In 1540 he sailed to Kirkwall in Orkney, then Lewis, in his ship the Salamander, first making a will in Leith, knowing this to be "uncertane aventuris."
Godine 1540. otplovio je u Kirkwall na Orkneyu, zatim na otok Lewis, na svom brodu Salamander, ali prvo sastavivši oporuku u Leithu, znajući da je to "nesigurna avantura".