as "son and heir of William Maitland of Lethington, Royal Secretary". William Maitland's daughter, Margaret, married Robert Ker, 1st Earl of Roxburghe. William Maitland was the brother of John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and Mary Maitland, considered a scribe of the Maitland Folio and Quarto. References Sources Burke, Messrs., John and John Bernard, The Extinct & Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, 2nd edition, London, 1841, p. 629. Cant,R.G., The University of St Andrews: A Short History, Scottish Academic Press, 1970 Russell, E., Maitland of Lethington, London, 1912. Scot, Sir John, of Scotstarvet, Director of Chancery, The Staggering State of the Scots Statesmen, from 1550 to 1650, Edinburgh, 1754, pps: 5457. 1525 births 1573 deaths Privy Council of Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish diplomats People from East Lothian Scottish politicians Alumni of the University of St Andrews Members of the Privy Council of Scotland 16th-century Scottish people Lairds Ambassadors of Scotland to England Extraordinary Lords of Session People of the Scottish Marian Civil War