According to family histories "John de Hope" came to Scotland in the entourage of Madeleine of Valois in 1537.
[4] The Hope family were dealers in textiles like many successful Edinburgh merchants, and imported luxury fabrics such as velvets, silver lace and cloth-of-gold.
[6] John Hope built a house on Edinburgh high street between Chalmers and Barringers' closes.
When this house was demolished an attractive fireplace was discovered and is now displayed in the rebuilt Trinity College Kirk.
[8] John's grandson was the lawyer Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall whose house was demolished to build the public library in Edinburgh.