John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish nobleman killed at the

Battle of Flodden The Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, or occasionally Branxton or Brainston Moor was fought on 9 September 1513 during the War of the League of Cambrai between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland and resulted in an English victory ...

, although his body was never recovered. There is a song about him, "Lord Yester", with the words by George Weir and the music by

Roy Williamson Roy Murdoch Buchanan Williamson (25June 193612August 1990) was a Scottish songwriter and folk musician, most notably with The Corries. Williamson is best known for writing " Flower of Scotland", which has become the de facto national anthem o ...

. It is based on the idea that people may have believed that he had gone to fight for his maker in foreign lands. It was sung by

The Corries The Corries were a Scottish folk group that emerged from the Scottish folk revival of the early 1960s. The group was a trio from their formation until 1966 when founder Bill Smith left the band but Roy Williamson and Ronnie Browne contin ...

on their album "Live From Scotland Volume 2". He was the son of

John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester (c. 1450 – after October 1508) is the ancestor of the Marquesses of Tweeddale. He was created a Lord of Parliament on 29 January 1488 by James III of Scotland. He was born in Peebleshire, the son of Sir David ...

(c. 1450 – after October 1508) and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1529), daughter of George Cunningham of Belton.

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1513 deaths Nobility from East Lothian

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

Deaths at the Battle of Flodden 16th-century Scottish peers Lords of Parliament (pre-1707) {{Lord-of-Parliament-stub