John Tennent (chemist)
John Tennent may refer to: * John Tennent (courtier) John Tennent or Tennand of Listonshiels (died c. 1549) was a servant and companion of King James V of Scotland. He kept an account of the king's daily expenses which is an important source document for the Scottish royal court. Life at court Tenn ... * John Tennent (cricketer) * John Tennent (footballer) See also * John Tennant (other) {{hndis, Tennent, John ...
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John Tennent (courtier)
John Tennent or Tennand of Listonshiels (died c. 1549) was a servant and companion of King James V of Scotland. He kept an account of the king's daily expenses which is an important source document for the Scottish royal court. Life at court Tennent's court positions were pursemaster and yeoman of the wardrobe. He was given livery clothes as a servant in the king's chamber in 1529. As pursemaster he daily accompanied the king, paying his small debts and handing over the sums the king gave in alms or as tips to workmen and beggars. He and the other pursemasters were given money for the king's purse by the Treasurer of Scotland. Tennent's other main rôle was yeoman and master of the wardrobe. The wardrobe was a large establishment which employed almost 40 individuals over the personal reign. There were embroiderers, tailors, a laundry, tapestry men, and carts to transport the clothes, tapestries, and cloths-of-estate between the palaces. Tennent took delivery of linen for bed shee ...
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