The Courtesan by Nigel Tranter....featured the court of King James VI of Scotland and the machinations of his advisor, Master Patrick Gray which were often countered by his fictional daughter, Mary Gray. Ludovic 'Vicky' Stuart, the second Duke of Lennox, was devoted to Mary and was often her confidante.
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King James came to believe that he was plagued by witches, so there were witch trials across Scotland.
"In Scotland the belief in Witchcraft was all but universal and was sanctioned by the highest authority. King James VI was an ardent student of Witchcraft which his 'Daemonologie,' in three books, gravely discusses as a science."
The King also loved writing poetry* as well as his thoughts about religion and demons.
*Immortall Gods, sen I with pen and Poets airt
So willingly hes servde you, though my skill be small,
I pray then euerie one of you to help his pairt,
In graunting this my sute, which after follow shall. [Source]
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