Guise told the Cardinal to reassure Catherine de' Medici, the queen of France, that Janet would not be leaving Scotland. Janet was one of the ladies who kept vigil over the body of Mary of Guise at Edinburgh Castle in June 1560. The ladies were not at first given mourning clothes, and Janet quoted in Latin a phrase from the Book of Joel to the English diplomat Thomas Randolph, "Scindite corda vestra, non vestimenta," Rend your heart, not your garments. Afterwards, Janet applied to the Privy Council for permission to leave Scotland with her son "Lord Hary de Valoys" on 22 August 1560. Henry took part in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre and was killed in a duel in 1586. References Sources Riddell, John (1843). . Edinburgh. Weir, Alison (2004). . New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks. 1502 births 1563 deaths Court of James V of Scotland Scottish governesses Janet House of Valois-Angoulême Illegitimate children of James IV of Scotland Mistresses of Henry II of France Ladies of Parliament Scottish ladies-in-waiting Scottish people of Danish descent Governesses to the Scottish court 16th-century Scottish educators 16th-century Scottish women Court of Mary, Queen of Scots Daughters of kings