Henrik Below

They were not treated in the usual manner but had to pay their own expenses, and when they were to travel to St Andrews the promised horses were late.

According to Melville, the Danish envoys considered leaving Scotland, but he persuaded them to continue and spoke to James VI in their favour.

[5] The Master of Gray described the discussion in the Parliament of Scotland in July 1585 to give an answer to the Danish embassy regarding a league or peace treaty involving England.

[6] In May 1587 the Scottish ambassadors Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch and Peter Young were sent to Denmark, to discuss the Orkney Islands and arrange for a marriage between James VI and Elizabeth.

[7] Henrik Below was with Christian IV of Denmark and his mother Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow in the palace of Koldinghus at Kolding on 29 July 1590.