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of this happy Union, with your and other wise men's assistance shall set by all such difficulties: as also I think there can be no particular condition desired for the weal (commonwealth) of one of the nations, but it must be profitable to the other, nor nothing prejudicial to one, but must be hurtful to the other, albeit only by the distracting of their due concord which wise men will think of greater consequence, nor any particular may be subtly cozened (brought) in. This is all I can write even of our thoughts here-away: I doubt not there are divers apprehensions there also".
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462:. His letter of 30 October 1606 mentions the plague in Scotland which had been continuous in Edinburgh for four years, and although the outbreak was not vehement at this time, it interfered with the sitting of law courts. The plague was worse in Ayr and Stirling and 2,000 people had died in the last two months.
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to complete his building work at Pinkie. They were requested to "have caire to sie the foir laich wark at Pinkie in the inner court therof tirrit & theikit of new with skailyie (roofed), and that this new wark begunne by me be everie way perfytit & buildit in all materials to the final ending
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In
February 1616 he was again in London and saw Anne of Denmark at Greenwich, writing that he spoke to her in the old familiar manner, although she was ill and kept to her bedchamber. He felt that the Scots were left out of government business as "we ar leitill bettir nor idill cifres heir" - "we are
646:
His will includes tapestry of "portrait and forest work" and gilt leather hangings and curtains, almost as valuable as his library at Fyvie and Pinkie. Personal jewellery included, two "horns" or tags set with 77 diamonds and 2 rubies; the jewel called the
Orpheus having 20 diamonds and 25 rubies; a
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This Union is the most at this time of all men's hearts and speeches. I find none of any account here but glad in heart to embrace the same in general: some suspect the particular conditions may engender greater difficulties. I hope the wisdom of the Prince who is both the ground and the cornerstone
337:, Seton went with others to Stirling in May 1603 to discuss and investigate the controversy. Seton wrote to King James in London advising him to treat the queen with care, writing, "physic and medicine requireth a greater place with Her Majesty at present than lectures on economics and politics."
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and came to London asking help from Anne of
Denmark, who sent him to Seton. Seton helped him become a burgess of Edinburgh by arranging his marriage to Elizabeth Robesoun, daughter of John Robesoun of Leith, burgess of Edinburgh, who had been butcher and supplier of foodstuffs to the royal
631:
saw the gallery and other paintings which do not now survive, and wrote that Seton had "been mighty conceity in pretty mottoes and saying, whereof the walls and roofs of all the roomes are filled, stuffed with good moralitie, though somewhat pedantick."
344:
when the
Scottish royal family relocated to London, Seton remained on the committee supervising Anne's Scottish incomes, while James VI went to England, and the infant Charles remained with Seton and his wife Grizel Leslie at
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calling for the re-instatement of these earls to strengthen the country. The reference to
Themistocles, who spoke about naval power to the Athenians, perhaps refers to the forfeited
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gold swan set with 40 diamonds; 2 rubies, and a pearl; a griffin (the Seton crest) set with a ruby and sapphire; a gold cross, an image of the Virgin Mary, and a gold toothpick.
1846:
715:, on 9 July 1622. A manuscript describes in detail the elaborate procession from the house (long demolished) to the kirk, which included his Master Stabler John Menzies of
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from June 1571 to
December 1578. Alexander was noted learning Italian and science (philosophy) in Rome by Baptista da Trento in 1577 in a letter describing plots to marry
635:
Archaeologists have discovered parts of his garden at Fyvie. Seton also had a lodging in
Edinburgh, and in July 1597 James VI held a lengthy audience with the ambassador
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on the 19 June, discussing the difficulty of finding a replacement administrator, writing "Many are able to serve at tennis, at the cord, who are unfit for the house".
205:
Around this time, King James had difficult financing the two royal households, and years later, he wrote that Seton had joked that his "house could not be kept upon
604:. Of Pinkie House the family historian wrote, "he built ane noble house, brave stone dykes about the garden and orchards, with other commendable policie about it."
1543:(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1882), pp. 38-40, 121-123, (Vir Illustrissime, ... tanto Maecenate indigni.): The dedication was reprinted in the Peter Rammasen
45:
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1851:
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thereof ... according to my intention and mynd declarit to
Alexander Ingillis of Rottinraw my servant, and as the plat (plan) of the same is set downe".
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heard that he was skilled in mathematics, heraldry and architecture, and might have been made a
Cardinal if he had stayed at Rome. A Venetian diplomat,
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1881:
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wrote that Seton's mother was a great favourite of Anne of
Denmark, and that she "rules the king her husband" as an explanation for his promotions.
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riding in full armour, and his Master Household John Drummond with a black flag, known as the "gumpheon of state", painted with a skull and tears.
534:
Later in 1616, in preparation for the royal visit to Scotland, he was required by the Privy Council of Scotland to declare what remained of the
1826:
1461:'To receive guests with kindness’: Symbols of Hospitality, Nobility and Diplomacy in Alexander Seton's Designed Landscape at Fyvie Castle'
1394:
447:, and his expenses for his 'pains in the Union' amounting to £200 a year. He had made friends with the Venetian ambassador in London,
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157:
1520:'An ‘Inventair of som of the Earill of Dunfermline his buiks in Pinkie June 1625’: a fragment of the library of Alexander Seton'
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was of her companions that day. During heated discussions at the castle, Anne of Denmark had a miscarriage. As a member of the
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232:, David Law. Crichton intended that Law would introduce Williamson to Seton, but they were both captured in March 1595 near
1526:, 67:1 (2016), pp. 31.54: Peter Davidson, 'Alexander Seton, First Earl of Dunfermline: his library, his house, his world',
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1422:(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1882), pp. 157–58: National Records of Scotland, 30 September 1625, CC8/8/53 p. 255.
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to gain Alexander Seton's support. Seton duly presented Yelverton's petition to King James during his progress at
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Seton, Walter W., 'The Early Years of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Charles, Duke of Albany, 1593-1605',
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The history of the house of Seytoun to the year 1559, with the continuation by Alex. Viscount Kinston, to 1687
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and the park and gardens, with power to appoint gardeners to the north and south yards, and the small garden.
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and was created Lord Fyvie on 4 March 1598. From July 1593 he led a council convened to manage the estates of
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A catalogue of a part of his library at Pinkie survives. In 1599 Robert Pont, the father of the cartographer
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171:, Lord Seton considered sending the youthful Alexander back to Scotland as his representative at one point.
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Alexander Seton returned to Scotland with a pension of £200 to reward his keeping of Prince Charles, made
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The gallery at Pinkie is a plain wooden vault, and the painting subdivides into compartments filled with
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attitude was demonstrated by his energetic defence of Geillis Johnstone accused of witchcraft in 1614.
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286:. Other notes in the town's records include a dozen torches supplied by a waxmaker for the baptism of
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at Dunfermline Palace. He stated there were 10 pieces "of auld and worne tapestrie of the storie of
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asking him to make ready a lodging with 12 beds, a kitchen, and 7 hogsheads of beer. They lodged in
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681:," and its Latin dedication acknowledges the help of Seton as the "illustrious Scottish Maecenas."
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After 15 days of illness, Alexander Seton died on Sunday 16 June 1622 at Pinkie. His nephew, the
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little better than idle ciphers here." Seton received medical treatment from the court physician
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Walter Seton, 'Early Years of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Charles, Duke of Albany',
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which included the allies of the forfeited earls. Alexander Seton made a speech like those of
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Seton was regarded as one of the finest legal minds of the time, and he became an advisor to
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274:. In March 1598 he took delivery of Spanish and Bordeaux wine, probably for the banquet for
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In 1611 he helped a French clockmaker Nicolas Foucanote settle in Edinburgh. He had served
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in 1543, and other documents. Seton returned the historical papers to Cecil on 3 November.
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as an important Catholic courtiers and a route to the king and queen, as they explored the
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with Seton's characteristic cipher of a crowned crescent and cinquefoil over door to right
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Alexander Seton married secondly in 1601, Grizel Leslie, a daughter of James Leslie,
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1063:, 'A meddlesome princess: Anna of Denmark and Scottish court politics, 1589-1603',
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Maurice Lee jr., 'King James's Popish Chancellor', Ian B. Cowan & Duncan Shaw,
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Alexander Seton married thirdly, circa 1607, Margaret Hay (1592–1659), daughter of
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In 1604, he was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and in 1605 was created
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had subsidised Seton's study in Rome, and that Seton had a doctorate from the
105:, and Isobell Hamilton. The Setons remained a Roman Catholic family after the
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to Seton. The book describes the method of multiplication using rods called "
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Maurice Lee jnr, 'King James's Popish Chancellor', in Cowan & Shaw ed.,
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Seton stayed in London till January 1605, co-inciding with the visit of the
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had fallen from the king's favour. A Mr Dummond, perhaps John Drummond of
882:, 'Scottish Students at Collegium Germanicum', vol. 19, no. 1 (1968), 20.
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1233:, vol. 2 (London, 1725), p. 46, Chamberlain to Winwood, 26 January 1605.
894:, vol. 2 (London, 1888), pp. v-vi, 168, Baptista di Trento to Elizabeth.
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On 19 June his body was taken by boat across the Forth to his house at
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Alexander Seton also commissioned the tomb of his friend the architect
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A Newe Treatise of the Right Reckoning of Yeares and Ages of the World
36:(1555–1622) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician. He served as
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Memorials of the affairs of State under Queen Elizabeth and James I
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Out of the Shadows: The Life of Lucy, Countess, Countess of Bedford
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Margaret Seton (I), (baptised in Edinburgh, 1596), died in infancy,
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600:: his painted long gallery is still preserved at Pinkie House, now
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995:
HMC Calendar of the papers of the Marquis of Salisbury at Hatfield
627:. The painting was not to the taste of later generations, in 1668
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206:
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In 1583, Alexander Seton joined his father's embassy to France.
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Alexander Seton was educated at the German and Roman College in
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515:. In July 1614, his wife prepared a guest room at Holyrood for
404:
Heraldic cipher of Alexander Seton on a first floor ceiling at
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and mottoes. The general theme may have been to celebrate the
373:, to England in August 1604. There was a large entourage, and
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Kingston's Continuation of Maitland's House of Seytoun, p. 64
190:, and she made him 'bailie and justiciary of the regality of
161:
1157:, vol. 6 (Edinburgh 1884), pp. 556-7: Richard Augustin Hay,
658:, to Alexander Seton. The dedication placed Seton as a rare
758:
Alexander Seton first married Lilias Drummond, daughter of
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On 7 November 1598 he was made burgess, Guild-brother and
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Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1621
1857:
Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1617
1246:, vol. 10 (London, 1900), p. 416 no. 599, p. 453 no. 659.
1213:(Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1882), pp. 64-65: M. S. Giuseppi,
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Anne Seton, (b. circa 1593), married Alexander Erskine,
209:", meaning that fine words alone would not raise money.
1395:'The trial of Geillis Johnstone for witchcraft, 1614',
1593:
The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes and Queries
128:
and re-instate Mary in Scotland. The family historian
25:
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, aged 53, by
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Lords High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
1369:
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 1613-1616
1306:
Register of the Privy Council of Scotland: 1554-1660
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The history of the house of Seytoun to the year 1559
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James Livingstone, Lord Almond and Earl of Callendar
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on the subject of the union and opinion in Scotland;
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in April 1599, and another dozen for the baptism of
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Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland
1326:
Original Letters Relating To Ecclesiastical Affairs
1620:(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1882), pp. 150–152.
1215:HMC Calendar of the Cecil Papers in Hatfield House
1172:HMC Calendar of the Cecil Papers at Hatfield House
1138:The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
451:, who sent him pamphlets about Venetian politics.
1658:(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1882), pp. 150–54.
1583:(Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1882), pp. 141–44.
1155:Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1599-1604
557:Material culture, artistic and literary patronage
1798:
1397:Miscellany of the Scottish History Society, XIII
1382:Philosophy and Politics in Later Stuart Scotland
1315:(Edinburgh, 1929), p. 196, as "Nicolas Funtanet"
1289:James Cumming, 'Henry Yelverton his narrative',
711:near Dunfermline. He was buried in his vault in
643:, probably at Riddle's Court on the Lawnmarket.
580:A portrait of his wife Margaret Hay, painted by
1140:(Birlinn, 2023), p. 227: Rosalind K. Marshall,
704:, had spent 12 sleepless days at his bedside.
1509:(William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1882), p. 159.
1496:(William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1882), p. 160.
1308:, 2nd series vol. 8 (Edinburgh, 1908), p. 415
956:(Scottish Academic Press, 1983), pp. 170-182.
639:in this garden. He rented accommodation from
113:, after her abdication and exile in England.
1681:Memoir of Aleander Seton Earl of Dunfermline
1262:(Camden Society: London, 1840), pp. 406-407.
224:. Crichton introduced an English Catholic,
1867:Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1621
1852:Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1612
1393:Michael B. Wasser & Louise A. Yeoman,
1051:(Blackwood, Edinburgh 1882), pp. 84, 86-7.
750:Margaret Hay, Countess of Dunfermline, by
369:. Alexander Seton brought Prince Charles,
222:idea of James VI as future king of England
1872:Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum alumni
1038:, (Bannatyne Club, 1829), pp. 243–4.
1024:Calendar State Papers Domestic, 1595-1597
1010:(University of California, 1984), p. 360.
919:, vol. 10 (London, 1900), p. 106 no. 147.
741:
16:Scottish judge and politician (1555–1622)
1882:Members of the Privy Council of Scotland
1384:, (Tuckwell, East Linton, 2000), p. 114.
1244:Calendar State Papers, Venice: 1603-1607
931:, vol. 6 (Edinburgh, 1910), pp. 645, 649
917:Calendar State Papers, Venice: 1603-1607
787:Margaret Seton (II), (b. 1599), married
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523:, but she had chosen to stay elsewhere.
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182:as Lord Urquhart in 1586. He rose to be
164:in Andrew Lamb's ship. According to the
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34:Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
20:
1832:Lords President of the Court of Session
1447:Journals of John Lauder of Fountainhall
1341:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1889), 130-1, 134.
1144:(John Donald: Edinburgh, 2007), p. 149.
954:Renaissance and Reformation in Scotland
867:Renaissance and Reformation in Scotland
675:seu Numerationis per virgulas libri duo
592:bearing his monogram and heraldry from
389:Leicester townhouse. Next they went to
239:At the end of August 1596 according to
158:Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland
1799:
1705:Lord President of the Court of Session
1071:(East Linton: Tuckwell, 2000), p. 140.
833:Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline
813:Lilias Seton, (baptised November 1602)
428:arranged for him to read the original
297:
198:on 15 February 1596. In December 1596
184:Lord President of the Court of Session
63:, and his children in 1572, including
38:Lord President of the Court of Session
1827:Peers of Scotland created by James VI
892:HMC Salisbury Manuscripts at Hatfield
816:Jean Seton, (b. circa 1606), married
789:Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth
779:John Maitland, 1st Earl of Lauderdale
772:Alexander Erskine, 3rd Earl of Kellie
607:In his 1622 will, Seton directed the
416:, and had a tour of armouries of the
265:Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
1643:Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale
1371:, vol. 10 (Edinburgh, 1891), p. 521.
1339:Memorials of the Earls of Haddington
1174:, vol. 16 (London, 1933), pp. 39–40.
1159:Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale
1102:(Oxford, 2021), pp. 26-7, 417 fn.54.
1083:Memorials of the Earls of Haddington
985:(Blackwood, Edinburgh 1882), p. 102.
972:, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 696.
695:
507:, and also rented properties on the
1607:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1837), p. 462.
1570:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1837), p. 462.
1483:, vol. 13 (Edinburgh, 1969), p. 50.
1356:Theo. Turquet Mayernii Opera medica
970:Calendar of State Papers: 1593-1595
845:Seton's widow Margaret Hay married
760:Patrick Drummond, 3rd Lord Drummond
13:
1665:
1630:HMC 4th Report: Countess of Rothes
1595:, 13:52 (April 1899), pp. 160–168.
1557:Church Monuments Society Feb. 2011
1287:, vol. 4 (London, 1828), p. 1079:
1085:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1889), p. 211
536:Scottish Royal tapestry collection
432:, which had led to the war of the
160:was his companion. They left from
109:of 1560, and continued to support
14:
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1715:James Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino
1217:, vol. 16 (London, 1933), p. 345.
1200:, 13:52 (July 1916), pp. 373-374.
1187:, 13:52 (July 1916), pp. 366-379.
1115:(London: Hambledon, 2007), p. 49.
1100:Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts
826:James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester
796:David Lindsay, 1st Lord Balcarres
503:Seton had an official lodging in
484:, advised him to enlist the help
476:In 1609 he was again in England.
352:On 14 March 1604, Seton wrote to
1008:Letters of King James VI & I
997:, vol. 6 (London, 1895), p. 540.
943:, vol. 7 (Edinburgh, 1913), 235.
546:, and of the story of Mankynd."
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598:Edinburgh's Huntly House museum
467:George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar
1683:, (Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1882)
1481:Calendar State Papers Scotland
1449:(Edinburgh: SHS, 1900), p. 189
1328:, 1 (Edinburgh, 1851), p. 332.
1293:, 15 (London, 1806), pp. 27-32
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941:Calendar State Papers Scotland
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929:Calendar State Papers Scotland
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1285:Progresses of James the First
1026:(London, 1869), pp. 46, 64-5.
869:(Edinburgh, 1983), pp. 172-3.
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752:Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
582:Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
261:Lord High Admiral of Scotland
51:
27:Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger
1897:17th-century Scottish people
1892:16th-century Scottish people
1837:Lord chancellors of Scotland
754:, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
454:Seton corresponded with the
178:in 1585 and was appointed a
103:George Seton, 7th Lord Seton
7:
1737:Lord Chancellor of Scotland
1467:, 26:1 (2016), pp. 121-140.
1399:(Edinburgh, 2004), pp. 92-6
1358:(London, 1703), pp. 234-241
1313:Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses
1127:(Edinburgh, 1837), pp. 3-4.
629:John Lauder of Fountainhall
469:, Seton was made Keeper of
329:. Alexander Seton's sister
44:from 1604 to 1622 and as a
42:Lord Chancellor of Scotland
10:
1928:
1817:Nobility from East Lothian
1698:William Baillie of Provand
1198:Scottish Historical Review
1185:Scottish Historical Review
1142:Scottish Queens: 1034-1714
794:Sophia Seton, who married
586:Dunedin Public Art Gallery
325:hoping to collect her son
321:, Anne of Denmark went to
306:and guardian and tutor to
236:and imprisoned in London.
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1656:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1645:(Edinburgh, 1835), p. 27.
1618:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1581:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1541:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1507:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1494:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1420:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1211:Memoir of Alexander Seton
1161:(Edinburgh, 1835), p. 27.
1049:Memoir of Alexander Seton
983:Memoir of Alexander Seton
818:John Hay, 8th Lord Yester
521:John Murray of bedchamber
278:, the younger brother of
245:Convention of the Estates
147:
134:Giovanni Carlo Scaramelli
1528:British Catholic History
1036:Mr James Melvill's Diary
810:Charles (I), died young.
736:John Murray of Lochmaben
725:Archbishop of St Andrews
662:of this Land". In 1617,
549:His modern humanist and
212:Meanwhile, Jesuits like
1887:Court of James VI and I
1632:(London, 1874), p. 509.
1310:: Charles Boog Watson,
1274:(London, 1876), p. 644.
1020:Mary Anne Everett Green
838:Grizel Seton, (b. 1609)
806:, their children were;
770:, their eldest son was
762:, their children were;
414:Ulrik, Duke of Holstein
73:Sir John Seton of Barns
1902:Younger sons of barons
1641:Richard Augustin Hay,
1465:Architectural Heritage
1435:(Brill, 2019), p. 161.
1272:HMC 6th Report: Gordon
777:Isobel Seton, married
755:
742:Marriages and children
734:wrote to the courtier
577:
409:
363:
243:, the King arranged a
122:Elizabeth I of England
90:
79:
69:Robert, Earl of Winton
65:Margaret, Lady Paisley
30:
1842:Provosts of Edinburgh
1069:The Reign of James VI
1067:& Michael Lynch,
841:Mary Seton, (b. 1611)
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564:
456:Chancellor of England
403:
358:
142:University of Bologna
85:
59:
24:
1822:Earls of Dunfermline
1747:1st Earl of Kinnoull
1730:3rd Earl of Montrose
654:dedicated his book,
272:Provost of Edinburgh
111:Mary, Queen of Scots
107:Scottish Reformation
101:, he was the son of
86:Entrance to Seton's
1768:Earl of Dunfermline
1755:Peerage of Scotland
1433:Emblems in Scotland
727:, gave the sermon.
625:Union of the Crowns
529:Théodore de Mayerne
465:After the death of
430:Treaty of Greenwich
367:Earl of Dunfermline
342:Union of the Crowns
317:After the death of
298:Union of the Crowns
226:Nicholas Williamson
174:Alexander became a
40:from 1598 to 1604,
1877:Scottish diplomats
1722:Political offices
1477:John Duncan Mackie
1256:John Payne Collier
756:
584:in 1615 is in the
578:
497:Henry IV of France
426:Viscount Cranborne
410:
387:William Skipwith's
347:Dunfermline Palace
312:Dunfermline Palace
228:, to a student at
136:, heard that Pope
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1775:Succeeded by
1744:Succeeded by
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1444:Donald Crawford,
1136:Steven Veerapen,
721:John Spottiswoode
696:Death and funeral
690:Dunfermline Abbey
613:Sir William Seton
288:Princess Margaret
194:on both sides of
130:Viscount Kingston
126:Earl of Leicester
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1772:1605–1622
1741:1604–1622
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1709:1593–1604
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418:Tower of London
323:Stirling Castle
319:Queen Elizabeth
300:
280:Anne of Denmark
249:Falkland Palace
200:Richard Douglas
188:Anne of Denmark
180:Lord of Session
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