 He wrote that he had heard from Nicolas Canivet that Mary of Bourbon was a possible bride.James V sent the letter with his 'familiar servant,' the herald James Aikenhead, who was told to; 'see and wesie the gentyll woman that is offerit us,' to note her personage, manners, 'having' (deportment) and conversation.Aikenhead, if satisfied on these points, was to enquire about a dowry for Mary as if she were a daughter of Francis.