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Helenor Hay, Countess of Linlithgow

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in July 1602 unless James VI prevented it. In 1606, the Earl and Helenor, described as "ane obstinat Papist", hosted six imprisoned ministers at Linlithgow including
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rewarded the Lord and Lady Livingston for educating both children, a service worth £10,000 for which he renewed and confirmed their lands at
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was able to visit her daughter at Linlithgow as often as she liked, while she found it less easy to visit her son
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The confession and conversion of the right honorable, most illustrious, and elect lady, my Lady C. of L.
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once wrote her name "Hellionor", although she herself signed several letters as "Eleanor".
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Around the year 1618, she had to write to the king to avoid excommunication by the
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Letters to King James the Sixth from the Queen, Prince Henry, Prince Charles etc
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In 1629, John Wreittoun published a book describing her conversion;
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The Autobiography and Diary of Mr James Melvill (Continuation)
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by his first wife, and cousin, Lady Jean Hay, only child of
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Original Letters Relating to Ecclesiastical Affairs
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Helenor Hay
Scottish
Andrew Hay, 8th Earl of Erroll
William Hay, 6th Earl of Erroll
Anne
Linlithgow Palace
Princess Elizabeth
Margaret Kennedy, Lady Ochiltree
Anne of Denmark
Prince Henry
Stirling Castle
Patrick Simson
Stirling
Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar
Princess Margaret
James VI of Scotland
Callendar
Church of Scotland
John Welsh
Blackness Castle
church of Scotland
Alexander Livingstone
Earl of Linlithgow
Alexander Livingston, 2nd Earl of Linlithgow
George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly
Henrietta Stewart
Esmé Stuart, 1st Duke of Lennox
James Livingston, 1st Earl of Callendar
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline
James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester

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