[3] Going to Brussels in search of patronage, he had an audience with Isabella Clara Eugenia, right at the end of her life.
But Isabella Clara Eugenia's death in 1633 closed down chances for Scots in Brussels at court.
He initially failed in this plan, and applied to Anne of Austria, the Queen of France, to use her influence, ultimately successfully.
The title is A breiffe Narration of the Services done to three noble Ladyes, by Gilbert Blakal, Preist of the Scots Mission in France, in the Low Countries, and in Scotland.
It was edited by John Stuart from the original manuscript in the possession of James Francis Kyle, and printed at Aberdeen for the Spalding Club in 1844.