Jane Colquhoun was a Scottish fool at the court of

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. Other fools or jesters at the Scottish court included French Nicola. The roles of these entertainers are mostly known from the records of clothes bought for them. In October 1566, when the court was at

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, Mary ordered a new costume for Jane Colquhoun. Red and yellow cloth was bought for her gown, coat, and hose (stockings). Red and yellow were the heraldic colours of the

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. The costume might have been made parti-coloured. In April 1567 French black cloth was bought for "Jonet Colquhoun".

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''Mary Queen of Scots, from her birth to her flight into England'' (London, 1898), p. 510
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Colquhoun, Jane Court of Mary, Queen of Scots British jesters 16th-century Scottish women Female jesters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown