▁long ▁inn ings ▁in ▁post . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁sir ▁William ▁Mac D ow all , ▁who ▁had ▁long ▁been ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁works . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Scotland ▁has ▁a ▁volume ▁of ▁her ald ic ▁writ ings ▁which ▁belonged ▁to ▁John ▁Sc rim ge our , ▁including ▁a ▁best i ary . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Helen ▁Little . ▁Children ▁included ▁a ▁son , ▁William . ▁ ▁Works ▁Sc rim ge our ▁super vised ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁tim ber ▁' lists ', ▁bar riers ▁and ▁stand ▁for ▁a ▁tournament ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁in ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 5 3 8 . ▁This ▁was ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁formal ▁reception ▁of ▁Mary ▁of ▁Gu ise ▁at ▁the ▁town . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁complete ▁building ▁accounts ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Pal aces ▁of ▁James ▁V ▁written ▁by ▁Sc rim ge our ▁for ▁aud it ▁purposes ▁between ▁ 1 5 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 1 ▁surv ive ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁These ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁full ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁record ▁projects ▁at ▁Holy ro od house , ▁St ir ling ▁Castle , ▁Edinburgh ▁Castle , ▁F alk land ▁Palace , ▁Lin l ith gow ▁Palace , ▁and ▁other ▁less er ▁works . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁architect s ▁Category : Master s ▁of ▁Work ▁to ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Category : 1 6 th - century ▁Scottish ▁people ▁Category : C ourt ▁of ▁James