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377: 144:, denouncing him as the pestiferous cardinal, and his bishops as blind and ignorant; in the subscription he styles himself clerk and a 'redshank,' meaning by the latter designation, it is supposed, 'a roughfooted Scot or highlander.' Presumably for this writing, "John Elder, Redshank Scott" was given a reward of ÂŁ5 on 12 August 1547. 116:
when she was in France. The servant, possibly Thomas Bishop, was distrustful of him and thought he had the wit to be a spy, "he haitht wytt to playe the aspye where he listitht". Elder joined Lord Darnley and his wife Mary, Queen of Scots in August 1565, travelling from Flanders, according to a
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The copie of a letter sent in to Scotlande of the arivall and landynge, and most noble marryage of ... Philippe, prynce of Spaine to the ... Princes Marye quene of England solemnisated in the citie of Winchester.
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between 8 and 23 September 1545, minutely detailing their daily proceedings, with a list of the towns, villages and steadings burnt each day. He mentions that the Governor of Scotland,
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Letter 'from the Citie of London... the first... of January, 1555,' which was published as 'The Copie of a Letter sent in to Scotlande of the ariuall and landynge and... marryage of...
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assembled in the parliamente wherein they... haue submitted thēselyes to the Popes Holy, London . The letter is reprinted in
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to the unitie of the Catholyke Churche. With the very copie also of the SupplycaciĹŤ exhibited to their highnesses by the
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in 1542. At Mary's accession Elder turned Roman Catholic, as is apparent from a letter addressed to
221:, with the substaunce of his oracyon to the kyng and Quenes Maiestie for the reconcilement of the 444: 218: 151:, 6 October 1545. This gives an account of the operations of the army under the command of the 102: 75: 67:, the bishop's nephew, Elder then being with Darnley, who was not yet nine years of age, at 354: 133: 113: 79: 163:, was sick with 'colic & stone', physicians checked his water, and he could not ride. 8: 171: 148: 52: 44: 272:
Selections from unpublished manuscripts illustrating the reign of Mary Queen of Scotland
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Another surviving letter by Elder is addressed to Mr. Secretary Paget, dated from
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1542 – 1565) was a Scottish cartographer and writer. He was the tutor of
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Full View of the Public Transactions in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth,
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Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses
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that he had shown Darnley's juvenile handwriting to
260:, 1558-1559, vol. 1 (London, 1863), p. 262 no.1335 74:This John Elder seems to be the Scot described by 401: 300:, Royal MS. 18, A. xxxviii., was printed in the 108:In 1561, Elder told one of the servants of the 174:, Elder wrote a description of the wedding of 105:to have Elder's English acquaintance watched. 39:. He passed twelve years of his life at the 396:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 365:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 296:This letter, which is now preserved in the 435:Scottish Protestant ministers and clergy 285:Selections from Unpublished Manuscripts 425:Alumni of the University of St Andrews 402: 287:(Maitland Club, 1837), pp. 101-2, 129. 430:Alumni of the University of Aberdeen 254:, vol. 2 (Blackwood, 1851), p. 362: 440:Scottish people of the Rough Wooing 420:Alumni of the University of Glasgow 13: 258:Calendar of State Papers Elizabeth 14: 471: 393:Dictionary of National Biography 375: 362:Dictionary of National Biography 330:Letters & Papers, Henry VIII 332:, 20:2 (London, 1907), no. 533. 246:vol. 1 (London, 1740), p. 233: 209:, solemnisated in the Citie of 207:Princess Marye Quene of England 182:. This was printed in 1555 as, 335: 323: 310: 290: 277: 264: 236: 195: 1: 356:"Elder, John (fl.1555)"  188: 99:Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine 410:16th-century Scottish people 7: 231:The Chronicle of Queen Jane 41:universities of St. Andrews 10: 476: 460:16th-century cartographers 343:Letter sent into Scotlande 203:Philippe, Prynce of Spaine 65:Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 25:Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley 318:Acts of the Privy Council 63:written with the hand of 274:(Glasgow, 1837), p. 102. 123: 166:As a New Years gift to 136:a 'plot' or map of the 30: 450:Scottish cartographers 219:Sea Apostolyke of Rome 35:Elder was a native of 415:People from Caithness 388:Elder, John (fl.1555) 78:at the coronation of 76:Nicholas Throckmorton 157:invasion of Scotland 114:Mary, Queen of Scots 80:Francis II of France 172:Bishop of Caithness 168:Lord Robert Stewart 149:Newcastle upon Tyne 53:James V of Scotland 455:16th-century spies 283:Joseph Stevenson, 270:Joseph Stevenson, 256:Joseph Stevenson, 233:, (Camden Society) 223:realme of Englande 180:Philip II of Spain 176:Mary I of England 138:realm of Scotland 95:Mary I of England 467: 397: 379: 378: 366: 358: 346: 339: 333: 327: 321: 314: 308: 294: 288: 281: 275: 268: 262: 248:Agnes Strickland 242:Patrick Forbes, 240: 234: 199: 153:Earl of Hertford 128:He presented to 87:Bishop of London 475: 474: 470: 469: 468: 466: 465: 464: 400: 399: 385: 376: 353: 350: 349: 340: 336: 328: 324: 315: 311: 295: 291: 282: 278: 269: 265: 241: 237: 215:Cardinall Poole 200: 196: 191: 126: 119:Earl of Bedford 93:in the time of 33: 12: 11: 5: 473: 463: 462: 457: 452: 447: 445:Scottish spies 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 373: 372: 368: 367: 348: 347: 334: 322: 316:J. R. Dasent, 309: 303:Bannatyne Club 298:British Museum 289: 276: 263: 235: 193: 192: 190: 187: 125: 122: 117:letter of the 110:Earl of Lennox 57:Robert Stewart 32: 29: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 472: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 411: 408: 407: 405: 398: 395: 394: 389: 383: 382:public domain 370: 369: 364: 363: 357: 352: 351: 344: 338: 331: 326: 319: 313: 306: 304: 299: 293: 286: 280: 273: 267: 261: 259: 253: 249: 245: 239: 232: 228: 227:three Estates 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 198: 194: 186: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 164: 162: 158: 154: 150: 145: 143: 139: 135: 131: 121: 120: 115: 111: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 91:Cardinal Pole 88: 85: 84:Edmund Bonner 81: 77: 72: 70: 69:Temple Newsam 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 28: 26: 22: 18: 391: 374: 360: 342: 341:John Elder, 337: 329: 325: 317: 312: 301: 292: 284: 279: 271: 266: 257: 251: 243: 238: 230: 197: 183: 165: 161:Regent Arran 146: 142:David Beaton 127: 107: 73: 34: 27:in England. 16: 15: 371:Attribution 404:Categories 305:Miscellany 211:Winchester 189:References 130:Henry VIII 17:John Elder 217:from the 134:Edward VI 103:Elizabeth 37:Caithness 45:Aberdeen 384::  345:(1555). 205:to the 155:in the 49:Glasgow 61:adages 47:, and 132:, or 124:Works 178:and 89:and 31:Life 390:". 97:to 21:fl. 406:: 359:. 250:, 170:, 43:, 386:" 19:(

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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Caithness
universities of St. Andrews
Aberdeen
Glasgow
James V of Scotland
Robert Stewart
adages
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
Temple Newsam
Nicholas Throckmorton
Francis II of France
Edmund Bonner
Bishop of London
Cardinal Pole
Mary I of England
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
Elizabeth
Earl of Lennox
Mary, Queen of Scots
Earl of Bedford
Henry VIII
Edward VI
realm of Scotland
David Beaton
Newcastle upon Tyne
Earl of Hertford
invasion of Scotland
Regent Arran

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