Scott (1683) some editing errors and suppression of the more sinister dealings of English government before Mary's condemnation. Sources and editions of the Memoirs Donaldson, Gordon, ed., The Memoirs of Sir James Melville of Halhill, Folio Society, London (1969), edited from George Scott (1683) Scott, George, ed., The Memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-Hill, Robert Boulter, London (1683) A. Francis, ed., Memoirs of Sir James Melville of Halhill, George Routledge London (1929), edited from George Scott (1683), linked Googlebook scan lacks front matter. Thomson, Thomas, ed., Memoirs of Sir James Melville, Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh (1827), from an original manuscript. Notes References 1535 births 1617 deaths Scottish memoirists 16th-century Scottish people Court of Mary, Queen of Scots Court of James VI and I Household of Anne of Denmark Scottish diplomats James