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John Kinloch (post master)
John Kinloch or Killoch was keeper of the royal tennis courts, a post master and stable owner in 16th-century Edinburgh and the proprietor of house used for lodgings and banquets near Holyrood Palace.
John Kinloch was a son or relative of Henry Kinloch, a merchant burgess of the Canongate. Their house gave the former name "Kinloch's Close" to a site more recently known as Brodie's Close at the foot of the Canongate, close to the Palace. The 19th-century historian Daniel Wilson connected the name of another Kinloch's close, further west up the street from the palace, near New Street, to Henry Kinloch and the entertainment of the French ambassador in 1565, which seems a less likely location, and their tennis court is now thought to have been at the bottom of the Canongate, south of the Girth Cross.
Henry Kinloch hosted the French ambassador Nicholas d'Angennes, seigneur de Rambouillet in February 1566. The ambassador was entertained at Holyrood Palace by Mary, Queen of Scots in "maskrie and mumschance" during which her ladies were dressed in men's apparel. The visit caused some scandal in the Canongate. Marion Cowan said that Isobel Kincaid had dressed herself and her servant men's clothes and passed to the French ambassador. There was said to be list of prostitutes who had visited the ambassador. One of Kinloch's servants, Katherine Lenton, was accused of "harlotry" during the French ambassador's visit and attracted the attention of the Kirk Session and was banished from the Canongate.
There was banquet in Kinloch's House to celebrate the wedding of the Earl of Bothwell and Jean Gordon on 24 February 1566. The ambassador of Savoy, Jean, Count de Brienne, arrived in Edinburgh on 2 November 1566 and was lodged in Henry Kinloch's house in the Canongate. He went to Stirling on 12 December for the baptism of Prince James, escorted by George Seton, 7th Lord Seton. Another French ambassador, Philibert Le Voyer, sieur de Lignerolles, stayed in August 1567.
Henry Killoch was paid for supplying wine and balls, presumably tennis balls, to Mary and Darnley. Kinloch's tennis court was mentioned in a legal case in 1563. In the 17th-century Alexander Peiris offered lodgings and built or rebuilt a tennis court near Holyrood Palace in 1623, his guests included Anne Halkett, and he may have taken over the Kinloch's establishment or had a similar business.
John Kinloch, probably Henry's son, was a goldsmith in the Canongate. On 17 April 1582 James VI made John Killoch and Robert Schaw keepers of the royal tennis courts, called "caichpollis", throughout Scotland. They were to supply balls and rackets to the value of £100 and also receive a yearly fee of £40.
The English ambassador, Edward Wotton was lodged in Kinloch's house in May 1585. In September 1589 when Anne of Denmark, the bride of James VI of Scotland was expected to arrive in Scotland, it was planned that the Danish officers and ambassadors who came with her would be lodged in houses in the Canongate of Edinburgh. Three Danish ambassadors were to be lodged in John Kinloch's house, while the vice-admiral Peder Munk would stay in Robert Cunningham's house. The costs and expenses of these lodgings were to be overseen by the Lord Justice Clerk Lewis Bellenden (who resided in the Canongate) and Andrew Keith, Lord Dingwall, while Sir James Chisholm, a master of the royal household, would act as host. Anne of Denmark stayed in Norway and Denmark over winter, and the Danish ambassadors came in May 1590. Kinloch's intended guests were probably Steen Bille, Breide Rantzau, and Niels Krag or Henrik Gyldenstierne. Despite some refurbishment of Holyrood Palace over the winter, Kinloch's house would still be required in May, and the king sent orders from Kronborg that Kinloch's house should be "plenished and entertained" with other lodgings about the palace, by the comptroller David Seton of Parbroath. During the coronation of Anne of Denmark, the English ambassador, the Earl of Worcester, was lodged in the house.
On 6 May 1593 the Duke of Lennox and 15 friends subscribed to a frivolous legal document swearing to abstain from wearing gold and silver trimmings on their clothes for a year, and defaulters were to pay for a banquet for all the signatories at John Killoch's house. This "passement bond" was in part inspired by cheap counterfeit gold and silver thread used in "passements great or small, plain or à jour, bissets, lilykins, cordons, and fringes" which quickly discoloured. The signatories included; Lord Home, the Earl of Mar, Lord Spynie, the Master of Glamis, Sir Thomas Erskine, Walter Stewart of Blantyre, Sir George Home, David Seton of Parbroath, and Sir William Keith of Delny. It is not known if the banquet was held, but it is clear that Killoch's house had a suite suitable for a large banquet, perhaps like that in the house of the wealthy merchant John MacMorran.
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John Kinloch (post master)
John Kinloch or Killoch was keeper of the royal tennis courts, a post master and stable owner in 16th-century Edinburgh and the proprietor of house used for lodgings and banquets near Holyrood Palace.
John Kinloch was a son or relative of Henry Kinloch, a merchant burgess of the Canongate. Their house gave the former name "Kinloch's Close" to a site more recently known as Brodie's Close at the foot of the Canongate, close to the Palace. The 19th-century historian Daniel Wilson connected the name of another Kinloch's close, further west up the street from the palace, near New Street, to Henry Kinloch and the entertainment of the French ambassador in 1565, which seems a less likely location, and their tennis court is now thought to have been at the bottom of the Canongate, south of the Girth Cross.
Henry Kinloch hosted the French ambassador Nicholas d'Angennes, seigneur de Rambouillet in February 1566. The ambassador was entertained at Holyrood Palace by Mary, Queen of Scots in "maskrie and mumschance" during which her ladies were dressed in men's apparel. The visit caused some scandal in the Canongate. Marion Cowan said that Isobel Kincaid had dressed herself and her servant men's clothes and passed to the French ambassador. There was said to be list of prostitutes who had visited the ambassador. One of Kinloch's servants, Katherine Lenton, was accused of "harlotry" during the French ambassador's visit and attracted the attention of the Kirk Session and was banished from the Canongate.
There was banquet in Kinloch's House to celebrate the wedding of the Earl of Bothwell and Jean Gordon on 24 February 1566. The ambassador of Savoy, Jean, Count de Brienne, arrived in Edinburgh on 2 November 1566 and was lodged in Henry Kinloch's house in the Canongate. He went to Stirling on 12 December for the baptism of Prince James, escorted by George Seton, 7th Lord Seton. Another French ambassador, Philibert Le Voyer, sieur de Lignerolles, stayed in August 1567.
Henry Killoch was paid for supplying wine and balls, presumably tennis balls, to Mary and Darnley. Kinloch's tennis court was mentioned in a legal case in 1563. In the 17th-century Alexander Peiris offered lodgings and built or rebuilt a tennis court near Holyrood Palace in 1623, his guests included Anne Halkett, and he may have taken over the Kinloch's establishment or had a similar business.
John Kinloch, probably Henry's son, was a goldsmith in the Canongate. On 17 April 1582 James VI made John Killoch and Robert Schaw keepers of the royal tennis courts, called "caichpollis", throughout Scotland. They were to supply balls and rackets to the value of £100 and also receive a yearly fee of £40.
The English ambassador, Edward Wotton was lodged in Kinloch's house in May 1585. In September 1589 when Anne of Denmark, the bride of James VI of Scotland was expected to arrive in Scotland, it was planned that the Danish officers and ambassadors who came with her would be lodged in houses in the Canongate of Edinburgh. Three Danish ambassadors were to be lodged in John Kinloch's house, while the vice-admiral Peder Munk would stay in Robert Cunningham's house. The costs and expenses of these lodgings were to be overseen by the Lord Justice Clerk Lewis Bellenden (who resided in the Canongate) and Andrew Keith, Lord Dingwall, while Sir James Chisholm, a master of the royal household, would act as host. Anne of Denmark stayed in Norway and Denmark over winter, and the Danish ambassadors came in May 1590. Kinloch's intended guests were probably Steen Bille, Breide Rantzau, and Niels Krag or Henrik Gyldenstierne. Despite some refurbishment of Holyrood Palace over the winter, Kinloch's house would still be required in May, and the king sent orders from Kronborg that Kinloch's house should be "plenished and entertained" with other lodgings about the palace, by the comptroller David Seton of Parbroath. During the coronation of Anne of Denmark, the English ambassador, the Earl of Worcester, was lodged in the house.
On 6 May 1593 the Duke of Lennox and 15 friends subscribed to a frivolous legal document swearing to abstain from wearing gold and silver trimmings on their clothes for a year, and defaulters were to pay for a banquet for all the signatories at John Killoch's house. This "passement bond" was in part inspired by cheap counterfeit gold and silver thread used in "passements great or small, plain or à jour, bissets, lilykins, cordons, and fringes" which quickly discoloured. The signatories included; Lord Home, the Earl of Mar, Lord Spynie, the Master of Glamis, Sir Thomas Erskine, Walter Stewart of Blantyre, Sir George Home, David Seton of Parbroath, and Sir William Keith of Delny. It is not known if the banquet was held, but it is clear that Killoch's house had a suite suitable for a large banquet, perhaps like that in the house of the wealthy merchant John MacMorran.