Johannes Sering

[2] As part of the negotiations for the marriage of Anne of Denmark and James VI of Scotland the Danish Regency council requested that she was allowed the freedom of religion and worship of her choice, and to keep a preacher at the expense of the Scottish exchequer, and recruit a successor as she wishes.

[5] After Anne's ships were delayed by contrary winds, James VI of Scotland sailed to Norway to meet her.

[7] Sering, as the "Dens minister" (Danish preacher), was paid a yearly fee of £600 in three termly installments from the Scottish exchequer.

Some historians, including Susan Dunn-Hensley and Maureen Meikle, suggest that Anne of Denmark soon secretly converted to the Catholic faith after coming to Scotland, despite Sering's guiding role.

[13] Other historians, including Jemma Field, contend that Anne of Denmark did not convert from the Lutheran faith of her upbringing.

[19] The Duke of Holstein, who visited England in 1605, promised Anna Ebbis she would have an annual pension of £50, but she later had to write a petition for payment.

[21] Little Anna died on 26 February 1608, and was buried at St Margaret's, Westminster, where Sering had a ledger stone placed with a Latin epitaph.

[27] A man called "Frederick Searing" or "Serings", locksmith or turner (carpenter), also appears in lists of the queen's household.