Assured Scots
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Assured Scots were Scottish people who pledged to support English plans for Mary, Queen of Scots to marry Edward VI of England during the war of the Rough Wooing between 1543 and 1550. They took "assu
Henry Balnaves drafted a bond for assured Scots during the siege of St Andrews Castle.
John Cockburn of Ormiston
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John Cockburn, laird of Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, was an early supporter of the Scottish Reformation. He was the eldest son of William Cockburn of Ormiston and Janet Somerville. John was usual
Assured Scots
…Dundee, where Broughty Castle held an English garrison. Notable assured Scots who were active during the war include; Ninian Cockburn; his older brother John Cockburn of Ormiston; Alexander Crichton of Brunstane; Michael and Henry Durham; Elizabeth Lamb, Prioress of St Bathans; Hugh Douglas of Longniddry; the Armstrongs of…
Mercat cross at Ormiston
John Cockburn's powerful neighbour and enemy, the Earl of Bothwell
Gatehouse of the Kepier Hospital in Durham given to John Cockburn by Edward VI