murder. In 1581, warned of his impending arrest for complicity in Lord Darnley's murder, he fled from Jean Hepburn's tower-house at Morham to England. On 21 November 1581, he was forfeited by an Act of Parliament. At his trial on 26 May 1586, he was acquitted of the murder. Jean died in 1599 at Caithness. Her will was probated on 27 July 1599. References Antonia Fraser, Mary, Queen of Scots, Dell Publishing Co., Inc., New York, March 1971, originally published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1969 N. Brysson Morrison, Mary, Queen of Scots, The Vanguard Press, New York, 1960 Notes 16th-century Scottish women 1599 deaths History of the Scottish Borders 16th-century Scottish people Daughters of Scottish earls Year of birth unknown