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Codicil to the Will of George Heriot, goldsmith, dated 21 January 1623/4, as translated from the Scots: "Item. I give and bequeath unto such of the children of my late half-brother David Heriot, as shall be unmarried at the time of my decease, one hundred pounds sterling,
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Alexander Heriott (nephew, son of David), daughter of Herman Broscard (god-daughter), daughter of John Trumuld (god-daughter), children of Heriot's late half-brother David,
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Alexander Heriott, goldsmith and son of David Sr, 18 April 1639: "the Remainder I desire shall be equally divided amongst my Brothers and Sisters liveing in Scotland Sonnes and Daughters of my deceased ffather David Heriott..." (Public Record Office: The National Archives, Catalogue
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Two letters from Heriot to Sir John
Maxwell of Pollok survive, itemising work the goldsmith had in hand in around the year 1570, including a gold needle and needle case, a "hinger" with a picture, gold buttons, and tooth pick. He was unable to mend Maxwell's old locket or tablet.
357:; a list of dates is given in Constable, pp. 3–5. He was a Commissioner to the Convention of Estates seven times, in 1585, 1594, 1596, 1597, and 1598 (thrice); and a Commissioner to Parliament eight times, in 1592, 1594, 1595, 1600, 1604, 1605, and 1607 (twice).
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to placate him after a major riot that
December which had caused the king to flee the city. In 1597 he was appointed to a commission to set the value of foreign gold and silver money brought into the country, and in 1599 to one which studied how to reissue the
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on 4 August 1562. He was elected Deacon of the
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Christian Kyle, an Edinburgh native. Heriot was a member of an established
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