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(Below left) King James III and Queen Margaret of Denmark painted by Hugo van der Goes.
Such favouritism of course invoked jealousy from other Scottish nobles and, in addition, Anselm had fallen foul of rival merchants in Belgium. In 1483 he went on a mission for the King to North Berwick where he spent the night of February 22nd in the Priory of Cistercian Nuns.
The remains of the Cistercian Nunnery in North Berwick.
The next morning, near the village of Dirleton, Anselm was set upon by his enemies (whoever they were) and murdered. King James was inconsolable and ordered that the body be brought back to Linlithgow to be buried in St Michael’s Church.
Amongst other relevant records held in Edinburgh is the Royal Treasurer’s Accounts for expenses outlaid on this.
For the service held in North Berwick: £2. 8 shillings
To carrying his body from North Berwick to Leith: £4. 4 shillings
And from Leith to Blackness: £1
For torches and candles in Linlithgow: £2. 4 shillings
For masses to be said in Linlithgow: £3
For alms and bread for the poor: £11
For the ringing of the bell in Linlithgow: £4
At which altar the masses were said and where Anselm’s body was laid to rest is not exactly known. The King agreed that before burial, Anselm’s heart could be removed and taken to Bruges where it was placed in a shrine inside the beautiful Jerusalemkirk which the Adornes family had built.
The Jerusalemkirk in Bruges and the Adornes tomb.
I have visited the Jerusalemkirk and witnessed the place where the heart of Anselm Adornes still lies. Descendants of his family are still rightly proud of their ancestor and his Scottish connections – and that explains their attendance at the unveiling of the plaque in
St Michael’s Church.
Unveiling the Adornes plaque in 1990.
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