that Nau deserved punishment and should be commanded to depart. Errington spoke to James VI in September and October 1579 at Stirling Castle and Holyrood Palace. He discussed the exile of Claud Hamilton in England. Errington also wrote to Francis Walsingham reporting that factions in Scotland were discussing various marriages for the king. He noted the popularity of Esmé Stewart. In November 1579 Errington was sent again to James VI, who was now officially the adult ruler of Scotland at age 14, to discuss the progress of border matters since 1572, the "Pacification of Perth", and retrospective justice or revocations especially concerning the Hamilton family. He also brought a letter from Queen Elizabeth to Morton on the subject of Claud Hamilton. He was in Stirling in April 1580 to attend a Convention of Estates, which was postponed. He spoke to King James and his tutor Peter Young. There were rumours of a palace coup and Esmé Stewart and his followers barricaded themselves in his rooms in the castle. Death Errington made a will on 1 July 1593. He died on 8 December 1593. John Crane, surveyor of Berwick, or William Selby, gentleman porter, were discussed as his replacement. Robert Bowyer became Comptroller. Crane was still Muster Master in December 1603. References 1593 deaths 16th-century English soldiers People of the Scottish Marian Civil War