Jane Colquhoun was a Scottish fool at the court of

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scot ...

. Other fools or jesters at the Scottish court included French Nicola. The roles of these entertainers are mostly known from the records of clothes bought for them. In October 1566, when the court was at

Stirling Castle Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological ...

, Mary ordered a new costume for Jane Colquhoun. Red and yellow cloth was bought for her gown, coat, and hose (stockings). Red and yellow were the heraldic colours of the House of Stewart. The costume might have been made parti-coloured. In April 1567 French black cloth was bought for "Jonet Colquhoun". David Hay Fleming
''Mary Queen of Scots, from her birth to her flight into England'' (London, 1898), p. 510
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colquhoun, Jane Court of Mary, Queen of Scots British jesters 16th-century Scottish women Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown