He sent an outline of the post's remuneration and argued that a rival, Captain Bowyer, was ineligible for the position as no one should have two offices.
[6] In 1603, after the death of Elizabeth I, James VI of Scotland became King of England, an event known as the Union of the Crowns.
He was determined to unite England and Scotland and gave orders to disband the garrison at Berwick.
[8] In August 1604 Crane accompanied Prince Charles and his guardian Alexander Seton, Lord Fyvie on their journey from Scotland towards London.
[9] Crane wrote from Worksop Manor to the Mayor of Leicester, asking him to prepare a lodging with twelve beds and seven hogshead barrels of beer.
[11] Crane was paid £100 for the expenses of the Prince's journey as a "clerk of the comptrollments of his Highness' house".