Andrew Forman was born in 1465 to Nicholas Forman of Hutton and Janet Blackadder.
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He became a firm favourite of James IV and of the Spanish ambassador, Pedro de Ayala.
Andrew left the University of St Andrews in 1483 and started working for James IV in 1489.
His children were illegitimate but they all married prominent persons.
No wife is identified, probably because he planned a career in the church.
He grew up as a prot g of Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus, and Alexander Lord Home.
Andrew Forman was born in 1465 to Nicholas Forman of Hutton and Janet Blackadder