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Patrick Hume of Polwarth

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from 1592 for James VI. He was instructed to use the rents from the houses in the mains of Bonkyll to pay the wages of the king's huntsman John Acheson. He was involved in the keeping of
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Patrick Hume was introduced to the Scottish court, probably by his father as a member of the royal household, sometime before 1580. He became one of the household servants of the king,
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Born about 1550, he was the eldest son and heir of Sir Patrick Hume (died 20 May 1599), of Polwarth and Redbraes, and his wife Agnes, daughter of Alexander Hume, of
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Hume was knighted, probably around 1605, though he does not seem to have had quite the same courtly ambition as his younger brothers. He was a rather reluctant
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ministers who were defying James' attempts to bring about a union between the Scottish and English Churches.
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and Jonet Scot, daughter of Sir William Scott of Kirkud. She was a half-sister of King's James' favourite,
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Polwart became a Master of Household to Anne of Denmark in March 1602 and made an oath of fidelity to the
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headed by the king in the 1580s and 1590s. Only two works by him are known, his first published poem,
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Sir Patrick Hume (died 1648), who married Christian Hamilton, a daughter of Alexander Hamilton of
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Papers relative to the marriage of King James the Sixth of Scotland, with Anna of Denmark
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and in 1580 was appointed to attend the king at his "riding and passing to the field".
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wrote a letter in his favour in December 1592, mentioning his service to his father,
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After Patrick's death, Julian Ker married in September 1613, as his third wife,
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He is probably best known to history through his association with the
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On 1 November 1590 he was appointed an ordinary gentleman of
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on behalf of the king in London against a number of
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He became a Scottish 399: 232: 134:Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox 126:for the crown for three months. 160:George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar 96:verse, and his contribution to 354: 338: 326: 314: 296: 273: 260: 1: 729:16th-century Scottish writers 253: 154:in the 1606 treason trial in 104:. Both works have survived. 739:17th-century Scottish people 719:Household of Anne of Denmark 309:National Records of Scotland 291:National Records of Scotland 7: 744:16th-century Scottish poets 581:18th century – 20th century 225: 10: 775: 572:John Stewart of Baldynneis 557:Robert Sempill the younger 491:John Stewart of Baldynneis 333:HMC 14th Report: Marchmont 304:HMC 14th Report: Marchmont 280:James Thomson Gibson-Craig 193:. 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Index

Polwarth
Redbraes
makar
court poet
Manderston
Edinburgh
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alexander Hume
North Berwick
James VI
Castalian Band
Scots
aureate
Alexander Montgomerie
Anne of Denmark's
warden of the Marches
Bonkill
Tantallon Castle
Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox
Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox
Chancellor
John Graham, 3rd Earl of Montrose
juror
Linlithgow
George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar
Church of Scotland
Sir Thomas Ker
Ferniehirst
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington

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