GORSKI, JAMES [SSNE 5333]

Surname

GORSKI

First name

JAMES

Nationality

SCOT

Text source

When King Sigismund III of Poland in 1613 granted 8 Scottish merchants the right to trade freely with his court, after their outstanding service to his court on its campaign against Muscovy, James Gorski's name was amongst the 8 listed

A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland 1576-1793 (Edinburgh, 1915, pp.7-9.

Service record

POLAND,

Arrived 1613-03-26

Capacity MERCHANT, purpose MERCANTILE