He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise, a French noblewoman.
Estivo envolvido nos eventos eclesiásticos e políticos relacionados coa morte do Cardeal Beaton en 1546 e na intervención da rexente de Escocia, María de Guisa.