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William Betoun

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88:. The Longueville hangings were repaired by Nicolas Elsmeere for use during James' return visit to Scotland in 1617. Betoun is known to have made coloured velvet cloths to decorate and identify the ambassador's seats in the Chapel Royal during the baptism, and made bonnets for 60:
At the direction of James VI, Beaton was made a burgess and guild brother of Edinburgh in April 1579. Betoun also worked for aristocratic clients, including Lady Ogilvy. He made her a hat string costing £40
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In 1575 Betoun had a servant or assistant embroiderer called George Strathauchin, who was bought clothes by the
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James VI had a suite of three green velvet hangings, possibly those embroidered with gold holly leaves and the
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appointed Betoun as "browdinstar" to the young king and keeper of his wardrobe. At this time James VI lived at
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He married Marion Foulis in August 1597. William Betoun died in July 1620.
43: 217:'Anna of Denmark: Fashioning a Danish Court in Scotland', 23:(died 1620) was a Scottish embroiderer who worked for 139:Accounts of the Treasurer of Scotland, 1574-1580 206:, vol. 11 (Edinburgh, 1894), p. 37: NRS E35/13. 157:, "Domestic Affairs of the Burgh, 1554-1589", 8: 128:, vol. 8 (Edinburgh, 1982), p. 413 no. 2370. 115:, vol. 6 (Edinburgh, 1963), p. 387 no. 2042. 80:arms, which had belonged to his grandmother 72:Embroidery and the baptism of Prince Henry 204:Register of the Privy Council of Scotland 188:Scottish Embroidery: Medieval to Modern 174:(Mercat Press: Edinburgh, 1987), p. 86. 101: 113:Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland 92:of cloth of gold and cloth of silver. 126:Register of the Privy Seal: 1581-1584 7: 260:16th-century Scottish businesspeople 141:, vol. 13 (Edinburgh, 1978), p. 96. 14: 265:Material culture of royal courts 153:(Edinburgh: SRS, 1929), p. 51: 161:, 15 (Edinburgh, 1927), p. 24. 159:Book of the Old Edinburgh Club 65:to wear at her son's wedding. 1: 223:citing NRS E35/13 (3) p. 22A. 55:royal hangings and tapestries 42:. Betoun acquired a house in 240:16th-century Scottish people 151:Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses 281: 190:(Batsford, 1986), p. 42. 137:Charles Thorpe McInnes, 250:Court of James VI and I 86:baptism of Prince Henry 172:Mary Stewart's People 255:British embroiderers 221:, 24:2 (2019) p. 144 170:Margaret Sanderson, 25:James VI of Scotland 124:Gordon Donaldson, 272: 224: 215:Michael Pearce, 213: 207: 197: 191: 181: 175: 168: 162: 148: 142: 135: 129: 122: 116: 109:Gordon Donaldson 106: 34:On 25 July 1573 280: 279: 275: 274: 273: 271: 270: 269: 230: 229: 228: 227: 219:Court Historian 214: 210: 198: 194: 182: 178: 169: 165: 155:Marguerite Wood 149: 145: 136: 132: 123: 119: 107: 103: 98: 74: 40:Stirling Castle 29:Anne of Denmark 12: 11: 5: 278: 276: 268: 267: 262: 257: 252: 247: 242: 232: 231: 226: 225: 208: 192: 184:Margaret Swain 176: 163: 143: 130: 117: 100: 99: 97: 94: 73: 70: 17:William Betoun 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 277: 266: 263: 261: 258: 256: 253: 251: 248: 246: 243: 241: 238: 237: 235: 222: 220: 212: 209: 205: 201: 196: 193: 189: 185: 180: 177: 173: 167: 164: 160: 156: 152: 147: 144: 140: 134: 131: 127: 121: 118: 114: 110: 105: 102: 95: 93: 91: 87: 83: 82:Mary of Guise 79: 71: 69: 66: 64: 58: 56: 52: 47: 45: 41: 37: 36:Regent Morton 32: 30: 27:and his wife 26: 22: 18: 218: 211: 203: 200:David Masson 195: 187: 179: 171: 166: 158: 150: 146: 138: 133: 125: 120: 112: 104: 90:Prince Henry 75: 67: 59: 48: 33: 20: 16: 15: 245:1620 deaths 78:Longueville 234:Categories 96:References 51:treasurer 44:Stirling 21:Beaton 63:Scots 19:or 236:: 202:, 186:, 111:, 57:. 46:. 31:.

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James VI of Scotland
Anne of Denmark
Regent Morton
Stirling Castle
Stirling
treasurer
royal hangings and tapestries
Scots
Longueville
Mary of Guise
baptism of Prince Henry
Prince Henry
Gordon Donaldson
Marguerite Wood
Margaret Swain
David Masson
'Anna of Denmark: Fashioning a Danish Court in Scotland', Court Historian, 24:2 (2019) p. 144
Categories
16th-century Scottish people
1620 deaths
Court of James VI and I
British embroiderers
16th-century Scottish businesspeople
Material culture of royal courts

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