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James VI hired ships for his ambassadors and other uses, and in 1588 the ''James Royall'' of Ayr, belonging to [[Robert Jameson]], was fitted out for [[William Stewart of Monkton|Sir William Stewart]] of [[Carstairs]] to pursue the rebel [[John Maxwell, 8th Lord Maxwell|Lord Maxwell]] with 120 musketeers or "hagbutters". In October 1589 James VI decided to sail to Norway to meet his bride [[Anne of Denmark]]. His courtiers, led by the [[Chancellor of Scotland]] [[John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane|John Maitland]] of [[Thirlestane Castle|Thirlestane]] equipped a fleet of six ships.<ref>''HMC Salisbury Hatfield'', vol. 3 (London, 1889), p. 438.</ref> [[Patrick Vans, Lord Barnbarroch|Patrick Vans of Barnbarroch]] hired the ''Falcon of Leith'' from John Gibson, described as a little ship.<ref>[[Robert Vans-Agnew]], ''Correspondence of Sir Robert Waus of Barnbarroch'', vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1887), pp. 447, 452-3.</ref> Maitland's expenses detail the preparation of the ''James Royall'' hired from Robert Jameson of Ayr, which was equipped with cannon by the Comptroller of Ordinance [[John Chisholm (soldier)|John Chisholm]] for the use of the royal gunner James Rocknow, usually based at Edinburgh Castle. The guns were probably intended for firing salutes. The sails of the ''James'' were decorated with red taffeta. James VI sent Robert Dog from Denmark to [[Lübeck]] to buy gunpowder which he shipped to Edinburgh castle.<ref>Miles Kerr-Peterson & Michael Pearce, 'James VI's English Subsidy and Danish Dowry Accounts, 1588-1596', ''Scottish History Society Miscellany XVI'' (Woodbridge, 2020), pp. 29, 37: John Mackenzie, [https://archive.org/details/chronicleofkings00mait/page/142/mode/2up ''A chronicle of the kings of Scotland'' (Edinburgh, 1830), p. 142]</ref> When Captain Robert Jameson died in January 1608 the ''James'' was at Ayr, unrigged and stripped of its furniture.<ref>National Records of Scotland, Jamesone, Robert, Wills and testaments Reference CC8/8/44, pp. 250-1.</ref>