225:. Mary was a godparent to one of her sons. Lord Seton passed some of his letters to Lady Ferniehirst for her to address and forward to Mary, as he thought this would deflect suspicion. Mary had sent her a ring as a token. She received the queen's letter and the ring from her son, and she hoped to speak with the bearer of the letter who would have personal news from Mary.
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In 1565 an agreement was made with the family who had killed his father. It was agreed that there would be a number of marriages between the family members to end the feud. Despite the good intentions none of the marriages took place, but this was an important basis for her later marriage.
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bridging the feud between the families. A dowry was agreed but at least £1,000 was not paid in Scott's lifetime. The feud with the Scott family was over but her life was not peaceful. In the year of her marriage an
English army demolished the Kerr family seat of
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costing him at least 20,000 crowns, and the injuries sustained by his family and followers fighting for her cause in
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A portrait survives of Janet Scott dated 1593 by an unknown artist. She wears black mourning clothes, with a pearl chain and pearl girdle. The portrait is in the collection of the
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was questioned about Mary's jewels, he said he did not know which pieces, if any, were held by Jean Scott, but her "great friend", Margaret
Learmonth, Grange's wife, would know.
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Her brother succeeded his grandfather at age three and her uncle, Walter Scott of
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Andrew Kerr of
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returned to England. Two of Lady Ferniehirst's servants escorted the pair to
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