Henry Nisbet

In 1587 he supplied Ambassador Eustache de Courcelles with violet crimson velvet for his attendants' clothes, mourning cloth at death of Mary, Queen of Scots, a beaver hat, silk points and ribbon for the Ambassador's shoes, and other court dress.

In July 1598 Nisbet was a member of a committee of lawyers and ministers including Sir John Preston of Fentonbarns, the Revd Robert Rollock and John Russell who devised a syllabus for the University of Edinburgh comprising readings from Latin authors.

[5] Resident in an Edinburgh townhouse on the High Street, in 1609 his son bought from the estate of Lord Lindsay the feudal barony of Dean just west of Edinburgh, where the Nisbets built a mansion which survived until the 19c, and is now where the Dean Cemetery is situated.

[6] The National Museum of Scotland has painted ceiling fragments from the gallery of Dean House depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac, Judith, and other subjects.

[8] After Henry Nisbet died in 1608, his sons obtained permission from the Burgh to erect a monument in his memory.