King of England and Ireland (1566–1625) under whom the ‘Golden Age’ of Elizabethan literature and drama continued. Manuscript LS in Old English, signed “James R,” one page, 7.75 x 10.75, January 1580. A letter to Colin Campbell, laird of Glenvrquhay, desiring him to postpone until a more convenient day the hearing of a dispute between him and the laird of Weyme. Intersecting folds (with small separations at edges reinforced on the reverse), small vertical cuts to the sides, and some scattered staining, otherwise fine condition. This 1580 letter dates to early in the leadership of King James, who had succeeded to the Scottish throne at the age of thirteen months after his mother Mary, Queen of Scots, was compelled to abdicate in his favor. Four different regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of his government until 1583. In 1584 at the age of 18, James published the treatise, Some Rules and Cautions to be Observed and Eschewed in Scottish Prosody, which outlined the ideal standard for poets writing in the Scottish tradition, one of the most culturally important legacies of his reign. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA.
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