Notice of Sir Peter Young of Seaton; and copies of his Letters to the Laird of Barnbarroch relative to their Embassies to Denmark, in the reign of James VI

Abstract

An account of the life of Sir Peter Young and his family. His working life as a tutor to James VI & I, and his appointment as ambassador to Denmark on three occasions are also mentioned. Several letters from Young to Sir Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch, who accompanied him as an ambassador to Denmark, are then transcribed.