▁interpre ters ▁were ▁declared ▁no ▁longer ▁necessary ▁in ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁London ▁because ▁Sc ots ▁and ▁English men ▁were ▁now ▁" not ▁so ▁far ▁different ▁bot ▁an e ▁understand eth ▁an e ▁u ther ". ▁Jen ny ▁W orm ald , ▁describes ▁James ▁as ▁creating ▁a ▁" three - t ier ▁system , ▁with ▁G ael ic ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁and ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁top ". ▁The ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁patron age ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁blow ▁to ▁Scottish ▁literature . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁Scottish ▁po ets , ▁including ▁William ▁Alexander , ▁John ▁Murray ▁and ▁Robert ▁A yt oun ▁accompanied ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁London , ▁where ▁they ▁continued ▁to ▁write , ▁but ▁they ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁ang lic ise ▁their ▁written ▁language . ▁James ' s ▁characteristic ▁role ▁as ▁active ▁literary ▁particip ant ▁and ▁patron ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁court ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁defining ▁figure ▁for ▁English ▁Renaissance ▁poetry ▁and ▁drama , ▁which ▁would ▁reach ▁a ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁his ▁reign , ▁but ▁his ▁patron age ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁style ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁Scottish ▁tradition ▁largely ▁became ▁s idel ined . ▁The ▁only ▁significant ▁court ▁poet ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁Scotland ▁after ▁the ▁king ' s ▁departure ▁was ▁William ▁Dr um mond ▁of ▁Haw th or nd en ▁( 1 5 8 5 – 1 6 4 9 ), ▁and ▁he ▁largely ▁abandoned ▁Sc ots ▁for ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁court ▁English . ▁The ▁most ▁influ ential ▁Scottish ▁literary ▁figure