Another man, also recorded as "Master John Balfour" was an official of the Scottish mint in this period.
[3] In May he bought gold passementerie for the wedding gown of Lady Fleming and linen for shirts and collars for one of the queen's fools.
In July he refurbished the beds at Falkland Palace and bought yellow and violet satin for a gown for Mademoiselle Rallay.
He was involved in packing the tapestries and other furnishings confiscated from Huntly Castle and the Bog o'Gight in barrels for shipping to Edinburgh.
[7] In February 1567, after the death of Lord Darnley, he bought black serge of Florence to be mourning clothes for the queen.