All entries refer to page numbers, not letter numbers.
An ‘n’ after a page reference indicates a reference to a note on that page.
Adrian VI, pope (1459–1523) 111n, 150n
Adrington (also referred to as ‘Hatherington’ or ‘Haderington’), William, messenger 27, 82n, 128n
Albany, John Stewart (c.1482–1536), 2nd duke of passim but see especially:
arrival in Scotland (1515) 41–43, 64
final visit to Scotland (1523) 50–52, 140
letters to 314, 318, 327, 331
military activities (1523) 140–141, 143–147, 172
removal from the regency (1524) 207, 220
return to France (1517) 44–45, 70, 75–76
return to France (1522) 49
return to France (1524) 53, 160–161, 172–173
second visit to Scotland (1521) 47–49, 97, 99
Albany, Robert (1541–1541), duke of 58, 290n
Angus, Archibald Douglas (c.1489–1557), 6th earl of 3, 29, 40, 42–43, 45–46, 49, 52–59, 81n, 85n, 87n, 93n, 98n, 104n, 113n, 194n–195n, 199n, 203n, 205n, 212n, 214n, 221n, 224n, 226n, 238n, 275n, 280n, 311n, 320n–323n, 325n, 328n–329n, 332n
Argyll, Colin Campbell (d.1529), 3rd earl of 45, 133n, 135n, 147n, 160n, 162n, 173n
Armstrong, Cuthbert, messenger 80n
Arnot, David, bishop of Galloway (before 1497–1536 or 1537) 68n, 132n, 162n
Arran, James Hamilton, 1st earl of Arran (1475?–1529) 3, 42, 45, 49, 53, 55, 88n, 92n, 93n, 115n, 146n, 157n, 173n, 202n, 204n, 205n, 208n, 211n, 215n
Barlow, William, bishop of St David's (d.1568) 236n, 245n, 247n, 335n
Barrow, James, messenger 69n
Barton, Robert, comptroller of Scotland (d.1540) 90n–91n, 95n
Barton, Thomas, footman of Elizabeth of York 40, 62n
Baynard's Castle, London 69n
bearers (see Margaret Tudor, queen of Scots: letters: messengers)
Beaton, David, cardinal and archbishop of St Andrews (1494?–1546) 270n
Beaton, James, Lord Chancellor of Scotland and archbishop of St Andrews (c.1473–1539) 42, 45, 96n, 111n, 117n, 127n, 133n, 135n, 160n, 211n, 218n, 266n
letters to 314
Beaufort, Margaret, countess of Richmond and Derby (1443–1509) 36
Benolt, Thomas, Clarenceux King of Arms; English Herald of Arms (d.1534) 101n, 106n, 315n–316n
Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland 39, 45, 56, 145n, 325–326, 329, 333
Blackadder, Adam, commendator of Dundrennan Abbey 323
Boleyn, Anne, queen of England (c.1500–1536) 3
letters to 333
Borthwick, William, 4th Lord Borthwick (b. before 1491–d. in or before 1544) 52, 166n, 171n
Bulmer, William, Lieutenant of the Eastern March and Norham Castle, Northumberland (by 1465–1531) 175n, 182n
Campbell, Sir John, of Lundy (d.1562) 285n
Cantley, James, cousin of John Cantley, messenger of Margaret Tudor 325
Cantley, John, messenger of Margaret Tudor 27–29, 54, 120n–121n, 155n, 158n, 160n, 162n, 168n, 170n–171n, 327n–328n
cardinal of St Mark
letters to 310–311
Carr (also ‘Ker’ and ‘Car’), Thomas, abbot of Kelso 168n
Cassillis, Gilbert Kennedy (c.1492–1527), 2nd earl of 52, 132n, 166n, 171n, 216n, 323n–324n, 326n–328n
Chaidworth, Henry, minister of the Observant Friars in England 93n, 113n
Christian II, king of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (1481–1559) 4
letters to 308
Clement VII, pope (1478–1534) 54, 229n–230n, 323n, 326n, 329n
Clifford, Thomas, captain of Berwick (d.1543) 239n
Cockburn, Robert, bishop of Dunkeld (d.1526) 215n, 217n, 314n–315n, 323n
Cockburnspath, the lordship of, part of Margaret Tudor's dower lands 36, 241n
Coldstream, Berwickshire 169n
Cromwell, Thomas, earl of Essex (b. in or before 1485–1540) 3, 12, 23–24, 262n, 295n
letters to 233–235, 248, 251–254, 263–264, 277–278, 334–337
d'Arcy, Antoine, sieur de La Bastie, deputy of John Stewart, 2nd duke of Albany, and keeper of St Dunbar Castle (d.1517) 45, 80n, 308n
Dacre, Thomas, 2nd Baron Dacre of Gilsland (1467–1525) 1, 3, 9, 25–29, 31, 42, 46–50, 53, 70n, 73n, 76n, 85n, 101n, 134n, 181n, 203n, 206n, 313n
letters to 65–67, 78–83, 86–99, 112–121, 125, 127–129, 175–177, 186–191, 193–194, 312, 316, 319–320
Dickson, John, Ross Herald of Arms Extraordinary; Scottish Herald of Arms 26–27, 101n–102n, 107n
diplomatic memorial (also known as ‘articles’ and ‘instructions’) 1, 37–38, 71n, 101–107, 112n, 177n, 203–205, 210n, 211, 221, 313–315, 317, 320–321, 325–328, 332, 334
Dog, Jammy (also known as ‘James Doig’ and ‘James Dogg’), messenger of Margaret Tudor 27–29, 125n, 222n, 318n
Douglas, Gavin, poet and bishop of Dunkeld (c.1476–1522) 85, 105, 115, 311
Douglas, Margaret, countess of Lennox (1515–1578) 3, 43, 55–57, 59, 256, 258, 314
Douglas, William, prior (or commendator) of Coldingham and abbot of Holyrood (d.1528) 49, 206n, 221n, 224n, 323n
Doune 36, 242n
Dunbar 221n
Dunbar, Gavin, archbishop of Glasgow (c.1490–1547) 179n, 229n
Dunbar, Gavin, bishop of Aberdeen (1454 or 1456–1532) 133n, 135n, 160n, 162n, 218n
Dunbar, the lordship of, part of Margaret Tudor's dower lands 36, 272n, 280n, 287n
Dundee 273, 277, 279
Durie, Andrew, abbot of Melrose (d.1558) 337n
Earldom of March, part of Margaret Tudor's dower lands 36, 95n, 114n, 224n, 240n
Edinburgh 3, 39, 45, 48, 61, 65, 77, 81n, 82–83, 86, 88, 97, 99, 101, 107, 109–110, 113n–114n, 117–118, 120–121, 125, 129, 131, 134, 136–137, 139–140, 142–143n, 147, 149–150, 152–155, 157n, 166n, 173n, 201, 203, 205, 207, 209, 212–213, 216, 223, 225, 227, 235, 237, 244, 246, 248, 263, 265, 267, 282, 284, 287–288, 307–308, 312–313, 315, 317–327, 329–338
Edward VI, king of England (1537–1553) 273n, 278n
Elizabeth of York, queen of England (1466–1503) 35–36, 38–40, 62n
Ellam Kirk, near Longformacus, Berwickshire 202n
Erskine, John, 5th Lord Erskine (1487–1555) 162n
Erskine, Thomas, of Haltoun and Brechin, royal secretary to James V 242n, 338n
fair words (insincere speech) 84n, 87, 90, 113–115, 116n, 132, 146, 148, 218, 319
Ferdinand II, king of Aragon (1452–1516) 4
letters to 307
Fleming, John, 2nd Lord Fleming (c.1465–1524) 133n, 164n, 166n, 171n
Flodden, Battle of (9 September 1513) 4, 6, 41, 57, 76n, 144n
Forest of Ettrick, part of Margaret Tudor's dower lands 36, 47, 87n, 95n
Forman, Andrew, bishop of Moray and archbishop of St Andrews (c.1465–1521) 45, 62n, 111n
Francis I, king of France (1494–1547) 44, 48, 52, 57, 69n, 80n, 82n, 89n–91n, 123n, 140n, 152n, 175n, 258n, 261n
French (language) 1, 29, 37, 52, 309, 327, 331
Galbraith, Robert, advocate (lawyer) of Margaret Tudor (d.1543) 3, 87n
letters to 333
Glasgow 111n, 143n
Gonzolles, Antoine, deputy of John Stewart, 2nd duke of Albany, and captain and keeper of St Andrew's Castle 49, 221n, 319n
Grey, Thomas, 2nd marquess of Dorset (1477–1530) 156n, 158n
h-dropping 62n–63n, 100n, 102n, 117n, 146n, 163n–165n, 174n, 186n, 196n–197n, 206n, 211n, 219n, 234n, 270n, 295–296
h-insertion 76n, 91n, 115n, 138n, 142n, 144n, 148n, 172n, 175n, 206n, 295–296
Hals, William, servant of Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk 208n, 212n–213n, 222n
Hamilton, John, abbot of Paisley Abbey, bishop of Dunkeld, and archbishop of St Andrews (1510/11–1571) 319n
Hamilton, Thomas, messenger of Margaret Tudor 27, 202n, 205n
Hart, Robert, Rothesay Herald of Arms in Ordinary; Scottish Herald of Arms 242n, 251n–252n, 254n
Hawley, Thomas, Carlisle Herald; English Herald of Arms (d.1557) 27, 214n
Henry VII, king of England (1457–1509) 3, 6–7, 9, 19, 35–36, 39–41, 115n, 275n, 286n, 288n–289n
letters to 61–62
Henry VIII, king of England (1491–1547) passim but see especially:
birth of prince Edward VI (1537) 273–274, 278
discussions of a diplomatic meeting with James V (1534–1536) 55–56, 236–237, 238–239, 243–246, 250–251, 253
letters to 63–64, 67–68, 74–77, 83–86, 99–109, 121–124, 126, 129–134, 155–156, 178–180, 183–184, 191–192, 194–197, 225–229, 235–247, 249–251, 254–263, 265–271, 273–277, 279–287, 298–291, 308, 311–313, 315–316, 319–338
religious reform 238
Holcroft, Thomas, English solider and diplomat (1505–1558) 236n, 335n
Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh 39, 58, 308, 322, 333–334
Hoppringle, Alexander, brother of Isabella Hoppringle, prioress of Coldstream 148n
Hoppringle, Isabella, prioress of Coldstream (before 1505–1538) 26, 167n–168n, 170n, 316n
Howard, Thomas (c.1512–1537) 56–57, 256n
Howard, Thomas, earl of Surrey and 2nd duke of Norfolk (1443–1524) 38–41, 62n
Howard, Thomas, earl of Surrey and 3rd duke of Norfolk (1473–1554) 3, 9, 23– 24, 26– 29, 32, 50– 52, 56–57, 131n, 148n, 176n, 187n, 189n, 192n–193n, 195n, 199n, 319n, 324n
letters to 134–147, 149–151, 153–175, 180–182, 201–224, 267–268, 271–273, 287–289, 316–318, 321–322, 333–334
Howard, William, first Baron Howard of Effingham (c.1510–1573) 238n, 240n, 243n, 245n, 247n, 334n
Hume, David, 4th Baron of Wedderburn (1489–1524) 46, 79, 81
Hume, David, prior (or commendator) of Coldingham (d.1517?) 46, 79n–80n
Hume, George, 4th Lord Hume (d.1549) 46, 79n–80n, 94n, 105n
Huntly, Alexander Gordon (d.1524), 3rd earl of 45, 146n, 160n, 162n
Huntly, George Gordon (1513–1562), 4th earl of 189n
Inglis, James, secretary of Margaret Tudor 42–43, 63n–64n
James IV, king of Scots (1473–1513) 1, 3–4, 6, 27–28, 35–36, 39–41, 43, 51, 57, 76n, 89n, 124n, 133n, 187n, 285n, 288n, 307n–308n, 310n
James V, king of Scots (1512–1542) passim but see especially:
death of sons (1541) 58–59,290–291
discussions of a diplomatic meeting with Henry VIII (1534–1536) 55–56, 236–237, 238–239, 243–246, 250–251, 253
efforts to bring James V to his full ruling rights (1523–1524) 53, 132, 135, 200, 207, 219
majority rule and escape from Angus's control (1528) 55
marriage to Madeleine de Valois (1537) 57, 258, 260
marriage to Marie de Guise (1538) 58, 282–283
trip to France (1536–1537) 57, 266, 269
John, king of Denmark (1455–1513) 4
letters to 307
Katherine of Aragon, queen of England (1485–1536) 3, 44, 48
letters to 309, 324
Ker, Andrew, of Cessford (d.1526) 218n
Kerr (or Carr), Robin, messenger of Margaret Tudor 65n
Latin 1, 4, 6, 37, 307–311
Lennox, John Stewart (d.1526), 12th or 3rd earl of 126n, 146n, 157n, 223n
Leo X, pope (1475–1521) 64n, 310n
letters to 311
letter-locking 14, 17–18
letters of credence 102, 109n–110n
Linlithgow 36, 92, 95n, 115n, 308, 313
London 44, 48–49, 71–73, 314, 326
lords of Scotland 3, 11, 27, 42, 45, 47–48, 50–51, 53–54, 71n, 80n, 89n, 92n, 113n, 130n–131n, 135n–137n, 148n, 157n, 160n, 162n, 166n, 171n–172n, 190n, 196n, 199n, 202n, 204n, 208n, 216n, 243n, 260n, 266n, 286n, 319, 320, 337
letters to 315, 327–328
Louis XII, king of France (1462–1515) 76n
Lynne, John (or John Home), abbot of Jedburgh 193n
Madeleine de Valois, queen of Scots (1520–1537) 57, 258n, 260n, 266n, 268n
Magnus, Thomas, administrator and diplomat (1463/4–1550) 73n, 76n, 85n, 215n, 225n, 313n, 332n–333n
letters to 231–232, 329, 332
Malynne, Gaultier (also known as ‘Cawter’), secretary of John Stewart, 2nd duke of Albany 75n, 81n
Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (1480–1530) 150n
letters to 309
Margaret Tudor, queen of Scots (1489–1541) passim but see especially:
coup d’état 52–55
diplomatic mediation 77, 100, 102–108, 110, 117–125, 127–130, 132, 141, 149–150, 153, 156, 161, 163–164, 176, 181, 183–187, 189, 192, 196–197, 220, 226, 236–137, 238–239, 243–244
divorce 19, 47, 49, 54, 58, 265–267, 207–272, 275, 279–281
dower lands 9, 36, 44–45, 47, 52, 58, 85, 89, 95, 114, 197, 224, 240–241, 272, 275, 280, 287
dowry 36, 285, 288, 308
education 35–38
finances 71–74, 76, 80, 84–85, 87, 89–91, 95–99, 104–105, 113–116, 140–141, 145, 158, 165, 173, 175, 197, 250–253, 260, 266, 270, 272, 274–278, 280–22, 285–286, 288, 308
health 9, 43–44, 182, 197
letters: delivery 24–29; epistolary secrecy 9–10, 24–29, 146, 152–153, 158, 222, 234, 277–278, 281; gifts 215, 222; handwriting 14–15; language 10–13, 37; materiality 14–24; messengers 24–29
marriage 38–43, 54, 85, 187, 286
regency 41–43, 46, 89, 93, 116
spying 27–28, 50–52
Marie de Guise, queen of Scots (1515–1560) 58, 282n–283n, 290n
Mary I, queen of England (1516–1558) 321n, 324n, 326n–327n
Mattison, George, mayor of Kingston-upon-Hull 333n
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459–1519) 309n
letters to 309
Maxwell, Robert, 5th Lord Maxwell (c.1494–1546) 66n, 147n, 211n, 219n
Meldrum, John, Marchmont Herald; Scottish Herald of Arms 315n
Melrose, Scottish borders 230n
Methven 36, 59, 241, 249, 251, 254, 335–336
Moray, James Stewart, earl of (1500–1544/5) 52, 164n, 166n, 171n, 242n
Morpeth 43, 66, 314
Musgrave, William (b. in or before 1506, d.1544) 235n
Mylne, Alexander, abbot of Cambuskenneth (c.1470–1548) 162n, 323n
Newark Castle, Selkirkshire, part of Margaret Tudor's dower lands 36, 78–79, 85n, 95n
Nicholl, Nigel, messenger 80n
Norham, Northumberland 56, 144n
Northumberland, Henry Algernon Percy (c.1502–1537), 6th earl of 331n
letters to 330, 332
Otterburn, Adam, Scottish lawyer and diplomat (d.1548) 216n, 234n, 238n, 249n, 252n, 262n
Pauly, Robin, messenger 187n
Perth 59, 127, 142, 191, 228, 255, 309–312, 319, 335
Pole, Richard de la (d.1525) 145n
Post 25
Plains, Jean de, ambassador to Scotland 68n
letters to 313
Ratcliffe, Roger, English courtier (d.1537) 225n, 324n
Ray, Henry, Berwick Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary; English Herald of Arms 59, 273n, 285n, 289n
Reid, Robert, abbot of Kinloss and bishop of Orkney (d.1558) 338n
Richard of Mousgraffe, messenger 26
Rome 228n–229n, 310, 326, 331
Ross, Alexander (1514–1515), duke of 42–43, 312n
Ross Herald of Arms Extraordinary; Scottish Herald of Arms 27, 71n, 101n
Rothesay, James (1540–1541), duke of 58, 290n
Rutherford, James, spy of Thomas Howard, earl of Surrey and 3rd duke of Norfolk 162n, 168n
Sadler, Sir Ralph, English statesman and ambassador to Scotland (1507–1587) 260n, 265n, 268n–269n, 272n, 274n, 279n, 285n, 337n
St Johnstone, see Perth
Scots (language) 10–13, 31–32, 293–296
Scott, Walter, of Buccleuch (c.1490–1552) 218n
Scott, William, of Balwearie, lawyer and diplomat (d.1532) 216n
seals 14, 16–17
senate and consuls of Gandt
letters to 309
Shaw, Robert, abbot of Paisley (d.1527) 204n, 319n
Simpson, John, messenger and servant of Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron of Gilsland 27, 88n
Sinclair, Patrick, messenger of Margaret Tudor 3, 27–29, 50, 87n, 134n, 139n, 141n, 146n, 158n, 210n, 220n
letters to 147–149, 152–153, 317–318
Somerville, John, of Cambusnethan 158n
Stewart, Alexander, of Pitcairn, commendator of Scone Abbey and bishop of Moray (1477–1537) 322n
Stewart, Andrew, bishop of Caithness (d.1541) 310n
Stewart, Andrew, 2nd Lord Avondale or 1st Lord Ochiltree (d.1549) 280n, 330n–331n
Stewart, Henry, 1st Lord Methven (c.1495–1553/4) 3, 19, 40, 54, 58, 260n, 265n, 272n, 275n, 279n, 333
Stewart, James, of Beath 330n–331n
Stirling 36, 48, 63, 90, 92n, 94–95n, 112, 116n, 125–126, 132n, 147n, 152–157n, 159, 161, 165, 167, 169–170, 171n, 175, 178, 180, 183–184, 186, 193–194, 198, 232, 239, 289, 311, 316–317, 319, 328, 330–331
Stony Stratford 44, 67
Stuart, Balthasar, ambassador of Pope Leo X 64n
Swallow messenger, messenger of Henry VIII 240n, 274n
Talbot, George, 4th earl of Shrewsbury and 4th earl of Waterford (1468–1538) 118n
Ughtred, Sir Anthony, captain of Berwick (d.1534) 119n
Verney, Sir Ralph, chamberlain and head of Margaret's household 40, 62n
William IV, duke of Bavaria (1493–1550)
letters to 310
Williamson, Adam, messenger of Margaret Tudor 3
letters to 311
Wharton, Thomas, 1st Baron Wharton (c.1495–1568) 274n
Wolsey, Cardinal Thomas, archbishop of York (1470/1–1530) 3, 9, 26– 27, 29, 44–45, 48, 51, 56, 81n, 89n, 95n, 106n, 181n, 187n, 193n, 195n, 208n, 213n– 214n, 217n, 224n, 232n
letters to 68–74, 77–78, 109–112, 177–178, 184–186, 198–201, 227–228, 229–230, 316, 321–322, 324–326, 328–329, 331–333
York 39, 45, 74
