The jack was particularly favoured in Scotland. After the death of James V of Scotland in December 1542, Cardinal Beaton ordered the keeper of the royal wardrobe John Tennent to give the king's jack of plate to his lawyer Adam Otterburn.
In Scotland, a specific type of jack was particularly favored. Upon James V of Scotland's death in December 1542, Cardinal Beaton instructed John Tennent, the caretaker of the royal wardrobe, to transfer the king's decorative plate item to Adam Otterburn, his lawyer.