William Stewart (skipper)

Stewart was skipper of one of the ships that took James VI to Norway in 1589, when the king sailed to meet Anne of Denmark.

A wealthy merchant and manager of mines George Bruce of Carnock, builder of Culross Palace, imported Spanish wine to Scotland.

[3] The Julian was a privateer, captained by John Clarke, and cruised the Spanish coast to capture prize cargoes of sugar and Brazilwood dye, at a time when England was at war with Spain.

Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox, as Great Admiral of Scotland,[8] gave Daniel Leyne a warrant to seize Keeler's ship.

When the ship returned to Leith the Provost of Edinburgh, Alexander Home of North Berwick, and the English diplomat Robert Bowes took witness statements from the crew.

Caesar thought on 21 April 1598 the details of the case were unclear and not yet fit for hearing because the other English captain involved, John Newton of the Spanish Company, a trader with the Barbary Coast and owner of the Julian,[12] had not been questioned.

[16] Arrangements were made to deport "Turks and Moors" from England by Admiralty officials acting under royal authority.