Patrick Paniter

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Patrick Painter, Patrick Panter

Patrick Paniter (c. 1470 - 1519) was a Scottish churchman and Secretary to James IV, King of Scots and the infant James V.

Paniter was born around 1470 at the village of Newmanswells. He was educated in Paris. On his return, without taking holy orders, he became Rector of Fetteresso in the Mearns and Vicar of Kilmany in Fife. James IV first made him the teacher of his illegitimate son Alexander Stewart, and shortly afterwards the first Secretary. Alexander went to Italy with Erasmus, and Paniter became tutor to the king's brother, the Earl of Moray. Ecclesiastical titles piled up, next Paniter became Archdeacon and Chancellor of Dunkeld, then Deacon of Moray in 1509. He exchanged some of these livings to become Rector of Tannadice in Angus in 1510. In 1513 he became Abbot of Cambuskenneth.

In 1510, Paniter was made Customar General of Scotland. In 1511 James IV wrote to the Pope mentioning that only letters for Scotland with Paniter's countersignature could be trusted. In 1513 he donned …more

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	The Thistle and The Rose: The Extraordinary Life of Margaret Tudor by Linda Porter 4.15 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2024 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Rivalry: Flodden, 1513: Henry VIII and James IV and the Decisive Battle for Renaissance Britain by George Goodwin (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Flodden by Rosemary Goring 3.49 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2013 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Henryson by Matthew P. McDiarmid 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1983 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Elphinstone and the Kingdom of Scotland, 1431 - 1514: The Struggle for Order by Leslie J. MacFarlane really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1985 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Household and Court of James IV of Scotland, 1488 - 1513 (Scottish Historical Review Monograph Second Series, 4) by William Hepburn 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars