John Scrimgeour of Myres Castle near Falkland, Fife, and his father held their lands by right of an hereditary office as sergeant-of-arms or macer to the King of Scotland.
John Scrimgeour of Myres Castle near Falkland, Fife was Master of Work for royal buildings for James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He and his father held their lands by right of an hereditary office as sergeant-of-arms or macer to the King of Scotland.