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493:. Hamilton was appointed "Master of Metals" in Scotland in March 1607. Bulmer left the works in August 1608. The dissolution of their partnership was acrimonious. In January 1608 King James decided to claim the mine for himself. Hamilton was compensated for his loss by the King by May 1608, around the time a daughter Anna Hamilton was born, according to a letter from
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to his heir in June 1635. This list included items which he had "brought home", meaning that he had purchased them in London or imported them. There was a new suite of tapestry of eight pieces of the
History of David, and a new History of Abraham in six pieces. There were rich hangings of the Story
537:. Hamilton's wife was Somerset's sister. The petitioners, Somerset's Scottish allies, including Hamilton, kneeled in the privy gallery while Lady Binning gave the petition to the king. Hamilton then discussed the petition with the king afterwards, but it did not lead to the release of the earl.
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An inventory of silverware belonging to Thomas
Hamilton was made in 1607. Some of the silver was kept in a press in the high hall of one of his houses. His daughter had the key. Other silverware was held by his steward, James Bisset. Hamilton had some silver at
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of Jacob and other subjects, with ten other tapestries, eight pieces of old tapestry, and striped and embroidered cloth hangings for walls with a matching window curtain. An inventory of the whole furnishings of
Tyningham was made at this time.
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who were appointed to manage the finances of
Scotland. Widely regarded as an able administrator, Hamilton was entrusted with a large share in the government of Scotland when James moved to London in 1603.
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Preistfield. An inventory was also made in July 1615 of the household furnishing at the Byres.
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Sir John
Hamilton of Trabroun (1605–1638), who married Marjory Campbell and Lady Katherine Peebles; he
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Margaret Foulis (d. 1609) in 1597. She was a daughter of James Foulis of
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Haddington was married three times and widowed three times. His first marriage was in
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Memorials of the Earls of Haddington, vol. 1 (Edinburgh, 1889), 124: David Laing,
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Robert Hamilton (1614–1640), who never married; he was killed in the explosion at
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Ker) on 3 September 1613. She was a daughter of Sir Thomas Ker of
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of Hamilton. In 1628 The Earl of Haddington purchased the
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818:Early Records Relating to Mining in Scotland
641:Lady Jean Hamilton (1607–1642), who married
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894:Moysie's Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland
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424:. He was one of the eight men called the
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923:, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1889), pp. 297-302.
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832:, vol. 19 (London, 1965), pp. 213, 235.
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327:Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington
250: 1597; died 1609)
226: 1588; died 1596)
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794:(Oxford, 2021), pp. 26-7, 417 fn.54.
778:Memorials of the Earls of Haddington
753:, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 696.
527:John Elphinstone, 2nd Lord Balmerino
515:Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
53:Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland
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807:(Edinburgh, 1838), pp. 48-51, 57-8.
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26:The Right Honourable
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501:Lord Clerk Register
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547:Lord of Parliament
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