Patrick Murray was a Scottish courtier.
He was a son of Andrew Murray of
Balvaird and Janet Graham, a daughter of
William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose
William Graham, 2nd Earl of Montrose (1492 – 24 May 1571) was a Scottish nobleman and statesman, who successfully steered a moderate course through the treacherous waters of mid-16th century Scottish politics.
Origins
Graham was the eldest ...
. His brother was
David Murray, 1st Viscount of Stormont
He was a gentleman of chamber to
James VI of Scotland
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603 until hi ...
from 1591 to 1596. He acquired the lands of Binn and Geanis or Ganys near Inverness.
In October 1593, James VI went to stay for a few days at
Thirlestane Castle at
Lauder, the home of the
Chancellor of Scotland
The Lord Chancellor of Scotland, formally the Lord High Chancellor, was a Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Holders of the office are known from 1123 onwards, but its duties were occasionally performed by an official of lower st ...
,
John Maitland. The English ambassador heard that he had gone from there to Perth, to meet the excommunicated earls.
Roger Aston
Sir Roger Aston (died 23 May 1612) of Cranford, Middlesex, was an English courtier and favourite of James VI of Scotland.
Biography
Aston was the illegitimate son of Thomas Aston (died 1553), Thomas Aston (died 1553). Scottish sources spell his n ...
told him this was not true, and it seems that Bowes had been misled by Patrick Murray. Bowes wrote that "Paty Murray" was the agent of the excommunicated earls. He was called to serve as a gentleman of the king's chamber in November.
He brought the king's instructions to the Presbytery of Aberdeen in January 1597. In May 1597 he was sent to the north of Scotland by James VI to settle various matters relating to the
Kirk of Scotland, and the Catholic faith professed by
Henrietta Stewart, Countess of Huntly. Murray was frequently sent by the king to the
Earl of Huntly
Marquess of Huntly (traditionally spelled Marquis in Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: ''Coileach Strath Bhalgaidh'') is a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was created on 17 April 1599 for George Gordon, 6th Earl of Huntly. It is the oldest existing ...
.
[Ruth Grant, 'Friendship, politics and religion: George Gordon, Sixth Earl of Huntly and King James VI, 1581–1595', Miles Kerr-Peterson & Steven Reid, ''James VI and Noble Power'' (Abingdon, 2017), p. 64.]
The dates of his birth and death are unknown
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Patrick
Court of James VI and I