James Mosman

James Mosman or Mossman (died 1573) was a Scottish goldsmith. He and his son John Mosman were supporters of the cause of Mary, Queen of Scots. James Mosman was executed in 1573 for counterfeiting coins in Edinburgh Castle.[1] John Mosman carried letters for Mary, Queen of Scots, and was under surveillance by Francis Walsingham.

James Mosman rebuilt the John Knox House
Arms of James Mosman and Mariota Arres on the John Knox House
  1. ^ P. F. Tytler, History of Scotland, 7 (Edinburgh, 1842), p. 388.

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