Church of Scotland; Knox, John, approximately 1514-1572; Reformation -- Scotland; Theology -- Early works to 1800
Bishop Lesley in describing the persons who accompanied the young
Princess in her voyage to France in 1548, (see vol. i. p. 219,) says,
"Of the quhilkis thair was four in speciall, of whome everie one of
thame buir the samin name of Marie, being of four syndre honourable
houses, to wyt, Flemyng, Levingstoun, Setoun, and Beatoun of Creich;
quho remanit all foure with the Quene in France, during her residens
thair, and returned agane in Scotland with her Majestie, in the yeir
of our Lorde J^m V^c lxj yeiris." (History, p. 209.) And in his
account of the Queen's arrival in Scotland in 1561, he repeats that
she was attended "with many ladies and gentillwemen, speciallie the
four maidis of honour quha passit with hir Hienes in France, of hir
awin aige, the name everie ane of Marie, as is before mentioned." (Ib.
p. 297.) Buchanan, in his verses, The Pomp of the Gods at the Marriage
of Queen Mary, 29th July 1565, speaks of her _five_ Maries. When she
arrived in this country she was still in her first dule or mourning
dress. But on the 11th November some change was made in the dresses of
her pages and maidens; and one of the entries in the Treasurer's
Accounts on that day, is as follows:--"Item, be the Quenis Grace
precept, to Jacques de Soulis, talliour to hir Grace, to gif the
Madynnis efter following, viz. to ---- Flemyng, ---- Betoun,
---- Sunpartew, ---- Levingstoun, ---- Seitoun, ---- Wardlaw, to by
thair secund dule, ilk ane of the said five, ix lib., and to the said
Wardlaw, x lib. vij s.--Summa, £55, 7s." There was also furnished
black stannyng for clokis, and black velvet to 14 dames, damosels, and
maidens, "to be thair secund dule;" to the extent of £144, 18s., and
£112, 16s. 3d. Also, on the 18th, £4, 10s. for gray mantill claith, to
be a gown, lined with green, for hir Grace's Fule; and on the 28th,
£23, for "quhite tafiteis of the cord," and "red tafiteis of the foure
threidis," to the Lady Seitoun.
[623] Claude de Lorraine, Duke d'Aumale, third son of Claude Duke de
Guise, was born in 1526. He was in the army, and gave proofs of his
courage. He was killed at the siege of Rochelle, by a cannon ball,
14th March 1573.
[624] Francis de Lorraine, seventh son of Claude Duke de Guise, was a
Knight of Malta, Grand Prior, and General of the French galleys or war
vessels. He distinguished himself in the wars with the Turks in 1557;
and died from the effects of his exertions at the battle of Dreux, 6th
March 1563, aged 29.
[625] René de Lorraine, Marquis d'Elbeuf, was the youngest son of
Claude Duke de Guise, and was born in 1536. He became successor to his
brother Francis in 1563, as General of the French galleys; but he died
in 1566, aged 30.
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