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This is a family tree for James VI of Scotland and I of England showing his ancestral roots.

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This is a letter from the French Reformed theologian, poet, diplomat and nobleman Antoine de la Roche Chandieu, also known as Saddel, to James VI of Scotland

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The letter is 1.5 pages folio, countersigned by 'J. Holcroft', and with address on the verso to Falkland, 'and to our Chancellor there now being, and to the Deputie chiefe Governor or Governors, Chauncellors or keeper of the greate Seale [...] Given under our signett at the Pallace of Westmr. the fifth day of december in the twentieth yeare of or. Raigne of England, Fraunce and Ireland, and of Scotland the six and fiftieth'.

Scope and Contents Letter under the Privy Seal of King James VI, with consent of the Earl of Morton, Regent, addressed to Sir John Bellenden of Auchnoul, knight, justice-clerk, the Abbey of Kelso and others, narrating that through the decease of the late William [? Ker], commendator of Kelso, the abbacy, being vacant, had been granted by Queen Mary 'in commend' to Francis Stewart, but he being a minor, the king appoints Sir John Bellenden as coadjutor and administrator to the said Francis and abbey, until...

Scope and Contents Official Transumpt, dated 29th March 1632, of a charter by King James VI, with consent of James, Earl of Murray, confirming three charters by the latter as commendator of St. Andrew's priory, to Michael Balfour, son and apparent heir to Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, knight; (1) the first of the lands of Strathkiness (except a small part feued to James Month), in the lordship of the priory of St. Andrews, county Fife, which were formerly feued to and resigned by Sir John Wishart of...

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Remission by King James VI and the Regent Murray, in favour of John Brown of Land, remitting the treason of being in arms against the king at the field of Langside, on 13th May 1568, with Archibald, Earl of Argyll, and John [Maxwell], Lord Hemes; also the cruel murder of the late James Ballany, of James Douglas, 'tironis,' and of Alexander Purves, servant of Alexander Hume of Manderstoun, at the same time, upon the said field. Given under the privy seal at Stirling, 7th September 1569.