He had achieved celebrity after victory over Patrick Hume in The Flyting Betwixt Montgomerie and Polwart ( c. 1583 ) .
Chief among the circle was arguably the soldier , courtier and makar Alexander Montgomerie .
Alexander Montgomerie had achieved celebrity after victory over Patrick Hume in The Flyting Betwixt Montgomerie and Polwart ( c. 1583 ) .
Chief among the circle was arguably the soldier , courtier and makar Alexander Montgomerie .