 1541
£44 reward HiramTA 7 p.429.
Morgan
249 FROM ENGLAND (1541)-1
Loncastell, herald
Early 1541
£55 reward
Letter delivery
HiramTA 7 p.438
Morgan
250 TO FRANCE (1541)-1
Alexander Gordon
departing 6 Apr.
prepaid £100 HiramTA 7 p.444
Morgan
251 FROM LOW COUNTRIES (CAMPVERE) (1541)
'Lord of the Fair'
Reward paid 19 April 1541
????
£132 given to the Dutch servants of above
HiramTrade?
TA 7 p.444.
Morgan
252 FROM ENGLAND (1541)-2
Henry Ray, herald
16 May 1541
£40 reward
Letter delivery
HiramTA 7 p.449
Morgan
253 TO FRANCE (1541)-2
Cardinal David Beaton
departing in the Unicorn in mid July 1541; Unicorn returned on 20 Aug but Balc I says Beaton was still in FR in Sept 1541. HiramTA 7 pp. 497, 500; 8 pp. 24, 31; Balc I, 169.
Morgan
254 FROM ENGLAND (1541)-3
Henry Ray, herald
Sept 1541
£15 8s. reward
Letter delivery HiramTA 7 p.482
Morgan
255 TO FRANCE (1541)-3
James Scrymgeour
departing 11 Sept £110
Letter delivery?
HiramTA 8 p.24.
Morgan
256 TO ENGLAND (1541-2)
Oct 41 safe-conduct sent for;
ambassador
TA 8 pp. 31, 47, 55-6, 78 Hiram
Morgan
257 TO IRELAND (1542)
Thomas Rogy 1542
Prepaid £10 letter delivery HiramTA 8 p.55
Morgan
258 FROM FRANCE (1542)
Probably departing Feb 42
Reward of 300 crowns HiramTA 8 pp.59, 77
Morgan
259 TO FRANCE (1542)-1
the protonothary & a servant of the Queen
departing Mar 1542
TA 8 p.72. Hiram
Morgan
260 TO FRANCE (1542)-2
Cardinal Beaton
in Fr by 18 June? (Balc I 228); departing July 1542 - Dates unclear.
£149 13s towards the expenses of the grete Unicorn. HiramTA 8 p.91; Balc I 228.
Morgan
261 TO GERMANY (POMERANIA) (1542)
Peter Ross
1542.
£6 12s
Delivery of letters to Duke of Pomerania.
HiramTA 8 p.77.
Morgan
262 TO FRANCE (1542)-3
Lord Governor's man departing dec 42
????
£110 prepaid HiramLetter delivery - FR & other unspecified places. TA 8 p.149.
Morgan
263 TO ENGLAND (1542)
Rothesay herald
Dec 42
£153 given to Rothesay for himself, Somerset herald & Dingwall pursuivant.
Writings to H8 HiramTA 8 p. 149.
Morgan
264 FROM FRANCE (1543)-1
M de la Montaigne
in Edin 10 Mar; back in FR by 10 June
Ambassador? HiramBalc. I. 89, 91
Morgan
265 FROM ENGLAND (1543)
Ralph Sadler
March-Dec 1543
Commissioner
Audiences with Queen Mother in Linlithgow 22 March; again in Stirling Hiramearly in August In Aug Queen Mother says she is agreeable to match of Edw & Mary. c13 Oct meeting with Adam Otterbum, provost of Edinburgh, about English seizure of SC ships. Sadler later takes refuge in Tantallon, the stronghold of the Douglases who favoured H8.
TA 8 pp. xlv, 237, 244; SCML 10, 10n, 16n, 35. Morgan
266 FROM FRANCE (1543) -2
August?
Fr Am paid over £2198 14s to Sc Sec. HiramTA 8 p.221.
Morgan
267 FROM FRANCE (1543) -3
MM de La Brosse & Mesnage
Arrived at Dunbarton 5 Oct
Ambassadors?
Arrive in company of Papal legate. Hand F1's subsidy over to Lennox; Hiramencourages Queen Mother to overthrow Regent. Balc. I. 100-1; R.K. Hannay, 'Letters of the Papal Legate in Scotland, 1543', SHR, XI, no.41, Oct 1913, pp.1-26.
Morgan
268 TO ENGLAND (1543-4)
Safe-conduct requested for ambassador, Dec 43.
Ambassador
TA 8 p.244. Hiram
Morgan
269 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1543-4)
Marco Grimani, Patriach of Aquileia, nephew of the Cardinal Protector of Sc.
Commissioned 1 Apr 43; reaches SC 5 Oct; left SC early Apr 44; reaches Rome 2 months later.
Legate
Private and later public audience with Queen Mother (15 Oct). Audience Hiramwith Arran. Meeting with parliament (10 Nov). Had gone first to Paris who had urged his appointment in first instance. Was to act on French advice. Was to liberate Beaton, maintain Catholicism and Scottish Liberties and to levy six-tenths from clergy for these purposes. This ends had been achieved before his departure from FR. Delivers letters. Has dispute with FR AM's, MM de La Brosse & Mesnage, about turning F1's money over to Lennox. Furthers Beaton's request for legatine authority. Advocates French alliance.
R.K. Hannay, 'Letters of the Papal Legate in Scotland, 1543', SHR, XI, no.41, Oct 1913, pp.1-26; Balc. MorganI. 100-1.
270
TO FRANCE (1544-5)
David Paniter & Sir John Campbell; later joined by Alex. Guthrie, Snowdon Herald.
Dispatched 31 March; arrived Fr by 22 April
Ambassador HiramApril 44 - £810 delivered to Paniter in FR (600 crowns); 22 Dec 44 recompensed with £300.
To Fr to renew old treaties and describe state of affairs in SC. Also to Flanders. Snowdon brought collar for C5
TA 8 pp. 278, 319, 335, 340, 355, 400-1; SCML 74-5. Morgan
271 TO DENMARK (1544)
Master John Hay
April to June 1544 - in July Thomas Majoribanks reimbursed £220 for the furnishing of Hay.
'passing in Denmark in my lord governors affairs'. To make representations on Scottish affairs and to seek renewal of treaties.
HiramTA 8 p.305; SCML pp.102-3; (Also derived from Epistolæ Jacobi Quarti, Jacobi Quinti, et Mariæ Regum Scotorum, II, xxxix).
Morgan
272 FROM FRANCE (1544)
La Croix
in Sc in Dec 44
Ambassador HiramTA 8 pp.335,336; Balc I, 104; SCML 103.
Morgan
273 TO ITALY (ROME) (1544)
Adam Mure
?1544
£270 prepayment
passing Rome in my lord governor's affairs. HiramTA 8 p.278
Morgan
274 TO LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1544)
Lord Secretary, David Paniter; Alexander Guthrie, Snowdon herald.
December 1544 - payments
Ambassador
£300 to Secretary; £55 to Snowden. HiramThe secretary on a mission to France & Flanders. Snowdon (30 Dec) leaves with a collar for C5 and is to deliver it to the secretary in FR. Treaty re trading privileges of Flemish and other of the Emperor's subjects. Delivered clerk of register by Paniter on 19 Dec.
TA 8 335,340; RPCS 118.
Morgan
275 FROM DENMARK (1545)
Herald of Denmark
1545
???
given £11 by k of SC HiramTA 8 p.365
Morgan
276 FROM FRANCE (1544 or 46)
Robertet
Herald rather than AM?
Sent to SC to report FR victory over C5 HiramBalc I 236.
Morgan
277 TO LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1545)
Sir John Campbell, maitre d'hotel to dowager.
plan to be sent as envoy to Flanders, apparently never executed. HiramSCML 178.
Morgan
278 TO FRANCE (1545)
John Hay
from at least May; back in SC by Nov.
Ambassador HiramHay brought money back from Fr TA 8 pp. 400, 415; SCML 136-8.
Morgan
279 FROM FRANCE (1545-6)
MM de la Longe & de la Brousse.
arrived SC June 45 back in FR by 14 Feb 1546 (Dieppe). D'Ausy, king's messenger, in SC in Nov 45.
ambassadors? HiramBalc I 115, 119, 121, 123-4.
Morgan
280 TO FRANCE (1546)
John Hay
Landed FR 13 Feb together with De Longes, prev. AM in SC; ready to leave end of April 46.
Ambassador HiramBalc I 132-4, 160, 165; SCML 158-161
Morgan
281 FROM FRANCE (1546-60)
Henri Cleutin, Seigneur d'Oysel et de Villeparisis, prey. AM to Rome.
Commissioned in Mar 46; First arrived in SC when?; Returned to FR in at end of Nov 47; Returns to SC start of Feb; Back in FR by 12 April; returned to SC when?; Back in FR 16 April 52; returns to SC in June 52; Back in FR in Feb 53; returns to SC end of Jan 54; back in Fr in 1556; in SC in April 58. HiramResident Ambassador April 1552 got 1000 ecus gift and 600 francs a month from H2
Fournier was D'Oysel's maitre d'hotel.
Was to bring pensions to Queen mother, Arran, Aryll and others in 46. D'Oysel put together the contract of Arran & H2 of 27 Jan 48. Arran was to secure parliamentary consent for the marriage of Mary & the Dauphin, the conveyance of Mary to Fr, the delivery of certain SC strongholds to H2 in return for a FR duchy for Arran. Was short of money early 49. D'Oysel was M of Lorraine's chief adviser and had a preponderant voice in the Council of war. In July 1551 the IMP AM reported that he had heard indirectly that 'D'Oysel wields almost sovereign authority in matters of state and justice'. When in 1550 Marie of Lorraine went to France, H2 thought D'oysel popular enough in SC to be left in chargeMorgan in the dowager's absence. 'Le Roy trouve tres bon de laisser M. L'ambassaduer chef pardela en vostre absence'. 14 Feb 1552 D'Oysel on way to FR is accredited to E6. Presents articles re division of debatable lands; receives answer of EN PC 27 Feb. In April 1552 H2 makes D'Oysel his lieutenant-general in SC and a gentleman of his chamber. But D'Oysel was also representing SC in her attempt to avoid participation in FR-IMP war which had broken out in Sept 51. August 1553 discussions with H2 and Cardinal of Lorraine over possible deposition of Arran and early accession of Mary as Queen regnant although Arran was already deferring to D'Oysel. Attends coronation of Mary Tudor in 1553. The supplication of the disgraced Huntley to D'Oysel in Jan 1555 is testimony to the AM's influence with Queen mother. Sept 56 expresses interest in Western Isles & Ireland.
Balc I, 124, 177-9, 201-2; II, 28-30, 63-5, 81-3, 111-2, 115-6, 118, 13940, 193-4, 266, 278-80, 302, 306, 3 13-4; SCML 224-5n, 227n. 258, 289, 326, 334, 341n, 344, 356n, 356n, 360n, 372, 395-6, 407, 415n.
282 FROM FRANCE (1546-7)
M de Mandosse, maitre d'hotel ordinaire to H2.
Ready to leave in Apr 46; Left Fr Aug 1546; in SC in Sept 47
Ambassador?
Carried money to SC
TA 9 p.115; Balc I, 132-4, 145, 236. Hiram
Morgan
283 FROM FRANCE (1546)-1
D'Ausy, Valet de Chambre du Roy.
leaves for SC c 16 June 1546
King's messenger
To inform Queen Mother of Anglo-French treaty of Campe. HiramBalc I, 139-40
Morgan
284
TO ENGLAND (1546)-1
July & Sept 46 - heralds sent for safe-conduct in July & Sept.
Ambassador HiramTA 8 pp.469, 480.
Morgan
285 FROM GERMANY /EMPIRE (1546)?
ult. Sept 1546
declaration of peace between EM & SC. HiramTA 8 p.483
Morgan
286 TO DENMARK (1546)
Master James Johnston
1546
?????
£13 4s HiramBrings king letters from DK and goes back with k's letters to DK TA 8 p.478
Morgan
287 TO ENGLAND (1546)-2
Peter Thomson, unicorn pursivant
prepayment - Oct 1546.
£44
letter delivery to k & C. HiramTA 9 p.33.
Morgan
288 FROM FRANCE (1546)-2
D'Ausy
Leaving for SC 1 Dec 46 HiramBalc I, 149, 150, 152.
Morgan
289 TO ENGLAND (1546-7)
Sir Adam Otterburn (pro-Stewart); David Paniter (pro-Hamilton); Peter Thomson, Islay herald.
Commissioned 2 Oct 46; departs c. 10 Oct.; arrived London 10 Nov; FR AM in London informed by Queen Mother & D'Oysel that Paniter was 'a creature of the governor' and came bearing 'some private and secret charge'. 5 Mar Paniter departs London for Paris; Otterburn requests recall Hiramin April; finally leaves London c.8 August. Ambassador
Thomson delivered Otterburn sums of £110, 110, 175 in London; given £44 himself; EN PC gave O. £74 sterling on his departure. Had on 17 May reported himself penniless and reliant on creditors.
Audience by 5 Dec; Meetings with EN PC & FR & IMP AMS; 3 Feb meets new Lord Protector; 12 July meets Lord Protector; 7 August audience with K, LP & PC.
To get SC comprehended in Treaty of Campe as advertised by M de Mandosse. To get answer from EN PC and to treat for a comprehensive peace. If EN refuses, to proceed to FR. EN was opposed and continued to give attention to so-called 'ambassadorsMorgan of St Andrews' much to Otterbum's annoyance. O. relays Paniter's requests from FR. Helps captive envoys (Hay, Dryborough, Johnstone). Relys news of EN invasion preparations on a number of occasions. Reports spying missions sent by EN rota SC. Series of useless meetings with English. Otterburn murdered after his return - laird of Annestoun accused of his slaughter.
TA 9 pp. 56, 63, 73, 99, 263; SCML 163-94; RPCS I 43-4; APC, 1547-50, 112
290 TO ITALY (ROME) (1547)
John Hamilton of Milburn, master of works.
departing after 11 Nov 1546
supplications to Rome HiramTA 9 pp.134-5
Morgan
291 FROM FRANCE (1547-8)
M de Combas
Arrived in Sc in Jan 47; Returns to FR in June 48
Ambassador? Described in Balc I as an army captain along with De la Chapelle. HiramReward of £56 10s At the seige of St Andrews in July? Prob. brought young Arran to FR on his return.
TA 9 pp.52, 261, 444; Balc I, 198, 205, 240, 243.
Morgan
292 FROM FRANCE (1547) -1
Unnamed AM
Leaving for SC 28 Jan HiramBalc I, 238
Morgan
293 TO ITALY (ROME) (1547)
John Hamilton of Milburn, master of works.
departing after 11 Nov 1546
supplications to Rome HiramTA 9 pp.134-5
Morgan
294 FROM FRANCE (1547)-2
D'Ausy
Due to go to SC 5 May HiramBalc I, 162
Morgan
295 FROM FRANCE (1547)-3
Unnamed AM
due to go to SC 3 July HiramBalc I 240
Morgan
296 FROM GERMANY (EMDEN) (1547)
Ambassador
in SC 2 Aug 1547
Earl and Countess of Emden want the question of damages by done a Scottish subject referred to the decision of the k of Denmark. Request for a 10 yr peace. SC PC are in favour of peace and say the case should proceed through Scottish courts as prev. offered because 'The realme of Scotland is ane fre realme and alsweill privilegit as any uthair realmeis'. PC rejects Hiramallegation that letter of mark was issued to a Scottish subject.
RPCS I 77-8.
Morgan
297 TO FRANCE (1547)-1
David Paniter
Commissioned 2 Oct; departing end of Oct 46 from Berwick; arrives London 10 Nov; 5 Mar departs for FR.
Ambassador
If English refused comprehension, he was to seek comprehensive military Hiramand financial support from FR to stop impending English invasion. Because of death of Fl in April 47 he needed a new commission even though he had already spoken to the new king. Sent to SC to get new accreditation.
TA 9 pp 31, 72, 148; SCML 164, 174, 175, 179-80; RPCS I 54-5.
Morgan
298 TO FRANCE (1547)-2
Thomas Erskine, abbot of Dryborough, and John Hay.
Abbot was on a special mission from Dowager; Hay was to replace Hamilton. Captured in the Lyon off Dover. Held in London. Released in June. Hay continued to FR whence he departed 9 Mar 48.
Ambassadors. Hiram£200 reimbursement to Hay in Aug 1550; should have been paid Mar 47.
TA 9 pp. 444, 456; SCML 176, 180.
Morgan
299 TO FRANCE (1547)-3
John Hamilton of Mylnbum, former Master of Works
Departing Oct 47
£31 10s; £6 16s & 20 to kit out Mylnburn.
Going to Fr on Lord governor's affairs; to continue to Rome. HiramTA 9 pp. 127, 134, 135.
Morgan
300 FROM FRANCE (1547)-4
D'Ausy
returning to FR c.27 Oct 47 HiramBalc I, 242
Morgan
301 FROM FRANCE (1548)
D'Ausy
to Fr in Jan
Brings news of Pinkie. HiramBalc I, 162
Morgan
302 TO DENMARK (1548-9)
Sir David Lindsay, Lyon K of A.
paid Dec.1548 & reimbursed Oct 49.
paid £140 in ‘48 & £112 10s in ‘49.
taking certain writings & directions to the k of DK HiramTA 9 pp.259, 347
Morgan
303 TO FRANCE (1549-50)
David Paniter, postulate of Ross.
in FR by 30 Mar 49; still there Sept 50. HiramBalc II 46-7, 65-7, 74-5, 307-8.
Morgan
304 FROM FRANCE (1549)
Jean de Monluc, bishop of Valence.
leaving Fr Jan 49
Ambassador
To see Mary of Guise and deal with D'Oysel who was short of money; at HiramShrove-time undertook subsidiary mission to Inishowen to meet Ulster Lords wanting ‘to shake off the yoke of England’; Melville went to France as a page on their return.
Balc II 28-30; Melville, pp.21-24
Morgan
305 FROM DENMARK (1550)
Charles Houstoun, herald to k of DK.
1550 HiramTA 9 p.377
Morgan
306 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1550)
Alexander Ross herald
Pen. Feb. - payment
paid £135 Hiramsent to k of F & EM TA 9 p.382
Morgan
307 TO DENMARK (1550)
Earl of Rothes (accompanied by FR envoy).
Feb to Jul 1550 (if payments for shipping are taken into account
ambassador
Feb.1550 - £12 to ship's gunner for three months' wages; £67 to skipper of Hiramship; £106 13s 4d to Rothes for the victualling of the ship. March 1550 - £575 to John Paterson, a servant to Rothes. July 1550 - £92 for the freight of the ship on its return
March 1550 writings sent with Rothes by Lord Governor re Danish claim to Orkneys; writings also to be conveyed to John MacAlpine & Alex. Lyell. Large must cover more than just expenses - munitions perhaps?
TA 9 pp. 377, 385, 386-7, 428 Morgan
308 FROM FRANCE (1550)
De Fumet or De Funnell
April?
Ambassador or messenger?
Brought news of FR victory over EN & peace treaty bet. SC & EN HiramTA 9 pp.393, 394, 402,413; RPCS I 86.
Morgan
309 TO FRANCE (1550)-1
James Beaton, abbot of Arbroath.
12 Apr in Paris
Prob agent of Queen Dowager rather than AM
Delivering letters to king & others HiramSCML 323-4
Morgan
310 TO FRANCE (1550)-2
Thomas Erskine
departing after 22 April (instructions).
Ambassador
After Fr vict at Boulogne, EN sued for peace. Erskine's mission to EN, FR & E followed M. de Funnell's arrival with memorial from Paris. Instructed to Hiramdischarge all SC ships in Fr harbours to prevent further attacks on E. Poss. marriage of Mary & Dauphin. Scotland's suggestions for peacetime garrison reductions if H2 wants to save money. That H2 should keep 1000 troops in SC. Ransom & exchange of war prisoners. SC can't afford to deal with Rome - could H2 get Cardinal of Guise who is there to get a legacy for Abp of St. Andrews and to ensure the Prince's rights of nomination because R. Creichton is trying to buy a bishopric at Rome. H2 to examine Erskine's instructions to E and to accompany him with a FR AM to promote a SC-IMP peace.
RPCS I 86-93 Morgan
311 TO ENGLAND (1550)
Master of Erskine; Peter Thomson
depart after 22 April (instructions).
Ambassador
£445 to Erskine; £115 to Erskine's wife after his departure; £57 1Os to Thomson.
HiramTo affirm Scotland's comprehension in Peace of Boulogne; Scot PC had already proclaimed peace 20 April. Also to France and Empire.
TA 9 pp. 393, 394, 397; RPCS I 85-93
Morgan
312 TO LOW COUNTRIES/EMPIRE (1550)-1
Thomas Erskine
Departing after 22 April (instructions); apparently not commissioned til Sept; treaty of Binche signed 30 Dec
Ambassador
Prior visits to EN & FR; Instructions (to be shown to H2) to remind C5 of Hiramancient 101 yr peace and how Flemish subjects broke this by taking 14 SC ships in Flemish ports; how Q of Hungry ignored demands of SC heralds; how ambassador sent to request SC's comprehension in FR-IMP peace was ignored. Erskine request peace from C5 and to ask C5 to press EN to make honorable peace with SC
RPCS I 86-93; SCML 349-50. Morgan
313 TO DENMARK (1551)
Herald
6 June 1551
Sent by Gov with letters to K of Dk touching requested return of Orkneys. HiramSCML 354-6.
Morgan
314 FROM GERMANY /EMPIRE (1551)
Matthew Strick
arrived in SC 14 June with SC herald
Ambassador
Was to get Treaty of Binche ratified by both the regent and the dowager but HiramScots refused to agree to this demand. SCML 354
Morgan
315 TO ENGLAND (1551)-1
Erskine & others
10 June 1551 at Norham
commissioners
Signing of Anglo-Scottish peace HiramSCML 349-50
Morgan
316 TO ENGLAND (1551)-2
herald
sent Nov. 1551 HiramTA 10 p.33
Morgan
317 FROM ENGLAND (1551)
Ray
Dec 1551
£12 reward
letter delivery
HiramTA 10 p.41
Morgan
318 TO ENGLAND (1551-2)
Robert Camegy
Before Feb 52 for 15 wks.
In En & Fr on business of the Queen & LG. HiramTA 10 p.62
Morgan
319 TO FRANCE (1551-2)
Robert Camegy
15 wks before Feb 52
In Fr & En on the business of Queen & LG. HiramTA 10 p.62
Morgan
320 TO FRANCE (1552)-1
Alexander Lyndsey
departing 14 Feb 1552
£100 prepayment HiramTA 10 p.60.
Morgan
321 TO FRANCE (1552)-2
20 March 1552
Proposal to send a gent. to Fr about inconvenience of renewed war with E following request by H2 to SC Estates to join him in war according to treaty. HiramRPCS 1120
Morgan
322
TO FRANCE (1552)-3
Robert Forman, Ross herald
departing May 1552; prob arrived 29; sent back on or after 4 June
£400 prepayment
To take articles from SC C to k of Fr & EM; sent back with letters for HiramD'Oysel. TA 10 p.84
Morgan
323 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1552)
Robert Forman, Ross herald
May 7 1552 - prepayment
£400 for journey expenses.
Ross H sent by SC C with certain articles to be shown K of F &, then on to the EM.
HiramTA 10 p.84
Morgan
324 TO FRANCE (1552)-4
Abp of Glasgow
leaving for SC on or after 20 Dec 1552
Ambassador or Queen Mother's agent? HiramBalc II 130-1
Morgan
325 FROM ENGLAND (1553)-1
Ray
Jan 1553
£12 reward
Letter delivery HiramTA 10 p.151
Morgan
326 FROM ENGLAND (1553)-2
Ray
Feb 1553
£15 reward HiramLetter delivery TA 10 p.159
Morgan
327 TO FRANCE (1553)-1
Gavin Hamilton, abbot of Kilwinning; servants + Alexander Ross?
left probably in Mar.
Ambassador
prepaid £5161 5s 6d HiramTA 10 pp.xxxvi-xxxvii, 144, 150, 161, 168, 174, 177
Morgan
328 TO FRANCE (1553)-2
Abp of Glasgow
leaving FR 22 Apr 1553
Ambassador HiramLetters for Queen Mother Balc II 148-9.
Morgan
329 TO ENGLAND (1553)
Ross herald
departing after 18 Sept
To deliver instructions to Nicholas de Neufville, sieur de Villeroy, FR AM in London so that he can complain about English raids into SC, about pasture and fishing rights and if he can get EN PC to agree to a border commission, he is to hand over a list of SC Hiramcommissioners.
RPCS I 148-51
Morgan
330 TO FRANCE (1553-4)
Abp of Glasgow
in FR 12 Nov; still there 22 Mar
Queen Mother's agent
Receives 400 ecus from Marie of Lorraine's treasurer.
HiramBalc II 178-9, 195-7
Morgan
331 FROM FRANCE (1554)
Villemor
leaving for SC 22 March 54
king's messenger
letter delivery but also to report king's mind
HiramBalc II 265
Morgan
332 TO FRANCE (1554)
Paniter - 'My lord of Ross, Secretar'
departing SC 11 Jan 1554; still in Fr 31 Oct 1554
Ambassador
Silver vessells to defray his expenses. He had lent D'Oysel money before his departure.
Hiram'The hasty dispatch... concerning the common weill of this realme'. In FR to arrange marriage of E of Arran; given the abbey of L'Abyse as a reward for helping Dowager get the regency in 1551.
RPCS 1151-2; Balc II 189, 213, 245-7, 256-8.
Morgan
333 TO IRELAND (1554)
Moreis Ocastheid (Maurice O'Cassidy?) & servant of E of Argyll.
departing 10 Oct 54
£50 prepayment
'The Queen grace's affairs'. HiramTA 10 p.239
Morgan
334 TO ENGLAND (1555)
William Maitland the younger of Lethington; Laird of Trabroin.
departing July
Ambassadors?
pre-paid £44 each. HiramIn embassy to the wardens of East Marches of EN. TA 10 p.282.
Morgan
335 FROM DENMARK (1555)
Aug 1555 - his host reimbursed.
Ambassador
lodged in Biggar HiramTA 10 pp. 288
Morgan
336 FROM ENGLAND (1556)
Aug 1556
Commissioners
Many letters & messages to and from commissioners in Scotland. Were they English commissioners? Eg £36 wages paid on 5 Aug to 'John Smyth passing by post to London writings of the commissioners to the Queen of HiramEngland'. TA 10 pp.314-9.
Morgan
337 TO ENGLAND (1556)
Alexander Ross herald
departing August
Mass of close writing from M of G to Q of E. HiramTA 10 p.315
Morgan
338 TO ENGLAND (1558)
Maitland
departing after 11 Feb
Ambassador
£765 prepayment HiramAlso going to FR. Maitland becomes Secretary soon after. TA 10 pp. 331, 417.
Morgan
339 TO FRANCE (1558)-1
Beaton, Abp of Glasgow, R. Reid, Bp of Orkney, Earl of Cassilis, Lord Fleming, Lord Seton, Prior of St.Andrews, Erskine of Dun; heralds
departed 6/7 Feb. In Fr in Mar
Commissioners.
As requested by K of F, a commission from SC parliament appointed 14 Dec 57 to arrange marriage of Mary & Dauphin. Re-appointed by Mary Hiram16 March.
TA 10 pp lxvii-lxix, 330, 332, 333; SCML 411.
Morgan
340 TO FRANCE (1558)-2
Maitland
leaving 3 Mar
£765 prepayment. Going to EN & Fr on Queen's affairs HiramTA 10 p.417
Morgan
341
TO DENMARK (1558)
Gilbert Balfour, burgess of Edinburgh.
11 June - payment of expenses.
???? HiramPaid £200 by Sc Trea TA 10 p.359.
Morgan
342 FROM FRANCE (1558)?
In SC on 12 Aug
Ambassador
TA 10 p.377 Hiram
Morgan
343 FROM ENGLAND (1558)
Earl of Northumberland
March 58 - messages to him in EN.
May never have reached SC HiramTA 10 p.420
Morgan
344 TO ITALY (ROME) (1558-60)
John Thornton
Prior to May 1558; end of Feb 1560.
Mary of Guise's rep. in Rome, operated through Cardinal Guise. In 1560 concerned with benefices and taxes in situation of increasing heresy. Guise consults Fr king on taxes and benefices in SC. In August 1565 Thornton Hiramdescribed as the Scottish ambassador's secretary was travelling from Rome with bill, licences, dispensations etc through France.
TA 10 pp.354, 401; PNM 29-31, 41-3, 199-220, 227.
Morgan
345
FROM FRANCE (1559)
M de Bethencourt, Master of Catherine d’Medici’s household.
departed early April. Via EN. In SC from 13 April till at least end of May
Ambassador
Was to arrange a peace between EN & SC as a follow-up to Cateau- HiramCambrensis. Was to encourage Queen Mother to a peace. Carried a bill of credit for 20,000 livres and only promised military reinforcements upon application. Desired the regent to win over the Scots nobility and to this end carried blank letters written to them. After 8 wks negotiation a treaty signed 31 May but at this point the lords of the congregation rebelled. According to Melville, having Mary of Guise sign up the general articles of Cateau- Cambrensis, which entailed the suppression of Protestantism, was a disaster.
PNM pp.xxvii, xxxiii, xxxv; Melville, 49-50. Morgan
346 FROM ENGLAND (1560]
Duke of Norfolk
Jan/Feb 1560
???
Messages from SC govt to him in Newcastle. Did he ever get to SC? HiramTA 11 pp.7, 14-6.
Morgan
347 TO FRANCE (1560)
Steven Wilson
departing 11 Feb
£80 prepayment Hiramto Fr on Q's affairs TA11p.12
Morgan
348 TO ENGLAND (1560)
Adam Mccullocht, Bute pursuivant.
dep. 18 Feb.
pre-paid £50
To London on Q's affairs HiramTA 11 p.15
Morgan
349 FROM ENGLAND (1560)-2
Henry Ray, English herald
31 March 1560
£26 reward HiramTA 11 p.17
Morgan
350 FROM ENGLAND (1560)-3
Sir George Howard
departing Edinburgh for EN - 6 Apr.
??? HiramTA 11 p.20.
Morgan
351 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1560)
Nicholas de Pellevé, bp of Amiens.
appointed 25 1 60 but he never received the faculties. Had already sailed for SC in July/Aug 1559. In Edin 10 Nov, in London on way home 12 August 60.
Legate a latere but acted more as a FR envoy. HiramIn 1559 H2 proposed Pellevé as ecc. supreme in SC, to investigate & reform church, hand out benefices and raise taxes from church. Because Pelleve's gallicanism, the king's wish was ignored until the election of Pius IV.
PNM pp.xxxvii, xliv, xlvn, 17-25, 30, 35-9.
Morgan
352 FROM ENGLAND (1561)
Sir Peter Mewtas
in SC 19 Oct 61
Ambassador HiramTA 11 p.76.
Morgan
353 TO ENGLAND (1561)
Maitland
dep aft. 31 Aug
Ambassador Hirampre-paid £712 10s To London on Q's affairs TA 11p.60
Morgan
354 TO FRANCE (1561)
James Beaton
in Paris 6-27 Dec
Ambassador HiramPNM 418-9
Morgan
355 FROM FRANCE (1561-2)
M. Paul de Foix
First to EN; then to SC by ?6th but certainly by 17 Dec
Ambassador
Frequent audiences with Mary who complained 'il venoit privement une Hiramfois le jour san advertir' Rep. K, Q & Navarre but sent by Catherine d'Medici. De Foix, who tended towards Protestantism, was a member of the Paris Parlement and a kinsman of the Queen of Navarre. His charge was threefold 1. social 2. to offer military support 3 to continue 'auld alliance'. Mary found him tiresome.
PNM 77, 81n, 97n, 439-444. Morgan
356 FROM ITALY (SAVOY) (1561-2)
Obertino Solaro, Signore di Moretta.
in London by Nov, in Edin by 6 Dec still there ?5 Jan.
Ambassador
Plan to marry Duke of Ferraro, an ally of Savoy, to Mary. Cardinal d'Este also asked him to see whether Mary & Elizabeth would send bishops to HiramTrent. David Riccio, a Piedmontese musician, came in his entourage. Stayed on because the QMS needed a bass to sing the fourth part of a harmony with the valets of her chamber.
Rewarded with gold chain worth £417 1Os
TA 11 pp. 94, 153; PNM pp. xlix, 71, 81, 419, 444: Melville, p.103. Morgan
357 TO ENGLAND (1562)
William Stewart
dep. aft. 15 Jan. 1562.
pre-paid £80
To London on Q's affairs. HiramTA 11 p.102.
Morgan
358 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1561-2)
Nicholas de Gouda, S.J.
Commissioned 3 Dec 61; leaves Zeeland 10 June 62; arrives SC 18/19th; embarks 3 Sept; writes report from Mayence 30 Sept 62.
Messenger HiramSecret audience with Mary at the Palace; possibly a second one To deliver letters apostolic & to ask Mary to send AMs & bps to Trent. In hiding most of his sojourn. Queen is able to send reps to Trent. Reports on state of religion in SC. Many frightened Catholics need encouragement. Spec praise for Dunblane. Recruits SC Jesuits inc. Hay.
PNM 74-8, 104-5, 129-43. Morgan
359 FROM ENGLAND (1562)-1
Thomas Randolph
in SC June & July 62; at Berwick 1 Aug
Ambassador? HiramPNM 140-3
Morgan
360 FROM ENGLAND (1562)-2
Sir Henry Sidney
in SC early Aug Ambassador
In Negotiations with Mary
HiramPNM 142.
Morgan
361
TO ITALY (ROME) (1564)
Stephen Wilson
in Rome, leaves after 15 June. HiramAudience with Pope on or before 15 June carries dispatch from Mary & back from Pope
PNM 187
Morgan
362 TO ENGLAND (1564)
James Melville
Received Instructions 28th Sept
Ambassador
Instructed to sort out offences given in letters and to find out what the EN parl may be doing about succession. Prior to audience JM had meetings with Christopher Hatton, Nicholas Throckmorton and Thomas Randolph. Famous discussions with Queen Elizabeth about the possible husbands for MQS and Hiramher own virginity. Also about which of the two queens were more accomplished and more beautiful. Probably much embroidered in Melville’s later memoir. Further meetings with Hunsdon, Leicester, Sidney and Pembroke and with French and Spanish ambassadors. Dispatched by Cecil who ‘put a fair chain about my neck’ and given presents by Lady Lennox to give to MQS, Murray, Liddington, Robert Melville. Debriefed by MQS in Edin. about QE1, MQS’s friends and supporters in England and well-willing of Spanish ambassador there.
Melville, pp.85-101 Morgan
363
TO ITALY (ROME) (1564-5)
Stephen Wilson
Leaves for Rome on or after 20 Oct, leaves Rome after 1 May 65.
letter to & from Pope HiramPNM 189
Morgan
364 TO FRANCE (1565)
James Beaton
Jan with Cardinal of Lorraine; Mar & Oct approaches to SP AM
PNM 463-4, 469 Hiram
Morgan
365 FROM ENGLAND (1565)-1
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton
Instructions on 24 Apr & 2 May; 4 days at SC court 15-18 May
Ambassador
Sent by EN PC to discourage M marrying Darnley. Elizabeth offers a choice of Norfolk, Leicester or Warwick instead. Or to encourage the Protestant Hiramlords of SC to withstand the marriage at least until such times as Darnley subscribed to maintain the reformed religion. Unlike QE1 herself and Tho. Randolph, Throckmorton did not subsequently deny his role he was given by his government in stoking up opposition to the Darnley marriage.
PNM 192, 193, 198; Cal. Foreign, 1564-5, nos.1118, 1135; Melville, p.107, pp.113-5. Morgan
366 FROM ENGLAND (1565)-2
Randolph
in SC July 65; still there 3 Nov
AM?
On 3 Nov Randolph had conference with Mary & her Council because En Govt did not want Darnley's name on safe-conduct for their AMS.
HiramPNM 202; RPCS i 389-90
Morgan
367 TO ITALY (ROME) (1565)
William Chisholm, bp of Dunblane.
leaves SC c.4 July 1565. In Rome by August; leaves after 25 Sept; returns as far as Paris where he is ordered to stay; briefs reach SC by Jan
Ambassador HiramAudience with Pope in August To get Papal dispensation for Darnley marriage and allegedly to ask Pope for 300,000 ducats. Tells Pope of marriage plan, that Queen's secretary and treasurer are heretics. Wants money for army of 10-12,000. 24 Sept dispensation is issued but no money forthcoming
PNM 199-220, 227. Morgan
368 FROM FRANCE (1565-6)
M de Mauvissiere
Ready to depart by 19 Sept; In Edin. in Oct; Back in FR by 26 May at least.
Ambassador
Mission re marriage of Darnley & FR dowry. HiramTA 11 p.424; PNM 231.
Morgan
369 TO ENGLAND (1565-6]
Robert Melville
Ambassador Ordinary
To keep an eye on succession matters in EN parliament and pursue the succession plans for MQS proposed by Nicholas Throckmorton.
On returning from his first embassy to England (this one?), Sir Robert brought ‘the hand-writings of twenty-five principal Earls and Lords of England, to set the Crown of England upon the Queen of Scotland’s head’. Hiram Melville, pp.120, 207
Morgan
370
TO ENGLAND (1566) -1
William Stewart, Ross Herald.
dep. aft. 2 Jan
pre-paid £99.
To London on their majesties affairs.
HiramTA 11 pp.453-4.
Morgan
371 TO ITALY (ROME) (1566)
Chisholm, Wilson
Commissioned by Mary & Darnley on 30 Jan 1566; commissioned delivered by Wilson in Paris in mid-Feb; left P in March; consults Cardinal of Lorraine en route; arrives Rome 25-6 April; back in SC by 17 Dec when he assists at baptism of James. HiramAmbassador Audience with Pius V before end of April
Requests subsidy. Pius replies to Mary on 12 May; Bp of Mondovi to be sent as nuncio with 25,000 scudi subsidy. Queen had received this brief by 17 July.
PNM 233-4, 237, 239, 240-253, 261, 317, 341-2. Morgan
372 FROM ENGLAND (1566)-1
Randolph
in SC Jan 66? in Berwick by 7 Feb.
AM? HiramPNM 233
Morgan
373 FROM FRANCE (1566)-1
Rambouillet
Arrived Feb; back in FR by 15 Apr.
Ambassador
Came ostensibly to invest Darnley with order of St Michael. HiramTA 11 pp.lxxi-ii; PNM 452.
Morgan
374 FROM IRELAND (TYRONE) (1566)
Described by Meville as an ambassador
Sent by Shane O’Neill during his war against Queen Elizabeth. Did not have personal audience with MQS; resided with Argyll in Edinburgh. EN AMB complained about him.
HiramMelville, p.128
Morgan
375
FROM ENGLAND (1566)-2
Henry Killigrew
Ambassador
To complain about MQS harbouring Ruxby, a renegade English papist, about her contacts with the Irish rebel, O’Neill, and about depredations of Scottish borderers. However it was discovered through Robert Melville, SC AM in EN, that Ruxby was in fact a double-agent sent to find out MQS’s intentions. Hiram Dispatched to two letters and a fair chain.
Melville, pp.128, 135
Morgan
376 TO ENGLAND (1566)-2
James Melville
Dispatched 19 June 1566; in London four days later
Special Ambassador
Instructed before the delivery of Queen Mary to go to London, already had a letter from her with a blank ‘to be filled up either with a son or a daughter’, to request a fitting godparent from England and also to answer allegations made by Killigrew the EN AM in SC. At Greenwich he announced birth of HiramPrince, meeting his brother Robert SC AM, Cecil and then audience with Queen Elizabeth. Apparently Queen’s demeanour changed when she heard Mary had had a son.
Received ‘a fair chain’ on his departure.
Melville, pp.130-2. Morgan
377
FROM FRANCE (1566)-2
M de Mauvissiere
Returned by 9 Sept
Was to enquire which French lord was acceptable as James' godfather; Mary content with C8's choice of Count of Brienne HiramPNM 274, 282.
Morgan
378 FROM FRANCE (1566)-3
Count of Brienne
Preparing to leave on 7 Oct; in SC by 17 Dec at least; back in Paris by 24 Jan.
Spec. Ambassador
Rep. C8 at baptism of Prince James 17 Dec in Stirling. Brought a present of Hirama chain and a pendant of diamonds worth 4-5000 scudi. Supped with Bedford, Du Croc & Mary after the baptism. Described by Melville as ‘no courtier but a simple man’.
TA 12 p.408; PNM 282, 291, 334, 341-2; Melville, p.142.
Morgan
379 FROM ENGLAND (1566)-3
Francis Russell, E of Bedford, with Christopher Hatton, Mr Cary, son of Lord Hunsdon, Mr Lignish (Duke of Norfolk’s man), a number of Yorkshire gents and officers of Berwick.
Comm. Mid Sept, in SC 17 Dec. 66
Spec. Ambassador HiramAnnoyance over seating arrangements at banquet and antics of French entertainers dressed as satyrs. Rep Elizabeth at the christening of Prince James at Stirling on 17 Dec; being a Calvinist he refused to take part in the ceremony; got the Countess of Argyll to stand in for the Queen of England. He brought a gold font worth 8-9000 scudi and gave C of Argyll a diamond worth 500 scudi. Later he supped with Mary, Brienne & Du Croc.
Handsome rewards: Bedford a chain of diamonds worth 2,000 crowns, Mr Cary, a chain of pearl and a diamond ring, Hatton a chain with MQS’s picture and a ring; Lignish and five others of quality gold chains. TA 12 p.408; PNM 291, 334, 342;Morgan Melville, pp.142-4.
380 FROM FRANCE [1566?]
Monsieur de Villamonte
AM
Carrying commission from King Charles asking Mary not to give any favour to banished Protestant lords in accordance with recent Council of Trent. According to Melville, ‘a device of the Cardinal of Lorrain’ who was at the church council.
HiramMelville, p.120.
Morgan
381 FROM FRANCE (1566-7)
M. Philibert du Croc. Had been in SC at end of 61 as intermediary of Cardinal of Lorraine with Mary. Described as 'a creature of the Queen Mother'.
In SC Oct 1566; Arrives in Paris with news of the murder on 19 Feb
Ambassador HiramReported on Queen's illness in Oct/Nov; Stood in for Moretta at James's baptism 17 Dec; Refused sight of Darnley's body 11 Jan;
PNM 81n,308,351,356n,440,443, 503.
Morgan
382 TO ITALY (ROME) (1566-7)
Stephen Wilson
Instructions 9 Oct; Delays departure; 13 Nov in London; 20 in Paris; Leaves P 15 Dec; in Rome by 11 Jan; ready to return by 25 Jan.
To see SP AM in London. To see bp of Glasgow to inform him of his mission to Rome; to ask the Nuncio to come to SC; to thank the Pope for sending Nuncio and subsidy; to inform him of the state of SC and that the Prince is Hiramto be baptised a Catholic.
PNM 322-29, 339, 343-4.
Morgan
383 TO FRANCE (1566-7)
James Beaton
in Paris til at least 23 Feb 67
Ambassador
Possible author of 'A discourse of a Scottish to a Spanish ambassador' in May 66 (Chisholm also a possibility); his brother John Beaton is dispatched Hiramwith 4000 scudi to Mary in Autumn 66; in close touch with Bp of Mondovi in Paris; receives Papal Bull; has trick played on him by SP AM Alava over monies due to Mary from France and Rome
PNM 240, 276, 280, 283, 313, 354, 475, 502.
Morgan
384 FROM ITALY (ROME) (1566-7)
Vincenzo Laureo, bishop of Mondovi; Edmund Hay S.J..
App ?1 1 May 66; brief, instructions and provisions 6 June, left R mid June, reached Paris 10 Aug; never goes to SC; leaves Paris 10 Apr 67; returns to Mondovi 18 June 67
Nuncio & his envoy. Hiramreceives 1150 scudi travelling expenses. Secretary - Rogerio Tritonio
9 Sept James Beaton sent with monies due from Mary's dowry and first instalment of Papal subsidy worth 4,000 scudi and reached Stirling on 22 Sept. Nov 66 Mondovi sent Hay as his envoy to SC. 22 Feb 67 Mondovi reports murder of Darnley to Rome. Hay returns to Paris with Moretta on 16 Mar 1567. Mondovi gives up hope of helping Mary.
PNM 263-4, 291, 313-5, 324, 351, 383, 369, 386, 407 Morgan
385 FROM ITALY (SAVOY) (1567)
Moretta
Commission c.8 Nov 66, arrived Paris 1 Jan, in SC end of Jan & first half of Feb; London end of Feb; arrives Paris 15/16 March
Spec. Ambassador
Sent as Duke of Savoy's rep at James' baptism but this took place on 17 HiramDec with FR resident AM, M du Croc, standing in for Moretta. Delayed his departure from SC on account of Darnley murder, 10 Feb. He was refused sight of the body and had an unfavourable view of Mary re the murder.
PNM 334-6, 342, 353-4, 356, 361, 369, 477.
Morgan
386 FROM FRANCE (1567)-1
Du Croc
Returning to SC c 12 March; still there May 4.
Ambassador
Sent back to Scotland to express outrage over the murder of Darnley. HiramCarrying Agnus Dei from Bp of Mondovi, the Papal legate. Described by Melville as ‘a grave, aged, discreet gentleman, advance by the house of Guise’.
PNM 365, 390; Melville, p.153
Morgan
387 TO IRELAND (1567)
Cormac O'Connor
awarded payment 4 April; received it 2 May.
£69
'by the Queen's grace's precept'. Why? Was he a messenger to Ireland or Hiramfrom Ireland? TA 12 p.49.
Morgan
388 FROM ENGLAND (1567)
Nicholas Throckmorton
June 67
Ambassador
£79 16s 9d paid towards lodging SC PC & EN AM for 4 days
Described by Melville as the only honest and straight EN AM during the time Hiramof the Queen’s captivity. That he aimed for union of the island in one monarchy under Mary and her son and that he detested in private to the Melvilles the discord his colleague, Tho. Randolph, attempted to sow in SC.
TA 12 p.67; Melville, p.165.
Morgan
389 FROM FRANCE (1567)-2
Ambassador
In Scot. 23 Aug 1567, Departed August
Prob. the French Ambassador, who returned with Moray who was made regent. According to Melville, he was sent ‘to comfort the captive Queen, and to intercede for her; but he did very slenderly: for he said to the lords, he came not to offend any of them, alleging that the old band and league betwixt France and Scotland was not made with any one prince, but betwixt the estates of two kingdoms, and with those who were commanders over the Hiramcountry for the time.
TA 12 p.69; Melville, p.162
Morgan
390
TO DENMARK (1567)
Stewart, William, Albany Herald (later Lyon King)
About to leave SC 29 Sept.
Paid £231 leaving
Passed to Norway, DK and Flanders. May only have carried letters. 'In his Hiramgraces affairs by my lord regent graces special command' TA 12 pp. 75, 128-9.
Morgan
391 TO NORWAY/DENMARK (1567)
William Stewart, Albany herald
departing Pen. Sept 1567
£231 prepayment
To pass in Nor, Den, & Flanders at LR's spec. command. HiramTA 12 p.75.
Morgan
392 TO LOW COUNTRIES (SPAIN) (1567)
William Stewart, Albany herald
departing Pen. Sept 1567
£231 prepayment
To pass in Nor, Den, & Flanders at LR's spec. command. HiramTA 12 p.75.
Morgan
393 TO ENGLAND (1568)-1
Nicholas Elphinstone
pre-paid 12 Jan 1568
£172 10s
To London on his grace's affairs HiramTA 12 p.93
Morgan
394 FROM FRANCE (1568)
Monsieur de Beaumont, knight of the order of the cockle.
Arrived in SC 21 Apr 1568
Ambassador
Visited the captive Queen and attempted to mediate between the parties. HiramTA 12 pp.117, 119, 121; Melville, p.168
Morgan
395 TO ENGLAND (1568)-2
Alexander Clerk
pre-paid in 1568
????
£75 to pass to FR & EN on at LR's spec. command.
HiramTA 12 p.117
Morgan
396 TO FRANCE (1568)
Alex Clark
£75 prepayment
To pass to E & F at lord regent's spec. command HiramTA 12 p.117
Morgan
397 TO ENGLAND (1568)-3
Secretary Maitland
before Sept 18 1568
9999
when he passed in England with his grace' HiramTA 12 p.144.
Morgan
398 TO ENGLAND (1569)
John Wood, senator of the College of Justice and secretary of Regent Moray.
home by 27 July
AM
According to Melville, he supplied a number of letters written by Norfolk to EN Govt which aided in his incrimination and returned well rewarded for his pains. At Perth He reported to the Estates on his negotiations with Eliz & HiramPC. The problem of J6 being king in Mary's absence; Religion - an Anglican or Presbyterian model; Murray & Council to rule till James is 18; Crown lands; all foreigners except merchants to evacuate SC; a league bet EN & SC. That these things should be agreed under a tripartite arrangement bet Eliz, M of SC & J6; that a parliament in SC would make breaking this agreement treasonable; that Mary would forfeit to James if she broke the agreement and that SC would give hostages till J6 is 18. Estates objected to some of these suggestions but nevertheless considered the possibility of a commission to confer with a representative of Eliz's at the border.
RPCS ii 4-6; Melville, pp.184-5. Morgan
399 TO ENGLAND (1570)-1
Nicholas Elphinstone
dep. aft. 1 jan 1570
£216 pre-payment; also an acquittance of £40 12 s in Sept 70.
in his graces affairs by LR's spec.command'. HiramTA 12 p.185.
Morgan
400 FROM ENGLAND (1570)
Thomas Randolph
AM
Described by Melville as a double-dealer in negotiations between Regent Lennox and the Laird of Grange’s party held up in Edinburgh Castle. Melville, referring to Nero, says that R was ‘delighted to see such a fire by his craft kindled in Scotland’. That based at Leith, Randolph’s real motivation was not an accommodation but breeding factionalism so as to advance HiramMorton to be regent.
TA 12 207-9, 213-4; Melville, pp.197-204.
Morgan
401
TO ENGLAND (1570)-2
William Stewart, brother of the laird of Gastoun.
prob bef 20 Sept 1570
£72 2s 8d acquittance
In EN on ‘king’s graces affairs’ HiramTA 12 pp. 216, 223, 228.
Morgan
402 TO DENMARK (1570)
Thomas Buchanan
21 Aug 1570 - payment to him. Poss in DK in May 1571
????
£24 towards clothes HiramTA 12 p.208; RPCS ii 412
Morgan
403 TO ENGLAND (1570)-3
Nicholas Elphinstone
dep. aft 23 Oct 70
£70 to NE & to a servant of the E of Sussex. HiramTA 12 p.224.
Morgan
404 TO ENGLAND (1570)-4
Thomas Fowler
departing 1 Dec
Pre-paid £37 6s 8d.
'to pass in EN by my LR's precept'. HiramTA 12 pp.229-30.
Morgan
405 TO ENGLAND (1570)-5
Justice Clerk
before Dec 70
£140 for 2 wages in England.
HiramTA 12 p.231.
Morgan
406
TO ENGLAND (1571)-1
William Stewart
departing Sept, back by 12 Dec 1571.
????
£72 2s 2d prepayment
HiramTA 12 pp. 282, 295.
Morgan
407 TO ENGLAND (1571)-2
John E of Morton, Lord Dalkeith Chancellor, Robert Dunfermline Secretary.
Nov-Dec; discharged 2 Dec.
Commissioners
Had met Lord Husdon, gov of Berwick, & Elizabeth's commissioner at HiramBerwick. May be connected with missions above & below. RPCS ii 98-9.
Morgan
408 TO ENGLAND (1571)-3
James Cunningham
departing Nov 1571
£100 prepayment
'by the regent's precept to pass to London'. HiramTA 12 P.250.
Morgan
409 TO ENGLAND (1572)
Elphinestone
June/Nov?
£300 acquittance Hiram'to pass in EN at my LR's spec. comm.' TA 12 p.251.
Morgan
410 FROM ENGLAND (1572)
July
AMS
Mission of EN & FR ambassadors to pacify the troubles of SC HiramRPCS ii 158
Morgan
411 FROM FRANCE (1572)
Du Croc?
July 1572
AM
Mission of En &. FR Ams to pacify SC HiramRPCS ii 158
Morgan
412 FROM ENGLAND (1572-3)
Sir Henry Killigrew
departing June 73
Ambassador
Involved in attempted pacification & the winning of Edinburgh castle. Showed some of his instructions to Melville who was an old acquaintance Hiramfrom the time of his exile in France. Regarded by JM as being against Regent Mar and a favourer of Morton; not so neutral as he pretended but his intervention helped save the lives of James and Robert Melville from the new regime.
TA 12 pp.328, 350; RPCS ii 193-4; Melville, pp.213-25.
Morgan
413 TO ENGLAND (1578)
Robert Pitcairn, Secretary & Lord Dunfermline; Alexander Hay, director of Chancery.
sent 17 June 1578; back by 16 Aug.
£4,000 to RP; £333 6s 8d to Alex Hay. HiramAMS mission to QE1 - to thank Eliz for favour shown to J6 in his 'younger age'; to confirm Anglo-Scottish treaty; to discuss the good & bad aspects of marcher justice; to see how EN subjs in SC & SC subjs in EN can have speedier justice; to outline James's claim to the Lennox lands; to propose a life-long alliance bet En & SC for mutual assistance against foreign invasion and domestic rebellion.
TA 13 pp xxvi, 208, 217; RPCS ii 707-8; iii 23. Morgan
414 FROM ENGLAND (1578)-1
Robert Bowes
in Sc at least from July to end of Sept.
Res. AM
26 July B complained to SC council that Elizabeth's letter to himself & to J6 had been intercepted near Edin. by George Lord Seton. This outrage was Hiramdone in contempt of the king's authority and 'without respect to that humanitie and courtesie that is cravit to personis beirinng the charge and message of sic a Princesse, sa deir unto his Heines'. Seton as a result was denounced as a rebel. August & Sept Bowes negotiates between Scottish factions to avoid civil conflict. Declaration issued thanking Bowes for his efforts.
RPCS III 11, 22n, 25, 33-4; Moysie, pp.14-5. Morgan
415 FROM ENGLAND (1578)-2
Nicholas Errington
October 1588
Ambassador
Oct - in Edinburgh with E of Athol HiramTA 13 p.224
Morgan
416 FROM SCOTLAND (1579)
Monsieur Nau, secretary of M Q of S
arrived at Edin. Castle 17 June; left 20th
Not admitted to Edinburgh Castle because his letters referred to 'our sone the Prince of Scotland'. Refused admission to J6's presence at Stirling on Hiram19th Moysie 23
Morgan
417 TO SCOTLAND (1579)
Monsieur Nau, secretary of M Q of S
arrived at Edin. Castle 17 June; left 20th
Not admitted to Edinburgh Castle because his letters referred to 'our sone the Prince of Scotland'. Refused admission to J6's presence at Stirling on Hiram19th Moysie 23
Morgan
418 TO ENGLAND (1579)-1
James Murray, master of the wardrobe.
departing July 1579
777
£666 13s 4d Hirammission to QE1 re border affairs TA 13 pp xxvi, 274.
Morgan
419 FROM ENGLAND (1579)-2
Nicholas Errington, provost marshal of Berwick
in SC 19 July
envoy
Sent by Elizabeth as envoy to plead for the Hamiltons. SC govt claimed he Hiramhad no credientials. Also had M. Nau, Mary's secretary, in tow. RPCS iii 185-6.
Morgan
420 TO ENGLAND (1579)-2
Sir Archibald Napier of Edinbellie & Merchiston, gen of the mint.
due to depart October 1579; preparations - 4 servants + horses ready for 10 days
prepayment of £800 cancelled Hirammission aborted TA 13 pp xxvi, 311
Morgan
421
FROM ENGLAND (1580)-1
Bowes
arrived pen. Apr HiramAm touching border matters
Moysie, 27
Morgan
422 FROM ENGLAND (1580)-2
Bowes
arrives 2 Sept
AM
Bowes came with a general letter to k & C and with credientials. But he would not disclose his commission because of the absence of Lennox. As Hirama result J6 refused him & sent him back to Eliz.
Moysie, 27
Morgan
423 TO ENGLAND (1580)
Alexander Hume of North Berwick
Nov? 1580
AM
To enquire why Bowes refused to utter his commission & what was the meaning of certain words in his general letter. To get Eliz's assistance in Hiramrepressing borderages as well as piracy against Scots merchants. Moysie, 28
Morgan
424 FROM ENGLAND (1581)
Randolph
Arr. 18 Jan; departed ?March
Ambassador
Audience 18th or more likely 19th Jan HiramDemanded the banishment of J6’s favourite, Esme Stuart, recently created first Duke of Lennox, from SC for illegal involvement with Papists and the trials of Morton, Archibald Douglas and Sir James Balfour. If not threathened war. J6 refused. Randolph departed suddenly after involvement in a conspiracy with Archibald, E of Angus, and the Douglases against Lennox.
Moysie, 29-30; RPCS iii 365n. Morgan
425 TO ENGLAND (1581)
Sir John Setton, son of Lord Setton.
dispatched 5 April
AM
to treat on war and peace. But three days after his departure he 'wes stayit at Beruick, quhilk wes thought ane strange noveltie, that ane frie Hiramambassadour, hafing neid of no pasport, should be stayid'. Returned after 8 or 9 days to the king.
Moysie, 31-2
Morgan
426 FROM ENGLAND (1582)
Sir George Cary (son of Lord Hunsdon) & Sir Robert Bowes.
arrived 12 Sept; Bowes still there 5 Nov
AMs
Presence 18th at Stirling HiramSent into SC after the Ruthven Raid. Treated for the restoration of E of Angus. James granted this but Angus did not like the conditions and did not take up the offer for a long time. November Bowes advised the king on projected release of Arran who escaped anyhow on 2 Dec.
Moysie, Memoir, 39; Melville, pp.242-3.
Morgan
427 TO ENGLAND (1582-3)
John Colville, chanter of Glasgow
left end of Dec & back early Feb
AM, Envoy or agent?
Sent by Gowrie & his colleagues HiramRPCS iii p.li.
Morgan
428 FROM ENGLAND (1583)-1
Davidson
in SC in Jan
AM
present at conference with FR AM, M de la Mothe. HiramMoysie 43-4.
Morgan
429 FROM FRANCE (1583)
M de la Mothe Fénélon
Arrived Edin 17 Jan; leaves 10 Feb
Ambassador
Presence - 19 & 22 Jan. HiramTo forward reconciliation of king and nobles, the Franco-Scottish league, and Scots friendship with EN
Moysie, Memoirs, 43-4; RPCS iii p.li, liii.
Morgan
430 FROM FRANCE (1583)
M de Mainville (probably another name for La Mothe Fenelon?)
Arrived in SC 18 Jan. Ambassador
Presence - 23 Jan. HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 44
Morgan
431 TO ENGLAND (1583)
John Colville & William Stewart, capt of king's guard
end of April or start of May; Stewart back by 2 June.
AMs
Instructed to get Eliz's advice on SC affairs generally, to consider the king's marriage, an arrangement for M of Sc, an annual pension of £5000 for J6 Hiramwith an immediate advance of £10,000; a recognition of J6's claim to the Lennox estates in EN & an assurance of the succession in EN. Colville stuck to these instructions but Stewart who knew the king's mind and his anxiety to escape the Ruthven raiders had the secret errand of finding out for James whether a continuance of the English alliance could be reconciled with that object. This was dashed by Eliz's parsimony. Stewart reported to the k & C at the convention of Estates at the end of July. Colville was under censure for not attending to his ecclesiastical duties. According to Melville, they ‘had not agreed well concerning their commission, having brought back different answers.’
RPCS ii pp.li-liv; 530n; Moysie, Memoir,Morgan 44-5; Melville, p.244
432 FROM ENGLAND (1583)-2
Robert Bowes
in Sc in May
Resid. AM Hiramheld up J6's progress. Moysie 44.
Morgan
433 TO RUSSIA in London (1583)
Stewart, Colonel William; Colville, John
May 1583
Ambassadors
'Yakov Arbil', an attendant on the Scots ambassadors in London, called on Feodor Andreyevich Pisemsky, the Russian ambassador to Elizabeth , giving Hiramassurances of friendly attitudes to the tsar• N.E. Evans, 'The meeting of Russian and Scottish ambassadors in London in 1601', Slavonic and East European Review, 55 (1977), 521.
Morgan
434 FROM ENGLAND (1583)-3
Walsingham
arrived SC c. 1st Sept; departed for EN on 13th
Spec. Am
When W arrived in SC king was at Falkland. Arranged to meet W. at Perth. W arrived Perth on 8th & had presence on 10th, first together with Bowes, Hiramthe following day alone with the king. Walsingham told Melville ‘that the great desire to establish an assured amity betwixt the two princes and countries, moved him to undertake the Ambassage himself’. According to Moysie W. complained that he had been given the run-around and not treated with respect due to his station. Requested a hastier despatch. Got his answers the 12th & left the next day.
Because Walsingham refused to speak to Arran believing him to be ‘a scorner of religion, a sower of discord and a despiser of true and honest men’ the latter took his revenge when he had prepared ‘a scornful present for him at his departure, to wit, a ring with a stone of crystal, instead of a rich diamond which His Majesty had appointed for him, valued at 700 crowns’ Melville, pp.268-71; Moysie, 47 Morgan
435 TO FRANCE (1583)
George Lord Setton, Alexander Setton, Commendator of Pluscaedine
App. 26 Oct; left end of Nov
Ambassador
To hasten the dispatch of this embassy the burghs of Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen advanced 2000 marks for the ship & equipage to be Hiramdefalked from next taxation Lord Setton, Alexander his son and those accompanying them were given protection for seven years. To treat and confer with Fr in accord with commission.
RSS, 1581-4, 1567; RPCS iii 604, 612-3. Morgan
436 TO ENGLAND (1583-4)
Bishop of St Andrews
Am
To deal with QE1 whilst passing through England; Capt Robert Melville to return with the answer he got. Hiram Melville, pp.274-5
Morgan
437
FROM ENGLAND (1584) -1
Lord Hunsdon
meeting with Arran at Fowlden on borders on 31 July.
Secret conference to keep the king from marrying.
HiramMoysie 51, 150; Melville, p.294
Morgan
438 FROM ENGLAND (1584)-2
William Davison
Sent by Burghley; of Scottish background, formerly servant to Killigrew
Melville, p.287 Hiram
Morgan
439 TO ENGLAND (1584-5)
Patrick, Master of Gray.
left beg. of Dec; back beg. of Jan.
AM
According to Moysie he was sent 'with ane obscure commission knowin to none bot his Majesties selfe'. HiramMoysie 52, 150
Morgan
440 FROM FRANCE (1585)
Sieur de Gosseron
arr. 13 Jan
Am Hiramaged 24; was to stay long in SC Moysie, 56
Morgan
441 TO ENGLAND (1585]
Sir Lewis Bellenden of Auchknowle, the Justice Clerk
left c.lst of May, dep. London 10th, back in SC by 15th.
AM HiramMoysie, pp52, 151; RPCS iii 745n, 748n.
Morgan
442
FROM IRELAND/ENGLAND (1585)
Captain Nicholas Dawtrey
Commissioned by Lord Deputy & Council, 8 June. In EN by Sept.
Envoy Hiram20s per diem allowance in SC Poss. audience
To deal with trade cum piracy dispute bet. SC & IR merchants following letter of J6 to LD Perrot of 24.4.85. Also to move J6 to prevent incursions of Scots into northern Ireland. D. has trouble with E of Arran in SC because of D's previous assistance to E of Mar; D corrupts a spy named Kilhold in Arran's household & transfers him to Ambassador Wotton.
D.B. Quinn (ed), 'Calendar of the Irish Council Book', Analecta Hibernica, 1967, p.164; John Dawtrey, The Falstaff Saga (London, 1927), pp. 38, 78- 80. Morgan
443 FROM DENMARK (1585)
Manderup Parsberg, Henrik Below and Dr Nicholaus Theophilus.
Arrived in SC 12 June.
2 Ambassadors & Secretary
Presence - 16 or 17 June at Dunfermline. HiramHad a company of 80 including 12 in gold chains. Ostensibly wanted to redeem Orkney and Shetland for sum of money they had with them. But their real object was to forge a marriage alliance bet DK & SC by offering J6 one of Ferderick II's daughters. J6 was however more preoccupied with the EN AM Wotton and the proposed league with EN. King & Council denied knowledge of any reversionary arrangement regarding the Northern Islands and promised to send an ambassador to DK. According Melville, Wotton befriended them tried to sow discord between Danes and the Scottish hosts by claiming that James had slighted and abused them. Eventually James himself reassured them. According to Stevenson’s Royal Wedding, the real opposition came from Arran who, having having formerly fought in Sweden, favoured a royal bride from that country. After his fall, the Danish match could at last progress.
A gold chain weighing 57 crowns ‘divided into three parts, for it was large’ which J6 forced Arran to lend him.Morgan
Moysie, Memoirs, 53; RPCS III 749n; Melville, pp.295-300, 303-4; Royal Wedding, pp.4-5.
444 FROM ENGLAND (1585)
Edward Wotton
Arrived SC 15 May; back at Berwick by 15th Oct.
Spec Ambassador
Arrived with Bellenden who had been SC AM in EN. Was accompanied by 24 horsemen, followed by six horses with equipage. Horses & hounds were Hirampresented to J6. Wotton's object was a religious league bet EN & SC or an offensive-defensive alliance. He had the aid of Master of Gray. Bellenden & Maitland to undermine Arran & to restore the banished lords. Arran had already signed draft treaty with EN which gave J6 the prospect of £5000 pension. Then on 27 of July Francis, Lord Russell, was killed at a meeting of border wardens in Teviotdale which seemed to threaten the whole scheme. But Wotton turned this to his advantage claiming it had been done by the laird of Fernihurst at Arran's instigation. As a result of the 'unhappy incident', Arran was arrested on 30 July. The following day a convention of the Estates at St Andrews ratified the peace. Arran released on 5 August. Wotton accompanied the king on his progress but was also scheming with M of Gray to bring back the banished lords and to seize the king to prevent the rehabilitation of Arran and the collapse of the league. Wotton was ordered home on 11 Oct but had alreadyMorgan left Stirling on 12th. According to Melville, Wotton had been sent by EN to worm his way in J6’s company to go hunting and pass the time with him ostensibly to educate the young Prince to the ways of the world. Also Wotton tried to sow seeds of discord between Scots and a Danish embassy which had come seeking a marriage alliance. Also that assisted by Gray, he had planned to kidnap J6 at Stirling and take him into England but their plot was foiled by Robert Melville!
Moysie, 52-3; RPCS iii 748-9ns, 760-ins; iv, 13n; Melville, pp.287-9
445 FROM FRANCE (1586)
M de Courcelles
Arr. Jan 1586; may have still been there a year later.
Was sent by H3 to re-establish auld alliance HiramRPCS iv 50-1, 144n
Morgan
446 FROM ENGLAND (1586)
Randolph
arrived in SC on 25 Feb
AM
Instructed - to push the league now that the banished lords were restored; to counter the influence of M de Courcelles the FR AM who had now been in SC Hiramover a month; to discuss the pension arrangement with J6 and to reassure him on former broken promises; to press for the surrender of Fernihurst & the others involved in the murder of Russell. Later in May Randolph was involved with the Master of Gray in having Archie Douglas legally disposed of. According to Melville, R worked hard, and succeeded, in preventing JM being sent to back to EN to swear the treaty of amity for SC.
Moysie, 57, 151; RPCS iv 50-51n; Melville, pp.314-5. Morgan
447 TO DENMARK (1586)
Peter Young, sub-preceptor & master almoner.
July to Nov
AM
This former tutor of J6 carried his portrait and hoped to bring back portraits Hiramof the Danish royal family. 10 Nov reports on his proceedings to arrange J6's marriage. Made a privy councillor as a result
RPCS iv 113; Royal Wedding, p.6
Morgan
448 TO ENGLAND (1586)-1
Bothwell, Lord Boyd & Sir James Hume of Cowdenknowes.
5 July
Commissioners
Sign league with EN on above date. Rutland, Eure & Randolph for EN HiramRPCS iv 86
Morgan
449 TO ENGLAND (1586)-2
William Keith
Sent beg. of Nov.
AM
to sue for the release of Mary. It had been decided not to send Francis lord HiramBothwell on this mission after the English had refused him a safe-conduct. Moysie 58-60, 152.
Morgan
450 TO ENGLAND (1586)-3
Archibald Douglas
AM
To swear treaty of Amity, effectively chosen at insistence of Randolph, the EN HiramAM to SC. Dismissed on arrival of Melville, who considered him a traitor to MQS.
Melville, p. 317
Morgan
451 TO DENMARK (1586)
Colonel Stewart
Agent
Going on his own business to DK being a pensioner of the king there, he was commissioned to speak of J6’s marriage to K of DK’s eldest daughter. Like Young, he returned with a good answer and a further embassy was planned for the following year. According to Stevenson’s Royal Wedding, this piece of entrepreneurship on Stewart’s part may actually have been paid for by Denmark where the Colonel had previously seen military service. Hiram Melville, p.312; Royal Wedding, pp.8-10
Morgan
452 TO FRANCE (1586-7)
James Colvill, laird of Easter Wemys.
App 9 Dec
John Arnott, the collector-general, commanded the payment of £2000 out of the last taxation of £15,000 for Colvill's furniture & expenses.
HiramTo Fr & other places beyond the sea on the king's affairs & business.
RPCS iv 127
Morgan
453 TO ENGLAND (1587)
Patrick, Master of Gray, Abbot of Dunfermline & Sir Robert Melville of Murdecairny.
Despatched by convention of Estates on 15 Dec; 6 Feb returned home; 8th reported to K & C. The Master of Gray later accused Sir William Stewart of consenting to Mary's execution. As a result Stewart was committed to Edin Castle and Lord Hamilton had to beg for his life. Hiram Moysie, 58-60,62-3, 152; RPCS iv 144.
Morgan
454 FROM ENGLAND (1587)-1
7 or 8th Feb
The returning SC AMs were closely followed by an EN AM to persuade J6 that the execution of his mother was in his best interest. 15 Feb Mary's execution reported but not believed by J6 HiramMoysie p60
Morgan
455 FROM ENGLAND (1587)-2
Cary
Arrived at c 18 of Feb. J6 sent Geo Young to him who returned with definite news of Mary's execution. Cary wanted to show his commission to PC as an expedient Sir Robert Melville & the Laird of Coldinknovis met Cary at Fouldene kirk on 14 March. Cary also dealt with a 20 strong SC commission the same day. Cary desired continuance of the League and Hiramacceptance of the execution. James threatened revenge (if the murderers had done it without Eliz's knowledge) and demanded recompense.
Moysie pp 60-1
Morgan
456 TO FRANCE (1587)
Beaton, James, Archbishop of Glasgow
Commissioned c. Mar 1587
Ambassador
An honorary commission following execution of Mary whom he had represented for 20 yrs in Paris. In Jan 1598 Parliament restored his estates Hiramand formally authorized him as the king's AM in FR. Moysie, Memoirs, 61, 62, 164
Morgan
457 TO DENMARK (1587)
Patrick Vaus, laird of Barnbarroch, senator of College of Justice & Peter Young.
Vaus app. 26 March; departed 31 May; returned end of Aug (Moysie); reported 11 Oct (RPCS)
Ambassadors
HiramAudience 29 July
K, C & pt of the Estates asked Edinburgh for £2,000 on 16 May to fit out this embassy
King's marriage. Did not mind which of Frederick II’s daughters they obtained but were after as big a dowry as possible. Their non-noble status, the bad treatment of the 1585 Danish embassy and the king’s illness may have impeded their mission. Never saw the princesses. Moysie says the ambassador returned 'with ansuer of thaire commission, not so guide as wes liukit for'. There were later complaints against Vaus for trying to claim taxes allegedly assigned for the Danish mission. On 28 Nov 1587 commissioners for the burghs agreed to £4,000 towards a future Danish embassy to be remitted out of the next taxation.Morgan Moysie, Memoirs, 64-5; RPCS iv 164n, 169, 182n, 231, 353; Royal Wedding, pp.9-11
458 TO FRANCE (1587)
Sir William Stewart
departure delayed until 31 May because of impeachment by/of Gray, one of the accusations being that Gray had pryed into the instructions of the embassy
AM
HiramRPCS iv, pp.xxi, 164n, 182n
Morgan
459
TO DENMARK (1588) -1
Colonel William Stewart
February
Agent Hiram Managed to see Frederick II before he died; was able to inform J6 on his return that Princess Anne was still on offer.
Royal Wedding, p14
Morgan
460 FROM ENGLAND (1588)-1
Bowes
March 1588
George Newsoun, his servitor HiramRPCS iv 260
Morgan
461 FROM DENMARK (1588)
Agent
27 May in Leith
To ascertain whether the Scots were still interested in a Danish match for J6
HiramRoyal Wedding, p.15
Morgan
462 FROM ENGLAND (1588-9)
Thomas Fowler
Resident Agent
Sends reports on Danish marriage developments
HiramRoyal Wedding, pp.16, 29.
Morgan
463
FROM ENGLAND (1588-9)
Ashby
Arr.18 July 1588-still resident in Feb 89
Am
had 8 or 9 in train
HiramMoysie, 69, 72
Morgan
464 FROM ENGLAND (1588)-2
start of Aug
Am
an En AM (poss. Ashby) asked SC for 10,000 men when the Armada was first sighted HiramMoysie 70
Morgan
465 FROM ENGLAND (1588)-3
Sir Robert Sidney
Arr. 19 Aug; left 8 or 9th of Sept
AM
31st Aug audience in Chancellor's lodging.
Had 16 horses in train. According to Moysie, one of EN AMs at this time in Hiramthe name of Eliz & EN PC offered to nominate J6 second person of EN & Prince of Wales etc. These offers were put aside once the battle was won - the king thought the AM ought to be hanged for exceeding his commission. Moysie 70, 156, 162.
Morgan
466 TO ENGLAND (1588)
Archibald Douglas
AM at time of the Armada.
Melville, p.317 Hiram
Morgan
467
FROM LOW COUNTRIES/SPAIN (1588)
Captain William Semple
19 Aug 1588
Envoy?
Claimed to be an envoy from Prince of Parma but had no commission or Hiraminstruments from the same. Fear that he might stir up trouble. Arrested twice, escaped twice.
RPCS iv 316
Morgan
468 TO DENMARK (1588) -2
Stewart, Colonel William
left c.20 Aug; returned 15 Nov.
To met regents of minority king Christian IV; reported that the Danish marriage was still possible notwithstanding the death of the old king. HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 70; Royal Wedding, p.14
Morgan
469 FROM FRANCE (NAVARRE) (1588-89)
Guillaume de Salluste, Seigner du Bartas
Spec. Am
Audience at Falkland
Huguenot poet/soldier with secret commission to offer J6 the hand of the princess of Navarre ‘as a fit marriage for his Majesty’. This was during the time that the Scottish embassy was in DK negotiating a marriage there.
HiramMelville, pp.321-2; Royal Wedding, p.11
Morgan
470
FROM FRANCE (NAVARRE) (1589)
March 1589
Messenger; poss the same person as above.
A French packet-bearer from k of Navarre desired 3000 waged men. The laird of Weymis went to England for gold to hire them and was made general.
HiramMoysie 73
Morgan
471
TO FRANCE (1589)
Robert Melville, Lord Tungland
AM
To discuss offer of the hand of Princess of Navarre to J6, returned with a painting of the princess and good reports of her rare qualities. Described by his brother James as ‘being a good scholar, who could perfectly speak the High Dutch, the Latin and Fleming languages, with the French tongue’.
HiramMelville, p.322
Morgan
472
TO DENMARK (1589)
Keith, George, Earl Marischal; Andreaw Keith, Lord Dingwall; James Scrymgeor, Constable of Dundee & Standard-Bearer of Scotland; Colonel William Stewart; John Skene, advocate; George Young, archdeacon of St Andrews, secretary; William Fowler, poet and parson of Hawick
Appointed 2 June 1589; departed 18 June; arrived 29th, returned 15 Dec
HiramAmbassadors
To complete marriage negotiations and accompany Anne of Denmark – 2nd daughter of F2 - back to SC. George Keith because of statue, experience, education and considerable personal wealth was chosen as ambassador extraordinary. Andrew Keith, his nephew, was a self-made man and former councillor of K of SW who had been elevated to the peerage in 1583. John Skeen, a lawyer, was described by Melville as ‘best acquainted with the German customs, and could make them long harangues in Latin; that he was a good, true and Stout man, like a Dutchman’. William Fowler selected and paid for by town of Edinburgh.
Asked for a dowry of £1,000, 000 Scots but had to settle for £150,000 (notionally ‘a barrel of gold’ accordingMorgan to the Danes). Orkney Isles’ question omitted. Anne promised morning gift of property – Linlithgow Palace, Falkland Castle and lordship of Dunfermline. 20 August proxy marriage solemnised at the Danish court with Earl Marischal giving Anne jewels and symbolically being put to bed with her. 28 Aug Col Stewart returned with this news and on 30th the burghs voted £20,000 to the king to receive Anne. But the Princess was driven back onto the coast of Norway and thus does not make scheduled reception. Problems caused by witches? 14/15 Sept Dingwall arrives with news of storm - Stewart dispatched to Norway.
On 10 Oct, J6 sets out for Norway; marries Anne on 23 Nov. in Oslo; goes on to DK and stays there until the spring. Even though, J6 appointed Maitland of Thirlestane and others in his party as ambassadors there is no way this visit can be seen as an embassy since the king was present.
Moysie, Memoirs, 47-8, 73, 78, 79, 81; RPCS iv 389-91, 396n, 410n, 411n, 423n, 823-4; Melville, 324-31; Royal Wedding, 17-56, 79-99.
473 FROM ENGLAND (1589-90)
Robert Bowes
Arr. c.17 Dec
AM
He arrived without a safe-conduct & the council as a result put him under Hiramhouse arrest for a day. He was carrying intelligence from Elizabeth that certain noblemen & others were conspiring with Jesuits.
Bowes and his wife guests at coronation of Queen Anne on 17 May 1590
Moysie 81; Royal Wedding, p.104
Morgan
474 TO SWEDEN (1590)
Captain William Murray
early Jan
AM/ENVOY/MESSENGER
Sent from Norway to Stockholm to get the royal party a safe-conduct through Swedish territory on way to Denmark.
HiramRPCS iv 469
Morgan
475 TO ENGLAND (1590)-1
Justice-Clerk
Sent by J6 from DK in Mar/Apr; returned to SC on 26 April
Doubtless to advertise EN of Danish marriage HiramMoysie 82
Morgan
476 FROM DENMARK (1590)
Peder Munk, Admiral of DK; Steen Brahe, chancellor of DK, Breide Rantzau, Hendrik Gyldenstierne, Nicholaus Theophilus, Doctor of Laws, Stephen Bua, Captain of Elsinore, Captain Bochastle, William Vandervant + 40 persons in gold chains.
3 Ambassadors
Arrived in SC 1 May; left 26th
HiramA Danish wedding party of 223 people accompanied James VI and Queen Anne to Scotland. Anne brought her own coach from DK. The ambassadors were banquetted each day which cost 1200 merks per diem. Much grumbling by the Danes about delays and concern about the properties being given to the new queen. Second week the admiral and other ambassadors were in the country inspecting the queen’s lordships. Coronation on 17th at Holyrood with the Danish Ambassadors seated just to the left of Anne and then ceremonial entry with pageantry into the capital on 19th. On departure their ships were loaded with 13-14,000 crowns worth of gold chains, plate & jewels, 7-8 tons of wine, ale, beef & mutton. Melville described gifts as ‘more than twelve gold chains, and many medals of gold with his Majesty’s picture’. Complaints of taxpayers about having to pay for the entertaining of this Danish delegation continued in subsequent years.
Moysie, Memoirs, 83,158; RPCS iv, 479-80, 484, 634-6, 678; Melville, p.331; Royal Wedding, 57-62, 100-22 Morgan
477 FROM ENGLAND (1590)
Earl of Worchester & Lord Compton
Arr 7 June; stayed 8 or 10 days
AMs
30 or 40 horses in train; presents for the Queen. HiramMoysie 84
Morgan
478 TO ENGLAND (1590)-2
Carmichael
Left SC mid-July
AM HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 84
Morgan
479 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1590)
Stewart, Colonel William; Skene, Mr John
Appointed early June; Left SC July 1590
Ambassadors HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 84; RPCS iv 488-9.
Morgan
480 TO DENMARK (1590)
John Lord Fleming
despatched 2 Oct
To k of Dk, and Dukes of Meckleburg & Brunswick touching the king's estate. HiramRPCS iv 536
Morgan
481 FROM ENGLAND (1591)
Bowes
in SC in March
AM
15 March Bowes petitions the king for the apprehension & extradition of HiramBrian O'Rourke, Lord of Breifne, in Ireland; the two Melvilles and Justice- Clerk against handing him over to the English but pro-English party prevailed.
RPCS iv 597-8; Melville, p.366. Hiram Morgan, Extradition and treason-trial of a Gaelic lord: the case of Brian O'Rourke, Irish Jurist, 1987.
Morgan
482 FROM DENMARK (1592)
AMS
Minute investigations in Queen Anne’s rights to certain lands under marriage settlement. Thirlestane and others with contrary claims forced to Hiramyield. Royal Wedding p.65
Morgan
483 FROM ENGLAND (1593)
Lord Burgh
Arr Mar, departed 11 Apr
AM
He wanted SC to declare war on SP because SP was against both countries, Hiramthe rigorous repression of a recent conspiracy, the reiteration of the league of amity. Melville answered for SC. There was no cause for war - Scots had free trade & passage with SP; offers made to the king at the time of the last invasion scare had not been kept; the k of SC was a free prince and would not be directed by Q of E how to use his subjects; the league had never been broken.
Moysie p.101 Morgan
484 FROM DENMARK (1593)
Steen Bille
c. 28 April
AM
To check on the performance of contracts relating lands being given to HiramQueen Anne under the marriage settlement. Moysie 102, 162
Morgan
485 TO ENGLAND (1593)
Sir James Melville
Left Sc 9 June
AM
With a full answer to AM Lord Burgh's demands & to get the king's annual Hirampension from EN. Not mentione d in Melville’s own memoir. Moysie, 101, 102
Morgan
486 FROM ENGLAND (1594)-1
Lord Zouche
Arr Jan; Dep 6 Apr
AM
Went to see J6 at Stirling about what he intended to do about the prosecution of the Papist lords. Was in Stirling 12 or 18 days, finally got an Hiramanswer in Edin in Feb. J6 offered Eliz a quid pro quo - he would pursue the Papist lords if she would control Bothwell.
Moysie 113,114,116.
Morgan
487 TO ENGLAND (1594)
Laird of Easter Wemyss
Left SC after 6th April
Ambassadors
To invite Queen Elizabeth to baptism of Prince Henry (born 19 Feb. 1594) and deal with her on some affairs concerning both states. To continue to France. According to Melville that English like the French were annoyed Hiramthat this mission was not sent express. As a result SC AM received no reward.
Moysie, Memoirs, 117; Melville, pp.367-6
Morgan
488 TO FRANCE (1594)
Edward Bruce , Laird of Easter Wemyss
Left SC after 6th April
AM
To invite k of Fr to baptism of Prince Henry. Because he had already been in EN and had not been sent express – direct -, French decided not to sent an Hiramambassador to baptism.
Melville, p.367
Morgan
489
TO DENMARK (1594)
Young, Mr Peter
Left SC May 1594
Carried invitation to baptism of Prince Henry. Also sent to the Dukes of Brunswick and Mecklenburg. HiramGot three fair chains. Presumably one given in each place. Moysie, Memoirs, 117; Melville, 367.
Morgan
490 TO GERMANY (BRUNSWICK) (1594)
Peter Young
Left in May
AM
Follow on to B from visit to DK and Mecklenburg to announce birth of Prince Henry
HiramMelville p.367
Morgan
491 TO GERMANY (MECKLENBURG) (1594)
Peter Young
Left in May
AM
Follow on to M. from visits to DK and Brunswick to announce birth of Prince Henry
HiramMelville p.367
Morgan
492 TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1594)
Sir William Keith; Sir William Murray
May 1594
AMs
Embassy to carry invitation to baptism. Described as to the Low Countries, Hiramthis possibly continued into the Empire.
Morgan
493
TO THE LOW COUNTRIES/UNITED PROVINCES (1594)
Keith, Sir William; Murray, Mr William
Left SC start of May 1594 HiramCarried invitation to baptism of Prince Henry. Moysie, Memoirs, 117
Morgan
494 FROM ENGLAND (1594)-2
Earl of Suffolk & Robert Bowes
Sept
Baptism of the prince due on 1 sept but delayed until 6th for the arrival of the EN AMS. They brought a richly wrought cupboard. According to Melville, their presentation was ‘a great show, being a fair cupboard of silver overgilt, cunningly wrought, and some cups of massy gold’. Despite snub of not being informed by express embassy, the English delegation had come because the HiramFrench had in the same high dudgeon, not decided to attend at all. Suffolk and Bowes must also have been pleased that not arrived for the baptism ‘an empty chair set before the rest for the King of France’s Ambassador’.
Moysie 118-9; Melville, pp.368-9
Morgan
495 FROM LOW COUNTRIES/UNITED PROVINCES (1594)
Broderode and Fulke, great treasurer of Holland and Zeeland
Early September
AMS
To attend a baptism of Prince Henry
Melville who was interpreting at audience with the Queen records that ‘The ambassadors of the States presented a golden box, wherein was written in Hiramparchment, in letters of gold ‘A gift of a yearly pension to the prince of five thousand [guilders] by year’ with great cups of massy gold, which were so weighty, that it was all that I could lift them. According to Moysie, they brought the richest gifts worth £12,400 with 5,000 livres yearly to the prince.
Melville, p.369.Moysie, 119 Morgan
496
FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1594)
Left SC c.10 Sept
Attended baptism of Prince Henry, Stirling 6 Sept 1594. Possibly just the AMS of Brunswick and Mecklenburg, as follow. HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 119
Morgan
497 FROM GERMANY (BRUNSWICK) (1594)
Sept 1594
AM
For baptism of Prince Henry. Because he had not been informed direct (the SC mission announcing the birth had been to DK first), he and Mecklenburg AM refused to come together with the Danish AMS from Leith. They had to be convoyed separately to Edin.
HiramMelville, p.367
Morgan
498
FROM GERMANY (MECKLENBURG) (1594)
Sept 1594
AMS
For baptism of Prince Henry. Because he had not been informed direct (the SC mission announcing the birth had been to DK first), he and the Brunswick AM refused to come together with the Danish AMS from Leith. They had to be convoyed separately to Edin. Hiram Melville, p.367
Morgan
499 FROM DENMARK (1594)
Steen Bille
AM
Left SC c.10 Sept
Attended baptism of Prince Henry, Stirling 6 Sep 1594. HiramMoysie, Memoirs, 119; Royal Wedding, p126
Morgan
500 FROM DENMARK (1594-5)
2 Ambassadors
Non-fulfillment on Scottish side of lands and rents due to Queen Anne in marriage contract. This might have been confused on Melville’s part with missions of 1592 & 1593.
HiramMelville, p.370.
Morgan
501 FROM ENGLAND (1596)
Bowes
An 2 Feb
AM
In Apr he complained about the laird of Balcleuch who was lodged in St Andrews to keep Eliz quiet. 28 Nov he attended baptism of Princess Eliz at HiramHolyrood. He also complained about David Black's ill words of Eliz who as a result was hauled before the PC. The king himself was interested in Black because of his denunciation of the state etc and for plotting insurrection.
Moysie 126
Morgan
502 TO ENGLAND (1598)
Bruce, Mr Edward, Commendator of Kinloss
Left SC late March, returned late May
in Nov 97 Parliament had granted J6 200,000 merks for embassies to EN, F, E and other places). Sent to excuse to Elizabeth certain things James VI had said in Parliament touching his nomination to second person in EN. Also to make proposals concerning the two borders & two realms. Bruce brought Hiramback news of FR-SP peace in which it was hoped that LC & EN would be encompassed.
Moysie, Memoirs, 136-7, 367
Morgan
503 FROM FRANCE (1599)
Monsieur Biron
July 1599
AM
Audience with J6 at Falkland.
HiramAccording to Moysie, he was said to be brother of the FR treasurer. He arrived with a party of 18 or 20. His commission was secret but was supposed to be a renewing of the league bet SC & FR. J6 sents horses & hounds for H4 back with this AM
Moysie, 165. Morgan
504 TO RUSSIA in London (1601)
Erskine, John, Earl of Mar; Bruce, Edward, Abbot of Kinloss
7 May 1601
Ambassadors
N.E. Evans, ‘The meeting of Russian and Scottish ambassadors in London in 1601', Slavonic and East European Review, 55 (1977), 518-28’. Hiram
Morgan
505