Robert Douglas, Provost of Lincluden

Robert Douglas, Provost of Lincluden (died 1609) was a Scottish landowner, courtier, and administrator.

He was a son of Sir James Douglas of Drumlanrig (d. 1578).

He was appointed Provost of Lincluden in September 1547.

David Hume of Godscroft wrote that Lincluden was an advisor of John Maitland of Thirlestane around 1585.[1] At this time he was made Collector-General and Treasurer of the New Augmentations.[2]

He went with James VI of Scotland to Norway to meet Anne of Denmark.[3] James Melville of Halhill mentions that Douglas did not sail in the king's ship, but in one of three other ships, along with Lewis Bellenden, John Carmichael, William Keith of Delny, George Home, James Sandilands and Peter Young.[4]

He wrote from Helsingør to Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch on 3 April 1590 about the plans for the king's return, to sail on 14 April, "wind and weather serving." He mentioned a factional struggle among the royal retinue involving William Keith of Delny, who would lose his office as keeper of the royal wardrobe.[5]

He arrived back in Scotland on 30 April 1590.[6]

He died in 1609.

References
  1. David Reid, David Hume of Godscroft's History of the House of Angus, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 2005), p. 345.
  2. David Laing, Works of John Knox, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1848), p. 386 fn.
  3. Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1589-1593, vol. 10 (Edinburgh, 1936), pp. 170, 171.
  4. Thomas Thomson, James Melville Memoirs of his own life (Edinburgh, 1827), p. 372
  5. Robert Vans Agnew, Correspondence of Sir Robert Waus of Barnbarroch, vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1887), pp. 455-456.
  6. Calendar State Papers Scotland: 1589-1593, vol. 10 (Edinburgh, 1936), p. 287.
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