en . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 5 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁paid ▁£ 1 8 , 2 8 0 ▁Sc ots ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁subs id y ▁or ▁ann u ity ▁money ▁sent ▁to ▁James ▁VI , ▁for ▁the ▁clothes ▁he ▁had ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁and ▁queen . ▁▁ ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mel ville ▁res igned ▁as ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 5 9 5 . ▁He ▁ow ed ▁J ous ie ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁which ▁the ▁king ▁under to ok ▁to ▁rep ay . ▁His ▁daughter - in - law , ▁Margaret ▁Ker , ▁ow ed ▁J ous ie ▁a ▁personal ▁deb t ▁of ▁£ 2 3 3 . ▁ ▁F oul is ▁was ▁bank rupted ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 . ▁He ▁gave ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁his ▁deb ts ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁which ▁included ▁£ 1 4 5 , 7 0 0 ▁and ▁interest ▁on ▁that ▁sum ▁to ▁£ 3 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Sc ots . ▁The ▁roll ▁submitted ▁to ▁Parliament ▁listed ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁credit ors ▁of ▁F oul is ▁and ▁J ous ie , ▁who ▁had ▁loan ed ▁them ▁money ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁fin anced ▁the ▁court . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Company ▁of ▁T ail ors , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Cow gate , ▁who ▁had ▁l ent ▁£ 1 , 2 0 0 , ▁the ▁merchant ▁and ▁poet ▁John ▁B ure ll , ▁and ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁K ello , ▁the ▁husband ▁of