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RG 392 - Letter From King James VI of Scotland to William Hamilton, 1579
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James I, King of England, 1566-1625Scotland -- History -- 1057-1603
Scotland -- History -- James VI, 1567-1625
Scotland -- Politics and government -- 1371-1707
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This letter authorizes William Hamilton of Portmollart to repair to Edinburgh notwithstanding the acts discharging the Hamiltons from being within six miles of the King’s person. James VI and James I (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625) was King of Scots as James VI from July 24th, 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on March 24, 1603 after the passing of Elizabeth I.Collections
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