 Later, in 1533, he wrote to James V pointing out this essay on duty under the adage "Spartam nactus es, hanc exorna" (Your lot is cast in Sparta, be a credit to it) on the subject of the Flodden campaign and the death of James, and also that of his son Alexander, who had been Erasmus' pupil for a time.Rumours persisted that James had survived and had gone into exile, or that his body was buried in Scotland.Two castles in the Scottish Borders are claimed as his resting place.