SCOTLAND

TO

GERMANY

1

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1474)

Snowdon herald

11 May 1474 - date of payment before departure

£30 in expenses & £15 for gown

Parliament had suggested an embassy to make a confederation with

Emperor.

TA 1 pp.lvi, 50

2

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1495)

4 ambassadors

Arrived 3 June 1495

Ambassadors

Scottish embassy at the court of Maximilian, k of Rs, at Worms. Its object, as we learn from a report by the Venetian ambassadors at the same court, was to induce Max to enter into a league with SC against EN, promising to support the claims of Perkin Warbeck to crown of EN and of SC for the restoration of Berwick. AMs also suggested a marriage bet J4 & Margaret of Savoy, Max's daughter.

TA 1 pp.cxxi-ii

3

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1507)

Robert Forman, dean of Glasgow, & Lyon herald

king's letter of 8 Jan; back by mid-Sept

Ambassadors

J4's concern for his kinsman, the duke of Gueldres. J4 sends these envoys in the hope of them helping arrange a compromise. Also to H7, Charles of Burgundy-Castile, D of G, LU & DK.

LJ4 50-1

4

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (LUBECK) (1507)

Robert Forman, Dean of Glasgow & Lyon herald

departing Jan 1507; home before 18 Sept.

Ambassadors

The AMs are to promote reconciliation & avert war. king's letter asks why is a flourishing city like Lubeck supporting the rebellious & duplicitous Swedes. If necessary, SC will support DK despite SC trade with LU.

TA 3 pp.361-2; LJ4 53-4.

5

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1509)

Envoys

carry J4's letter of Oct (after 13th).

Won't help Duke Frederick against his brother John k of Dk will only send

envoys

LJ4 157-8.

6

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1512)-1

messenger

carried J4's letter of 4 Aug

J4 complains about spoliation of two Scottish ships by Hamburgers

LJ4 259

7

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1512)-2

messenger

carried J4's letter of 12 Nov

About SC merchants seeking redress from Hamburgers.

LJ4 271-2

8

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (HAMBURG) (1512)

messenger

carried J4's letter of 4 Aug

J4 complains about spoliation of two Scottish ships by Hamburgers

LT4 260

9

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1533)-1

James Skrymgeour, Master Elimosinar, Dean of Glasgow.

1533

business agents?

£2024 7 7

Purchase of munitions etc.

TA 6 p.151.

10

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1533)-2

Sir John Campbell of Lundy

reimbursed - Nov. 1533

£107 to reimburse his super-expenses.

TA 6 p.206

11

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1534)

1534

J5 asks for the hand of Mary through AM in EN merely to gee up Fl.

TA 6 p.206.

12

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)-1

John Dickson

1540

£75 for expenses TA 7 p.315

13

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)-2

Sir John Campbell, Robert Forman, Ross herald.

Departing Oct/Nov 1540

Payments of £330 & 100 to Campbell; £24 to Forman for equipage.

Campbell 'passing to Emperor with writings'

TA 7 pp, 400, 404-5

14

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (POMERANIA) (1542)

Peter Ross

1542.

£6 12s

Delivery of letters to Duke of Pomerania.

TA 8 p.77.

15

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1550)-1

Alexander Ross herald

Pen. Feb. - payment

paid £135

sent to k of F & EM

TA 9 p.382

16

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1552)

Robert Forman, Ross herald

May 7 1552 - prepayment

£400 for journey expenses.

Ross H sent by SC C with certain articles to be shown K of F &, then on to

the EM.

TA 10 p.84

17

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1590)

Stewart, Colonel William; Skene, Mr John

Appointed early June; Left SC July 1590

Ambassadors

Moysie, Memoirs, 84; RPCS iv 488-9.

18

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (BRUNSWICK) (1594) Peter Young Left in May AM Follow on to B from visit to DK and Mecklenburg to announce birth of Prince Henry Melville p.367

19

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY (MECKLENBURG) (1594) Peter Young Left in May AM Follow on to M. from visits to DK and Brunswick to announce birth of Prince Henry Melville p.367

20

Hiram Morgan

TO GERMANY/EMPIRE (1594)

Sir William Keith; Sir William Murray

May 1594

AMs

Embassy to carry invitation to baptism. Described as to the Low Countries,

this possibly continued into the Empire

21

Hiram Morgan

GERMANY

TO

SCOTLAND

22

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY (HOLSTEIN) (1509)

Chancellor & Advocate

Carried Ducal letter of 31 Aug which J4 received 13 Oct

envoy

Duke Frederick of Holstein wants SC's help against brother John k of DK

LJ4 157-8.

23

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE) (1533)

C5 sent J5 order of GF.

TA 6 p.xlvii

24

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY (RHINELAND PALATINATE) (1540)

Dutchman

Mar/Apr 1540

£44 reward

letter delivery

TA 7 p.297

25

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY (RHINELAND PALATINATE) (1541)?

servant to Count Palatyne

Early 1541

£44 reward

TA 7 p.429.

26

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1540)

Imp. servant

2 Oct 1540 - rewarded 55 frs reward

letter delivery

TA 7 p.400

27

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1541)?

Imp. servant

20 feb 1541 - rewarded £22 reward

letter delivery

TA 7 p.429

28

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY /EMPIRE (1546)?

ult. Sept 1546

declaration of peace between EM & SC.

TA 8 p.483

29

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY (EMDEN) (1547) Ambassador

in SC 2 Aug 1547

Earl and Countess of Emden want the question of damages by done a Scottish subject referred to the decision of the k of Denmark. Request for a 10 yr peace. SC PC are in favour of peace and say the case should proceed through Scottish courts as prev. offered because 'The realme of Scotland is ane fre realme and alsweill privilegit as any uthair realmeis'. PC rejects allegation that letter of mark was issued to a Scottish subject.

RPCS I 77-8.

30

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY /EMPIRE (1551)

Matthew Strick

arrived in SC 14 June with SC herald

Ambassador

Was to get Treaty of Binche ratified by both the regent and the dowager but Scots refused to agree to this demand.

SCML 354

31

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY/EMPIRE (1594)

Left SC c.10 Sept

Attended baptism of Prince Henry, Stirling 6 Sept 1594. Possibly just the AMS of Brunswick and Mecklenburg, as follow.

Moysie, Memoirs, 119

32

Hiram Morgan

FROM GERMANY (BRUNSWICK) (1594) Sept 1594 AM For baptism of Prince Henry. Because he had not been informed direct (the SC mission announcing the birth had been to DK first), he and Mecklenburg AM refused to come together with the Danish AMS from Leith. They had to be convoyed separately to Edin. Melville, p.367

33

Hiram Morgan

34

FROM GERMANY (MECKLENBURG) (1594) Sept 1594 AMS For baptism of Prince Henry. Because he had not been informed direct (the SC mission announcing the birth had been to DK first), he and the Brunswick AM refused to come together with the Danish AMS from Leith. They had to be convoyed separately to Edin. Melville, p.367

Hiram Morgan