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in order of appearance:

  • p.11 Mungo Tennant
  • 11 Lymond's mercenary company
  • 11 the Sea-Catte, ship which brings Lymond to Scotland
  • 12 Francis Crawford of Lymond
  • 13 Wat Scott, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch
  • 13 Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine
  • 13 Hob Hewat, a water carrier in Edinburgh
  • 13 Tennant's pig
  • 13 Tennant's steward
  • 18 Mariotta Crawford (by m), wife of Richard
  • 18 Janet Beaton, wife of Wat Scott of Buccleuch
  • 18 Sybilla Semple, mother to Lymond and Richard
  • 23 Richard Crawford, Lord Culter
  • 23 Christian Stewart, goddaughter to Janet, dowager Lady Fleming
  • 28 Matthew Abernethy ("Turkey Mat"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 35 Johnnie Bullo, "King of Little Egypt"
  • 35 Colin, one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 37 William Scott of Kincurd, son of Wat Scott of Buccleuch
  • 37 Dandy-puff, one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 41 Charlie ("Oyster Charlie"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 46 Drummond, English captain stationed in Annan
  • 47 Henry Wharton, son of Lord Wharton
  • 49 Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox
  • 49 Thomas Wharton, Baron Wharton, captain of Carlisle and Warden of the Western Marches
  • 54 Joe ("Jess's Joe"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 55 Charlie Bannister, a messenger for the English
  • 59 prisoner
  • 59 Hugh
  • 60 Simon Bogle, servant to Christian Stewart and the Fleming household
  • 75 George Douglas of Pittendriech, brother to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
  • 78 Andrew Hunter of Ballaggan
  • 79 Elspet, nurse to young Queen Mary
  • 79 Mary of Guise, dowager Queen of Scotland, referred to as the Queen Mother occasionally
  • 79 Mistress Kemp, nurse to young Queen Mary
  • 79 Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 87 Agnes Herries, Lady Herries
  • 90 Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, father to Margaret Douglas
  • 90 James Douglas of Drumlanrig, brother-in-law to Archibald and George Douglas
  • 103 Lang Cleg, the, one of Lymond's mercenaries
  • 106 William Grey, Baron Grey of Wilton, Lord Lieutenant of the Northern Parts for England and Warden of the East Marches
  • 106 Myles, secretary to Lord Grey
  • 107 Edward Dudley, English captain of Hume Castle in Scotland
  • 108 Woodward, Dudley's lieutenant
  • 111 Luis Fernando de Cordoba y Avila
  • 124 Catherine Hunter (by m), Andrew's mother
  • 125 Jonathan Crouch of Keswick, former officer of the English Royal Household
  • 131 Patey Liddell, goldsmith in Edinburgh
  • 142 Bullo's gypsies
  • 147 Menteith
  • 175 Molly, proprietress of the Ostrich Inn
  • 177 Sally, girl at the Ostrich Inn
  • 177 Elizabeth, girl at the Ostrich Inn
  • 177 Joan, girl at the Ostrich Inn
  • 178 John Maxwell, Master of Maxwell
  • 182 Campbell, Tammas Ban, bagpiper to the Earl of Argyll and guest at the Ostrich
  • 182 "Green-fustian", customer at the Ostrich Inn
  • 186 Gideon Somerville, former officer of the English Royal Household

[more to follow, including:]

  • Margaret Douglas, wife of the Earl of Lennox and daughter to the Earl of Angus
  • Katherine Somerville (by m), Gideon's wife
  • Philippa Somerville, Gideon's daughter
  • Thomas Wharton, son of Lord Wharton
  • Henry Lauder of St. Germains, Lord Advocate to the Queen
  • Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll and Lord Justice-General
  • Robert Bowes, English Warden of the East and Middle Marches
  • Thomas Palmer

Significant persons who are mentioned but do not actually appear:

  • 12 Edward VI, King of England
  • 17 Eloise Crawford
  • 17 Gavin Crawford, Lord Culter
  • 22 James Hamilton, Earl of Arran and Governor of Scotland
  • 22 Henry VIII, King of England
  • 22 James V, King of Scotland
  • 23 Janet Stewart, dowager Lady Fleming, aunt and governess to young Queen Mary
  • 30 Francis I, King of France
  • 30 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain
  • 30 Henry II, King of France
  • 93 Mary, Queen of England, (future queen)
  • 93 Elizabeth, Queen of England, (future queen)
  • 107 John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (entry in Companion)
  • 139 Margaret Fleming, (Graham by m)
  • Samuel Harvey, former officer of the English Royal Household
  • Pope Paul III (entry in Companion)
  • David Beaton, Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews (entry in Companion)
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