FOSTER, HENRY [SSNE 5329]

Surname
FOSTER
First name
HENRY
Nationality
SCOT

Text source

When King Stephen in 1583 granted 8 Scotsmen the right to trade freely with his court, after their outstanding service to his court on its campaign against Muscovy, Henry Foster's name was amongst the 8 listed.

 

Sources: A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland 1576-1793 (Edinburgh, 1915, pp.4-5; Warsaw Chief Archives, Liber Matr. Reg., vol.129, f.263.

Service record

POLAND,
Arrived 1583-01-02
Capacity MERCHANT, purpose MERCANTILE