APPENDIX XII BRITISH DIPLOMATS IN THE POLIsh-LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH (1580–1700) Name Nationality Note Source Rogers, Dr John English or Envoy to Poland-Lithuania for the Bell, A Handlist, 153, (c.1538–1603) Scot Eastland Company. Acted also as a 213; Biegańska, “The special ambassador (from 6/8/1580 Learned Scots,” 26 to 1581) and spy until 1610. (calls him James); SSNE no. 3419. Herbert, John English Acted as an ambassador to Bell, A Handlist, (later Sir John;c.1540–1617) Denmark, Prussia, Poland and the 153, 213; SSNE no. 1410. Hanse towns (from 16/5/1583 to 1/9/1585). Harborne, William English In 1588 Harborne had an audience Bell, A Handlist, (1522–1617) with the Grand Chancellor of 154, 214; SSNE no. 1455. Poland. He visited Elbląg and Gdańsk. Parkins, Dr Christopher English Acted as a special ambassador. On Bell, A Handlist, 154, (later Sir Christopher; his journey to Denmark in 1590, 214; SSNE no. 1414. c.1543–1622) Parkins visited Poland, Prussia and the Hanse towns (from 9/5/1590 to c.26/7/1591 and again from 29/12/1594 to c.7/1595). Carew, George English Acted as a special ambassador to Bell, A Handlist, 155, (later Sir George; d. 1612) Sweden, Denmark and Poland (from 214; ODNB no. 4627; 20/5/1598 to 21/12/1598). He visited SSNE no. 1257. Gdańsk and Elbląg. Lyall, Henry (Lyel) Scot or The first Stuart-British Special Bell, A Handlist, 214; (fl. 1600–1610) English Ambassador to Poland (from SSNE no. 2404. 2/4/1603 to 8/8/1603). Bruce, Dr. William (Bruciusz, Scot Acted as a resident agent (from Bell, A Handlist, Brusius, Bruss, Brusse) (fl. 20/4/1603 to 22/3/1610). In 1613, 214; Biegańska, “The 1600s–1610s) Bruce intervened against the Learned Scots,” 18–19; expulsion of Scots from Königsberg. Kot, “Bruce, William,” 3–4; SSNE no. 4384. appendix xii 459 Table (cont.) Name Nationality Note Source Murray, Sir James Scot Appointed as a courtier to Zygmunt Biegańska, “The (Mori, Mory, Murey, Murray, III of Poland with a salary of 420 Learned Scots,” 1–9; Moravius) zł (c.1601–1603). Later an envoy PRSP, 10–11; SSNE (fl. 1600–8/1633) returning to Poland on official no. 1046. business (1609). Sandilands of Calder, James Scot Appointed as an ambassador Bell, A Handlist, 215; 2nd Lord Torphichen extraordinary to Poland (1/6/1609 to SSNE no. 1457. (c.1574–1617) 1/10/1609). Middleton, Sir Robert Scot Secretary to the Vice Chancellor of Bell, A Handlist, 195; Poland and secretary in London to SSNE no. 4879. Sir Robert Stuart (from 1610 to 1624). Stewart, Sir Robert Earl of Scot In 1623, he attempted to raise Frost, “Scottish Orkney 8000–10,000 troops for the service soldiers,” 207; ODNB (d. 1670) of Zygmunt III of Poland. The Privy no. 26505; PRSP, xix; Council authorised Stewart to SSNE no. 529. represent “His Majesties business in Poland and Denmark”. He was to command the planned Polish– Spanish attack on Sweden. Gordon, Patrick Scot Gordon was commissioned as Bell, A Handlist, 195, (d. before 1657) James VI and I’s resident agent to 215 (mistakenly links Poland (from 2/6/1610 to 12/1621). him with Sir Patrick He ensured that his post was given Gordon, 1635–1699); to his nephew, Francis Gordon of ODNB no.11072; SSNE Braco (see below). no. 4317. Dickenson, John British Acted as a special ambassador to Bell, A Handlist, 195, (c.1570–1635/6) Poland (1/7/1615–6/1/1616). 215; ODNB no.7601; SSNE no. 1458. Aston, Sir Arthur Jnr. English Envoy of King James VI and I’s to Frost, “Scottish (1590/93–1649) Poland-Lithuania (1621). soldiers,” 203, 205, 207, 209; ODNB no.823; SSNE no. 6532. Mowatt, Hugh English Envoy of James VI and I’s to the SSNE no. 800. Scottish community of merchants in Gdańsk (1624), later to the Polish court (1628). Gordon of Braco, Sir Francis Scot Agent and merchant factor to Bell, A Handlist, 155, (d. 01/1644) Poland, stationed at Gdańsk 215; Biegańska, “The (11/07/1626 to 12/1641). From Learned Scots,” 21; NAS Gdańsk he took a number of CC 8/8/64; SPLC 1553; trips to principalities in Northern SSNE no. 1520; SEWP, Europe. During the same period, 223, 225. he frequently travelled between England and Poland..