▁ 1 5 3 8 , ▁Sc rim ge our ▁received ▁£ 4 9 9 6 - 7 s - 1 0 d ▁Sc ots . ▁ ▁Sc rim ge our ▁was ▁briefly ▁e cli ps ed ▁between ▁ 1 5 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁when ▁Sir ▁James ▁Hamilton ▁of ▁Finn art ▁was ▁appointed ▁Princi pal ▁Master ▁of ▁Work ▁with ▁higher ▁authority , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁reg ency ▁of ▁James ▁Hamilton , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ar ran ▁who ▁employed ▁a ▁k ins man , ▁John ▁Hamilton ▁of ▁Mil ne bur ne . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁of ▁the ▁R ough ▁W oo ing , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 5 4 5 ▁Sc rim ge our ▁became ▁the ▁tre as urer ▁of ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁border ▁hors eman , ▁admin ister ing ▁a ▁tax ▁of ▁£ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁raised ▁for ▁their ▁w ages . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁spend ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁Mer se ▁and ▁Te vi ot dale ▁att ending ▁the ▁must ers ▁of ▁this ▁defence ▁force . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 5 5 3 ▁he ▁spent ▁£ 2 3 3 3 - 6 s - 8 d ▁on ▁Ar ran ' s ▁building ▁works . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁Mary ▁of ▁Gu ise ▁and ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Mary ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 5 6 3 , ▁after ▁an ▁exception ally